amusement in the spy story

[thisficklemob]

Kremlin to British Foreign Secretary: "OMG you released the dying spy's accusations against Putin, h0rs!"

British: "Bitch, please."

Only, you know, in British. So it was:

"In Britain, people are still free to speak, which is a lesson that seemingly needs to be learnt in Mr Putin's Russia." And, "absolute bloody cheek, frankly."

The scorn,

Comments

[gobi_rex]

Heh. And now Russians are making it practically impossible for British investigators to interview anybody related to the case. Russian prosecutor general, Mr.Seagull (that's what his last name means) is being so bitchy it would be hilarious if it weren't so pathetic.

You know, I wouldn't be at all surprised if all of this wouldn't be used to say nudge Britain to extradite several wanted enemies of the Russian state in return for cooperation (Russian prosecutors would love to get their hands on Mr.Berezovsky and a few former Chechen leaders currently in London.)

[thisficklemob]

Well, I would hope they're angling for something, because otherwise blocking the investigation would just look bitchy.

Do you think Britain would extradite those people? And would it depend partly on what they are wanted for? Say, for acts of terrorism, rather than just for being anti-Russian government.

[gobi_rex]

Hmm, I don't know

[thisficklemob]

That's ok, I asked. Hmm. I'm not sure if it sounds like Berezovsky is Al Capone and they'll try him for income tax evasion if they have to, or if they just really don't like him and are throwing charges at him to see if any stick.

Jack Straw's warning makes me think the former, except the Orange Revolution was kinda on the "unrest" side of "unrest and terrorism", and the way it got played in the media it was a victory for democracy, etc. The Chechan guys, well... kinda more on the terrorism side? Who knows.

I know I wouldn't wanna be extradited to Russia, though.