Posted on 02/13/2023 2:50:41 AM PST by caww
Elon Musk has rejected calls by ex-NASA astronaut Scott Kelly to ramp up his Starlink internet system over Ukraine to aid the armed forces.
Kelly tweeted Musk on Saturday saying: 'Ukraine desperately needs your continued support. Defense from a genocidal invasion is not an offensive capability. It's survival. Innocent lives will be lost. You can help. Thank you.'
It came after Musk's company restricted Ukraine's military access to Starlink, in particular it being used to control grenade-carrying drones.
Musk was quick to respond to Kelly, on Sunday defending his wariness to the increase coverage any further in the country.
'You're smart enough not to fall for media and other propaganda. Starlink is the main source of communication for Ukraine, especially at the front lines where almost all other internet connections have been lost.
'However, we will not contribute to escalation of conflict that could lead to World War III,' he wrote.
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Not SpaceX’s, or anyone else’s, business to get involved. The US government can put out an RFP for services to assist its wars and foreign policies, right or wrong, and companies can choose to bid on them.
Wonder if the Dem Mafia will go after him like they did with Trump....perhaps saying Musk must be for Russia...Russia...Russia.
Dem Mafia investigations to follow??
Was sent a pic of Musk sitting with Rupert Murdoch at the Superbowl last night. I did not think it a big deal. Wonder if they will work it?
News Corp owns the publisher of the book Ron DeSantis has coming out.
I don’t know what Musk’s motive in being there with Murdoch were, but you can bet Murdoch’s wasn’t good.
[’However, we will not contribute to escalation of conflict that could lead to World War III,’]
Elon can see where things are heading.
They already have. That is why Musk is holding firm.
Good. That says that Musk has decided against burning in hell for aiding nazis against Christians.
So he's not totally against supporting Ukraine.
this is the purported use of drones to deliver chemical attacks vs. russia. apparently on video, etc.
musk shut it down, which suggests due diligence suggested it might be or was true.
How DARE Elon Musk stand up to the Neocons and NOT want to get World War 3 started!!!
“Wonder if the Dem Mafia will go after him like they did with Trump....perhaps saying Musk must be for Russia...Russia...Russia.”
Don’t be surprised if a few of them show up on this thread.
Trump’s last Defense secretary takes on the ‘American war machine’
“The more I thought, the more I was horrified,” Miller writes in “Soldier Secretary,” a memoir released this week. “We invaded a sovereign nation, killed and maimed a lot of Iraqis, and lost some of the greatest American patriots to ever live — all for a goddamned lie.”
“Soldier Secretary” offers an insight into the life of an American soldier who rose — briefly — to the top of the Pentagon as he grew increasingly resentful of the U.S. military-industrial complex, which he writes has now become a “hydra-headed monster” with “virtually no brakes on the American war machine.”
Still, Miller is hopeful that the next generation of Americans can shake the U.S. out of foreign entanglements and the idea of policing the rest of the world.
In an interview with The Hill, Miller said there is a pressing need for accountability in the upper ranks of the Pentagon and with military leadership for the failed wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
“That really bothers me. Our young soldiers see the hypocrisy in that … if they end up being late for work, they get in a lot of trouble. Or let’s say they mess up a piece of paperwork for a supply request, there’s a possibility they can be kicked out of the service,” he said.
“And then there’s the people who lose wars and end up advancing on to other positions of power and wealth,” Miller adds. “And that’s what really bugs me.”
[more at link]
“This is the purported use of drones to deliver chemical attacks vs. russia. apparently on video, etc. Musk shut it down, which suggests due diligence suggested it might be or was true.”
Since the Neocons have control over both Western governments and the media reporting on Ukraine, it is permissible for them to take the steps needed to help move the war in their direction, and if that means dropping chemicals on the Russians, who they consider sub-human, well, that’s what they’ll do. (and no, it’s not an endorsement of war crimes, just a statement on how things work)
And since the West controls the courts that would ultimately try their War Criminals, they don’t have to worry about being held accountable (assuming Russia doesn’t get their hands on them - something I wouldn’t rule out, should they step into one of the many countries on good terms with Russia).
This has been the playbook since at least the Neocon bombing of Serbia, over 20 years ago.
“ genocidal invasion”
This guy doesn’t have the brains to be a Senator
You mean there is a corporation that won’t acquiesce to war? Not a segment Volkswagen Nissan Ford gmc ....
Be advised, we got zips inside the wire!
You’re right he doesn’t have the brains to be a senator. BTW-He’s not a senator from Arizona, that would be his twin brother Mark, the dumber twin.
Yay, Elon!
Let those two despicable governments take care of their own problems.
And make Starlink available to more Americans before assisting the Biden Crime Family money laundering enterprise.
“Wonder if the Dem Mafia will go after him like they did with Trump”
Of course. But unlike PDJT, Musk will laugh at them and not let them get his goat.
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