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KoKo

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21. If it comes from "RT" no DU'er will be able to post it...until...

Sat Aug 31, 2013, 06:50 PM

Aug 2013

the MSM has time to "fine tooth comb it for Communist Propaganda." We will have to hope NYT or WaPo post it when they get to it for it to make "LBN" here on DU since Admins have said the "HOSTS" are banning the Communist Websites like RT.

Well...it is what it is and we all need to "obey the law."

Eventually it seeps out...though.

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Bandar Bush to Putin: Be a Real Shame if Something Bad Should Happen to Your Olympics.... [View all] Junkdrawer Aug 2013 OP

I was surprised when Ambrose Evans Pritchard picked it up jakeXT Aug 2013 #1

We really need to have this story vetted..... Junkdrawer Aug 2013 #2

I'm not so sure about this, TBH. AverageJoe90 Aug 2013 #3

It's making the rounds in a big way. As I said above, it really needs to be vetted. n/t Junkdrawer Aug 2013 #4

Indeed...given the past years ...we know...things NEED TIME...to BE VETTED.. KoKo Aug 2013 #19

If the Russians already know Saudis are backing Chechen rebels... HooptieWagon Aug 2013 #6

Bandar's MO does make this plausible. At the very least.... Junkdrawer Aug 2013 #9

They can ask...Putin may not answer. HooptieWagon Aug 2013 #10

Good point. I bet the person Putin would love to confront with this... Junkdrawer Aug 2013 #12

If it comes from "RT" no DU'er will be able to post it...until... KoKo Aug 2013 #21

Who the fuck are these people? And how "involved" are they in the day-to-day management of this MADem Sep 2013 #27

I'd guess they all share something in common. leveymg Sep 2013 #36

Something's fucked up there, at any rate! nt MADem Sep 2013 #38

Bandar Bush definitely gots the "Republicon Family Values" thing down. Berlum Aug 2013 #5

Sounds to me like Bandar was trying to use the carrot and letting Putin know about the stick. KittyWampus Aug 2013 #7

Mighty sick stick, n'est-ce pas? Junkdrawer Aug 2013 #8

Putin is way more ruthless than Bandar hopes to be. hobbit709 Aug 2013 #11

They are both bad. HooptieWagon Aug 2013 #13

I was one of the people who figured Bandar paid for some planes to hit buildings way back when. KittyWampus Aug 2013 #14

Putin was KGB. hobbit709 Aug 2013 #15

yeah, he probably got his hands wet. You win! KittyWampus Aug 2013 #16

Sounds like a Godzilla vs Megalon argument.... Junkdrawer Aug 2013 #17

Huge Kudo....LOL's...hadn't seen that in years.... KoKo Aug 2013 #18

Haven't see Spamalot yet....although Mrs. Jundrawer's colleague is playing Author... Junkdrawer Aug 2013 #20

We saw it at Coastal Arts Center... KoKo Aug 2013 #22

Right, let's blame whatever the Saudi's do or say on the U.S. On Obama in particular. pnwmom Aug 2013 #23

Your post is the first mention of Obama. Junkdrawer Sep 2013 #24

What you said was, "Now, if this incident is real, it could ONLY happen if the Saudis were confident pnwmom Sep 2013 #25

IF this is true, IF/WHEN Obama becomes aware of the incident, IF Obama then does nothing.... Junkdrawer Sep 2013 #26

Bandar has a reputation for bluntness, but something is "off" about this part of the story leveymg Sep 2013 #28

"I would approach with some caution"...and I am.... Junkdrawer Sep 2013 #29

embellished with hot relish and mustard. leveymg Sep 2013 #30

I'm wondering if there is ANY truth in this.... Junkdrawer Sep 2013 #31

I suspect that every country has gone up a DefCon notch, including the US, Russia, KSA, Israel, leveymg Sep 2013 #34

The opportunity for a 1914-style miscalculation is off the charts.... Junkdrawer Sep 2013 #35

I totally agree. leveymg Sep 2013 #37

I'm generally against lobbing bombs and firing missiles at people, Vanje Sep 2013 #32

I don't buy this report at all. hughee99 Sep 2013 #33