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Russia attempted to kill a dissenter in England with a toxic agent and all of Europe went up in arms. Presidents and prime ministers put out condemnations. Publ
by HenryKissinger 6y ago
Russia attempted to kill a dissenter in England with a toxic agent and all of Europe went up in arms. Presidents and prime ministers put out condemnations. Public opinion sharply turned against Russia.
The backlash to what you're suggesting would be insane if it actually happened.
- was_boring 6y agoHow does this stop the next one? It’s not the first time Russia has done this — and they have done it in European countries.
- hammock 6y agoSkripal? There's a lot of contention and contradicting evidence that suggest it was a false flag.
- HenryKissinger 6y agoAbsolutely false. I didn't know Russian propaganda had reached into HN. Study Exposes Russia Disinformation Campaign That Operated In The Shadows For 6 Years: https://www.npr.org/2020/06/16/878169027/study-exposes-russia-disinformation-campaign-that-operated-in-the-shadows-for-6- https://www.npr.org/2020/06/16/878169027/study-exposes-russi...
- 1MachineElf 6y ago>HenryKissinger Username checks out.
- athms 6y agoHacker News is nothing more than Slashdot in its heyday. This place is a glorious cluster fuck of Internet wisdom.
- hammock 6y agoDid I miss the mention of Skripal in that link? https://off-guardian.org/2020/03/04/the-skripal-case-two-years-on/ https://off-guardian.org/2020/03/04/the-skripal-case-two-yea... http://johnhelmer.net/austria-confirms-opcw-report-on-skripal-faking-by-the-british-vienna-exposes-financial-times-lies-and-cover-up/ http://johnhelmer.net/austria-confirms-opcw-report-on-skripa... https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2019/07/15/mainstream-media-hide-skripals-connections-to-russiagate-trump-case/ https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2019/07/15/mainstream... https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2018/09/the-impossible-photo/ https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2018/09/the-impossib...
- Paradigma11 6y agoWhat is the story about the photos of the russian operatives entering on the airport trying to show? Nobody, not even they themselves, dispute being on that flight.
- dang 6y agoYou can't post like this without evidence. Someone having an opposing opinion does not count as evidence (or rather, it is evidence only that a topic is divisive). Please review https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and don't do this again. "Please don't post insinuations about astroturfing, shilling, brigading, foreign agents and the like. It degrades discussion and is usually mistaken. If you're worried about abuse, email hn@ycombinator.com and we'll look at the data." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&dateRange=all&type=comment&storyText=false&prefix=true&page=0&query=by:dang%20astroturf https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&dateRange=all&type=comme...
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- duncan_bayne 6y agoSure but that tends to work against States. Backlash against non-State groups like the PLO and IRA seems less effectual.
- TheSpiceIsLife 6y ago> agent and all of Europe went up in arms. Not arms as in weapons, arms as in failing their arms about. Fat lot of good that'll do to prevent the next incident.