Please forgive me for rushing through them, dear readers:
"Ban on online services rejected
MOSCOW — The Kremlin has rejected a proposal by a senior official of Russia’s main domestic security agency who said authorities should ban Skype, Gmail, and Hotmail because they are a threat to national security. The proposal by the Federal Security Service followed cyber attacks on Russia’s most popular blogging site and the website of a independent newspaper. Commentators saw them as an attempt by authorities to tighten controls on political communication."
"Blast in Belarus subway station kills 11" April 12, 2011|Associated Press
MINSK — An explosion believed to be the work of terrorists tore through a major subway station in the Belarusian capital of Minsk during evening rush hour yesterday, killing 11 people and wounding 126....
President Alexander Lukashenko did not say what caused the explosion but suggested outside forces could be behind it. Lukashenko, an authoritarian leader under strong pressure from the West over his suppression of the opposition, has frequently alleged that outside forces seek to destabilize his regime.
The station is within 100 yards of the presidential administration building and the Palace of the Republic, a concert hall often used for government ceremonies. Lukashenko visited the site about two hours after the blast. He later ordered that the country’s police “call in all forces and turn everything inside-out’’ to investigate the blast....
Interesting choice of words.
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"Government denies role in subway blast
Why would they have to do that (as blog editor rolls his eyes)?
MINSK — Alexander Lukashenko, the authoritarian president of Belarus, yesterday angrily disputed allegations that the state was behind a subway bombing that killed 13 and wounded more than 200 others. Monday’s bombing in the capital, Minsk, was an unusual attack in Belarus, where terrorism is rare.
Hmmmmmmmmmmmm!
Some bloggers have speculated that authorities may have resorted to terrorism to distract Belarusians from the poor economy (AP)."
Oh, one of those FALSE FLAG DEALS, huh?
How sad it is when one ultimately realizes that 'terrorism" can be traced back to government intelligence agencies who create, fund, and direct them.
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