Dead Men DO Tell Tales

When I first wrote about the mysterious death of Alexander Livinenko, I failed to mention the phenomenon of sophisticated "medical forgery" being a problem in the current Age of Technology. Though forensic science (and detection) has advanced to a fine-discipline in the current Age of Technology, one "art" that has kept pace is the art of Sophisticated Deception(tm)--meaning that as criminal evidence becomes more and more diminutive-of-substance (or more correctly diminutive-of-detectability-without-specialized-instruments), the potential for deception by people of higher-than-average-intelligence becomes increasingly problematic.

Again...the ever-more-dangerous international game of Spy vs Spy has turned the legal and diplomatic spheres into realms more suited for philosophers than for serious students of public policy.

As an average U.S. Citizen...I have approximately zero say in these matters, but the theme of Secret Enforcer vs Organized Crime just fascinates me.

Somebody test my coffee. ;)