Posted on 03/12/2015 9:44:25 AM PDT by tcrlaf
Russia’s Investigative Committee has launched a criminal case against Robert Scales, a retired US major general and a Fox News military analyst, who said in a live broadcast that the only way for the US to turn the tide in Ukraine is to start killing Russians.
The criminal case is launched under an article on “Public calls for unleashing an aggressive war through the mass media”, according to a statement on the official website of the committee.
The investigators believe that such statements “break not only the norms of the Russian legislation but Article 20 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights of 1966, which prohibits any war propaganda and any instigation of discrimination, enmity or violence.”
(Excerpt) Read more at sputniknews.com ...
They are already paranoid about this stuff, and this just feeds right into the meme.
The quote, per the article:
"I think to no effect, Lou,” Robert Scales answered. “It is Game, Set and Match in Ukraine. The only way the US can have any effect in this region and turn the tide is to start killing Russians. Killing so many Russians that even Putin’s media can’t hide the fact that Russians are returning to the Motherland in body bags. But given the amount of support we’ve given to the Ukrainians and given the ability of Ukrainians themselves to counterattack against 12,000 Russians camped in their country – sadly, that’s not likely to happen."
A retired American General speaks about a Russian invasion, and our Jane Fonda element reacts with support for the Russian military operations.
Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances
"...The memorandum included security assurances against threats or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of Ukraine as well as those of Belarus and Kazakhstan...."
Scales wrote an excellent book called Firepower in Limited War some years back. His examination of Soviet fire support methods in Afghanistan alone is worth the price of the book.
When will *that* trial begin?
M4L
One POW camp taken over by the Russians disappeared at the end of WWII. 3,000 live Americans never made it home form that one instance. Russia is not innocent.
Msg to Ivan: Go pound sand.
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Russians have been paranoid for centuries. Nothing new there.
You want paranoid? Look at Poland and the Baltics.
Killing so many Russians that even Putin’s media can’t hide the fact that Russians are returning to the Motherland in body bags.
How many of our soldiers would be coming home in body bags General? Probably more. For what, Ukraine?
Resist and oppose these Russians who want to imprison this American citizen for speaking his mind, don’t fight for them and their cause and promote this propaganda publication to American audiences.
Don’t takeover the role of your leftists brothers and sisters of the 1960s and 1980s of being a propagandist and Disseminator for the Kremlin.
Why would this worry Russians?
There aren’t any Russians in Ukraine, remember?
I don't see how that qualifies as paranoia.
They have every reason to be concerned and reactive.
Yeah, yeah, I get it...
Anything not pre-approved by EuroMaidanPR/Ukraine State Ministry of Information/RightSector is “being a propagandist and Disseminator for the Kremlin”.
That schtik has gotten old.
You work for MediaMatters on your off-time, as well?
Russia can either act like a civilized nation (a first!) or take the scorn of the civilized world
Seriously, you are promoting Sputnik propaganda to American audiences and the idea that Americans be tried and imprisoned for criticizing our enemies?
You guys never change, no matter what decade it is.
I’m not promoting anything, and you are trolling. GO AWAY...
Patton expressed similar sentiments at the end of WWII and we know how that ended up. If it had been done then we wouldn’t be discussing this now.
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