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"Bandar told Putin, "There are many common values โโand goals that bring us together, most notably the fight against terrorism and extremism all over the world. Russia, the US, the EU and the Saudis agree on promoting and consolidating international peace and security. The terrorist threat is growing in light of the phenomena spawned by the Arab Spring. We have lost some regimes. And what we got in return were terrorist experiences, as evidenced by the experience of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt and the extremist groups in Libya. ... As an example, I can give you a guarantee to protect the Winter Olympics in the city of Sochi on the Black Sea next year. The Chechen groups that threaten the security of the games are controlled by us"
Comment: It is indeed very interesting that the said "terrorist act" happened just one day after the Boston Marathon bombings, considering the role U.S. intelligence community played in the tragedy:
Strategy of Tension - Boston Marathon bombing
The True Face of Boston Terrorism
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's "thick Russian accent" in court
But we would like to bring up another possibility for the "terrorist threat" charade:
Two-day North America 'GridEx II' emergency power grid drill allegedly seeks to 'expose security flaws'
Conditioning people to fireballs from space and Earth Changes: Major continent-wide drill will simulate a knockout blow to the power grid
Unexplained National Grid power outage causes electricity loss to thousands in Hardwick and Ware, Massachusetts Saturday afternoon
Power grid attacked in Arkansas in three separate incidents
Hmm...National Security Agency's 'Perfect Citizen' program hunts for vulnerabilities in "large-scale" utilities, including power grid and gas pipeline controllers