NBC had the write up for an investigative piece by Richard Engel last night (it can Googled under Skripal.) He interviewed a couple of former Russian double agents living in Britain, one of whom appears to be in hiding.
The line for the piece is that Skripal was the first on a hit list coming out of Moscow. One of the allegations is that the list includes Christopher Steele.
It struck me that the sourcing for this information used essentially the same method as that claimed by Steele for his dossier: an expat spoke to an acquaintance in Russia who reported the intelligence to him. Connections?
What veracity it has is obviously an open question; although, if I were allegedly on the list, I doubt I’d be willing to test it by meeting visiting Russians for tea.
“What are a person’s rights, especially a non-citizen, when they’re detained and confronted by the FBI for an airport interview? Certainly they can refuse to cooperate, no?”
They have the same right to counsel as anyone else, I think. And I assume they are being Mirandized at some point. So there is a choice.
On the other hand, this has to be an intimidating experience–and rational thought often goes out the window. So they start talking.
Have you tried nutmeg? Nutmeg would work.
“Suppose Carter Page is a double agent working for the FBI…”
Code Name: Doofus.
“…he’s still alive.”
For now.
If the word’s proper spelling includes such marks you can merely look it up in an online dictionary, highlight and copy-paste into your post.
Gates likely got those notes somehow. He was the operational guy.
Some quarantining may eventually come about. 