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icythaco
12-04-2004, 03:05 PM
There have conclusive reports that the government-backed candidate's opponent in the Ukrainian election, Viktor Yushcenko, has checked in and out of an Austrian medical facillity many times during the course of his campaign. According to medical records, he has had intestinal ulcers, extremely high fevers, facial bloating, and other such problematic symptoms. There has been speculation as to whether the government deliberately poisoned him, and although the tests for the obvious poisons proved negative, they haven't tested yet for more subtle forms of toxin. (source=The New York Times)

So my question: Do you think he was really poisoned? What cannotations does this incident have on the already problematic campaign in Ukraine?