Apparently, you can take the leader out of the KGB....

..... but you can't take the KGB out of the leader. From Sky News:

Georgian Feared Enemy Murder Plot

Updated:13:31, Wednesday February 13, 2008

The sudden death of an exiled Georgian billionaire is being investigated by a major crime investigation team after police described it as suspicious, leading to speculation it may have been another 'Alexander Litvinenko' style murder.

Badri Patarkatsishvili

Badri Patarkatsishvili, 52, was found dead at his country mansion Downside Manor outside Leatherhead, Surrey, at about 11pm last night.

His family said he suffered a heart attack, but Surrey Police have launched an investigation to confirm the exact cause of death.

Mr Patarkatsishvili - Georgia's richest man, with an estimated £6bn fortune - spoke recently of his fears for his life after an alleged plot to murder him in London was uncovered.

One reported assassination plan bore chilling similarities to the killing of ex-KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko in 2006.

The outspoken critic of the Putin regime was killed by radiation poisoning in London. Moscow has refused to extradite the prime suspect, ex-KGB bodyguard Andrei Lugovoi.

A Surrey Police spokeswoman said of Mr Patarkatsishvili's death: "As with all unexplained deaths, it is being treated as suspicious.

It would appear that being an 'enemy of the state' , or at least of Mad Vlad, ain't good for your health. I thought I would include a picture of Putin in one of his many KGB diguises during his earlier career......

This was of course, when John Wayne was help to defend Democracy and continue the eternal search for truth and justice in the world...... (you need to click on it and then hit the return arrow)