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To: Les H who wrote (49633)12/19/2025 1:38:35 PM
From: Les H  Respond to of 49731
 
How a Reddit post about the Brown shooter 'blew this case right open'

Story by Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, December 19, 2025

How a Reddit post about the Brown shooter 'blew this case right open'



To: Les H who wrote (49633)12/19/2025 1:51:50 PM
From: Les H  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 49731
 
Pranked Biden official exposes lie that Ukraine war was inevitable
She isn't the first to admit — after the fact — that taking NATO off the table to avoid Russian invasion was considered, and dismissed

Branko Marcetic, Responsible Statecraft
Dec 17, 2025

Pranked Biden official exposes lie that Ukraine war was inevitable | Responsible Statecraft

It's doubtful that alone would've stopped the war. Zelensky had bragged before the war that Ukraine was already a de facto NATO member. It was meant to imply that NATO would come to its defense as with de jure membership, but it was also backed by joint military activities with NATO and the military facilities that NATO was building in Ukraine.