Outrage mounts over report Russia offered bounties to Afghanistan militants for killing US soldiers
Outrage has greeted media reports that say American intelligence officials believe a Russian military intelligence unit offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants for killing foreign soldiers in Afghanistan, including targeting Americans.
The story first appeared in the New York Times, citing its sources as unnamed officials briefed on the matter, and followed up by the Washington Post. The reports said that the US had come to the conclusion about the operation several months ago and offered rewards for successful attacks last year.
The Times wrote: "The intelligence finding was briefed to Trump, and the White House's National Security Council discussed the problem at an interagency meeting in late March." White House officials apparently drew up several possible options to retaliate against the Kremlin, ranging from a diplomatic reprimand right through to fresh sanctions. However, the White House has so far not taken any action.
It is not clear if bounties were ever paid out for successfully killing American soldiers.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 29 2020, @03:35AM (4 children)
rDT was the best satire, but it really triggered the democrats here.
(Score: 2) by deimtee on Monday June 29 2020, @06:17AM (2 children)
rDT was so good at it I sometimes suspected he was actually one of Trump's writers practicing in what amounts to a deniable sandbox.
Did any of them get fired around the time rDT stopped posting?
If you cough while drinking cheap red wine it really cleans out your sinuses.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 29 2020, @03:02PM (1 child)
I had the feeling that Big People at SN told him to go away because too many people were getting butthurt.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 30 2020, @01:48AM
lol, no it was around when everyone just started mocking the troll, they hateses when hobbitses makes fun of them.
(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Monday June 29 2020, @03:13PM
I thought he was funny, and defended him, right up until he got caught mod-sturbating with all his sockpuppets.