Tuesday, December 14, 2004

Adventures in Ignominy

From the London Times, December 13:

Yurko Pavlenko, an opposition MP, said the findings by an Austrian clinic confirmed their suspicion that a mysterious illness that left their candidate’s face deeply pockmarked and discoloured had been caused by dioxin — possibly at the instigation of the Kremlin.

“This was done by people who wanted to kill him or effectively knock him out of the presidential race,” Pavlenko said.“Russia has campaigned against Yushchenko and interfered in a shameless way in the Ukrainian election, and its intelligence sources cannot be excluded from the top suspects. “This confirmation will boost Yushchenko’s vote and will especially bring undecided voters to his side.”


For "The Kremlin", read "Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin". One hopes that Messrs Schroeder, Chirac, Blair, Bush, Zapatero et al. are following the development of this latest ignominious adventure of their pal and buddy.


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