Posted on 03/22/2024 2:03:58 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed warnings about a potential terror incident in Moscow just days before gunmen attacked a concert hall in the city on Friday.
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Earlier this month, the US embassy in Russia issued a security alert warning about a potential terror attack in Moscow and urged people to avoid crowds, monitor local media for updates, and be aware of surroundings.
"The Embassy is monitoring reports that extremists have imminent plans to target large gatherings in Moscow, to include concerts, and U.S. citizens should be advised to avoid large gatherings over the next 48 hours," the March 7 security alert said.
Nothing happened in that exact timeframe, and Putin addressed the warnings a couple weeks later, criticizing the warning three days ago as "provocative."
TASS said the aim was to intimidate and destabilize Russian society and quoted Putin on March 19 saying "the recent provocative statements of a number of official Western structures about the possibility of terrorist attacks in Russia."
"All this resembles outright blackmail and the intention to intimidate and destabilize our society," Putin said, according to TASS.
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War, grim and terrible, is inching forward. WW III is coming. See you in the bomb shelter, citizen. If we, or Ukraine, had any part in this attack, it will be a cause for war. The Neo-Cons have no idea what they may have unleashed upon our nation. Reminds me of the War hawks who started the war of 1812,to steal Canada with England grappling with Napoleon.
England and France did a peace and England could focus on the upstart USA. All we got was our capital burned. We could well get the same here.
The U. S. and the 5eyes aren’t talking to Russia. Especially their Intel agencies.
Male bovine excrement.
5.56mm
There is going to be hell to be paid for this. I pray the response is limited to Ukrainian territory. The CIA has really F’d up on this one. The Russians took a shot at Budanov two nights ago and apparently missed. It’ll be the shotgun approach tonight.
Only the weak and hopeless day dream about WW3. The rest of us are having too much fun enjoying life. Sorry.
We’ll never know the truth about this.
Again, definitely not the US. If it was us, why would we have tried to warn Putin?
Interesting thought but you forgot one thing, WHY WOULD THE US WARN PUTIN IN THE FIRST PLACE???
Why would Putin trust the US especially since our weapons are killing Russians?
This smells like a CIA setup. Find some pissed off people mad at Russia, give them drugs, money and guns and turn them loose.
Yeah I’m not sure how Putin will respond to this. Maybe he’ll give the Houthis an anti-ship missile capable of taking out one of our aircraft carriers. Whatever response things are definitely heating up. The neocons are desperate to start WW3 before Trump gets in there.
Kremlin snuff box, 03/22/24
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Already 52 dead. What happened in Crocus?
Shooting and explosions in Crocus City Hall are a terrorist act. There is no doubt about it. As of the time of publication, 52 deaths are already known, at least 80 more people may be in the building itself, their fate is unknown. The huge concert hall is on fire, which only complicates the search and elimination of all the attackers.
Two important points in connection with this tragedy. The first is that three days ago the FSB received information from the FSO about the preparation of an attack. Without specifying the location, but with a very specific description.
For some reason this data was ignored. After the concert on Red Square with the participation of the president, many of our interlocutors in the security services openly exhaled and, so to speak, relaxed. Security Council Secretary Patrushev knows that the FSB has this data and will definitely raise this issue at an emergency meeting of the Security Council, which will be held soon.
The second point is that I don’t want to say that we warned about this, but in fact it is so. In early March, the Americans published information about the preparation of terrorist attacks. The embassy’s letter also spoke about possible massacres at concerts.
Our sources then carefully hinted that they had been transferred to an enhanced work regime, but connected this with the elections. 5 days have passed since the end of voting - and here we are.
Who exactly committed the terrorist attack? It doesn’t matter at all. Obviously, such a massive terrorist attack should be the subject of investigation by the competent authorities.
It is known that the first group of Russian Guard special forces arrived at Crocus City Hall only 17 minutes after the shooting began. Considering that the FSB was aware of the preparation of the terrorist attack, such slowness also raises questions.
Did Bortnikov really not notify Zolotov of the approach of such a serious threat? Or did Bortnikov not know either? There are still more questions than answers.
However, it is known that in Moscow and the region, immediately after the shooting began, there were interruptions in the work of Telegram and VKontakte. The investigation will show whether these events are connected.
Other photos of this scene also show all signage in English.
WHY WOULD THE US WARN PUTIN IN THE FIRST PLACE???
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Because JoeB loves Russia and wants it to finish the invasion successfully, just like he’s rooting for Hamas over Israel. If it harms the US its good, if it harms Russia, China, Iran, Hamas its bad. America last
Putin knew.
They’ve caught 3 of the gunmen so Putin can torture them and get to the bottom of things.
Hmmm. Warn Putin then do it. The warning would be a standard “make us look innocent” play - typical of the CIA.
But I still think some form of false flag play (Putin), internal (anti-Putin), or Hamas/Hamas sympathizer play is more likely. Leaning toward false flag.
Putin knew in advance and let them kill his people anyway.
I wouldn’t believe the CIA either. They have no credibility.
Fire escapes at the concert venue were locked.
Putin sacrificed those people because of his arrogance and inferiority complex.
The neo-cons hate Trump, but do they really want Biden there? Can the media sustain that narrative? Before an election? And who plays the lead in the movie?
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