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Defector from the toxicity of X. Independent advisor on political risk, security and counter terrorism, ex Crown servant and British Army. Exiled UK Northener to the sunny south of Europe.
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I decided to become a journalist aged fifteen after reading ‘1984’ and being appalled at the thought that governments could rewrite history. Orwell knew the USSR did it. Now China pretends the Tiananmen massacre didn’t happen. It did. I was there, and saw it for myself.

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Col Susannah Meyers had been removed from her role at Pituffik Space Base due to a "loss of confidence in her ability to lead". Of course, the real reason is that she displayed leadership.

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Would anyone like to remind him of this?

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In a bid to modernise the Royal Navy while dramatically increasing fleet numbers, the UK government has announced the introduction of a new fleet of stealth inflatable warships, designed to be rapidly deployed and almost invisible to enemy radar. ukdefencejournal.org.uk/?p=57838

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“Nothing destroys a leader’s credibility with soldiers more thoroughly than hypocrisy or double standards. When leaders break the rules that they impose on soldiers, they break the bond of trust between soldiers and commanders.” www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/o...

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If you ever wondered how the KGB manipulated foreigners and got them to repeat Soviet propaganda, spend some time listening to Steve Witkoff talk about his wonderful conversations with Vladimir Putin.

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Call me cynical, but Trumps offer to run Ukraine's nuclear power plants actually be a request from Putin so as to prevent Ukraine developing a nuclear weapons programme ?

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has anyone tried unplugging Elon and plugging him back in? no, wait. leave him unplugged

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www.ft.com/content/1503... Something I would never have thought would happen, but planning taking place just in case the US restricts or cuts off weapon supplies to Europe

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Eighteen Ukrainian soldiers died in Iraq. No one gave Kyiv any minerals open.substack.com/pub/countero...

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Zelensky cares more about Ukraine and Ukrainians, present and future, than about himself or what people say about him. This makes him incomprehensible to people like Trump and Musk, who care only about their personal power and image. He is a living rebuke and it’s one reason they despise him.

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NEW: Macron has to interrupt Trump and correct a lie about Europe’s contribution. TRUMP: “Europe is loaning the money to Ukraine. They get their money back." MACRON: “No. We provided real money. To be clear.” Trump clearly not used to get fact-checked live.

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Ukraine resolution at the UN called Russia an aggressor and demands the full withdrawal of Russian forces from Ukraine’s internationally recognized borders. The United States, Israel, and Russia voted against it. Every free democratic country around the globe voted in favour.

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Trump blames Ukraine for starting the war the way a rapist blames his victim for looking too sexy.

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"He who saves his Country does not violate any Law," or so Potus recently tweeted. But that is what Cicero claimed after 63 BC, and he was sent into exile nonetheless

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rusi.org/explore-our-...

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