Here's why I think the events of March & April 2018 need urgent attention.
Fiona Hill was national security advisor on Russia to Trump & 2 other presidents.
And for her Skripal poisoning is proof that Putin can and will unconventional weapons. Because he already has. 2/
There was enough Novichok in Salisbury to wipe out the entire town.
It was only because of the flukiest fluke that it didn't. By this reading, Charlie Rowley & Dawn Sturgess are the accidental heroes who saved thousands of lives.
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Chemical weapons have been banned since 1925. But that's what the Novichok was: a weapon grade nerve agent.
And here's what else you need to know about that pretty Wiltshire market town where Skripal lived. It's also the heart of the British military establishment.
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The Skripal attack is the definition of hybrid warfare: a combined military and information operation. That carried a stark, unmistakeable message.
And NATO took it as such. They acted swiftly & unanimously: sanctions & expulsions.
But there was one weak link: Boris Johnson 5/
1 year later, @guardian revealed Johnson left crucial NATO meeting & flew to Lebedev's villa.
4 months later, we at @observeruk revealed Alexander Lebedev flew in to meet him.
And it's this, this, THIS that's crucial point.
Because Lebedev has to be seen as Kremlin proxy. 6/
Boris Johnson met ex KGB spy immediately after crucial NATO meeting on Russia after it deployed a chemical weapon in a British town.
He had no security. No-one knew.
But he was not sacked or questioned by police or PM.
Because by the time we found it out, he *was* the PM. 7/
If we can't see this now, we never will.
This has been in plain sight since we reported it in November 2019.
The Intelligence & Security Committee confirmed a cover-up over the Russia Report. A cover-up in which all roads lead back to one man: Boris Johnson 8/
The r/w press has finally discovered Lebedev-Johnson axis. But it's still focussing on wrong details at wrong time. Forget the peerage.
Realised that I'd written a slightly different version of this piece 2 years ago in 2020. And there's another version of it 3 years before that in 2017.
"If Boris Johnson acts like a Russian asset and talks like a Russian asset, is he a Russian asset?"
Now that everyone's paying attention, can we please revisit Conservatives' 2013 summer fundraiser? Special guests include Putin's Judo partner & @guardian published helpful seating plan to check off against that sanctions list.
Any sign of Andrei Borodin on that list? He owns a massive pile in Johnson's former Henley constituency. So interesting who manages to get "political asylum" in the UK & who doesn't.
And here's the 'Russians' table hosted by David Burnside, the PR man who does Dmytro Firtash's London business. (Wanted by the FBI over dealings with Russian mob.) No surprises that John Whittingdale's on this particular table. He & Firtash go way back.
There's been bit of attention on Andrew Neil in last few days, so some background. "Mad cat woman" actually culmination of 2+ years of attacks. It was direct lift from Arron Banks. And it launched mysogynist meme into mainstream. From where it's never left medium.com/@carole_cadwal…
The 'cat lady' abuse is highly sexualised. It's intended to shame. A UNESCO report proved Arron Banks originated it & Neil accelerated it. I wrote this down because I hit brick wall at BBC. Zero comprehension of how misogyny is used to target & silence female journalists
Neil, Guido & the Spectator all parrot the same lines. With Banks protected throughout. Here's Guardian headline when our reporting helped find LeaveEU was in breach of the law. And here's Guido & Neil: "conspiracies" "crushed"
It is still not known what sensitive information Boris Johnson revealed to a trained intelligence officer while in a state of inebriation, alone, without his security detail.
He jeopardised NATO’s security. Did he also compromise it?
If I was an investigative journalist, I think I’d be curious why Guido Fawkes picked me as his Main Character. Dozens, if not hundreds, of articles on crazy conspiracist Carole. It’s not for me to say it’s creepy & fucked up. But since no-one else will: it’s creepy & fucked up.
The entire British press & political establishment is afraid of Guido. He’s based offshore so doesn’t fear libel. He doesn’t give right to replies. He doesn’t belong to any press regulator. And he doesn’t correct. He embodies both power & fear. And he uses it for both good & ill.
I desperately tried to avoid Guido. I’d seen what he did to other people. Though by people, I mean “women”. Turns out, you don’t have a choice. Don’t know what @HackneyAbbott did to Guido but it’s just as well he didn’t disproportionately target a black female MP in plain sight?