THE FSB KNEW ABOUT THE EXPLOSIONS IN MOSCOW

In early May, a major political scandal broke out in the USA related to the September terrorist attacks. The competence of the American intelligence services was called into question; they supposedly knew perfectly well about the impending terrorist attacks but were unable to prevent them. As a result, the heads of the American intelligence services had to make long and tedious excuses in Congress and hastily restore their own prestige.

No one has made excuses to anyone for the apartment building bombings in Moscow. Officially, this series of terrorist attacks came as almost a complete surprise to the FSB. However, this week the newspaper "Versiya" published sensational material, from which it follows that the Russian intelligence services were warned about the apartment building bombings.

Documents came into the newspaper's possession that unequivocally testify to the fact that several days before the first explosion, the operational unit of the UFSB for Moscow and the Moscow Region received information about the preparation and execution of a series of terrorist attacks in Moscow. It quite accurately reproduced the scenario of the bloody events of September 1999. The signal came from the General Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation, where a most curious appeal was received on August 21, 1999. Here is its text: "Investigative and judicial bodies have turned to arbitrariness in their actions. We, volunteers, are forced to take measures against the rulers and their henchmen. Thus, in the Ostankino Court, Judge Matveev arrested a Russian citizen, Natalya Viktorovna Zander, in the court building; she is the mother of two minor children and supports two elderly parents who are Group 2 disabled persons. We demand the release of Natalya Viktorovna Zander by September 1, 1999. Otherwise, every seven days, communications, buildings, etc., will be blown up. Volunteers of Russia."

The UFSB for Moscow and the Moscow Region treated the received message attentively. However, they did not take "unprecedented security measures," and certainly did not release the arrested Zander. Apparently, the threats made by the "Volunteers of Russia" seemed too phantom-like to the FSB operatives. At that time, it was indeed hard to believe. Events that occurred later showed that this message was, at the very least, a prophecy.

But that's not all. On the morning of September 1, 1999, a man who introduced himself as Vladimir came to the editorial office of one of the capital's newspapers. He said that he had exclusive information regarding the explosion that had occurred the day before in the slot machine hall of the shopping complex on Manezhnaya Square. Vladimir reported that the explosion was the work of Caucasians who were trying in this way to release a certain Natalya Z. from custody and that this was not the last terrorist attack. According to him, the Caucasians promised to arrange "fireworks" every five to seven days. The editorial office did not believe the strange visitor and did not publish an interview with him. The last time he came to the newspaper was on the evening of September 8. He said that in a few hours an apartment building would be blown up in Moscow. On the night of September 8-9, an explosion thundered on Guryanova Street, and five days later an apartment building in Pechatniki was destroyed by an explosion. Aren't these coincidences a bit too strange?

And now let us note that during the investigation of the series of terrorist attacks in Moscow, official FSB figures did not say a word about the "Volunteers of Russia" or their appeal. Although, from the point of view of common sense, this version should have become one of the priorities for the investigation. Apparently, the "committee men" were looking exclusively for a "Chechen trail" in the terrorist attacks. So that there would be a reason to "waste them in the outhouse." Or maybe, as some in the West say, they blew up the houses themselves. Then there are no questions for the FSB at all...

And yet, why, having such important clues, did the FSB start to develop...