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History_buff60 t1_jecc01v wrote

If I were Erdogan I’d invite him and if Putin did come (which I’d doubt) I’d arrest Putin and bargain with the US and EU for more favorable treatment. I doubt Russia would DO anything other that have the next strongman talk about how stupid Putin was and withdraw back to post 2014 borders. Even just a “whoops my bad” kind of reaction and immediate withdrawal sans Crimea would probably take the wind out of the sails of Western support of Ukraine since the threat of genocide and further annexation would end.

Erdogan might even repair the damage to his image that came with mishandling the earthquake. Or get enough people forgetting about it that he maintains power.

This will never happen, but if Putin were dumb enough and Erdogan bold enough… the legal authority is there since Putin is wanted for war crimes.

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Lost_and_wandering_ t1_jecbqh9 wrote

You are going to want to read more thoroughly the details of Operation Cyclone.

Pakistan got the weapons and funding from the United States. Brzezninski admits that the US actions in the region created the taliban.

Read the book Holy Wars Inc. the cia and state department wrote textbooks that encouraged racism and hatred towards non Muslim afghanistans.

The US created the social environment for the Taliban to thrive and also provided their weapons. Almost all of the taliban’s leadership came from leadership positions within the mujahedeen. An organization that was funded and empowered by the US.

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autotldr t1_jecaeuo wrote

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> The report said, the judge could cancel the bribery charge against Netanyahu and convict him on fraud and breach of trust - a potential resolution reportedly considered when former attorney general Avichai Mandelblit held plea bargain contacts with Netanyahu's lawyers in late 2021 to early 2022.

> Even those who favor mediation, the report said, consider the chances of the sides agreeing to it, and it ending quickly and successfully, to be "Not high," especially given the bad blood and mistrust between the sides.

> According to unconfirmed reports of the plea deal negotiations, Mandelblit was demanding that any plea deal with Netanyahu include a clause of "Moral turpitude" - which would bar Netanyahu from public office for seven years.


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autotldr t1_jecadni wrote

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> S. Korea to allow online permit-free entry for tourists from 22 nations to spur spending.

> South Korea will temporarily exempt people from 22 visa-waiver nations, including the United States, Japan and Taiwan, from mandatory online travel permits and transit visa requirements as part of efforts to attract more foreign tourists and boost domestic demand, the finance ministry said Wednesday.

> People from 22 nations, including Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Macau, the U.S., Canada and Britain, will be able to enter South Korea without getting a permit through the online travel permit system, the Korea Electronic Travel Authorization, by the end of next year if they visit the country for sightseeing and attending events.


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ScientificSkepticism t1_jeca5iw wrote

Vietnam or Afghanistan, which was worse! Find out in "random acts of imperialism battle." Some day Ukraine might have 1/10th the deaths of either of those.

The KGB did wield similar power, and together the CIA and KGB overthrew many democracies and killed a whole lot of people, directly and indirectly.

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