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highplainsdem

(63,112 posts) Wed Mar 23, 2022, 01:32 PM Mar 2022

Russian troops abduct father of journalist in occupied Melitopol, demand her arrival.

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Russian troops abduct father of journalist in occupied Melitopol, demand her arrival. (Original Post) highplainsdem Mar 2022 OP

State-sponsored terrorists take a hostage. Fixed it for you. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2022 #1

Other reports have said the Russian murderous thugs are hunting journalists & politicians. . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2022 #2

Just standard tactics of conventional warfare... orwell Mar 2022 #3

Haven't read anything from Taibbi lately. And the occasional tweets I run across from highplainsdem Mar 2022 #4

I reached the GG conclusion... orwell Mar 2022 #5

Bernardo de La Paz

(60,320 posts)

1. State-sponsored terrorists take a hostage. Fixed it for you. . . nt

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Mar 23, 2022, 01:35 PM

Mar 2022

Bernardo de La Paz

(60,320 posts)

2. Other reports have said the Russian murderous thugs are hunting journalists & politicians. . nt

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Mar 23, 2022, 01:36 PM

Mar 2022

orwell

(8,003 posts)

3. Just standard tactics of conventional warfare...

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Mar 23, 2022, 01:40 PM

Mar 2022

...uh...I mean..."Special Operations"...nothing to see here Komrade. Just move on.

I wonder what Glenn Greenwald and Matt Taibbi think about this?

highplainsdem

(63,112 posts)

4. Haven't read anything from Taibbi lately. And the occasional tweets I run across from

Reply to orwell (Reply #3)

Wed Mar 23, 2022, 01:42 PM

Mar 2022

Greenwald make me think he's lost his mind.

orwell

(8,003 posts)

5. I reached the GG conclusion...

Reply to highplainsdem (Reply #4)

Wed Mar 23, 2022, 01:46 PM

Mar 2022

...some time ago.

Thanks for the OP by the way.

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