Major incident at Salisbury District Hospital

Major incident at Salisbury District Hospital

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eharding

13,705 posts

284 months

Wednesday 5th September 2018
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elanfan said:
As for the two suspects whose aliases we have not only did they fly out after the attack but do you reckon they are actually still alive.
I'm amazed they didn't manage to kill themselves when spreading the nerve agent around.

It does beg the question that if traces of Novichok were found in the hotel room two months after the attack what measures were taken by the authorities to contact anyone who stayed in the room in the intervening period - if they did, how did they manage to keep it quiet, and if they didn't, why not?

The fact that by May the amount was deemed not to be at risk doesn't preclude there having been significantly more of the stuff there early on, and the daily cleaning a hotel room might be expected to experience gradually dilute the contamination.

Gargamel

14,988 posts

261 months

Wednesday 5th September 2018
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TTmonkey said:
effkay said:
Announced names that are thought to be false. Well that's a shocker.

Takes them what, 6 months to come up with a photo of someone that probably left the country within hours of the event.
Given the amount of scrutiny any accusation is going to get, I am sure they wanted a thorough job done. Given the kinds of claims Russia has made to try to shift / deflect from this - it was hardly likely we would rush into this.

Clearly no kind of extradition is going to happen.

Cobnapint

8,627 posts

151 months

Wednesday 5th September 2018
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Who needs extradition....? Putin will do the right thing and have them arrested and held until British authorities can question them in Russia - they did, after all, promise to help with the investigation all they could....!

Back in the real world. Can't wait for the RT brigade's response to this.

Come on guys. The suspense is killing me.

Disastrous

10,083 posts

217 months

Wednesday 5th September 2018
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poo at Paul's said:
Who is saying "fk em?". Read and quote the WHOLE post I wrote, which I wrote, incidently, as a survivor of meningitis myself! I clearly state that I hope it isn't as bad as his brother, (not any clinicians, doctors etc) is reporting in the papers.

But I stand my comments and concern that a lifestyle such as the one lead by these victims of this poisoning cannot "help matters". It cannot be helping him in his fight against meningitis and indeed could be a major factor in him contracting it, AS COULD his Novichok poisoning and subsequent treatment.
But it is a fact that the poor sods accidently infected by the Novichok discarded container live a lifestyle that the majority of us don't live, ie homeless, history of drug use and abuse etc, one could argue it is a significant contributory factor to the poisoning itself. IE they were more at risk of finding a discarded container etc compared to people who live a more conformist life?
I reiterate, I hope it is not as bad as the brother is making out to the press, and I hope that his meningitis treatment is as successful as mine was!
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You come across as a very mean-spirited snob.

p1stonhead

25,545 posts

167 months

Wednesday 5th September 2018
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Read just now about the bottle it was in. Was a spray perfume bottle and the lady who died sprayed it on her wrists apparently. I did wonder how it would have worked out.

On a seperate note - 100% guaranteed to be these blokes. There is no other explanation for their movements and the fact Novichok was found in the hotel in London. No one can call this anything else now.

2nd March flew in from Moscow, stayed the night in London.
3rd March went to Sailsbury (recon) back to London to sleep
4th March back to Sailsbury to do the deed, back to London and Fly to Moscow that evening.


Edited by p1stonhead on Wednesday 5th September 13:49

Puggit

48,439 posts

248 months

Wednesday 5th September 2018
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p1stonhead said:
Read just now about the bottle it was in. Was a spray perfume bottle and the lady who died sprayed it on her wrists apparently. I did wonder how it would have worked out.

On a seperate note - 100% guaranteed to be these blokes. There is no other explanation for their movements and the fact Novichok was found in the hotel in London. No one can call this anything else now.

2nd March flew in from Moscow, stayed the night in London.
3rd March went to Sailsbury (recon) back to London to sleep
4th March back to Sailsbury to do the deed, back to London and Fly to Moscow that evening.


Edited by p1stonhead on Wednesday 5th September 13:49
Sky have the full time line, with pictures: https://news.sky.com/story/moscow-to-salisbury-nov...

Absolutely damning evidence.

GarageQueen

2,295 posts

246 months

Wednesday 5th September 2018
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I can't understand why the suspects would expose themselves to so much CCTV coverage, or am I being naive?

p1stonhead

25,545 posts

167 months

Wednesday 5th September 2018
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GarageQueen said:
I can't understand why the suspects would expose themselves to so much CCTV coverage, or am I being naive?
You cant avoid it. These days its impossible to do anything without being filmed somewhere by something.

Plus I suspect they knew they would be out the country before anyone had any clue WTF had happened.

Puggit

48,439 posts

248 months

Wednesday 5th September 2018
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And as above, the perpetrators are probably dead now anyway.

AreOut

3,658 posts

161 months

Wednesday 5th September 2018
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GarageQueen said:
I can't understand why the suspects would expose themselves to so much CCTV coverage, or am I being naive?
I can't understand either...they do look like classic thugs so I don't have doubts they are the culprits, however who and why would order the poisoning this way? How did they get the visa if they (likely) had criminal record? False names?

Leonard Stanley

3,681 posts

104 months

Wednesday 5th September 2018
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Cobnapint said:
Who needs extradition....? Putin will do the right thing and have them arrested and held until British authorities can question them in Russia - they did, after all, promise to help with the investigation all they could....!

Back in the real world. Can't wait for the RT brigade's response to this.

Come on guys. The suspense is killing me.
biglaugh

p1stonhead

25,545 posts

167 months

Wednesday 5th September 2018
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Puggit said:
And as above, the perpetrators are probably dead now anyway.
If they were not before being identified, I dont suppose its wrong to suspect they had an accident today.

AreOut

3,658 posts

161 months

Wednesday 5th September 2018
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p1stonhead said:
If they were not before being identified, I dont suppose its wrong to suspect they had an accident today.
If russian intelligence organised this they'd sure know about CCTV network in UK and kill them not long after they returned to Russia?

Escapegoat

5,135 posts

135 months

Wednesday 5th September 2018
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AreOut said:
If russian intelligence organised this they'd sure know about CCTV network in UK and kill them not long after they returned to Russia?
Wrong, again. See Lugovoi and Kovtun.

4x4Tyke

6,506 posts

132 months

Wednesday 5th September 2018
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Two scenarios, one outcome.

1) Putin did sanction it, they get quitely executed to maintain plausible deniability.
2) Putin did not sanction it, they get tortured to reveal their paymaster then quietly executed.


red_slr

17,234 posts

189 months

Wednesday 5th September 2018
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Puggit said:
And as above, the perpetrators are probably dead now anyway.
Personally I would put money on them still being alive and kicking.

Cobnapint

8,627 posts

151 months

Wednesday 5th September 2018
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PurpleMoonlight said:
I don't care.

I do care that the UK is accusing Russia of using chemical weapons and refusing to release the evidence to the accused. That flies in the face of the rule of law and justice.
Well now you've seen the evidence, what is your stance?

And agent xmyph, we need to hear what Russia thinks now two of your officers from the GRU have been identified as suspects.

jcremonini

2,099 posts

167 months

Wednesday 5th September 2018
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TTmonkey said:
effkay said:
Announced names that are thought to be false. Well that's a shocker.

Takes them what, 6 months to come up with a photo of someone that probably left the country within hours of the event.
Correction - it took them 6 months to publish the photos. You have no idea as to how quickly they managed to come up with the evidence (The fact the UK government announced tough sanctions on Russia quite quickly after this happened and considering so many other countries followed suit suggests it was pretty fast).

I would say it's a stunning piece of detective work all told.

p1stonhead

25,545 posts

167 months

Wednesday 5th September 2018
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jcremonini said:
TTmonkey said:
effkay said:
Announced names that are thought to be false. Well that's a shocker.

Takes them what, 6 months to come up with a photo of someone that probably left the country within hours of the event.
Correction - it took them 6 months to publish the photos. You have no idea as to how quickly they managed to come up with the evidence (The fact the UK government announced tough sanctions on Russia quite quickly after this happened and considering so many other countries followed suit suggests it was pretty fast).

I would say it's a stunning piece of detective work all told.
Its really interesting.

Im guessing they started with god knows how many hours of CCTV around the Skripals house to look for people who could have been there around the approx time, then trace every lead back somewhere until it concluded (how many dead ends to investigate!) whereby these guys were spotted getting off a plane from Moscow. Then I guess follow them forwards from the spotting near the Skripals until they got back on the plane to Moscow.

Fascinating.


Edited by p1stonhead on Wednesday 5th September 15:25

4x4Tyke

6,506 posts

132 months

Wednesday 5th September 2018
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p1stonhead said:
GarageQueen said:
I can't understand why the suspects would expose themselves to so much CCTV coverage, or am I being naive?
You cant avoid it. These days its impossible to do anything without being filmed somewhere by something.

Plus I suspect they knew they would be out the country before anyone had any clue WTF had happened.
We know that, but would your average disposable asset? I doubt it. If it was sanctioned I can't see Putin using and burning a trained/experienced spy that could be traced back to the regime. He is going to want to maintain plausible deniability and that means a disposable asset, at best some low level grunts and they would probably be complacent. If it was unsanctioned a highly skilled asset is even less likely.

I'd agree if they are not already dead they soon will be for being tracked and exposed.



Edited by 4x4Tyke on Wednesday 5th September 15:33