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Assault on Kiev: Russian helicopters swoop above Ukraine's capital
rudi49jr replied to Chris.B's topic in The War in Ukraine
Just read in a Dutch online newspaper that The Netherlands are going to expel another 10 Russian ‘diplomats’. The Russian trade representation in Amsterdam is going to have to close as well. I guess relations between the two countries are at a new low. Good. Hit them where it hurts. Now all the EU has to do is confiscate all the seized assets and money from blacklisted Russian oligarchs and hand it over to Ukraine so they can keep financing their war against the fascist and terrorist regime in Moscow. -
Assault on Kiev: Russian helicopters swoop above Ukraine's capital
rudi49jr replied to Chris.B's topic in The War in Ukraine
If you think for one second that the Russians have any interest at all in negotiating (and I mean in a sincere way): just listen to what Putin and Lavrov and all the other Kremlin mouth pieces say and have been saying. -
Three-Month Burn Ban Put in Place to Curb Haze, Wildfire
rudi49jr replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
If I’m not mistaken, this no-burn rule has been in place for years, and it’s never been enforced, at least not seriously. Like it is with most rules and laws in Thailand. Authorities are useless, RTP are useless and every winter millions of people in the north breathe in that wonderful pristine air and develop respiratory diseases for the rest of their lives.- 67 replies
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Assault on Kiev: Russian helicopters swoop above Ukraine's capital
rudi49jr replied to Chris.B's topic in The War in Ukraine
I strongly agree with the first sentence: “weapons are the only language Russia understands”. -
I agree she did the hit and run, which was very wrong, and she should be punished for that. Sending her to jail for decades, like one poster here advocated, seems a bit over the top for me, though. Depending on the circumstances of the accident, of course. Like I said already, maybe the young man suddenly crossed the street and she couldn’t avoid hitting him. Or maybe she was texting or playing on her phone and not paying attention, in which case her punishment should be much more severe. Hopefully things will become clearer once she has returned to the States.
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Assault on Kiev: Russian helicopters swoop above Ukraine's capital
rudi49jr replied to Chris.B's topic in The War in Ukraine
“Russia’s army is estimated to have lost nearly 40% of its prewar fleet of tanks after nine months of fighting in Ukraine, according to a count by the specialist thinktank the International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS).” ???????????? https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/15/russian-army-has-lost-up-to-half-of-key-battle-tanks-analysts-estimate-ukraine -
I’m not sure the actual circumstances of the accident are clear yet. Maybe the young man was drunk out of his skull or high as a kite (6 a.m. on New Year’s Day) and ran across the street just as she was passing through, who knows? Of course it’s very wrong to leave the scene of the accident and then fly to Bangkok three days later, but that doesn’t automatically mean that she is guilty of manslaughter. Guilty of leaving the scene of the accident, that’s for sure. Other than that, we don’t know yet.
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Spent a glorious winter in Chiang Mai in 1988\1989, nothing but sunshine and clear skies, nice temperatures, even up until the end of March. I decided right then and there that I wanted to live there when I retired. Been back to Chiang Mai a few times since then, last time in 2011/2012, and I’m quite sure now that this is not where I want to live anymore when I retire. Every year it’s the same, authorities keep vowing they’re going to do something about the horrendous air quality in the winter, but every year nothing happens and the air quality gets worse and worse. Such a shame. This is a picture of Chiang Mai’s air quality of today. Looks pretty dismal to me.
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Why you put the word crime in quotation marks is not clear to me. What this school director did was obviously a crime, and a pretty revolting one at that. I think the poster you quoted just wanted to express that sentiment. And we all know that the Thai law is often sketchy at best, because it mostly depends on how much the accused is willing or able to pay to make their problem go away.
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Assault on Kiev: Russian helicopters swoop above Ukraine's capital
rudi49jr replied to Chris.B's topic in The War in Ukraine
We’ve seen quite a few Russian commanders being fragged by their own troops, so hopefully a disgruntled Wagner mercenary will soon end Prigozhin’s miserable life. Anybody else is welcome to do that as well, for that matter. Most of the Kremlin clique could do with a bullet between the eyes as soon as possible. -
Assault on Kiev: Russian helicopters swoop above Ukraine's capital
rudi49jr replied to Chris.B's topic in The War in Ukraine
Guardian: Iran smuggles long-range combat drones to Russia for war against Ukraine. I see the evil regime in Teheran still has no qualms whatsoever to provide the equally evil regime in Moscow with weaponry to continue its illegal war against Ukraine. https://kyivindependent.com/news-feed/guardian-iran-smuggles-long-range-combat-drones-to-russia-for-war-against-ukraine -
Assault on Kiev: Russian helicopters swoop above Ukraine's capital
rudi49jr replied to Chris.B's topic in The War in Ukraine
More than 5,000 pregnant Russian women flew to Argentina already so their babies obtain Argentinian citizenship once they are born. There were 33 pregnant Russian women on one flight alone. I think someone is making a pretty penny off of this….. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-64610954 -
Industry Ministry seeks help to curb illegal sugarcane burning
rudi49jr replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
Here’s a novel idea: there are thousands and thousands of men employed by the State, wearing a brown uniform, and most of the time they sit around with their thumbs up their ***. Either that, or they’re shaking down someone. Would it be too much to ask of them to start doing their actual job? I’m sure a couple thousands cops, if they put their mind to it, can stop a hell of a lot of burning. Same goes for the north, by the way, where the air quality in many places is already (and has been for a while) at dangerous levels. -
Chuwit: Bigger Gambling Network Than Macau888 Run By An Inspector
rudi49jr replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
I am quite sure he’s got dirt on many high ranking officials, securely stashed away at different undisclosed locations. I’m also quite sure that these high ranking officials know very well that all that dirt would become public knowledge if anything untoward were to happen to Chuwit. -
Assault on Kiev: Russian helicopters swoop above Ukraine's capital
rudi49jr replied to Chris.B's topic in The War in Ukraine
Roger Waters (Pink Floyd) addressed the UN security council, he was invited to speak by Russia. In a 4 February interview, Waters held the west and Ukraine largely responsible for the Russian invasion. In his address to the UN security council, he had changed his viewpoint somewhat. This is what he said, among other things: “The invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation was illegal. I condemn it in the strongest possible terms,” he said. “Also, the Russian invasion of Ukraine was not unprovoked, so I also condemn the provocateurs in the strongest possible terms.” https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/08/roger-waters-pink-floyd-un-security-council-ukraine-russia -
Assault on Kiev: Russian helicopters swoop above Ukraine's capital
rudi49jr replied to Chris.B's topic in The War in Ukraine
These people really live in an alternative universe. The Russian army/air force have been bombing cities in Syria to rubble for years, killing tens of thousands of innocent civilians. So why would any Syrian be fighting on Russia’s side? Thousands of people in and around Aleppo took to the streets and celebrated when they heard that a certain Russian air force general (or colonel?) who had bombed half the city to smithereens, had been killed in Ukraine. No love lost between Syrians and Russia, I’m quite sure. -
Assault on Kiev: Russian helicopters swoop above Ukraine's capital
rudi49jr replied to Chris.B's topic in The War in Ukraine
Agreed. Russians have been oppressed for centuries, first by the Czars, then by communist dictators and now by Putin and his cronies. So most of them don’t know any better. But many of them do know things are (much) better in the West, what with TV and internet and social media. And I suspect they also know that things could be a lot better in Russia, if only they could find a way to get rid of the oligarch kleptocracy and have some semblance of democracy. But how do you do that when there has never been a large and strong middle class that can bring to bear enough opposition? The only thing they know and have ever known is brutal oppression. How to break through that vicious circle? I have no idea, to be honest. It’s probably going to take some kind of revolution and involve a lot of bloodshed, because Putin and the oligarchs are not going to give up their position of absolute power without a hell of a fight. -
Bill Heinecke: "Crazy to give vaccines to tourists"
rudi49jr replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Not to mention all the long-term consequences for many people who have had covid. So many people, also many young and perfectly healthy, got covid and are still suffering the consequences, many of them may never be able to have any sort of normal life again, much less work. Could be millions and millions of people. -
Bill Heinecke: "Crazy to give vaccines to tourists"
rudi49jr replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Why you put pandemic in quotation marks is not quite clear to me. Almost 7 million deaths worldwide so far, and counting. People are still getting sick and dying from covid. More than 1,1 million deaths in the USA alone, almost 700,000 in Brazil. Apropos of nothing, both countries being led at the time by right-wing presidents who completely (and intentionally) dropped the ball on handling the pandemic, and didn’t take it seriously. -
Assault on Kiev: Russian helicopters swoop above Ukraine's capital
rudi49jr replied to Chris.B's topic in The War in Ukraine
Maybe you should work on your reading skills. This is what was said: “If a more democratic, less corrupt and more prosperous Ukraine rises from the ashes of such a deal then the fight may have been worth it” They were talking about the future, hypothetically. But since you brought it up: Zelensky was elected president in a fair and democratic election. When’s the last time there were fair and democratic elections in Russia? There have also been quite a few stories (easy to find on the internet, just google it) of Russian soldiers in Ukraine who were astounded that houses had indoor plumbing, and gas and electricity, which they themselves didn’t have back home. Moreover, they were led to believe (here’s that pesky propaganda again) that Ukrainians were dirt poor and lived like cavemen. And that all Ukrainians were nazi’s. -
Assault on Kiev: Russian helicopters swoop above Ukraine's capital
rudi49jr replied to Chris.B's topic in The War in Ukraine
Well, apparently the propaganda got to you as well. Like I said, just watch RT, or any other state controlled media, and it’s nothing but lies and BS. I don’t care if you believe that or not, but please stop pushing your distorted view of the world, and your belief that everything is hunky dory in Russia. If, like you said, you really believe that the vast majority of the people in Russia appreciate the way things are right now in their country, then there really is nothing I can do for you, other then to recommend to do some research and get your facts straight.