animalmagic

Was Russia not the invader who was humiliated during the period I quoted? Were they welcomed with open arms? Did they leave as liberators and heroes? The conversation is about Russia and your inability to accept any wrongdoing by them but simply quote others wrongdoing to absolve your beloved Russia; Russia seems to be as a big a bully as anyone else you cite.

Russia lost 27 million due to a combination of factors. The psychopathic murderous leader of Russia at the time had done a deal with Hitler in order to facilitate Russia's annexation of Eastern Poland when Germany invaded. The paranoid leader at the time fell for disinformation from the Germans showing him that most of his officer corps were disloyal, so he had them rounded up and executed. An army shorn of its best and brightest leaders was poorly led and could not respond to what was a new type of attack requiring quick thinking and exploitation of success. Their most effective tactic was to throw thousands of soldiers at the Germans as the advance slowed; some of them were even given guns! The others had to pick them up off their dead comrades. The paranoid narcissistic leader at the time traded bodies and land space to slow down the German advance. The paranoid narcissistic leader now trades bodies for land space! I do not insult the memory of their sacrifice, just the memory of the people willing to sacrifice them for their own personal survival.

Which horrible invaders were the Afghans defending against from 1979 to 1989?

I don't smoke.....I was being sarcastic. And you've missed out quite a few others!

Russia/USSR has never overthrown democratically elected governments, usurped power in foreign countries or interfered in another country's internal politics and democratic processes? You can't accuse one side without acknowledging the sins of the other.

We know how it may end, but we do not forget how it started.

Are we talking about the Supreme Court now?

None of the crimes for all three can be described as 'alleged' as all were found guilty of the crimes they were charged with. AJ's rebuttal of similar crimes is irrelevant, as is the fact that some crimes can be viewed as more heinous than others. My original comment was to highlight that 'performers' perform and we do not know their real character until we see the evidence of crimes committed by them at a later stage. The different crimes that Rolf and Jimmy were found guilty of were entirely different to those of AJ. If I wanted to find a comparable instance of crimes committed by telling lies to all and sundry for personal gain, I should have used President 45!!

Nor suggesting anything of the sort, I would hate to make slanderous and vicious accusations! That can be very expensive. The comment I replied to stated that they used to enjoy watching AJ. My reply was simply to highlight the fact that an individual's enjoyment of a performance does not make the performer a good person. As is evidenced by the fact that AJ, Rolf and Jimmy have all been found guilty of crimes.

Some people used to enjoy watching Rolf Harris and Jimmy Saville.

So, just politicians and lawyers then?

The only thing we know for certain is that these extraterrestrials are very intelligent. They haven't made contact with humans!

A Tory rag reporting good news about a Labour appointed Chief of Police.

Have you seen the size of the condoms?

Start with a serious question then

What about the dark money used to corrupt and buy a Supreme Court Judge?

So, by your logic this is not a crime or even a cause for concern, because it was investigated and disclosed by an opposing political organization? Because a right wing Supreme Court Judge has received presents that effectively double his salary from other right wing groups this is not a cause for concern for everybody. Impressive defence of the indefensible !

and when told to jump, simply ask 'how high'?

1. Because they knew that her or her family did have that kind of money; generally from inside information. It is not unlikely that a Chinese businessperson has, or has access to, that kind of money. There are many very rich people in China who also travel extensively. 2. With a lifetime of experience dealing with Chinese Govt officials she will perhaps have a sense of foreboding when dealing with other persons claiming to be govt officials in the country they visit. 3. This way they cannot be charged with kidnapping as the individual moved around 'voluntarily' and was never restrained (although under bad advice) and could not be contacted by the family. Leading them to believe that she had, in fact, been kidnapped. 4. See answer 2. above. Many Asians live in fear of govt officials and do not question them as that can end badly. Without full knowledge of what she was actually told by the fake govt officials, and the reasons they gave, it is difficult to understand why she did this. P.S. Various areas of the world, and indeed China, have different criminal M.O.s. Some have a reputation for jewellery theft from various shows and retail outlets, whilst others specialise in begging scams. There are pickpocketing gangs from some countries and, for the last 20 years Chinese fraud gangs have operated in Hong Kong and other parts of Asia to trick old or gullible Chinese citizens into falling for the scam and sending money. Most of these tricks are based on a fear of their own Chinese authorities and no experience of the actions of other countries' govt officials, who they initially suspect as being as bad as their own.

True, but please explain why a pensioner living in the Philippines gets the uprating but one in Thailand does not? Neither pays any taxes in UK as you list above.

Jail to the chief That MAGA chose for the nation Jail to the chief The rest despise him one and all Jail to the chief As he pledges revolution In self preservation To avoid that final fall His is the aim To make this country weaker This he will do That’s our strong and firm belief Jail to the one Once elected as commander Jail to the president Jail to the chief Jail to the chief That MAGA chose for the nation Jail to the chief Found guilty by one and all Jail to the chief As we pledge incarceration In proud fulfillment Of democracy’s noble call

Are they in distress before or after you approach?

Funny how he neglects to mention that the Search Warrant executed on Joe Biden carried the exact same provisions on Deadly Use of Force. Biden is definitely mentally unfit for office if he is plotting to assassinate himself!

Very difficult to give a definitive answer as we do not always get full disclosure of how much has been confiscated; can lead to lack of confidence in the currency. HK had a problem with very good 1000 HKD bills that were counterfeit, to the extent that ATM's only dispensed 500 HKD bills as the largest value note for quite a while. The average person encounters digital fraud more often than you would think with various frauds being attempted daily; simply ask a local how many times they have received 'dodgy' phone calls from police, their bank or claimed acquaintances.. The planning, execution and laundering of stolen cash, bullion, jewels etc requires some skilled and determined people. The planning and execution of digital fraud does not need anywhere near as much professional input to steal a lot more. Several countries, the usual suspects of Russia, China, Iran and North Korea use the digital attacks to undermine competitor economies and finance other 'activities'. Targeted attacks on corporations may very well be the norm, but their losses are passed on to the consumer.