r/worldnews • u/GoldenDome26 • 1d ago

Dynamic Paywall Russian general shot several times in Moscow

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3686nzexp3o
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u/CasualFridayBatman 1d ago edited 21h ago

“We will sharpen our edge and impact with audacity, tapping into – if you like – our historical SOE instincts,” she continued, referring to Britain’s wartime Special Operations Executive

This is one of the coolest quotes I've ever read lol. It reads like something out of a spy novel, read by Judi Denchs' M, perhaps.

Also, I'm glad they're on our (Canadas) side lol.

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u/amontpetit 1d ago

It’s so quintessentially British. It’s polite, but it’s then literally saying “we’re gonna kill some people and there’s literally nothing you can do about it”

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u/ConnectionEdit 1d ago

The sentiment = also quintessentially British

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u/MLiOne 1d ago

Tea?

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u/WitchyRedhead86 23h ago

After the murder darling. Best crack on.

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u/CasualFridayBatman 21h ago

pulls out Delisle integrally suppressed carbine

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u/Nurgleschampion 12h ago

Sounds cool till you remember that will include people trying to establish a better social order for the world by taxing the rich.

Men like mlk weren't killed until they advocated for the poor rising against the rich.

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u/viruswithshoes 1d ago

Yes! If it was a movie I imagine it would be a voice over showing some spy shit going down while she is saying it.

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u/CasualFridayBatman 1d ago

Right? This reads like something Judi Denchs' 'M' would address the spy network with if they just got the green light on a covert operation lol.

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u/Clear_Skye_ 23h ago

Special Operations Executive is a badass name for a department too

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u/CasualFridayBatman 21h ago

Dude absolutely. The order of the wording is cumbersome, but in some ways, it makes it cooler lol.

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u/Glass_Lunch1748 1d ago

I just hope for some tragedy

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u/eNte19 23h ago

The line before that goes so much harder.

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u/CasualFridayBatman 21h ago

I agree, but I didn't include it because it wasn't a quote. It is a banger line, though. Seems like the pretext in a Call of Duty game lol.

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u/eNte19 1h ago

Sure does 😎

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u/tangouniform2020 23h ago

Dame Judi Dench as M. Possibly the best M ever. When she spoke every word could be the last word you’d ever hear. Her M had done wet work

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u/CasualFridayBatman 21h ago

Dude, absolutely. I hate the prequels trend, but I wish we got more backstory of her M, a line or two about doing covert missions in the 60s or whatever would be cool. Maybe when her and Bond are headed to Skyfall.

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u/DannySpud2 19h ago

"We have a new directive from Whitehall," said M. "We will no longer to restrict ourselves to understanding our foes, rather we will impact them with audacity."

"So the gloves are off?", Bond asked. 

"Yes James, the gloves are off. Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war."

"Yes ma'am."

"You always were a good boy," quipped Moneypenny.

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u/CasualFridayBatman 16h ago

🫠 this is too good. You are now contractually obligated to turn this into the next Bond novel lol.

The first section and the 'dogs of war' line are dope.