Assad allegedly poisoned in Russia

[jmbar2]

Would you like a nice cup of tea?

I know, it's the Sun, but interesting if true...

Link to tweet

[FalloutShelter]

1. That didn't take long.

[NutmegYankee]

2. No admiring the view while leaning on a faulty window?

Or is that next week?

[Scrivener7]

3. Russian cuisine really needs some improvement.

[PJMcK]

4. Should I care? (n/t)

[doc03]

5. When I heard Assad went to Russia I thought he would

fall out of a window. This time Putin changed it up and did the old poison in the tea trick.

[surfered]

7. Twinnings with just a hint of polonium.

[BoRaGard]

8. The Felon's (R) evil-empire Russian comrades

are fond of poisoning people.

[Amishman]

14. Never get between Putin and what he wants

Assad alive is a liability and a complication for Russia.

If he's dead, Russia can probably find ways to seize a significant portion of his wealth, estimates of it vary from $1 billion to as much as $20 billion. Putin's regime is pressed for hard cash and would love those funds.

[surfered]

9. This might alter Trump's retirement plan.

[Nittersing]

15. Well the GOP doesn't really need him anymore...

I'm sorta waiting for the Vance "reveal"

[cloudbase]

10. The cash and gold he took with him

would make a tempting target for Putin.

[jmbar2]

11. That was my thought...

No wonder his wife wants to get the hell out of there. She FAFO'd big time.

[LudwigPastorius]

12. Source: "General SVR" on Telegram

https://www.businessinsider.com/who-is-general-svr-telegram-account-seeding-wild-putin-stories-2022-12

Despite the tabloids picking up this story, the source is widely considered to be a bullshit artist.

[chowder66]

18. Good find. Thank you.

[Lovie777]

13. Already.....

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

16. I take it there is no credible source for this.

[MustLoveBeagles]

17. Would be an interesting story if proven true

[keep_left]

19. Beware those deliveries of Novichokolate!

[Eugene]

20. ... says the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights

interesting if true, but this extraordinary claim needs extraordinary proof