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Author Topic: Ye olde Russian art of poisoning  (Read 514 times)

JongWK

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Ye olde Russian art of poisoning
« on: February 06, 2007, 10:23:00 AM »
After Litvinenko, the BBC has been investigating suspicious deaths in Russia. Cloak and dagger (er, poison) is alive and well, it seems...
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« Reply #1 on: February 06, 2007, 05:30:24 PM »
Whilst Litvenenko was still alive, there was a guy on the radio - your typical radio expert - who said the Russians used this method of assassination because the terror factor outweighs any collateral damage and more efficient methods.

Personally I think they do it because they're hard as fuck and as mad as badgers.
 

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« Reply #2 on: February 06, 2007, 07:34:50 PM »
BIGOTS! RACISTS! PREJUDICED ASSHOLES!

Only a few russians poison people, but you're calling poisoning a russian thing, which is bigoted and racist. Why, that's like, oh, I dunno, imnplying that terrorism if a muslim thing because a few (hundred thousand) muslims engage in terrorist activity and/or openly, vehemently support it.
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« Reply #3 on: February 06, 2007, 09:48:28 PM »
Nox, go fuck yourself.

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« Reply #4 on: February 06, 2007, 09:49:29 PM »
...the KGB had its own private biological weapons program, skimming resources from the larger germ-warfare program that kept the Soviets well-stocked with smallpox and tularemia.  Guess which government agency's members tended to moonlight as "special contractors" to the various mafiya and political factions?

    Mind you, the Russkies aren't always subtle poisoners.  Sometimes a big freaking ice-axe to the back of the skull does the job.
 

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« Reply #5 on: February 06, 2007, 10:03:43 PM »
Ah.  Metal poisoning.

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« Reply #6 on: February 07, 2007, 01:28:33 AM »
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BIGOTS! RACISTS! PREJUDICED ASSHOLES!

Only a few russians poison people, but you're calling poisoning a russian thing, which is bigoted and racist. Why, that's like, oh, I dunno, imnplying that terrorism if a muslim thing because a few (hundred thousand) muslims engage in terrorist activity and/or openly, vehemently support it.


You have made an error, padawan.  For one to be bigoted or racist one must typically be derogotary and/or superior to ones target.

Assuming that the Russians are our target, please show the class where any poster has been derogatory or evinced attitudes of superiority over our Eurasian friends.
 

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« Reply #7 on: February 11, 2007, 01:55:17 PM »
That case is a message that screams "DON'T FUCK WITH PUTIN, BITCHES!"

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« Reply #8 on: February 11, 2007, 08:04:04 PM »
There is a reason I voted for him in the President for Life poll a while back. :what:
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