They had a coup and no one was invited

I may not be the greatest military armchair quarterback in America, but I do know one important rule when it comes to overthrowing the king, never announce your intentions to the media long before you have put the coup into motion.

This is exactly what the Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky has told the Guardian Unlimited in an interview published this morning.

He stated that he is plotting the violent overthrow of President Putin from his base in Britain after forging close contacts with members of Russia's ruling elite.

The Guardian reported, "In comments which appear calculated to enrage the Kremlin, and which will further inflame relations between London and Moscow, the multimillionaire claimed he was already bankrolling people close to the president who are conspiring to mount a palace coup."

The Czar Ivan the Terrible would be proud of this man, much as nasty old Ivan did when he called all of the ruling elite into a meeting and had them all killed, this was one way of removing the competition. However, if history is correct, as it normally is, Ivan did not send them an invitation to a kill, as Boris is presently doing.

It does not sound as if the Kremlin is too concerned about the announcement of the coup, as the Guardian reported, "Last night the Kremlin denounced Mr Berezovsky's comments as a criminal offence which it believed should undermine his refugee status in the UK."

The one thing the world does know about Russia, if they are a bit concerned, they just poison the guy and get on with their daily routine.

This may very well be the coup that no one bothered showing up for, now that the whistle has been blown on the whole thing.

The whole thing smacks of tooting your own horn and Boris Berezovsky certainly appears to be doing that. He had better change his coup invitations to reflect the small item of the Kremlin being aware of it before he sends them out.