Well sure! They both managed to upset Vladimir Putin! Remember, this TV show’s purpose was to forcefully state, based on inside information from the British authorities investigating, that Litvinenko was killed in a “state-sponsored” assasination, and these two men were the main sources because they’d been investigating the story and were in a position to know what the non-public status was.

It’s now undisputed that the British authorities have concluded that the Kremlin killed Litvinenko. When he was killed, some said we have to “wait for evidence” before concluding Russia is guilty. OK, now the evidence is in. And not only is it in, but as soon as it COMES in, people start dropping like flies. Maybe it’s just coincidence, but there you are. And nobody is DOING anything about it. How is this any different than watching Hitler grab the little countries of Europe? Have we really learned anything from our mistakes?

If you want to be depressed, do a Google image search on Daniel McGrory. It’s hard even to see his face.

IBD has a good editorial:

http://www.investors.com/editorial/editorialcontent.asp?secid=1501&status=article&id=257991962571285

I suppose the next question to ask is whether there is anything else that connected the two men, besides the fact they both appeared on the same tv show. Did they both manage to upset the same person?

http://halldor2.blogspot.com/2007/03/msnbc-on-litvinenko-iii.html

That’s another “dot” for you. Five days before the report airs, McGrory (just 53) is dead (of an alleged heart attack it seems). Five days after it airs, Joyal is shot (in an alleged carjacking or something, it seems). Hmmmm . . .

A very good question indeed, and ripe for discussion. It could well be that the Kremlin wants this public image, since it helps terrorize the population at home and intimidate foreign critics. What’s the downside? Loss of foreign investment? Maybe Russia doesn’t want any, because it would only serve to undermine the Kremlin’s powerbase. Surely, Russia has done absolutely nothing in good faith to allay our concerns. Instead, Putin gives his Munich speech and throws gas on the fire. The Kremlin is either breathtaking evil or breathtakingly stupid and arrogant. I’m not sure it matters much which is the case since the result is the same.

Let’s ask Bob Dylan’s question: “How many deaths will it take til he knows that too many people have died?” How many people have to give up their lives before the world realizes that action is needed? How many people are we prepared to sacrifice? Have we really learned the lessons of Hitler and Stalin? Quite possibly, we haven’t.

And let’s remember that La Russophobe has been warning about this for months now. With every day that passes, she’s proven more and more prescient.