tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331841.post116569714464487985..comments2023-12-28T01:28:36.790-08:00Comments on Murky Thoughts: Guilt-free dining and poloniumMThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02341704109256270557noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331841.post-1165926794146587372006-12-12T04:33:00.000-08:002006-12-12T04:33:00.000-08:00MT,I think this is dead on -- it was a calling car...MT,<BR/><BR/>I think this is dead on -- it was a calling card. There was no doubt that an autopsy would be done, no doubt that the true cause would be discovered, and no doubt what the source of the Polonium had to be. The neo-cons are not the only ones pining for the good ole' Cold War days.SteveGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12340421785402103210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331841.post-1165791190980112292006-12-10T14:53:00.000-08:002006-12-10T14:53:00.000-08:00I think the criminologists see the psychology of t...I think the criminologists see the psychology of this murder as just like the quintessential mob hit: Partly payback and partly intimidation or "PR." It just takes a lot to intimidate international nomads who are expert secret operators. Polonium does the trick. It leaves an unmistakable and sure-to-be discovered signature, which signals either "superpower" or "puller of superstrings," being a superduper controlled substance that's impossible to make on the sly. A small, unconnected outfit would have make a lot of purchases at vast expense or a few very risky purchases with high traceability and vulnerability to blackmail or ratting out. If you own and run a reactor, on the other hand, or if you own a nuclear country full of people scared of you and/or sure to accept hush money, why then polonium might as well be bubblegum.MThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02341704109256270557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331841.post-1165703392225159822006-12-09T14:29:00.000-08:002006-12-09T14:29:00.000-08:00Polonium? I barely knew 'em! I'm fascinated by t...Polonium? I barely knew 'em! I'm fascinated by this case. Why would whoever use polonium though...it's a super-expensive and inneficient way to off somebody.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com