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Crickets still sound more plausible than the status quo explanation that intelligence agencies in multiple countries would attack US (and Canadian!) diplomats w

Crickets still sound more plausible than the status quo explanation that intelligence agencies in multiple countries would attack US (and Canadian!) diplomats with no apparent motivation, especially after being "caught" committing the supposed attacks. Most likely, though, the diplomats are experiencing a mass psychogenic illness.

marcoperaza 8y ago
The US has reduced staffing at affected embassies and has probably taken other precautions. Don’t you think that hostile governments have good reason to hinder US operations on their territory? A lot of intelligence gathering happens through embassies. It’s not as far fetched as you make it sound.
- empath75 8y ago
  Cuba was working really hard to get relations normalized. It makes no sense for them to attack Americans.
  - marcoperaza 8y ago
    As was the Obama administration, which made these allegations in the first place.
- adventured 8y ago
  Especially when you consider that China is aggressively moving to buld up its relationship with Cuba right now.[1][2] Russia is attempting to station nuclear bombers in Latin America right now, with Cuba's #1 ally.[3][4][5] All of which is conveniently being ignored by both the article and the skeptics in this thread. Those competitors (and potential enemies) aren't non-existent, they're publicly going to work right now in the backyard of the US. Why the hell else would Russia be attempting to station its bombers so close to the US? It's a response to NATO and the tensions with the US on arms treaties, or just another case of Putin pursuing a copy of the USSR strategy of poking their US enemy in one of the few ways they can. [1] https://www.newsweek.com/cold-war-2018-north-korea-china-build-relations-cuba-bringing-old-us-foes-1096716 https://www.newsweek.com/cold-war-2018-north-korea-china-bui... [2] https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50557332/china-cuba-sign-agreements-to-promote-economic-cooperation/ https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50557332/china-cuba-sign-agreem... [3] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-46522358 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-46522358 [4] https://www.smh.com.au/world/south-america/russia-sends-2-nuclear-capable-bombers-to-venezuela-20181211-p50lea.html https://www.smh.com.au/world/south-america/russia-sends-2-nu... [5] http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/25570/venezuela-agreed-to-let-russia-set-up-a-bomber-outpost-on-this-carribean-island-reports http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/25570/venezuela-agreed-...

marcoperaza 8y ago

The US has reduced staffing at affected embassies and has probably taken other precautions. Don’t you think that hostile governments have good reason to hinder US operations on their territory? A lot of intelligence gathering happens through embassies. It’s not as far fetched as you make it sound.

empath75 8y ago
Cuba was working really hard to get relations normalized. It makes no sense for them to attack Americans.
- marcoperaza 8y ago
  As was the Obama administration, which made these allegations in the first place.
adventured 8y ago
Especially when you consider that China is aggressively moving to buld up its relationship with Cuba right now.[1][2] Russia is attempting to station nuclear bombers in Latin America right now, with Cuba's #1 ally.[3][4][5] All of which is conveniently being ignored by both the article and the skeptics in this thread. Those competitors (and potential enemies) aren't non-existent, they're publicly going to work right now in the backyard of the US. Why the hell else would Russia be attempting to station its bombers so close to the US? It's a response to NATO and the tensions with the US on arms treaties, or just another case of Putin pursuing a copy of the USSR strategy of poking their US enemy in one of the few ways they can. [1] https://www.newsweek.com/cold-war-2018-north-korea-china-build-relations-cuba-bringing-old-us-foes-1096716 https://www.newsweek.com/cold-war-2018-north-korea-china-bui... [2] https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50557332/china-cuba-sign-agreements-to-promote-economic-cooperation/ https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50557332/china-cuba-sign-agreem... [3] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-46522358 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-46522358 [4] https://www.smh.com.au/world/south-america/russia-sends-2-nuclear-capable-bombers-to-venezuela-20181211-p50lea.html https://www.smh.com.au/world/south-america/russia-sends-2-nu... [5] http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/25570/venezuela-agreed-to-let-russia-set-up-a-bomber-outpost-on-this-carribean-island-reports http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/25570/venezuela-agreed-...