The Red Mafia is up to all the same tricks the KGB engaged in, but now Western leaders dismiss the problems as simply a "mafia" one rather than blaming the Russian government.
The Russians are providing nuclear technology to rogue countries like Iran – and the Americans and media here buy the excuse that "the mafia" is doing it – as Russian leaders say, "We have no control over it."
This is the same mafia that staged a series of apartment bombings in Russia – using, guess who, groups linked to Osama bin Laden.
Today, U.S. intelligence experts believe that almost two-thirds of all commercial institutions in Russia, some 400 banks (those in Moscow alone control more than 80 percent of the country's finances), dozens of stock exchanges, and hundreds of large government enterprises are controlled by the mobs. About 40 percent of the GDP in Russia is in the hands of organized crime, working in concert with corrupt officials and businessmen.
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The Red Mafia is up to all the same tricks the KGB engaged in, but now Western leaders dismiss the problems as simply a "mafia" one rather than blaming the Russian government.
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There is the truth of it all.
The red mafia is led by the KGB, from what i read.
Those Russian apartment houses that explode, caught my eye a year or more ago, as it is the same method taught to the Padilla type terrorists.
It appears, that a phony repairman shows up to work on the gas lines, or check the gas meter, he loosens the gas pipe connections in the basement and leaves, knowing the explosion will happen.
The Los Angeles area, a year or so ago, had several apartment houses explode, due to escaping gas from the lines.
Apartment houses in San Francisco also explode.
Not difficult to think that they were helped to explode, once you know how it is done.
Yes, I know some are natural accidents.......maybe.
Might be interesting to know who lived in them.......