Here is an interesting reminder of what the UK intelligence and security people feared most, before Litvinenko took over the headlines (H/T Clarice Feldman): Tuesday November 14, 2006 The Guardian British intelligence officials believe that al-Qaida is determined to attack the UK with a nuclear weapon, it emerged yesterday. The announcement, from an officially organised […]

I am taking this source with a huge grain of salt, but there is a claim now that Litvinenko’s ties to the Chechen Islamist terrorists was stronger – according to Chechen sources: It has been reported from London and Chechen sources that ex-KGB and FSB Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko was not only a convert to […]

Update:More reporting on the fact that Russia’s sole Polonium-210 reactor has been idle for two years and a review of stocks and transports of nuclear material in Russia show no missing material. Major Update: Breaking news says the hunt is on for more contamination sites in hotels. I was about to predict this (and should […]

The Litvienko case is very intriguing. One of the most intriguing stories we have seen in a long time. I think its intrigue comes from the fact that it could have major political implications across the globe and impact the overall war on Islamo Fascism. As the readers on this site know (and hash out […]

Associates of Litvinenko point to a man desparate for money, and crazy enough to build a Chechen dirty bomb: In early May, Litvinenko first approached Julia Svetlichnaja, a 33-year-old Russian-born academic who is examining the roots of the Chechen conflict for a book she is writing. Litvinenko asked if she was interested in becoming involved […]

Some very interesting information is being reported by the Sunday Times which really trashes the entire idea Litvinenko was contaminated at the Sushi Bar (where all the assassin theories begin). The extended timeline goes back to October 25th, when Lugovoi comes to London to meet Litvinenko and others, and stays in the Sheraton Park Lane […]

I have been exchanging emails with a very interesting person who agrees with Clarice Feldman and disagrees with me on whether this entire event was an assassination attempt or not. The reason this person is interesting is she is a well known liberal writer and, while disagree on the motivations, she and I agree on […]

The Times UK is reporting that the authorities investigating the Litvinenko contamination incident are now (finally) looking towards the underworld and not just a political assassination hit: Alexander Litvinenko may have been killed after a deal that went wrong with associates involved in the ruthless world of Russian business. According to security sources, investigators are […]

As I posted the yesterday, the car of Ahmed Zakayev, a Chechen Rebel leader, was found to be contaminated with Polonium-210. And the news that Scaramellas dose was much lower than Litvinenko’s plays a big role in possible scenarios of how the contamination spread.

OK, I am still of the mind this is not a botched assasination attempt but a botched nuclear contraband effort. I hate to defy the wisdom of my readers and I finally have had a personal breakthrough to understand the conflicting reporting. First off, for my theory to be right nuclear material should be coming […]