Something is Wrong With Yulia Skripal: Strange Text and Scar Running Down Neck Raises Eyebrows
- It's impossible to ignore this incredible story with Yulia Skripal. The Russian MFA demanded that she appeared in person and made a statement. She appeared and made a statement in person but was it personal? There are very many questions about the matter, we're not very clear on how it all happened. Why is the text so strange? What are these invasive methods? Why is she speaking in this manner? And, of course, the scar draws attention to itself. Lets' first listen to The Telegraph and then try to understand.
"The scar on Yulia Skripal's neck, presumably caused by a tracheotomy inflicted to help her breathe following the attack, is clearly visible in the video. The message is an important signal to the Russian people that Miss Skripal remains in the UK of her own free will and under the protection of the UK authorities".
- That's the quote. Anton Yurievich?
Anton Utkin, chemical weapons expert: First of all, it's not a tracheotomy but a tracheostomy. It's when a person is in a coma for a long period of time, anything over 5 days, a tracheostomy is definitely performed, as opposed to intubation, when a tube is inserted through the mouth for assisted breathing. It's common practice, nothing special about it. As far as…
- It just draws attention how Yulia underlines, and obviously, she's a victim of the circumstances here, she explicitly didn't cover it up. It seems like any girl would want to cover up the scar.
- Well, let's just say, Yulia is currently in isolation. We don't know what she's been told. What information is available to her? Does she have access to information that is... that are the statements by the Russian MFA and Russian officials? What is she being told? What information is she pumped with? We don't know. In a situation like this, an inexperienced person, such as Yulia Skripal, would undoubtedly be disoriented, she's forced to trust the people that introduce themselves as people who are protecting her.
Notice that there are no statements coming from Sergey Skripal. I'm convinced that Sergey is a much more experienced person. He understands that, that is, I think he understands…
- I'm guessing his statement will come closer to the World Cup. Let's notice how well she looks. Does it even look like she's been subject to a serious gas poisoning?
- When we talk about poisoning by neuroparalytic substances, there are special peculiarities. If it were dermatovesical poisonous substances, then there would be ulceration on the skin's surface and it would be atrocious. If it's a large-scale impact. In the case of neuroparalytic poisons, upon recovery, the person is virtually... Visually it's nearly impossible to determine if a person was affected. It's been described in journals a huge number of times. I also know this from personal experience. Usually, there's a worsening of chronic diseases, There can be some neurological disruption, including in the central nervous system, trouble sleeping, bad coordination, and the sorts. But to have a person recovered from a neuroparalytic poisoning looking somehow differently, that won't happen. So it's quite normal.
- Interesting. Sergey, from the position of the Russian language, did you notice how the phrasing, being a big expert in the Russian language, you use it to write wonderful books, why are the phases formed this way? "Тhe physical treatment was invasive, painful, and deeply depressing." A Russian person can't possibly refer to treatment as "deeply depressing".
Sergey Shargunov, writer: I haven't yet written a detective novel. It's difficult for me to step into the shoes of Sherlock or Inspector Lestrade. In such a delicate and tragic story, I'm in no hurry to scream out a verdict. But as far as the text itself is concerned, there's a feeling that it's been loan-translated. The feeling is that the text was initially written in the English language, and then later translated into Russian, perhaps even in Google Translate. This is just a simple philological analysis. And I think it would be very important and natural of the UK authorities to provide journalists, especially various journalists with the opportunity to speak with both Sergey and Yulia Skripal. That would be quite normal.