Tea? and now, is a danger coming closer? we re two men may think waiting in the bushes. One man said shooting. An attack on the expert helping us with this story. People say it s never going to happen here. I know that can happen here, because it happened to my husband. , dateline. Alexander litvinenko former russian agent jim alexander litvinenko was a four critic of the russian government. But it could make a very rich man or a dead mat one. His murder set off an international investigation to discover who wanted in silence. Here s richard engel with spy games. A former russian agent, poisoned. A multi millionaire found dead in his bathroom. An investigative reporter, executed in front of her home. Their lives had been interconnected. But what about their deaths? random acts? or as some suspect, part of an international murder conspiracy. That stretches across two continents and several world capitals. We ll investigate who wanted them dead and why. The case will take us from moscow
Hello, everyone, happy thursday. Now six months into his first term in office, u. S. President biden is addressing several of the key issues weighing on the minds of millions of americans. He was pressed on the economy, infrastructure and covid19 at a town hall. With the delta variant taking hold, biden s top health officials are discussing revising mask recommendations for vaccinated americans. But the president says that it is a pandemic of the unvaccinated adding his administration is working to fight a flurry of misinformation. Take a listen. One of those other networks is not a big fan of mine. The one you talk about a lot. But if you notice, as they say in the southern part of my state, they have had an altar call some of those guys. All of a sudden they are out there saying let s get vaccinated, let s get vaccinated. The very people before this were saying but that i shouldn t make fun. That is good. It is good. It is good. We just have to keep telling the truth. The economic of
Something, he s actually a spy, intelligence personnel, spies for the russian government, working here with the cover story that they re somehow employed by the embassy. This of course is the worst cover story in the world, anyone who s ever read a john le carre story ever or seen a spy movie can spot this a mile away, it is an unsubtle cover, but they still do it at their embassies and consulates, presumably we do it too, at moscow in our embassy and around the world, this is what countries do, they give their spies diplomatic cover. But tonight the u. S. Government has called that bluff that everybody usually goes along with in this part of the spy world and the u. S. Government has named ten russians basically as intelligence personnel who now must leave this country. They are expelled. And this comes as all of a sudden this week we are having lots of big and very definitive moves from the new u. S. President, this new administration, about us in the world, and things that joe biden
This the general perception is that the russians are being kicked out of the country tonight, even though they may work at the embassy of a consulate, the perception is that these folks are being asked to leave because they are not legitimate diplomats. Again, generally speaking the idea is that whoever the guy is not really he is actually a spy. Intelligence personnel, spy for the russian government working here with a cover story that they are employed at the embassy. This of course is the worst cover story in the world, anybody who has read a single book ever or seen even one bad spy movie can spot this a mile away. It is an unsubtle cover. But they still do it. Because we do a two in moscow and in our embassy, around the world, this is what countries do, they take their spies to be diplomatic employees. But tonight we have called that bluff and the u. S. Government has named to ten russians, basically as intelligence personnel and they must leave this country. They are expelled. An
to unravel the mystery we follow the tale of a dark conspiracy. are you frightened for your life? we ll meet and confront the prime suspect. did you put the polonium in the tea? and now is the danger coming closer? with two men waiting in the bushes, one man said shoot him. an attack on the expert helping us with this story. people say, oh, it s never going to happen here. i know it can happen here because it happened to my husband. hello and welcome to dateline. former russian agent alexander litvinenko was a vocal critic of the russian government. but in his world access to information could make you a very rich man or a dead one. his murder set off an international investigation to discover who wanted him silenced. here s richard engel with spy games. a former russian agent, poisoned. a multimillionaire found dead in his bathroom. an investigative reporter executed in front of her home. their lives had been interconnected. but what about their deaths? r