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The KGB Disaffected May 2023 #1
"The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist" Progressive Lawyer May 2023 #2
It's the FSB. do you honestly believe that the Soviet Union still exists? JanMichael May 2023 #9
If the Devil changed his name from Lucifer to Bob, does that mean the devil no longer exists? Progressive Lawyer May 2023 #13
It's very simplistic. Just try calling it for what it is not what you think it is. JanMichael May 2023 #14
Highlighting just because the KGB does not exist in name does not mean it ceases to exist in spirit. Progressive Lawyer May 2023 #16
It exists. By any name it's been a Russian specialty for centuries. paleotn May 2023 #33
The thing about the Soviets is...... paleotn May 2023 #32
The devil doesn't exist. AZ8theist May 2023 #68
I don't think it matters what it's called. AllyCat May 2023 #21
The FSB is internal to Russia. ancianita May 2023 #24
The KGB wasn't really communist either Silent3 May 2023 #72
The devil doesn't exist and neither Disaffected May 2023 #50
Who are/were the KBG ? Do you mean KGB Pathwalker May 2023 #3
Yeah, Disaffected May 2023 #51
Different name PJMcK May 2023 #4
It still exists underpants May 2023 #11
You're splitting hairs and you know it. Captain Zero May 2023 #5
Don't tell me what I know. Disaffected May 2023 #54
Would you have preferred : Russian Intelligence Services and their myriad of Sections Heads of msfiddlestix May 2023 #88
True, but Putin does. Kid Berwyn May 2023 #6
Thank you for the history review. This is info that Jack Smith is well aware of. ancianita May 2023 #25
I have Rebl2 May 2023 #35
KBG??...you try to dilute..BTW, it WAS the KGB.. same shit, different pile.. asiliveandbreathe May 2023 #15
Yep, you put it so well, asiliveandbreathe. calimary May 2023 #70
Same crew, different acronym..nt mitch96 May 2023 #22
Yes it does COL Mustard May 2023 #43
But the ex-head of the KGB very much does and loves power NullTuples May 2023 #71
Uh...I think you mean the FSB Xolodno May 2023 #7
This guy is so old he was recruited by the original KGB. Kid Berwyn May 2023 #30
Yes, but the KGB imploded. Xolodno May 2023 #61
Like "Elvis isn't dead. He just went home." (Men in Black), the KGB simply changed their name. paleotn May 2023 #34
See my reply at #30 Xolodno May 2023 #62
Apparently some commentators on this forum don't understand innuendo. KGB eq FSB erronis May 2023 #8
I know, all serves to dilute the intent and meaning of the OP. Irish_Dem May 2023 #10
A century of totalitarian brainwashing moondust May 2023 #18
Yep. Putin just changed two letters. ancianita May 2023 #26
Dictators all share that trait. Kid Berwyn May 2023 #31
It goes all the way back to the NKVD COL Mustard May 2023 #45
Of course Putin bought the NRA to destabilize the US and make it dangerous. Irish_Dem May 2023 #12
Weird how the PATRIOT Act took away privacy but not guns. Kid Berwyn May 2023 #64
+1, ... and so MAGA can take advantage of it bringing fear for votes uponit7771 May 2023 #94
My FL pals detect Russian spoken during J 6 near the window breaking. GreenWave May 2023 #17
Not surprised. sellitman May 2023 #20
Russia was in the Capitol on January 6. Kid Berwyn May 2023 #65
The right wingers support Putin relayerbob May 2023 #19
Yep. ancianita May 2023 #27
Welp lonely bird May 2023 #48
Haha yeah. ancianita May 2023 #52
Oh, I get it lonely bird May 2023 #57
Well, ancianita May 2023 #60
They really do. Kid Berwyn May 2023 #76
... orangecrush May 2023 #23
Nope. The FSB (former KGB) is internal (kinda like FBI) and GRU is international military intel. ancianita May 2023 #28
So the GRU orangecrush May 2023 #38
... ancianita May 2023 #40
Thank you. orangecrush May 2023 #44
KGB and GRU existed simultaneously COL Mustard May 2023 #46
Please link the timeline. While they now exist simultaneously, the KGB were prior to the GRU. ancianita May 2023 #49
Wikipedia has a pretty good timeline COL Mustard May 2023 #55
Okay, cool. ancianita May 2023 #58
Product Placement Kid Berwyn May 2023 #85
I love the deflection going on here. "The gun that killed 12 people wasn't really an assault weapon" NBachers May 2023 #29
Growing body of evidence shows GOP has a paramilitary wing Kid Berwyn May 2023 #67
Why wouldn't they? It's a very old play. paleotn May 2023 #36
"A wretched propagandist." Kid Berwyn May 2023 #77
This message was self-deleted by its author Kid Berwyn May 2023 #78
I agree. Baked Potato May 2023 #37
Greg Palast: How Billionaires Picked Putin as "Russia's Pinochet" Kid Berwyn May 2023 #81
Thanks! Baked Potato May 2023 #93
Time to liquidate the NRA. nt Ilsa May 2023 #39
Speaking of liquidation... Kid Berwyn May 2023 #66
The NRA is basically insolvent. It has maxed out its line of credit which it had been using ..... mjvpi May 2023 #41
The NRA Can't Erase Its Ties to a Russian Agent Who Targeted Ukraine Kid Berwyn May 2023 #82
The Russian Federation is much more like orthoclad May 2023 #42
Absolute Mafiya with Vladimir Putin as Great Protector of Oligarchy. Kid Berwyn May 2023 #83
I've seriously been wondering how much right wing propaganda has originated from Russia. Initech May 2023 #47
Since Murdoch has been busy in Aus, Eng, USA, elsewhere - wouldn't we look at his family erronis May 2023 #56
A Dozen Questions for John Solomon Kid Berwyn May 2023 #89
I smell rats, too! OhNo-Really May 2023 #53
Is Violence How the Right Brings Change? Kid Berwyn May 2023 #90
Butina was their connection hound Warpy May 2023 #59
Cash Offers for Well-Qualified Manchurian Candidates Kid Berwyn May 2023 #73
Right, I know some of these people are being recruited Warpy May 2023 #79
Trump is clearly a Russian asset. Truth will prevail. Kittycatkat May 2023 #63
Why Rudy G, John Solomon, OAN, Fox Noise & Dip are in Deep Doo-Doo. Kid Berwyn May 2023 #87
The Cambridge Five worked for the KGB Kennah May 2023 #69
Best spies often come from the enemy's most trusted friends. Kid Berwyn May 2023 #91
SVR is Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service: Sluzhba Vneshney Razvedki IronLionZion May 2023 #74
Thank you! KGB on Trump in 1977: "The Perfect Target" Kid Berwyn May 2023 #92
Looks like you're right again malaise May 2023 #75
Why conspiracy theorists and the Kremlin echo each other's disinformation Kid Berwyn May 2023 #96
Thanks for this malaise May 2023 #97
Funny -- that we have no "honest and true" press is ALSO Russian propaganda warfare. Hortensis May 2023 #80
Astute observation, yours. Kid Berwyn May 2023 #86
kicking ... nt Hotler May 2023 #84
Watchdog Shines Light on Activities of Neo-Nazi Cell Kid Berwyn May 2023 #95
Recommended. H2O Man May 2023 #98
Confronting Russia's Role in Transnational White Supremacist Extremism Kid Berwyn May 2023 #99
Thanks for this! H2O Man May 2023 #100
"Honey, I've compromised the kids." Kid Berwyn May 2023 #101
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