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Here is a theory. Maybe this guy tried to commit a suicide, and make it look like an assassination so that people would pity him. Maybe he was kicked out of FSB for mental instability, became disgruntled and moved to UK where he found a well paying job telling fairy tales to reporters. Then he reflected on his meaningless life life, and decided to off himself. And when you don't succeed what do you do- you blame your old boss. Sounds pretty much as plausible as Putin disguised as a sushi chef putting thallium or whatever into the guy's sushi.
Why not Italy, or maybe the picteresque Switzerland or Monaco.
If you took care of choosing a better leader in the first place, more centralized authority wouldn't be much of the problem as long as it's not abused.
Infused billions? Where are these billions. Major cities remained dirt poor through the 90's. The oligarchs and their Western parters got around paying most taxes thanks to bribes. Exxon/Shell/BP were pumping oil as fast as they could, and all the money was untraceable- believed to have went back to UK through parterns like Berezovsky and Khadarkovsky. Genious idea- lets pump Russia's oil, and then pay ourselves for it. I can see why Russian's hate these Western conglomerates.
Never be successful without these companies? Are you kidding me? Was Russia in the stone age before the 90's? It's not like the Soviet Union was powered by the wind or by manpower. Oil/gas refining and infrastructure was in place for decades, and well operational beyond needed capacity of that time. There were never issues with getting gas or oil. It is because Western puppets in Russia's government pressed on for quick privatization, that they were able to acquire these assets for pennies on the dollar.
And yes Putin is now using Western funds to build new energy infrastructure in return for a small profit share to Western companies. After so many years of being exploited by them, its time for Russia to put pressure on them to pitch in some funds. After that they are out of there- for good.
Putin is not power-hungry, he is leaving after this term.
Originally posted by behindthescenes
And just happened to have a supply of radioactive thallium on hand to poison himself with? Come on dude, that's genuine wet work supplies.
And while I see you try to discredit me through absurd imagry, I never said Putin was shadowing around Europe, personally poisoning dissidents.
Originally posted by behindthescenes
Entire thriving cities in Northern Russia -- long suffering and dirt poor -- were created because of western capital energy expansion. Why those funds failed to be infused in the overall Russian economy is not the fault of Exxon. It's the fault of corruption.
Originally posted by behindthescenes
It's not that they were in the "stone age," so much, as the state controlled energy industry let its infrastructure sour and lag behind technologically, so the upstart cost to bring lines and manufacturing and refining to capacity in a modern sense was way toooooooo cost intensive for a bankrupt post-Soviet Russian government.
Originally posted by behindthescenes
Nice justification for what is essentially a crime.
Oh really? You think so? Is that before or after he crowns himself czarist for life.....
Originally posted by denythestatusquo
Russians prefer poison and other countries prefer explosives. It is like the comics at times I swear. Like Rocky and Bullwinkle vs Natasha and Boris.
Originally posted by blablablaxyz
@behindthescenes
Putin has cemented Russia's near-future by recovering property stolen by the USUK. Long way to go but Russia is clearly on the right path.
skyscrapercity.com...
I really don't see the point of your incessant parroting of the state-controlled BBC/CNN propaganda. We can all switch on the TV for that. Surely ATS was designed to serve another purpose.
Originally posted by maloy
I believe alot of those skyscraper and infrastructure projects are contracted out to Eastern (Chinese, Turkish) companies. However the government is demanding a large stake once the projects are finished. Similar things are happened in the far East, where petroleum processesing and drilling stations are being built jointly by Russia and Western firms. These projects are carefully monitored by the federal government this time, and the majority of the stake will be with Russian firms.
Originally posted by blablablaxyz
Once the USUK funded Orange Revolution took over the running of Ukraine it was up to the USUK to step up to the plate and subsidise Ukraine like Russia has been doing since the break up of the Soviet Union. USUK refused because their budget only involved planting missile silos on Ukraine's soil.
To be more precise, USUK missile silos pointed at Russia's citizens.
Take a step back and you'll see that Russia cares about Ukraine's citizens and that the USUK is obviously the meddler.
Originally posted by Fang
Russia's dispute with Georgia, Ukraine or whoever, shouldn't mean that non involved EU customers suffer as a result. I'll admit this poses interesting questions about pipelines and gas destined for one customer being "bunkered" by a country through which a pipeline runs but at the end of the day there are international legal means of redress for this sort of dispute which should have been used. Ok they are slow and expensive but what Russia did was to demonstrate that a pricing dispute with a former Republic outweighed any other obligations they had and people have drawn appropriate conclusions as a result.
Originally posted by denythestatusquo
Russians prefer poison and other countries prefer explosives. It is like the comics at times I swear. Like Rocky and Bullwinkle vs Natasha and Boris.
Originally posted by blablablaxyz
No, not just "new radar".
Patriot missile batteries.
For "defensive" purposes only, of course...
Obviously Russia isn't going to give €3bn a year to a country that hosts USUK missiles pointed at her citizens.
Originally posted by behindthescenes
It's funny how the Russian population is willing to accept a self-made czarist like Putin versus the oligarchy structure of its past.
I'd say that was a no-win decision for any Russian citizen.
Be that as it may, while Putin has never been implicated in these alleged murder attempts, being the former head of the KGB (now FSB) you can't tell me any orders to liquidate someone doesn't at least get heard by him.
Seriously, you think Putin was kept in the dark if the FSB wanted to eliminate a British citizen on the U.K. soil? Something that sensitive would have to be known....
15. Can my doctor write a prescription for Prussian blue for me to keep on hand?
Prussian blue is available only by prescription and should be given only under the supervision of a physician after assessing your medical condition. It is only effective to treat contamination with radioactive cesium or thallium. The dose and duration of treatment depends on the amount of contamination a person is exposed to. Therefore, this drug should be given only when the physician has determined your need for it.
16. How do I know that Prussian blue will be available in case of an emergency?
The U.S. government makes sure that needed medications, especially medicines that may be needed to treat a terrorist threat, are stored in sufficient quantity to provide treatment if there is an emergency.
17. Will Prussian blue be added to the National Stockpile?
It is already part of the National Stockpile of drugs that can be used in an emergency situation.
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For dead spies we use agents to spread misinformation to the enemy. For living spies, we use agents to return with reports. ?
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Only the wisest ruler can use spies;
Only the most benevolent and upright general can use spies, and only the most alert and observant person can get the truth using spies.
....
There is nowhere that spies cannot be used.
If a spy's activities are leaked before they are to begin, the spy and those who know should be put to death.
Now substitute George H. W. Bush (Sr, Poppy, 41) or The Younger 43 for Putin and CIA for KGB/ FSB and who's left out of the loop?
That post sent chills up my spine.
How much oil/pipeline/infrastructure is in Checnya? That seems to be the common thread between this poisoned ex-spy and the journalist's death he is investigating.
For dead spies we use agents to spread misinformation to the enemy. For living spies, we use agents to return with reports. ?
...
Only the wisest ruler can use spies;
Only the most benevolent and upright general can use spies, and only the most alert and observant person can get the truth using spies.
....
There is nowhere that spies cannot be used.
If a spy's activities are leaked before they are to begin, the spy and those who know should be put to death.
Any truth to that?
So, are you implying that the thallium poisioning of Alexander Litvinenko is actually a lie, a cover for something bigger?
I'm listening. What do you think is the covert potential here?