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    Re: So, where are the Skripals? Archived Message

    Posted by Ian M on May 25, 2020, 9:02 pm, in reply to "Re: So, where are the Skripals?"

    RT has this from March, written by a London-based satirist:

    https://www.rt.com/op-ed/482319-skripals-britain-russia-poisoning-spy/

    'Former double agent Sergei has been completely off-grid, while Yulia Skripal was seen in a highly staged video in 2018, filmed in an anonymous but pleasant leafy glade shortly after recovering from her poisoning ordeal; but, apart from that, there has been no statements or updates about them at all.

    The most recent piece of ‘information’, and I use that term loosely, to leak out about their whereabouts came this weekend from Britain’s Mail on Sunday, courtesy of a source which became ubiquitous throughout the Skripal saga, the reliably unreliable “security insiders.” It’s always amazing how willing these apparent insiders are to release top-level secrets to the home of the “sidebar of shame.”

    The latest speculation from ‘security insiders’ is that the Skripals are hoping to head for a new life down under in Australia after “effectively living under house arrest since the attack.” This means either those insiders are the leakiest spies in the world, or the Skripals are going to be nowhere near Australia anytime soon.

    The house arrest must be at Julian Assange in Belmarsh levels of security, because even the Skripals’ family in Russia say they haven’t heard from them in months.'

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    Quite a lot from https://twitter.com/georgegalloway & https://twitter.com/ggreenwald/. Nothing from https://twitter.com/mehdirhasan/. This from https://twitter.com/CarolineLucas/:

    Caroline Lucas
    @CarolineLucas
    ·
    Mar 15, 2018
    My piece on #Russia.

    1) It is not unreasonable to be sceptical of UK Govts & security services, given their history.
    2) Putin's Russia is vicious, authoritarian & almost certainly responsible for #Salisbury.
    3) This Govt could do much, much more.
    We Can Both Hold Russia To Account For Salisbury, And Acknowledge Britain's Problematic Foreign...
    I can’t work out why so few people seem able to hold both of these opinions at once
    huffingtonpost.co.uk
    Caroline Lucas
    @CarolineLucas
    ·
    Mar 14, 2018
    It should not be controversial to say UK intelligence agencies have made serious, dangerous mistakes in the past.

    But it's also fair to conclude - on the evidence given today - that the Salisbury attack was highly likely to be from Russia & tough action is needed.
    Quote Tweet
    Sam Coates Sky
    @SamCoatesSky
    · Mar 14, 2018
    The Press Association has named Seumas Milne as the Jeremy Corbyn spokesman who said that the history of the UK intelligence agencies is "problematic"
    Caroline Lucas
    @CarolineLucas
    ·
    Sep 5, 2018
    Chilling to hear more details of nerve agent attack in Salisbury. My & @TheGreenParty
    's thoughts are with victims, their families and all those affected.

    Excellent work by police and security services to charge two Russian intelligence officers. They must be brought to justice.

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    (Facepalm)
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