In The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin, Masha Gessen, set out the evidence of the KGB-Putin conspiracy to blow up apartment buildings in Moscow to solidify support for the relatively unknown Putin, Yeltsin's chosen successor (on Putin's commitment not to prosecute him.) It was by no means certain, that Putin could hold onto power. He blamed it on Chechen terrorists, and vowed to destroy them.
The evidence that Putin's KBB operatives had done it was quite strong. So as always, Russ, you're on the money--this is much more than silly conspiracy talk.
Cui bono, baby.
The Little Bighorn betrayal ... the Reichstag fire ... the sinking of the Maine ... the Gulf of Tonkin incidents ... Operation Northwoods ...
In The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin, Masha Gessen, set out the evidence of the KGB-Putin conspiracy to blow up apartment buildings in Moscow to solidify support for the relatively unknown Putin, Yeltsin's chosen successor (on Putin's commitment not to prosecute him.) It was by no means certain, that Putin could hold onto power. He blamed it on Chechen terrorists, and vowed to destroy them.
The evidence that Putin's KBB operatives had done it was quite strong. So as always, Russ, you're on the money--this is much more than silly conspiracy talk.