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Russia: New Cold War is Over, We Are Now in ‘Hot Conflict With the United States’
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2023/04/06/russia-new-cold-war-is-over-we-are-now-in-hot-conflict-with-the-united-states/

"... the way our American opponents are recklessly, provocatively, and in many respects absolutely carelessly moving up the escalation ladder, the way they are blinded by their absolutely absurd certainty about their ability to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia makes one doubt their mental faculties and their common sense.”

The U.S. is “playing with fire” and was risking making “fatal mistakes”, Ryabkov said, saying the Russian Federation “will be ready to take all measures and to use all means at our disposal” if there were attempts to encroach on their sovereignty.

A little of topic here, but why would anyone use nukes when massive EMP's that rock us back to the stone age might be just as effective?

RedStar says

A little of topic here, but why would anyone use nukes when massive EMP's that rock us back to the stone age might be just as effective?

The Russians are saying that they are willing 'to use all means' at their 'disposal.' Their use of nuclear weapons doesn't rule out using EMPs as well, IMO. Whatever the case, we are playing with matches inside of a warehouse that is stacked to the rafters with dynamite.

RedStar says

A little of topic here, but why would anyone use nukes when massive EMP's that rock us back to the stone age might be just as effective?

Isn't a nuke the method to make a massive EMP?

Zelenskyy has now said he’s open to peace talks with Russia if only they let him have a few wins first, just to take back some of the territory he’s lost.
He sounds fucking pathetic.
His army is just about destroyed.
Russia will be the ones dictating terms.

HeadSet says

RedStar says

A little of topic here, but why would anyone use nukes when massive EMP's that rock us back to the stone age might be just as effective?

Isn't a nuke the method to make a massive EMP?

Yes. From what I understand of it, it's a nuclear bomb set off above the atmosphere. The atmosphere is charged, moving it suddenly creates a magnetic and electrical surge, this hits all circuits with eddy currents, and it blows everything out.

richwicks says

Yes. From what I understand of it, it's a nuclear bomb set off above the atmosphere. The atmosphere is charged, moving it suddenly creates a magnetic and electrical surge, this hits all circuits with eddy currents, and it blows everything out.

Yep, and Air Force jets like the KC-135 are actually hardened to be able take an EMP pulse and continue functioning.

US Will Threaten Europe To Implement Sanctions on Russia

Two officials from the Treasury Department will visit European allies to demand trade with Russia ends

by Kyle Anzalone April 7, 2023

The White House plans to send a clear message to its European partners in the economic war against Russia, "you are either with us or against us." Two US Treasury officials will visit European and Central Asian partners next month to demand all sanctions on Russia be implemented.

Treasury officials Liz Rosenberg and Brian Nelson will meet with leaders of financial institutions in Switzerland, Italy and Germany. The AP reports the officials will have a simple message, "1. Continue to provide Moscow with material support or 2. Keep doing business with countries that represent 50 percent of the global economy."

More here: https://news.antiwar.com/2023/04/07/us-will-threaten-europe-to-implement-sanctions-on-russia/

War Drums: China Encircles Taiwan, Says Military is ‘Ready to Fight’

Communist China encircled Taiwan as part of the nation’s latest round of military drills and simulations and now says that the People’s Liberation Army, the military arm of the Chinese Communist Party, is “ready to fight” in an offensive war against the small island that sits just off the coast of mainland China.

https://nationalfile.com/war-drums-china-encircles-taiwan-says-military-is-ready-to-fight/

BREAKING: LEAKED US DEFENSE DOCUMENTS SHOWS WESTERN FORCES ON THE GROUND IN UKRAINE! …And Countries ARE NAMED in Leaked Document!

According to the document, dated 23 March, the UK has the largest contingent of special forces in Ukraine (50), followed by fellow Nato states Latvia (17), France (15), the US (14) and the Netherlands (1).

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/04/breaking-leaked-us-defense-documents-shows-western-forces-on-the-ground-in-ukraine-and-countries-are-named-in-leaked-document/

PS: President Truman was the first to send 'military advisors' into what was then known as French Indochina, later named Viet Nam. At first, America's presence made up a small contingency, but during the peak of the Viet Nam War, America's troop strength reached 543,000+. Could this escalate to that level?

Do we really want to risk a major war with Russia in their part of the world? Don't count on NATO, it's a paper tiger! And, if Russia gets backed into a corner, they WILL use their nuclear arsenal to defend their country.

Chances are such a low number are trainers for small groups of UA. It's too few to be advisors.

One thing I do wonder is how many Western Contractors are there.

AmericanKulak says

One thing I do wonder is how many Western Contractors are there.

Many. Who cares? Let them fucking destroy themselves. It's hysterical it's even a debate among Americans. If you want to go die, go for it if you're doing it voluntarily. Again, who cares?

RayAmerica said, “ Don't count on NATO, it's a paper tiger! And, if Russia gets backed into a corner, they WILL use their nuclear arsenal to defend their country.”

True. Last month the EU voted to send 2 billion in arms to Ukraine. These were to come from member nations who would be reimbursed for the munitions. They swiftly realized that there simply weren’t that many munitions in the EU to buy and send to Ukraine!
Paper tiger indeed.
And their citizens are mostly disarmed.

AmericanKulak says

Chances are such a low number are trainers for small groups of UA. It's too few to be advisors.

One thing I do wonder is how many Western Contractors are there.

Yeah, Malcolm Nance is there and likely advising and training on intel.

I suspect Dyncorp and Blackwater (or whatever new names they go by) are there with their "contractors" just like they were in Afghanistan such as "providing security" for U.S. State Department officials, etc.

Look up the slang term "sheep dipping" as that could come into play there.

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How on Earth does a 21-year old in the AIR National Guard have access to all these documents?

Given his age, nevermind not active army, what rank could he possibly be? Why would an AANG unit have these kids of documents? Why would he have access to them?

Regardless of how you feel about Russia-Ukraine, there's simply no reason one can fathom that a person of such junior rank, in a Guard unit, could come in contact with this material, which is clearly big picture stuff. If this level of info is so widely distributed, it's a foolish Security Risk.

AmericanKulak says

How on Earth does a 21-year old in the AIR National Guard have access to all these documents?

Exactly, as I wonder how the classified info is distributed based on "need to know".

How the hell does an air national guard unit in Massachusetts get maps of ground troop positions in Ukraine ?

I wonder if he worked with someone else to get this classified info.

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ad says

Yeah, Malcolm Nance is there and likely advising and training on intel.

Oh, no doubt Malcolm Nance is a intelligence asset fag. He's supposedly in Ukraine to "fight the good fight" - you know how I know this is false?

He's alive. If he was really on the front lines, he's be fertilizer by now. Anybody in "corporate news", that's a spook or an asset.

AmericanKulak says

How on Earth does a 21-year old in the AIR National Guard have access to all these documents?

You know what a patsy is.

Don't just assume the "leaks" are authentic, because - supposedly - somebody is being prosecuted.

Maybe he was a gay hooker hump for a Pentagon general. Very chic these days, just used his cell phone to take pictures of the files while the general was in the shower. I saw that on a spy show once.

AmericanKulak says

"How on Earth does a 21-year old in the AIR National Guard have access to all these documents?"

Irrelevant. And IMO the decision to release the documents was not made by a "21-year old in the AIR National Guard" - this decision came from higher up...

What is important is "what did we learn from this release?"

Answer: We learned that "This is not Ukraine's war, it is our war. The United States is a direct combatant in a war against Russia. As we speak, American soldiers are fighting Russian soldiers" See Tucker Carlson in "
NOW Exposing The LIE of Ukraine War."


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War Without End: White House Approves Fresh $320M+ Military Aid Package for Ukraine



https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/04/20/war-without-end-white-house-approves-fresh-320m-military-aid-package-for-ukraine/

How's that WWIII going on? Anybody got conscripted and sent to fight overseas yet? Keep me posted.

RayAmerica says

War Without End: White House Approves Fresh $320M+ Military Aid Package for Ukraine

Yep, should be sending much bigger packages to end that war. We have $350B of Pukin's money to play with, c'mon man!

Push the Commie War Criminal fuckers into their recognized borders, admit Ukraine into NATO the very next day, done. Peace in our lifetime achieved. Bidet must be controlled by the CCP after all. No other explanation for this kids glove approach to their unlimited partner.

So you think giving government more money solves problems? You further think giving corrupt governments more money with no oversight solves problems? You think proxy wars solve problems? You think imperialist intervention solves problems?

I'm just wondering where you've been the last 30 years while all those things have been done repeatedly in multiple Middle East and North African countries, and have solved ZERO PROBLEMS!?

Eric Holder says

How's that WWIII going on? Anybody got conscripted and sent to fight overseas yet? Keep me posted.

Give it time. The Neo-Con psychopaths have a plan and it's not according to your time table.

US Sending Nuclear Submarines To South Korea For 1st Time In 40 Years

In a move which is certainly to explode tensions on the peninsula further at a moment things are already on edge, the US is sending nuclear-armed submarines to dock in South Korea for the first time in four decades.

Senior Biden administration officials say the move is part of a broader and "more visible" plan to make clear to Kim Jong Un that Washington is ready to defend Seoul against the increasing nuclear threats from Pyongyang.
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/us-sending-nuclear-submarines-south-korea-1st-time-40-years

RayAmerica says

US Sending Nuclear Submarines To South Korea For 1st Time In 40 Years

WTF? It does not matter where a nuclear armed sub is located - it can land a warhead on Pyongyang from anywhere. In fact, it is best if the location of a nuke sub is secret. A better message would be sent if they put a few Pershing type missiles in South Korea.

Mike Cernovich: Rupert Murdoch Fired Tucker Carlson Because He Stood in the Way of WWIII Agenda

https://rumble.com/v2kkdws-mike-cernovich-rupert-murdoch-fired-tucker-carlson-because-he-stood-in-the-.html

Very interesting interview, detailing the lies of mainstream media regarding the Ukraine 'war.'

Scott Ritter: Ukraine's In MAJOR TROUBLE Right Now!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWLvqPyC0yk

4 Ways That Joe Biden Could Get America Into A Nuclear War
http://themostimportantnews.com/archives/4-ways-that-joe-biden-could-get-america-into-a-nuclear-war


Have you ever looked at Joe Biden and wondered if this guy is going to get us all killed? If so, you are definitely not alone. Biden is an ill-tempered lunatic that is not all there mentally, and his foreign policy team includes well-known warmongers such as Jake Sullivan, Antony Blinken and Victoria Nuland. Over the past two years they have been provoking our enemies every chance they get, and that has pushed us to the brink of war with several of them. They keep telling us that they know exactly what they are doing, but if they get this wrong we are not going to get a “do over”. Once the missiles start flying, there will be no going back. The following are 4 ways that Joe Biden and his minions could get America into a nuclear war…

#1 Russia

The war in Ukraine has evolved into a full-blown proxy conflict between the United States and Russia, and both sides just continue to escalate matters.

So where does this end?

At this point, the Biden administration has already announced 36 different military aid packages for Ukraine since the war started…

US President Joe Biden’s administration announced $325 million in new military aid for Ukraine on Wednesday to help its military in its war against Russia, including additional ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), advanced missiles and anti-tank mines.

It is the 36th security package for Ukraine since the Russian invasion in February 2022, and brings total US military assistance for the Kyiv government to more than $35.4 billion in that time.

On the other side, the Russians keep framing this crisis as an existential conflict between east and west, and western leaders have certainly bolstered that perception by publishing maps of Russia broken up into dozens of little countries.

At this point, the Russians believe that they are fighting for all the marbles, and Dmitry Medvedev is openly warning that they will use nuclear weapons when push comes to shove…

He spelt out that Russian doctrine “makes it clear that nuclear weapons may be used if Russia faces an act of aggression involving other types of weapons, which threaten the very existence of the state”.

He added: “In fact, it is about using nuclear weapons in response to such actions.

“Our potential adversaries should not underestimate this.

“All these speculations about how the Russians will never do this are worthless.

“The Western analysts and Western commanders – both military and political leaders – should simply assess our rules and our intentions.”

Why won’t our leaders take such threats seriously?

I am entirely convinced that the Russians are not bluffing.

And it should greatly alarm all of us that Russian submarines are becoming increasingly active in the Atlantic Ocean…

“The Russians have been more active than we’ve seen them in years,” Army Gen. Chris Cavoli, the top commander for NATO and U.S. military operations in Europe, told Congress on Wednesday of Moscow’s undersea capabilities.

“Their patrols into the Atlantic and throughout the Atlantic are at a high level most of the time, at a higher level than we’ve seen in years,” Cavoli testified before the House Armed Services Committee. “And this, despite all the efforts they’re undertaking in Ukraine.”

Eventually, the Russians could use subs to launch a surprise first strike on the U.S., and if that happens it will be the end of our nation as we know it today.

#2 China

As I have detailed in previous articles, the Chinese have been feverishly expanding and modernizing their strategic nuclear arsenal.

At one time, their capabilities paled in comparison to our own, but now they have substantially closed that gap.

Unfortunately, the Biden administration is still choosing to treat them like a vastly inferior power.

We do not want a war with China, and under previous administrations such a war was not even a possibility.

But now the status of Taiwan has become a major international issue, and the Chinese just keep sending more military aircraft into Taiwan’s air defense identification zone…

Taiwan’s defence ministry, in an early Friday update of Chinese military activities over the previous 24 hours, said 19 military aircraft had entered the island’s air defence identification zone.

One of those was a TB-001 drone, which flew around Taiwan, first crossing the Bashi Channel that separates Taiwan from the Philippines, then up the east of Taiwan before crossing back toward the Chinese coast, according to a map provided by the ministry.

In addition, sovereignty over certain areas in the South China Sea is another matter that has caused tensions between the U.S. and China to rise…

The US has warned the Chinese Coast Guard to stop harassing Philippine vessels in the South China Sea, it was reported.

On Saturday, the US state department said in a statement: “We call upon Beijing to desist from its provocative and unsafe conduct.”

Last week, the Philippines accused China’s coast guard of “aggressive tactics” and “dangerous manoeuvres” in the South China Sea, amid simmering geopolitical tensions between the two nations.

Hopefully cooler heads will prevail and our relations with China will take a turn in the right direction.

But I wouldn’t count on it.

#3 Iran

As I have warned over and over again, a major war in the Middle East could erupt at any time.

And just to make sure that tensions go a little bit higher, the U.S. has deployed aircraft equipped with “bunker-busting bombs” to the region…

In a show of force to Iran, the United States military has equipped aircraft sent to the Middle East with advanced bunker-busting bombs, American officials told The Wall Street Journal on Friday.

According to the report, around a dozen A-10 Warthogs were refitted to allow the attack aircraft to carry up to 16 of the precision-guided GBU-39/B bombs.

Of course the Iranians are also choosing to make things even worse.

In fact, the Iranian military just illegally seized a tanker that was headed for the United States…

Footage has been released by the Iranian navy that shows the seizure of a foreign vessel in the Gulf of Oman.

The Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker Advantage Sweet was taken Thursday by Iranian forces after leaving Kuwait en route to Houston, the U.S. Navy announced.

“Advantage Sweet was seized by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy while transiting international waters in the Gulf of Oman,” NAVCENT said.

Unlike Russia and China, Iran does not have intercontinental ballistic missiles.

But the Iranians are getting very close to being able to produce their own nuclear weapons, and some analysts believe that they already possess older nukes that have been provided to them by others.

If a major war does erupt in the Middle East, Iran will throw whatever it has against Israel, and Israel will do the same to Iran.

Let us hope that such a conflict can be put off for as long as possible.

#4 North Korea

You would think that the potential for 3 cataclysmic wars would be enough.

But no, the Biden administration has also decided to greatly provoke North Korea by sending “nuclear-armed submarines” to South Korea…

The United States will deploy nuclear-armed submarines to South Korea for the first time in decades — part of a new agreement that will signal Washington’s commitment to defend Seoul against rising nuclear threats from North Korea, U.S. officials said.

The plan to dock the ballistic missile submarines in South Korea, which hasn’t happened since the 1980s, headlines an effort to make U.S. deterrence against Kim Jong Un’s regime “more visible,” according to senior administration officials. It will also see the U.S. vow to give its ally a greater role in any response to a potential nuclear attack.

One rule that I try to live by is that you should never provoke crazy people.

And in this case, the Biden administration is provoking crazy people that are armed with nuclear weapons.

The North Koreans are not happy with the Biden administration’s latest move, and they just issued a very angry statement that contains the words “nuclear war”…

North Korea will step up its “military deterrence” against South Korea and the United States, state media said Sunday, blasting this week’s summit agreement between the two sides on strengthening the U.S. extended deterrence as a “product of heinous hostile policy” against Pyongyang.

The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) ran a commentary criticizing President Yoon Suk Yeol’s state visit to the U.S. this week as “the most hostile, aggressive and provocative trip and a dangerous one for a nuclear war.”

In April, North Korea tested a solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile that is capable of hitting the United States.

If Kim Jong Un gets angry enough, he could order his military leaders to nuke several west coast cities.

Of course we could nuke North Korea in return, but nothing would ever bring those cities back.

Most Americans don’t realize this, but at this moment we are closer to nuclear war than we have ever been before.

Biden administration officials seem to believe that none of our enemies are crazy enough to actually use nuclear weapons, and so they are not afraid to be extremely aggressive with Russia, China, Iran and North Korea.

But what happens if Biden administration officials make a mistake and push one of them too far?

This is not a game.

One really bad mistake could result in hundreds of millions of deaths.

So let us hope that someone can talk some sense into Joe Biden and the warmongers around him, because right now they really do have us on the brink of the unthinkable.

The escalation continues ...

Former CIA Officer Says Decision To Drone Attack Kremlin Was Made By The United States

The Wednesday attack, which was likely to have been targeting Russian President Vladimir Putin, was stopped by electronic warfare systems which disabled the drones before they could reach their target.

According to Johnson, the attack must have been spearheaded by the Biden administration and the US military-industrial complex because “decisions on such attacks are made not in Kiev, but in Washington.”
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/former-cia-officer-says-decision-drone-attack-kremlin-was-made-united-states

The World At War In 2023



May 8, 2023 marks 78 years since the end of the Second World War in Europe - VE Day. While the conflict which claimed millions of lives on European soil is firmly committed to the annals of history, war in the East of the continent is still a harsh reality in the present day.

As data collection by the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) shows, a substantial portion of the globe is still engulfed in some form of conflict. This infographic shows countries in which there have been reports of armed clashes involving state forces and/or rebel groups in 2023. Even as early as April 28, and using this simplified definition, the presence of war across the world is extensive.

More here: https://www.statista.com/chart/21652/countries-with-armed-clashes-reported/

WWIII: The West Has Decided To Give Ukraine Long-Range Cruise Missiles
(What could possibly go wrong?)

We are getting dangerously close to the “hot phase” of World War III, but most people in the western world don’t even realize what is going on.

They simply trust our leaders when they tell us that we will never have to be directly involved in a conflict with Russia, but meanwhile those same leaders continue to push us ever closer to such a scenario.

https://conservativeplaybook.com/2023/05/12/wwiii-the-west-has-decided-to-give-ukraine-long-range-cruise-missiles/

AmericanKulak says

How on Earth does a 21-year old in the AIR National Guard have access to all these documents?

Have you not worked for the government before? Think of something as simple as the post office delivery dude. They can take your mail and you'd have no clue. "Oh, light mail day today apparently."

Chain of command. The weakest link is the top. If they neglect their duties it's a snowball effect. Next thing you know your mailman is stealing your new credit card and you wouldn't even know until you got the next statement.... that he didn't deliver.

RayAmerica says

US Sending Nuclear Submarines To South Korea For 1st Time In 40 Years

In a move which is certainly to explode tensions on the peninsula further at a moment things are already on edge, the US is sending nuclear-armed submarines to dock in South Korea for the first time in four decades.

Senior Biden administration officials say the move is part of a broader and "more visible" plan to make clear to Kim Jong Un that Washington is ready to defend Seoul against the increasing nuclear threats from Pyongyang.
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/us-sending-nuclear-submarines-south-korea-1st-time-40-years

That's not it.

It's that we're constantly told how all these documents are sensitive, secret, etc. but some schmoe at the lowest level has access to them.

RayAmerica says

The World At War In 2023

When you allow the “leader” of a country that is part of an “armed conflict” to speak in front of a joint session of Congress just before Christmas you have declared war against the other side. The US is at war with Russia through he Ukraine Proxy. This is Biden’s war.

PeopleUnited says

This is Biden’s war.

I'm gonna disagree. I hate Biden as POTUS outside of a few things, but those likely would have happened anyway after covid and shortages. CHIPS Act for example.

Fact is this is Putin's war. NATO is of no threat to Russia. He put his own population at risk for a small swath of land that he thought would take a week. He's now getting more NATO countries at his border. Turkey is the hurdle but at some point Ukraine will be in the NATO alliance. Putin has cemented that regardless of how much territory they control after this.

Both countries are liars. I think the death toll on either side is massive after a year plus. I'd bet both side have lost 500k plus in combat deaths and results of supply chain and goods to keep people alive on the civilian side. Ukraine is losing female population forever. They're not coming back. Especially young Ukrainians. Russian women are sitting at home with a 70/30 ratio of women to men, most likely old as shit.

War isn't just shooting bullets and bombs. In modern society, even in Russia, I don't see women going to work in factories to support the war. There are different times and I don't think Putin thought out modern society and could just be a dictator. Biden's handlers know this and aren't going to see legit US troop over there. Meanwhile in Russia they're going to lose a young demographic. Many to the US probably.

Putin is destroying his country over what would only need to be a 12-20km corridor to Crimea so they don't have to rely on one way in and out with the bridge. This was totally solvable in the beginning. Something as simple as Ukraine charging a toll for each Russian vehicle would have been exponentially cheaper. Just standard ammo for rifles has probably hit $100m USD and that's probably low.

I don't know. As dumb as Biden is I'd give him a C+ or B-. And I don't like him. Russia would have never attacked if Ukraine could nuke them. This was a mistake of the 90's. Fact is Putin is a dictator. They're resource rich and NO ONE is threatening to attack them. This is Putin war. I think he's old, maybe dying and wants a legacy.

WookieMan says

"Fact is this is Putin's war."

No, you are ignoring the facts. This is Obama's war because...

• It was Obama who overthrew the democratically elected government of the Ukraine in 2014 and installed the current Nazi regime.

• And it was these Nazis who started killing Ukraine's Russian speakers for speaking Russian! <==== Read this again.

• Look: If you start shooting people you cannot blame them for shooting back. It is called self defence.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-war-already-with-up-354000-casualties-likely-drag-us-documents-2023-04-12/

Estimated total deaths including total deaths on both sides, which are likely overestimates of Russian deaths. Are still well under 100,000 one year into the “war”.

Putin built up military on the border of Ukraine for months. Telegraphing the exercise, daring anyone to intervene. When there was no intervention he likely assumed (wrongly) that military occupation could lead to a negotiated settlement. But when Ukraine signaled willingness to negotiate, Biden said no. That is why it is Biden’s war, he didn’t stop the military occupation, and then worse than that he refused to allow peace negotiations. Putin doesn’t deserve more land, but Biden is killing Ukrainians every day by preventing peace talks. Putin may want more land, and was willing to sacrifice to get it. But what does Ukraine have to gain by refusing to negotiate?

$ that’s what Ukraine’s corrupt government gets. War is good for their pockets. They are willing to continue the war because Biden keeps paying them to continue it. That makes this Biden’s war. Russia is not even at war, they are conducting a poorly executed special military operation. If Russia was at war with Ukraine, Kiev would look like Dresden after the Allied bombing, and Zelensky, puppet Ukraine government would have been dead or forced underground on day one.

The_Deplorable says

WookieMan says

"Fact is this is Putin's war."

No, you are ignoring the facts. This is Obama's war because...

• It was Obama who overthrew the democratically elected government of the Ukraine in 2014 and installed the current Nazi regime.

• And it was these Nazis who started killing Ukraine's Russian speakers for speaking Russian! <==== Read this again.

• Look: If you start shooting people you cannot blame them for shooting back. It is called self defence.

Agreed. Also blowing up NS2 pipeline was an act of terror/war by xiden, completely unprovoked. It's his war as well, 100%