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hlthe2b

(102,236 posts)
Thu Mar 8, 2018, 08:56 AM Mar 2018

Report: Poisoned Russian Spy May Have Worked on Trump (Steele) Dossier

1. The Plot Thickens
Report: Poisoned Russian Spy May Have Worked on Trump Dossier

https://www.thedailybeast.com/report-poisoned-russian-spy-may-have-worked-on-trump-dossier?ref=home

The mystery of the former Russian agent who was poisoned with a nerve agent in a small English city on Sunday is getting more complex by the day. The Telegraph reported Thursday that Sergei Skripal—who remains in a critical condition in hospital alongside his daughter and a British police officer—was in close contact with a security consultant who worked for Christopher Steele, the former British agent who compiled the infamous Trump dossier. The newspaper refused to name the consultant, but reported that a LinkedIn page deleted in the past few days stated that he was based in Salisbury—where the attempted murder took place—and had previously done work for Orbis Business Intelligence, which is run by Steele. The Telegraph report states: “If the Kremlin believed that Col. Skripal might have helped with the compilation of the dossier, it could explain the motive for the assassination attempt in Salisbury town center.” On Wednesday, Valery Morozov—a former construction magnate who fled Russia—told Channel 4 News that Skripal was not retired and met with military intelligence officers every month.


More at the source paper:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/07/poisoned-russian-spy-sergei-skripal-close-consultant-linked/

Col Skripal, who is in intensive care and fighting for his life after an assassination attempt on Sunday, was recruited by MI6 when he worked for the British embassy in Estonia, according to the FSB, the Russian intelligence agency.
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Report: Poisoned Russian Spy May Have Worked on Trump (Steele) Dossier (Original Post) hlthe2b Mar 2018 OP
Skripal is still alive (barely) so the job is not finished. PearliePoo2 Mar 2018 #1
And that's probably why Dear Leader is Vlad's lap dog. Vinca Mar 2018 #2
r'd poboy2 Mar 2018 #3

PearliePoo2

(7,768 posts)
1. Skripal is still alive (barely) so the job is not finished.
Thu Mar 8, 2018, 09:03 AM
Mar 2018

Are Skripal and his daughter being guarded 24/7 in the hospital? Hope so, because these murderers play for keeps.



Vinca

(50,269 posts)
2. And that's probably why Dear Leader is Vlad's lap dog.
Thu Mar 8, 2018, 09:05 AM
Mar 2018

Don doesn't want a Big Mac with polonium sauce.

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