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2018-07-04 Britain

Amesbury: Two collapse near Russian spy poisoning site

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Posted by Besoeker 2018-07-04 08:20|| || Front Page|| [11 views ] Top

#1 Reports from Porton Down indicate defense establishment having WTF moment.

Posted by Besoeker 2018-07-04 08:40|| 2018-07-04 08:40|| Front Page Top

#2 Amesbury is about 10 miles from the Salisbury Russian spy poisoning site

And 3 - 4 months. This Novichok (new guy) is some staff. And so selective!

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2018-07-04 08:42|| 2018-07-04 08:42|| Front Page Top

#3 The Skripal incident just didn't seem plausible at the time. I'm still going with disgruntled employee.

Posted by Besoeker 2018-07-04 08:59|| 2018-07-04 08:59|| Front Page Top

#4 Interesting, Mr. B.

Could be 'testing' by a new (or 7th Century) breed of terrorists, too.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2018-07-04 09:05|| 2018-07-04 09:05|| Front Page Top

#5 Andrei, you've lost another ~~submarine~~ nerve gas canister?

The Skripal incident just didn't seem plausible

Indeed. I'd go with the British trying to play the Great Game and gin up some hatred for the Russians instead of "disgruntled employee", but maybe I'm a bit cynical when it comes to Britain these days.

Posted by SteveS 2018-07-04 14:10|| 2018-07-04 14:10|| Front Page Top

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