Russia Declares War on Ukraine<<MOD WARNING>>

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  1. st256

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    Aha. What education do you get?
     
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    And how about this bigfella? How big do you feel now?

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    CIA director estimates up to 14,000 Russians have been arrested for protesting Ukraine invasion

    From CNN's Aaron Pellish

    CIA Director Bill Burns testified to the US House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday that “something like 13 or 14,000” Russian citizens have been arrested for protesting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

    Burns said the current opposition to Russian President Vladimir Putin among Russian citizens “is not a small thing” but noted the prevalence of state-run media will make it difficult for popular dissent to build quickly.

    “You see funerals in Russia of, you know, young Russian soldiers who were killed in Ukraine coming home and that clearly is going to have an impact over time. You also see, in relatively small numbers, but a lot of very courageous Russians out on the street protesting,” he said.

    “Something like 13 or 14,000 have been arrested since then, which is not a small thing in a deeply repressive country like Russia,” Burns added.
    Burns said the US will monitor Putin’s domestic popularity as the war in Ukraine continues but cautioned that Putin’s control of the media will help stave him stave off some popular unrest.

    “In an environment in which the Russian state media dominates what a lot of people hear about what’s going on in Ukraine, it’s going to take time, I think, for people to absorb the consequences of the choices that (Putin’s) made personally,” Burns said. ​

    Live updates: https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/ukraine-russia-putin-news-03-08-22

    That's a hell of a lot of brave Russians locked up for free speech. How long before Putin reopens the gulags?
     
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    Has that been verified by fact checkers??

    U tube is hardly a valid information source...on it'sown.
     
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    Modern labour camps. Or even better, educational camps as the Chinese call it.
     
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    I have a similar symbol on my cars front license plate. ;)
     
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    Maybe he alrady has ... Not sure there is limit to the depths he would go now.
     
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    As long as it isn't on your forehead.
     
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    How the Ukraine War Affects the World Order & Global Power Balance, with Vijay Prashad & Rania Khalek
     
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    whatever...you simply aren't following the point. First, even though not even the real point, anyone with a clue recognizes that even the most updated versions of the Abrams tanks can be taken out by anti-tank missiles. If you don't know that, its your problem not mine. Second, the point wasn't even about the Abrams tanks but the predictability of the mess the Russians have gotten into when anyone with a clue looks at how armored units have fared against a determined foe equipped with anti-tank missiles in environments such as the ones the Russians find themselves in Ukraine. That Battle of Bint Jbeil is a vivid example.
     
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    You may see soon how easy or hard it is to take on M1 Abrams tanks, and Leopard, and Challenger 2 and Leclerc... With allies like Russia I don't give much hope for Iranian longevity in a shooting war with the west.
     
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    What does Goebbels have to do with fascist Russians bombing residential areas of Kharkiv?
     
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    Poland says it’s ready to deploy all their MiG-29 fighter jets to US air base in Germany

    From CNN's Sugam Pokharel

    Poland said on Tuesday that it was ready to deploy — immediately and free of charge — all their MiG-29 fighter jets to the US Air Force’s Rammstein Air Base in Germany and place them at the disposal of Washington to provide them to Ukraine, according to a statement from the Polish foreign ministry.

    “At the same time, Poland requests the United States to provide us with used aircraft with corresponding operational capabilities. Poland is ready to immediately establish the conditions of purchase of the planes,” it added.
    The Polish government in the statement urged “other NATO Allies — owners of MIG-29 jets — to act in the same vein.” ​

    Live updates: https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/ukraine-russia-putin-news-03-08-22

    Teehee. I just knew this was going to happen eventually. :D
     
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    Finally! If fascist Russians have a problem with that, they can go and complain to the UN. :bored:
     
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    OK. Let we discuss why Russians live better than Americans? I think it will be interesting for you.
     
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    This person didn't read Alisa... :( What about Mark Twain?
     
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    I wonder what Poland will end up getting. I imagine a bunch of F-16s.
     
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    Unit patch in the Ukrainian army. So what?
     
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    What ever tank has two vulnerable spots, its tracks and its rear. A well placed RPG can damage a tank in those two spots.
     
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    Not to mention the top armor, which tends to be thinner.
     
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    First class.
     
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    Oh, fascist Russians are bombing Kharkiv because they didn’t get to finish reading Huck Finn?
     
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    Sorry, I prefer to use a toilet, not an outhouse.
     
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    Russia underestimated Ukraine's resistance, US officials say (msn.com)
    The United States believes Russia underestimated the strength of Ukraine’s resistance before launching an invasion that has likely caused thousands of Russian casualties, the Biden administration's top intelligence official told lawmakers Tuesday.

    The testimony, in a hearing before the House Intelligence Committee, amounted to the first public disclosure by the nation’s most senior intelligence officials about how the 2-week-old war is proceeding, offering their insight into the thinking and motives of Russian President Vladimir Putin as his forces continue their march through Ukraine.

    It shows how stupid Putin's Russia is.
     
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