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Friday, December 1, 2006 12:00 AM

Who poisoned the KGB agent?

Only a state with a highly sophisticated nuclear program could kill a person with a radioactive toxin.
By Alex Koppelman

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  • Friday, December 1, 2006 03:29 PM

    I'll be darned if I can understand

    ...why Putin would want to damage the reputation of his country and of himself by so obviously assassinating dissidents in this manner. OTOH, the US just recently invaded a country, killed at least hundred thousand people, and buried itself in a hopeless quagmire, basically just to tell off a few guys in a cave. And we didn't even try to hide it.

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