In the ten days that have passed since Alexander Litvinenko, an ex-KGB agent, died of radiation poisoning in London, we have learned a lot about his death--haven't we?

We seem afraid to confront thepossibility that Vladimir Putin's regime in Russia is killing off its political opponents.

The recent death of former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko brings new questions about Russian president Vladmir Putin and hisgovernment.

Russian media Monday accused the security services of placing a "mole" among radical Chechen rebels who seized a Moscow theatre last October in a siege that ended with 129 deaths.

Our so-called ally in the War on Terror is led by a president who doesn't tolerate domestic criticism.

Is Russia reverting to state control of enterprise, as exemplified by the trial of Mikhail Khodorkovsky?

Vladimir Putin is extinguishing Russian democracy--with the support of the Russian people.

If there is anything that characterizes the new generation of Russian dissidents, it is their deep differences.