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> This is a line even the Soviets and Chinese respected. Well, Russia is pretty fine with carrying out extra-judicial assassination attempts of undesirables on
by shrikant 3y ago
> This is a line even the Soviets and Chinese respected.
Well, Russia is pretty fine with carrying out extra-judicial assassination attempts of undesirables on UK soil, so it's not clear this line is true any more.
- ksenzee 3y agoThe “in North America” bit matters. This took place a couple hours’ drive north of Seattle.
- thuridas 3y agoAnd Russia is paying for it in weapons from UK to Ukraine. Also remember the killing in Turk soil by Saudi Arabia
- gruez 3y ago> And Russia is paying for it in weapons from UK to Ukraine. By all accounts that was caused by the Ukraine invasion rather than the assassination. >Also remember the killing in Turk soil by Saudi Arabia What end up happening to them? Seems like they got off pretty light. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamal_Khashoggi#U.S._response https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamal_Khashoggi#U.S._response
- gretch 3y ago> By all accounts that was caused by the Ukraine invasion rather than the assassination. It's not either/or, it's both. The counter example is USA (I'm american). USA had such a "good guy" track record post WWII that we invaded numerous countries and fucked around all over the world and we didn't get coalition'ed against.
- foota 3y agoSomehow this connection never crossed my mind between the UKs gun-hoeness and the assassination.