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[Tarkeel]

Given that the average life expectancy (at birth) in America is almost 10 years lower than western Europe (and trending the wrong way), and cost of care towards the end being what it is...

[superdeath]

[darrelljs]

Russia went from arming the North Vietnamese to bog down the US to being the North Vietnamese.

Darrell

[Boro]

And to nobody's surprise the americans are still spying on their so called "allies" to keep them in line. Shows how much they value anyone who isn't them.

[superdeath]

And to nobody's surprise the americans are still spying on their so called "allies" to keep them in line. Shows how much they value anyone who isn't them.

To be fair, everyone should spy on everyone.

[Mjmd]

Everyone IS spying on everyone.

[superdeath]

[Mjmd]

I can believe it was Ukraine just as a "look we can hit the Kremlin" propaganda / make civilians worried / divert resources (specifically air defenses). I can think of a certain John Paul Jones that caused all sorts of angst raiding around England during revolutionary war causing above affects.

I agree it was almost certainly not an assassination plot though. They may have even purposefully done it when it was known he was not there.

[Charriu]

It's that time of the year again:

https://www.mycountrytalks.org/events/europe-talks

Some may remember this. Well this now goes international. I think it's a worthwhile project:

https://www.theworldtalks.org/

[El Grillo]

Neat, I signed up for it.