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Stinky The Clown

(68,964 posts)
Sun Feb 11, 2018, 01:31 PM Feb 2018

Just a feeling . . . . .

When Russia makes more news available about their airplane crash, I have this awful feeling that someone of prominence who is in opposition to Putin will have been on board.

As I said, just a feeling.

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Just a feeling . . . . . (Original Post) Stinky The Clown Feb 2018 OP
Or connected to Trump! chuckstevens Feb 2018 #1
Yep. I thought the same thing when the news came out. crazylikafox Feb 2018 #2
When Putin wants to off someone, he sends them flying without an airplane. nt Xipe Totec Feb 2018 #3
That was my first thought, too. Nt MANative Feb 2018 #4
My friend who spent a few months in Russia a few years ago said that the planes tblue37 Feb 2018 #5

crazylikafox

(2,942 posts)
2. Yep. I thought the same thing when the news came out.
Sun Feb 11, 2018, 01:34 PM
Feb 2018

I've been thinking that we may not really find out who that is. But... what a way to threaten your enemies. "If you don't tow the line I can blow your plane out of the air".

tblue37

(68,449 posts)
5. My friend who spent a few months in Russia a few years ago said that the planes
Sun Feb 11, 2018, 03:07 PM
Feb 2018

we're so rickety that whenever one landed safely, the passengers would all clap and cheer in relief.

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