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" big-blues hypothesis russia deserve to be wiped from the face of this earth for killing far less civilians"

Where did I suggest that? That is a total fabrication to misdirect. I said sovereign nations are not obliged to cede territory at Russia's behest. The land grab attitude which is constant and non-stop and accelerating over the years with Putin are the qualification. We had all this trouble through the cold war, and now it continues with modern day Russia. It has to be ended.

One presumes you refer to the second Gulf war when west forces skipped the final UN hurdle as the French aid i would veto to protect its oi interests in Iraq.

The war was to find and destroy the chemical weapon store that had been used in multiple incidents during the Iran Iraq war, on Kurds and on his own people. SH started threatening their use on the west toying with the likes of Alkayida. He then played a game of chicken with the west. And continued to make bigger threats of use and aligned with more terrorist groups.

The collateral lives lost never amounted above a few hundred and most were due to civilians being moved into military locations as human shields.

As far as crying for justice, the only ones doing that are the relatives of the victims of the horrific chemical attacks. No other country in the region interfered with the US led action because Iraq had become a significantly destabilizing force in the region, and regime change was a desirable option by all actors. Russia is the new Iraq sabre rattling with nuclear weapons and ultimately will have to be dealt with in the exact same manner - except Russia as a nation should be erased when the country is under nato or UN administration. Putin's folly, instead of building an empire he lost all of Russia.

"They might have to face the stark but unpalatable facts that they have to cede some ground to Russia "

On that basis, all out war and the annihilation of Russia erasing it from the future of mankind is fully qualified. The idea that sovereign nations are obliged to cede territory at Russia's behest is not acceptable. Russia has commenced it's murderous terrorist campaigns in Syria again. It is culminating not in some sort of 'ceasefire ' but the exact opposite - all out war. We don't need this Russian problem, and the realisation that dealing with what is de facto a terrorist state now is slowly coagulating in the same way nato itself is rising from the ashes as well as expanding.

For poly, get OUT of Russia at the first opportunity even if that does mean writing off all Russian based assets. It is inevitable nato will invade, at least western Russia and all business assets will be extremely vulnerable during the occupation and breakup of the Russia.

They were plastic flowers too rescued from the rubble of the apartment block destroyed by Russia the day before. There are no natural flowers left standing in the streets, parks or gardens.

errr... watcher. CIA is picking up your alpha waves, did you forget your foil hat this morning?

Wishful thinking again that the EU is going to be bullied into selling out Ukraine over gas supplies. The only issue is the mad zero carbon policies stopping all Russian gas now, Germany can very easily and quickly switch a large part of gas generation to coal. You and the rest of the wishful thinkers are completely wrong thinking Russia has some sort of stranglehold over Europe. The energy supply policy was a big error but there is a fall back, just means the greens are going to have to be pushed back a bit. Zero carbon as a policy is going to fail anyway as the consequences become more and more apparent, as with forced switching to EVs and major energy security issues like with Russia.

There isn't going to be an outcome where all you Russian sympathisers and propagandists will be able to say you were right all along and continue to hold up Zelenski as the failure in some massive Russian face saving exercise, It is a terrorist murderous child killing act of brutality by Russia and Russia will be made to suffer for a very long time.

Russia is now toxic. Western businesses pulled out en masse and continue to do so day by day irrespective of the economic loss. Businesses do not want the shame of being associated with Russia. Sports, arts, science right across the board do not want to associated.

And that is why the split and disposal of all Russian assets must happen sooner rather latter.

Great post, aye? It is what I've been advocating for some time now but I just get a load of abuse.

A bitter angry loser. People latching on to all that conspiracy crap and then go and try to deliberately wind other people up with it are societal rejects. They can't get meaningful dialogue under normal social conditions so revert to insults, divisive argument and preying on fears to get some level of social interaction.

They are so small, weak and insignificant in their world even abuse from others is a comfort to break the endless hours of loneliness.

People exposed to media such as Russian, even pre war, have a belief all world media must be controlled or have a forced bias. It is a shock when those people see much of the West media, the diversity of opinion in one publication through to the outright contempt for governing powers and individuals even with mandates.

Anybody reading my links will know and be exposed to news items subject to editorial standards from right around the planet.

It is hilarious to say I and others here only here one side of the story. You wish!!! And we know which one side you wish.

I hear strong echoes in watcher posts from previous banned posters, this open love business for example.

Yes, watcher, never posts a link, expecting everybody to go and verify his Putin propaganda rehash themselves.

Kremlin propagandists taking over talking to themselves again. One hell of a conspiracy setting up a fake blast with incoming missile and all those dead bodies and injured people in the hospitals. A bit elaborate don't you think?

BBC R4 presenters had to hold back mocking laughter referring to the peace mission this morning. The belittled the Indonesian president so much I would be surprised i their wasn't an official diplomatic complaint - even said look up where Indonesia is on a map asking what have they got to do with the war. Really bad snobbery on show again this morning.

https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2022/06/30/Russia-says-pulling-its-forces-from-Ukraine-s-Snake-Island-in-goodwill-gesture-

Goodwill gesture? It's a trap! Tempt Ukraine forces to 'take' the island and suffer heavy losses against rockets and mines. Hope Ukraine don't fall for it.

Russia giving up the territory? Think about!

Huh, I said it must split and all I get is abuse.

Right, fairanalyst was the only filtered by me on here, watcher36 is about to be the next. covid is relevant to the extent china's zero covid policy affects supply and shipping, and fuel prices. But proposals for improving cooperation and communication to try and get the advantage on a next pandemic is somewhat of message re ploy.
Incidentally, mass spamming as a tactic to try and bury truths and real world events that do impact on a company with significant assets in an aggressor country will fail as people se through the smoke.

Totally hit the nail on the head. And nothing broke any part of the posting rules. This is the truth and reality of the actual real world.

"“NATO is back,” Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte told reporters Wednesday as he arrived at the talks, where the leaders of Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand attended as guests.

The agreements mark the culmination of months of negotiations over how NATO members should adapt their defenses to a new reality created by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and will breathe life into an alliance French President Emmanuel Macron had dismissed as “brain-dead” and then-U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to abandon."

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/06/30/world/nato-combat-stance/

"Poly doesn't sell gold to any of the G7 Countries."

But where do the ingots go? The ingots are hallmarked with the source and date. Would you buy an ingot that cold be sold anywhere or one that can only be sold to BRICS countries? So poly will be selling to buyers who will be discerning about the source, and it seems the date, of tose ingots. Of course, that will make poly Russian stamped bullion cheaper which unscrupulous merchants may well try and re-cast and find someway to falsely hallmark. It is like laser etching to try and remove blood diamonds from the market.

"“We’ll state clearly that Russia poses a direct threat to our security,”"

https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2022/06/29/Russia-poses-a-direct-threat-to-NATO-security-Stoltenberg

Just astonishing the extent Putin messed up. Just jaw dropping stupidity. He is now being laughed at. The nat he said was threatening didn't exist in February. But by June, it will. And be under no illusions, nato is getting ready for all out war with Russia. Won't be long now before British squaddies will be taking selfies in Red Square.

I personally prefer the stick of dynamite technique.