I thought this was a military officer? Or are you suggesting the attack was designed to terrorize the civilian population and just had the side effect of taking out a military officer of an invading force?
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I was commenting the language used. "Assassin" is clear enough anyway, just unusual.
As for semantics for "terrorist"... An assassination in a peaceful city as a revenge for suspicion of bombing. Does it matter whether he was a military officer? For example using IEDs against military convoys is terrorism.
Showing your colours there - a targetted strike against a [former] military commander involved in armed combat is not terrorism.
Those using IEDs against a military convoy are involved in terrorism when they belong to a group which has been designated as terrorists (there is ideology involved in there and always the old one man's freedom fighter side to the equation but that doesn't apply here).
Those using IEDs against a military convoy are involved in terrorism when they belong to a group which has been designated as terrorists (there is ideology involved in there and always the old one man's freedom fighter side to the equation but that doesn't apply here).
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Eh? it fits the definition, assuming it was a targetted attack related to the Ukraine war, of an assassination, calling it terrorism is badly misplaced. If there'd been a bunch of Ukrainian linked people running around the city with AK-47s shooting at people indiscriminately and blowing hotels, etc. then maybe the terrorism label would apply.
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At least ours has a better name
Oh I dunno I'm sure "Système de Croisière Autonome à Longue Portée – Emploi Général" could sound pretty hot depending on which French woman was saying it!
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The Patriot's will be more then welcomed but come on just 20k artilary shells? Ukraine will munch through that in a week. Rheinmetall have stated they make 600k shells a year and with the US production and south Korean stockpiles coming via a 3rd party we should be able to supply Ukraine with a sustainable 2m shells a year (forget about the UK, our production is pathetic, 15k P.A).
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Those Lancet missiles seems to lack punching power, just seen a video of a T64 getting hit on the roof by 2 of these things and the only visable damage in the frame was the wreckage of the Lancets.
Um, no.
Could you explain how that fits the definition of the word terrorist?
ok, I stand corrected. Must be like Rroff pointed out, first you designate bad guys terrorists, then everything they do is terror attack
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It has a soft cheese in place of a warhead, sort of like the high explosive squash head rounds Challenger 2 can fire. Upon impact, de-Brie is scattered everywhere!
Off the top of my head I don't believe the Lancet has an anti-armour shaped charge - they nominally have either a general purpose high-explosive warhead or a shaped charge based on a more industrial rather than military design for more general purpose demolition rather than optimised for punching through tank armour like the NLAW.
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Ukrainian hit?
Using Strava pubic profile, as well.
Ukraine war: Russian ex-navy commander shot dead while jogging in Krasnodar
A suspect has been arrested after Stanislav Rzhitsky was gunned down in the Russian city of Krasnodar.
www.bbc.co.uk
Using Strava pubic profile, as well.
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You designated them terrorists when they fit the profile of one. Only one side in this conflict fits that profile. And it isn't Ukraine.
Letting your little shill mask slip though!
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No. Attacks targeting civilians (presumably with the goal of terrorizing a wide ranging portion of the general population) is terrorism.
Targeting your enemy's military (with the goal of removing them from the battlefield or degrading their ability to fight) is war.
From cnn
"Sullivan added that the US views the provision of cluster munitions as “temporary” until more unitary rounds can be produced.
“We view that as temporary because many months ago, we began the intensive process of ramping up our unitary round production. Once it hits a level where unitary round production can satisfy Ukraine's needs, then there will be no need to continue giving cluster munitions,” he said"
"Sullivan added that the US views the provision of cluster munitions as “temporary” until more unitary rounds can be produced.
“We view that as temporary because many months ago, we began the intensive process of ramping up our unitary round production. Once it hits a level where unitary round production can satisfy Ukraine's needs, then there will be no need to continue giving cluster munitions,” he said"
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