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Zarina you are brave! Your writing is beautiful and lays bare the atrocities of war. The ego of men especially Putin is the cause of all this death and destruction. Please stay safe as you continue your coverage of Putin’s genocide in Ukraine and other countries.

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This is so powerful. There are lessons to be learned for all humans in this writing. Thank you Zarina and Greg!

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"Another thing to investigate: this particular body is missing arms, legs, and head. Russian Wagner mercenaries, usually recruited from prisons and named after Hitler’s favorite composer and nicknamed “musicians,” have a habit of dismembering the prisoners of war. I need to start asking questions about that. How?

“There is no God,” says Anton."

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Thank You Zarina and Greg. Shared. Pray my friends who are still Dr. Jill Stein fans will read it. But they won't. This is so crushing and important, and indelibly written.

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Jill Stein still has fans? Really? [shakes head]

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Powerfully written piece Zarina, thanks Greg for posting this! The ravages of war are often indescribable, however, your brilliant writing and dedication to speaking out against the atrocities of Putins war leave me in stunned silence!!

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Zarina. Thank you.

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Nobody with the shared history...misses the similar name of Serena (Shim) and Zarina. #opsassy

And nobody in the actual battlefield misses the tactics of the *known* war criminals.

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Cheri Jacobus just retweeted JS. There was never a humbler, more kind person about facts.

I am sick of the fight between AG and CJ. I am tired of being collateral damage. Remember before Jordan was attacked I gave the #rawint that stopped that. To this day...come on you guys. I have this fucking screenshot in the same breath talking about Jordan coup and Cheri being catphished.

Stop it.

My beef with Lincoln Project is they ignored the Moscow PanCanton get-together with Kurds.

I don't forget. Ever.

I just can't get over Manafort ...or Flynn...

I am not forgiving the planned destruction of real people.

Allison. Extend the olive branch.

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Also...before Manchester...it was me who tried to stop the ISIS attack and because of a petty fight between stackizshort and jester the intel died. Lots of people died. Come on..ladies. Get it together.

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I grew up in Orange County, CA. Mr. Garcia nicknamed me "montana de intelijencia." Mr. Mosely said.."You will remember everything I said in this class. And pass AP History." From day one. That/those were both true. I had the worst parents ever. And my teachers were awesome. Joe Biden wants to kick up teacher pay now.

Think about that kid out there. Wow. I got here.

For sure my calculus teacher and biology teachers were great.

Boom love, Syrian kid. Yes Kurd I hear you. In this. Dutcher, the English teacher, congratulated my 5 but said..."Your writing style is brash." In my yearbook.

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Your teachers did right by you, and you've done them proud!

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Is it wrong to say this is beautiful writing? Nope. I have been waiting to read more from this excellent writer. Thanks for sharing. Gonna go sob now, and kiss a flower.

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Yes Ma'am. Invisible.

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The best CIA agents are invisible.

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Unbelievably good writing about an unbelievably bad war, caused by the whims of an unbelievably bad man who fancies himself the equal of Napoleon or Alexander the Great. He can rest easy if his only goal is to be remembered by history. He will be remembered in the same way that we remember Hitler. This is a stunning report from Ukraine. Thank you, Zarina, and Greg for sharing this with us.

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Zarina, you are truly a badass. Thank you for sharing your evocative writing about the continued assault on humanity. Thank you for going to such difficult places so that we may be informed of their existence.

Is there a list of mass grave sites? Where can someone find such a thing? I am working on an art project, for a show in August. I’m marking out every documented war crime committed against the people of Ukraine.

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I'll make sure she sees this, Lysa. Thanks.

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Really. And since Bernie threw in his vote for Biden, I suspect the good Dr. Stein will gain even more Kremlin Krazies.

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