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Post by angrysaveruk on Apr 24, 2024 6:27:11 GMT
I am not saying you shouldnt listen to him, I just dont get why you tune into him - I have flicked through a couple of his shows you posted and it seems pretty vacuous in my opinion.
If your definition of vacuous is lacking the wall to wall conspiracy theories, the dangerous rabble rousing, and other complete nonsense spouted by your 4 preferred broadcasters, I'll settle for vacuous.
Galloway, Carlson and Trump are all people who are fans of the Colonel and his podcasts - I do not listen to their broadcasts. The main reason I listen to the Colonel is because of his considerable knowledge concerning land based warfare and his seeming "inside" information on what is going on in Ukraine on the ground. When this very serious conflict started it very soon became apparent to me that the Main Stream Media in this country was not telling the whole truth (as usual) and I went looking for an alternative source. After coming across the Colonel's podcast, it became very obvious to me that he was either a nut job who was making up a pile of stuff or had considerable knowledge of what was actually happening in Ukraine. Given that he has extensive links within the US military, is widely considered to be the greatest tank commander in the History of the US* and was Donald Trumps military advisor with top level security clearance I came to the conclusion there was probably alot of truth in what he was saying.
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Post by adrianc on Apr 24, 2024 9:52:54 GMT
The fact he was Trump's military advisor (for less than three months), after Trump became aware of him through his Tucker Carlson slots on Fox, should be excellent grounds to discount his ramblings.
From his Wiki page... "His thinking contributed to US strategy in the 2003 invasion of Iraq." - I suggest you read Rory Stewart on the subject of US strategy in Iraq and especially Afghanistan to see how much of a recommendation that is. He's also paid by the Russian state, let's not forget - but you've previously said that you think they're an unbiased source - where he actively called for the annexation of Donbas in 2014.
He was also rejected as Trump's nominee as ambassador to Germany for his public pronouncements on "muslim invaders ... with the goal of turning the EU into an islamic state", and has argued in favour of summary execution for those irregularly crossing borders, as well as a long legacy of racist and antisemitic statements and denials of industrialised slavery.
So, yeh, you'll forgive us for not finding him the one compelling speaker of truth.
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Post by angrysaveruk on Apr 24, 2024 10:27:23 GMT
The fact he was Trump's military advisor (for less than three months), after Trump became aware of him through his Tucker Carlson slots on Fox, should be excellent grounds to discount his ramblings. From his Wiki page... "His thinking contributed to US strategy in the 2003 invasion of Iraq." - I suggest you read Rory Stewart on the subject of US strategy in Iraq and especially Afghanistan to see how much of a recommendation that is. He's also paid by the Russian state, let's not forget - but you've previously said that you think they're an unbiased source - where he actively called for the annexation of Donbas in 2014. I cant really comment on any of this since I have not heard him making such extreme statements. As for being Anti-Semitic if anything I would say he is fairly Pro-Israeli, concerned about the security situation Israel finds itself in and seems to have high ranking contacts and friends within the IDF which he mentions on his shows.
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Post by adrianc on Apr 24, 2024 10:36:21 GMT
The fact he was Trump's military advisor (for less than three months), after Trump became aware of him through his Tucker Carlson slots on Fox, should be excellent grounds to discount his ramblings. From his Wiki page... "His thinking contributed to US strategy in the 2003 invasion of Iraq." - I suggest you read Rory Stewart on the subject of US strategy in Iraq and especially Afghanistan to see how much of a recommendation that is. He's also paid by the Russian state, let's not forget - but you've previously said that you think they're an unbiased source - where he actively called for the annexation of Donbas in 2014. He was also rejected as Trump's nominee as ambassador to Germany for his public pronouncements on "muslim invaders ... with the goal of turning the EU into an islamic state", and has argued in favour of summary execution for those irregularly crossing borders, as well as a long legacy of racist and antisemitic statements and denials of industrialised slavery. So, yeh, you'll forgive us for not finding him the one compelling speaker of truth. I cant really comment on any on this since I have not heard him making such extreme statements. As for being Anti-Semitic if anything I would say he is fairly Pro-Israeli, concerned about the security situation Israel finds itself in and seems to have contacts and friends within the IDF which he mentions on his shows. "Doing your own research" seems to stop when it gets inconvenient for your preconceptions. www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/576/douglas-macgregors-anti-semitic-comments-disqualify-him-from-serving-at-the-pentagon/Then there's his echoing of the Stalin-era trope, "rootless cosmopolitans" - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rootless_cosmopolitanslate.com/news-and-politics/2022/03/fox-news-analyst-rootless-cosmopolitans-jews-russia.htmlAnd let's not forget describing first-nation Americans as "stone age cannibals living in unspeakable filth" amongst a lot of other racist guff aimed at basically everybody not called Douglas MacGregor. www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/tucker-carlson-favorite-douglas-macgregor-stone-age-indigenous-people-south-asianYou (rightly) say that you aren't interested in Carlson (who, of course, was Putin's chosen tame idiot when it came to giving that toe-curlingly sycophantic interview), yet Carlson *made* MacGregor, and they're cut from the exact same cloth.
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Post by angrysaveruk on Apr 24, 2024 10:51:20 GMT
Obviously I do not have to agree with everything he has ever said to find his military analysis of the situation in Ukraine worth listening to. He is without any doubt a military expert who certainly knows more about ground based warfare than most people who discuss the situation in Ukraine in the media.
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Post by moonraker on Apr 24, 2024 10:53:28 GMT
My Ukrainian friend has just emailed to say that "I will be travelling to Western Ukraine, Lviv on Monday. My brother is coming to spend a week with me. He wasn’t in a good place, missing family, so I invited him to get a break from 2 years of stress and life changing experience. I’m travelling with an English friend who is visiting a girlfriend in Lviv. He is familiar with the route, goes regularly."
Her brother is a firefighter and has seen some bad things. Some of his colleagues have had life-changing injuries. His wife and daughter came to Britain two years ago, but their relationship has broken down.
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Post by adrianc on Apr 24, 2024 10:56:54 GMT
Obviously I do not have to agree with everything he has ever said to find his military analysis of the situation in Ukraine worth listening to. He is without any doubt a military expert who certainly knows more about ground based warfare than most people who discuss the situation in Ukraine in the media. So much more than an Egyptian river...
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Post by registerme on Apr 24, 2024 11:12:53 GMT
He is without any doubt a military expert who certainly knows more about ground based warfare than most people who discuss the situation in Ukraine in the media. He might know more than "most people who discuss the situation in the media", but he certainly doesn't know more than the aggregate (more) senior ex-military people who discuss the situation in the media. All of whom disagree with him.
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Post by adrianc on Apr 24, 2024 11:43:00 GMT
He is without any doubt a military expert who certainly knows more about ground based warfare than most people who discuss the situation in Ukraine in the media. He might know more than "most people who discuss the situation in the media", but he certainly doesn't know more than the aggregate (more) senior ex-military people who discuss the situation in the media. All of whom disagree with him. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NMOllP3eN4
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Post by angrysaveruk on Apr 24, 2024 12:03:55 GMT
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Post by ilmoro on Apr 24, 2024 12:07:00 GMT
Obviously I do not have to agree with everything he has ever said to find his military analysis of the situation in Ukraine worth listening to. He is without any doubt a military expert who certainly knows more about ground based warfare than most people who discuss the situation in Ukraine in the media. What analysis? He just makes sweeping statements without any real evidence on the few bits I've bothered watching ... I'm more sceptical than most on the picture but he just comes across as a propaganda loon.
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Post by michaelc on Apr 24, 2024 13:13:49 GMT
Obviously I do not have to agree with everything he has ever said to find his military analysis of the situation in Ukraine worth listening to. He is without any doubt a military expert who certainly knows more about ground based warfare than most people who discuss the situation in Ukraine in the media. What analysis? He just makes sweeping statements without any real evidence on the few bits I've bothered watching ... I'm more sceptical than most on the picture but he just comes across as a propaganda loon. Really? In what way?
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Post by bracknellboy on Apr 24, 2024 13:17:21 GMT
Just a reminder of something that has been published on this forum a few times before. In 1991 the independence vote was held. The overall vote was 92%. The 'strongly pro Russian' eastern regions of Ukr were not as supportive, obviously. Only around 82% voted for independence from the supposed 'motherland'. None of which matters of course, since Putin doesn't think that Ukrainians of any geographic disposition or descent have a right to be in their own independent state, because they are part of the greater Slavic people (albeit that Russians have ensured they get killed by the millions over the last couple of centuries). And of course that counts for nowt as Russia has a right for Ukr to be subservient to Russia. 'sphere of influence' and all that. That would likely be 99% now but we're talking about different things: Me about how folk self identify and you about what country they want to live in.Regardless of whether you get the difference here, I think you wouldn't disagree with me that being attacked by your neighbour makes you less likely to love him and all that he stands for... Not really: my comment was on the thread you had going with ASUK, specifically on the OPs commentary about there being a sizeable chunk of eastern Ukr population that "liked the Russian vibe" (not exact words). It made sense to be quoting in the context of your response, as my comment was precisely about demonstrating the distinction between 'cultural/genetic heritage/identity' versus political identity/aspiration (the latter in a broad sense: pro independent Ukr, pro-democracy, and more westward looking in political/economic aspiration). So I think we are entirely in agreement. I'm not sure I agree with your "99% now" comment though (even though I understand the reason you say it). Large chunks of the population have fled westwards, and the rump left behind is more likely to have been pro-Rus than those that fled. Of course, if we're talking about the original population, rather than that left, then a different kettle of fish entirely
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Post by michaelc on Apr 24, 2024 13:20:29 GMT
My Ukrainian friend has just emailed to say that "I will be travelling to Western Ukraine, Lviv on Monday. My brother is coming to spend a week with me. He wasn’t in a good place, missing family, so I invited him to get a break from 2 years of stress and life changing experience. I’m travelling with an English friend who is visiting a girlfriend in Lviv. He is familiar with the route, goes regularly."
Her brother is a firefighter and has seen some bad things. Some of his colleagues have had life-changing injuries. His wife and daughter came to Britain two years ago, but their relationship has broken down.
Same thing happened to the mother of a Ukranian boy in my son's class. Both parents "strayed" and maybe one because of the other. But really, if you've got a 7 year old boy to bring up can't you just wait as long as it takes? Must be terrible for the boy and by all accounts he is the most disruptive in the class taking up more teaching resources etc... After 2 years with a brilliant sponsor, she is now having to find a place of her own and finding out just how hard and expensive property in this country is.
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Post by registerme on Apr 25, 2024 21:21:45 GMT
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