Russia-ing to judgement - again!

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Updated: March 18/18

Russia Did It!

Or maybe not... 

[British PM May's] reasoning can be deconstructed thusly:

• “The poison in question was once produced by the Soviet Union in a place called Uzbekistan. But I’m going to say 'Russia' instead, even though the two counties [sic] don't even border each other. Anyways, because it was once produced by the Soviets there, we can be certain the Russians used it now to kill our double-agent.”

Also: Stories in 2004
A sad reminder of the lies that Tony Blair repeated to drag Britain into the disastrous war on Iraq.

Further, since this is election day in Russia, here is a well-researched article for anyone wanting to know more about modern day Russia:
How the Russian Presidential Election Race Looks in its Final Days

March 16/18

"It didn't take them long" to blame Putin.

Responding to questions on speculation that Russia was behind the incident, [President Vladimir Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov] said: "It didn't take them long." DW.com

There are lethal mouths shooting off all over the place in the British Parliament, some of them quite contradictory. From the Business Insider:

• On Thursday, UK Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson said Russia should "shut up" and "go away" and suggested that Britain was in a "chilly" war with the country.
• But say the leaders of France, Germany, the United States and the United Kingdom: "We call on Russia to address all questions related to the attack in Salisbury.

Trump has been variously lambasted for his reported silence, but when he did speak it was with a subtlety we've not been conditioned to expect from him:

• Asked about the poisoning on Thursday, Trump told reporters that it "certainly looks like Russia were [sic] behind it." 

 And, naturally:

• A Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman hit back on Thursday describing attempts to blame Russia for the poisoning as "insane."

Here's the kind of crafty little game played by countries that spy on one another:

• Double agent: Skripal, a former member of Russia's GRU military intelligence service, was arrested by the Federal Security Service (FSB) for allegedly betraying dozens of Russian agents to British intelligence for money. He was sentenced to 13 years in jail but was later swapped for 10 Russian agents in a dramatic prisoner exchange at Vienna Airport in 2010.

So far, this is about sleazy wretches on both sides of the spy business, working -- not for national security but for money -- on both sides of the fence, knowing the inherent risks full well.

It is assumed that the spies on our side are honourable and would never rub out a double agent and blame it on Russia. Yet ... "False Flag" has not become a household term for no reason.

If there's anything that Theresa May is really good at, it's eloquent righteous indignation. What she seems short on, however, is a questioning mind. Is she seriously not wondering why so many scary things have happened on her turf since she displayed a determination to go ahead with Brexit?

The Washington Post is so eager to get in on the "blame Russia" game, it has, either deliberately or inadvertently, told a much different story than appears on its surface:

The nerve agent attack on British soil has exposed London’s isolation
Vladimir Putin, a man whom most Britons know as a semi-fictional bad guy who sometimes appears on the evening news, has suddenly insinuated himself into ordinary life.

One could easily derive from the above that the WaPo is concerned that Putin is not sufficiently viewed by John Q and Josephine Public and their kids, and their dog, as a grave and imminent danger.

It then reveals an expectation of lack of sympathy for spooks getting their comeuppance by mentioning quickly the unnamed Bobby who we are told is seriously ill, along with other unnamed Brits under observation for poisoning, in order to bring the threat closer to the living room wherein resides the ubiquitous TV set.

• One British policeman fell gravely ill after being exposed to the Skripals; 12 others were hospitalized; hundreds of others have been warned as well. That makes it difficult to dismiss this story — “Russians killing Russians, and why should we care?” — as many Britons did when Alexander Litvinenko, another Russian ex-spy, was murdered with radioactive polonium, another rare, highly classified poison, in central London in 2006.

John Q is literally told to read more into this than just "Russians killing Russians": it's Russians killing innocent Brits!  Nevermind that we aren't yet told who the victims are and that so far nobody at all has died.

So that's Clues #1 and 2 that blatant propaganda may well be the WaPo objective.

Clue #3:

• But while Litvinenko’s assassins might have expected to go undetected, the Skripals’ would-be murderers had to know that Novichok would quickly be linked to the Russian government.

Yes, of course they would know that.  And that's what False Flags are all about: committing crimes strategically designed to point to outside sources, too often perpetrated throughout history for military/political purposes.

Putin may be a lot of things; but stupid is not one of them.

The WaPo acccuses Trump of deliberate silence, suggesting as usual that he is a Russian tool. But as you can see from the Business Insider item above, Trump did indeed speak a surprisingly succinct mouthful.

Always look to the very last lines in any news item if you want confirmation of the basic objective of the report.

• "For two decades, successive British governments put profits over security and underestimated the danger of hosting unscrupulous kleptocrats in their country. The appearance of Novichok in a quiet English town exposes the risks of that policy — just at a moment when Brexit Britain will find it most painful to abandon."

If the EU and its supporters inside Britain seriously wanted to put a stop to Brexit, ways could be found to change minds and hearts.

Now read this:
Are 'Novichok' Poisons Real? - May's Claims Fall Apart
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