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Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by severino on Sunday December 08, 2024 @06:28PM (#42361659)
Are you sure about that? When Russia annexed Crimea firing a couple of shots in 2014, we couldn't see all that horror you talk about, so I don't think it would be what would happen. In fact, there's a lot of people in Eastern Ukraine that has been hoping for Russia to start this military operation.

OTOH, we have records of killings and rapes by American military personnel in Iraq when the US invaded the country back in 2003. And they did that unimpeded. Maybe you supported that invasion.

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Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by dralley on Sunday December 08, 2024 @09:07PM (#42362476)
>In fact, there's a lot of people in Eastern Ukraine that has been hoping for Russia to start this military operation.

There were some, perhaps 1% to 2% of the population. There was not "a lot" and there never was.

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Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by scott_w on Monday December 09, 2024 @01:45AM (#42363590)
Yes, I’m sure:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/60981238.amp

https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2022/12/un-report-de...

Take your Russian propaganda back to Moscow, comrade.

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Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by severino on Monday December 09, 2024 @04:22AM (#42364393)
No, you're not sure. You don't know what happened there, as it was not possible to conduct a serious investigation, and I'm not sure we will ever know. The fact that the west hasn't said a word about this again for a long time is suspicious.

Now about your last paragraph: I've never been to Moscow nor Russia, I'm a EU citizen so don't think I can take my comments anywhere. If it bothers you, maybe you can leave HN. You won't be missed.

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Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by scott_w on Monday December 09, 2024 @05:36AM (#42364828)
> No, you're not sure. You don't know what happened there, as it was not possible to conduct a serious investigation, and I'm not sure we will ever know.

Yes, I am 100% sure because the reporting was widespread, accurately conducted, and the Russians were widely condemned.

Sexual violence continues in Ukraine:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/29/carved-on-bodi...

In fact, I'll save myself the effort and just give you a full list to read: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_violence_in_the_Russian...

> I've never been to Moscow nor Russia

I think you should visit, I hear it's lovely this time of year.

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