Russian Ambassador Killed Three Days After Obama Threat - Who Is Responsible?

Brandon Turbeville
Activist Post
December 21, 2016

Three days after Barack Obama issued a veiled threat toward the Russians suggesting some type of “retaliation” for the unproven claims that the Russians somehow influenced or “hacked” American elections, the Russian Ambassador to Turkey, Andrei Karlov, was shot dead in Ankara, Turkey as he was giving a talk at an art gallery there.

The gunman was identified as a former Turkish police officer named Mevlut Mert Altintas. CNN reported early on that he was off-duty at the time but Turkish officials have left this detail open-ended so it is unclear whether or not he was truly on duty. According to a CNN report,

The longtime diplomat had begun to speak when Altintas, wearing a dark suit tie, fired shots in rapid succession, according to multiple witness accounts. 

The ambassador fell to the floor. The gunman circled his body, visibly agitated as he smashed photos hanging on the wall, said Associated Press photographer Burhan Ozbilici, who captured the incident. 

"Allahu akbar (God is greatest). Do not forget Aleppo! Do not forget Syria! Do not forget Aleppo! Do not forget Syria!" Altintas is heard shouting in video of the incident. 

Is The Nemtsov Murder The First Shot Fired In The Russian Spring?

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Brandon Turbeville
Activist Post
March 2, 2015

With the recent assassination of Russian opposition figure, Boris Nemtsov, both Russia and the world seem to yet again be standing at the edge of a dangerous precipice. Domestically, Russia must now contend with the turmoil that results any time a high profile political assassination takes place.

Internationally, however, the killing of Nemtsov represents the possibility of a dangerous escalation in international relations since, at best, Western powers will undoubtedly seize upon the assassination as an opportunity to blame Putin directly and paint the Russian President as the next Adolf Hitler. At worst, however, the assassination of Nemtsov may be the fruit of NATO destabilization tactics in the form of a false flag committed for the purposes of initiating a color revolution and/or other forms of internal disruption in Russia.

Nemtsov, was apparently shot four times in the back as he was crossing a bridge in Moscow. It is unclear as to the exact location of Nemtsov’s death but reports claim that the bridge was in sight of the Kremlin.

Reports also suggest that Nemtsov was shot with a pistol from a white car which subsequently fled the scene. It is unclear how many assassins were in the car but some reports indicate that “several people” got out of the car.

Nemtsov’s body lay conveniently on the ground exposed for photographers to take plenty of shots with the Kremlin in the background, drawing the obvious implications.

Immediately after the news broke, Barack Obama publicly condemned the “brutal murder” and “called on the Russian government to conduct a 'prompt, impartial and transparent investigation'”. Obama’s comments were, of course, yet another example of rhetorical meddling in the internal affairs of Russia with intent to negatively affect world public opinion and, at the same time, addressing a world power that is itself equipped with nuclear weapons as if it were a vassal state. The statements by a President who has overseen institutionalized torture the world over, the jailing of whistleblowers, the assassination of political leaders, domestic political prisoners, and evendomestic torture and “disappearance” black sites is one that truly rings hollow.