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Russia makes new claims on US-financed biolabs in Ukraine: The US has “covered” Ukraine with a network of biolaboratories linked to the Pentagon, Russian Defense Ministry says

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The Ukrainian authorities have been urgently destroying pathogens studied at its laboratories linked to the US Department of Defense, the Russian military claimed on Monday, adding that such activities hint at the military purposes of these studies.

As many as 30 biological laboratories have been established in Ukraine that are actively cooperating with the US military, the commander of the Russian radiological, chemical and biological defense force, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, said at a news briefing on Monday.

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During a war, cup of salt for all information, including from USA. This is an RT article, but the basic issue of US bioweapons labs in Ukraine has been presented by many others. There are also US labs in Central Asia, also close to the Russian border. Zelensky and his entourage are puppets and nothing coming from them is believable. Washington DC is much the same. Both likely are dancing to the same tune, played by the same puppet master. ABN

Russia Ukraine 2: the World Order Has Changed

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So far the Russian military operation in Ukraine has been a reconnaissance in force preceded by the destruction of the supplies and headquarters of the Ukrainian Armed Forces by standoff weapons. The object being to suss out where the Ukrainian forces are, to surround them, to check existing Russian intelligence against reality and, at the same time, destroy known headquarters, air and naval assets, supplies and ammunition depots. And, perhaps, there was the hope that the speed and success (Russian/LDPR forces dominated an area of Ukraine about the size of the United Kingdom in the first week) would force an early end (aka recognition of reality).

At the moment they are readying for the next phase. The long column that so obsessed the “experts” on CNN is the preparation for the next phase. And that is this: “You didn’t get the hint, so now we have to hit you”. The fact that the column has been sitting there indicates that the Russians know they have complete air superiority. Secondly it is a message to the Ukrainian armed forces that it’s over, give up. (And one should never forget that the Russians/Soviets have always been the best at strategic deception, so who knows what’s actually there versus what the images show?)

…As to Western sanctions against Russia, I think there’s a very simple answer to that: last week 1000 cubic metres of gas cost $1,000; today it’s over twice that. Next week it certainly won’t be cheaper. Ditto for aluminum, potash, titanium, wheat. Russian airlines lease their planes; now what? Russian rocket motors. What the people in the West do not understand is the ruble is the currency the Russians use inside the country but the price of oil and gas is the Russian currency outside the country. I am astounded at the stupidity: they’re cutting their own throats and destroying their own economies.

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Terrific short article, don’t miss it. ABN

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The fallacy of: “Invading another country is an absolute moral line which cannot be crossed”

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I am seeing this fallacy appear a lot when people start thinking about Ukraine. It occurs in this podcast at about 21:40. At that point Dexter White says something like: invading another country is an absolute moral line for me. I am citing his misuse of this moral line injunction because the podcast is otherwise quite good and many are saying words to that effect and it’s a mistake. A thoroughly corrupt nation like Ukraine that is also behaving as a violent proxy for even larger corrupt forces is morally invadable. There is no bright line there. You can argue it was a bad idea for other reasons but not because there is an “absolute moral line.” There is also no absolute moral line against martial law.

If just saying that is not enough to convince you, spend some time thinking about KOBK game theory and how and why predatation/parasitism has been used as a strategy and tactic to conquer the West. Parasitism is a possible human trait and as such a possible cultural trait. For this reasons, a small parasitic subculture can transmit its parasitic traits to other subcultures, which is why we are seeing so many today—woke, BLM, Antifa, the DNC, RNC, Washington DC, corrupt universities, WEF, and so on. There are almost no exceptions to the predator/parasitic takeover of every major Western institution. We even have a senile president and a genuine idiot VP as a result of a fraudulent election. The US State Department has been conquered, taken over. It is filled with parasites who are using it to further parasitize Ukraine and Europe in a larger effort to take over Russia and more.

White’s exact words are: “…flat out, what he’s [Putin] done, invading another country regardless of his stated reasons is completely unacceptable to me. I think Putin has lost whatever legitimacy he had…” There is context and nuance to White’s words and if he wanted to qualify them, I would probably accept it if he included acceptance that the above described fallacy is indeed a fallacy. The podcast is: Dexter White and the Fog of Truth Around Ukraine. It’s quite good and I recommend it. ABN

The Man Who Sold Ukraine

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Volodymyr Zelensky is the current President of Ukraine. He was elected in a landslide victory in 2019 on the promise of easing tensions with Russia and resolving the crisis in the breakaway republics in east Ukraine. He has made no attempt to keep his word on either issue. Instead, he has greatly exacerbated Ukraine’s internal crisis while relentlessly provoking Russia. Zelensky has had numerous opportunities to smooth things over​ with Moscow and prevent the outbreak of hostilities. Instead, he has consistently made matters worse by blindly following Washington’s directives.

Zelensky has been lionized in the west and praised for his personal bravery. But—as a practical matter—he has failed to restore national unity or implement the crucial peace accord that is the only path to reconciliation. The Ukrainian president doesn’t like the so-called Minsk Protocol and has refused to meet its basic requirements. As a result, the ethnically-charged, fratricidal war that has engulfed Ukraine for the last 8 years, continues to this day with no end in sight. President Vladimir Putin referred to Zelensky’s obstinance in a recent speech delivered at the Kremlin. He said:

“At yesterday’s event… the Ukrainian leadership publicly declared that they were not going to abide by these agreements. Not going to abide by them. Well, what else can you say about that?” (Vladimir Putin)

Most Americans fail to realize that Zelensky’s rejection of Minsk was the straw that broke the camel’s back. Russian officials had worked for 8 years on Minsk hammering out terms that would be agreeable to all parties. Then—at the eleventh hour—Zelensky put the kibosh on the deal with a wave of the hand. Why? Who told Zelensky to scrap the agreement? Washington?

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This is a very good piece, well-worth reading. My only criticism is the author, Mike Whitney, fails to go all the way, for understandable reasons (the people that cannot be named).

“Zelenskyy has been acting on orders from Washington from the get-go,” writes Whitney. No, the orders are not coming from Washington, though Washington may be transmitting or appear to be transmitting them. Don’t let this understandable and verbally small misdeed by Whitney lead you to skip his article. Just fill in Washington with your version of “the people that cannot be named.”

As an aside, I hope readers understand the importance of the concept KOBK because this concept makes it much easier to understand why people and nations behave as they often do. Putin rightly sees the KOBK strategy behind Zelensky’s actions. We as observers can see why Putin believed he must invade Ukraine and achieve at least the settlement Whitney describes. With an understanding of KOBK, all of us can also understand why “the people that cannot be named” are behaving as they are. ABN

How to think about Ukraine

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  1. there is going to be an outcome
  2. the best outcome would be a neutral Ukraine with historically Russian areas in the east leaving Ukraine, becoming either independent or joining the Russian Federation
  3. all parties should seek to achieve this end and to end the violence as soon as possible
  4. KOBK game theory rules are fully in play; Putin initiated the kinetic conflict because he saw no other good option; even if we disagree, his position is rational
  5. the longer we wait, the more he will demand because: a) he saw his initiation of kinetic conflict as a forced KOBK move and b) having done that, he is all but forced to continue
  6. USA/EU/NATO are not forced by KOBK rules or any others to retaliate with violence since they have much less to gain than Putin has to lose
  7. USA/EU/NATO/Zelensky may not want Putin to “win”, yet the sooner they allow this to happen the sooner the violence will stop and a workable long-term outcome can be realized. they can win morally, humanely, and reasonably in this way
  8. to encourage more war and violence against Putin and Russia only escalates the fighting and delays achieving a good outcome
  9. the situation is binary in many practical respects, but if all factors are considered it is much more a chaos of causes
  10. if we consider what populations are where on the ground (Ukrainian, Russian), it is fairly easy to see where the division of Ukraine should be
  11. if we consider the history of Ukraine and Russia, we can see that an amicable outcome is very possible
  12. this outcome will include both states having access to the Black Sea

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Senator Lindsey Graham Calls for the Assassination of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Things Are Getting Out of Control

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…If Lindsey Graham, Joe Biden, NATO, the EU, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Word Economic Forum and the multinational corporations in this alliance of Public/Private geopolitical partnerships, succeed in the fight against Vladimir Putin – I promise you, we are not going to like the world on the other side of their victory.

A few weeks ago, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sent a clear and specific message to citizens in Canada when he sanctioned the trucker’s bank accounts.  Joe Biden, NATO and EU are right now sending a clear message to the citizens of the world, as they sanction Putin’s bank accounts and the Russian economy.

If you can’t see the connection, you are not thinking carefully enough about it.

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Mass blackouts affecting 5million homes hit parts of Taiwan after a power plant ‘incident’ as Mike Pompeo arrives in Taipei to warn the island must not suffer Ukraine’s fate

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…The presidential office has ordered an investigation into the blackout, while a cabinet spokesperson said authorities could not rule out the possibility of the plant being hacked.   

The mass blackouts came as former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with the island’s president Tsai Ing-wen to warn that Taiwan must not be allowed to suffer the same fate as Ukraine following Russia‘s barbaric invasion of the country.

Self-governed Taiwan’s 23 million people live under the constant threat of invasion by authoritarian China, which views the island as its territory and has vowed to one day seize it, by force if necessary.   

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The situation in Taiwan is not the same as Ukraine but it is similar in important ways. Both regions share deep historical roots with their Big Brother (Russia or China); both threaten the safety of their Big Brother (BB); both have been told time and again and openly by their BB that they will be invaded if they cross some line; both rely on USA which may or may not help either; and both hold important strategic positions, one on the Black Sea and the other on the South China Sea.

Taiwan has never been closer to a takeover by China than it is today. As a leader, Xi has much to gain domestically by successfully seizing Taiwan and something to lose if he passes up this opportunity or much to lose if he tries and fails. Biden is weak and does not seem to understand either Ukraine or Taiwan. I doubt USA will do much to help Taiwan. I wonder how this will play out for Japan; if they help Taiwan as promised, China will never forgive them. If they do nothing, they know they may be next. ABN

SPECULATION: If Russia is using thermobaric weapons to incinerate bioweapons labs in Ukraine, there is probably no chance pathogens will escape

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A thermobaric weapon is a type of explosive that utilizes oxygen from the surrounding air to generate an intense, high-temperature explosion, and in practice the blast wave such a weapon produces is typically significantly longer in duration than a conventional condensed explosive. The fuel-air bomb is one of the most well-known types of thermobaric weapon.

Most conventional explosives consist of a fuel-oxidizer premix (gunpowder, for example, contains 25% fuel and 75% oxidizer), whereas thermobaric weapons are almost 100% fuel, so thermobaric weapons are significantly more energetic than conventional condensed explosives of equal weight. Their reliance on atmospheric oxygen makes them unsuitable for use underwater, at high altitude, and in adverse weather. They do however cause considerably more destruction when used inside confined environments such as tunnels, caves, and bunkers – partly due to the sustained blast wave, and partly by consuming the available oxygen inside that confined space.

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There are many indications some or all of the US bioweapons labs in Ukraine are underground, strengthening the case for use of thermobaric weapons which are capable of incinerating all pathogens. There are also many sources, none confirmed, claiming that some of the bio-research is aimed at genetically unique populations, including Russians and Chinese. China is supposedly doing the same against other populations. I am not on anyone’s side, I am just laying out the Russian side of the story because the mounting anti-Russia hysteria is not a good sign. It is different but also very reminiscent of early covid hysteria. And “coincidentally,” overshadows all covid mistakes and crimes. ABN

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Russia DECLARES raw Kill-or-be-Killed reasoning to the world; threatens use of nuclear weapons

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This threat is neither crazy nor idle. Based on KOBK reasoning, Russia has no other choice, save defeat .”Why do we need the world if Russia won’t be in it?” Kiselyov asks, demonstrating the extremely rapid escalation probable under KOBK game theory rules.

There is no question that the West/USA/NATO know they have pushed Russia into a corner, leaving Putin no way out but to surrender or fight. Kiselyov gives Putin’s answer for all to see and hear. Why did the West/USA do that? It is not an accident.

Citizens of the West/USA must understand that Russia is being threatened by the same people who have been lying to us about every recent war including the recent bioweapons covid war. My point is not to side with Russia but to understand them and the pressure they are facing from our own fraudulent government of usurpers who stole the last election and over the years have infiltrated every major US institution. ABN

How to think about Ukraine, Russia, China, and USA by using “game theory”; no math required

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The game theory presented in this essay is very simple and basic. It explains or describes a great deal of human behavior because there is nothing simpler or more basic.

Simply stated, “game theory is the study of (mathematical models of) strategic interactions among rational agents.”

The mathematical model of this game theory uses math that is so simple it can be thought of as not using math at all. The math is: Kill-Or-Be-Killed (KOBK). It explains very accurately what is happening in the world today.

Example: Putin knows he has been pushed into a corner by the West/USA. If the West/USA through NATO succeeds in fully occupying and controlling Ukraine, Putin knows and has stated correctly that he faces “an existential threat.” If he surrenders control to an aggressive enemy in Ukraine—NATO— Putin knows he will be well on the way to losing control of all of Russia.

Example: Xi Jinping is faced with a different set of circumstance but a similar conclusion: If he does not take over Taiwan, he will lose power at home and China will lose power globally. Ergo: he almost certainly will take over Taiwan. For Xi, a big part of his KOBK reasoning is “now or never.” If he does not act now, it may forever after be too late to act at all. Delaying now may result in China losing any chance to be a major player in KOBK world politics.

Both man are faced with raw Kill-Or-Be-Killed (KOBK) conditions. Both know that to lose the battle is to lose the war. Both understand they must act forcefully. Neither (probably) has the power to “kill” the West/USA but both face the danger of being “killed” by the West/USA. Kill here means “conquered and rendered impotent.” This can entail military defeat or more commonly political and economic defeat. The word probably in parenthesis just above is a qualifier for China since we do not know how deeply they may have infiltrated the West/USA or be on the side of others who have.

Example: The West/USA has been infiltrated by foreign actors or Western actors who are hostile to the West/USA or care nothing about it. By using KOBK reasoning we can see this is true based on the strong probability that the West/USA released covid, and without question responded to it in a way that greatly has harmed the people of the West/USA.

Example: We can understand the NSA database, an early form of panopticon spying, and the current push to establish digital IDs that hold all of our information in one place and can be easily checked by governments, the police, banks, and other entities. This system will lead to total control of any population under it. The West/USA, by KOBK reasoning, not only wants to do this but must do this. If they do not, they will face KOBK enemies that have done it, as well as parts of their own populations with the capacity to rise up against them, as Canadian truckers just illustrated.

A key point to understand about KOBK game theory is moves are often forced. Putin is forced to escalate in Ukraine, while the West/USA is for the time being not. The West/USA can delay its KOBK onslaught on Russia. Ultimately, the West/USA wants Russia to be a larger version of Ukraine, or France, Italy, or Germany—a willing player-puppet in a power array that requires total dominance and permits no enemies with even a small chance of threatening them.

Speculation: KOBK reasoning can help us understand how deeply China has infiltrated the West/USA and/or how much such infiltration has been welcomed by whoever else infiltrated the West/USA. KOBK reasoning can also help us understand, the position of Japan vis-a-vis China; and what position Japan will be in if the West/USA allows China to take over Taiwan or fails to protect it. Are Japan, Korea, Vietnam and other nearby nations to China destined to be “Ukraines” within China’s sphere of influence? KOBK reasoning would say, yes without question.

A major very dangerous aspect of KOBK is it can escalate very quickly. NATO pushes Putin to his limit; Putin invades Ukraine; NATO pushes harder; Putin adds thermobaric weapons; if NATO keeps pushing and Putin uses those weapons all hell may break loose. How can Putin avoid using them? Does NATO/the West/USA want Putin to use them? If the West/USA is controlled by non-Western infiltrators KOBK rules argue that may be exactly what they want.

For information on how a large nation or civilization such as the West/USA can be infiltrated and fully taken over in just two or three generations, see: Military thought experiment Part 1. KOBK reasoning alone almost guarantees the West/USA has been infiltrated and fully taken over already. ABN

Russians very reasonably see NATO as an existential threat and this is why

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What Pozner is saying is NATO has been making very strong KOBK (Kill-or-be-Killed) moves against Russia. KOBK is a ground-floor “game theory” of world power struggles. KOBK is the bottom line for political and military strategists. Globalism only makes KOBK more intense. Globalism emphatically does not mean “global kumbaya.” The West is being neither rational nor fair and certainly not innocent when it pretends it has not provoked forced Russia to answer their NATO and Central Asian encroachments with a KOBK move of its own—invading Ukraine. Putin would have been happy with believable assurances that NATO will not occupy Ukraine. But now, who knows? My hope and best guess is he wants regime change in Ukraine and solid assurances NATO will never try this again. This is not a time to fight fire with fire or to moralize without a full deck of cards as most of the West is doing. Russia owns the morality on this one. The smart move would be to concede and let them have what they deserve. ABN

Who in their right mind trusts the WHO, which is now seeking to impose a global digital vaccine passport?

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BUILDING A ‘TRUST FRAMEWORK’ — The World Health Organization will convene member states and leaders of Covid-19 immunization credential technology groups to recognize different vaccine certificates across nations and regions, a top Vaccination Credential Initiative official told POLITICO’s Ben Leonard.

TheWHO is bringing together the groups to develop a “trust framework” that would allow countries to verify whether vaccine credentials are legitimate, said Brian Anderson, chief digital health physician at MITRE and a co-founder of the VCI.

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Globopinko is not giving up. It wants a digital ID linked to ALL OF YOUR INFORMATION so you can be IDed, located, and analyzed by cops, banks, and governments worldwide, wherever you are. Even your health data and genetic makeup will be included. This is a multi-pronged assault on everyone in the world to surrender privacy, freedom, and bodily autonomy to invisible functionaries operating powerful algorithms in places unknown. We will have no control over those functionaries or the people who control them. This is a nightmare and it is already very close to becoming our all-encompassing reality. ABN

2015 FLASHBACK: John Mearsheimer had a better idea for how to treat Ukraine

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He makes a good point but Ukraine was already at that time overrun with domestic and international corruption, particularly American corruption. On a small scale Ukraine looks like what Russia might have become if Putin had not become president. American foreign policy almost always treats Putin as our archenemy because he opposes American interference in Russia. A main reason I liked Donald Trump early on was his stated intention to form better relations with Russia. US and Russia are natural allies. Together with Europe, Korea, Japan, Mongolia, and Canada, we could form a “top of the world” political and trade alliance that would generate great wealth and also be able to check aggressive ambitions from countries to the south, as we are seeing from China today. ABN