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Russia was behind arson attacks targeting the UK's Prime Minister, BBC reveals(bbc.co.uk)
25 points by JustSkyfall 12 hours ago | 17 comments
jwlit 11 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Pretty interesting (if not particularly surprising) the promotion of inter-community hatred as well.

"two Bristol graffiti artists... were asked to spray-paint the Islamic shahada - the declaration of faith - in Arabic on a defunct Debenhams in the city centre. One was also asked to spray a Quranic verse about the "devil's handiwork" on a Conservative Club in the city."

"... provided Roman Lavrynovych [low-level criminal] with an anti-Muslim poster, designed to appear like it had been written by a Hindu by referencing the 1992 destruction of an ancient Indian mosque by right-wing Hindu groups. "Every mosque closed = 100 fewer crimes," the poster said."

tim333 7 hours ago | parent [-]

They seem to get up to a lot of that sort of thing even when there's less war going on.

flash1 12 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

unbelieveable. That's almost an act of war

rasz 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Not if your red line is so far up your own bum hole you wont be able to see when someone reaches it

Russian Invasion - Salami Tactics | Yes Prime Minister https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yg-UqIIvang

JumpCrisscross 12 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Flip it around. Britain sponsors attacks on Putin’s personal residence. On what planet are he and his supporters not waving nukes around?

Natfan 10 hours ago | parent | next [-]

well one of the leaders of state started the first ground war in Europe in decades, and the other has not. so to me, if this was flipped, it would be more justified (or rather, slightly less unjustified (all violence is bad))

twangist 12 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

> Britain sponsors attacks on Putin’s personal residence.

Citation needed.

JumpCrisscross 12 hours ago | parent | next [-]

It’s a hypothetical.

twangist 12 hours ago | parent [-]

I realized too late. I mistook you for a tankie, apologies!

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baud147258 11 hours ago | parent [-]

cf https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tankie#Noun

> A supporter of policies and actions by the Soviet Union, China, Cuba or other authoritarian socialist governments.

But the meaning seems to have drifted to (Western) supporters of the current Russian regime.

poisonwomb 11 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Ukraine attacked the Kremlin with drones and may have attacked Putin’s personal residence last year (both sides say contradictory things, both sides have every incentive to lie). UK is one of the biggest Ukraine boosters. To pretend there’s not a through line here is absurd

JumpCrisscross 10 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> To pretend there’s not a through line here is absurd

You know what? I’ll accept it. Europe should directly assist Ukraine in targeting Kremlin leadership. If there really is a through line, might as well exploit it.

imcreatingthis 10 hours ago | parent [-]

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Arodex 8 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Russia is at war with Ukraine. Is Russia officially at war with the UK? If so, say it openly, so that we stop dancing around and send troops directly.

JumpCrisscross 7 hours ago | parent [-]

> send troops directly

Not even needed. Just send jets to bomb e.g. the Kerch bridge. And start aggressively detaining the shadow fleet.

stefantalpalaru 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

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