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ecstatic

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36. Weird story, weird ending

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Aug 24, 2023, 11:13 PM

Aug 2023

Prigozhin's coup / insurrection was weird. The abrupt ending of the coup was weird. And now this story, equally weird. How delusional would Prigozhin have to be to think that he was safe getting in a plane, from Moscow of all places, after everything that happened? For me it's actually more believable to think that Putin and Prigozhin made an agreement to fake his death, but who knows? And with this post, I'm officially done with this story.

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Reuters: Prigozhin plane hit by missle [View all] brooklynite Aug 2023 OP

That makes more sense than anything so far Walleye Aug 2023 #1

the video showed it falling pretty much straight down... Model35mech Aug 2023 #23

Putin wasn't troubled by killing the other 9 souls on that plane Walleye Aug 2023 #25

Those other 9 souls MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2023 #27

Good. Putin is all about death and destruction Walleye Aug 2023 #30

True dat. nt MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2023 #31

As I said previously in response to another story Picaro Aug 2023 #2

I'm shocked. Shocked I say. captain queeg Aug 2023 #3

Well, not that shocked. Ray Bruns Aug 2023 #7

🍿 IrishAfricanAmerican Aug 2023 #4

No doubt in my mind, MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2023 #5

I'm not following that. Disaffected Aug 2023 #19

Witnesses have stated that the aircraft came down minus one of the wings, MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2023 #20

OK - wing missing. Disaffected Aug 2023 #22

The engines are close enough to the wings and the missile can detonate as soon as it detects it's MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2023 #24

The Pentagon sez Disaffected Aug 2023 #34

We'll know soon enough, MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2023 #35

Anyway he could plausibly try to blame Ukraine? mobeau69 Aug 2023 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2023 #10

He may very well try, but the missile was launched well within Russian terrority MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2023 #11

Probably why pootie travels by armored train. rubbersole Aug 2023 #8

Traitor destroys brave Russian missile with his plane Jerry2144 Aug 2023 #9

The other report is that departure was delayed because of a "strange repair." John1956PA Aug 2023 #12

Modern SAM systems don't need a tracking device on the target, MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2023 #13

The "repair" might have been a backup plan. harumph Aug 2023 #15

I said that yesterday and quoted from the UK Telegraph. sinkingfeeling Aug 2023 #14

They sacrificed the pilots and everyone else on board to get him. Can you imagine how Wingus Dingus Aug 2023 #16

Those 10 passengers were all affiliated with the Wagner Group, MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2023 #18

The surviving familes of KAL-007 and MH17 know how it feels. miyazaki Aug 2023 #21

Video NowISeetheLight Aug 2023 #17

The actual Reuters article states the US is less certain about what brought down the plane andym Aug 2023 #26

Our intelligence says there was no sign of a missile. former9thward Aug 2023 #28

Pentagon: Reuters is full of it - "We assess that information to be inaccurate" muriel_volestrangler Aug 2023 #29

Who is surprised by this? LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2023 #32

I'm sure Putin wants the a DNA evidence to make sure the guy didn't fake his own death. Solomon Aug 2023 #33

Weird story, weird ending ecstatic Aug 2023 #36