Escalatory Rhetoric Heating Up
Posted By: earlybird, 5/26/2024 1:59:36 PM
Just overnight the rhetoric of escalation has become rather heated. To set the stage, Larry Johnson reminds us: (snip) The current Russian exercise did not spring out of a black hole nor was it hastily conjured up in a period of a week or two. The planning for this exercise started months ago, and it appears that Russia had it on the shelf ready to go when circumstances dictated. As a result of belligerent, hostile threats by France and the U.K. regarding deploying troops to Ukraine and beefing up Ukraine’s weapons supply with more sophisticated weapons, Russia launched a comprehensive diplomatic and military response three weeks ago
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Trump of Guilt 25 replies
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Escalatory Rhetoric Heating Up
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Just overnight the rhetoric of escalation has become rather heated. To set the stage, Larry Johnson reminds us:
(snip)
The current Russian exercise did not spring out of a black hole nor was it hastily conjured up in a period of a week or two. The planning for this exercise started months ago, and it appears that Russia had it on the shelf ready to go when circumstances dictated. As a result of belligerent, hostile threats by France and the U.K. regarding deploying troops to Ukraine and beefing up Ukraine’s weapons supply with more sophisticated weapons, Russia launched a comprehensive diplomatic and military response three weeks ago
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Military police took Craig to a psychiatric hospital, where he was diagnosed with schizophrenia at 26.
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Spain, Ireland set to formally recognize
a Palestinian state 16 replies
Spain, Ireland set to formally recognize
a Palestinian state 16 replies
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So far "talk". Worth a read. Medvedev comments interesting. Wasn't he the one Ohama played rootsie with on open mic - about having "more flexibility after election"?