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You sir are a unicorn. You are most certainly one of a very few of the Western journalists who still is capable of honesty and integrity. Thank you.

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Well, Unicorns don't exist and have never existed and I reckon Scott could be better classified as a thorn in the side if a system which needs to keep its real activities secret because they are not in our interests. Do be careful Scott and watch that they don't try to pluck your perceptive comments from circulation. And you too for that matter.

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others have felt the harshness. Assange. Lira. Stay on the safe side!

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How would Scott "stay on the safe side" without staying silent?

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How is Scott Ritter a thorn in any way if he keeps up the legacy media pretense that Russia is a country that can protect its interests, after 2.5 years of losing in the Ukraine, and eating every slight America does to it, up to occupying its own territory?

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The American Empire (US and it European colonies ) has armed Ukraine with a vast range of powerful weapons . But to say that Russia is losing in Ukraine is to accept the lying propaganda of the mainstream media.

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The mainstream media is saying that Russia is winning though? I dunno, you're probably a Westerner, whereas I'm talking about Russian media, lmao. They're all the same lying scum. Check out Rolo Slavskiy, he's the only one translating from Russian from actual Russians say.

https://slavlandchronicles.substack.com/archive

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Thank you for ALL your great and noble work, always done with the highest integrity.

Your noble efforts toward a peace and greater understanding of Russia and its people and culture and toward nuclear control and agreements is damaging to huge lies and disinformation of US bipartisan War party.

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Keep up the great work. I was repeating to a colleague today how you told us exactly what happened on October 7, in the days immediately following and you had it all right - but it took the rest of the press months to catch up to your reports.

I'm sure you know you are on the right track by putting all of this information into the open. I believe that this is your best protection from the "framing" that the FBI loves to do. You are fortunate to have so many willing to publish this as not everyone has such opportunities. But I also think you more than deserve them.

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Man it is easy to see why you are a threat to them. What is hard to see is how the crowd apposing freedom can make any claim to being patriotic, loyal, honest, or heroic citizens of the US.

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Keep it up sir

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Thank you Scott for putting yourself on the line in support of censor-free speech in America. I get my news from RT, Al Jazeera, and Sputnik, along with several free-speaking Telegram channels in Eastern Europe, Free Europe, and the Middle East. Never would trust any American media for critical information. It is all propaganda as you've exposed it. Godspeed!

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Al Jazeera is very biased.

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“Because MSNBC is full of shit I now trust RT and Al Jazeera for my propaganda intake.”

Makes sense if you don’t think about it.

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You are in the crosshairs of The Empire, Scott, the most arrogant, evil nation on earth, and they will do all they can to bring you to ruin. They are intent on provoking a war in which they will be destroyed, which they prefer to losing the hegemony that is already gone. I fear for you.

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This may give you a laugh, but I hear the ETs could step in and help prevent the "hot" side of WWIII. They really don't want nukes interfering with this sector of the universe! There is a crack in the wall that allows for this kind of thinking. Or else I'm the crackpot!

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I have heard the same.

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Cool!

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There is the difference between the 'supposed' Democracies of the West and the 'supposed' Autocracies of the rest of the World. In an "Autocracy" there is a person who is accountable for "Results". In a "Democracy" no one is Responsible, because an apathetic populace accepts that government actions are "The will of the People"?????????????

In a "Democracy", the government need only control the Courts and The Narrative.

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Bingo! China continues to make life better for it's people and cut down on corruption and it controls the banksters while the banksters control the western countries.

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"unlike the West"

Let's face it the West is the U.S. in the same way as NATO is the U.S. the rest are merely poodles.

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That's a tricky one. Look to the whole planet being controlled by the multi-billionaire sadistic, psychopaths who control the banks . . . starting with the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) and down through every bank and government. The West? We are pretty much the kingpin. Russia? Knows the odds and is holding the place up until something better comes along!

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BRICS is coming.....then the dollar will be kaput.

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China is working on ia "Stablecoin" system and currently controls the Banks. Likely the number one reason for their continued success.

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NO.

What BRICS is doing is allowing each country to pay in their own currencies.......avoiding the dollar.

China will not control the banks? NO. BRICS will.

Read and learn.

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I appreciate your diligence in preparing articles and podcasts that are informative and based on intellect versus bias. Your life must be difficult and fulfilling. I’ve my own experiences in Russia that I too write about on SubStack. Mother Russia means Mother Russia are the people music , the poetry and the classics. Americans are ignorant and have little depth. We don’t know our own history it is no wonder the average American

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That is part of the crime... over the years we have been deprived of the opportunity to love Russia and Russians for who they are. It is great that Scott so thoroughly understands Russia to verify our own sense that Putin and Russia are ultimately fighting for freedom.

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It's amazing how many people thump their chests shouting about how patriotic they are, and Americans' ignorance of their own history is appalling. How can we expect them to know anything about the rest of the world when they have silly ideas about the USA?

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You are a rare person in western journalism. Thank you.

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You're a hero Scott .. because you're honest, brutally honest to warmongers who lie us into their wars of aggression. As I look back at Bob Dylan, I wonder if he was a psych op when he sang this song, With God On our side .. verse 6 ...

I've learned to hate the Russians

All through my whole life

If another war comes

It's them we must fight

To hate them and fear them

To run and to hide

And accept it all bravely

With God on my side

How many warmongers still live with those words in their sub-conscious guiding their actions?

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I think you’re wrong about the Dylan lyric-surely he was mocking the jingoistic patriotism of the Cold War era?

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Maybe Bob was a Communist at the time? In her book, A Freewheelin' Time, his girlfriend, Suze Rotola, admits she, and a lot of others in the Village were Communists. However, Bob became a Christian and Jesus Christ does NOT lose His sheep.

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It seems that in the US anybody who believes in sharing a loaf of bread is a communist - making your guy communist in chief ;-)

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LOL .. thank you for the Communist perspective.

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I learned the "Domino Theory" from Jerry Ford himself, in his famous Campaign Trailer, years ago when I asked him to explain Vietnam. "If we don't stop Communism in Vietnam, we'll have it here", he told me.

Later, on an airplane, I was seated next to the oldest member of the House of Representatives and asked me about Gerald Ford and I told him Ford did not have the Charisma to be President. On final into ORD and after stonewalling me, ("I support the President on Foreign Policy") on Vietnam I said, "I've been honest with you; but you have net answered me about Vietnam." He replied, "If I tell you my feelings on Vietnam and it come back to haunt me, I will categorically deny it, do you understand that?" I said, "Yes sir." He said, there is not a g--k worth an American life." So all my life, as President Eisenhower WARNED, the Military/Industrial Complex, if not CHECKED, will STEAL OUR FREEDOM.

And when I get BANNED for telling the truth, I remember Scott Ritter TESTIFYING before Congress for telling the truth and a smug Senator Joe Biden trying to put Scott down because Scott had made his case clearly and in a professional way that made me PROUD of Scott for telling the truth.

"This is all above your pay grade" Biden SCOFFED at Scott and like Jesus Christ, Scott did not reply; however, Scott's truth changed things and he's paid a price.

Russia is NOT communist today because Putin has revived the Russian Orthodox Church, which is Christian because it teaches Jesus Christ was God in the Flesh.

Sadly, I see a bastardized form of Communism in the UNI-PARTY, the New World Order Bush Sr promised us, and Bush Sr has been CIA from the beginning.

1) Bush Sr was CIA (Communists In America). 2) Bush Sr, as CIA, worked with the MOB to kill Castro. 3) Bush Sr ended up merging the MOB and CIA .. when is the last time you've heard about the MOB? 4) Bush Sr may have been involved in killing Kennedy. 5) Bush Sr was part of Iran/Contra under Reagan. 6) Bush Sr as President, was investigated by Walsh. 7) Bush Sr could not let Casper Weinberger go on trial. 8) Bush Sr made a deal with Bill Clinton. 9) Bush Sr and Clinton MERGED the Reps and Dems. 10) The UNI-PARTY was the result of the merger. 11) UNI-PARTY = Bush/Clinton Crime Syndicate. 12) President Trump said: Enough is enough. 13) Proof: George Bush Center for Intelligence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Bush_Center_for_Intelligence

So you have a great day and keep exploring!

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Ah, fear of communism, a very American anxiety. The unholy wars that it foments is a sad facet of existing power structures in the US/‘West’.

In my opinion communism can never truly been tried on a country scale (possibly in small communities yes) As soon as it raises its head it becomes the target of those forces and inevitably becomes embroiled in defending its ‘revolution’ and so wasting resources on military expenditure and ends up with leaders embedded in a military mindset rather than socially progressive ones.

Guess we’ll never know what it would be like eh?

Maybe in a parallel universe, a peaceful communist society could be living in harmony with other types of societies and their different economic arrangements.

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knows little about Ukrainian or Russian history. We are sheeple who have lost touch with life and death. Please take care and I would ask one thing… “Please don’t let the Judge become too controlling about what you share. Nima’s approach with his interviews is appreciated much more. I want to know what you know. The Judge, god love him, asks close ended leading questions. Nima asks your perception and not to simply agree with his. Take care

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Facts are irrelevant.

This is a pretext, plain and simple.

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Reading this article you'd think you are reading a dystopian sci-fi thriller, its so way-out there. Sadly, the truth is in the writing. I am 68 and i thought i would never see anything like this in the 'freedom loving West'. My heart goes out to all the real freedom fighters and Mr Ritter is high up there on the short list!

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An exceptional piece, Mr. Ritter--lays it all out clearly. Here's hoping you can keep up the good work.

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