Posted on 03/23/2024 4:30:59 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
U.S. officials say American intelligence agencies had gathered information in recent weeks that ISIS was planning an attack in Moscow - but the warnings were dismissed by Russia's President Putin who described them as 'provocative'.
A U.S. intelligence official described how American agencies learned how a cell of ISIS based in Afghanistan was planning an attack in Moscow and shared the information with Russian officials.
Putin dismissed the alerts as an attempt to intimidate Russians.
U.S. officials say that the information was privately shared as recently as three days before gunmen burst into a large concert hall on Friday night, spraying the crowd with gunfire, killing more than 60 people.
Earlier in March, the US embassy in Moscow also issued a security alert.
It warned about a potential terror attack in Moscow and urging people to avoid crowds and be aware of their 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 stated.
Concerts were specifically mentioned as a potential target in the US security alert.
It is not clear what prompted the warning or whether it was related to Friday night's attack.
The US gave the intelligence to Russia under the Duty to Warn requirement - an intelligence community requirement to notify US and non-US groups of potential impending threats.
Earlier this week - and several weeks after the warnings had been issued - Putin said the warnings were 'provocative.'
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Amazing how our intel people can “know” about terrorists plans overseas in advance, but are incapable of the same at home. A skeptical person might ask: “Are they part of the setup?”
So... why would a goverment pay another govt, to knock off their arch enemy but... warn the offending govt about a terrorist attack.... statesmanship?
The cheese has been getting pretty ripe on this action for a few years now. It’s smelling funny.
Isis? Yeah, they must have attacked because Russia is lining up against Israel in the Hamas war and demanding an Israeli cease fire. The US Government lies don’t even TRY to make sense anymore.
I guess it’s hard to assign a lot of credibility to one’s military adversary.
That is absolutely the correct line of inquiry to pursue. Not coincidentally, there is a reason that MSM journalist remain strangely, stubbornly, incurious.
ISIS claims responsibility for attack at Moscow-area concert venue that left at least 60 dead
"The terror group took responsibility for the attack in a short statement published by ISIS-affiliated news agency Amaq on Telegram on Friday"
https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/22/europe/crocus-moscow-shooting/index.html
Wait, maybe this is like in WWII, that time we warned the Germans about the Valkerie plot. /s
Journalism school teaches you how to reload the paper in your fax machine.
Intelligence agencies prevent attacks on Americans here and abroad all the time. Sometimes we hear about it, other times we don’t.
That answers your question.
The real American “involvement” here is the Biden administration debacle in Afghanistan, which returned that country to a terrorist playground.
There is no comparison.
Many terrorist plots are foiled. Some are not. It is not hard to "know" something is going on from signals intelligence and other sources. Knowing actual details of exactly where when and who is much more difficult.
Those unsung heroes of intelligence community. If we only knew what test did for us. But alas, they will never be able to tell us. Lol
Iirc Russians warned US Gov about 911 and it was ignored?
Was it 6 embassies that told Putin their countries were picking up on the terror threat to Russia and even a mention of them possibly using a concert venue?
It’s exactly the same. DC is openly at war with Russia. But they reached out to warn them of a threat. Gosh, DC sure is swell! They care.
How many terrorists have ILLEGALLY crossed our border?
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