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☆ Hit Men Are Easy to Find in the Movies. Real Life Is Another Story.
  + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Jesse Mckinley | More About Jesse Mckinley | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
“I could not find you a hit man,” he said. Only about half of all murders in the United States are cleared or solved each year, according to the F.B.I., making it difficult to say definitively how many people are killed specifically by hit men. While there are also no handy stats on how many murder-for-hire attempts fail, experts and indictments indicate that many are marred by amateurism and ineptitude. “There isn’t a real efficient, high-quality hit service out there like in the movies,” said Michael C. Farkas, a defense attorney who has worked as a New York City homicide prosecutor. That case chilled Canadian and Indian relations, and has cast suspicion on Narendra Modi, India’s conservative prime minister and a Hindu nationalist.
Persons: Robert Baer, ”, “, ” Dennis Kenney, ” Mr, Kenney, amateurism, Michael C, Farkas, —, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Narendra Modi Organizations: John Jay College of Criminal Locations: United States, New York City, British Columbia
☆ US spy planes appear to be monitoring a Russian enclave in Europe, possibly looking for signs of nuclear weapons activity
  + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Kaliningrad is a Russian territory on the Baltic sea, separated from mainland Russia by Lithuania. In 2018, Russia conducted a "major renovation" of a nuclear weapons site there, an expert said. In April, the Russian military announced that its Baltic Fleet in the Kaliningrad region conducted a "simulated missile strike exercise" using its "Iskander operational and tactical missile complexes." What they suggest, he told Insider, is that there is "an increased interest in Russian military movements by high-level decision makers in the United States." "The chances of his using nuclear weapons — at least tactical nuclear weapons — is going up by the day," Baer said.
☆ Ex-CIA officer says Putin is 'completely cornered' and the chances of his using tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine are increasing 'by the day'
  + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Robert Baer told CNN the Russian leader was unlikely to deescalate, given all his setbacks. Baer also said the chances that Putin might turn to tactical nuclear weapons were increasing. "The chances of his using nuclear weapons — at least tactical nuclear weapons — is going up by the day," Baer added, referring to smaller nuclear weapons meant for use on the battlefield. Russia has the world's largest nuclear arsenal, equipped with both tactical nuclear weapons as well as strategic nuclear weapons, which would be used against cities. "Russians that I keep in touch within Russia are convinced he's going to go nuclear," Baer told CNN.
☆ Ex-CIA officer says Putin is 'completely cornered' and the chances of him using tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine are increasing 'by the day'
  + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Baer also said the chances that Putin turns to tactical nuclear weapons are increasing. "The chances of his using nuclear weapons — at least tactical nuclear weapons — is going up by the day," Baer added. He is completely cornered, and like a shark, he's got to move forward," Baer told CNN "He continues to bomb Ukrainian cities. Russia has the world's largest nuclear arsenal, equipped with strategic nuclear weapons — which can be used on cities — and tactical nuclear weapons — which can be used on the battlefield. "Russians that I keep in touch with in Russia are convinced he's going to go nuclear," Baer told CNN.
☆ Video: 'Putin is cornered': Ex-CIA officer predicts Putin's next move
  + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: 1 min
Russian President Vladimir Putin is under pressure as many Russians are defying his call for partial mobilization for the war in Ukraine. CNN's Intelligence and Security Analyst Robert Baer says Putin will not de-escalate his war against Ukraine despite facing setbacks.
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