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Not the sharpest tool in the box this Prigozhin guy.

Suliso wrote: ↑Wed Aug 23, 2023 8:01 pm Not the sharpest tool in the box this Prigozhin guy.

Indeed. Even political "amateurs" like us called this. I remember saying he should never again go above a 1st floor.

It's always so subtle with Vlad.....

Pure coincidence. I'm just SURE of it!

BTW, the NY Times is reporting that the Russian plane was likely brought down by "a blast". Could be anything. But more interesting, they included this little gem attributed to Putin. Always a class act:

Vladimir Putin for the first time spoke about the Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin’s apparent death, saying he “made some serious mistakes in life.”

dryrunguy wrote: ↑Thu Aug 24, 2023 6:04 pm BTW, the NY Times is reporting that the Russian plane was likely brought down by "a blast". Could be anything. But more interesting, they included this little gem attributed to Putin. Always a class act:

Vladimir Putin for the first time spoke about the Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin’s apparent death, saying he “made some serious mistakes in life.”

Per The Guardian he also sent his condolences.

Phil Stewart
@phildstewart
Pentagon officially saying on-the-record there is no information to suggest a missile took down the aircraft.

ti-amie wrote: ↑Thu Aug 24, 2023 7:06 pm

dryrunguy wrote: ↑Thu Aug 24, 2023 6:04 pm BTW, the NY Times is reporting that the Russian plane was likely brought down by "a blast". Could be anything. But more interesting, they included this little gem attributed to Putin. Always a class act:

Vladimir Putin for the first time spoke about the Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin’s apparent death, saying he “made some serious mistakes in life.”

Per The Guardian he also sent his condolences.

Before or after the insult? Not that it matters...

India could be behind killing of Canadian Sikh - Trudeau

By Nadine Yousif
BBC News, Toronto
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the Indian government could be behind the fatal shooting of Canadian Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

Mr Nijjar was shot dead outside of a Sikh temple on 18 June in British Columbia (BC).

Mr Trudeau said Canadian intelligence has identified a credible link between his death and the Indian state.

He raised the issue with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the recent G20 summit, he said.

"Any involvement of a foreign government in the killing of a Canadian citizen on Canadian soil is an unacceptable violation of our sovereignty," Mr Trudeau said on Monday in the House of Commons.

"It is contrary to the fundamental rules by which free, open and democratic societies conduct themselves," he said.

Mr Nijjar was a prominent Sikh leader in the province of BC and a vocal backer of a separate Khalistani state. Supporters of his have said that he was a target of threats in the past because of his activism.

India has previously said he was a terrorist and led a militant separatist group - accusations his supporters call "unfounded".

Mr Trudeau said Canada has expressed its concerns to high level security and intelligence agencies in India, and said he has been working on this issue with Canada's allies.

"I continue to ask with a great deal of firmness that the government of India cooperate with Canada to shed light on this situation," he said.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-66848041

Are we coming back to the age of political assassinations? Kashogi, anybody that crosses Putin, this case?
Or am I asking too late?

Armenia will be invaded if West does not stand up to Azerbaijan, warns ambassador
Story by Roland Oliphant


Refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh region riding in a truck arrive at the border with Armenia - IRAKLI GEDENIDZE/Reuters
© Provided by The Telegraph

Azerbaijan may launch an invasion of Armenia if the West fails to respond robustly to its takeover of Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenia’s ambassador to Britain has warned.

Varuzhan Nersesyan said it was probably “too late” to prevent an exodus of ethnic Armenians from the enclave, but said firm security guarantees might not be enough to protect the few who remain and avert another war.

“Now that they see the international community’s reaction is a soft one… it’s not excluded that they may be tempted to carry out another attack on the Republic of Armenia,” he told the Telegraph.

“It is a serious situation and here the international community has a preventive and preemptive role to play, not to allow any country that is becoming a bully in international relations to threaten neighbouring countries and to present unfounded territorial claims.”

Azerbaijan launched what it called an “anti-terrorist” operation against an ethnic-Armenian separatist controlled region of Nagorno-Karabakh, also known as Artsakh, on Sept 19.

The assault lasted 24 hours and ended with Azerbaijani forces claiming full control of the region for the first time since a war in the 1990s.

It has resulted in a vast refugee crisis as tens of thousands of ethnic Armenians flee down the narrow mountain road connecting the region with the Republic of Armenia.

https://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/world/ar ... aY#image=1

Can someone more familiar than I am with this part of the world explain what is going on here and why?