Former Russian Spy Poisoned by Nerve Agent, British Police Say

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By Richard Pérez-Peña

March 7, 2018
LONDON — A former Russian spy and his daughter were poisoned by a nerve agent in England this week, the British authorities said on Wednesday, heightening suspicions that the episode was an assassination attempt by a national government, amid rampant speculation that Russia was responsible.

The development forces the British government to confront the possibility that once again, an attack on British soil was carried out by the government of President Vladimir V. Putin, which Western intelligence officials say has, with alarming frequency, ordered the killing of people who have crossed it.

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[cilla4progress]

1. I'm curious about the timing.

I suppose it could just have been a warning shot: look what we can (still) do.

I haven't read that Skirpl (sp?) had a role in trump/Russia...?

[FarCenter]

5. He started working for MI6 in the late '90, was arrested by Russia in 2004, released to UK in 2010

He was part of a spy exchange.

[TheBlackAdder]

2. This is why Trump eats at McDonalds. He's afraid of eating a creation by a Russian chef.

[BoneyardDem]

3. and if this was a message to Trump or any other of his WH cronies?

I think it was heard loud and clear.

Do they die as traitorous cowards, or do they die as patriots?

[octoberlib]

4. Rick Gates was getting threats from the Russian mafia/Putin (same thing) last

week and had to cancel a trip to Boston, remember?

[Blue_Tires]

6. Snowden and Greenwald were unavailable for comment

[octoberlib]

8. Lol.

[Lee-Lee]

7. The use of a nerve agent really only available to a few state actors

Was meant to send a message as much as kill the target.