Letter: Suspicious deaths keep Putin free from rivals

March 23, 2024

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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s mother, Lyudmila Navalnaya, center left, and his mother-in-law Alla Abrosimova visit his grave at the Borisovskoye Cemetery, in Moscow, on March 2.

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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s mother, Lyudmila Navalnaya, center left, and his mother-in-law Alla Abrosimova visit his grave at the Borisovskoye Cemetery, in Moscow, on March 2.

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Alexei Navalny’s mother was told that her son died by “sudden death syndrome.”

Is it merely a coincidence that Putin’s political opponents and detractors also seem to die from “sudden flying syndrome,” “sudden aircraft failure syndrome,” “sudden bullet hole syndrome,” “sudden poison underpants syndrome,” and “sudden don’t eat that soup or drink that tea syndrome”?

Robert Griffon

Makiki

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