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SunSeeker

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73. Maybe. But such a tiny amount needed to be applied.
Sat Mar 31, 2018, 11:36 AM
Mar 2018

I don't think much fumes were involved. If the assassin applied it quickly without inhaling and immediately left, as he no doubt did, then he probably would not be exposed to any fumes.

That *is* interesting... FirstLight Mar 2018 #1
Pure speculation without any evidence or facts. democratisphere Mar 2018 #2
So I'm not allowed to say..huh that seems hinky? nadine_mn Mar 2018 #3
She has visited him before. There are photos of them eating at the same restaurant on previous LisaL Mar 2018 #19
Interesting and plausible Bayard Mar 2018 #75
interesting , i don't think it's impossible. JI7 Mar 2018 #4
The thought crossed my mind too, when I heard she had come from Russia flibbitygiblets Mar 2018 #5
No. As Richard Engel reported tonight, investigators determined they were poisoned at their house. SunSeeker Mar 2018 #6
The police officer was discharged on the 22nd. NutmegYankee Mar 2018 #7
Glad to hear it. nt SunSeeker Mar 2018 #8
Perhaps he did not ingest it but was being watched...don't see how anyone poisoned with this stuff Demsrule86 Mar 2018 #13
I don't think her arrival and the subsequent poisoning are unrelated nadine_mn Mar 2018 #9
She supposedly had a fiance and was planning to marry. LisaL Mar 2018 #21
Skripal was living openly. His was listed under his own name. SunSeeker Mar 2018 #76
How did this supposed assassin smear it on the front door without injuring him or herself? LisaL Mar 2018 #28
Maybe in some sort of gel or liquid that dries out. Maybe on the outside of dress gloves. LiberalArkie Mar 2018 #47
Some delivery device like a syringe/dropper. SunSeeker Mar 2018 #70
And what about inhalation? Was he/she also wearing a face mask? LisaL Mar 2018 #72
Maybe. But such a tiny amount needed to be applied. SunSeeker Mar 2018 #73
Almost certainly, Russian intelligence was tracking Eyeball_Kid Mar 2018 #59
WTF would they need to track her for? LisaL Mar 2018 #68
When she's well enough someone should ask her Achilleaze Mar 2018 #10
She will never be well enough. This poison is fatal. Demsrule86 Mar 2018 #12
Fatal? Fatal means deadly. She is said to be improving rapidly. LisaL Mar 2018 #16
I have read a great deal about this poison and on this thread I posted some of the details. Demsrule86 Mar 2018 #22
Eventually we are all going to die. LisaL Mar 2018 #23
This message was self-deleted by its author oasis Mar 2018 #37
You can rely on whatever you want. LisaL Mar 2018 #38
She was poisoned also. I don't think so. It is a fatal poison. Once ingested there is no cure...it Demsrule86 Mar 2018 #11
She is said to be improving, so she isn't going to die. LisaL Mar 2018 #17
The person who created this poison said there was no antidote that was effective Demsrule86 Mar 2018 #20
Again, she is said to be recovering rapidly. LisaL Mar 2018 #25
Scary and sad information but, abundantly clear. Thank you. oasis Mar 2018 #26
If that is so abundantly clear, why is she recovering? LisaL Mar 2018 #27
"Recovering" only to die in the not to distant future. nt oasis Mar 2018 #29
And you know that how? LisaL Mar 2018 #32
Unfortunately, he'll also die before his time. Read post#20. nt oasis Mar 2018 #33
Oh give me a break. LisaL Mar 2018 #35
HIROSHIMA. nt oasis Mar 2018 #39
A lot of things are going to kill you before your time. LisaL Mar 2018 #40
With the possible exception of those who have "recovered". oasis Mar 2018 #43
Why are you so intent in this line of argument? You dont seem too expert on the topic blake2012 Mar 2018 #49
Are you an expert on the topic? LisaL Mar 2018 #50
No, but I am not making adamant assertions with certainty and without proof like the other poster is blake2012 Mar 2018 #52
You mean, baseless speculation? LisaL Mar 2018 #53
That too blake2012 Mar 2018 #55
Read post# 20. Including the link provided. nt oasis Mar 2018 #57
Why not just link to post in question? Im not going to hunt through 70 replies blake2012 Mar 2018 #60
Did it ever occur to you that a guy who worked on it in the eighties might not be LisaL Mar 2018 #61
Months and years from now I'd be happy to learn all who were oasis Mar 2018 #69
Yes, there is a good chance they won't live forever. LisaL Mar 2018 #71
"The less one is exposed to poisonous substances, the greater oasis Mar 2018 #74
Just reading the chemist's reasoning, I am not as convinced as you that this is as definitive karynnj Mar 2018 #77
And never mind it was 30 years since he worked on making these poisons. LisaL Mar 2018 #79
Great point! That plus the policeman has recovered karynnj Mar 2018 #80
Its possible Meowmee Mar 2018 #14
so she poisoned herself . . . that is an interesting theory DrDan Mar 2018 #15
unless she didn't understand the danger of the nerve agent milestogo Mar 2018 #24
yep - pretty unlikely - and would require a lot of trust in the KGB DrDan Mar 2018 #67
She wasn't estranged. She visited him regularly as far as I can tell. LisaL Mar 2018 #18
at one time i read..somewhere.. that it had been packed into her luggage...by...whom? samnsara Mar 2018 #30
When it Concerns Russia, Anything is Possible -- The Timing of Her Visit from Russia is Suspect dlk Mar 2018 #31
Re: the daughter. I heard she had broken up with the son R B Garr Mar 2018 #34
If you believe daily mail, the two were planning to marry so not broken up. LisaL Mar 2018 #36
Ah, I remember it was the mother who was mentioned, but forgot R B Garr Mar 2018 #42
"I can't say if she knowingly or unknowingly had a part in it" Vinnie From Indy Mar 2018 #41
Sorry that was poorly worded - I guess I meant to say I think there is a link nadine_mn Mar 2018 #44
Russia 'is protecting' identity of Yulia Skripal's mystery boyfriend whose mother 'is linked to Mo FarCenter Mar 2018 #45
Yulia Skripal: from suburban Moscow life to nerve agent mystery FarCenter Mar 2018 #46
My first thought when Engel said that was she was followed by the KGB csziggy Mar 2018 #48
That's seems more likely to me - like tracking a courier to find a wanted person underpants Mar 2018 #51
Tracking her? Really? LisaL Mar 2018 #56
Who says he was hiding? LisaL Mar 2018 #54
I thought he was in hiding underpants Mar 2018 #58
You must be confusing him with somebody else. LisaL Mar 2018 #62
Engel did, if I heard him right csziggy Mar 2018 #63
Daily mail has photos of his daughter visiting him on prior occasions. LisaL Mar 2018 #65
I didn't hear him say that and I watched Engel's story last night. SunSeeker Mar 2018 #78
I've never read anything to suggest that he was in hiding TubbersUK Mar 2018 #64
Yes, exactly. LisaL Mar 2018 #66
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