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jakeXT

(10,575 posts)
96. It was his 23 year old girlfriend an Ukrainian model
Sat Feb 28, 2015, 12:02 PM
Feb 2015


Nemtsov, 55, (right) had been out for dinner with his Ukranian model girlfriend Anna Duritskaya, 23, (left) in the hours before his death. The couple had been dating for several years, according to reports

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2972813/Russian-opposition-politician-Boris-Nemtsov-shot-dead-Moscow-street.html
Holy shit . . . God help us it doesn't happen here. NBachers Feb 2015 #1
What are you talking about? It happens here all the time Demeter Feb 2015 #48
The only difference, they don't do the "lone gunman" act. leveymg Feb 2015 #78
Who is that last photo, the man in the hospital? nt raccoon Feb 2015 #86
I dont remember his name, but he was a Russian defector Telcontar Feb 2015 #87
Alexander Litvinenko EX500rider Feb 2015 #95
+1000. nt raccoon Feb 2015 #85
It's already happened here Man from Pickens Feb 2015 #79
Michael Hastings was not assassinated. Spare us the crazy talk. nt geek tragedy Feb 2015 #80
Some are willing to ally with anyone in blaming the US government for its alleged misdeeds YoungDemCA Feb 2015 #105
I hadn't thought about Michael Hasting's story in a while, but was wondering if the work he was midnight Feb 2015 #102
K&R DeSwiss Feb 2015 #2
Well, it wasn't slow from polonium, I guess that's a merciful thing. TwilightGardener Feb 2015 #3
No more opposition now... Helen Borg Feb 2015 #4
The mafia state claims another victim in Russia. Don Putin will be very pleased nt geek tragedy Feb 2015 #5
I hope any Putin apologists we may have here see this thread YoungDemCA Feb 2015 #8
they'd just blame it on Ukrainians nt geek tragedy Feb 2015 #9
It'll be interesting to hear what she has to say jakeXT Feb 2015 #25
I'd imagine she'd soon be dead, christx30 Feb 2015 #93
It was his 23 year old girlfriend an Ukrainian model jakeXT Feb 2015 #96
Bingo! 7962 Feb 2015 #70
Them or someone else... freshwest Feb 2015 #77
Or Mossad. Codeine Feb 2015 #92
Oh, they'll see it and try to make sure putin is blameless. Cha Feb 2015 #73
BBC article YoungDemCA Feb 2015 #6
Tabloid msm at work again. It is a tragedy but he was not a "leading" politician newthinking Feb 2015 #66
Strange reporting. MattSh Feb 2015 #83
"He had a cold," Treant Feb 2015 #7
okey dokey. .back to this again MBS Feb 2015 #10
This is just devastating news....horrific. n/t Jefferson23 Feb 2015 #11
" " " " n/t MBS Feb 2015 #12
I am sitting here stunned beyond belief...this is so horrible. n/t Jefferson23 Feb 2015 #13
:(... Cha Feb 2015 #72
Horrific news, I am near speechless over it. It is unfortunate some of the comments here Jefferson23 Feb 2015 #90
" " " " n/t MBS Feb 2015 #100
More Flowers for Boris #Nemtsov, Jefferson.. Cha Feb 2015 #107
I am so pleased to see the ambassadors there..thank you for the photos, Cha. Jefferson23 Feb 2015 #108
I know.. I think it's comforting when I see the ourpouring of caring and love like this for Cha Feb 2015 #109
Breaking on CNN now tavernier Feb 2015 #14
Washington Post article. . MBS Feb 2015 #15
yeah right jakeXT Feb 2015 #21
This is ridiculous: JDPriestly Feb 2015 #31
Hard to believe, for sure MBS Feb 2015 #33
I bet more people will come jakeXT Feb 2015 #43
I'm sure they believe that it was A warning... Hekate Feb 2015 #46
No it is not... MattSh Feb 2015 #82
Russian history makes Game of Thrones look like Mr Rogers Neighborhood Fumesucker Feb 2015 #89
I don't think Putin would bbe subtle at all. JDPriestly Feb 2015 #99
Sad that you take your life in your hands when you challenge Putin. n/t. hrmjustin Feb 2015 #16
This was a direct murder hired by Putin. Putin rladdi Feb 2015 #17
Disgusting. Putin has no shame. nt SunSeeker Feb 2015 #18
" " " " n/t MBS Feb 2015 #19
This is not.. YvonneCa Feb 2015 #22
cue Stephen Cohen to explain how people blame the Kremlin "everytime (someone) breaks a leg" uhnope Feb 2015 #20
Definitely An Assassination DallasNE Feb 2015 #23
yup n/t MBS Feb 2015 #34
Someone on another board posted that if Rudy got his wish for Obama to be more like Putin, kelliekat44 Feb 2015 #24
And with him, the Putin crowd shot their credibility. JDPriestly Feb 2015 #26
Putin wants to put together the old USSR. That's his goal, make no mistake. MADem Feb 2015 #30
I agree n/t MBS Feb 2015 #35
Someone on DU responded to one of my posts with the message JDPriestly Feb 2015 #40
Agreed. Hekate Feb 2015 #44
I hope this cold blooded murder wakes people up who think Russia's political climate is hrmjustin Feb 2015 #27
Some apparently want to be brutalized who defend Putin, seems that way to me. n/t RKP5637 Feb 2015 #29
I don't know or get Putin defenders motives but I think they are wrong to do it. n/t. hrmjustin Feb 2015 #32
Some just think they are cool if they side with anti-US leaders FLPanhandle Feb 2015 #37
But..but..'Putin has a 1000% approval rating'. I bet that number doubles pretty soon. Who's left.. Tarheel_Dem Feb 2015 #47
Hmmm, like duh, wonder who's behind this one ... guess, guess, guess! n/t RKP5637 Feb 2015 #28
Clearly, it's "the imperialist West's" doing... appal_jack Feb 2015 #62
Yep, sad, isn't it, that some favor Putin. n/t RKP5637 Feb 2015 #69
Sadly, yes, you DO need a sarcasm thingy for a few folks around here. nt 7962 Feb 2015 #71
Fascist State blkmusclmachine Feb 2015 #36
Wow. DU definitively solved this so quickly. And from 5,000 miles away. Impressive. Comrade Grumpy Feb 2015 #38
We don't know who pulled the actual trigger but we know who created the climate for it to happen. hrmjustin Feb 2015 #39
maybe the snide comments can be withheld at least until the body is cold uhnope Feb 2015 #41
Of course a year ago he was on record being afraid for his life Blue_Tires Feb 2015 #49
Post removed Post removed Feb 2015 #55
Oh come on Scootaloo Feb 2015 #57
I'm with Obama: Comrade Grumpy Feb 2015 #64
Amazing isn't it? newthinking Feb 2015 #67
I just saw the former British ambassador on the BBC. He doubted the regime did it. Comrade Grumpy Feb 2015 #75
You're right, DU is obviously barking up the wrong tree. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Feb 2015 #106
Gunned down in the street like a dog. How subtle. Can't wait for GG's thoughts on this. Tarheel_Dem Feb 2015 #42
also a Yushchenko confidant, to bring Russians into Ukraine (or at least their hryvnia) MisterP Feb 2015 #45
Deputy and First Deputy Prime Minister under Yeltsin for a short time /nt jakeXT Feb 2015 #54
his bio shows not only how thin and fractured boundaries are in the region, but the political jumble MisterP Feb 2015 #60
He was not a significant player (as the media is making it sound) newthinking Feb 2015 #68
Needless to say, Greenwald and Snowden were unavailable for comment Blue_Tires Feb 2015 #50
have any of the RT westerners made any response? Hartmann, Keiser, Larry King uhnope Mar 2015 #111
Not that I've seen, other than some nutbars on twitter Blue_Tires Mar 2015 #112
Putin starts the disinfo machine before the body is even cold: Blue_Tires Feb 2015 #51
The piece of shit makes an intentionally vague statement..grrr. Jefferson23 Feb 2015 #56
Fascists like Putin don't take criticism well tabasco Feb 2015 #52
And Putin smiled. Agnosticsherbet Feb 2015 #53
The writing is on the wall... Ford_Prefect Feb 2015 #58
He told a Russian news source on on Feb. 10th, "I'm afraid Putin will kill me." herding cats Feb 2015 #59
The rest of the quote, hc.. "I believe that he was the one who unleashed the war in the Ukraine." Cha Mar 2015 #113
The comment section of RT.com is full of claims this was a CIA operation PersonNumber503602 Feb 2015 #61
I saw that. some just can't bring themselve to see whwt Putin truly is so they have hrmjustin Feb 2015 #63
I can't see Putin or the CIA stooping to this Demeter Feb 2015 #84
Russian mafia popped into my mind too. PersonNumber503602 Feb 2015 #97
latest from Washington Post MBS Feb 2015 #65
"The murder, he said, was a consequence of “the evil energies set free by the Kremlin in the last.. Cha Feb 2015 #74
That is awful. freshwest Feb 2015 #76
This story will probably defy expectations Man from Pickens Feb 2015 #81
A love triangle. Yeah, that's it. tavernier Feb 2015 #88
"most hated rival"? Man from Pickens Feb 2015 #98
Yes, authoritarian despots often are 'popular' YoungDemCA Feb 2015 #104
I hope there is a proper investigation done for this murder jamzrockz Feb 2015 #91
This is will always be funny.. Feron Feb 2015 #94
Just FWIW: The murder happened in front of the Kremlin,.... YoungDemCA Feb 2015 #101
If all the cameras in the area belong to the government, then the government decides which MADem Mar 2015 #110
So how long will it be before the republicans blame Obama? still_one Feb 2015 #103
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