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it’s drone versus droneand rocket against rocketuntil one runs out ~ n.b. The battle in the skies, unmanned weapons cancelling out unmanned weapons, can only last for as long as both sides armouries are matched. Economies of all supplying countries enjoy a war bonanza while these two grind out a war of attrition. CLP 15/03/2024 →
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A patch of yellow and bluesewn on army fatiguescaught my eye as I sattalking about sons and daughtersin a busy cafésons and daughtersnow fathers and mothers workingin medicine, educationa craftsman and retail assistantgetting to the end of a busy weekthe man in the army fatiguesstrode past the windowsmart, clean of facedressed as a soldier of →
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We are too busyDrones directed from laptopsAlt+Ctrl+Delete ~ n.b. Two years into this war, which was years in the making, is a boon for the drone manufacturers in Iran, the UK and everywhere, eventually it will be about manpower that cannot be re-booted. “For now we are too busy to suffer from traumatic feelings. We →
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come on, man, own upIt’s not really about Ukraine is it?you’ve got issuesMother Russia not loving you enough?is she too demanding?What does she ask of you?respect and peace?instead you choke off her voiceyou throw body bags at herfilled with the remains of her boysseize the land of othersthreaten her neighboursdirty the washing they’ve put out →
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Not just today pleaseAnniversaries omitThe day-to-day grind ~ n.b. Two years. Some marriages don’t last that long. Mother Russia, can you not see the line of caskets stretching back two years? Can you not hear the grieving mothers‘ cries filling the graveyards of your land? All this for what? Call your sons home. Offer them →
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he flew from conflictbut there was no safe escapebody found in car park ~ n.b. Not only has Aleksei Navalny been murdered, so too the young Russian airforce pilot, Maksim Kurminov, who defected and moved to Alicante. Moscow shows its weakness through the killing of individuals free of spirit and honest of voice. Ideals cannot →
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the city near surroundeddecision needed to stay and dieor get out while there’s some timethe Russian forces force retreateven though they suffer toosending maimed and injuredback behind the linesZelenskiy implores the westsend more armsor this will mean more nationswill also come to harmthe deep reserves of national debtsthat fund the arms he’s demandedprove that economies →
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the war continuesseven hundred and twentydays and nights, long nights ~ CLP 13/02/2024 →
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What now for Ukraine?Two years backwards and forwardsChess pieces removed ~ n.b. Politics or strategy? The West has other fish to fry, it seems. The masters of war play on, as the planet perspires. CLP 09/02/2024 →
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British army mustquadruple in size to repelRussia military……say Chiefs.~n.b. That won’t be happening without immigration, or conscription, or a very old army when current demographics are looked at in detail. CLP 02/02/2024 →
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