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2018-03-12 Britain

Poisoning of Russian spy raises troubling questions

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Posted by Besoeker 2018-03-12 10:17|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 One question not asked; are we seeing some sort of retaliation for the recent Russian Wagner Group PMC (Private Military Company) losses ?

Appears to be sloppy with potential for significant collateral damage.

Just putting it on the white board for discussion.

Posted by Besoeker 2018-03-12 10:34|| 2018-03-12 10:34|| Front Page Top

#2 The larger question is: "What does it take to become embarassing and inconvenient to these people?"
Is it reserved for their own compatriots, or can anyone get on the list? If so, has it been going on and nobody picked up on it?

Posted by ed in texas 2018-03-12 11:18|| 2018-03-12 11:18|| Front Page Top

#3 May is stamping her foot and making a donkey face. "How dare you derail my Brexit sabotage, Vlad!"

Posted by M. Murcek 2018-03-12 14:05|| 2018-03-12 14:05|| Front Page Top

#4 A ZH comment claiming Skripal is linked to Christopher Steele via his recruiter and handler Pablo Miller.

Posted by Classical_Liberal 2018-03-12 15:57|| 2018-03-12 15:57|| Front Page Top

#5 Wasn't this Skripal fella in a Russian pokey for several years? If so, they had every opportunity in the world to bump him off.

Could MI-6 be blowing the dust off of the old playbook? Steele theory not bad, either.

Posted by Clem 2018-03-12 18:59|| 2018-03-12 18:59|| Front Page Top

#6 FOX announced this evening that T-Rex was blaming the Russians for events in Salisbury.

Posted by Besoeker 2018-03-12 19:17|| 2018-03-12 19:17|| Front Page Top

#7 Google "Novichok"

Posted by European Conservative 2018-03-12 19:23|| 2018-03-12 19:23|| Front Page Top

#8 Thank you, EC. The Wikipedia article is eye opening.

Posted by Classical_Liberal 2018-03-12 21:48|| 2018-03-12 21:48|| Front Page Top

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