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lapfog_1

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3. Using a military developed Nerve Agent created by the Russians

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Thu Mar 15, 2018, 10:47 AM

Mar 2018

it is / was so easy to trace this back to Putin

The timing is important too... as well as targeting the daughter.

This was a message aimed at Manafort. Keep your trap shut, do not take a plea and do not cooperate. Serve the rest of your life in prison and we will leave your family alone.

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Putin is thought to be testing how isolated Britain is after Brexit and he won't like the results [View all] Soph0571 Mar 2018 OP

That's one take. Denzil_DC Mar 2018 #1

I think Putin is testing the waters in other ways -- RandomAccess Mar 2018 #2

I think that claim and this OP are running away beyond currently known facts. Denzil_DC Mar 2018 #4

I guess you didn't see this -- RandomAccess Mar 2018 #5

Perhaps you could explain exactly what in that footage is supposed to be so persuasive? Denzil_DC Mar 2018 #6

I would tend to agree T_i_B Mar 2018 #7

Using a military developed Nerve Agent created by the Russians lapfog_1 Mar 2018 #3

A very good article by Caroline Lucas about this T_i_B Mar 2018 #8

Unfortunately, the partisan point-scoring isn't confined to Labour supporters. Denzil_DC Mar 2018 #9

Alex Salmond's Russian toadying is also of concern T_i_B Mar 2018 #10

Do you have any idea how many Tory and Labour politicians Denzil_DC Mar 2018 #11

Far too many Tory and Labour politicians yes T_i_B Mar 2018 #12

"The exact same thing", you say? Denzil_DC Mar 2018 #13