Ex-Russian Spy Dies.

Pug said:
i thought it wasnt that they couldn't do it, more they didnt want to be traced/held responsible for it, and could thus plausibly deny it.
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I'd say a money trail to the mafia was probably easier to trace than simply giving a covert military group an order, but I'm genuinely not sure.
 
PaulStat said:
Any government would do the same though, i.e. deny any knowledge
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Absolutely, it is classic plausible deniability.

The fact that the anti-terror unit of the Met to investigate highlights how seriously this is being treated.

There will be a lot of diplomatic and behind the scenes wheeling and dealing. The outcome though ? I don't know.

Interesting comment on the situation about gas though.
 
Pug said:
i thought it wasnt that they couldn't do it, more they didnt want to be traced/held responsible for it, and could thus plausibly deny it.
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robmiller is got a point already.

The reason I mentioned Spetsnaz is that they got seem to have those alpha squads, prepared to take out officials, even heads of smaller states if necessary in times when the Soviet Union wouldnt tolerate resistances. Needless to say, individuals should be even easier targets and, even if assasins get caught, afaik part of their training consists of them having another identity handy(though few know on 100% of how and what they train) i.e. they might be portrayed as, say, Polish spies and cover that they got anything to do with the Soviet Union/Russia.
 
Edinho said:
I like how the Police have distanced themselves throughout the whole matter. Says it all really.
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How do you mean, Scotland yard is investigating. He's been in hospital what you want them to do, surround him with 10 armed cops.
 
AcidHell2 said:
How do you mean, Scotland yard is investigating. He's been in hospital what you want them to do, surround him with 10 armed cops.
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He was initially under armed guard when in hospital, the body might even be protected by high security.
 
Edinho said:
I like how the Police have distanced themselves throughout the whole matter. Says it all really.
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If they distanced themselves, they wouldn't be investigating it or would have provided armed protection for him.

They have to play by the rules and the security services, to a certain extent, do not. I would be more concerned with them.
 
WatchTower said:
If it was the the Russian Gov that had him killed isn't it an act of war to go in to another country and have someone murdered.
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If proved more than likely, Hence plausible deniability.

The deadly radioactive element polonium 210 is thought to have been to blame for Mr Litvinenko's illness and subsequent death.
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