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Russian agents made an attempt to assassinate a former Russian agent turned CIA informant on American soil in 2020, according to multiple sources.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Ah yes, let's believe the very reliable CIA and their informants about threats against the CIA. They've proven themselves so trustworthy in the past.

[–] AbouBenAdhem 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

While the ultimate source is probably the CIA, this is the Jerusalem Post reporting about an upcoming book by an academic historian—so it’s presumably been vetted by a few other parties.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

The term "vetted" is doing a lot of heavy work there. "Laundered" would be far more accurate in this context of imperialist invention of reality or consent manufacturing.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

this is the Jerusalem Post reporting

it’s presumably been vetted

Vetted it probably has been, as for it being vetted for truthfulness...

[–] AbouBenAdhem 1 points 1 year ago

All we can say for certain is that a Jerusalem Post reporter and a Harvard historian want us to believe the article’s content. We may believe, independently, that the CIA also want us to believe it—but if the CIA wanted the opposite, we’d still be reading the same article. So the trustworthiness of the article’s content depends on the trustworthiness of the reporter and the historian, not the CIA.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Russia literally attempted to assassinate a man and his daughter in Salisbury, UK.

This is their MO, just like the song "It's raining men!" Isn't a celebration in Moscow, it's a warning to take cover.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You believe that story too?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah actually, I do.

I also work with Russians, they know the score.

You believe the bs they pump out on state media?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

You believe the bs they pump out on state media?

After restating that they believe the bs pumped out on their state media.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Based. I hope the FSB and CIA kill eachother until there are no more glowies.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah OK. So they've known about this for 3 years now, and decided to release the information now? Smells like another Havana Syndrome case.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

It is actually because he was under a version of witness protection but then used his real name for a fishing license iirc

[–] Cybermass 1 points 1 year ago

If proven wouldn't this be an act of war?

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