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Essential questions about the Russia-Hamas link: The evidence and its implications
https://www.mei.edu/publications/essential-questions-about-russia-hamas-link-evidence-and-its-implications ^

Posted on 12/07/2023 11:04:37 AM PST by USA-FRANCE

A long courtship

President Vladimir Putin repeatedly invited Hamas’ political and military leadership back to the Russian capital. Hamas officials and commanders secured high-level meetings with then-Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, and Russia’s special envoy for the Middle East, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov, among others.

Bogdanov’s role in the link between Russia-Hamas is central. He has been in charge of the relationship on a day-to-day basis for many years, regularly meeting its leaders in Moscow and Qatar. Bogdanov has also been entrusted by Putin to undertake sensitive diplomatic missions with China, among other major actors, to support Russia’s Mideast policies.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: birdsofafeather; globalistpropaganda; october7th; putinsbirthday; similarmonsters; thenetanyahu; theputin
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To: TonyinLA

“USA paid Hamas $million$, and a tone more to the west bank.”

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Every country in the world (including Russia and USA) has sent money to the Palestinian people as “humanitarian assistance”. Evidently, Hamas has taken its part of the cake. Unfortunately. Personally I think not a dime should have been sent.

However, America’s goal and intent with that money is ofcourse not to purposely help Hamas.
Russia on the other hand is openly boasting about its relationship with Hamas - and they are proactively collaborating with Iran in a military way. Heck, they even formed an alliance!


21 posted on 12/07/2023 4:57:26 PM PST by USA-FRANCE
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To: Mariner; USA-FRANCE
unfounded conjecture

One more connection - Oct. 7th is also Putin's birthday

"There are no co-incidences" ...


22 posted on 12/07/2023 5:47:15 PM PST by canuck_conservative (NATO - keeping Europe free of Russian invaders for 74 years - you're welcome!)
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To: canuck_conservative

“One more connection - Oct. 7th is also Putin’s birthday”

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Very interesting indeed... I actually didn’t know that.
I think I have to say... WOW.

Thanks for the info canuck_conservative.


23 posted on 12/07/2023 6:22:28 PM PST by USA-FRANCE
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To: USA-FRANCE

“ Almost 90 percent of America’s financial military assistance to Ukraine is actually going directly to... Americans. Quite a shocker right?”
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Sorry, but 100% of those expenditures are ADDED TO OUR MASSIVE NATIONAL DEBT. 100%! Using your “thinking”, we could destroy half if our naval ships and half of our Air Force planes and employ American workers to build replacements.

Jeez, Frenchy, look at all the reinvigoration of our industrial base that would engender according to YOUR “thinking”. IDIOTS LIKE YOU WILL END US! You are pathetic!


24 posted on 12/07/2023 7:47:40 PM PST by House Atreides (I’m now ULTRA-MAGA. -PRO-MAo p)
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To: House Atreides

“Sorry, but 100% of those expenditures are ADDED TO OUR MASSIVE NATIONAL DEBT. 100%!”

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I 100% disagree with your extravagantly failed analysis.
The MASSIVE expenditures of WWII made America rich and a superpower. Don’t pretend you forgot that?

However, a bit more than a year ago Americas war industry was agonizing and crumbling. Countless of American workers jobs at stake, including Americas security failing on an international level.
But now, America’s war industry is gearing up.
American industry is awakening in 31 US states!! That is also the medicine needed to keep America safe in a world where many nations want to eradicate the USA.

The rebirth of America’s industrial production creates investments, creates revenues, produces a lot of taxes paid by American companies back to the Government. It creates a lot of new initiatives and dynamics, creates employment.
Also, because of Russia’s war on Europe, the EU is now massively buying AMERICAN energy, they didn’t before. That is another boon for US economy. The EU is also now BUYING American military products like never before. Have you forgotten that too?

Further... what you dont understand is this:
If America gives away 60 billion in cash to a country, THAT would evidently be a hit on the US dept. In such a scenario I would agree with you.

But that is not what is happening.
When 60 billion are voted for military assistance to Ukraine, most of that money by far (90%) goes for investments within the USA! New machinery, new jobs, etc... Don’t you see the difference??

Also all the way to September 2023 a lot of US weapons were shipped according to the Lend-Lease program, so that part will be paid back to America by Ukraine when the war is over. The UK completed its total Lend-Lease WWII pay-back program to America in 2006. It works!

Lastly, Americas assistance to Ukraine is about 8% of US Army budget. It’s peanuts.

It’s about time you support the Amercian Worker my friend!
But maybe you are not an American... and you want America to fail?


25 posted on 12/07/2023 8:52:43 PM PST by USA-FRANCE
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To: USA-FRANCE

“… Lastly, Americas assistance to Ukraine is … peanuts….”
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Well, Frenchie, that’s a typical globalist dismissal of the tens upon tens of billions of dollars of American taxpayer money spent by you lovers of OTHER-PEOPLE’S-MONEY.


26 posted on 12/08/2023 5:53:00 AM PST by House Atreides (I’m now ULTRA-MAGA. -PRO-MAo p)
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To: House Atreides

“… Lastly, Americas assistance to Ukraine is … peanuts….”

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In your latest answer (quoted here above) you deliberately ignored the context of what I said, and you drastically misquoted my sentence - that’s called disinformation.

Here is my original sentence I posted:
“Lastly, Americas assistance to Ukraine is about 8% of US Army budget. It’s peanuts.”

Indeed, 8% of US army’s budget is not much. Right?
Especially when you think that America is now massively selling oil and gas to the EU and that the EU is buying tons of US military gear.

America is benefitting economically, and I explained all that in my previous post, but you ignored to comment about it... which means that you deep inside probably start to understand I’m pretty right on the subject.


27 posted on 12/08/2023 7:26:12 AM PST by USA-FRANCE
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To: USA-FRANCE

Sorry, Frenchie, you said it’s peanuts.


28 posted on 12/08/2023 11:16:39 AM PST by House Atreides (I’m now ULTRA-MAGA. -PRO-MAo p)
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To: House Atreides

Sorry, Frenchie, you said it’s peanuts.

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Or “blueberries” maybe?

So, you still have zero contra-arguments to my analysis of the situation? The fact that the Ukraine situation and EU now massively buying American energy and military equipment is helping America’s economy, again. I’m happy you are agreeing with me.


29 posted on 12/08/2023 11:37:58 AM PST by USA-FRANCE
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To: USA-FRANCE

“ I’m happy you are agreeing with me.”
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Keep taking that COPIUM drug to shield you from reality.


30 posted on 12/08/2023 12:12:32 PM PST by House Atreides (I’m now ULTRA-MAGA. -PRO-MAo p)
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To: USA-FRANCE

Yes, yes Russiarussiarussia Iraniraniran Hamashamashamas

No more neocon lies. We are out of the Middle East and we’re not going back.


31 posted on 12/08/2023 12:15:18 PM PST by Jim Noble (The future belongs to those who show up)
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To: Jim Noble

“No more neocon lies. We are out of the Middle East and we’re not going back.”

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Having allies in the Middle East, Europe and Asia is vital for Americas security and thus it’s future.

Let’s put it this way: If your house would be surrounded by a very nasty neighborhood, your life in that area would be compromised and have no future.
On the other hand, having friendly houses around where you live guarantees a livable future for your you and family - you can start planning continuity in your life.

Looking at the planet as a whole, America is like a “house” surrounded by friendly, and I would say near demonic neighbors. If all our friendly neighbors are being “swallowed” and annexed by our demonic neighbors... we would end up being 100% surrounded by countries that hates us. At THAT point it would be over for Americas future. We can’t survive all alone in our little nutshell.
Thats why we have allies. At times they help us, at time we help them.

There is no other way around this.


32 posted on 12/08/2023 6:38:26 PM PST by USA-FRANCE
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