Where's James Bond When You Really Need Him?

Turns out that Alexander Litvinenko, the former KGB agent who died recently of radiation poisoning had ties to the Chechen Rebels, the same group responsible for the Beslan school massacre. According to the TimesOnline:

Litvinenko's father, Walter, said in an interview published today that his son - who was born an Orthodox Christian but had close links to Islamist rebels in Chechnya - had requested to be buried according to Muslim tradition after converting to Islam on his deathbed.

Which gives some weight to suggestions that the Polonium-212 that poisoned him may have been intended for a bomb, not sushi. Could Putin actually be the good guy in this? I doubt it, but it's certainly an interesting twist, the sort only 007 can really get to the bottom of.

Maybe James will come if we play his theme song.