Re:Russian opposition leader Navalny dupes spy into revealin...
by jmnicolas on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @05:06AM
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> That someone screws up the dosing when trying to use it as a targeted weapon is easily plausible.
Twice? What kind of first class spy agency would miss a target, let alone 2 (Skripal and Navalny)?
Murdering someone is not a hard feat especially when you are a government agency with all the resources necessary to do so.
In the case of Navalny, it was even easier as they were "playing" at home.
What's the point of re-using a super duper chemical nerve agent that already demonstrated that it was not a sure deal?
Now it's possible the Russians lost all the KGB experience (remember the Bulgarian umbrella?) and are subpar spies. Why do we need to be afraid of them then?
I believe that when a spy story ends up in the press, it's because we are the targets for propaganda. Else it stays in the shadows.
My theory (which is just that, a theory) is that the US is trying hard to block the Russian gas pipeline to Europe, and this kind of stories allow them to impose sanctions.
Twice? What kind of first class spy agency would miss a target, let alone 2 (Skripal and Navalny)?
Murdering someone is not a hard feat especially when you are a government agency with all the resources necessary to do so.
In the case of Navalny, it was even easier as they were "playing" at home.
What's the point of re-using a super duper chemical nerve agent that already demonstrated that it was not a sure deal?
Now it's possible the Russians lost all the KGB experience (remember the Bulgarian umbrella?) and are subpar spies. Why do we need to be afraid of them then?
I believe that when a spy story ends up in the press, it's because we are the targets for propaganda. Else it stays in the shadows.
My theory (which is just that, a theory) is that the US is trying hard to block the Russian gas pipeline to Europe, and this kind of stories allow them to impose sanctions.