analysis World War III

[oldtimer]

I believe that President Biden was right when he said that Russia is going to Invade Ukraine.

Any intelligent person is going to come to the same conclusion knowing that Russia has already decided to pay any price imposed on it by the West through sanctions.

Short of full military confrontation by the West there is nothing that can make Russia to change its mind as they see this as a golden opportunity to resurrect the once powerful superpower that was equal to the USA.

But Russia’s ambitions are not going to stop with taking over Ukraine since it already has made plans to increase its sphere of influence to Asia, Middle East, and South America and perhaps the whole World knowing that the West is most likely not going to do anything beyond just imposing sanctions which ultimately will hurt the West itself by effecting the Global economy in an adverse way the longer that they go on.

I personally don’t like any of the old ideologies, philosophies, and doctrines of Capitalism, Communism, Socialism, Religious Fundamentalism and all the other “ism” that are derived from the bad human characteristics of Greed, Lust, Hate, Cruelty, Jealousy, Prejudice, and lack of Empathy and that have been infringing on our rights in one way or another throughout the history because they can only exist through supporting inequality, oppression, suppression, torture, killing, and War.

When it comes to saving the World the last thing that I want to see is the further expansion of these old systems that have all already proven to be a failure in dealing with the existential problems that are currently facing Humanity and the Environment.

We don’t want all these political, Religious, and Racial parties and groups to resurrect their past, we want something new that can propel the World into the next Era that is based on the Universal Principles and Values that have been derived through Logic and Compassion and not through Force and Violence.

By “We” I mean all the Intelligent, Righteous, and Peace loving people of the World.

IMO

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[Cal2]

The site below is keeping a current list of international companies operating in Russia. As of today, only one on the list is providing 'necessary' products (on the primary page).

Info a code to share the info are on the page.

https://www.dontfundwar.com/

https://www.dontfundwar.com/directory

I see a few in there whose products I've bought in the past, but won't in the future.

I'll also pay more attention to 'Made in China' products - check for alternatives. I'll try to convince others to do the same.

As for 'Made in Russia' products in North America - is there really any?

 

[Cannuck]

I see a few in there whose products I've bought in the past, but won't in the future.

I'll also pay more attention to 'Made in China' products - check for alternatives. I'll try to convince others to do the same.

As for 'Made in Russia' products in North America - is there really any?

I've been sensitive to product origin for awhile. Difficult to avoid Chinese made, but it can be done, and while products may be said made (often assembled) in one country, still use components from another country of origin (ie. cars, computers etc.). Though most of my solar components are made in US, China is now cornering the solar market.

Before Christmas, my AWD had an issue, and the only replacement part I could find was a remanufactured part made by a Russian company in BC. I was happy to find them. Then, just before the war broke out, I purchased some offroad suspension parts and the only options were either from Ukraine or Russia. Not surprisingly, the parts I purchased never arrived (from Ukraine).

 

[Sutruk]

Oleh Nikolenko 🇺🇦🇨🇦 @OlehNikolenko_ March 30, 2022

Since Russia invaded Ukraine, its army has abducted at least 11 city mayors and 8 municipal officials. Abducting civilians is a gross violation of international law. The list of crimes perpetrated by Russia and its officials keeps expanding. They all will be brought to justice.

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[Sutruk]

Putin advisers ‘afraid to tell him truth’ about Ukraine error, says GCHQ head​

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...ukraine-error-gchq-head-jeremy-fleming-speech

"Vladimir Putin has made a strategic miscalculation in launching the invasion of Ukraine and his advisers are “afraid to tell him the truth” about the extent of his error, the boss of British spy agency GCHQ will say in a speech on Thursday.

Sir Jeremy Fleming, due to give a speech in Australia, said the Russian leader had misjudged the strength of Ukrainian resistance, the western response and the ability of his forces to deliver a rapid victory.

“It all adds up to the strategic miscalculation that western leaders warned Putin it would be. It’s become his personal war, with the cost being paid by innocent people in Ukraine and, increasingly, by ordinary Russians too,” Fleming will say, according to a prereleased text of his remarks.

As a result, Fleming said he believed that the failure to achieve a quick victory must be causing discord in the Kremlin. “And even though we believe Putin’s advisers are afraid to tell him the truth, what’s going on and the extent of these misjudgments must be crystal clear to the regime.”

“We believe that Putin is being misinformed by his advisers about how badly the Russian military is performing and how the Russian economy is being crippled by sanctions because his senior advisers are too afraid to tell him the truth.”

She added: “So, it is increasingly clear that Putin’s war has been a strategic blunder that has left Russia weaker over the long term and increasingly isolated on the world stage.”

 

[Sutruk]

White House: Intel shows Putin misled by advisers on Ukraine​

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. intelligence officials have determined that Russian President Vladimir Putin is being misinformed by advisers about his military’s poor performance in Ukraine, according to the White House. The advisers are scared to tell him the truth, the intel says.

The findings, recently declassified, indicate that Putin is aware of the situation on information coming to him and there now is persistent tension between him and senior Russian military officials.

The U.S. believes Putin is being misled not only about his military’s performance but also “how the Russian economy is b eing crippled by sanctions because, again, his senior advisers are too afraid to tell him the truth,” White House communications director Kate Bedingfield said Wednesday.

https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-putin-europe-00716c99579afeff701af31b32ef7c8c

Putin's advisers just tell him what he wants to hear. The russian Hitler just wants to add Ukraine to his Soviet Union dream, at any cost, even if he has to kill every civilian, women, elderly, children in Ukraine. He doesn't feel anything for human lives, that's for sure.

 

[oldtimer]

Russia has lost 17,200 troops since the start of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine,

The human cost of this War both for Russia and Ukraine has been astronomical considering that this is all happening in the year 2022 when all lives matter.

The sooner that all these killings stop the better and that's why that this round of Peace talks should be taken much more seriously by everyone.

I believe that Russia and Ukraine are at the point that they both are finding it to be in their interest for this situation to get deescalated, although as I had mentioned before Russia probably is going to throw a few more punches at Ukrainian Cities in the last minute before the bell sounds.

Nevertheless I strongly believe that Ukraine and Russia are both ready and willing to bring this War to an end (hopefully within the next 10 days or so).

IMO

 

[Cal2]

Putin’s Soldiers Caught on Tape Lamenting Losses and Blasting His Army of ‘Stupid Morons’​

As the Russian president signs a decree to call up another 134,500 conscripts, his troops in Ukraine want out.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/putin...d-blasting-his-army-of-stupid-morons?ref=home

 

[Cal2]

Russian Troops Suffer ‘Acute Radiation Sickness’ After Digging Chernobyl Trenches​

Several hundred Russian troops reportedly rushed to a special medical facility in Belarus after digging in radioactive soil in a forest near the infamous nuclear plant.

U.S. intelligence reported Wednesday that Russian forces began withdrawing from the defunct site. Russia said the withdrawal from Chernobyl was part of a pledge to scale back the invasion. But Ukrainian media says it is actually because the troops were “irradiated” from the contaminated soil.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/russi...s-after-digging-chernobyl-trenches?ref=scroll

 

[Kingslayer]

I believe you read correctly, and it appears Russia ain't goin' anywhere soon...

Russia to covertly mobilize reserves, conscript Chechen convicts​

Russia is concealing the fact that it is mass mobilizing combat reserves and conscripting Chechen convicts to replenish its forces in Ukraine, the Ukrainian Intelligence Directorate (GUR) alleged on Tuesday.

GUR asserted starting April 1, Russia will mobilize reservists throughout the federation at the same time as scheduled conscription, to "cover for a large number of mobilized people who will arrive at military enlistment offices." The directorate claimed that 100,000 Russians had signed contracts under the BARS-2021 military reserves program that will supposedly be utilized.

Concurrently, as part of the same military reserves program, Russia is allegedly recruiting convicts from the Chechen Chernokozovo penal colony. GUR claimed that 100 prisoners with serious criminal convictions — including robbery, murder and drug trafficking — have been promised full amnesty in exchange for enlistment, and if they returned alive from the war. GUR reported that criminals who agreed to join the military were not allowed to inform their families. The intelligence body also said that those convicted of political crimes were not offered the deal.

https://www.jpost.com/international/article-702629

Russia do that, the video of Russian troops apparently being tortured there was a Russian convict in the video.

Many countries believe they have the best troops in the world, the best trained troops is something we (in the UK) like to think we have, but the best trained troops in the world, I don’t think is a title Russia can ever claim, but I don’t think they are interested in that title, troops to Russia are just numbers and cannon fodder.

They are not interested in even collecting their dead, watched and interview on SkyNews with Ukrainian troops a few days ago, showing Russian Dead bodies piled on top of each other, they contacted Russian authorities about collecting them, they wasn’t interested and said “they are no good to us anymore” another article I read, Russia are sending their dead to Belarus to be cremated, to cover up the true scale of it all. Imagine families of some of these people, not able bury their loved ones and not ever knowing what happened to them, but that’s Russia. I’m not saying all Russians are emotionless robots, they are not, it’s a Russian trait to be ‘tough’ inside, but those at the very top are ice cold and soulless.

 

[oldtimer]

I am glad to hear that Russia has promised to keep the Nuclear weapons out of this War for now and I am happy to see that peace talks are underway.

But the question is how many more World Wars are we going to have even after this one comes to an end.

It seems to me that all the elements and factors that have caused this War are still in place, I don’t see any fundamental changes taking place in the way that the World is run and operates that can give me hope that there isn't going to be another military confrontation somewhere around the World again.

The way that most Countries are armed to the teeth even without Nuclear Weapons makes me wonder if sooner or later a new conflict is going to get started somewhere that we don’t expect (or Perhaps We Do).

In order to have true peace, security, and prosperity we really need to make some serious changes in the way of our thinking and behavior as the Human Race.

IMO

 

[.X.]

I am glad to hear that Russia has promised to keep the Nuclear weapons out of this War for now and I am happy to see that peace talks are underway.

But the question is how many more World Wars are we going to have even after this one comes to an end.

It seems to me that all the elements and factors that have caused this War are still in place, I don’t see any fundamental changes taking place in the way that the World is run and operates that can give me hope that there isn't not going to be another military confrontation somewhere around the World again.

The way that most Countries are armed to the teeth even without Nuclear Weapons makes me wonder if sooner or later a new conflict is going to get started somewhere that we don’t expect (or Perhaps We Do).

In order to have true peace, security, and prosperity we really need to make some serious changes in the way of our thinking and behavior as the Human Race.

IMO

There will be a war somewhere , there always has been since the beginning of time , the Romans stayed in wars , War is a much larger scale of how humans interact with one another IMO , Johnny and Scotty beef a while and then end up fighting to end the conflict , the world is no different , people have always had conflict with one another, the only way humans have found to solve it is to kick the shit out of each other, the winner resolves the conflict. That’s the way it has been from the beginning and will probably be that way until the end. It doesn’t matter that it is 2022 , humans have not changed through out time , humans have never changed with time so to speak, we are the same as people born in the 1500 , in 2022 ..

 

[BRANDERX]

I don't know how true this is, but how shameful if true.

imo

 

[oldtimer]

There will be a war somewhere , there always has been since the beginning of time , the Romans stayed in wars , War is a much larger scale of how humans interact with one another IMO , Johnny and Scotty beef a while and then end up fighting to end the conflict , the world is no different , people have always had conflict with one another, the only way humans have found to solve it is to kick the shit out of each other, the winner resolves the conflict. That’s the way it has been from the beginning and will probably be that way until the end. It doesn’t matter that it is 2022 , humans have not changed through out time , humans have never changed with time so to speak, we are the same as people born in the 1500 , in 2022 ..

The problem with surrendering to all the evils of the status quo is that a higher entity might flip a switch at the highest levels to put an end to all the injustices, deceptions, betrayals, abuses, killings, torture, and bondage that comprises the so called Civilized World.

IMO

 

[Kingslayer]

I don't know how true this is, but how shameful if true.

imo

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Wars - You see the worst of humanity (destruction/innocent people who suffer) and then the best of humanity (how people come together to help those need in need) and then the worst again (those who prey on the vunerable).

 

[Kingslayer]

Dozens of Russian troops ‘fall ill with radiation poisoning’ at Chernobyl​

https://metro.co.uk/2022/03/31/cher...roops-suffering-radiation-poisoning-16377485/

Everyone in the world knows Chernobyl is one of the most dangerous places on earth, why have Russian troops messing about there and digging trenches?

 

[oldtimer]

and then the worst again (those who prey on the vunerable).

Those who prey on the vulnerable are in many cases somehow connected to the Governments that's why that they can engage in drug, sex, or child trafficking, abuse or torture, and even kidnapping or body harvesting with total impunity and immunity.

We all have a hand in all the evil that goes on around the World specially if we live in democratic Countries where the Government works on behalf of the people.

IMO

 

[.X.]

Those who prey on the vulnerable are in many cases somehow connected to the Governments that's why that they can engage in drug, sex, or child trafficking, abuse or torture, and even kidnapping or body harvesting with total impunity and immunity.

We all have a hand in all the evil that goes on around the World specially if we live in democratic Countries where the Government works on behalf of the people.

IMO

In many respects the people screw themselves over , we vote these people into the gov positions , so essentially , we hire them , the people who vote them in, can not termite or fire them, we hire more people in gov to do that job , most of those people suck too.. so while we sit and wait for their term to end, sometimes we go through pure hell , so the people vote in and hire state rep, who makes no difference at all because the system is not set up state to state , it’s Left and Right , just more wasted money upon the people .. so we hire a Supreme Court to possibly over rule a state court , virtually a waste of the peoples money , the Supreme Court is Left and Right , we just rinse and repeat this every 2 and 4 years , these people we vote and hire always some how become idols to the people , most weren’t shit before being hired by the people , like AOC , Cori Bush, Mitch McConnell, all of them essentially , The people that the people hire to do a job , do a job is the operative words, which few actually do , not on the people behalf’s anyway , Fire em all and let’s start over IMO

 

[.X.]

In many respects the people screw themselves over , we vote these people into the gov positions , so essentially , we hire them , the people who vote them in, can not termite or fire them, we hire more people in gov to do that job , most of those people suck too.. so while we sit and wait for their term to end, sometimes we go through pure hell , so the people vote in and hire state rep, who makes no difference at all because the system is not set up state to state , it’s Left and Right , just more wasted money upon the people .. so we hire a Supreme Court to possibly over rule a state court , virtually a waste of the peoples money , the Supreme Court is Left and Right , we just rinse and repeat this every 2 and 4 years , these people we vote and hire always some how become idols to the people , most weren’t shit before being hired by the people , like AOC , Cori Bush, Mitch McConnell, all of them essentially , The people that the people hire to do a job , do a job is the operative words, which few actually do , not on the people behalf’s anyway , Fire em all and let’s start over IMO. .. Dictators? They can’t become a dictator unless what? The people idolize them, they can not dictate unless the people let them begin dictating to begin with … I guess we all need to stop idolizing the people we “Hire” to work for us, it is supposed to be the other way around if anything at all IMO

 

[oldtimer]

In many respects the people screw themselves over , we vote these people into the gov positions , so essentially , we hire them , the people who vote them in, can not termite or fire them, we hire more people in gov to do that job , most of those people suck too.. so while we sit and wait for their term to end, sometimes we go through pure hell , so the people vote in and hire state rep, who makes no difference at all because the system is not set up state to state , it’s Left and Right , just more wasted money upon the people .. so we hire a Supreme Court to possibly over rule a state court , virtually a waste of the peoples money , the Supreme Court is Left and Right , we just rinse and repeat this every 2 and 4 years , these people we vote and hire always some how become idols to the people , most weren’t shit before being hired by the people , like AOC , Cori Bush, Mitch McConnell, all of them essentially , The people that the people hire to do a job , do a job is the operative words, which few actually do , not on the people behalf’s anyway , Fire em all and let’s start over IMO

It's the same situation all around the World so I don't want to pick on just one Country.

As I have been saying all along Humanity as a whole needs to ascend out of this animalistic and evil way of thinking and existence.

We as the human race have gotten too cozy with evil and now it rules pretty much over every aspect of our existence.

The only weapon that we as the people have at our disposal is the Freedom of Speech which the forces of the status quo are trying very hard to take it away by silencing and canceling our voices (and our domain names and websites).

IMO

 

[.X.]

It's the same situation all around the World so I don't want to pick on just one Country.

As I have been saying all along Humanity as a whole needs to ascend out of this animalistic and evil way of thinking and existence.

We as the human race have gotten too cozy with evil and now it rules pretty much over every aspect of our existence.

The only weapon that we as the people have at our disposal is the Freedom of Speech which the forces of the status quo are trying very hard to take it away by silencing and canceling our voices (and our domain names and websites).

IMO

Oh I agree . Every country in the world, we the people of the World, do not make crucial and critical determinations about our own well-being …. It’s like .. George H Bush decides we are going to Iraq , no one voted on that , George W Bush decides we are going back to Iraq , but also Afghanistan , no one voted on that , because had we the people voted , we wouldn’t have been in 30 year war ..

That is why I can sympathize with the “Good” Russian citizens during this, they have no choice or say in Russia mauling Ukraine , no more than Americans did in its military mauling Iraq and Afghanistan