Comments by "David Himmelsbach" (@davidhimmelsbach557) on "Times Radio" channel.

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  4. The Chernobyl story is more twisted, yet. Until the USSR collapsed, the entire affair was still a state secret. This means that 'publicly available' maps were not up-dated WRT the disaster. When the 1991 revolution came, Moscow lost both interest and access to Ukraine's map updates. When Putin invaded, he handed out the modern version of Esso road maps to his troops. (Reference to 1944 France & Patton's 3rd Army) THIS is why the Russian junior commanders deployed their men in such an insane manner. They had pre-disaster maps. As I type, Russia is having to deal with mass casualties of a radioactive nature. (This was a major factor in Putin's northern retreat. It's Top Secret, so don't tell anybody.) As for the 'Red Forest' -- Chernobyl was built in a swamp. The Soviets engaged in a massive reclamation project at the site -- moving mud and dirt all over -- driving piles by the hundred -- all to sculpt the terrain for its mega-project. (Four (4) world-scale atomic plants, side-by-side.) Part of that sculpting included a drainage zone (mega ditch) to take away excess water -- assumed to be the result of intense seasonal rains -- always a possibility at Chernobyl. This massive structure was to be hidden from US satellites via planting trees native to the area. They can tolerate saturated soils. This whole zone was flat, low and filled in with very diggable soil, even before the first tree was planted. When the disaster occurred, the astounding amounts of water employed naturally drained straight into the Red Forest. THAT'S why it's so radioactive. Think of it as a septic tank for radioactivity (the plant, itself) ... with a leach field. (i.e. The Red Forest) BTW, it's poor wording to describe the fiasco as an explosion -- much better to term it a reactor lit on fire -- the ultimate BBQ. Fundamentally, the Soviet atomic scheme was a massive pile of charcoal briquettes -- with natural uranium riven through it. After the first explosion -- a STEAM explosion -- the super-heated pile of carbon simply lit off. Plumes of radioactive nuclides went airborne, world-wide.
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  5. That's not a 'broad front strategy' at all. Putin, at this point, is just fighting to stay fighting. The Ukrainians are not, on the whole, counter-attacking. It's as the guest presented. The Russians are using canon fodder to expose Ukrainian strong points. In this, the fodder has replicated the role of penal battalions -- straight out of Stalin's Great Patriotic War. Where and when the Ukrainians are counter-attacking -- they are doing so largely out of range of Russian artillery. But, of course. Notably, up east of Kharkiv, the UA stopped moving east as soon as it reached the Russian artillery defense range. Wow, just like magic. The real problem with crippled units is that they are crippled in élan even more than TO&E. The entire 1st Guards Tank Army is so afflicted. That's why practically nothing has become of its Izyum bridgehead -- which surely figured large in Putin's Plan Z. Reforming units -- on the fly -- is impossible. The RA has to pull crippled battalion tactical groups entirely out of the war. But Putin can't wait for them to be re-blooded. Regardless, the imminent arrival of the American MLRS is the death of Putin's latest battle tactics. It eats artillery brigades for breakfast. When first employed in 1991, a single volley was known to have shredded a brigade. ('Steel Rain') Witnessing neighbors just fled -- officers, first. Destroying enemy artillery, rocket or tube, is job one for the MLRS system. The US Army did not use it for much else. Keep in mind, the MLRS system out ranges ALL Russian artillery. Putin is going to find it hard to counter.
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  14. I must disagree. Putin HAS a corridor to Crimea: two bridges, built at (his) serious expense, link Crimea by rail and highway -- right across the Kerch Strait. (See: map.) Trust me: a single rail line is more than sufficient to entirely meet the transport needs of Crimea. It's astonishing how much a one line can transport. That's why railroads are all over our planet -- practically define modernity -- in economic terms. Putin's objective is to entirely deny the Sea of Azov to Kyiv. Mariupol WAS a major grain exporting terminal -- since it streamed grains outward to the world -- grains grown in eastern Ukraine. Ukraine's rail grid was entirely set-up for this purpose -- on top of Mariupol being Ukraine's INDUSTRIAL HEARTLAND. Mariupol = Pittsburgh = Nizhny Novgorod = the 'Steel City' of a nation. To destroy Mariupol is to de-industrialize Ukraine -- as a whole. Its steel works are the biggest in non-Russian Europe. (!!!) Yet, talking-head after talking-head can't wrap their minds around industrial reality. Western (TV) talking-heads are clueless. (!!!) Odessa can keep importing/ exporting -- but it can't ever be a Steel City. Mariupol is Steel City because it's directly atop one of the world's largest metallurgical coal deposits. THAT'S why -- for a hundred-years -- the Donbass has been such a fixation for tyrants: Lenin, Stalin, Adolf, Putin. Met coal from the Donbass has been sent -- by rail -- up to Nizhny Novgorod (Gorky, for Bolshevik fans) for decades. Met coal (from the Donbass) was a HUGE trade item when Stalin enabled Adolf. (1939-1941) Yup. Look it up. It's why Adolf was so obsessed with Ukraine -- even before attempting the oil fields of the Caucasus. Yes, he started exploiting Donbass met coal -- straight off. Say, did I mention nickel? Nat gas? Water? Move along, now, nothing to see here, ... move along.
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  66.  @davidcurry4433  I'll let the courts decide. It's obvious that you've ALREADY tried him -- and found him innocent. AFAIK, he hasn't even been formally charged at court. Instead, mere warrants have been issued. Even a traffic citation is a warrant to appear. The government's case is shaky enough that a solid attorney may have the charges thrown out. Jullian has never answered yea or nay to the charges. Instead, Julian acts all the world like a man with a very guilty mind. But a defendants mental opinion can't convict him. It does say something that Obama wanted his person. He could've easily granted Julian a pardon without justification. Greenwald et. al have made the plea. Trump was just as insistent, as is Biden. Everything points to Julian getting American 'assets' murdered in the field. I'm sure that the government will contend that he abetted such a crime by way of reckless disregard for human life. The 'story' the exposé was more important to him. He's THAT narcissistic. I'd also say that he's figured all of the above out. In British, American and Australian law, manslaughter would be the charge -- and 25-years could be the sentence... depending upon aggravating factors. One factor: Julian has no track record of exposing Putin, his cronies, or the Kremlin. This absolutely kills his 'impartial media status.' Many of his exposés were cut-outs for Russian anti-American agitprop. A lot of the naughty stuff committed by contractors in Iraq could've been prosecuted. But not after Julian went global. He made legal pursuit impossible, for he had 'tried' the perps in the press. This legal standard is exactly why you always hear the Press declaring someone as an ALLEGED perp. Julian didn't adhere to THE conventional legal standard required of the Press: to not prejudice a case, ruin the rights of a defendant. Naturally, now JULIAN wants the right of the defendant protected -- because he's IT. Suddenly, he got religion. Greenwald, et. al defend Julian -- and ignore the body count -- which spans years. Because of Julian, no end of perps have been able to walk free. Instead, the blame for the violent misdeeds of the few are laid across the entire American polity -- if not culture. Moscow is thrilled. One can not doubt that Julian was warned off by the Kremlin lest he get any ideas about exposing its crime family. He obeyed. That harshes his defense.
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  112.  @eugenmalatov5470  Diplomatic pressure will resolve grain shipments. Putin is infuriating the entire 3rd World. Kyiv doesn't need the money. America has its back, billions in general government to government aid mean that Zelenskyy is solvent without shipping a kernel. The losers are those hoping to eat this Winter. Ukraine can't possibly exhaust its manpower. Zelenskyy has a 5:1 manpower edge -- right now. And he's just getting started. His problem is not men -- it still is equipment. He needs so much that it HAS to come by ship -- from America. No other power on Earth has the amounts (with quality) that Zelenskyy needs. If Trump were president - everything would be flowing like a river. But Biden is a go-along guy. Putin knows this -- everyone knows it. It's WHY Putin attacked. Putin is counting on Biden to flake out like Scholz and Macron -- certified flakes -- both of them. Putin's problem is that he has gotten everything wrong. The Pentagon is now in charge. Congress has ALREADY opened the flood-gate with Lend-Lease. Biden is just going to step back and go with the flow -- same as he's always done. Biden is a 'reasoning' politician -- read that to mean 'calculating' politician. This is EXACTLY the kind of pol that Putin loves to play with. Trump was, and remains, quite unpredictable -- and un-bribe-able -- just too damn rich. No wonder the Beltway hates his guts. It's also why Putin was afraid of Trump. One thing you can predict: the GOP will impeach Biden in 2023 -- if nothing else -- to return the insults visited upon Trump. Am I the only one to note the revolving doors at the top of the G7? If Putin could do it -- he would be doing it.
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