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Trump Mug Shot
Well here it is. A moment in history. How will all this turn out? Very badly for the Democrats in my opinion. But we shall see. Be careful what you wish for. Be careful for the precedents you set. For be careful they may come back to hit you in the áss.
"I am your retribution" - Donald Trump
"I am your retribution" - Donald Trump
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cannabis
Malta has just legalized cannibis. The man in the street can now be in possession of a whole 7 grams of MJ plus 4 plants. Geeez 7 grams is only enough for one decent joint.
Anyway the globe is one step closer to being a happier place.
Anyway the globe is one step closer to being a happier place.
Trump speaks about virus in video.
Embedded within this link shows a video where Trump talks about the virus.Very interesting wording in the video.
Revenge sworn by Iran general's successor. Iraq votes to expel American troops.
In response to:
Successor to Slain Iranian General Vows Revenge
“God the almighty has promised to get his revenge,” said the man who will take over for Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani, increasing fears of an escalating cycle of retaliation.
By The New York Times
American troops will be limited to training and advising Iraqi forces, but will not be allowed to leave their bases while plans are made for their departure, an Iraqi military spokesman said.
Iran’s supreme leader sheds tears for slain general.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei wept and offered prayers over the coffin of Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani at the funeral in Tehran on Monday, as throngs of people filled the city’s streets to mourn.
General Suleimani was killed by the United States on Friday in Baghdad in a drone strike. American officials said the general had ordered assaults on Americans in Iraq and Syria and was planning a wave of imminent attacks.
Ayatollah Khamenei had a close relationship with the general, who was widely considered to be the second most powerful man in Iran.
The military commander was hailed as a martyr, and his successor swore revenge during the funeral ceremony, while chants of “Death to America” rang out from the crowds in the capital.
State-run news outlets reported that millions had gathered in Tehran, and images showed a sea of mourners, many wearing black and waving the Iranian flag.
“God the almighty has promised to get his revenge, and God is the main avenger,” said Esmail Ghaani, the Iranian general who will succeed General Suleimani as head of the Quds Force, the foreign expeditionary arm of the elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. “Certainly actions will be taken,” he added.
General Suleimani’s killing has prompted fears of escalating retaliatory actions between Iran and the United States, and of a broader regional conflict. After the attack, Iran said it would no longer abide by a 2015 agreement to suspend uranium production.
Zeinab Suleimani, General Suleimani’s daughter, said in a eulogy that the United States and Israel faced a “dark day.”
“You crazy Trump, the symbol of ignorance, the slave of Zionists, don’t think that the killing of my father will finish everything,” she said.
The general’s funeral was attended by a broad swath of Iranians, including reformers who oppose the government of President Hassan Rouhani but who perceived the killing as an attack on all of Iran.
“I felt like he was our safety umbrella spread above Iran,” said Amir Ali, 22, a university student, of General Suleimani. “I felt safe knowing he was out there.”
The Iraqi government has begun to consider new parameters for the American military in Iraq after lawmakers voted 170-0 on Sunday in favor of expelling United States troops from their country.
The troops will be limited to “training and advising” Iraqi forces, but will not be allowed to move off their bases or to fly in Iraqi airspace while plans are being made for their departure, said Brig. Gen. Abdul Karim Khalaf, the military spokesman for Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi.
The vote on Sunday was not final and many lawmakers did not attend the session. But Mr. Mahdi drafted the language and submitted the bill to Parliament, leaving little doubt about his support for the expulsion.
The drone strike that killed Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani on Friday also killed Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the deputy head of the Popular Mobilization Forces, a coalition of Iranian-backed militias in Iraq.
The attack was viewed by many in Iraq as a violation of the nation’s sovereignty, and the Foreign Ministry said on Sunday that it had summoned the American ambassador. Iran reacted to Sunday’s vote with congratulatory messages.
Successor to Slain Iranian General Vows Revenge
“God the almighty has promised to get his revenge,” said the man who will take over for Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani, increasing fears of an escalating cycle of retaliation.
By The New York Times
American troops will be limited to training and advising Iraqi forces, but will not be allowed to leave their bases while plans are made for their departure, an Iraqi military spokesman said.
Iran’s supreme leader sheds tears for slain general.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei wept and offered prayers over the coffin of Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani at the funeral in Tehran on Monday, as throngs of people filled the city’s streets to mourn.
General Suleimani was killed by the United States on Friday in Baghdad in a drone strike. American officials said the general had ordered assaults on Americans in Iraq and Syria and was planning a wave of imminent attacks.
Ayatollah Khamenei had a close relationship with the general, who was widely considered to be the second most powerful man in Iran.
The military commander was hailed as a martyr, and his successor swore revenge during the funeral ceremony, while chants of “Death to America” rang out from the crowds in the capital.
State-run news outlets reported that millions had gathered in Tehran, and images showed a sea of mourners, many wearing black and waving the Iranian flag.
“God the almighty has promised to get his revenge, and God is the main avenger,” said Esmail Ghaani, the Iranian general who will succeed General Suleimani as head of the Quds Force, the foreign expeditionary arm of the elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. “Certainly actions will be taken,” he added.
General Suleimani’s killing has prompted fears of escalating retaliatory actions between Iran and the United States, and of a broader regional conflict. After the attack, Iran said it would no longer abide by a 2015 agreement to suspend uranium production.
Zeinab Suleimani, General Suleimani’s daughter, said in a eulogy that the United States and Israel faced a “dark day.”
“You crazy Trump, the symbol of ignorance, the slave of Zionists, don’t think that the killing of my father will finish everything,” she said.
The general’s funeral was attended by a broad swath of Iranians, including reformers who oppose the government of President Hassan Rouhani but who perceived the killing as an attack on all of Iran.
“I felt like he was our safety umbrella spread above Iran,” said Amir Ali, 22, a university student, of General Suleimani. “I felt safe knowing he was out there.”
The Iraqi government has begun to consider new parameters for the American military in Iraq after lawmakers voted 170-0 on Sunday in favor of expelling United States troops from their country.
The troops will be limited to “training and advising” Iraqi forces, but will not be allowed to move off their bases or to fly in Iraqi airspace while plans are being made for their departure, said Brig. Gen. Abdul Karim Khalaf, the military spokesman for Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi.
The vote on Sunday was not final and many lawmakers did not attend the session. But Mr. Mahdi drafted the language and submitted the bill to Parliament, leaving little doubt about his support for the expulsion.
The drone strike that killed Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani on Friday also killed Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the deputy head of the Popular Mobilization Forces, a coalition of Iranian-backed militias in Iraq.
The attack was viewed by many in Iraq as a violation of the nation’s sovereignty, and the Foreign Ministry said on Sunday that it had summoned the American ambassador. Iran reacted to Sunday’s vote with congratulatory messages.
HEY IRAN. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! AMERICANS HAVE HAD IT WITH YOU BARBARIANS. YOU THINK YOU'RE ANGRY?
Iran seized a ship and held its crew hostage. No response from President Trump.
Iran blew up a ship. No response from President Trump.
Iran blew up an American drone in international airspace. No response from President Trump.
Iran blew up oil fields in Saudi Arabia. No response from President Trump.
President Trump has shown TREMENDOUS restraint.
But ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!
President Trump laid down a REAL red line (unlike the feckless fake cowardly red line Obama promised but never kept). President Trump’s red line was that if Iran kills any Americans they will regret it. They killed an American. And now they regret it. Isn't that just too damn bad for Iran.
I don’t give a fvck if they are angry or not. Who cares. You think they're angry? You should see America... I'll show you angry!
If it wasn’t for the fact that they know they will be sent to Allah in a blazing fireball if they try it, they would already have killed us all. The ONLY reason they haven’t is because they know they can’t and they will be committing suicide if they attempt it. SO WHO CARES IF THEY ARE ANGRY? These are people who chant death to America on a daily basis. We should care if they are angry? Like they’re not already? Islamic terrorists have been attacking, terrorizing and murdering innocent Americans since George Washington was president. We have to worry about making them angry now? GIVE ME A BREAK.
In the 80s, on the very day that Ronald Reagan was inaugurated president, the Iranians released the 52 American diplomats and citizens they were holding hostage for 444 days. Later, they made the mistake of blowing up an American frigate. How did President Reagan respond? He blew up half their Navy. Did it escalate? No it did not. They were shaking in their turbans.
AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO THESE BARBARIANS NOW. IT’S THE ONLY THING THEY UNDERSTAND.
Iran blew up a ship. No response from President Trump.
Iran blew up an American drone in international airspace. No response from President Trump.
Iran blew up oil fields in Saudi Arabia. No response from President Trump.
President Trump has shown TREMENDOUS restraint.
But ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!
President Trump laid down a REAL red line (unlike the feckless fake cowardly red line Obama promised but never kept). President Trump’s red line was that if Iran kills any Americans they will regret it. They killed an American. And now they regret it. Isn't that just too damn bad for Iran.
I don’t give a fvck if they are angry or not. Who cares. You think they're angry? You should see America... I'll show you angry!
If it wasn’t for the fact that they know they will be sent to Allah in a blazing fireball if they try it, they would already have killed us all. The ONLY reason they haven’t is because they know they can’t and they will be committing suicide if they attempt it. SO WHO CARES IF THEY ARE ANGRY? These are people who chant death to America on a daily basis. We should care if they are angry? Like they’re not already? Islamic terrorists have been attacking, terrorizing and murdering innocent Americans since George Washington was president. We have to worry about making them angry now? GIVE ME A BREAK.
In the 80s, on the very day that Ronald Reagan was inaugurated president, the Iranians released the 52 American diplomats and citizens they were holding hostage for 444 days. Later, they made the mistake of blowing up an American frigate. How did President Reagan respond? He blew up half their Navy. Did it escalate? No it did not. They were shaking in their turbans.
AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO THESE BARBARIANS NOW. IT’S THE ONLY THING THEY UNDERSTAND.
Fox News
There’s a set of people here who all seem to have the same strongly held opinions on the same set of issues. Guns, Muslims, Trump, Hillary Clinton, abortion, to name a few favourites. It’s not like some of their views happen to coincide, but rather, they all seem to think the same about everything. Another thing all these people seem to have in common is their propensity for posting videos, and something a lot of these videos have in common is that they have “Fox News” written in the bottom left hand corner. Well I’m no genius but I don’t need to be one to put two and two together.
Half an hour spent looking at Fox News clips on Youtube doesn’t amount to extensive research, I admit that, but it is enough to make it obvious that Fox News is far more propaganda than news. I always thought the purpose of news programmes was to inform people of the facts, not to tell them what to think. I know we all have our prejudices and preferences and like to be told what we prefer to hear, but what is the point of news if it’s biased? We all get things wrong sometimes but if we are never presented with an impartial account of what is going on, how are we supposed to make an informed decision when we vote?
I find the idea of people preferring having their prejudices reinforced, to hearing the truth, amazing.
Half an hour spent looking at Fox News clips on Youtube doesn’t amount to extensive research, I admit that, but it is enough to make it obvious that Fox News is far more propaganda than news. I always thought the purpose of news programmes was to inform people of the facts, not to tell them what to think. I know we all have our prejudices and preferences and like to be told what we prefer to hear, but what is the point of news if it’s biased? We all get things wrong sometimes but if we are never presented with an impartial account of what is going on, how are we supposed to make an informed decision when we vote?
I find the idea of people preferring having their prejudices reinforced, to hearing the truth, amazing.
Today the NFL admits that they were wrong and should have supported Kaepernick's protest
Will you conservatives finally admit, that you and the "so-called" president got it wrong also ?
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Today from CNBC;
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Today from CNBC;
In response to:
NFL condemns racism, admits ‘we were wrong’ not to listen to NFL player protests
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National Football League commissioner Roger Goodell released a recorded video to admit the league was “wrong” for not listening to players who protested against social injustice and police brutality.
Goodell said he wants players to continue to speak out through protesting, supported the Black Lives Matter movement, and offered his participation.
“I personally protest with you and want to be part of the much needed change in this country Without black players, there would be no National Football League,” Goodell said.
National Football League commissioner Roger Goodell admitted the league was “wrong” for failing to listen to players who protested social injustice, he said on Friday in a video.
In his second statement released since the May 25 death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man killed by police in Minnesota, Goodell used the roughly 80-second recorded message not only to “condemn the systemic oppression of black people” but also to admit fault for not listening to its players “earlier.”
Goodell said he wants players to continue to speak out through protesting, supported the Black Lives Matter movement, and offered his participation.
“I personally protest with you and want to be part of the much needed change in this country. Without black players, there would be no National Football League,” Goodell said.
Floyd died shortly after Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was recorded with his knee on Floyd’s neck following his plea of being unable to breathe. Chauvin and three other officers have been fired and charged in connection with Floyd’s death.
The video footage caused an outbreak of protests throughout the country, renewing conversation about police brutality and social injustice.
The NFL has come under fire since Floyd’s death, as the image of Chauvin kneeling on Floyd’s neck is being compared to former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick kneeling during the national anthem in 2016 to protest racism and oppression. The moved sparked years of controversy, lawsuits, an eventual settlement, and a blown attempt to reconcile after Kaepernick was blackballed.
Basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar joined CNBC’s “Closing Bell” on Tuesday to discuss the recent protests throughout the country following Floyd’s death, the killing of Breonna Taylor in Louisville and the Feb. 23 shooting of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia.
Abdul-Jabbar said the NFL needs to “prove to all of us that they mean what they say” following Goodell’s first statement to address the “systemic issues” facing minorities.
“We have to listen to people who are suffering,” Abdul-Jabbar said. He also called for law enforcement and companies to “understand the problem” facing blacks in America.
“Certain people among the ranks of police are racist or are afraid of people who don’t look like them,” Abdul-Jabbar said. “I think all of us would serve this issue if we can make friends with someone who doesn’t look like us. I think that is a key issue here, that too much of people’s humanity and their right to be a part of the American dream, that’s not recognized all the time, and that’s very unfortunate.”
NFL condemns racism, admits ‘we were wrong’ not to listen to NFL player protests
Points;
National Football League commissioner Roger Goodell released a recorded video to admit the league was “wrong” for not listening to players who protested against social injustice and police brutality.
Goodell said he wants players to continue to speak out through protesting, supported the Black Lives Matter movement, and offered his participation.
“I personally protest with you and want to be part of the much needed change in this country Without black players, there would be no National Football League,” Goodell said.
National Football League commissioner Roger Goodell admitted the league was “wrong” for failing to listen to players who protested social injustice, he said on Friday in a video.
In his second statement released since the May 25 death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man killed by police in Minnesota, Goodell used the roughly 80-second recorded message not only to “condemn the systemic oppression of black people” but also to admit fault for not listening to its players “earlier.”
Goodell said he wants players to continue to speak out through protesting, supported the Black Lives Matter movement, and offered his participation.
“I personally protest with you and want to be part of the much needed change in this country. Without black players, there would be no National Football League,” Goodell said.
Floyd died shortly after Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was recorded with his knee on Floyd’s neck following his plea of being unable to breathe. Chauvin and three other officers have been fired and charged in connection with Floyd’s death.
The video footage caused an outbreak of protests throughout the country, renewing conversation about police brutality and social injustice.
The NFL has come under fire since Floyd’s death, as the image of Chauvin kneeling on Floyd’s neck is being compared to former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick kneeling during the national anthem in 2016 to protest racism and oppression. The moved sparked years of controversy, lawsuits, an eventual settlement, and a blown attempt to reconcile after Kaepernick was blackballed.
Basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar joined CNBC’s “Closing Bell” on Tuesday to discuss the recent protests throughout the country following Floyd’s death, the killing of Breonna Taylor in Louisville and the Feb. 23 shooting of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia.
Abdul-Jabbar said the NFL needs to “prove to all of us that they mean what they say” following Goodell’s first statement to address the “systemic issues” facing minorities.
“We have to listen to people who are suffering,” Abdul-Jabbar said. He also called for law enforcement and companies to “understand the problem” facing blacks in America.
“Certain people among the ranks of police are racist or are afraid of people who don’t look like them,” Abdul-Jabbar said. “I think all of us would serve this issue if we can make friends with someone who doesn’t look like us. I think that is a key issue here, that too much of people’s humanity and their right to be a part of the American dream, that’s not recognized all the time, and that’s very unfortunate.”
DEZINFORMATSIA: What it means, Where it came from, and "Useful Idiots"
Lately, as Leftists have taken control over the US, her intelligence agencies, a vast swath of the Media, the Social Media Giants, Academia and other public institutions, * we are now hearing the word "Disinformation" cast about. Coming from the Left, for them to accuse others of disinformation, is very much like someone who is insane calling someone who is sane, "crazy."
The central tenets of the Left are to LIE; admit nothing, deny everything, demand proof; counter-accuse; and (as Mic has pointed out), insult. Truth is the enemy to the Left and for them, to breath is to Lie.
For those who were involved in the Cold War, they will remember the must-have books for understanding what the Soviets, and for that matter, the Chinese Communists were all about. (for some reason, the Chi-Coms never captured the attention of the Intelligence Agencies and policy makers like the Soviets. Of course, the ground has shifted dramatically since the 1980's and a big part of that is the Clintons giving them national security information and weapons technology, along with over three decades of tolerating a vastly disproportionate trade balance with China. China has become the Number One existential threat to the world).
One must-have book was..
Dezinformatsia: Active Measures in Soviet Strategy
Richard H. Shultz and Roy Godson
Disinformation: Former Spy Chief Reveals Secret Strategies for Undermining Freedom, Attacking Religion, and Promoting Terrorism
Richard H. Shultz and Roy Godson.
Online PDF
Soviet and Russian Dezinformatsia: Reading Selection -- PDF
Read these, and you will understand what true DEZINFORMATSIA is, where it came from and who deployed it. The disturbing thing is that the domestic Left has turned it against regular Americans. In short, we are living under an enemy regime.
USEFUL IDIOTS
Where would Communists be without their Useful Idiots, the impenetrably stupid with a capacity for betraying their countries? Former KGB Agent, Lev Bezmanov, describes them as having "contaminated" minds, incapable of processing truth.
Most of the people who graduated in the sixties (drop-outs or half-baked intellectuals) are now occupying the positions of power in the government, civil service, business, mass media, [and the] educational system. You are stuck with them. You cannot get rid of them. They are contaminated; they are programmed to think and react to certain stimuli in a certain pattern. You cannot change their mind, even if you expose them to authentic information, even if you prove that white is white and black is black, you still cannot change the basic perception and the logic of behavior. In other words, these people... the process of demoralization is complete and irreversible.
Perhaps Ann Coulter described them best:
Whether they are defending the Soviet Union or bleating for Saddam Hussein, liberals are always against America. They are either traitors or idiots, and on the matter of America's self-preservation, the difference is irrelevant."
The central tenets of the Left are to LIE; admit nothing, deny everything, demand proof; counter-accuse; and (as Mic has pointed out), insult. Truth is the enemy to the Left and for them, to breath is to Lie.
For those who were involved in the Cold War, they will remember the must-have books for understanding what the Soviets, and for that matter, the Chinese Communists were all about. (for some reason, the Chi-Coms never captured the attention of the Intelligence Agencies and policy makers like the Soviets. Of course, the ground has shifted dramatically since the 1980's and a big part of that is the Clintons giving them national security information and weapons technology, along with over three decades of tolerating a vastly disproportionate trade balance with China. China has become the Number One existential threat to the world).
One must-have book was..
Dezinformatsia: Active Measures in Soviet Strategy
Richard H. Shultz and Roy Godson
Disinformation: Former Spy Chief Reveals Secret Strategies for Undermining Freedom, Attacking Religion, and Promoting Terrorism
Richard H. Shultz and Roy Godson.
Online PDF
Soviet and Russian Dezinformatsia: Reading Selection -- PDF
https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/44974/reading-list-soviet-and-russian-disinformation-final.pdf
Read these, and you will understand what true DEZINFORMATSIA is, where it came from and who deployed it. The disturbing thing is that the domestic Left has turned it against regular Americans. In short, we are living under an enemy regime.
USEFUL IDIOTS
Where would Communists be without their Useful Idiots, the impenetrably stupid with a capacity for betraying their countries? Former KGB Agent, Lev Bezmanov, describes them as having "contaminated" minds, incapable of processing truth.
Most of the people who graduated in the sixties (drop-outs or half-baked intellectuals) are now occupying the positions of power in the government, civil service, business, mass media, [and the] educational system. You are stuck with them. You cannot get rid of them. They are contaminated; they are programmed to think and react to certain stimuli in a certain pattern. You cannot change their mind, even if you expose them to authentic information, even if you prove that white is white and black is black, you still cannot change the basic perception and the logic of behavior. In other words, these people... the process of demoralization is complete and irreversible.
Perhaps Ann Coulter described them best:
Whether they are defending the Soviet Union or bleating for Saddam Hussein, liberals are always against America. They are either traitors or idiots, and on the matter of America's self-preservation, the difference is irrelevant."
Rikers Island Jail 'Ready' to Receive Trump
Trump could face temporary incarceration before any conviction, if he again violates a gag order in his New York trial.
The judge in the trial said “The last thing I want to do is put you in jail. You are the former president of the United States and possibly the next president as well ... but at the end of the day, I have a job to do and part of that job is to protect the dignity of the judicial system.”
The judge in the trial said “The last thing I want to do is put you in jail. You are the former president of the United States and possibly the next president as well ... but at the end of the day, I have a job to do and part of that job is to protect the dignity of the judicial system.”
online today!
Is it really worth the money?
US Mercenaries Killed in Ukraine
Reports about Americans killed in the Ukrainian conflict zone started surfacing in media mere weeks after the conflict’s escalation.
A CNN article from April 2022 reveals the details of one Willy Joseph Cancel, a 22-year old corrections officer from Tennessee and former US Marine who signed up with a “private military contracting company” not long before February 2022.
In March 2022, Cancel entered Ukraine from Poland to fight against Russian forces as part of a group comprised of men from “all different countries,” only to be killed about a month later. His mother, Rebecca Cabrera, complained that her son’s teammates were unable to recover his body.
On May 15, a 52-year old US Army veteran Stephen Zabielsky got killed in Zaporozhye Region after stepping on a land mine, if a Rolling Stone article from June 2022 is to be believed.
Zabielsky was reportedly operating in the Ukrainian conflict zone as part of a 13-man multinational squad called Wolverines – likely a reference to the 1984 movie “Red Dawn” where a bunch of plucky American teenagers band together to fight a fictional Soviet invasion of the US.
Cancel and Zabielsky thus became referred to by media outlets as the first and the second American citizens (respectively) killed in the Ukrainian conflict.
A 50-year old US Marine veteran Grady Kurpasi was operating in Ukraine as part of a foreign militant group in April 2022 when he and another British fighter went on a scouting mission near the observation post their unit was manning – that was the last time he was seen alive by his fellow mercenaries.
Kurpasi’s skeletal remains were discovered and identified only a year later and were shipped to the US for burial in May 2023.
A friend of Kurpasi who assisted with the effort to recover the ex-Marine’s remains told the newspaper that the US State Department was “absolutely awful” in that situation, and that “it was probably beneficial” that the said government agency was not involved with the retrieval of what was left of Kurpasi.
Yet another report on CBS News reveals the fate of two US citizens named Luke Lucyszyn and Bryan Young who got killed after running afoul of a Russian tank on July 18, 2022.
The duo’s commanding officer reportedly said that Lucyszyn, who was supposedly volunteering as a medic for the Ukrainian forces, first got injured by shelling and when Young and others rushed to help him, both of them got killed by Russian tank fire. Two other foreign militants – a Swede and a Canadian – were also killed in that attack.
In August 2022, a 24-year old US Army veteran Joshua Alan Jones was killed in Ukraine while fighting as part of a militant unit called the Norman Brigade that is apparently comprised of foreign militants fighting for the Kiev regime.
Russian media said at that time that Jones was killed in action near the village of Yegorovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic, with local authorities saying that they are willing to help return the militant’s body to his country of origin.
In October 2022, the death of one Dane Partridge was reported by US media. A 34-year old native of Idaho and a former US Army soldier, Partridge was serving as part of a unit for the Kiev regime that included at least several other foreign militants, according to an American propaganda broadcaster.
Reports about Americans killed in the Ukrainian conflict zone started surfacing in media mere weeks after the conflict’s escalation.
A CNN article from April 2022 reveals the details of one Willy Joseph Cancel, a 22-year old corrections officer from Tennessee and former US Marine who signed up with a “private military contracting company” not long before February 2022.
In March 2022, Cancel entered Ukraine from Poland to fight against Russian forces as part of a group comprised of men from “all different countries,” only to be killed about a month later. His mother, Rebecca Cabrera, complained that her son’s teammates were unable to recover his body.
On May 15, a 52-year old US Army veteran Stephen Zabielsky got killed in Zaporozhye Region after stepping on a land mine, if a Rolling Stone article from June 2022 is to be believed.
Zabielsky was reportedly operating in the Ukrainian conflict zone as part of a 13-man multinational squad called Wolverines – likely a reference to the 1984 movie “Red Dawn” where a bunch of plucky American teenagers band together to fight a fictional Soviet invasion of the US.
Cancel and Zabielsky thus became referred to by media outlets as the first and the second American citizens (respectively) killed in the Ukrainian conflict.
A 50-year old US Marine veteran Grady Kurpasi was operating in Ukraine as part of a foreign militant group in April 2022 when he and another British fighter went on a scouting mission near the observation post their unit was manning – that was the last time he was seen alive by his fellow mercenaries.
Kurpasi’s skeletal remains were discovered and identified only a year later and were shipped to the US for burial in May 2023.
A friend of Kurpasi who assisted with the effort to recover the ex-Marine’s remains told the newspaper that the US State Department was “absolutely awful” in that situation, and that “it was probably beneficial” that the said government agency was not involved with the retrieval of what was left of Kurpasi.
Yet another report on CBS News reveals the fate of two US citizens named Luke Lucyszyn and Bryan Young who got killed after running afoul of a Russian tank on July 18, 2022.
The duo’s commanding officer reportedly said that Lucyszyn, who was supposedly volunteering as a medic for the Ukrainian forces, first got injured by shelling and when Young and others rushed to help him, both of them got killed by Russian tank fire. Two other foreign militants – a Swede and a Canadian – were also killed in that attack.
In August 2022, a 24-year old US Army veteran Joshua Alan Jones was killed in Ukraine while fighting as part of a militant unit called the Norman Brigade that is apparently comprised of foreign militants fighting for the Kiev regime.
Russian media said at that time that Jones was killed in action near the village of Yegorovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic, with local authorities saying that they are willing to help return the militant’s body to his country of origin.
In October 2022, the death of one Dane Partridge was reported by US media. A 34-year old native of Idaho and a former US Army soldier, Partridge was serving as part of a unit for the Kiev regime that included at least several other foreign militants, according to an American propaganda broadcaster.
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