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More proof that US sees Ukrainians as cannon fodder:

US-UK helped formulate a battle plan that "anticipated" Ukraine taking heavy losses. US-UK officials "envisioned Kyiv accepting the casualties as the cost of piercing through Russia’s main defensive line."

Instead, after suffering "major casualties... Ukraine chose to stem the losses on the battlefield."

US-UK "vision" requires Ukrainians to sacrifice themselves.
NYT: "American officials say they fear that Ukraine has become casualty averse, one reason it has been cautious about pressing ahead with the counteroffensive."

Ukrainians fear heavy casualties; US proxy warriors fear Ukrainians fearing heavy casualties. Image

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Aug 14
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It's because the Jewish president enables neo-Nazis -- what one might call a Kapo -- and so do all proxy war cheerleaders:
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@mikemoto1 No difference at this point
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In this interview, Amy Goodman of @democracynow asked progressive, independent presidential candidate Dr. Cornel West tougher questions than she has of any Democratic Party lawmaker in years:
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New Twitter Files:

The FBI is helping Ukraine censor Twitter users, including journalists.

The FBI aided a Ukrainian intelligence effort to ban Twitter users and collect their data. Twitter declined to censor journalists targeted by Ukraine, including Aaron Maté.
Article here: mate.substack.com/p/fbi-helps-uk…

In March 2022, an FBI Special Agent sent Twitter a list of accounts on behalf of the SBU, Ukraine’s main intelligence agency. The accounts, the FBI wrote, “are suspected by the SBU in spreading fear and disinformation.” Image
In an attached memo, Ukraine's SBU provided a list of accounts that it alleged have been "used to disseminate disinformation and fake news to inaccurately reflect events in Ukraine."

It then asked Twitter "to block these Twitter accounts and provide us with" their "user data." ImageImage
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