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On Thursday, Russia accused Ukraine of sending helicopters across the border to attack several Russian towns.
Either the Moskva was lost because of spontaneous fires (hah!) or she was hit by a missile. Were I the Russians, I'd find the former worse than a combat loss. Some other ship might spontaneously burst into flames anywhere in the world.
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I also saw this on a BBC news feed: "A furious ex-MP, Vladimir Bortko, said the sinking of the Moskva was grounds for war": Russian warship: Moskva sinks in Black Sea.
Apparently, he hasn't noticed that invading a country, which Russia is doing to Ukraine, is war.
Again with that "accused" verbiage. It's war, Cupcake. You're supposed to be attacked.
How dare the Ukrainians defend themselves! What are they thinking???
Be it 15 or 50 survivors, it all points to a sudden and catastrophic explosion, which can only have come from a missile strike.Ouch. I thought there were reports of ~50 being rescued by Turkey?
It has really touched a nerve with Putin supporters now saying that this incident proves that Russia is now fighting NATO in practical terms if not the formal organisation.
I'm always reminded of the conversation that took place in early 1941 in Berlin before Germany attacked Russia. The Russian ambassador and Russian Minister were in Berlin and there was an air raid in progress. The Russian minister turned to the German politician and asked why if everything was going so well, why were they in the bomb shelter and not the British?The Russians are a joke. They really are. I know its a propaganda game, but damn they sound ridiculously stupid.
How can anyone take them seriously anymore?
It reminds me of the Iraqi Minister of Media and Foreign Affairs Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf during the Iraq war:
"There are no bombs falling on Baghdad. It is all American lies!"
*Explosions heard in background. Smoke rising in the distance.
"There are no American troops in Baghdad! We have beaten back the infidel invaders and defeated them on the battlefield."
*Meanwhile an American M1 Abrams tank rolls by in the background and destroys a T-72.
Did all these guys graduate from the Joseph Göbbels school of talking to the media. As long as they are consulting with Tucker I guess…
They don't seem to understand that *if* Russia were actually fighting NATO, they would know immediately without question.It has really touched a nerve with Putin supporters now saying that this incident proves that Russia is now fighting NATO in practical terms if not the formal organisation.
I was wondering how a magazine explosion on a warship could have resulted in nobody getting hurt. Regardless, if the Captain is still alive, I see a "heart attack" in his future.
Clearly a fake picture. In reality the farmer wouldn't have let it sink
Clearly a fake picture. In reality the farmer wouldn't have let it sink