REPORT: The Saudis Offered Mafia-Style 'Protection' Against Terrorist Attacks At Sochi Olympics -- Business Insider
Buried inside a Telegraph post about secret Russian and Saudi talks was a strange passive-aggressive alleged quote from the Saudi head of intelligence about terrorist attacks at the Sochi Olympics in 2014.
The talks — divulged in leaked documents — were allegedly about an oil deal that would stabilize Russia's markets, if Saudi Arabia curtailed the amount of oil it put on the global market. In exchange for their global price fixing — the Telegraph's Ambrose Evans-Pritchard writes that Russia "relies on an oil price near $100 to fund the budget" — Russia would back off its support for Assad.
But there was a threat allegedly hidden in there right along with the fruit.
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Update #1: Bandar Bush threatens President Putin with Sochi terrorist attack -- Voice of Russia
Update #2: Saudis Offer Russia OPEC Membership, Terror Immunity for Olympics -- Daniel Greenfield, Front Page
Update #3: The original Telegraph article is here.
My Comment: I first heard about this story on Russian news (my nationality is Russian for those who are not regular readers of this blog) .... and I could not believe what I was listening. Now some western media outlets are picking up on the story .... The Telegraph being the main one .... and some are wondering if it is true or not. But I do know one thing .... Russian government reaction has been incredibly harsh .... and if to believed by other reports .... even more threatening.
Bit of a head scratcher this one...
ReplyDeleteSo, some poncy Prince allegedly made a very direct threat towards Russia regarding a very sore subject (chechen rebels) and in return woke up a very angry Russian bear that could possibly go on the rampage with Vodka streaming out of hits nostrils if the West/UK go on the attack in Syria.
Hmm.. I think Prince Bandar should write the ABC's On How To Destroy International Relations In One Foul Swoop.