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War Is Never Inevitable

Anyone who has worked in the news media over the past 20 years has seen many ‘Ukraine’s.’ They know, as I do, that the past perpetrator was rarely named, let alone punished. I worked as a digital researcher and archivist for two major networks for over 20 years, including almost …

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Iran: IRGC Unveils Underground Missile, Drone Bases

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps on Saturday unveiled two cavernous military bases accommodating missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles. IRGC Commander Major General Hossein Salami unveiled the two bases hiding underground tunnel systems. The subterranean bases accommodate ground-to-ground missile systems with new advanced equipment as well as assault drones capable of …

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Five Scenarios For Ukraine After Russia Invasion

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on 24 February shocked the world but President Vladimir Putin shows no sign of pulling back. Here are possible scenarios for the weeks and months ahead, according to Western government sources and think-tank experts. 1) Military quagmire Ukrainian forces have resisted Russia’s invasion so far, defeating …

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A Plan for Peace in Europe

[Putin] is now also demanding the nuclear disarming of Europe. Putin’s next targets could be Moldova or the Baltic states which, like Ukraine, he reportedly considers illegitimate and properly part of Russia’s sphere. If further suffering and bloodshed are to be avoided, the West must do all it can to …

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Russia Headed For Afghanistan 2.0 In Ukraine Invasion

Russian President Putin’s ‘War of Choice’ in invading Ukraine reflective of an erstwhile Superpower imposing its will on a peripheral neighbour with limited military capabilities has unleashed host of imponderables, chief of which being that Russia may be headed once again for an inglorious Afghanistan 2.0 military exit from Ukraine. …

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The Ukraine War And The ‘Good’ Refugee

In the history of accepting refugees, countries have shown more than an erratic streak. Universal human characteristics have often been overlooked in favour of the particular: race, cultural habits, religion. Even immigration nations, such as the United States and Australia, have had their xenophobic twists and turns on the issue …

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Western Hypocrisy Over Ukraine

Over the past week, the truth has crept out over how Western governments and Western media view the conflict in Ukraine, a country they abandoned, in comparison to the wars waged by the West in particular against West Asian countries. It’s very unfortunate, that the crisis in Ukraine has reached …

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