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Leghorn21

(13,520 posts)
3. This is Yevgeniy Prigozhin running this op?!? Isnt this the mobster who was indicted by Mueller
Sat Feb 24, 2018, 01:24 PM
Feb 2018

UH last Friday for running the troll factory “Internet Research Agency” in St. Petersburg?!?

“Putin’s chef”?!?

Holy SHIT, Eliot!!

From Mother Jones link:

A Russian oligarch? A businessman is commanding mercenary troops in Syria?

In intercepted communications in late January, the oligarch, Yevgeniy Prigozhin, told a senior Syrian official that he had “secured permission” from an unspecified Russian minister to move forward with a “fast and strong” initiative that would take place in early February….Among his various enterprises, U.S. intelligence believes that Prigozhin also “almost certainly” controls Russian mercenaries fighting in Syria on behalf of President Bashar al-Assad.

….The attack marked the biggest direct challenge to the U.S. military presence in eastern Syria since U.S. Special Operations forces began deploying there in 2015….A senior administration official, speaking on the condition of anonymity about the sensitive issue, described the episode as “worrisome.” The official added that “it’s striking how the Russians themselves have been quick to distance themselves” from what he described as an operation “under Syrian command and in response to Syrian directive.”

Eliot Rosewater

(31,097 posts)
4. Thanks for highlighting that,
Sat Feb 24, 2018, 01:26 PM
Feb 2018

Trump and team and family are actual traitors, are actually acting in ways that are going to get our troops and civilians killed.

Leghorn21

(13,520 posts)
5. Mind blown, Eliot!! This guy is like running ALL the Putin ops!!! Hacking our election via
Sat Feb 24, 2018, 01:34 PM
Feb 2018

the internet, running mercenaries or whoever that was attacking, plus - he is deep into like, supplying food to the Russian army or something as well...he’s a chef for real, and so got into food services in Russia, a massive enterprise as I recall...and troll factories...and running mercenaries ffs!!

This dude is one POWERFUL MOTHERFUCKER, Eliot!!

Well, at least he’s been indicted and named...oy

Holy shit

Oh, here’s a photo of him



—Thanks Eliot—

Leghorn21

(13,520 posts)
8. Okay, well, looks like Im the last to know about Prigozhins involvement here:
Sat Feb 24, 2018, 02:15 PM
Feb 2018

snip

Communications intercepted in January now provide some clues by demonstrating that Prigozhin had told a senior Syrian official that he had permission from a Russian minister to move “fast and strong” with the operation that led to the mercenaries’ death, The Washington Post reported Thursday evening. The communications show that he both knew about the planned attack and shared information with Syrian leadership.

Prigozhin is known to have close ties with Putin, and it is unlikely that he works without the permission of Russia’s most powerful man.

The mercenaries involved in the attack work for a company called Wagner, which employs Russian nationals and military veterans—many of whom are believed to have fought in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Wagner also provides foot soldiers who help fight ISIS in order to secure access to oil and gas fields that Prigozhin profits from.


http://www.newsweek.com/putins-chef-ordered-russian-mercenaries-attack-us-troops-syria-report-claims-817647

But still, thanks again Eliot!!

Eliot Rosewater

(31,097 posts)
11. News to all of us, we are overwhelmed with treasonous action from the WH so it is hard to take
Sat Feb 24, 2018, 02:40 PM
Feb 2018

it all in.

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)
6. t-rump and his administration along with the GOPs
Sat Feb 24, 2018, 01:48 PM
Feb 2018

don't care nada for the USA, except to steal her money and other items that will generate lots of money.

hack89

(39,171 posts)
7. Besides killing a shit load of them?
Sat Feb 24, 2018, 01:58 PM
Feb 2018

Last edited Sat Feb 24, 2018, 03:44 PM - Edit history (1)

I think we sent a clear and convincing response.

Leghorn21

(13,520 posts)
9. Apparently so, 89 - boy am I late on this news but hey, a lot going on eh
Sat Feb 24, 2018, 02:21 PM
Feb 2018

snip

In another of the clips, a man claims “there are about 215 fucking killed” on the Russian side.

It has been reported that up to 300 Russians may have died in the strikes. The Kremlin initially denied all reports of Russians being involved in the incident. However, in recent days, Russia’s foreign ministry has acknowledged that “several dozen” Russians were killed or wounded.

A foreign ministry report said, “Russian service members did not take part in any capacity and Russian military equipment was not used.” It said those involved were “Russian citizens” who were in Syria “of their own free will and for different reasons.”

more:

http://www.newsweek.com/total-f-russian-mercenaries-syria-lament-us-strike-killed-dozens-818073

Damn

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