Boris Berezovsky found dead

Discussion in 'The Red Room' started by RickDeckard, Mar 23, 2013.

  1. RickDeckard

    RickDeckard Socialist

    Joined:
    May 28, 2004
    Messages:
    37,905
    Location:
    Ireland
    Ratings:
    +32,506
    http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/mar/23/boris-berezovsky-found-dead

    Who, you ask? Well, he's a Russian oligarch who had run afoul of Putin and TPTB in his country. He doesn't seem to have been an agreeable guy but despite his own chequered past, he began to work against the excesses of the Russian regime and was granted political asylum in the UK. There he became a close associate of Alexander Litvinenko, the victim of a gruesome murder by Russian intelligence services.

    He survived several attempts on his life. And now he's been found dead in the bath, ostensibly from "suicide". But it seems all may not be above board.
    • Agree Agree x 2
  2. Forbin

    Forbin Do you feel fluffy, punk?

    Joined:
    Mar 27, 2004
    Messages:
    43,616
    Location:
    All in your head
    Ratings:
    +30,540
    Suicide. Shot himself in the back of the head six times?
    • Agree Agree x 1
  3. Ancalagon

    Ancalagon Scalawag Administrator Formerly Important

    Joined:
    Mar 29, 2004
    Messages:
    51,572
    Location:
    Downtown
    Ratings:
    +58,206
    While jogging. :bergman:
    • Agree Agree x 1
  4. El Chup

    El Chup Fuck Trump Deceased Member Git

    Joined:
    Mar 27, 2004
    Messages:
    42,875
    Ratings:
    +27,833
    Russian Mafia whack no doubt.

    Probably better posted in a more British forum though.
  5. Dayton Kitchens

    Dayton Kitchens Banned

    Joined:
    Apr 11, 2004
    Messages:
    51,920
    Location:
    Norphlet, Arkansas
    Ratings:
    +5,412
    The thuggish nature of Russia never changes.
  6. 14thDoctor

    14thDoctor Oi

    Joined:
    Mar 25, 2007
    Messages:
    31,071
    Ratings:
    +48,030
    I know. :wub:
  7. Paladin

    Paladin Overjoyed Man of Liberty

    Joined:
    Mar 29, 2004
    Messages:
    50,154
    Location:
    Spacetime
    Ratings:
    +53,512
    Reminds me of an old Soviet-era joke.

  8. Dr. Krieg

    Dr. Krieg Stay at Home Astronaut. Administrator Overlord

    Joined:
    Oct 15, 2008
    Messages:
    10,403
    Location:
    The Hell, where youth and laughter go.
    Ratings:
    +13,575
    I'm sure Putin had him eliminated.
  9. RickDeckard

    RickDeckard Socialist

    Joined:
    May 28, 2004
    Messages:
    37,905
    Location:
    Ireland
    Ratings:
    +32,506
    The cops were in checking the place for dangerous materials, including radioactive etc. But nothing confirmed yet.
  10. Dr. Krieg

    Dr. Krieg Stay at Home Astronaut. Administrator Overlord

    Joined:
    Oct 15, 2008
    Messages:
    10,403
    Location:
    The Hell, where youth and laughter go.
    Ratings:
    +13,575
    The Russkies will change their methods up, believe me. They wont be so obvious this time.