h/t Drudge for this Looks like the old guard Russian intelligence service had a play here after all. I wonder if they'll be able to track the strain back to a certain lab. I wouldn't hold my breath. And even if they could, I doubt anyone would want it out there - too much destabilization in the region as it is. One caveat, though - with Intel services likely involved on both sides of this cold war dog fight - truth can be stranger than fiction and much harder to discern.
Doctors at the Austrian clinic that treated Ukraine’s opposition leader confirm there was a plot to kill him
Doctors at Vienna’s exclusive Rudolfinerhaus clinic are within days of identifying the substance that left Mr Yushchenko’s face disfigured with cysts and lesions, Nikolai Korpan told The Times in a telephone interview.
“This is no longer a question for discussion,” Dr Korpan said. “We are now sure that we can confirm which substance caused this illness. He received this substance from other people who had a specific aim.”
Asked if the aim had been to kill him, Dr Korpan said: “Yes, of course.”
Proof that Mr Yushchenko was deliberately poisoned would be a devastating blow for his rival, the Prime Minister, Viktor Yanukovych, as the two candidates prepare for a repeat of a presidential run-off on December 26.
Dang Dan - if "great minds don't think alike" again! I just posted this in my "Photo of the Day" album at my site! There's a good tribute for our military at my site - I stoled it from a friend. ;-)
Posted by: chrys | Thursday, December 09, 2004 at 01:17 AM
Gee I just thought he let his botox wear off like John Kerry. I guess the cold war isn't over.
Posted by: Jane | Thursday, December 09, 2004 at 08:48 AM