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2023-07-14 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

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Posted by Fred 2023-07-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [28 views ] Top
File under: Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life, & Kleptocrats

#1 Fell out of a window? Eat glow in the dark pudding? One of the crew of OceanGate? The possibilities are endless!

Posted by Raj 2023-07-14 00:53|| 2023-07-14 00:53|| Front Page Top

#2 Putin told the Wagner commanders at the meeting that Wagner was not a legal entity because there was no law governing PMCs.

This was central theme of the MoD's beef against Prigozhin and Wagner. Prigozhin said no, and those commanders who agreed with him have left for Belarus. The rest signed on as contract soldiers who the Russian MoD.

Putin is in a lot of hot water with the Duma because of his apparently casual relationship with Wagner. Dunno how it's all gonna turn out.

Posted by badanov 2023-07-14 01:07|| 2023-07-14 01:07|| Front Page Top

#3 That's it, Joe - the primary quality I look for in a general is his ability to make omelets & home fries. Now get the fuck outta here!

Posted by Raj 2023-07-14 02:02|| 2023-07-14 02:02|| Front Page Top

#4 Prigozhin dead? Nah, you're thinking of Snake Plissken.

Posted by SteveS 2023-07-14 08:28|| 2023-07-14 08:28|| Front Page Top

#5 Proof of life?

Posted by Frank G 2023-07-14 10:01|| 2023-07-14 10:01|| Front Page Top

#6 Photo of Prigozhin in Belarus has emerged, taken on July 12th

Posted by badanov 2023-07-14 10:28|| 2023-07-14 10:28|| Front Page Top

#7 ^4 SteveS, I thought of that immediately

Posted by Super Hose 2023-07-14 12:40|| 2023-07-14 12:40|| Front Page Top

#8 saw him eating at pizza hut with elvis lunch buffet!

Posted by Cholutle Thrans9751 2023-07-14 12:50|| 2023-07-14 12:50|| Front Page Top

#9 ...Pining for the fjords, obviously.

/Lovely plumage

Mike

Posted by MikeKozlowski 2023-07-14 14:02|| 2023-07-14 14:02|| Front Page Top

#10 Keeping a low profile, because his continued existence is an embarrasment for everybody.
Very low profile.
Possibly minus 6 foot low profile.
(Although, the way the 'insurrection' turned off, you have to wonder who called him on the phone and said "Enough".)

Posted by ed in texas 2023-07-14 16:56|| 2023-07-14 16:56|| Front Page Top

#11 “You see, there’s different kinds of dead: there’s sort of dead, mostly dead, and all dead. This fella here, he’s only sort of dead, which means there’s still a memory inside, there’s still bits of brain. You apply a little pressure here, a little more there, sometimes you get results.” - Miracle Max

Posted by Matt 2023-07-14 18:58|| 2023-07-14 18:58|| Front Page Top

#12 ^ Don't forget "Mr. Kurtz, him dead. Him gah damn dead."

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-07-14 19:18|| 2023-07-14 19:18|| Front Page Top

#13 There was a photo release with the metadata showing it was taken on the 12th. He was alive, but did not look well. (Not that he did before....)

Posted by DarthVader 2023-07-14 21:22|| 2023-07-14 21:22|| Front Page Top

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