U.S. Commander Says No American Deaths Linked To Russia Bounty Killing Scheme – By Tim Pearce (Dailywire) / July 8 2020
A top United States military official says that a plot by Moscow to pay Taliban insurgents to kill American soldiers and others has not resulted in any American deaths.
Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie, who heads U.S. Central Command, confirmed the existence of intelligence that indicates Russia offered to pay the Taliban, a Middle East terror group, to kill U.S. military members. The U.S. officer said that the plot has not been connected with any U.S. casualties, however.
“I found it very worrisome,” McKenzie said of the intelligence, according to the Associated Press. “I didn’t find that there was a causative link there.”
“We should always remember, the Russians are not our friends,” McKenzie said while noting that Moscow has supplied the Taliban with money and weapons for years. “And they do not wish us well, and we just need to remember that at all times when we evaluate that intelligence.”
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