Posted on 10/09/2019 11:02:10 AM PDT by Navy Patriot
Full title: A secret Russian assassination squad has proven 'they can get to anyone' in Europe but there's just one problem they're really sloppy about it
Revelations of an alleged Russian intelligence operation to murder opponents and spread chaos across the European Union were met with a mix of wonder and derision in the intelligence community. Russia's decision to return to formalized violent operations in the West has "proven they can get to anyone," a source told Insider. But in many cases, the Russians' sloppy tradecraft has meant their "secret" operations are almost immediately noticed.
Two current European intelligence officials described the scoop by the New York Times about a unit of Russian military intelligence, commonly called the GRU, tasked with murdering Russia's enemies in Europe and helping sow political and military chaos, as "credible." It's "confirmation of something we have long suspected: There is a plan," one told Insider.
The NYT piece, which ran Tuesday, used a mix of open-source documentation and intelligence gathered across Europe ...
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ALL intel agencies engage in “wet operations”.
Some chucklehad at BI or NYT thinks this is NEWS.
Asking for a friend *cough* Hillary *cough*
Depending on the casualties one is willing to incur any target can be hit.
May be true. The commies have knocked off a lot of Russians in other countries, recently Nikolai Glushkov.
AS I recall there was a photo years ago of a young KGB agent Vlad Putin walking near President Reagan in Washington D.C.
What about *cough* soros *cough*?
A big part of making people believe you can get to “ANYONE” is making sure they know who did it.
Are they sloppy because they’re actually sloppy...or because they want to be known for what they do?
Naw. Palpatine, and the spawn, would be better.
The Hildabeat, not as a target, but as a person interested in hiring out services.
It’s a very fine line between sloppiness and sending a message
Wouldn’t be hard here either. Just cross the border.. blend in with every illegal and get your free stuff.
No taxes, free healthcare... I assume it is the same in Europe.
Exactly - I wouldn’t immediately write this off to incompetence, particularly from the Russians. It’s not like the RNC trying to figure out why conservatives aren’t beating down the doors for open borders...way beyond their brainpower.
More than one nation can play that game Vlad.
I can attest to that.
Remind me who that is, and how his story plays in.
I’m not getting the connection. I’m sure it will make sense when I do.
He’s Seth Rich.
Thanks. Yes, the Left has done it’s share in the Clinton sphere of players, no doubt.
I was thinking more in line with top Russian people being picked off, if he can’t tone this down.
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