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Pattaya Spotter

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  1.  But hey, Biden got the release of a "civil rights icon" who plays hoops in a league no one watches.

     

    [Bout] trafficked weapons to rebels in Angola. He ran a criminal group that smuggled cobalt out of Congo. He delivered missiles, machine guns and military helicopters to Liberia, when it was in the middle of a civil war. 

     

    While [being] greeted on his arrival back in Russia...as a “wonderful person,” many of the African victims of the conflicts he supplied with weapons are still enduring the trauma and awaiting any kind of justice. “This guy’s responsible for the murder, indirectly, of thousands of persons,” said Hassan Bility, director of the Global Justice and Research Project, an organization that documents wartime atrocities in his country, Liberia.

     

    In Liberia and Across Africa, Viktor Bout’s Bloody Legacy Is Still Felt https://nyti.ms/3URlCy0

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  2. 3 hours ago, Hanaguma said:

    Not  bigotry, it was important enough to be mentioned by the President's press secretary at the time.  And angry? Well she certainly doesn't harbor much love for her country if you look at  her past behavior.

    The key to getting the Biden Administration's attention is to have denounced the playing of the national anthem before one's imprisonment. If you did that, the president will move heaven and earth to get you released...only serving in the armed services not so much.

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  3. More worldwide dead and mayhem incoming and more danger for Americans...but hey, Britney Griner can play hoops again.

     

    It took four years and one month, but Bout was extradited to the United States, convicted and sentenced to 25 years in prison. And then last week, the United States let him go, swapping him to secure the release of Brittney Griner, a WNBA star. But in the days since the swap, what has most troubled the DEA investigators who brought Bout down is the consequences of his release going forward.

     

    Several are convinced he’ll soon reemerge as a player, helping Russia sell and acquire weapons in violation of international sanctions imposed in response to its invasion of Ukraine and earlier human rights violations. “The Merchant of Death is back in action, with more hatred against America and with greater motivation to fuel conflicts and support Russia in its outrageous and disastrous war with Ukraine,” says Derek Maltz, who as head of the DEA Special Operations Division oversaw the undercover investigation of Bout.

     

    https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/12/12/viktor-bout-merchant-of-death-00073422

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  4. 12 hours ago, JCauto said:

    Well, let's see whether this latest attempt to minimize the Fascist threat by pretending it was cosplayers has any validity?

    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/09/celebrity-chef-suspects-germany-rightwing-coup-plot-reichsburger

     

    Oh, what's this? Over 50 people arrested now and weapons found in more than 50 locations. A current judge and former Far-Right MP who had access to the Reichstag is among those arrested. Sounds like very serious LARPers! Throw them all in jail and throw away the keys, there should be no place in this world for Fascist scum.

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  5. 17 hours ago, candide said:

    That would be great! I can imagine Republicans investigating other Republicans about perjury for declaring that elections were not rigged! 

    I would like to watch Barr: "Mr Barr did you commit a perjury when you told Trump that elections have not been rigged?" Barr: "That's B.S.!" ????

    Do you even know what "perjury" means...AG Barr wasn't under oath when talking to President Trunp ????????????

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