Russian reporter shot dead. Assassination? Conspiracy?

Originally Posted by Black Hat

I don't know about you guys but I theorize the Russian Government had her assassinated because she was literally going to destroy them & they wanted to maintain their power.

When you say "the Russian Government", are you referring to the one in Moscow? The one Vladimir Putin runs? The one that controls the Parliament, controls the lower federal states, the security services, and, to top it all off, enjoys a great deal of support from the Russian public?

You're saying this one reporter was going to destroy that Russian government?

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Black Hat

It's a remote possibility.

A "remote possibility" that you apparently believe, since you said you thought the "Russian Government" was responsible (the Russian Government would refer to the Russian federal government, not the subject governments) and that you say you're willing to bet money that the death of this one reporter would mean the end of the current government (which would mean bringing down Putin).

I'm almost willing to take that bet.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Black Prat

You sound like you believe Putin had nothing to do with this. Have you forgotten about the war President Vladimir Putin has been putting on the media? Reporters have found it much more difficult to report these stories ever since he became president. Is it so far fetched to believe that Putin may be involved somewhere?

EDIT:

I wanted to add something to strengthen my position/conspiracy theory.



See the section I underlined? So appearently he has taken control of them before with no arrests/break-throughs. Don't forget, ever since Vladimir Putin took office... the media has been under serious fire.

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I like how this post is entirely different from the post you originally made.

You said that you felt that the Russian government was behind this, and did it because she was "literally going to destroy them", and that her death was going to bring down the Russian government somehow. I scoff at the idea that she was a danger to the Russian government, either alive or dead.

Your underlined section isn't exactly conclusive evidence of a conspiracy, either.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

And now you're member moderating. Member moderating a moderator, at that.

Stop member moderating, Black Hat.

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Originally Posted by Duo Maxwell

My understanding is that the real power in the government comes from the Russian syndicates that have placed puppet candidates, like Putin, in power.

If Putin was a puppet of the Russian monied elite, I don't think he'd be strong enough to do things like nationalize the Russian petroleum industry, or throw the richest man in Russia in prison.

Or course, this may hinge on whether "syndicates" refers to the Russian monied elite or to the Russian mob (not that there's much of a difference).

I was speaking idiomatically.