Framing the Russians
AntiWar.Com
by Justin Raimondo
07/20/07
The media has been rife with declarations that the cold war is back, and the spy-jinks we’re being told about — the Brits apparently planted a recording device inside a rock, and positioned it on a Russian street to unknown purposes — are like something out of a John Le Carre novel. Le Carre, you’ll remember, writes of multi-layered conspiracies, like those Russian wooden dolls that contain several smaller dolls within, and this model is pretty much what we’re looking at when it comes to the Litvinenko affair. The Russians, for their part, have their own convoluted tale to tell, with Lugovoi accusing the Brits of running an extensive spy network within Russia, and at least one other person coming forward to confirm that, yes, they were recruited by the Brits to spy on the Motherland. What’s important to realize, however, is that, whatever the credibility or motives behind these charges and counter-charges, the very real geo-political consequences of this row are becoming increasingly serious — and dangerous...
http://www.antiwar.com/justin/?articleid=11320
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=com/justin
by Justin Raimondo
07/20/07
The media has been rife with declarations that the cold war is back, and the spy-jinks we’re being told about — the Brits apparently planted a recording device inside a rock, and positioned it on a Russian street to unknown purposes — are like something out of a John Le Carre novel. Le Carre, you’ll remember, writes of multi-layered conspiracies, like those Russian wooden dolls that contain several smaller dolls within, and this model is pretty much what we’re looking at when it comes to the Litvinenko affair. The Russians, for their part, have their own convoluted tale to tell, with Lugovoi accusing the Brits of running an extensive spy network within Russia, and at least one other person coming forward to confirm that, yes, they were recruited by the Brits to spy on the Motherland. What’s important to realize, however, is that, whatever the credibility or motives behind these charges and counter-charges, the very real geo-political consequences of this row are becoming increasingly serious — and dangerous...
http://www.antiwar.com/justin/?articleid=11320
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=com/justin
rudkla - 20. Jul, 12:07
