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The German election is on the 23rd of February. It will be interesting to see if the old parties are decimated, considering that they have totally abandoned common sense, and followed the US path, of starving health and education, for war.

Gotta love the Irish. I just wish that other nations, including mine, would give the Israeli embassies the boot, too. To not do so is to show contempt for international law.

In the meantime, predictably, Syria is like a locker full of cats that have already started attacking each other. Russia and Iran are having a pass the popcorn moment.

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I agree about the embassy closures - I wish more countries were doing it to isolate Israel on the world stage. Yes - it will be interesting to see what happens in Germany. Cheers Joy.

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Another great update Rob. Thanks

Nice round up on the Western leaders as usual.

They are all on pills or how else could you not question the moronic nature of what they come out with!

Callas is a prime example of this political soundbite generation who seem to think that by uttering and articulating their words in a certain way they make themselves seem more wise and truthful.

Definitely a curriculum issue.

I read on intelslava that a taxi driver got into trouble with Latvian authorities for speaking Russian.

But it turned out he was actually a Russian-speaking, Ukrainian.

Our leaders have shit for brains.

Lets see what happens next week.

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Some of them certainly are on something or other but others don't have that excuse! I am interested in the Intelslava thing - do you have a link please? I was thinking of doing a piece on the language issue within the Update or even as a separate article. It would be good to report on that. Let's see what happens next week - as you say. Merry Christmas!

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https://t.me/s/intelslava. He mentioned it on Thursday/Friday posts Rob. On Latvia Pravda as well https://latvia.news-pravda.com/en/latvia/2024/12/19/1781.html

Clown world!

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Cheers Anthony.

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Thanks for the report and links.

Seasonal greetings to you and yours. Enjoy the break.

Best wishes to everyone else as well.

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Thanks Dude - have a good Christmas.

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Have a nice Christmas Rob and thanks for the updates.

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",,,,,,,,,are we approaching a point where the manpower issue will cause a sudden collapse ....." YES! And Merry Christmas,

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There are early signs of a severe manpower shortage, though so far the evidence I've seen is only anecdotal. But there may be evidence that I have missed. Many things are pointing to the possibility of a shortage. On the one hand, there are many Ukrainians being killed or maimed on the battlefield, while their potential replacements are doing their best to avoid 'enlistment'. Many are in hiding, many have left the country and many more are deserting or refusing to fight. That's my view based on the stuff I have seen. But the million dollar question is 'How long can they last'. I'm afraid that I can't answer that and neither can the 'experts'. Ritter predicted the end of summer, I think - if so, he was wrong. Perhaps the most important date in the 'history' of these events will be January 20th, 2025. The Political rather than the martial arts may determine events on this occasion - who knows. Merry Christmas.

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Another great overview.

Had some technical issues.

Big Serge had a tweet earlier about the Indian Removal Act. I had never heard of it. Looks like its the blueprint for the ME and the Palestinians. I didn't know the USA moved the Indigenous population beyond the Missouri in 1830.. Apparently the song Shenandoah was about trappers hunting beyond the Missouri but if you look at the lyrics raises the question of whether it was about the relocation of the Tribes.

The Russians know whats in store for them if they don't hold out.

Have a great Christmas.

Michael

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I've always loved the song and the river and the valley featured strongly in the Civil War. Good to hear from you. Merry Christmas to you also.

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Lots to report this week. Brilliant as always, Rob.

These people are an enigma (Kallas, Rutte, the Berlin declaration, etc.). Either they are outright lying about the Russian menace, which makes them evil, or they are stupid beyond description, which makes them reprehensible.

The number of western leaders these days that constantly lie to their people is staggering.

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It is an enigma Occam and hard to tell whether they are lying or plain stupid. I think some are fooled by their own propaganda and once a narrative has gripped them they won't accept views or information that conflicts with this. But this is just guesswork: I haven't seen any research on the subject but maybe its out there

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If they don't know, it's indefensible.

It's literally their job to understand the socioeconomic factors that led to this. It's not like you couldn't spend a legit 60 seconds to do a modicum of research.

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I know what you mean.

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They are lying. The civil servants will give them detailed factual reports so they know exactly the true picture.

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Merry Christmas !

( only greeting i will ever use from this day forward during Christmastime, because it is now illegal 'anti-semitism' in some US states to talk about Christ or wish Merry Christmas if a jewish person is close enough and may hear it. You can face up to 2 years in prison for it - no joke )

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Merry Christmas to you.

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Thank you so much. You put things so eloquently and succinctly

The NATO west has had its way so long it does not understand or care about the rest of the world. It seems the west are determined to destroy Ukraine to save it just like the Americans did to Ben Tre in Vietnam on 7th February 1968. They have repeatedly done so such as the 500,000 children killed and destruction of sewage and water processing when the American and British forces 'liberated' Iraq.

Seasons greetings to you and yours,

Bill

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Many thanks Bill - seasons greeting to you and yours also.

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Thanks for the great summary Rob. I can't believe that the Western politicians are that stupid, but they prove it week by week and don't seem to learn a thing. Merry Christmas to you and your family. Hope 2025 shows some improvement on this shitshow.

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Thanks Chris - Merry Christmas to you and yours and let's hope we get some improvements in 2025.

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Thanks Dr Rob!

I've come to rely on your weekly updates to get fantastic overview of events.

great work!

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That is so good to hear - Cheers.

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