Russia, the Republican Paradise, in Collapse

Discussion in 'Politics' started by exGOPer, Mar 22, 2024.

  1. Cuddles

    Cuddles

    Holy greek orthodox emperor Putin doing a piss poor job of defending the last pure remaining stronghold of conservative Christendom.
     
    #21     Mar 22, 2024
  2. kashirin

    kashirin


    you don't believe russians can hire latin americans, provide them a pile of AK-47 and organize massacre in multiple american cities?

    Putin restrained for now - but likely Ukraine first will go into stone age, if it will not help to stop terrorism financed by west then will be direct actions against west

    although I really doubt russians will resort to direct terrorism like ukrainians with american help
     
    #22     Mar 22, 2024
  3. Cuddles

    Cuddles

    said Russians would find themselves in a shallow grave south of the border as the Latin Americans trek north w/their new cash.
     
    #23     Mar 22, 2024
  4. notagain

    notagain

    Three shooters = planned attack.
    Biden's USA is ripe for terrorist attacks.
    Putin wants war to drag on forever, the forever war es normal.
     
    #24     Mar 22, 2024
  5. Atlantic

    Atlantic

    madvlad is a ridiculous little coward asshole

    like every dictator
     
    #25     Mar 22, 2024
  6. exGOPer

    exGOPer

    LOL, dragging Biden into this?
     
    #26     Mar 22, 2024
  7. Atlantic

    Atlantic

    retaliation for what russia did in syria

    just the beginning, most likely
     
    #27     Mar 22, 2024
  8. exGOPer

    exGOPer

    What's the point of believing random stories? Where is your evidence? I can make up stories and ask you to believe them as well.
     
    #28     Mar 22, 2024
  9. Cuddles

    Cuddles

    weird segue no doubt but Ir-Gaza support does open us up to a lot of Islamist anger (as attested by multiple attacks to our assets in the region). Not unthinkable to happen over here as well.
     
    #29     Mar 22, 2024
  10. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading

    U.S. officials said they believed a branch of the Islamic State was behind the deadly attack in Russia after the group took responsibility.
    The United States collected intelligence in March that Islamic State-Khorasan, known as ISIS-K, the branch of the group based in Afghanistan, had been planning an attack on Moscow, according to officials.

    Friday, March 22, 2024 6:47 PM ET
    https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/22/world/europe/isis-moscow-attack-concert-hall.html

    After a period of relative quiet, the Islamic State has been trying to increase its external attacks, according to U.S. counterterrorism officials.

    A branch of the Islamic State claimed responsibility on Friday for the attack in Moscow that killed at least 40 people and injured about 100 others, and U.S. officials confirmed the claim shortly afterward.

    The United States collected intelligence in March that Islamic State-Khorasan, known as ISIS-K, the branch of the group based in Afghanistan, had been planning an attack on Moscow, according to officials. ISIS members have been active in Russia, one U.S. official said.

    After a period of relative quiet, the Islamic State has been trying to increase its external attacks, according to U.S. counterterrorism officials. Most of those plots in Europe have been thwarted, prompting assessments that the group had diminished capabilities.

    “ISIS-K has been fixated on Russia for the past two years,” frequently criticizing President Vladimir V. Putin in its propaganda, said Colin P. Clarke, a counterterrorism analyst at the Soufan Group, a security consulting firm based in New York. “ISIS-K accuses the Kremlin of having Muslim blood in its hands, referencing Moscow’s interventions in Afghanistan, Chechnya and Syria.”

    The attack on Friday in Moscow, like a January assault in Iran claimed by the group, could prompt a reassessment of its ability to strike outside its home territory.

    In addition to publicly warning on March 7 about a possible attack, U.S. officials said they had privately told Russian officials about the intelligence pointing to an impending attack. It is not clear how much information the United States gave Russian officials beyond what was in the public warning.

    American intelligence agencies have a “duty to warn” potential targets of dangers when they learn of them.

    The United States had warned Iran of a possible attack ahead of twin bombings in January that killed at least 103 people and wounded 211 others at a memorial service for Iran’s former top general, Qassim Suleimani, who was killed by a U.S. drone strike four years before.

    Western intelligence agencies had collected intelligence about possible planning by ISIS-K to bomb the service. As in Russia, ISIS-K claimed responsibility for that attack.
     
    #30     Mar 22, 2024
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