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To: F15Eagle
Why the bizarre Polonium-210 when a bullet would suffice?

Interesting question. Possible answer: Because the assassin(s) thought the Polonium-210’s presence in his body would be undetectable and therefore untraceable. Therefore no proof he was even murdered.

On the other hand if the assassin(s) knew it was traceable it would be like shooting a flare gun at midnight.

So it depends - did the assassin(s) know Polonium-210 poisoning was traceable? When they catch them they can ask them.

A very expensive poison - unless you stole it somehow. So does that mean a government (probably Russian) involvement or not?

Russia exports Polonium-210 for commercial uses. If someone knows where this batch was made, as far as I know they haven't leaked it to the press.

One thing that does seem to indicate Russian involvement - they seem very uninterested in cooperating with the investigation. You'd think the possibility of Polonium-210 winding up in his own tea would concern Putin.

4 posted on 01/30/2008 6:51:19 PM PST by Cheburashka (Liberalism: a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.)
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