Saudi Arabia executed 81 men yesterday, including several Yemenis and one Syrian. CNN won’t feature any outrage about that particular barbarism because the Saudis are US allies with “shared values” (whatever that means), and Biden wants their oil.
We would have far more legitimacy on the issue of Putin's war of aggression if we hadn't done broadly the same thing in 2003, argues @AaronBastani.
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@bsost_Brendon@KelleyBVlahos@QuincyInst@jeffabramson But it did use them in Iraq and Afghanistan to say the least. There's a reason wars have rules. In reality both Putin and the US have a history of cruelty. We should also add Saudi Arabia to this list because they've used cluster bombs in Yemen.
@IdillaMz@RWApodcast Not as long as we keep bugging Russian oil and gas. Rise in oil and gas prices due to this invasion has probably made oil/gas more profitable for Russia. Overall these sanctions are hurting Russia and everyone else, as cost of living is going to dramatically increase for us too.
As long as we buy Russian oil and gas we are indirectly financing Moscow’s war effort.
But don’t worry, bookshops are removing Bulgakov and All Bar 1 have stopped serving Moscow Mules
@EdLProkop@jeremyscahill See his earlier comparison, the US has committed worse, but that didn't take away from what Putin is doing now. Cruelty is cruelty.
@challinor_dave@Olson77Mike@abcnews Those same dudes defeated the US with more advanced technology. Don't underestimate desperate people defending their homeland.
Given that this involves the death of a young man, reports of conflicting accounts from the police, and what most outlets are willing, sometimes, to call a national crisis, it feels like this should be a really, really big story in Australia today
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