So far, British intelligence is denying that their chief, Alex Allan, who chairs the Joint Intelligence Committee, is the victim of an assassination attempt after he was found in his home in a coma. But given what happened to Alexander Litvinenko, a Russian agent poisoned by radioactive tea, it is natural to wonder aloud if this too, could be some kind of attack:The Metropolitan Police rushed officers to his bedside as soon as Mr Allan was taken to hospital after being alerted that he was a senior figure from the world of intelligence.But their inquiries produced no evidence of foul-play or any suggestions that he might have tried to take his own life. In a statement Scotland Yard ruled it was a "non suspicious" incident.Sources said it appeared that Mr Allan had fallen ill at home at some point at the weekend and lay undiscovered until Monday afternoon."It's a mystery. He's suffered some fairly traumatic and sudden illness that hasn't been helped by the fact that he...(Read Full Post)