Originally posted by richardfinegold
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It isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.
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Originally posted by Serial_Apologist View PostThis means NATO will now have to patrol the still important adjacent pipeline from Norway to Germany. It will be very difficult for anyone involved in a skirmish to admit responsibility for vandalising in this way.
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Originally posted by Joseph K View PostI proposed this quite a while back on this thread - #847 to be exact.
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Originally posted by Joseph K View PostI proposed this quite a while back on this thread - #847 to be exact.It isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.
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Originally posted by french frank View PostWhy would the west suddenly stop buying Russia's gas unless Russia was acting in a hostile way?
Chomsky:
“Most of the world, including a large majority of Germans and much of the rest of Europe, is calling for negotiations now, while the U.S. insists that priority must be to severely weaken Russia, hence no negotiations.”
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Originally posted by Joseph K View PostBecause the West - or the USA at least - is itself hostile to Russia and might take the opportunity to weaken Russia by curtailing its reliance on Russian gas?It isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.
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Originally posted by Joseph K View PostOne reason might be that it's convenient for arms manufacturers? I mean, when since WW2 hasn't the USA been at war of some kind?It isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.
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Originally posted by french frank View PostWell, you're posing questions rather than stating facts, making suggestions as to what might be.
Originally posted by french frank View PostDuring the Gorbachev era the tensions between Russia and the west were relaxed, because Russia showed no signs of aggression. There were discussions with Nato - which is not by definition anti-Russia. It's an alliance of democracies against aggressive powers which attack another nation, especially a smaller, weaker one. Gorbachev recognised that democracy was an option for Russia and Russians. All in my opinion, of course.
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Originally posted by Joseph K View PostRhetorical questions.
Yes, I wonder who has the monopoly on aggression. (That's another rhetorical question BTW). From what I recall Gorbachev wanted a social-democratic Scandinavian-type of system in place. Sadly the US et al. had other ideas and preferred to implement some form of Disaster Capitalism (see Naomi Klein's excellent chapter on this from her book on that topic) and we end up where we are now.
or if in a hurry:
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Originally posted by Joseph K View PostChomsky:
“Most of the world, including a large majority of Germans and much of the rest of Europe, is calling for negotiations now, while the U.S. insists that priority must be to severely weaken Russia, hence no negotiations.”
https://truthout.org/articles/chomsk...j5oLjLxbySbaes
Below are excerpts from some of the speeches given at the UN General Assembly, which took place in New York between September 20 and 26, 2022, calling for negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. From all the speeches made at the meeting, we have culled statements by the leaders and representatives of 66 countries who used part of their time to urgently call for peace in Ukraine.
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