I keep hearing of the possibility of moles within Putin's government, since the West's intel on his plans is so accurate. Putin is making arrests of some associates close to his inner circle. I don't quite understand why people would be willing to risk so much to undermine Putin by blabbing to the West, but they're not willing to try t…
I keep hearing of the possibility of moles within Putin's government, since the West's intel on his plans is so accurate. Putin is making arrests of some associates close to his inner circle. I don't quite understand why people would be willing to risk so much to undermine Putin by blabbing to the West, but they're not willing to try to do the one thing that would end this Hell, and potentially WWIII, and take him out.
The thing that makes me doubt this is that the Russians have ALWAYS been so far ahead of the West on this that the very claim requires the possibility that the historical river has started to flow backwards.
Just speculating here...may be a few who would be willing to do so if they could somehow get the opportunity, even if they knew it would mean their own certain demise. But the son of a bitch won't even sit within 20 feet of his own generals, so I expect such opportunities are practically nonexistent.
However, speaking as someone who found the fact that Osama bin Laden drew his last breath looking at the muzzle of a gun held by an American (well, at least in my imagination he was looking at it, and had a split second to recognize who was facilitating his exit from this world and perhaps think something along the lines of Oh shit!!)...as supremely satisfying as that was, I'd be equally pleased if Putin's end came similarly at the hands of one of his own people, with just enough delay for his demented brain to think Oh, shit, I really f**ked up.
I keep hearing of the possibility of moles within Putin's government, since the West's intel on his plans is so accurate. Putin is making arrests of some associates close to his inner circle. I don't quite understand why people would be willing to risk so much to undermine Putin by blabbing to the West, but they're not willing to try to do the one thing that would end this Hell, and potentially WWIII, and take him out.
The thing that makes me doubt this is that the Russians have ALWAYS been so far ahead of the West on this that the very claim requires the possibility that the historical river has started to flow backwards.
Rivers can flow backwards. In tsunamis.
Just speculating here...may be a few who would be willing to do so if they could somehow get the opportunity, even if they knew it would mean their own certain demise. But the son of a bitch won't even sit within 20 feet of his own generals, so I expect such opportunities are practically nonexistent.
However, speaking as someone who found the fact that Osama bin Laden drew his last breath looking at the muzzle of a gun held by an American (well, at least in my imagination he was looking at it, and had a split second to recognize who was facilitating his exit from this world and perhaps think something along the lines of Oh shit!!)...as supremely satisfying as that was, I'd be equally pleased if Putin's end came similarly at the hands of one of his own people, with just enough delay for his demented brain to think Oh, shit, I really f**ked up.