Posted on 01/20/2023 2:49:56 PM PST by Timber Rattler
The US Treasury Department will designate the Russian mercenary organization Wagner Group as a “transnational criminal organization” and will impose additional sanctions next week against the group and its support network across the world, the White House said on Friday.
“These actions recognize the transcontinental threat that Wagner poses, including through its ongoing pattern of serious criminal activity,” National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby told reporters on Friday, ahead of the Treasury Department announcement.
Along with the new sanctions, the US has released newly declassified photos of Russian railcars traveling from Russia to North Korea and back in November, in what the US believes was the initial delivery of infantry rockets and missiles for use by the mercenary organization Wagner Group in Ukraine.
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You are exactly right about the long term. They are slowly acquiring America, buying our ports, farm land, businesses and politicians. Well, maybe not too slowly on the latter.
Exactly.... And in Russia guilty until proven innocent... Maybe the Moscow police will indict someone with the initials HB for engaging in corruption. That used to have some really harsh penalties in Soviet days when they needed to have a show trial to reinforce that the state was looking out for the worker.
Perhaps just the current fiscal quarter?
I’m so tired of war and warmongers. It covers a multitude of madness and crime.
The Mexican Drug Cartels and the Chinese Communist Party would like to thank Biden for his continued support.
Does that make the Treasury Department “transphobic”?
Granny Hawkins says:
"That big talk is worth doodley-squat"
hope the world never finds out about our war crimes, bio weapon labs in other countries etc etc. just sayn
They oughta be careful about doing stuff like that cause they could just as easily give Russia the idea to start sending weapons to any kind of group that wants to attack America
A fair part of the “narrow segment of American conservativism” posting here at FR is not American at all, but rather Russian trolls and troll farm employees in St. Petes. Watch for who pursues pro Russia and anti biden arguments. And those who say using 5 or 10% of our military budget to help Russia grind itself down is a poor military investment. Then there are those who insist we can only do one project for our country and stopping violent wanton invasion and destruction should not be it as we cannot walk and chew gum at the same time. Some of these people will converse back and forth, either praising one another or reinforcing anti Ukraine and US/Europe argument.
Soon you will recognize the patterns and identify your own troll list candidates.
These are ABSOLUTELY commonly deployed active measures narratives by FSB and other Russian interests, via either committed (paid or simply loyal) assets, or simply fools who could not find Ukraine on a map over one year ago, and simply chime in with the talking points they are provided, or that they pick up from Fringe fake media. It is a shame.
I wonder if Jim appreciates the extent to which foreign intelligence deployed against the interests of America and American foreign policy are allowed to set up shop here and proliferate.
Often it is a basic truth they will agree with you on, the old “10% kernel of truth” around which it they attach the 90% life and Kremlin commentary. Same arguments. Same cottage industry. As you observed, likely in St. Pete or Moscow itself.
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