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Russian attacks on energy grid amount to genocide, says Ukraine
BBC ^ | November 27, 2022 | James FitzGerald

Posted on 11/27/2022 9:24:10 AM PST by McGruff

Russia's attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure amount to genocide, a top Ukrainian official says.

Strikes on key facilities targeted "the full Ukrainian nation" and were an effort to force Kyiv to surrender, the prosecutor-general told the BBC.

The term genocide refers to an effort to wipe out a group of people. Russia denies having any such aim.

Millions of people across Ukraine are facing power cuts in freezing weather, following sustained Russian attacks.

Efforts are ongoing to reconnect homes cut off from electricity. Officials say Kherson has now been fully resupplied, following the city's recapture by Ukrainian troops earlier this month.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


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1 posted on 11/27/2022 9:24:10 AM PST by McGruff
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To: McGruff

So US attacks on Iraqi energy infrastructure amounted to racism. Except Bush said it wasn’t about Islam as he blew their power structure to smithereens.


2 posted on 11/27/2022 9:25:53 AM PST by AndyJackson
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To: McGruff

They were saying “terrorism” the other day but if “genocide” fits use it ha ha...


3 posted on 11/27/2022 9:26:16 AM PST by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERBODY'S BUSINESS-REMEMBER PASTOR NIEMOLLER)
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To: McGruff

I have William Tecumseh Sherman available on line 1 to explain why in war this is just fine.


4 posted on 11/27/2022 9:28:55 AM PST by Locomotive Breath
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To: Locomotive Breath; McGruff
I have William Tecumseh Sherman available on line 1 to explain why in war this is just fine.

One Weird Trick in war...

5 posted on 11/27/2022 9:29:53 AM PST by kiryandil (put yer vote in the box, chump. HARHARHARHAR)
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To: Locomotive Breath

It was Hiram Ulysses Grant who ordered the indiscriminate shelling of the civilian population in Vicksburg.


6 posted on 11/27/2022 9:29:56 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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To: McGruff
Indeed.
7 posted on 11/27/2022 9:31:50 AM PST by cranked
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To: McGruff

Trump called it genocide.


8 posted on 11/27/2022 9:32:05 AM PST by rrrod (6)
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“Genocide involves an “the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial or religious group”, according to a definition provided by the UN Genocide Convention.”

Kind of like what Ukraine has been doing to the ethic Russian parts of Ukraine for the past eight years.


9 posted on 11/27/2022 9:32:53 AM PST by McGruff (Don't underestimate Joe's ability to f*** things up - Barack Obama)
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To: McGruff

It’s Ukraine losing.


10 posted on 11/27/2022 9:34:18 AM PST by mylife (And I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for you meddling kids...)
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To: AndyJackson

Putin has faced domestic criticism for waiting so long. As time goes by it’s going become obvious they didn’t want to do any of this. Starting this was not their idea and they’re being forced to finish it.

And they will.


11 posted on 11/27/2022 9:37:27 AM PST by Chunga85 (An arrogant govt combined with an ignorant population is a recipe for disaster.)
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But, attacks on the civilians in Donetsk and shelling a nuclear power plant is fine and dandy?

Never mind that taking down the electric grid is one of the first things we've done in countries like Iraq and Serbia.

12 posted on 11/27/2022 9:39:30 AM PST by Kazan
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To: kiryandil
lets call robert rogers


13 posted on 11/27/2022 9:40:48 AM PST by mylife (And I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for you meddling kids...)
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To: McGruff

Dresden is calling. They want reparations for the fire bombing and destruction of their city and for the restoration of their historic cathedral.


14 posted on 11/27/2022 9:42:16 AM PST by RAldrich
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To: RAldrich

Nobody in Dresden picked up the phone.


15 posted on 11/27/2022 9:43:16 AM PST by FirstFlaBn
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To: mylife

Robert Rogers, as in Rogers’ Rangers? I found out just now that he ended up a Tory and died in Britain.


16 posted on 11/27/2022 9:43:50 AM PST by x
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To: AndyJackson

In war, you hit the enemy where it hurts the most. It’s what we did in Atlanta, Dresden, and Hiroshima, etc. When a country refuses to commit to winning, like we did in Vietnam, you get the result we got in Vietnam: 55,000 dead and humiliation.


17 posted on 11/27/2022 9:45:29 AM PST by Spok (“You will own nothing and be happy.” )
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To: AndyJackson

Welcome to war stooge. It appears someone doesn’t want you in the NWO.


18 posted on 11/27/2022 9:46:33 AM PST by GenX4Real
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To: AndyJackson

How’s Libya doing since 2011?


19 posted on 11/27/2022 9:51:18 AM PST by EEGator
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To: McGruff

We didn’t try to do any of that in WW1 or WW2, did we?


20 posted on 11/27/2022 9:53:49 AM PST by dynachrome (“We cannot save Ukraine by dooming the US economy.” Rand Paul)
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