Professor Grigori L. Bondarevsky Killed In Moscow
by Mark Burdman
A terribly shocking event occurred in Moscow Aug. 8: the murder of Professor Grigori L. Bondarevsky. He was found comatose in his apartment by his daughter, and died in the hospital several hours later. One of Russia's foremost authorities on Islam, the Middle East, and Eurasia in general, Professor Bondarevsky was a long-standing associate and collaborator of the LaRouche movement and personal friend of Lyndon and Helga LaRouche. Those in the LaRouche movement who have known him, feel enormous pain and grief over his death, but also outrage, at what has been done to this 83-year-old good soul and Russian patriot.
The murder bears all the earmarks of the Cheney-Khodorkovsky-"synarchist" crowd, intent on eliminating opponents of their wild imperial looting designs. Bondarevsky was an outspoken critic of Cheney and his U.S. neo-con buddies, and thoroughly and enthusiastically backed Lyndon LaRouche's efforts to bring about Cheney's downfall, during several discussions over recent weeks.
The murder of Professor Bondarevsky was the number one item on Russian First Radio this morning, as monitored inside Russia. There is also a radio Ekho Moskvy item on it today, based on a report from the news agency Interfax, and a prominent Pravda item, the latter with the title, "Who Killed Professor Bondarevsky?" Radio Mayak interviewed Academician Gennadi Osipov, who spoke with emotion about the irreplaceable analytical talent of Professor Bondarevsky. Interfax notes that this is the fifth murder of a prominent Russian academic figure, during the past two years.
According to Interfax, the Professor was found in his apartment, lying in a coma, at 7:15 p.m. Friday evening. He died at the hospital at 11:00 p.m. Obviously relying on police reports, Interfax says that he died of head wounds, caused by blows from a heavy object. Both his mobile telephone and various computer disks are believed to be missing. At the point of his death, he was writing a report on Russia and the Caucasus, and was known to be advising the Russian government on key matters.
EIR notes that there had recently been break-ins into the building where Professor Bondarevsky and his late wife have lived; these break-ins were a factor, in adding to the health problems of his wife of over 60 years, who died some three months ago. It is more than likely, that these break-ins were a "security stripping probe," as, until that time, the building had had a workable internal security system, of neighbors and others.
Importantly, through a combination of direct quotes and paraphrases, Ekho Moskvy and Interfax cited Bondarevsky himself, about his key points of advice to the Russian government, and to others. On the one hand, he is cited insisting that he has, for several years, been studying a new terrorism, out of Central Asia and Chechnya, a terrorism that is well financed, well disciplined, and recognizes no borders. Only with the tragedy of Sept. 11, have the Americans begun to understand what this is all about.
Additionallyand this is most critical as to why he was a thorn in the side of Cheney et al.he is cited as a key expert, who insisted that, under no conditions, should Russia support the American war against Iraq, as Iraq is a serious and promising partner for Russia, and to support the U.S. would, in his words, lead to the "total discrediting of Russia." The remains of Russia's authority would collapse with terrible force, he is paraphrased saying.
That gets to the crux of the matter. In reaction to news of the Professor's murder, Lyndon LaRouche stressed that, whatever might be the specific details of the crime, it has to be seen in the context of the systemic features of the real conflict now going on in Russia. On the one side, there are "the old Russian elites," who are trying to win President Vladimir Putin over to a Russian-interested policy. But on the other side, are the Khodorkovsky-Berezovsky "artful dodgers," the "thieves," who come out of "Old Fagin's kitchen." This crowd, in an operation typical of the synarchists since Napoleon was sent into his insane military adventures, loot for foreigners, for the merchant bankers. This is all the more crucial now for the synarchists, since they are financially desperate, and need the loot.
It is to be recalled, that Cheney recently, and secretly, met Yukos oil chief Khodorkovsky in the U.S. Also, President Bush and others have stepped forward, to defend Khodorkovsky and Berezovsky. The roots of the Berezovsky operation, go back to the early-1990s machinations of the International Republican Institute.
EIR will have more to say on all this, in the coming days.
EIR Will Commemorate Professor Bondarevsky
EIR founder and contributing editor Lyndon LaRouche stated to associates on Aug. 9, that EIR will be preparing, over the days to come, a world-exclusive "In Memoriam" report, on the subject, "Who Was Professor Bondarevsky?" Drawing on both a personal relationship our movement has had with him for 13 years, and verbal accounts of policy elites in Russia, India, and elsewhere, the Memorial will have two components. One, will be to document the nature, and role of Grigori Bondarevsky, as one of the highest-ranking intelligence experts in the world. The second component, will be unique insights into Bondarevsky the man.
Bondarevsky is survived by a son and daughter, and by one grandchild (one of his grandchildren died of medical complications). One surviving family member expressed enormous gratitude today, on hearing that EIR will be preparing this Memorial.
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