Russian intelligence officials offered the money to Taliban to kill US and UK

[applegrove]

troops in Afghanistan. European intelligence official. 29155 unit of GRU also involved in poisoning of father and daughter in UK a few years ago. Taliban says nobody tells them what to do. (CNN)

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. Huh? Putin didnt tell them what to do, he just said if you do DO this I will pay you...

[applegrove]

2. The report said nothing about Putin. He is responsible for anything the GRU

would do and i'm sure he knows all the international actions they take.

[applegrove]

3. The Taliban don't want to be seen as mercenaries. They believe they have integrity

in who and when they kill.

[Eliot Rosewater]

4. And when I was 6 foot tall and weighed 225 lbs I didnt want to be seen as overweight

too but I was.

I get it though. Thanks for the story.

[Grins]

5. And Trump will side with Putin.

"Every time he sees me he says, 'I didn't do that,' and I believe, I really believe that when he tells me that, he means it.”