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I so much appreciate this report and the work of Ali Younes in bringing into the light the details about how this horrible trafficking in humans is brought about, and how destitute Yemenis are being victimized. I also hope a lot more reporting will be done on the topic of mercenaries and all the many countries hiring/abducting. They are being used all over the world by countless countries besides Russia; the colonial US/CIA, Israel, Ukraine/US/NATO, Pakistan, Afghanistan, GB, Saudi Arabia, US/CIA/Israel in Iraq and Syria, Sudan and on and on and on. And the multinational global corporations hire their own private armies - Blackwater and it's offshoots, G4S, etc., neither held accountable nor prosecuted by almost anyone. They are a vast, lucrative and growing profitable business. Continual addictive wars make continual gargantuan profits. But if a country loses too many of it's own soldiers, its citizens may start to object, rebel. Sanctioned, starved and bombed countries are breeding grounds for "recruits." And the growing number of refugee camps, especially, are breeding grounds full of despairing young men with no future and no where to go, easily preyed upon, tricked, abducted (as are women to "service" them (slaves)). All planned by the ruthless Powers That Be, whether for defense (genuine or in one case strategically imagined), oil, resources, profit/greed, expansion, at any cost to Life on Earth. A few of the many many articles speaking to different scenarios below. Question: How many mercenaries, hardened or newly victimized, feeding and fed to wars can the Earth hold???

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20240222-foreigners-fighting-for-israel-in-gaza-are-war-criminals-and-mercenaries-period/

https://www.vox.com/world/22634008/us-troops-afghanistan-cold-war-bush-bin-laden

https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/ghost-wars-the-secret-history-the-cia-afghanistan-and-bin-laden-the-soviet-invasion-to

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I want to suggest in the last 100yrs nobody but nobody has recruited more mercenaries and terrorist proxies, trying to overthrow foreign governments, than the US empire. Frequently those murderous proxies have even been the foreign police and military themselves, especially when stamping out civilian socialist movements with mass murder for CIA (The Jakarta Method : Bevins). How many foreign men earned US citizenship fighting in its fabricated War on Terror the last 20+yrs, I wonder?

Perhaps Russia will teach them to build Oreshnik, and then send them home. ;(

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Winning hearts and minds? It’s one thing submitting for military service, another to be unwitting canon fodder. First North Korean’s and now Yemenis.

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Did you call bullshit when reports said Russian invasion was imminent? Did you call bullshit when reports said Russia was using North Korean Soldiers? Did you call bullshit when Ukraine first offensive/counterattack was successful or only for the second one? Is it bullshit when employers pull a switcharoo on new employees or only when Russia is accused of it (after evidence is presented).

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Not sure if you’re trying to “own” me or change my mind. Either way you failed at both.

Main issue is you didn’t address each of my points in order. So will assume you’re not trying to educate.

You disagree that North Koreans are on in the Ukrainian front?

I end that with a question because the article you linked yourself after saying “russia is not using any North Korean soldiers.” shows captured North Koreans fighting for Putin which has sub links supporting that Kim sent North Korean soldiers to fight for Putin.

You just owned yourself. The only thing you educated me on was you’re an idiot.

But it doesn’t even stop there in your FIRST effort in rebuttal.

You mention that Russia federation is large (I agree! See it’s not that hard) and “includes multiple ‘Asiatic’ countries(????)..”

Which asiatic country (????) in the Russian federation does those people look like?

Maybe you don’t tell me because you’re still trying to find those locations?

But I’ll help you… maybe use

Oblasts

Republics

Krais

Okrugs

Federal cities

Next time instead of countries

You even used oblasts in later in your post for UKRAINE… but ‘Asiatic’ countries in the Russian federation in your not so robust rebuttal here

For what it’s worth North Korea borders Russia (primorsky krai).

You’re an idiot x2

But I’m not finished

You then throw your whole argument away and concede that even if they do it so what non Ukrainian nationals fight for Ukraine.

Um okay nice fallacy dude…

You then ask for proof on Yemenis fighting in Russia in the same article showing proof of Yemenis fighting in Russia…

You’re an idiot x3

So let’s recap for the artist still known as a dummy in order of importance for this one part in an attempt at owning/educating.

1You ask for proof then reject it (shows you will never change your view)

2You will link articles proving you wrong except for the pictures (maybe??) (shows you only comprehend pictures and not sentences)

3You know what countries in Russia ‘Asiatic’ people are from but refuse to tell me (shows you’re not very helpful)

Okay now we have that established let’s speed through the next points

You want me to show you a map of Ukraine after the second counter attack

Why? It failed if you read my post above you can comprehend that. Show me a map of the asiatic countries in the Russia federation!!

Your last points have nothing to do with my post but for what it’s worth I’ll dive in just this time

1 why link the Atlantic council when Russia itself said they were not going to invade after massing troops on the Belarus Ukraine border and the Russia Ukraine border and questioned if they were going to invade… primary sources bro!

2. So Russia had no agency in whether or not to invade Ukraine because Biden made them do it? But then Biden slow walks weapons to Ukraine. Which he doesn’t do that for Israel. And looses a lot of political capital for a funding too slowly and funding at all. Which ultimately helped tarnish his legacy and lose Democratic control of the country. I guess tricking Russia into killing its men and becoming a better military was the easiest part.

Ps Oh yes and let’s forget to have Crimea into the analysis

You’re welcome.

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1. Here are links of a timeline to lead up of the invasion of Ukraine.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prelude_to_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine

Here are links of reports of Official Russian statements. (You can find the Russian translations by sourcing below if that helps)

https://www.factcheck.org/2022/02/russian-rhetoric-ahead-of-attack-against-ukraine-deny-deflect-mislead/

https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-europe-russia-moscow-83ed7632b8a544ff733cdfbfbca56e77

https://www.reuters.com/markets/rates-bonds/kremlin-accuses-west-artificially-whipping-up-ukraine-tensions-2021-11-21/

2. I'll make it real clear this time. As alluded to my first post (and second). The Second counter offensive was not successful at all (ie virtually no regained territory). The first was. So it wasn't a question it was literally reiterating you statement of

"Show me maps where Ukraine has recaptured *and held* any significant territories since the first vaunted counterattack began."

Don't be daft (maybe impossible but please try)

But I am a nice guy I will find a truthful and accurate map starting beginning in 2020 to now of all territory regained by the Ukraine forces of the second counteroffensive if you show me the 'Asiatic' Countries in the Russian Federation for the same period!

3. Being provoked removes personal agency. Also, your analogy sucks, Mexico was never physically/culturally a part of the United States like Ukraine was to Russia/Historical SU/RE. Cuba Missile Crisis would have been better but not perfect. Russian republic was never in threat of losing territory during the millennium by NATO and they still are not now. Kaliningrad is and has always been easiest territory to take... you need a map for that or video 4k video of a Russian speaker telling you really slowly using a power point? Let me know when the invasion will happen by NATO forces. Seems like they are taking their sweet fucking time.

3.5 Crimea was annexed with minimal bloodshed to Russia. NATO/US and Ukraine didn't do shit before and afterward. You think the Crimeans can vote which country they want to join every year with rotating band of different countries occupying forces?

Oh and remember, please read AND comprehend before answering!

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I tell idiot that there are no 'Asiatic' countries in the Russian Federation per idiot's post because I cannot follow his argument. I tell idiot to use Russian approved terms like republics instead. I ask idiot (rhetorically) to send a map of the 'Asiatic' countries in the Russian Federation. Idiot sends a link of Russian Republics. Idiot calls me fucking stupid. I literally can't make this shite up.

It gets better.

I assert North Koreans Soldiers are used by Russia. Helpful idiot counters "Russia isn't using North Korean soldiers. No proof has been given.". Helpful idiot links article from a newspaper article with supporting sublinks affirming North Korean Soldiers are utilized by Russia. Helpful idiot also offers me to sell me ocean property in Arizona (maybe next time). I realize that helpful idiot may not know geography so I educate him on his favorite country Russia. In his own helpful idiotic way he thanks me by posting another link about North Koreans in Russia from the Rand Corporation (which I rate higher than the Daily star). In article, it affirms North Korean soldiers in Russia

"In addition, the United States should recognize that North Korean military advisors are supporting Russian use of North Korean military supplies in occupied areas of Ukraine. The North Korean regime has likely only sent elite North Korean personnel to perform such functions, fearing that other North Koreans would probably defect to the West.

It has been reported that six officers from this group were killed in Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine, a message that will likely anger their families in Pyongyang and thus should also be broadcast into North Korea. The South Korean Defense Minister has said that North Korea will likely send more of its troops to support Russia, probably on the battlefield. Given Russian attitudes, those troops may well serve as cannon fodder. The North Korean elites need to hear what Kim may do to their sons."

So honestly thank you for sending that!

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