As reported by all major networks and newspapers, the former Russian KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko is critically ill in a London hospital following poisoning apparently by the lethal thallium. Writer of the book "Blowing up Russia: Terror from Within", he has long been a thorn at Kremlin's side. But even more so now that he is investigating the murder of Anna Politkovskaya. (For more details on her murder of October 7 see my postings from October 2006).
Kremlin already reacted to attempted murder / poisoning allegations denying the story as ridiculous.
How ridiculous can it be when in today's Russia journalists are practically routinely being silenced by killing? To choose to be a journalist in Putin's Russia is an act of courage, if not down-right suicidal...Opposition politicians are taken into prisons and media outlets closed under make-up charges of conspiracy or tax evasion, as a matter of course.
To accuse Putin of this then is ridiculous?
Putin's smug conduct, media silencing and worse is not the worst part of this story however. The worst is the Western compliance with him. There is a complete lack of moral judgement when it comes to him, and acceptance of "special Russian democracy" that makes me sick. Human rights, as Europe wants to have it, have to be respected by everyone else whilst nothing is expected from the Russians. I bet this poisoning attempt will never be solved.
It makes me sick to think that European politicians are in bed with Putin!
posted by Emilia.kk @ 9:31 AM
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