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| Russian diplomat hints UK lab could be nerve agent source |
| 2018-03-18 |
| [KC Star] LONDON - Russia's ambassador to the European Union has suggested a nerve agent that poisoned a former spy in England could have come from a British lab. Vladimir Chizhov says Russia has no chemical weapons stockpiles and was not behind the poisoning of Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia. In comments broadcast Sunday, Chizhov told the BBC that the U.K. chemical weapons research facility, Porton Down, is only eight miles (12 kilometers) from Salisbury, where the Skripals were found earlier this month. Asked whether he was saying Porton Down was responsible, he replied: "I don't know." The British government says Chizhov's suggestion is "nonsense." Meanwhile, Russia's ambassador in London, Alexander Yakovenko, called for "cooler heads." He told the Mail on Sunday that the dispute is "escalating dangerously and out of proportion." |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #14 Daily Beast now running the story - Russia: Maybe UK Lab Is Source of Ex-Spy’s Nerve Agent Poisoning |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2018-03-18 13:28 |
| #13 KC Star is a mouse product. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2018-03-18 13:27 |
| #12 Donna Brazile said after Seth Rich was killed, she kept the blinds down to protect from snipers, possibly Russian. Personal protection from the melting rays of the sun and light of day, more likely. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2018-03-18 13:18 |
| #11 An episode of CSI that involves the Seth Rich murder would be the worst episode ever. Murder happens, police declare it is a botched robbery. No one is interviewed. Surveillance footage not asked for, bartender not interviewed. The End. Donna Brazile said after Seth Rich was killed, she kept the blinds down to protect from snipers, possibly Russian. LOL. The Russians break every rule of engagement to start a possible WWIII with us to kill a man who...according to the DNC, didn't leak any emails. |
| Posted by: Herb McCoy7309 2018-03-18 08:51 |
| #10 The old Russian strategy: In comments broadcast Sunday, Hillary told CNN that the White House is only a few miles away from the Bloomingdale neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Asked whether she was saying Trump was responsible for the murder of Seth Rich, she replied: "I don't know." |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2018-03-18 08:33 |
| #9 I think you confuse vodka with mescal. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2018-03-18 08:09 |
| #8 You're really out on a limb with that #3, suggesting that a newly developed Russian neurotoxin extracted from the Vodka plant is NOT the agent responsible. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2018-03-18 08:07 |
| #7 More from the Independent pointing to PD. OK, cover-up makes some sense. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2018-03-18 08:02 |
| #6 More from the Independent pointing to PD. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2018-03-18 07:54 |
| #5 I know it is Sunday and quite early, but I do wish they'd get a bit more creative with their cover stories than... "Britain, Russia trade blame over poisoning of former spy" |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2018-03-18 07:40 |
| #4 Russia spy row: UK lab could be poison source, says ambassador |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2018-03-18 07:37 |
| #3 Actually, considering all the possibilities, the Brits don't have to have that particular nerve agent - all they have to do is lie about which agent was used. Of course, the idea of Her Majesty's government lying is hard to swallow. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2018-03-18 07:32 |
| #2 Well, it is Kansas. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2018-03-18 07:32 |
| #1 A very interesting thing just took place, all within a couple of minutes. The title of this story as I have listed has just been changed "updated" to the following: "Britain, Russia trade blame over poisoning of former spy" |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2018-03-18 07:03 |