If intelligence argument so strong, why did government point to ambiguous/weak ‘forensic’ evidence. Even being generous it only weakens their broader argument. No idea why anyone would defend them.
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So who was it if it wasn't Russia?
non-state actor/private job, Iran, Israel, elements within Russian regime Putin ignorant of, state-sponsored by Russia....limited group that could do it, sure, but that isn't licence to accuse others
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Porton Down - and you trust them, remember? - have confirmed only a state actor could have carried this out. So that leaves, according to you, Iran or Israel. What compelling evidence - and you need that, remember? - is there, then, to suggest it was either of these two?
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"The substance originated in Russia and was deployed by a state actor, which is vanishingly unlikely to be any country other than Russia" from an analysis- David Aaronovitch today's Times. But I doubt Mr Bastani will give it any credence as he seems determined not to believe it
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Israel - why? You lot can’t help yourselves
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I can only see one other explanation than Russian government and that is Russian mafia but I think Putin would certainly know about it now if that was who was to blame.
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Russian involvement in Syria has made it a target. No?
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From whom?
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My Q. Then Your A... that still works!?
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It's essential that we have 100% certainty when we accuse Russia and also that we believe any old conspiracist rubbish which exonerates them
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I saw an Adam Curtis doc once about how the Kremlin would hope to create confusion in its targets by briefing via many channels all information is suspect and all sources untrustworthy, creating paralysis in its targets. You look like walking definition of that tactic's success.
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'we dont know, we need watertight evidence, it could be anyone, lets not do anything'. This is music to a state using subterfuge's ears. No half competent assassin is ever going to leave a calling card. You have to act on probabilities.
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If it was a non - state actor/ private job how would they have got a Russian nerve agent? And how would they know about Skripal & who he was was? Pretty sure Britain wouldn’t have gone about telling people who/ where he was.....
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It's not a 'Russian nerve agent'. Skripal is a 'double-agent' - he makes his living selling information. He would have been touting himself around. He's alleged to have helped Steele make up his anti-Trump dossier for the Democrats and then the CIA.
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WTF- Israel?? Why , yet again, is Israel somehow apparently the culprit here? And why would Iran try to kill this guy? Let ask a more fundamental question, why are you so keen it not be Russia?
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Israel? Are you serious? What’s the motive?
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