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(BBC-US)   Russian forces in Ukraine increasingly made up of rustlers, cutthroats, murderers, bounty hunters, mugs, pugs, thugs, nitwits, halfwits, dimwits, vipers, snipers, con men, muggers, buggerers, bushwhackers, hornswogglers, bank robbers and Methodists   (bbc.com) divider line
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1184 clicks; posted to Politics » on 22 Dec 2022 at 9:59 AM (14 weeks ago)   |   Favorite    |   share:  Share on Twitter share via Email Share on Facebook



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Weaver95
2022-12-22 9:39:08 AM  
You don't hire mercenaries for front line combat. They're too unreliable.
You hire mercenaries to commit war crimes.

/I am the very model of a modern major general.
 
bronskrat
2022-12-22 10:01:02 AM  
That's all ok but NOT THE IRISH!!!
 
mazzz
2022-12-22 10:01:55 AM  
But some, I assume, are good people.
 
wildcardjack
2022-12-22 10:04:37 AM  
It's that point where you put up megaphones saying. " we have food and warm baths, come surrender".
 
tnpir
2022-12-22 10:06:06 AM  
Could you repeat that, subby?
 
Wessoman
2022-12-22 10:06:08 AM  
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Yo where the Ukrainian women at?
 
COMALite J
2022-12-22 10:06:16 AM  
Instead of Methodists let them send Russian Orthodox clergy, all the way up to and including the archbishop. If they want the claimed birthplace of their denomination so badly, let them fight for it.
 
Kris_Romm
2022-12-22 10:06:43 AM  
Is the name "Wagner" intended to hoodwink people into thinking it's American based?
 
Todorojo
2022-12-22 10:10:15 AM  
Dare I say... The common clay?

/I know a guy who knows a guy whose sister once went to a Travis Tritt concert
 
ssaoi
2022-12-22 10:10:54 AM  
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doctorguilty
2022-12-22 10:13:16 AM  

Kris_Romm: Is the name "Wagner" intended to hoodwink people into thinking it's American based?


No, it's to make them think they roll into battle with Ride of the Valkyries blaring over the radio.
 
Im_Gumby
2022-12-22 10:13:50 AM  

Kris_Romm: Is the name "Wagner" intended to hoodwink people into thinking it's American based?


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MoonFull
2022-12-22 10:17:17 AM  
Okay... Everybody.
 
Laobaojun
2022-12-22 10:17:50 AM  

bronskrat: That's all ok but NOT THE IRISH!!!



Shakes tiny fist!

I am sincerely surprised the Irish haven't show up.  Tell them Zelensky is English, and the Russians couldn't keep them out.
 
BitwiseShift
2022-12-22 10:19:18 AM  
They recruited 28 Republicans in Congress, so I hear.  No one I voted for.
 
Laobaojun
2022-12-22 10:19:31 AM  

mazzz: But some, I assume, are good people.


"Very fine people"
 
wademh
2022-12-22 10:19:32 AM  

wildcardjack: It's that point where you put up megaphones saying. " we have food and warm baths, come surrender".


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DrD'isInfotainment [OhFark]
2022-12-22 10:20:44 AM  
 What, no rapscallions or scalawags?
 
Discordulator
2022-12-22 10:22:06 AM  

Kris_Romm: Is the name "Wagner" intended to hoodwink people into thinking it's American based?


No, it's named after Hitler's favorite composer.
 
Mr. Shabooboo
2022-12-22 10:23:27 AM  

Kris_Romm: Is the name "Wagner" intended to hoodwink people into thinking it's American based?


It's an allusion to the NAZI infatuation with Wagner (The composer) and the "Aryan Mythos" around
his music and opera..The Wagner Group is essentially run by and composed of fascists.
The excuse of "de-NAZIfication" used as an excuse to invade Ukraine was like 3 jokes in one..
The Ukrainian NAZI's were Russians, a lot of them were sent by Russia to Ukraine to foment rebellion,
and then used as scapegoats later..
 
SurelyShirley
2022-12-22 10:27:12 AM  
What about the quakers, bakers and candlestick makers?
 
Vacation Bible School
2022-12-22 10:27:49 AM  

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Winston Smith '84
2022-12-22 10:37:28 AM  
I wonder why Putin hasn't contracted Erik Prince and Academi (formerly known as Blackwater) to provide "security" for his troops on the frontline.  From what I've read, they have a proven record of doing whatever is necessary to quell local populations and have a team of lawyers and politicians capable of justifying any actions taken against an "opposing" force.  Putin would also have access to US Intelligence, the latest in western weaponry, and an ability to shape western attitudes through Fox News, OAN, GOP PACs, etc.
 
Weaver95
2022-12-22 10:40:24 AM  

Winston Smith '84: I wonder why Putin hasn't contracted Erik Prince and Academi (formerly known as Blackwater) to provide "security" for his troops on the frontline.  From what I've read, they have a proven record of doing whatever is necessary to quell local populations and have a team of lawyers and politicians capable of justifying any actions taken against an "opposing" force.  Putin would also have access to US Intelligence, the latest in western weaponry, and an ability to shape western attitudes through Fox News, OAN, GOP PACs, etc.


I think Erik prince is a bit worried about getting "accidentally killed in combat due to a regrettable friendly fire incident".
A lot of people would rest easy if that dude wasn't around anymore.
 
Billy Bathsalt
2022-12-22 10:41:56 AM  

DrD'isInfotainment: What, no rapscallions or scalawags?


...and rapists and rapists.
 
Blathering Idjut
2022-12-22 10:47:44 AM  
That article is terrifying.  Just as in the United States the far-right in Russia can only seem to double-down.  The only way this ends well is if average Russians have had enough and make leadership changes.

/Chief Gummy Bear Eater
 
wxboy
2022-12-22 10:49:39 AM  
Soon they'll be stampeding cattle through the Kremlin.
 
PartTimeBuddha [OhFark]
2022-12-22 10:50:58 AM  

ssaoi: [Fark user image 425x238]


Please remind me of this image's origin.
 
Nicholas D. Wolfwood [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2022-12-22 10:53:00 AM  
"Russian forces in Ukraine increasingly made up of rustlers, cutthroats, murderers, bounty hunters, mugs, pugs, thugs, nitwits, halfwits, dimwits, vipers, snipers, con men, muggers, buggerers, bushwhackers, hornswogglers, bank robbers and Methodists"

Ooooh!  *Upgrade*!
 
Nicholas D. Wolfwood [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2022-12-22 10:57:35 AM  

Weaver95: Winston Smith '84: I wonder why Putin hasn't contracted Erik Prince and Academi (formerly known as Blackwater) to provide "security" for his troops on the frontline.  From what I've read, they have a proven record of doing whatever is necessary to quell local populations and have a team of lawyers and politicians capable of justifying any actions taken against an "opposing" force.  Putin would also have access to US Intelligence, the latest in western weaponry, and an ability to shape western attitudes through Fox News, OAN, GOP PACs, etc.

I think Erik prince is a bit worried about getting "accidentally killed in combat due to a regrettable friendly fire incident".
A lot of people would rest easy if that dude wasn't around anymore.


Wait, are you sure Prince would actually be in combat himself?  Seems unlikely.
 
kling_klang_bed
2022-12-22 10:58:55 AM  
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Weaver95
2022-12-22 11:01:28 AM  

Nicholas D. Wolfwood: Weaver95: Winston Smith '84: I wonder why Putin hasn't contracted Erik Prince and Academi (formerly known as Blackwater) to provide "security" for his troops on the frontline.  From what I've read, they have a proven record of doing whatever is necessary to quell local populations and have a team of lawyers and politicians capable of justifying any actions taken against an "opposing" force.  Putin would also have access to US Intelligence, the latest in western weaponry, and an ability to shape western attitudes through Fox News, OAN, GOP PACs, etc.

I think Erik prince is a bit worried about getting "accidentally killed in combat due to a regrettable friendly fire incident".
A lot of people would rest easy if that dude wasn't around anymore.

Wait, are you sure Prince would actually be in combat himself?  Seems unlikely.


I'm just telling you what I think will be in the obituary.
 
Fisty Bum
2022-12-22 11:07:00 AM  

wxboy: Soon they'll be stampeding cattle through the Kremlin.


Kinky!

/will be attending the coronation
 
tekmo
2022-12-22 11:15:26 AM  
Hey now, leave us buggerers out of this.

Buggery is like, the funniest word ever. And so flexible. It's England's greatest contribution to Western Culture.

Bugger.
 
TDWCom29
2022-12-22 11:34:12 AM  
At least Hedley Lamarr knew when he was beat
 
GhostOfSavageHenry
2022-12-22 12:03:08 PM  
Ok, now I get the rights problem with the war. They're just upset that good ol capitalist military is getting their ass handed to em by a big government socialist militaries.
 
monsatano [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2022-12-22 12:15:29 PM  

PartTimeBuddha: ssaoi: [Fark user image 425x238]

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Bueller?
 
Evil Mackerel
2022-12-22 12:37:36 PM  
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They'll never make it.
 
ssaoi
2022-12-22 12:43:15 PM  

PartTimeBuddha: ssaoi: [Fark user image 425x238]

Please remind me of this image's origin.


Ferris Buller.
 
PartTimeBuddha [OhFark]
2022-12-22 12:49:28 PM  

monsatano: PartTimeBuddha: ssaoi: [Fark user image 425x238]

Please remind me of this image's origin.

Bueller?


36 years ago. How pertinent.
 
ChopperCharles
2022-12-22 3:59:59 PM  
SHAME for not using the Oxford comma.
 
ssaoi
2022-12-22 5:16:05 PM  

PartTimeBuddha: monsatano: PartTimeBuddha: ssaoi: [Fark user image 425x238]

Please remind me of this image's origin.

Bueller?

36 years ago. How pertinent.


I think in this case it was.
 
Snarcoleptic_Hoosier
2022-12-22 10:40:42 PM  
Many convicts are believed to have joined Wagner - though there are no precise numbers. In return they have been told they'll get paid and have their sentences commuted after serving six months on the front line.

Yeah, and the Empire gave great retirement benefits to TIE fighter pilots.
 
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