Take from this what you will, I know I was very surprised. not sure what to make of alot of this.



This post was edited by ferdia on Aug 14 2023 02:06pm

Scott Ritter and George Galloway, holy fucking shit

If this is the information that the OP consumes then no wonder this thread is full of Russian shills back-patting each other to a lathering mess.

Wow. Explains alot!

https://www.defensenews.com/opinion/2023/08/14/how-f-16s-for-ukraine-could-harm-russia-without-taking-a-single-shot/

While newer Russian aircraft are designed for between 3,500 and 4,500 flight hours, with some as high as 6,000, those Soviet-era aircraft were designed to be in the air only 2,000 to 3,500 hours. Although several platforms, such as the MiG-31, have been upgraded to extend their service life, many of these older planes (Su-24, Su-25, Su-27, MiG-29) are nearing the end of their service lives. These have, at best, 500 to 1,000 hours remaining.

=> Interesting.

Yesterday in Warsaw Sting stopped the concert and addressed the audience:

"The war in Ukraine is an absurdity built on lies." If we swallow this lie it will consume us. But lies are terribly afraid of the truth. The truth needs to be heard. We can't lose this battle. Ukraine will win."

this. ferdia relying on pedophile russia shills for his takes really explains a lot.

for those who don't know who scott ritter is: https://www.timesunion.com/churchill/article/scott-ritter-finds-new-audience-putin-s-russia-18130243.php

george galloway hasn't met dictator he didn't like, and has been a russian propaganda asset for ages btw: https://russiavsworld.org/george-galloway-tv-star-of-russian-propaganda-and-a-favorite-of-dictators/

no wonder ferdia is spewing kremlin propaganda 24/7 when those are reliable sources to him. holy shit...

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

OMG

He was charged in June 2001 with trying to set up a meeting with an undercover police officer posing as a 16-year-old girl.
Ritter was arrested again in November 2009 after the officer repeatedly identified himself as a 15-year-old girl.


OMG !!!

In April 2022, he posted a tweet claiming that the National Police of Ukraine is responsible for the Bucha massacre


Save us Jesus, 2 in the thought, 1 in the prayer.


ps: In 2023, Ritter toured Kazan, Irkutsk and Yekaterinburg to launch his book, Disarmament in the time of the Perestroika, which examines nuclear weapons agreements between Russia and the U.S. According to Euronews, he predicted that Ukraine would lose the war.
=> Damn it's all over !

This post was edited by Meanwhile on Aug 14 2023 03:17pm

here you go, go ahead refuting this:



and here is a better account of scott ritter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Ritter
( i would note that i previously commented on my wariness of scott ritter, a point some users have conveniently forgotten. perhaps if you watched the video you would be surprised by its content, noting comments related to the wargames ).

facts can be very inconvenient for some people around here, who spend more time insulting people then coherently putting forth their position.

This post was edited by ferdia on Aug 14 2023 03:29pm

well, you can listen to guys like ritter, who went out there searching for weapons of mass destruction in places with thousands of angry iraqis......or you can listen to dorks in online forums and the systen journalist garbage they regurgitate

easy choice for me

If there are people on the internet calling Graham Allison who was the founding dean of JFK Havard's School of Government stupid because of his world views on Russia , Ukraine and China for example.
You know who you are dealing with.

They will even award Justin Bieber with an honorary Doctors of Philosophy from OxBridge or Ivys if he comes out screaming enough on behalf of what the current Geo Political Fad is.
This is the state of our world at the moment.

This post was edited by Hamsterbaby on Aug 14 2023 03:30pm