Old School
For all of you who were sad that the Cold War was over, good news! It's back:
Medical experts have confirmed that Viktor Yushchenko, Ukraine’s opposition leader, was poisoned in an attempt on his life during election campaigning... Asked if the aim had been to kill him, Dr Korpan said: "Yes, of course." It would raise questions about whether the poisoning was ordered by Mr Yanukovych, his allies, or even the Kremlin, which fears that Mr Yushchenko will take Ukraine out of its sphere of influence by joining Nato and the EU.
You have to love the fact that the Russians just don't care. Putin has that innocent (and by innocent I mean "undead") look on his face, and just deadpans "are you accusing us of poisoning the legitimately elected leader of an independent country? How dare you!" You also have to love the opposition's "we wouldn't dream of it" response:
Mr Yanukovych’s supporters ridiculed the opposition, saying the illness was probably caused by bad sushi, too much cognac or a severe case of herpes. A parliamentary investigation found no evidence of poisoning.
"What? Poison him? That's absurd - maybe if he didn't have HERPES, this wouldn't be a problem."
Medical experts have confirmed that Viktor Yushchenko, Ukraine’s opposition leader, was poisoned in an attempt on his life during election campaigning... Asked if the aim had been to kill him, Dr Korpan said: "Yes, of course." It would raise questions about whether the poisoning was ordered by Mr Yanukovych, his allies, or even the Kremlin, which fears that Mr Yushchenko will take Ukraine out of its sphere of influence by joining Nato and the EU.
You have to love the fact that the Russians just don't care. Putin has that innocent (and by innocent I mean "undead") look on his face, and just deadpans "are you accusing us of poisoning the legitimately elected leader of an independent country? How dare you!" You also have to love the opposition's "we wouldn't dream of it" response:
Mr Yanukovych’s supporters ridiculed the opposition, saying the illness was probably caused by bad sushi, too much cognac or a severe case of herpes. A parliamentary investigation found no evidence of poisoning.
"What? Poison him? That's absurd - maybe if he didn't have HERPES, this wouldn't be a problem."
