Americans for Intelligence Reform

Brad Johnson, President, and retired CIA Senior Officer and Chief of Staff. Insight into current events from an intelligence angle.

Brad Johnson on current Ukraine-Russian confrontation

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brad johnson that you are in Georgia the

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brad johnson that you are in Georgia the

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brad johnson that you are in Georgia the
eastern Georgia and we’re going to

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eastern Georgia and we’re going to

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eastern Georgia and we’re going to
you’re going to catch us up on events in

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you’re going to catch us up on events in

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you’re going to catch us up on events in
Ukraine because they you know that’s got

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Ukraine because they you know that’s got

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Ukraine because they you know that’s got
some serious consequences but it doesn’t

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some serious consequences but it doesn’t

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some serious consequences but it doesn’t
seem to be getting much play in the

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seem to be getting much play in the

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seem to be getting much play in the
popular press so what can you well know

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popular press so what can you well know

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popular press so what can you well know
what’s going on there

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what’s going on there

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what’s going on there
yeah no no no very little play in the

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yeah no no no very little play in the

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yeah no no no very little play in the
popular press the mainstream media as

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popular press the mainstream media as

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popular press the mainstream media as
you say and this is actually something

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you say and this is actually something

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you say and this is actually something
that’s fairly significant just to very

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that’s fairly significant just to very

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that’s fairly significant just to very
briefly summarize this is in the Kirk’s

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briefly summarize this is in the Kirk’s

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briefly summarize this is in the Kirk’s
Straits which is the northern Black Sea

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Straits which is the northern Black Sea

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Straits which is the northern Black Sea
got the Black Sea with basically Turkey

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got the Black Sea with basically Turkey

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got the Black Sea with basically Turkey
on the south and it was all former

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on the south and it was all former

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on the south and it was all former
Soviet Union surrounding it now

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Soviet Union surrounding it now

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Soviet Union surrounding it now
that is in the northern part of the

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that is in the northern part of the

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that is in the northern part of the
Straits was Ukraine on one side and

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Straits was Ukraine on one side and

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Straits was Ukraine on one side and
Russia on the other so the part of

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Russia on the other so the part of

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Russia on the other so the part of
Ukraine that’s on these straits is

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Ukraine that’s on these straits is

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Ukraine that’s on these straits is
Crimea which now Russia has moved in and

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Crimea which now Russia has moved in and

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Crimea which now Russia has moved in and
annexed so the Ukrainian Navy vessels

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annexed so the Ukrainian Navy vessels

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annexed so the Ukrainian Navy vessels
were going up and down through these

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were going up and down through these

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were going up and down through these
straits that this is where the Russians

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straits that this is where the Russians

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straits that this is where the Russians
claim that it was a provocation they

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claim that it was a provocation they

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claim that it was a provocation they
captured these vessels at sea took the

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captured these vessels at sea took the

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captured these vessels at sea took the
Ukrainian Navy people and prisoner and

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Ukrainian Navy people and prisoner and

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Ukrainian Navy people and prisoner and
have paraded them on TV back in Moscow

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have paraded them on TV back in Moscow

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have paraded them on TV back in Moscow
now of course this is something that

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now of course this is something that

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now of course this is something that
Russia is doing Putin’s doing playing

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Russia is doing Putin’s doing playing

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Russia is doing Putin’s doing playing
tough guy

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tough guy

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tough guy
he’s reinforcing his claims through

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he’s reinforcing his claims through

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he’s reinforcing his claims through
doing all of this and it’s a big play

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doing all of this and it’s a big play

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doing all of this and it’s a big play
back to the national audience where he’s

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back to the national audience where he’s

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back to the national audience where he’s
had his natural items where he’s had

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had his natural items where he’s had

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had his natural items where he’s had
some pushback and some issue start to

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some pushback and some issue start to

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some pushback and some issue start to
arise so this is something of a little

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arise so this is something of a little

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arise so this is something of a little
bit of a creative crisis part of Russia

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bit of a creative crisis part of Russia

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bit of a creative crisis part of Russia
to play to his domestic audience so

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to play to his domestic audience so

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to play to his domestic audience so
there’s there is some of that going on

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there’s there is some of that going on

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there’s there is some of that going on
as well but now there’s something

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as well but now there’s something

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as well but now there’s something
there’s there’s a number of things that

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there’s there’s a number of things that

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there’s there’s a number of things that
are interesting about this that again

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are interesting about this that again

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are interesting about this that again
none of this has being discussed

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none of this has being discussed

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none of this has being discussed
anywhere across what in the former

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anywhere across what in the former

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anywhere across what in the former
Soviet Union times at Russian on fights

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Soviet Union times at Russian on fights

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Soviet Union times at Russian on fights
take place where ethnic Russians tired

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take place where ethnic Russians tired

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take place where ethnic Russians tired
military and intelligence KGB for that

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military and intelligence KGB for that

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military and intelligence KGB for that
period of time retired and they all

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period of time retired and they all

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period of time retired and they all
retired they’re at mass and three of

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retired they’re at mass and three of

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retired they’re at mass and three of
those areas where they did it was Crimea

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those areas where they did it was Crimea

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those areas where they did it was Crimea
so when the opportunity came Crimea is

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so when the opportunity came Crimea is

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so when the opportunity came Crimea is
also was the industrial center of

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also was the industrial center of

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also was the industrial center of
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Ukraine so

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Ukraine so
it had money involved so what was that

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it had money involved so what was that

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it had money involved so what was that
why did he an accident

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why did he an accident

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why did he an accident
Putin annexed it because one of the

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Putin annexed it because one of the

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Putin annexed it because one of the
money and so he had a local Enclave all

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money and so he had a local Enclave all

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money and so he had a local Enclave all
these retired people the climate was

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these retired people the climate was

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these retired people the climate was
much nicer on the Black Sea and it was

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much nicer on the Black Sea and it was

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much nicer on the Black Sea and it was
an area that was relatively cheap to be

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an area that was relatively cheap to be

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an area that was relatively cheap to be
lived so this is why these Russians went

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lived so this is why these Russians went

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lived so this is why these Russians went
there when the conflict arose he said

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there when the conflict arose he said

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there when the conflict arose he said
the Russian minority is being

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the Russian minority is being

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the Russian minority is being
discriminated against an attack all

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discriminated against an attack all

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discriminated against an attack all
stand up and there was a spontaneous

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stand up and there was a spontaneous

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stand up and there was a spontaneous
uprising of Russians of course what they

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uprising of Russians of course what they

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uprising of Russians of course what they
did was the Russian retired military all

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did was the Russian retired military all

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did was the Russian retired military all
fully trained people some of them still

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fully trained people some of them still

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fully trained people some of them still
quite young in good shape the former KGB

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quite young in good shape the former KGB

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quite young in good shape the former KGB
Alcorn militia if you will

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Alcorn militia if you will

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Alcorn militia if you will
they were supplemented by Russian

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they were supplemented by Russian

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they were supplemented by Russian
regular troops and then were able to

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regular troops and then were able to

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regular troops and then were able to
fight back and all the material coming

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fight back and all the material coming

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fight back and all the material coming
in arms ammunition so on that they

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in arms ammunition so on that they

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in arms ammunition so on that they
needed fight was was provided to them by

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needed fight was was provided to them by

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needed fight was was provided to them by
Russia now of course all this is taking

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Russia now of course all this is taking

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Russia now of course all this is taking
place behind the scenes that wasn’t a

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place behind the scenes that wasn’t a

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place behind the scenes that wasn’t a
public but that’s what precisely what

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public but that’s what precisely what

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public but that’s what precisely what
happened in the Crimea now this is

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happened in the Crimea now this is

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happened in the Crimea now this is
something that’s played out in two other

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something that’s played out in two other

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something that’s played out in two other
places you hear I said in Tbilisi

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places you hear I said in Tbilisi

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places you hear I said in Tbilisi
Georgia this was a problem 15 20 years

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Georgia this was a problem 15 20 years

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Georgia this was a problem 15 20 years
ago in Georgia as well where you had

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ago in Georgia as well where you had

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ago in Georgia as well where you had
Ossetia and Abkhazia in Georgia were

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Ossetia and Abkhazia in Georgia were

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Ossetia and Abkhazia in Georgia were
precisely the same thing where he had

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precisely the same thing where he had

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precisely the same thing where he had
Russian troops come in you actually had

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Russian troops come in you actually had

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Russian troops come in you actually had
a war I rolled tanks where they cross

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a war I rolled tanks where they cross

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a war I rolled tanks where they cross
the border that’s right they did and and

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the border that’s right they did and and

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the border that’s right they did and and
I had a small limited war but a

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I had a small limited war but a

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I had a small limited war but a
conventional type here with Georgia as

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conventional type here with Georgia as

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conventional type here with Georgia as
well I did the same thing they had

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well I did the same thing they had

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well I did the same thing they had
Russian troops already there

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Russian troops already there

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Russian troops already there
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supplemented with Russian active troops

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supplemented with Russian active troops
that came in and helped fight the

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that came in and helped fight the

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that came in and helped fight the
Georgian troops and a third place that

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Georgian troops and a third place that

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Georgian troops and a third place that
it took place was in little Moldova

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it took place was in little Moldova

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it took place was in little Moldova
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which is just next door to Ukraine and

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which is just next door to Ukraine and
very near Georgia as well as the other

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very near Georgia as well as the other

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very near Georgia as well as the other
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side of the Black Sea from Georgia and

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side of the Black Sea from Georgia and
this area was called the transducer and

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this area was called the transducer and

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this area was called the transducer and
that was where the Russian 14th army had

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that was where the Russian 14th army had

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that was where the Russian 14th army had
been under Levitt was famous later on

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been under Levitt was famous later on

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been under Levitt was famous later on
and Siberia and the Diamonds later was

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and Siberia and the Diamonds later was

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and Siberia and the Diamonds later was
killed in a mysterious a helicopter

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killed in a mysterious a helicopter

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killed in a mysterious a helicopter
accident which he was going to run for

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accident which he was going to run for

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accident which he was going to run for
president

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president

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president
oops died so I think we know what

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oops died so I think we know what

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oops died so I think we know what
happened to him but that also took place

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happened to him but that also took place

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happened to him but that also took place
in the transducer which is still a

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in the transducer which is still a

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in the transducer which is still a
breakaway region of loba and was a was

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breakaway region of loba and was a was

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breakaway region of loba and was a was
shooting war for quite a little while a

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shooting war for quite a little while a

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shooting war for quite a little while a
lot of people killed in that brush area

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lot of people killed in that brush area

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lot of people killed in that brush area
reasserted itself it need to be these

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reasserted itself it need to be these

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reasserted itself it need to be these
areas so this is precisely what’s

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areas so this is precisely what’s

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areas so this is precisely what’s
happened in Crimea it’s attacked proven

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happened in Crimea it’s attacked proven

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happened in Crimea it’s attacked proven
and and trustworthy from Putin’s

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and and trustworthy from Putin’s

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and and trustworthy from Putin’s
perspective and so he’s used it again

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perspective and so he’s used it again

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perspective and so he’s used it again
and is consolidating all of this there

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and is consolidating all of this there

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and is consolidating all of this there
now what part of what’s not being

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now what part of what’s not being

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now what part of what’s not being
publicized at all either because this is

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publicized at all either because this is

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publicized at all either because this is
one of the things that was an Obama era

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one of the things that was an Obama era

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one of the things that was an Obama era
mistake where he allowed all this to

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mistake where he allowed all this to

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mistake where he allowed all this to
take place but at the fall of the Soviet

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take place but at the fall of the Soviet

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take place but at the fall of the Soviet
Union Ukraine had a standing army with

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Union Ukraine had a standing army with

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Union Ukraine had a standing army with
full nukes he had a lot of nuclear

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full nukes he had a lot of nuclear

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full nukes he had a lot of nuclear
weapons

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weapons

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weapons
so everybody took that said well you

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so everybody took that said well you

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so everybody took that said well you
know a little bit crane I mean I

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know a little bit crane I mean I

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know a little bit crane I mean I
shouldn’t have all these nukes so

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shouldn’t have all these nukes so

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shouldn’t have all these nukes so
Ukraine give us all your nukes and we

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Ukraine give us all your nukes and we

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Ukraine give us all your nukes and we
guarantee your security and Ukraine said

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guarantee your security and Ukraine said

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guarantee your security and Ukraine said
okay so like I’m going to be protected

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okay so like I’m going to be protected

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okay so like I’m going to be protected
by NATO kind of like join NATO later and

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by NATO kind of like join NATO later and

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by NATO kind of like join NATO later and
so on everybody said yeah you’ve a deal

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so on everybody said yeah you’ve a deal

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so on everybody said yeah you’ve a deal
and then Obama gets to be President and

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and then Obama gets to be President and

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and then Obama gets to be President and
the Russians roll their tanks in and

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the Russians roll their tanks in and

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the Russians roll their tanks in and
then the deal suddenly didn’t exist

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then the deal suddenly didn’t exist

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then the deal suddenly didn’t exist
that’s right and suddenly the deal

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that’s right and suddenly the deal

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that’s right and suddenly the deal
didn’t exist which Obama signed as a

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didn’t exist which Obama signed as a

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didn’t exist which Obama signed as a
senator I might add and so now the

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senator I might add and so now the

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senator I might add and so now the
reason this isn’t being reported is

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reason this isn’t being reported is

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reason this isn’t being reported is
because it’s a it would be a criticism

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because it’s a it would be a criticism

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because it’s a it would be a criticism
of President Obama the press won’t do it

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of President Obama the press won’t do it

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of President Obama the press won’t do it
even today so here’s a little Ukraine

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even today so here’s a little Ukraine

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even today so here’s a little Ukraine
being beat up by Russia and their ships

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being beat up by Russia and their ships

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being beat up by Russia and their ships
shanghaied at sea and they’re begging

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shanghaied at sea and they’re begging

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shanghaied at sea and they’re begging
NATO to send Navy ships into the area to

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NATO to send Navy ships into the area to

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NATO to send Navy ships into the area to
restore peace and calm so that they can

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restore peace and calm so that they can

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restore peace and calm so that they can
sail ships through these areas where

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sail ships through these areas where

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sail ships through these areas where
they have legitimate reasons to sail up

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they have legitimate reasons to sail up

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they have legitimate reasons to sail up
through and and NATO refuses to do it so

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through and and NATO refuses to do it so

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through and and NATO refuses to do it so
they’re once again they’re being stabbed

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they’re once again they’re being stabbed

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they’re once again they’re being stabbed
in the back you can’t just be completely

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in the back you can’t just be completely

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in the back you can’t just be completely
screwed over by the West

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screwed over by the West

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screwed over by the West
nobody’s reporting it at all and it’s

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nobody’s reporting it at all and it’s

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nobody’s reporting it at all and it’s
straight up politics is the reason why

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straight up politics is the reason why

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straight up politics is the reason why
it’s not being reported now this is

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it’s not being reported now this is

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it’s not being reported now this is
important too because this this this is

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important too because this this this is

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important too because this this this is
an area where conflict could actually

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an area where conflict could actually

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an area where conflict could actually
break open it become wider so there’s a

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break open it become wider so there’s a

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break open it become wider so there’s a
lot of countries in the region that

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lot of countries in the region that

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lot of countries in the region that
would be supportive of Ukraine and

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would be supportive of Ukraine and

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would be supportive of Ukraine and
you’ve got Russians on the other side so

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you’ve got Russians on the other side so

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you’ve got Russians on the other side so
it’s one of those things that it needs

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it’s one of those things that it needs

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it’s one of those things that it needs
to be watched a lot more closely than it

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to be watched a lot more closely than it

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to be watched a lot more closely than it
is and it’s a travesty of justice that

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is and it’s a travesty of justice that

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is and it’s a travesty of justice that
the United States and NATO are not doing

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the United States and NATO are not doing

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the United States and NATO are not doing
anything whatsoever to help Ukraine in

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anything whatsoever to help Ukraine in

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anything whatsoever to help Ukraine in
this situation where we had guaranteed

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this situation where we had guaranteed

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this situation where we had guaranteed
their national sovereignty and security

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their national sovereignty and security

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their national sovereignty and security
for them to give up their nukes if they

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for them to give up their nukes if they

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for them to give up their nukes if they
had kept their next they’d minami of

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had kept their next they’d minami of

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had kept their next they’d minami of
ours that’s right that’s right

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ours that’s right that’s right

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ours that’s right that’s right
and they didn’t the dalai lama even the

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and they didn’t the dalai lama even the

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and they didn’t the dalai lama even the
dalai lama agreed with that he was when

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dalai lama agreed with that he was when

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dalai lama agreed with that he was when
he was asked about nuclear weapons by

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he was asked about nuclear weapons by

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he was asked about nuclear weapons by
you know unilateral disarmament people

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you know unilateral disarmament people

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you know unilateral disarmament people
he said he was at the time it was

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he said he was at the time it was

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he said he was at the time it was
because india had just tested one he

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because india had just tested one he

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because india had just tested one he
said well he thinks that nuclear weapons

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said well he thinks that nuclear weapons

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said well he thinks that nuclear weapons
are pretty much the only way to

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are pretty much the only way to

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are pretty much the only way to
guarantee national sovereignty he may be

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guarantee national sovereignty he may be

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guarantee national sovereignty he may be
right

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right

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right
yes certainly in the case of ukraine

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yes certainly in the case of ukraine

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yes certainly in the case of ukraine
yeah so that’s that i mean is there an

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yeah so that’s that i mean is there an

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yeah so that’s that i mean is there an
update on that is there something is

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update on that is there something is

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update on that is there something is
learning really new developments that

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learning really new developments that

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learning really new developments that
that i guess there was that the bows

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that i guess there was that the bows

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that i guess there was that the bows
obviously and cuz that sounds like the

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obviously and cuz that sounds like the

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obviously and cuz that sounds like the
same thing iran did right iran

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same thing iran did right iran

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same thing iran did right iran
essentially grabbed a bunch of american

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essentially grabbed a bunch of american

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essentially grabbed a bunch of american
sailors again under obama and paraded

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sailors again under obama and paraded

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sailors again under obama and paraded
them around on TV yes they did well the

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them around on TV yes they did well the

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them around on TV yes they did well the
big that what’s what’s happening right

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big that what’s what’s happening right

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big that what’s what’s happening right
at the moment is that ukraine has closed

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at the moment is that ukraine has closed

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at the moment is that ukraine has closed
its border within the last 48 hours

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its border within the last 48 hours

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its border within the last 48 hours
they’ve closed their border to young

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they’ve closed their border to young

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they’ve closed their border to young
military age men and the reason they’ve

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military age men and the reason they’ve

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military age men and the reason they’ve
done it is because again russia is

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done it is because again russia is

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done it is because again russia is
infiltrated all of these military people

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infiltrated all of these military people

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infiltrated all of these military people
to supplement the existing military

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to supplement the existing military

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to supplement the existing military
people in those areas there have already

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people in those areas there have already

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people in those areas there have already
been again in the last 48 hours there’s

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been again in the last 48 hours there’s

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been again in the last 48 hours there’s
been shelling of ukraine military

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been shelling of ukraine military

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been shelling of ukraine military
positions by russians so now the

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positions by russians so now the

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positions by russians so now the
russians are using this facade of this

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russians are using this facade of this

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russians are using this facade of this
local militia or whatever you want to

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local militia or whatever you want to

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local militia or whatever you want to
call it who they say oh yeah they’ve

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call it who they say oh yeah they’ve

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call it who they say oh yeah they’ve
stood up to protect themselves from

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stood up to protect themselves from

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stood up to protect themselves from
these evil ukrainians we’re trying to

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these evil ukrainians we’re trying to

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these evil ukrainians we’re trying to
prey upon them in all of this but of

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prey upon them in all of this but of

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prey upon them in all of this but of
course it’s the opposite is what’s true

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course it’s the opposite is what’s true

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course it’s the opposite is what’s true
it’s the russians pushing for all of

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it’s the russians pushing for all of

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it’s the russians pushing for all of
this and causing it all and our sin and

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this and causing it all and our sin and

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this and causing it all and our sin and
our bringing in these people to try and

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our bringing in these people to try and

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our bringing in these people to try and
create a standing army inside ukraine

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create a standing army inside ukraine

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create a standing army inside ukraine
within the borders from from using

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within the borders from from using

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within the borders from from using
crimea and all of these areas to bring

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crimea and all of these areas to bring

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crimea and all of these areas to bring
them in so they’ve shut all this down

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them in so they’ve shut all this down

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them in so they’ve shut all this down
and that’s why i say this is a danger to

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and that’s why i say this is a danger to

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and that’s why i say this is a danger to
be watched because it could be an

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be watched because it could be an

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be watched because it could be an
expanding thing where you’d have two

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expanding thing where you’d have two

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expanding thing where you’d have two
standing armies going toe-to-toe the

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standing armies going toe-to-toe the

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standing armies going toe-to-toe the
Russians and the Ukrainians so yeah

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Russians and the Ukrainians so yeah

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Russians and the Ukrainians so yeah
that’s not good by any standards so I

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that’s not good by any standards so I

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that’s not good by any standards so I
would say this is one of those cases

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would say this is one of those cases

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would say this is one of those cases
where really the United States should

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where really the United States should

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where really the United States should
and Dana should uphold their agreement

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and Dana should uphold their agreement

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and Dana should uphold their agreement
with Ukraine and they’re not so this is

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with Ukraine and they’re not so this is

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with Ukraine and they’re not so this is
this situation volatile does it deserve

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this situation volatile does it deserve

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this situation volatile does it deserve
to be watched oh yeah absolutely I mean

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to be watched oh yeah absolutely I mean

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to be watched oh yeah absolutely I mean
they’re shelling

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they’re shelling

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they’re shelling
Ukrainian military positions I mean

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Ukrainian military positions I mean

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Ukrainian military positions I mean
people are getting killed probably I

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people are getting killed probably I

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people are getting killed probably I
don’t know there were no reports on

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don’t know there were no reports on

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don’t know there were no reports on
casualties out of these shellings but I

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casualties out of these shellings but I

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casualties out of these shellings but I
mean they’re firing at each other

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mean they’re firing at each other

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mean they’re firing at each other
they’re shooting at each other so you

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they’re shooting at each other so you

481
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they’re shooting at each other so you
know that where has that been reported

482
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know that where has that been reported

483
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know that where has that been reported
in the press where actually this is the

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in the press where actually this is the

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in the press where actually this is the
first I’ve heard of it

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first I’ve heard of it

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first I’ve heard of it
what Brad Johnson thank you very much

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what Brad Johnson thank you very much

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what Brad Johnson thank you very much
for taking the time out during your busy

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for taking the time out during your busy

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for taking the time out during your busy
schedule over there in Georgia and safe

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schedule over there in Georgia and safe

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schedule over there in Georgia and safe
trip home we’ll speak to when you get

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trip home we’ll speak to when you get

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trip home we’ll speak to when you get
back all right thank you so much

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