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2 bullets in pilot's body

PeraclesPlease — Sun, 07 Oct 2018 19:37:58 +0000

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2 bullets in pilot's body
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6249581/Pilot-shot-helicopter-c...

Skimming the piece makes it

artappraiser — Sat, 06 Oct 2018 16:00:23 +0000

In reply to Maybe he didn't die - maybe

Skimming the piece makes it clear it is definitely one to print out for a careful read!

Edit to add that this really jumped out at me, I did not know this was still going on for people from Russia, and makes it clear past news stories about same may not be what we think they are:

Each year, the US government takes in up to 100 defectors, many of them Russian, under its PL110 resettlement program.

They typically get new names and passports to protect their identities, as well as assistance encrypting their communications, finding jobs and schools, arranging psychiatric support if needed. In some cases, the US government may even offer them plastic surgery to make them less recognizable. In a handful of cases where defectors are judged to be under “direct threat” from the Kremlin, the government also provides 24-hour guards.

Maybe he didn't die - maybe

PeraclesPlease — Sat, 06 Oct 2018 07:27:00 +0000

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Maybe he didn't die - maybe it was a cover.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/alexcampbell/alexander-poteyev-cia-...

For the Trump administration/campaign, shutting down the Veselnitskaya investigation would be a win. Likely for the Russians as well.

Yeah I saw that but then I

artappraiser — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 20:11:19 +0000

In reply to Top Russian handler dies in

Yeah I saw that but then I read how the mission he was on sounded suspiciously pro-Putin and then I thought: why throw away a whole helicopter to assassinate someone? So I didn't post it. Whatever the case, your last sentence certainly true!

Top Russian handler dies in

PeraclesPlease — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 19:24:28 +0000

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Top Russian handler dies in helicopter crash; directed lawyer Veselnitskaya @ Trump Tower meeting among other high profile tasks over the year. Accident or "accident"? Often not very safe to be in Putin's circle.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/russian-official-linked-to-natalia-veselni...

from the WSJ"s Russia

artappraiser — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 18:05:31 +0000

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from the WSJ"s Russia correspondent:

Tough time to do corporate stories in Russia. No oligarch wants their name in Western press while the U.S. drafts its November sanctions. Out of sight, out of mind.
— Anatoly Kurmanaev (@AKurmanaev) October 5, 2018

More clarity on Pence's

artappraiser — Thu, 04 Oct 2018 21:32:48 +0000

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More clarity on Pence's speech, re: China meddling vs. Russian meddling:

The Admin is hedging. If they lose midterms, they will blame China. Meanwhile, assertion by Pence is far outweighed by the consistent findings of Russian interference in 2016 and continuing in 2018. But he's not inclined to criticize Putin otherwise Putin may stop meddling. https://t.co/0tjjF6QrkL
— Juliette Kayyem (@juliettekayyem) October 4, 2018

Whataboutism as foreign

artappraiser — Thu, 04 Oct 2018 21:28:29 +0000

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Whataboutism as foreign policy https://t.co/5jawu7Cbu2
— Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan) October 4, 2018

So how does this get synched with above "in the news". Russia, they've got some bad hombres, but overall not a real enemy? Just wondering, also wondering if a President Pence would feel the same way Vice President Pence does....

"Takeaways From the Latest

artappraiser — Thu, 04 Oct 2018 20:29:46 +0000

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"Takeaways From the Latest Russian Hacking Indictment," the latest from Megan Reiss: https://t.co/eKBAv9ggZ0
— Lawfare (@lawfareblog) October 4, 2018

Russia cyber-plots: US, UK

artappraiser — Thu, 04 Oct 2018 18:29:38 +0000

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Russia cyber-plots: US, UK and Netherlands allege hacking

@ BBC News, 1 hr. ago