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After shaky start, Ukraine turns eastern offensive around
AFP ^ | Oleksandr Savochenko

Posted on 07/30/2014 6:36:01 AM PDT by elhombrelibre

When Ukraine's military offensive to oust pro-Russian rebels from the restive east began in mid-April with humiliated soldiers meekly surrendering their armoured vehicles it looked doomed to failure.

But after more than three months of brutal fighting that has claimed some 1,100 lives, a sudden advance by battle-hardened government forces in recent weeks has seen them snatch back a string of key towns and left the once confident insurgents scrambling.

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To: elhombrelibre; Rasputin

Can you believe this BS? Some friggin’ Russian numbnut asks me about civilian casualties, and now I’m in favor of them.


41 posted on 07/30/2014 11:18:10 AM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: 1rudeboy; Rashputin

Well, Rash-Putinista is deeply committed to Putin the man; he cannot bare anyone saying bad things about Putin and his proxies. You combing Rasputin with Putin and that’s what you get. I have to wonder about the dunderhead in Russia who thought that’d be swell name for a Putin agent posting on US webpages.


42 posted on 07/30/2014 11:26:31 AM PDT by elhombrelibre (Against Obama. Against Putin. Pro-freedom. Pro-US Constitution.)
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To: elhombrelibre
Put your little head back on mamma media and suck down some more. You'll feel better real soon.

Oh, and one thing I've posted from RT? Go ahead, lie.

43 posted on 07/30/2014 11:31:02 AM PDT by Rashputin (Jesus Christ doesn't evacuate His troops, He leads them to victory.)
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To: txrefugee

Only a matter of time until Russia sends in it’s forces for real.


44 posted on 07/30/2014 11:34:00 AM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: 1rudeboy
You nitwits keep playin' the media fiddle for your buddy Obama while the US burns.

You're doing whatever cause it is you think you're helping a lot more harm than good around FR.

45 posted on 07/30/2014 11:37:51 AM PDT by Rashputin (Jesus Christ doesn't evacuate His troops, He leads them to victory.)
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To: Rashputin
So now I'm an Obama supporter? Seriously, take your fake "outrage" and stuff it. Just STFU.
46 posted on 07/30/2014 11:40:26 AM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: Rashputin

“Mama media?” Did they teach you that at the Russian language school? What type of weird vernacular or slang did they teach a dull goober like you? Your clumsy efforts to prop up Putin are bad enough, now real Americans are supposed to figure out your own misconceptions of our language. Go back to whatever Russian slum you’re from.


47 posted on 07/30/2014 11:43:11 AM PDT by elhombrelibre (Against Obama. Against Putin. Pro-freedom. Pro-US Constitution.)
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To: 1rudeboy
I say "civilian", you change the subject to "bloodless war" to which I respond with a completely logical deduction from your answering my question with that dodge of a response and now you're upset?

Well, you certainly do look even more absurd and witless than usual so that must be the cause

I notice you don't like anyone dishing out to you the exact same logic you apply to others. Why is that? Something in your training manual or do the Obama media loving types pick that up naturally?

And yes, you are by design or accident a rabid Obama supporter in this instance.

Have a nice day

48 posted on 07/30/2014 11:48:44 AM PDT by Rashputin (Jesus Christ doesn't evacuate His troops, He leads them to victory.)
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To: Rashputin

I really wonder if this is how it works on Russian message-boards. People just making crap up and arguing with the images in their own heads


49 posted on 07/30/2014 11:55:04 AM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: McGruff; elhombrelibre
According to some unverified tapes put out by the Ukrainian government. They wouldn't lie would they.

You keep putting out this false information. The confessions of Strelkov do not initially come from any tapes. Strelkov confessed on social media and to Russian media, which picked up the story of a "downed" cargo plane and were the first on scene. This is separate entirely from the tapes, which also confirm their involvement. Furthermore, those tapes are not "unverified." Bezler admitted that they were real, though he claimed he was "taken out of context." In so doing, as I like to remind you (you should be reading this post twice now), he admits to taking orders and reporting straight to the Russian GRU with whom he was in contact with.

Therefore, every time you say "unverified tapes," you are lying doubly. First, by ignoring the social media confessions. Secondly, by ignoring Bezler's confession on the tapes' authenticity.

50 posted on 07/30/2014 12:34:34 PM PDT by Greetings_Puny_Humans (I mostly come out at night... mostly.)
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To: Rashputin; elhombrelibre
Now someone isn't a God fearing Christian just because they don't believe what the US and European media are spoon feeding them?

Rashputin, you are a psycopath who recently told me that Crimean Tatars (and any Muslims anywhere, whether they are pro-American Kurds or not), should be either forcibly converted or imprisoned, or both. You have no right to be talking about "God fearing Christians," when you are obviously an insane person with totalitarian tendencies who comes on this thread to backup the Orthodox-Bolshevik Putin.

51 posted on 07/30/2014 12:37:30 PM PDT by Greetings_Puny_Humans (I mostly come out at night... mostly.)
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To: Greetings_Puny_Humans

Did I strike a nerve?


52 posted on 07/30/2014 12:40:34 PM PDT by McGruff (I don't trust the Russians but I don't trust the Ukrainians either.)
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To: McGruff

Nope. It’s just your routine foolish posts. We’re all used to them.


53 posted on 07/30/2014 12:41:38 PM PDT by elhombrelibre (Against Obama. Against Putin. Pro-freedom. Pro-US Constitution.)
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To: McGruff
Did I strike a nerve?

Your lies are always annoying, but it is impossible for you to "strike a nerve" when you've not said anything.

54 posted on 07/30/2014 12:41:49 PM PDT by Greetings_Puny_Humans (I mostly come out at night... mostly.)
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To: Greetings_Puny_Humans

He is a psycho. It makes me wonder why Jim Robinson allows him and his pro-tyranny cranks to hang around. It’s Jim’s call.


55 posted on 07/30/2014 12:44:08 PM PDT by elhombrelibre (Against Obama. Against Putin. Pro-freedom. Pro-US Constitution.)
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To: elhombrelibre

What are you going to tell the teacher on me?


56 posted on 07/30/2014 12:52:01 PM PDT by McGruff (I don't trust the Russians but I don't trust the Ukrainians either.)
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To: McGruff

I wish you’d had a teacher. I consider your thoughts too inane to worry about. I know you’re in love with Putin, but that’s your problem. Unrequited love is something you’ll have to come to grips with as you look at your Putin poster and get all dreamy.


57 posted on 07/30/2014 1:04:10 PM PDT by elhombrelibre (Against Obama. Against Putin. Pro-freedom. Pro-US Constitution.)
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To: Greetings_Puny_Humans
What are you doing here, I told you to go watch Futurama reruns?
58 posted on 07/30/2014 1:10:18 PM PDT by Rashputin (Jesus Christ doesn't evacuate His troops, He leads them to victory.)
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To: Greetings_Puny_Humans

May the poor little Ta Taas swim in Ta Ta Sauce.


59 posted on 07/30/2014 1:11:07 PM PDT by Rashputin (Jesus Christ doesn't evacuate His troops, He leads them to victory.)
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To: Greetings_Puny_Humans
Funny how you change what I said to suit yourself. I think Muzzies are just fine an any area where there's high security, they're kept from interfering with civilized peoples, and the Muzzies are under dawn to dusk curfew.

When they cease to proclaim that Jews and Christians have no right to exist under any circumstances, I'll return the favor.

As it stands now, I'm being estremely generious by comparison to their own doctrines.

60 posted on 07/30/2014 1:33:06 PM PDT by Rashputin (Jesus Christ doesn't evacuate His troops, He leads them to victory.)
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