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https://twitter.com/michaeldweiss/status/1496534844960129026 "Cmon guys do warcrimes we are running out of Uaziks and cadavers"
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fatherboxx posted:https://twitter.com/michaeldweiss/status/1496534844960129026 Let's throw some fake planes into the mix: https://twitter.com/OAlexanderDK/status/1496539243455393793
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fatherboxx posted:https://twitter.com/michaeldweiss/status/1496534844960129026 I will now cry exactly three bitter tears, to show my empathy for Russia's problem. Boo, hoo, hoo.
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Not an expert nor am I world-smart but the digital theater stuff is going to be interesting to see and read about. I've worked in a hospital that was crypto ransomed (in 2016) and I hope that kind of poo poo is never weaponized on a large scale. For us at the time it was a major pain in the rear end but more embarrassing than deadly; but I don't like the idea of the kind of stupid frustration something akin to that could cause in a war zone.
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Here’s something for the recent conversation on what would Trump do https://www.politico.com/news/2022/02/23/republicans-foreign-policy-russia-ukraine-00010780 quote:Trump told an adviser recently that he doesn’t think Putin should be able to take Ukraine — even just from a real estate standpoint — and that he sees the Russian leader’s current actions as an attempt to steamroll Biden, according to a person familiar with the conversation.
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CommieGIR posted:Eh, this already happens. There's not been a case where cyberattacks turn into physical retaliation yet for the exact reason that its REALLY difficult to do attribution and everybody does it. It sounds like peak clancychat, the idea of an unsanctioned cyber war, but I mean, that's one way that the West could at least hamper Russia without the use of force.
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External Organs posted:Not an expert nor am I world-smart but the digital theater stuff is going to be interesting to see and read about. I've worked in a hospital that was crypto ransomed (in 2016) and I hope that kind of poo poo is never weaponized on a large scale. Worth remembering Russia uses Ransomware groups as a sort of mercenary op for deniability, and when the Ukraine crisis started a month or so back, they started rounding these groups up as a show to US during negotiations. As a Infosec goon, I can tell you those guys will be out of prison and back to doing what they do in no time.
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cinci zoo sniper posted:Here’s something for the recent conversation on what would Trump do What would Trump do? Ah, just "not let it happen". Thanks for the idea, former Mr. President, we'll call you next time this occurs.
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cinci zoo sniper posted:Here’s something for the recent conversation on what would Trump do Is it allowed to just post the LA Noire Doubt face as a response to a former administration
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Russia has published a list of “Donbas war criminals”. As expected, it has pile of high profile politicians. https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2022/02/23/7325174/ As it usually is with Russian Investigative Committee announcements, we are treated to a Red Alert 3 campaign cutscene on the matter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41rZBZdN6xg projecthalaxy posted:Is it allowed to just post the LA Noire Doubt face as a response to a former administration You may meme if the post does also contain a serious contribution to the thread.
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cinci zoo sniper posted:Russia has published a list of “Donbas war criminals”. As expected, it has pile of high profile politicians. quote:Російським Слідком також "залучаються" ексгубернатор Дніпропетровської області Ігор Коломойський та ексглава парламенту Олександр Турчинов – причина не вказана. Couldn't even think up a reason to blame the Pastor and Benya?
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https://twitter.com/IntelCrab/status/1496542770634412037 RUMINT. Trying to corroborate. Extremely bad sign.
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What’s IP telephony is that like a landline only? How is that a good way for armies to communicate?
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Al-Saqr posted:What’s IP telephony is that like a landline only? How is that a good way for armies to communicate? Nope, just telephony over internet, or any network really - as opposed to over the radio. Very simplified, think big military WiFi network. More difficult to snoop in on.
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Which means encrypted phone terminals or apps.
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OctaMurk posted:What would Trump do? On the Oval Office desk, right between the "Gas Prices" and "Economy " levers is the "Foreign Policy Wins" lever
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https://twitter.com/AmichaiStein1/status/1496541572405641216 If Russia rolls into Kharkiv and go enroute to Kiev, today's the day Sekenr posted:Other than looming threat of war, Zelensky already got everything he could hope for. Minsk 2 is cancelled, as well as NS2. As a bonus doesnt have to worry about how to reintegrate LDNR for the foreseeable future.
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Other than looming threat of war, Zelensky already got everything he could hope for. Minsk 2 is cancelled, as well as NS2. As a bonus doesnt have to worry about how to reintegrate LDNR for the foreseeable future.
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What if the US went “Pssst, China, if they invade Ukraine while we fight them there, you swoop in from the back and take over the rest of the country.”
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Sekenr posted:Other than looming threat of war, Zelensky already got everything he could hope for. Minsk 2 is cancelled, as well as NS2. As a bonus doesnt have to worry about how to reintegrate LDNR for the foreseeable future. I think he should be more worried about the fact that the russians have nothing more to lose to just depose him entirely.
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Gatts posted:What if the US went “Pssst, China, if they invade Ukraine while we fight them there, you swoop in from the back and take over the rest of the country.” China would tell us to gently caress off and stop trying to end the world.
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Al-Saqr posted:I think he should be more worried about the fact that the russians have nothing more to lose to just depose him entirely. also all the bombing amd shooting of innocent Ukrainians. Even if Comrade Zelensky doesn't think those are bad, lots of people do!
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Grouchio posted:https://twitter.com/AmichaiStein1/status/1496541572405641216 It’s a bit late in the day, everyone knows you should invade at dawn.
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Within the next 2 days makes sense, they want their invasion forces well established on the borders in Donbass first, if they're going to invade Ukraine-controlled territory it makes sense to do it all at once.
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OctaMurk posted:I don't think its a given that Ukraine ends up being a big Iraq-style insurgency. If Russian security services do have the purported list and can quickly round up any potential resistors then they can mostly crush an insurgency before it begins. i dont think this will happen either. iraq and afghanistan ended up that way because there were pre-existing tribal structures, in afghanistan the taliban were essentially a pashto group trying to dominate other tribes, in iraq there were sunnis and shiites and kurds and a bunch of other smaller tribal affiliations, motivated to fight by religion and a lot of peer pressure and group identity, and who fought each other as well as the occupying force. i don't think it will be like that in ukraine
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Shibawanko posted:i dont think this will happen either. iraq and afghanistan ended up that way because there were pre-existing tribal structures, in afghanistan the taliban were essentially a pashto group trying to dominate other tribes, in iraq there were sunnis and shiites and kurds and a bunch of other smaller tribal affiliations, motivated to fight by religion and a lot of peer pressure and group identity, and who fought each other as well as the occupying force. i don't think it will be like that in ukraine In Ukraine they are fighting for their homes and independence as well as to avoid being controlled by Moscow. Even without all the other qualifiers you listed, the three factors I brought up just now would be more than enough to fuel a partisan insurgency. Especially because the Ukrainian military is well aware that it cannot win a symmetrical war against Russia; asymmetrical warfare is their best hope once the regular units get smashed.
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cinci zoo sniper posted:Nope, just telephony over internet, or any network really - as opposed to over the radio. Very simplified, think big military WiFi network. More difficult to snoop in on. Wifi is still radio 
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Russia has completed all preparations for an invasion like 6 times in the past week or so. I mean from the morale report I'd say they have a few weeks before the Russian army will be crippled by covid and alcoholism. The tanks will be missing treads, uniforms will be sold and half nude soldiers will be trying to cross the border into ukrainian professional troops.
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Shibawanko posted:i dont think this will happen either. iraq and afghanistan ended up that way because there were pre-existing tribal structures, in afghanistan the taliban were essentially a pashto group trying to dominate other tribes, in iraq there were sunnis and shiites and kurds and a bunch of other smaller tribal affiliations, motivated to fight by religion and a lot of peer pressure and group identity, and who fought each other as well as the occupying force. i don't think it will be like that in ukraine Not sure there's any parallel to what's likely to happen. A large ground war over half the country, possibly taking the capital, but leaving the other half of the country relatively untouched. And that remaining half will be getting weapons and supplies constantly from NATO to keep up the fight. If half the country is still unoccupied I can see the resistance in the occupied half being maintained for a long time. Russia still hasn't tried to overrun Ukrainian positions yet, when they do that's when Ukraine will stop restraining themselves and we'll start getting a better picture of Ukraine's will to resist.
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TasogareNoKagi posted:Wifi is still radio That was not meant to be an accurate analogy, there’re multiple technological options for implementing cordless IP telephony. The key detail here is that they’ve moved into a closed network, whereas conventional radio is you literally yelling off the rooftop and hoping that no one tries listening to you. With caveats, of course, but that’s the gist of it.
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Shibawanko posted:i dont think this will happen either. iraq and afghanistan ended up that way because there were pre-existing tribal structures, in afghanistan the taliban were essentially a pashto group trying to dominate other tribes, in iraq there were sunnis and shiites and kurds and a bunch of other smaller tribal affiliations, motivated to fight by religion and a lot of peer pressure and group identity, and who fought each other as well as the occupying force. i don't think it will be like that in ukraine The insurgents in Iraq were also bolstered by the US completely shutting the Ba'athists out of power, "forcing" them to fight to maintain/regain their status.
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steinrokkan posted:On the Oval Office desk, right between the "Gas Prices" and "Economy " levers is the "Foreign Policy Wins" lever On which side of the Diet Coke button exactly?
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https://twitter.com/oleksiireznikov/status/1496550818744606725 Finally, my taxes are doing something I’m not ashamed to read about.
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Protest in support of Ukraine in front of Russian embassy in Bratislava, Slovakia
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cinci zoo sniper posted:https://twitter.com/oleksiireznikov/status/1496550818744606725 How could they make a typo on it?
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Iraq and Afghanistan were both cases where the occupiers came from halfway around the world, didnt speak the language, had literally zero understanding of local culture and customs, didnt look like the local people, and ultimately the occupiers didnt really want to be there. The Russians dont have those disadvantages. Not that occupying Ukraine is going to be easy but the Russians got a lot going for them compared to America in the ME
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Paladinus posted:How could they make a typo on it? I’m wondering about that as well. I assume this is an older spelling of the word or something.
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https://twitter.com/michaeldweiss/status/1496534844960129026 this might be one reason for the current calm before the storm. Oh and they are brining props https://twitter.com/nevedimka123/status/1496523365112238080
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steinrokkan posted:On the Oval Office desk, right between the "Gas Prices" and "Economy " levers is the "Foreign Policy Wins" lever The last time Trump pulled that lever he blew up Iran’s top general. Then almost pulled it again to blow up some Iranian military site before his panicked generals begged him not to do it. I don’t want Trump to have that level now or ever again.
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