Monday, November 27, 2006

Who Killed Alexander Litvinenko?

Who Killed Alexander Litvinenko?

By David Satter

The Wall Street Journal Europe

27 Nov 2006



MOSCOW—Until a week ago, Alexander Litvinenko, a former colonel in the Russian Federal Security Service, the FSB, was virtually unknown outside the murky world of Russian intelligence. With his death in London from a massive dose of the radioactive... read more...

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KGB Men

KGB Men



The Wall Street Journal Europe

27 Nov 2006



‘This is not a violent death, so there is no ground for speculation.” — President Vladimir Putin, on Friday, a day after formerKGBagentandpolitical exileAlexander Litvinenko died in a London hospital, of radiation poisoning. “I repeat that she had no... read more...

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Thursday, November 16, 2006

America faces a future of managing imperial decline

America faces a future of managing imperial decline

Martin Jacques

The Guardian

16 Nov 2006



Just a few years ago, the world was in thrall to the idea of American power. The neoconservative agenda not only infused the outlook of the White House, it also dominated the global debate about the future of international relations. Following 9/11, we... read more...

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Here are two signs of hope for the world’s secret superpower

Here are two signs of hope for the world’s secret superpower

Timothy Garton Ash

The Guardian

16 Nov 2006



You may not realise it, but you are at this moment looking at a weapon more powerful than most in the possession of the US army. A cluster bomb can kill or maim thousands of people but this weapon can bring millions to allow their rulers to start new... read more...

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Friday, November 10, 2006

Five years after 9/11, I find this city of immigrants more seductive than ever

Five years after 9/11, I find this city of immigrants more seductive than ever

Simon Jenkins New York

The Guardian

10 Nov 2006



So what happened? In October 2001, a month after 9/11, the New York City comptroller's office produced a report sunk in doom. It was the answer to Osama bin Laden's prayer, portraying a city devastated not by the collapse of the twin towers but by the... read more...

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Thursday, November 02, 2006

This self-perpetuating elite only recruit in their image

This self-perpetuating elite only recruit in their image

Deborah Hargreaves

The Guardian

02 Nov 2006



When Cynthia Carroll was appointed to lead Anglo American last week she joined an exclusive group as only the third woman to head one of Britain’s FTSE 100 companies. However, investors reacted to the announcement by selling the mining company’s... read more...

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