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In reply to the discussion: I think the daughter had something to do with poison attack in England [View all]SunSeeker
(51,550 posts)76. Skripal was living openly. His was listed under his own name.
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His house, which featured a good-luck horseshoe on the front door, was bought for 260,000 pounds ($360,000) in 2011. Skripal was listed as living there under his own name.
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/29/ex-russian-spy-skripal-poisoned-by-nerve-agent-on-door-of-home.html
He came to England as part of a spy swap. I imagine he thought Putin would keep his end of the bargain. What is the point of swapping spies if the spies you get back are then killed by the other side? Teresa May actually made a comment along those lines, that not only is this a vicious murder, but it is Putin in essence reneging on the spy swap. He got his spy back, England didn't.
Alas, Putin is not a man of his word. He is a murderous, lying, authoritarian kleptocrat and a thug. He did this because he thought he could get away with it, now that he has his Orange Puppet in the White House. And he was right. Although Trump put on a show of expelling Russian diplomats over this, it was confirmed that Russia could maintain the same staffing levels. So all Putin is doing is rotating out spies for fresh ones.
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I think the daughter had something to do with poison attack in England [View all]
nadine_mn
Mar 2018
OP
She has visited him before. There are photos of them eating at the same restaurant on previous
LisaL
Mar 2018
#19
No. As Richard Engel reported tonight, investigators determined they were poisoned at their house.
SunSeeker
Mar 2018
#6
Perhaps he did not ingest it but was being watched...don't see how anyone poisoned with this stuff
Demsrule86
Mar 2018
#13
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
I have read a great deal about this poison and on this thread I posted some of the details.
Demsrule86
Mar 2018
#22
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
The person who created this poison said there was no antidote that was effective
Demsrule86
Mar 2018
#20
Why are you so intent in this line of argument? You dont seem too expert on the topic
blake2012
Mar 2018
#49
No, but I am not making adamant assertions with certainty and without proof like the other poster is
blake2012
Mar 2018
#52
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
Just reading the chemist's reasoning, I am not as convinced as you that this is as definitive
karynnj
Mar 2018
#77
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
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
That's seems more likely to me - like tracking a courier to find a wanted person
underpants
Mar 2018
#51