When the CIA is better at predicting terrorist actions in your country than your own intelligence service.
this post was submitted on 22 Mar 2024
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It's plausible that this intelligence service was literally the first to know.
Remember, no ~~Russian~~English
According to the article, the warning was for the next 48 hours and was two weeks ago.
American intelligence is fucking top notch. They warned Ukraine about the Russian invasion too.
They called it. I had already forgotten about that, so thx for the reminder.
Holy shit. Speculating here but what if it is Islamic terrorist taking revenge on Russia? What if they sense Russia is weak and can be taken down from the inside. Again, just wild speculation.
I think last year there were demonstrations against a mosque in Moscow. The Czechens were not amused and published a video threatening action against Moscow.
Czechens
Chechens. Chechnya is in Russia. Czechia is in the EU.
Chechnya was illegally annexed by Russia.
If they called it. Pooptin was either to proud or let it happen.
Too late?
14 days ago
So what do you folks think, is the (supposed!) foiled IS plan somehow tied to this? Is this garden variety islamic terrorism by Chechnyans or Dagestani or Ingushetians etc., or is it eg. separatists (which can overlap with religious motive), or pissed off vets?
If I had to make a guess, whoever was involved didn't expect to come out alive.
And it targeted the general public, not the government.
I'd guess Islamic stuff is more likely than upset veterans.
But I suppose that if it's part of a larger group, that someone will probably claim responsibility.
Yeah my bet is some IS offshoot from the Caucasus, or the FSB.
It's honestly not all that unlikely that Putin's behind this one, just like with the apartment building bombings in '99 that got blamed on the Chechens and were used as part of the pretext for war. I know the Ukrainian HUR is claiming that they know this was a false flag, but I'm going to hold my judgement until more information comes in.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/live-blog/russia-moscow-concert-attack-shooting-rcna144706
The terror group Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack in Moscow.
The group, also known as ISIS, did not provide any proof of its claim, which came from ISIS-affiliated news agency Amaq on Telegram.
The groupβs members have carried out a number of terror attacks, including the 2015 attacks in Paris that killed 130 people.
Or perhaps a false flag. After all, thatβs exactly how Putin initially solidified his hold on power and became Russiaβs President.
Heh yeah I just finished typing a comment that my bet is that it's either IS or the FSB. I'd give 'em about 50/50 odds, really. Maybe 65/35.