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Aussie105

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21. 'Liberate' is a strange word to use.

Reply to AZLD4Candidate (Original post)

Fri Apr 22, 2022, 08:41 PM

Apr 2022

But it's been used a lot in the past, by many countries, including the USA, to justify death and destruction on foreign soil.

Afghanistan needed to be 'liberated' from the Taliban.
Vietnam needed to be 'liberated' from Communist forces.

etc.

All the way back to Crusaders needing to 'liberate' Moors from their non-Christian religion.

And further back.

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Russia claims to have 'liberated' Mariupol after weeks of bombardment [View all] AZLD4Candidate Apr 2022 OP

They had to destroy the city COL Mustard Apr 2022 #1

"At least tens of thousands of civilians killed." Irish_Dem Apr 2022 #2

Apparently firefights outside the steel plant took place today. Tomconroy Apr 2022 #3

Liberated from who? Life? IronLionZion Apr 2022 #4

The civilians no doubt will be taken to Russia never to heard from again. The children will be PortTack Apr 2022 #5

US officials dismissed Vladimir Putin's claim that his forces have "liberated" Mariupol yaesu Apr 2022 #6

I know it's fake and that RAS-putin will say anything. Just posting it in LBN because AZLD4Candidate Apr 2022 #10

The problem is that the steel mill area is huge Warpy Apr 2022 #7

...the Russian army "took all measures to preserve the lives of civilians." Talitha Apr 2022 #8

Well, by all measures they mean Bettie Apr 2022 #9

Of course. sakabatou Apr 2022 #11

Mariupol of blood. Fuck off putin you little shit...hiding away like a scared dimwitted fuck head. C Moon Apr 2022 #12

What evil. Pure evil. I wish Moscow was in rubble and that's not right either. Evolve Dammit Apr 2022 #13

I know how you feel. n/t EndlessWire Apr 2022 #17

The 2,000 plus UA and Azov are still there . ... Lovie777 Apr 2022 #14

This reminds me so much of the Battle of Stalingrad heckles65 Apr 2022 #15

maybe some russian cities need to be liberated samsingh Apr 2022 #16

The world knows what Russia did. EndlessWire Apr 2022 #18

"Liberated?" More like, "We had to destroy the village to save it." Martin68 Apr 2022 #19

Somebody should liberate Putin in the same way. Turbineguy Apr 2022 #20

'Liberate' is a strange word to use. Aussie105 Apr 2022 #21