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## Re: DISCUSSION - AQ plot in Russia...

Released on 2012-05-10 01:00 GMT

Email-ID | 5539759
Date | 2009-04-17 17:02:42
From | goodrich@stratfor.com
To | analysts@stratfor.com, ct@stratfor.com

this was a friday night comment... so i dunno how much vodka was in it.
ah, russia
Reva Bhalla wrote:
wow, if that's the message they're feeding you, then that does a pretty
good job of convincing me that this was fabricated
On Apr 17, 2009, at 9:58 AM, Lauren Goodrich wrote:
from RU101 (Kremlin official): According to the FSB, this is a lesson
to all those who help the Americans out with their wars... we're the
ones who get hit.
Fred Burton wrote:
Lauren is spot on. The Russians, unlike us, have learned their
lesson.
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From: analysts-bounces@stratfor.com
[mailto:analysts-bounces@stratfor.com] On Behalf Of Lauren Goodrich
Sent: Friday, April 17, 2009 9:27 AM
To: Analyst List
Cc: 'CT AOR'
Subject: Re: DISCUSSION - AQ plot in Russia...
Russia isn't going to get involved in the fight... just ain't gonna
happen.
Reva Bhalla wrote:
also, if we assume for a sec that the plot is real, let's look at
the motive...
yes, the Afghan jihadists hate the Russians. But they also dont
want Russia to get involved in the fight. Why provoke Moscow?
On Apr 17, 2009, at 9:23 AM, Ben West wrote:
Right, the target set is completely different - the only
similarity that's there is the easter link. Considering AQ has
never shown any interest in attacking on Easter before the
Manchester plot, I find it interesting that all of a sudden
there's another Easter plot in Russia.
Lauren Goodrich wrote:
that was against "western decadence" though.... these targets
have nothing to do with that....
plus it is nearly impossible to get a taxi near Lubyanka.
Ben West wrote:
The fact that it was timed for Easter (albeit orthodox
easter so different day) makes me think maybe this was
linked to the thwarted UK plot.
The MO is different though - in Manchester they were going
after shopping centers and soft targets, but these targets
are WAY harder. They are going to have way more security
and wouldn't be as easy to penetrate. If this was a real
threat, it was much more ambitious than the Manchester plot.
Lauren Goodrich wrote:
**okay... I was forwarded a "leak" from a Pravda
journalist who said that the FSB was claiming that a major
terrorist (AQ, not Chechen) was thwarted.... I put the
details that were "leaked"... & then my conversation with
the chief Kremlin guy on this topic & his reservations
about the FSB's claim...
Leaked from an FSB rep to media pal...
Who: al-Qaeda (8 foreign "suspects" have been arrested)
When: Orthodox Easter... this weekend.
Targets: Lubyanka, Kazan Capital Building, MIA and United
Russia offices
How: taxis filled with explosives... so car bombs
(confiscated by the FSB)
About the suspects:
-used fake guest-worker passports (both Indian and Azeri)
to get into Kazan
-the men were fluent in Russian, Pushtu, Dari, Arab and
Turkish
CONVERSATION WITH SENIOR KREMLIN WHO IS PART OF THIS (a
back and forth conversation, so it is a bit disjointed):
-I can just confirm to you that the leaked plots are very
real or so I have been told by the FSB. We will not let it
happen of course if they are, especially not now.
-I have been kept off the investigative part of this case
since the FSB and Tatar security agencies are taking it,
though I will most likely be prosecuting the suspects
unless it gets transferred to MIA.
-It was not just car bombs, but taxis specifically since
so many foreigners drive taxis in Moscow, so it would make
them inconspicuous.
-There is no Chechen link to these plots, but the FSB is
saying they are South Asian al Qaeda. It could be linked
to Russia's role in Afghanistan, though I am just
speculating. It is unheard of such an attack inside of
Russia that does not have Chechen links, but the FSB
assures me that it is separate.
-This is what has made me a touch suspicious of this plot.
The FSB has become rather mouthy recently about how the
US's war will stir up militants who will be angry at
Russia for helping the US. It also comes after your
company's articles on a possible backlash if Russia should
get involved. And suddenly a highly intricate and well
developed plot (in which the suspects already had their
passports and were in the country with explosives ready)
is uncovered that I would expect to take some time to
organize.
-The other part that does not quiet make sense to me is
why there were plots in Kazan. The other targets makes
sense (though United Russia building is a stretch since it
is not part of foreign policy or security), but to strike
Kazan would hit part of these guys' networks and really
piss off those that harbor them.
-I have to go with the FSB's assessment that this was a
real plot, though I have my doubts that I can not of
course come out with.
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Lauren Goodrich
Director of Analysis
Senior Eurasia Analyst
STRATFOR
T: 512.744.4311
F: 512.744.4334
lauren.goodrich@stratfor.com
www.stratfor.com
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Ben West
Terrorism and Security Analyst
STRATFOR
Austin,TX
Cell: 512-750-9890
--
Lauren Goodrich
Director of Analysis
Senior Eurasia Analyst
STRATFOR
T: 512.744.4311
F: 512.744.4334
lauren.goodrich@stratfor.com
www.stratfor.com
--
Ben West
Terrorism and Security Analyst
STRATFOR
Austin,TX
Cell: 512-750-9890
--
Lauren Goodrich
Director of Analysis
Senior Eurasia Analyst
STRATFOR
T: 512.744.4311
F: 512.744.4334
lauren.goodrich@stratfor.com
www.stratfor.com
--
Lauren Goodrich
Director of Analysis
Senior Eurasia Analyst
STRATFOR
T: 512.744.4311
F: 512.744.4334
lauren.goodrich@stratfor.com
www.stratfor.com
--
Lauren Goodrich
Director of Analysis
Senior Eurasia Analyst
STRATFOR
T: 512.744.4311
F: 512.744.4334
lauren.goodrich@stratfor.com
www.stratfor.com