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thomasglee wrote: Wed Sep 14, 2022 6:53 am There, FIFY

Rights cover the ability of individuals to do specific things, such as worship your own way, speak freely, or carry a weapon. Forget the will of the majority if such is involved. The word is used by some to indicate a feeling that they should always get their way. In discussing how the will of the majority is checked by the rights of the people, the understanding of what a right is is important. Cool Breeze seems to be claiming he should get his way when no traditional right is involved.

Tom Mazanec wrote: Wed Sep 14, 2022 7:26 am I thought the Great Depression was ended not by FDR nor bankruptcy and savings but by WWII.

I suspect what FDR tried to do helped, but was not enough. You are quite arguably correct.

Ukraine reclaims more territory, reports capturing many POWs
By ELENA BECATOROS and HANNA ARHIROVA
September 12, 2022
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukrai ... ea5e247b37

Russia 'regroups' troops in east as Ukraine advances
Emmanuel PARISSE with Stanislav DOSHCHITSYN in Kyiv
Sat, September 10, 2022 at 7:00 AM·5 min read
https://news.yahoo.com/kyiv-claims-asto ... 00476.html

Russia announces troop pullback from Ukraine’s Kharkiv area
By KARL RITTER and JOANNA KOZLOWSKA
September 10, 2022
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukrai ... f32827f577

After 200 days of war, the tide has turned in Ukraine’s favor
by Jamie McIntyre, Senior Writer |
September 12, 2022 07:21 AM
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/poli ... ines-favor

Amid Ukraine’s startling gains, liberated villages describe Russian troops dropping rifles and fleeing
Steve Hendrix, Serhii Korolchuk, Robyn Dixon - Sunday
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/am ... r-AA11IjMF

Ukraine Shuts Down Europe’s Largest Nuclear Plant To Avoid Catastrophe
By Charles Kennedy - Sep 12, 2022, 3:00 AM CDT
https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News ... rophe.html

At Least 99 Killed in Fighting Between Azerbaijan and Armenia
Armenia says Azerbaijan attacked first while Azerbaijin claims it was provoked by attacks on the border
by Dave DeCamp Posted onSeptember 13, 2022
https://news.antiwar.com/2022/09/13/at- ... d-armenia/

Ukraine reclaims more territory, reports capturing many POWs
By ELENA BECATOROS and HANNA ARHIROVA
September 12, 2022
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukrai ... ea5e247b37

‘The Russians are in trouble,’ U.S. official says of latest war analysis
Shane Harris, Ellen Nakashima - Monday
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/in ... r-AA11KATg

The rot runs deep in the Russian war machine. Ukraine is exposing it for all to see
Brad Lendon - Yesterday 9:26 AM
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/th ... r-AA11LlhY

PLUNGE RIDDLE Another Putin crony dies in mystery plunge after ‘falling from boat’ in seventh suspicious Kremlin death in months
Will StewartKatie Davis
12:46 ET, Sep 12 2022
https://www.the-sun.com/news/6203860/pu ... ous-death/

Israeli Prime Minister Announces In Berlin: Iran Nuclear Talks "Dead"
BY TYLER DURDEN
MONDAY, SEP 12, 2022 - 09:20 PM
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/ ... s-are-dead

Ukraine's Zelensky Takes Swipe At Trump
BY TYLER DURDEN
MONDAY, SEP 12, 2022 - 02:01 PM
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/ukr ... wipe-trump

Xi Returns to World Stage With Putin to Counter US Dominance
Rebecca Choong Wilkins
Tue, September 13, 2022 at 7:49 p.m.·6 min read
https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/xi-re ... 00072.html

About 100 troops killed in clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan
Escalation of hostilities between south Caucasus countries prompts Russia and US to call for restraint
Oliver Holmes and agencies
Tue 13 Sep 2022 18.14 EDT
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/ ... nd-armenia

These reports by Mazanec are highly appreciated.

Wednesday September 14th, 2022

ever since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, we've been wondering what the scenario would be that would lead from this war to world War iii.

it now appears that an escalating war between Armenia and Azerbaijan maybe a step along that scenario.

Armenia and Azerbaijan have been at War for some 30 years over Armenians occupation of nardano karabak, which is an unclave within Azerbaijan.

Armenia is a client of russia, and Azerbaijan is a client of turkey. both countries are former Soviet republics.

Russia negotiated a ceasefire between the two countries two years ago, with the cooperation of Turkey and the United states. Russia sought to guarantee the cease fire by supplying troops to separate the two fighting armies.

however, Russia removed those troops and sent them to Ukraine months ago, as its Ukrainian invasion began to lose steam. and so a new war between Armenia and Azerbaijan started this week.

there is widespread international concern that the fighting well escalate into a wider War involving other countries, and so both turkey and Russia are urging constraint.

however, relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan are growing more bitter and belligerent every day, and as we know, turkey and Russia are historic enemies.

so the war between Armenia and Azerbaijan is one more dangerous unknown in the world today.

Thanks for the update, John.

John, your objectivity and scholarship are what makes this board what it is. Please continue to post as much as you can.

COUNTER STRIKE Dramatic videos show Russian troops surrendering EN MASSE as morale is ‘in the toilet’ in face of Ukraine blitz
Tariq Tahir
10:44 ET, Sep 13 2022Updated: 12:28 ET, Sep 13 2022
https://www.the-sun.com/news/6211083/ru ... s-targets/

FIGHT BACK Ukraine news LIVE: Vladimir Putin’s elite tank unit RETREATS as Ukrainian counterattack sees Kyiv recapture crucial land
Henry Moore
Updated: 7:30 ET, Sep 15 2022
https://www.the-sun.com/news/5935189/uk ... tin-queen/

Like his soldiers, is Putin doomed?
BY ALEXANDER J. MOTYL, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR - 09/13/22 7:30 AM ET
https://thehill.com/opinion/internation ... in-doomed/

Kremlin TV Airs Call for Russia to Admit ‘Serious Defeat’
Julia Davis
Tue, September 13, 2022 at 12:42 PM·5 min read
https://news.yahoo.com/kremlin-tv-airs- ... 08089.html

13 Sep, 2022 19:42
HomeRussia & FSU
Medvedev issues apocalyptic warning to West over Ukraine
https://www.rt.com/russia/562734-medved ... n-ukraine/

Julia Davis
@JuliaDavisNews
Life comes at you fast: pundits on Russian TV realize that their military is failing and their country is in trouble. They are starting to play the blame game. Some of them finally understand that their genocidal denial of the Ukrainian identity isn't working in Russia's favor.
5:08 PM · Sep 11, 2022
·Twitter Web App
https://twitter.com/JuliaDavisNews/stat ... 3909022720

"In Numbers"

The latest Department of Homeland Security reports tell us that some 1.74 million illegal immigrants have been encountered by US officials as of June 2022. This number is staggering in itself, and should worry any White American concerned with the demographic composition of his nation, but terrifyingly this is far from the full picture.

The US government estimates that it encounters roughly 43% of all persons who illegally cross the border in a given year. With this in mind and taking into account the number given above by DHS, this means that so far in 2022 just over 4 million people are likely to have entered the United States at this point in the year.

A number which, if current rates of crossings continue, will surpass 6 million by December.

By the end of 2022, Alejandro Mayorkas, the man who runs DHS, will have permitted the entry of a population, composed mostly central American and Black Haitian persons, which is comparable to the populations of Wisconsin and Missouri.

Partisan politics plays little role in this. With the Trump administration having seen far more illegal immigration than the previous Obama administration. Infact, the start of the current rush at the border began under Trump and was only temporarily stemmed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

It is clear neither major party has the slightest bit of interest in dealing with this problem and a new party, a new government, is needed in the United States.

An interesting perspective on the current operations in Ukraine and possible plans to take advantage of the coming winter.
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/ ... me-changer

Given Putin's early brag about low casualties, I found this bit very interesting:
There were no Russian Armed Forces in those settlements: only Rosgvardia, and these are not trained to fight military forces. Kiev attacked with an advantage of around 5 to 1. The allied forces retreated to avoid encirclement. There are no Russian troop losses because there were no Russian troops in the region.