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Hortensis

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24. Actually, we know they're worried about after Trump.

Reply to mopinko (Reply #23)

Thu Dec 19, 2019, 03:52 PM

Dec 2019

Before Trump was elected there was a big schism over the wisdom of taking us on. Now, after some huge victories internationally, and against us, but no lifting of sanctions, no ability to finally profit from their huge oil investments, only at best new sanctions not YET applied, they're once again looking to the time to pay the piper. There's a big reason why they're trying to make American voters believe it was Ukraine that was behind electing Trump, or attacked Trump, depending on faction.

Of course, their need to make sure there's no accountability under Democrats after Trump has to worry us. They had lots of room to back off in 2016. No more.

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Heavy gunfire heard near FSB HQ in Moscow [View all] Roland99 Dec 2019 OP

WTF is an FSB building? n/t Scotch-Irish Dec 2019 #1

FSB is the successor to the Soviet KGB Roland99 Dec 2019 #2

Holy shit! That's pretty weird! Scotch-Irish Dec 2019 #3

Disappointment over the impeachment of their asset? durablend Dec 2019 #5

The infamous Lubyanka, a monolith of sorrow Marengo Dec 2019 #28

You beat me to it. Obscure acronyms really suck (or, "OARS", I guess) nt Atticus Dec 2019 #29

More Poiuyt Dec 2019 #4

Here's a vid. dewsgirl Dec 2019 #7

in the RU, handguns are strictly regulated but - The Polack MSgt Dec 2019 #12

I remember the teenagers that were shooting at police, dewsgirl Dec 2019 #21

Putin is just tying up loose ends Yavin4 Dec 2019 #6

Is Putin doing some clean up work? Botany Dec 2019 #8

Probably. Trump has given a LOT of sensitive intel to russia. Scotch-Irish Dec 2019 #9

i'm still waiting for someone to connect the dots between the dude who had a bag thrown mopinko Dec 2019 #13

That was in Dec. 2016 and the man was one of the key computer/cyber workers in Putin's Botany Dec 2019 #15

thank you. iirc, there was another dude found dead in his car. mopinko Dec 2019 #16

This "thing" is so big that nobody outside of Putin and maybe Trump's consigiliere, Bill Barr know . Botany Dec 2019 #18

Right after the election, trump started getting security briefings, Ilsa Dec 2019 #26

No doubt .... once Trump was "elected" it was then time for Putin to start calling in his debt. Botany Dec 2019 #27

Was probably Putin doing away with some agents tasked with woodsprite Dec 2019 #10

Sounds like the safest guess. nt eppur_se_muova Dec 2019 #11

Keep following the trail of dead Russians.... SunSeeker Dec 2019 #14

it didnt get much attention here that the woman from the trump tower meeting mopinko Dec 2019 #17

You mean her boss? SunSeeker Dec 2019 #19

ah. thank you. mopinko Dec 2019 #20

It was a male boss of Vesel-whats-her-face back in Russia. Hortensis Dec 2019 #22

well, nothing is risky now, apparently. mopinko Dec 2019 #23

Actually, we know they're worried about after Trump. Hortensis Dec 2019 #24

Some loose ends being tied up? ck4829 Dec 2019 #25