OT- Russia back to normal.

They had me worried there for a while... but it's good to see they are still up to their old tricks:
http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/11/24/uk.spypoisoned/index.html
You run down somebody with a car, or have him "fall" out of a window and these things have "plausible deniability" going for them.
But they lack style.
So you feed him some Polonium-210* with his food, which causes his hair to fall out and him to die in a horrible manner over a period of several days, knowing that this will not arouse suspicion of assassination.
COMRADE! The idea is TO AROUSE suspicion of assassination!
The warning is sent!
Let us see if Comrade Putin sends a memorial wreath to the funeral in best mafia tradition. :-)

* Considering that Polonium is so radioactive that it not only glows itself, but actually causes the air around it to glow, it might be a wise idea for future Russian dissidents to only eat in dimly lit restaurants.

Pat
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