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Drew's avatar

“Ulfkotte died from a heart attack heart attack on 13 January 2017 at the age of 56, having suffered from several such health emergences (sic) previously.” (WIKI)

Dying from a heart attack at 56 is rare. It is even rarer to have “suffered from several such health emergencies” without having undergone medical intervention. Is this an example of CIA incompetency taking “several such health emergencies” to finally get the desired cure? Was this WIKI entry posted by a CIA “journalist”?

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Mark Wauck's avatar

If at first ...

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Diane Kern's avatar

Nice synopsis Mark. I would add there has been a major development in Hong Kong. https://dianekern.substack.com/p/move-over-wto?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=reader2

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Why is Lowry pushing Ukraine aid?

Why critics of Ukraine aid are wrong — and endangering America

Rich Lowry

https://nypost.com/2024/02/19/opinion/why-critics-of-ukraine-aid-are-wrong-and-endangering-america/

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NFO's avatar

You see, Ray, "principled conservatism" infuses guys like Rich with the ability to see beyond even the steeliest of on-the-ground realities. It's their superpower.

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Ray-SoCa's avatar

Russians were just doing aggressive attrition using a minimal amount of forces.

This destroyed 2-3 Ukrainian armies, emptied the West of military munitions and equipment, and upgraded their own military equipment. Drones were a huge weakness for the Russians, now the Russians have moved past the Ukraines in technology and numbers. Russian ecm has been improving in quantity and technology. Russian anti missiles have also been improving in numbers and quality.

Basically due to the Ukrainian conflict the Russian military has been rebuilt and upgraded. While the Western military has been depleted. And Ukraine has been devastated population wise.

Now the Russians have increased their production of munitions and added enough people they can apply pressure across the front. Before the Ukrainian’s could move reserves to the hot area. The Russians have also now established air superiority by destroying Ukrainian air defenses, including multiple Patriot batteries.

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Mark Wauck's avatar

Yes, I took that one for granted--that Navalny was a Western asset. LJ addressed that in his video as well.

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ML's avatar

Saw that. He gives Navalmy about as much importance as Marianne Williamson in US politics! Meanwhile, while tossing back petits fours and champagne, no mention of the outrages perpetrated on Lira or Assange…As Mercouris put it, increasingly unable to hide his disgust (haven’t heard too many “anyways” lately!), Navalmy’s death in prison is a tragedy for our Western ditherers and fiddlers, while the slaughter of “la fine fleur” of young Russian and Ukrainian men is a mere statistic.

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“When the left says Putin killed a political opponent in order to subvert democracy, you should start wondering what they have in store for Donald Trump and his supporters here at home.”

Enough said…but I shall read on…

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ML's avatar

From the above quote, I would offer this correction: “When the war-mongers of every stripe” say Putin…” instead of “When the left says Putin…”

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"Does he really think the Israel lobby had a lot to do with the war in Ukraine?"

I'll bet he does think that. I think that, too. I won't respond in detail, but ... will offer these perspectives.

The same people are involved, who are agents of the Israel Lobby. Nuland, the Kagans, Blinken, and many more. These are people with an axe to grind against Russia based on ancestral grievances--as Michael Hudson and Doug Macgregor have pointed out. Russia's support for Arab governments over the decades as well as for Iran are also reasons for Israel Lobby hostility toward Russia. Thus, Israel, at the prompting of our Israel Lobby run country, has intervened extensively against Russia as part of the Anglosphere's effort to destabilize Russia around its peripheries and in the Black Sea area--Georgia, Azerbaijan were both extensively armed and trained by Israel with US backing. Israel is also active in seeking to disrupt Russian North South trade routes and has been heavily involved in the Ukraine war. None of that happens without US and Israel Lobby support and urging.

With regard to the other issues I will state briefly that the movement for information control is a classic Israel Lobby objective and will cite the efforts to suppress free speech occasioned by the war on Palestinians--that info suppression has a long history. The most prominent people seeking to support the Euro are virtually all paid up members of the Israel Lobby. As for Covid, the most basic searches such as 'Albert Bourla Israel' should provide food for thought. Mike Benz and Tucker may not have mentioned the Israel Lobby but a search of "Mike Benz anti-semitism" will strongly suggest that Benz does see a connection between his topics and the Israel Lobby. If you want to argue that Tucker is not aware of Benz' background I will strongly disagree with you. Carlson himself has been repeatedly attacked as anti-semitic.

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Steel's avatar

Oh please... The Deep State, Israel Lobby & Neocons are just limbs on one marionette balletically orchestrated by the overarching, supranational, brain.

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