nekandroMar 29, 2024

American intelligence withheld information on Moscow terror attacks out of fear of exposing intelligence sources or methods

https://lemmy.ml/post/13777827

American intelligence withheld information on Moscow terror attacks out of fear of exposing intelligence sources or methods - Lemmy

> The adversarial relationship between Washington and Moscow prevented U.S. officials from sharing any information about the plot beyond what was necessary, out of fear Russian authorities might learn their intelligence sources or methods.

Show threaderan_moradMar 29, 2024
Good. We did what we could to save innocents. That was the extent of our moral obligation. Fuck off.
Show threadnaturalgasbadMar 29, 2024
A vague, time-limited warning that later turned out to not hold true within the given timeframe? That’s the extent of our moral obligation? Jesus Christ.
Show threadHopFlopMar 29, 2024
If Russias response was to call the warning a “provocation by the USA” then yes. They just dismissed it and this is what they got.
Show threadnaturalgasbadMar 29, 2024

They dismissed it after the 48 hours elapsed and nothing happened.

The US shared shoddy intel.

Show threadSevenOfWineMar 30, 2024
Shoddy intel which was better than what the FSB had on offer.
Show threadnaturalgasbadMar 30, 2024
I wasn’t aware you had contacts in the FSB. Do tell. The public nature of the announcement likely pushed the terrorists to ground and forced them to come up with a new plan. Duty to warn is usually done privately for a reason.
Show threadSevenOfWineMar 30, 2024

Oh, you think the FSB had good intel, but decided to ignore it and allow the terrorist attack in Moscow to happen?

I don’t think they’re that evil. But hey, maybe you’re right.

Show threadnaturalgasbad

I think it’s pretty clear that intel for the initially planned Crocus attack was well known. For some odd reason, that I couldn’t possibly fathom, the terrorists decided to call it off and do it another day. The initially planned dates had a more popular concert IIRC, so it would’ve been a better target.

Apr 1, 2024 at 1:57pmWeb