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Posts Made By: Rod Kaufman

March 13, 2022 04:14 AM Forum: Politics

Guilty On All Counts!

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Originally Posted by Mel Maki
This is the 6 or 7 time you just repeated my post. You have a disability. Why post if you can't think of anything to post?.
Again, I think you should do yourself a favor and see your doctor to evaluate your cognitive functions...

March 13, 2022 04:38 AM Forum: Politics

Guilty On All Counts!

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Originally Posted by Mel Maki
Is anybody there that could help you write something on topic?
Is anybody there that could help you understand a topic that you read?

March 14, 2022 03:03 AM Forum: Politics

Guilty On All Counts!

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Originally Posted by Mel Maki
These high prices are giving Putin billions of extra dollars. He says thank you very much. It is putting him in a stronger position.
"It remains to be seen whether Russia is actually reaping the full benefit of rising prices. Neil Shearing, group chief economist at Capital Economics, says sanctions are already having a marked impact on cross-border transactions, including as yet untouched oil and gas exports."
"Evidence for that, Shearing says, comes from the price differential between Brent crude – one of the global benchmarks – and Urals crude, the main Russian export blend. Before the invasion, Urals crude traded at an average discount of $2-$3 a barrel, but that has subsequently widened to almost $25 a barrel."
"With the rouble hitting fresh lows against the US dollar, Russia is already feeling the impact of sanctions."
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/mar/07/west-impact-russia-sanctions-oil-gas

March 14, 2022 04:28 AM Forum: Politics

Guilty On All Counts!

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Originally Posted by Mel Maki

My statement stands. The high prices are getting Russia a lot more money.  Sure, without sanctions Russia would pocket even more. But your link starts the article saying Russia is enjoying windfall gains when prices rise.
Mel, When Shell UK left Russia last week, it, and the other oil sanctions, had a major impact so it's no wonder the Russian oil is being steadily discounted. So your statement doesn't stand now...

March 9, 2022 10:02 AM Forum: Politics

Guilty On All Counts!

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Guy Reffitt, a Texas three percenter and avid supporter of Donald John Trump, was found guilty by a jury of his peers on all federal counts against him:
1. Transporting guns to DC.
2 . Carrying a Smith and Wesson handgun onto restricted Capitol grounds.
3. Wanting to obstruct the certification of the 2020 election.
4. Interfering with Capitol police.
5. Obstructing justice
He faces up to 20 years in prison when he's sentenced on June 8th.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/08/politics/january-6-reffitt-verdict/index.html

March 10, 2022 10:55 AM Forum: Politics

UK Sends Starstreak Anti Aircraft Missiles to Ukraine

Posted By Rod Kaufman

"Starstreak is a British short range man-portable air-defence system (MANPADS) manufactured by Thales Air Defence (formerly Shorts Missile Systems), in Belfast. It is also known as Starstreak HVM (High Velocity Missile). After launch, the missile accelerates to more than Mach 4, making it the fastest short-range surface-to-air missile.[5] It then launches three laser beam-riding submunitions, increasing the likelihood of a successful hit on the target."
"Starstreak has a number of advantages over infrared homing guided, radar homing guided, and radio command guidance MCLOS/SACLOS (e.g. Blowpipe or Javelin) missiles:
It cannot be jammed by infrared countermeasures or radar/radio countermeasures.[10]
It cannot be suppressed with anti-radar missiles."

It has a service ceiling of 16000 feet...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starstreak
Let's see the Ruskies tangle with a mach 4 missile...

March 10, 2022 11:21 AM Forum: Politics

Expert Sniper Volunteers/Arrives In Ukraine...

Posted By Rod Kaufman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY5Y2Tkbfjw
I wonder if the Russian conscripts feel lucky...

March 10, 2022 03:10 PM Forum: Politics

Hey Richard.....sorry but it made me laugh our loud :)

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Another moronic message from one "patriot" to another...

March 11, 2022 12:05 AM Forum: Politics

Stop the monkeys from escaping into russian hands

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Originally Posted by william chiu
Undersecretary of State Nuland "Ukraine has biological research facilities, which in fact we are now quite concerned Russian troops, Russian forces, may be seeking to gain control of.  We are working with the Ukrainians on how they can prevent any of those research materials from falling into the hands of Russian forces should they approach"

Move along, nothing to see here.  Go back and enjoy your "12 Monkeys" movie.
"A new conspiracy theory has become popular among some of the online communities that formed around QAnon -- one simultaneously being promoted by the Kremlin as a justification for its invasion of Ukraine. The false claim: the United States is developing bioweapons in Ukraine and Vladimir Putin has stepped in to save the day and destroy the weapons."
"There are US-funded biolabs in Ukraine, that much is true. But they are not building bioweapons. Actually, it's the opposite: Part of the reason for their creation was to secure old Soviet weapons left behind in the former Soviet republics."

https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/09/media/biolab-ukraine-russia-qanon-false-conspiracy-theory/index.html

March 11, 2022 04:54 AM Forum: Politics

Stop the monkeys from escaping into russian hands

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Originally Posted by william chiu
Fact?  ukraine has old soviet weapons in labs.  
weapons in biological labs?
what kind of weapons are biological?
Created with hard-earned US workers money?

Well, then, let’s send more money to them....
Let's see now. First you have to be able to connect the dots. Post Soviet bloc bioweapons would, by their very nature, would have to be safely stored in a lab. Hard earned US workers didn't create those bioweapons in the first place, the Soviets did. The obvious purpose of the US assistance here is to secure these left-over weapons and ultimately destroy them so we don't have a lab leak with the spread of a pathogen throughout a population. I know it's probably a monumental task for you but try reading and comprehending the link:
https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/09/media/biolab-ukraine-russia-qanon-false-conspiracy-theory/index.html
So, you can either choose to accept the conspiracy claims of Qanon as well as that of the Russian government or you can accept the explanation of the United States and Ukraine. Which is it?