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@ozzieBTC, I would speculate that the countries continued buying US oil after Hiroshima for the same reasons China,India,Saudi,Turkey,etc are purchasing Russian exports today. IMO the Russian aggression in the Ukraine & the nuking of another country last century were both unnecessary. 'One mans terrorist is another mans freedom fighter', have you heard that saying? Both believe they are justified in their actions. They will leave each other blind.
And you are right double standards do exist on both sides & the media will (& not) report whatever narrative suits the audience. Facts are spun & distorted at the best of times more so during conflicts. Most people can ignore, choose or be told what to believe. From what I have witnessed & believe to be true, sadly I think my current levels of liberty & freedom of speech would be curtailed in todays Russia. Speaking personally I would not want to & nor could I likely live in a country under Putins leadership. I can understand why the Ukraine is resisting the invading hostile army. The actions you mentioned of the Ukraine soldiers towards the students is indefensible. This sort of behavior & much worse will inevitably happen & go unpunished during a conflict (not just soldiers either). Mention this to the average citizen affiliated with the soldiers country & you tend to get ignored or rejected from the peer group .
I am not a military strategist so my best guess is the strikes in Crimea are to designed to negate the Russian force in that region to protect other areas in Ukraine. FWIW Blair did & does not represent the views of the whole UK population. Also I found out WC was no saint sometime ago & it was not only from Bengal either. But I do credit him for tackling Hitler in WW2 & even more so the men, women & children who lived & died during that time . All the past empires have committed despicable acts over the centuries, I think not much has changed or is likely to anytime soon. As an anecdote to this, I watched groups of primates attack one another in the worlds jungles over disputed territories. Is this what humans are doing albeit with ever more sophisticated weaponry? Is war another part of accepted human nature to be expected from time to time? Oppenheimer quoted the Hindu text “Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.”, he knew what we had created & the dilemma future generations would face. Crazy, stupid, but whats done is done.
We are all subjected to conditioning from birth. Whether pro putin or not I do not perceive you as a threat, its your right to have opposing views. I do not know enough about the Cuban missile crisis to discuss with you & we could be here all day going over rights & wrongs of past wars. The US is America for America,I get that & other countries are with them for the crumbs & protection they offer. However the countries currently buying discounted Russian gas & oil need to take the lead in this...maybe their voices can then be heard. ATB

An update from the earlier story

'The chief executive of Heathrow is facing an official ultimatum to resolve the disruption at the understaffed airport, as the world’s biggest international airline openly defies his order to cancel flights.
In a joint letter from the Department for Transport’s (DfT) director general for aviation, maritime and security and chief executive of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), John Holland-Kaye has been given until noon on Friday to assure them that the airport has enough staff for security screening and to assist disabled passengers.
In addition, he was ordered to report back with a “credible and resilient capacity recovery plan for the next six months”, according to the letter seen by The Telegraph.
Rannia Leontaridi of the DfT and Richard Moriarty of the CAA wrote: “Heathrow and the airlines that use your airport must be assured, and be able to assure us, that you have in place a plan that can deliver a positive passenger experience through allowing as many people as possible to travel, without too much disruption and queues, and in particular to avoid significant numbers of short-notice and on-the-day cancellations.
“The Government and the CAA are concerned that current resourcing plans are not delivering this outcome.”
Earlier in the day Emirates, which operates a dozen flights per day from Heathrow terminal three, attacked the “incompetence and non-action” that had left the airport in an “airmageddon” situation.
It spoke out after Heathrow this week asked airlines to help it cope by cancelling 1,000 flights over summer and cap the number of passengers departing at 100,000 per day.
Emirates led a rebellion by foreign airlines, complaining that the airport “gave us 36 hours to comply with capacity cuts, of a figure that appears to be plucked from thin air".
"Their communications not only dictated the specific flights on which we should throw out paying passengers, but also threatened legal action for non-compliance.
"Until further notice, Emirates plans to operate as scheduled to and from Heathrow"
Industry data showed that Qatar Airways and Turkish Airlines have also so far declined to cancel flights from Heathrow.
Under siege, Mr Holland-Kaye defended the airport, rejecting criticism over the airport's preparation for the reopening of borders this summer.
Heathrow claimed Emirates was putting “profit before safety". A spokesman said: “For months we have asked airlines to help come up with a plan to solve their resourcing challenges, but no clear plans were forthcoming and with each passing day the problem got worse.
"We had no choice but to take the difficult decision to impose a capacity cap designed to give passengers a better, more reliable journey and to keep everyone working at the airport safe. We have tried to be as supportive as possible to airlines.'

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