The popularity of the two part post, Mikhail Lesin, a Kremlin Hit, has been a pleasant surprise. I would have been even happier had such enthusiasm been directed towards the five part series, Address to Davos, with weightier concerns than whether a dubious personage got knocked on the head with an ingenious gadget in D.C. … Continue reading Mikhail Lesin Takeaway
Let us pretend that we have established that Lesin was assassinated, but have no idea who did it. We would do what all detectives did before DNA testing: look for motive. Lesin was a former advisor to Putin. Almost by definition, he possessed knowledge exceedingly dangerous to individuals in the Kremlin. The Daily Mail claims … Continue reading Mikhail Lesin Hit Part 2 – the Motive & Grading the Theory
Mikhail Lesin, former Kremlin advisor, was found dead in a Washington hotel room in November. The determinations of the Washington medical examiner were a long time coming. Quoting NBC News, Autopsy results show that he died from “blunt-force injuries of the head,” according to a joint statement Thursday from the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department and … Continue reading Mikhail Lesin, a Kremlin Hit, a Theory, Part 1
Edit: CNN) Two people poisoned by same nerve agent used on ex-spy, police say. Read down. The tally of arrests in the Iranian bomb plot against the MEK has reached six: (VOA) Iran Diplomat Arrested in ‘Plot’ to Bomb Opponents in France. We can now understand Mike Pompeo’s May statement about Iranian ops in Europe. … Continue reading Iran/MEK Bomb Plot; Assassinations; Russia Comparison
Reuters: Cuba warns U.S. against hasty decisions in mysterious illness in diplomats. The first challenge of an investigation is to prove that a sonic attack is actually feasible. Evidence of this, obtained from witnesses or leakers, is lacking. But the persistence of the reports, most recently (CNN) Mysterious attacks on US diplomats in Cuba occurred … Continue reading Cuba Warns Against Hasty Decision re “Sonic Attacks”
CNN: Sonic attacks in Cuba hit more diplomats than earlier reported, officials say. My last stint as a Crimebuster, was with Mikhail Lesin, a Kremlin Hit, a Theory, Part 1, continued in Part 2, finishing with Mikhail Lesin Takeaway. The articles attracted more attention than you know. So let’s try again. The salient points of the … Continue reading Sonic Attacks on U.S. and Canadian Diplomats in Cuba; a Kremlin Op?