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Time to hold fauci accountable
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Spoken like a true hero - thank you!
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Wiz of Oz - interesting - history of money
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*** Todays the day ***
Payback times 800 MILLION to my previous employer
Not good to mess with my Karma MFers
Now go where you belong - destruction really got under way today
GREAT DAY!!!
run for President Manchin - i am an independent conservative and would vote for you - a person of character - what America needs today!
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Sen Paul - CDC overreach imo is what he is saying - No Law exists - Vote on a law to prohibit masks on airplanes - then there will be a law - and the CDC cannot overrule a LAW and would it sounds like take an act of congress not just an executive presidential order to overturn
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finally gold/silver broke opposite direction of dow
dow down 2% and metals up strongly (gold $40 silver .80 cents silver like 3%)
Russia Putin Nukes on Highest alert
https://www.brighteon.com/9539a4f9-9ea8-4891-ae4e-995393c8e83f
where did the airplane disappear too?
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WW3 started on Tuesday 2/22/2022 ? TUE sounds like TWO - perhaps
i have a brand new US Dollar with a serial number of 22222222 - all TWOs
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Weee it has begun! Silver to the moon. Good luck covering 800 million short physical ounces of silver - your just fking reward dicks
https://www.kitco.com/news/2022-02-24/Russian-forces-invade-Ukraine-after-Putin-orders-attack.html
Russian forces invade Ukraine with strikes on major cities
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Thursday February 24, 2022 01:00
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MOSCOW/KYIV — IRussian forces fired missiles at several Ukrainian cities and landed troops on its south coast on Thursday, officials and media said, after President Vladimir Putin authorized what he called a special military operation in the east.
Shortly after Putin spoke in a televised address on Russian state TV, explosions could be heard in the pre-dawn quiet of the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv.
Gunfire rattled near the capital’s main airport, the Interfax news agency said, and sirens were heard over the city.
“Putin has just launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Peaceful Ukrainian cities are under strikes,” Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Twitter.
“This is a war of aggression. Ukraine will defend itself and will win. The world can and must stop Putin. The time to act is now.”
U.S. President Joe Biden, reacting to an invasion the United States had been predicting for weeks, said his prayers were with the people of Ukraine “as they suffer an unprovoked and unjustified attack by Russian military forces.”
Russia has demanded an end to NATO’s eastward expansion and Putin repeated his position that Ukrainian membership of the U.S.-led Atlantic military alliance was unacceptable.
He said he had authorized military action after Russia had been left with no choice but to defend itself against what he said were threats emanating from modern Ukraine, a democratic state of 44 million people.
“Russia cannot feel safe, develop, and exist with a constant threat emanating from the territory of modern Ukraine,” Putin said. “All responsibility for bloodshed will be on the conscience of the ruling regime in Ukraine.”
The full scope of the Russian military operation was not immediately clear but Putin said: “Our plans do not include the occupation of Ukrainian territories. We are not going to impose anything by force.”
Speaking as the U.N. Security Council held an emergency meeting in New York, Putin said he had ordered Russian forces to protect the people and appealed to the Ukrainian military to lay down their arms.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russia had carried out missile strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure and border guards, and that explosions had been heard in many cities.
He said that martial law had been declared and that he had spoken by telephone to Biden. Reservists were called up on Wednesday.
Media reported that military command centers in Kyiv and the city of Kharkiv in the northeast had been struck by missiles while Russian troops had landed in the southern port cities of Odessa and Mariupol.
A Reuters witness later heard three loud blasts in Mariupol.
Russian-backed separatists said they had launched an offensive on the Ukrainian-controlled town of Shchastia in the east, Russia’s Interfax news agency said, and explosions also rocked the breakaway eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk.
Hours earlier, the separatists issued a plea to Moscow for help to stop alleged Ukrainian aggression – claims the United States dismissed as Russian propaganda.
Global stocks and U.S. bond yields dived, while the dollar and gold rocketed higher after Putin’s address. Brent oil surged past $100/barrel for the first time since 2014.
‘DECISIVE WAY’
Biden said Putin had chosen a premeditated war that would bring a catastrophic loss of life and human suffering.
“Russia alone is responsible for the death and destruction this attack will bring, and the United States and its Allies and partners will respond in a united and decisive way. The world will hold Russia accountable,” he said.
While he has ruled out putting U.S. troops on the ground in Ukraine, he said he would announce further sanctions against Russia on Thursday, in addition to financial measures imposed this week.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg strongly condemned Russia’s “reckless and unprovoked attack” on Ukraine and said NATO allies would meet to tackle the consequences of Moscow’s “aggressive actions.”
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres made a last-minute plea to Putin to stop the war “in the name of humanity’, after the Russian leader announced the military operation.
“President Putin, in the name of humanity, bring your troops back to Russia,” Guterres said, speaking after the Security Council meeting.
The consequences of a war would be devastating for Ukraine and far-reaching for the global economy, he said.
Russia’s U.N. envoy said his country was not being aggressive against the Ukrainian people but against the “junta” in Kyiv.
Ukraine earlier restricted civilian flights in its airspace hours after a conflict zone monitor warned airlines should stop overflights over the risk of an unintended shooting down or cyber attack.
Shelling had intensified since Monday when Putin recognized two separatist regions as independent and ordered the deployment of what he called peacekeepers, a move the West called the start of an invasion.
In response to Putin’s Monday announcement, Western countries and Japan imposed sanctions on Russian banks and individuals but have held off their toughest measures until an invasion began.
The United States stepped up the pressure on Wednesday by imposing penalties on the Russian firm building the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline and its corporate officers.
Germany on Tuesday froze approvals for the pipeline, which has been built but was not in operation, amid concern it could allow Moscow to weaponise energy supplies to Europe.
(Reporting by Reuters bureaus; Writing by Stephen Coates, Robert Birsel; Editing by Lincoln Feast and Stephen Coates)
The Fed's credibility will be shot forever - TOTAL BS Liars
and with that will have to be disbanded because no one will trust the fraudulent assholes
https://kingworldnews.com/gold-silver-short-term-outlook-another-record-and-a-remarkable-call/
Suddenly…
February 22 (King World News) – Stephanie Pomboy: Suddenly my call that the fed won’t get off a single rate hike … is looking less crazy. Please remember you heard it here 1st when all the Johnny come lately’s clamor on to my one woman bandwagon.
RFK Jr Simply the truth!!!
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curious... LSD to treat anxiety - really?
America faces a serious mental health crisis, this is how MindMed aims to fix this
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Friday February 18, 2022 19:21
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Mental illness continues to be a major problem across America, with depression, anxiety, and suicidal behavior spiking during the pandemic. "One in five Americans suffer from a mental health disorder. We have seen double digit growth in mental health issues over the last decade," said Robert Barrow, CEO of MindMed. "We see even more acute growth in the last two years during the pandemic. Fortunately, we are turning the page in new treatments coming to market, but we haven't turned the page yet in treating these conditions, and seeing that growth subside."
Barrow spoke with David Lin, anchor at Kitco News about the medicinal properties of alternative drugs, and how these can treat mental health issues. MindMed is a pharmaceutical company that develops psychedelic-inspired medicines and therapies to help address addiction and mental illness.
Barrow described three drug treatment programs MindMed is currently working on that focus on different areas of brain health disorders.
"One of the leading programs that we are extremely excited about just got cleared by the FDA to move forward in a Phase 2 trial. It is a pharmaceutically optimized form of LSD to treat generalized anxiety disorder," Barrow explained. "We also have a program for treatment of opioid withdrawal, an opioid use disorder called 18-MC."
Barrow continued, "And finally we have a pro-social drug called MDMA that will help individuals who suffer from mental health issues like post-traumatic stress disorder. One of its constituent components has demonstrated pro-social effects which were documented in the autism spectrum disorder, but one of the core features is social anxiety and deficits in social functioning," Barrow said. "To be able to bring these treatments to patients, both for anxiety and depression, and for conditions that are directly linked to social challenges, is very core to our mission."
In terms of which patients would benefit the most from these drug treatments, Barrow revealed it would benefit those on the autistic spectrum. "We want to be really clear, there are no available therapies for patients with autism that treat the core symptoms. This would be the first in class drug to do that," he emphasized. "Unlike some of the other drugs that are used to treat autism, this drug has the potential to be a pro-social drug. One that enhances social connections and well-being. It doesn't just dampen side effects and act as a sedative."
For investors, Barrow discussed which stages MindMed is at with clinical trials, to obtain FDA approval for its drug therapies. "For both our 18 MC and LSD programs, we are now launching our Phase 2 trials. Those are expected to read out in late 2023, when we should have a very clear indication on the clinical activity in our populations of interest," he explained. "From there, we will progress into Phase 3 trials, and then onto NDA's, approvals or partnerships for these programs."
"We are moving forward as aggressively as we can to get these trials up and running, and fully enrolled." Barrow added.
For more on how alternative drugs can help treat mental health issues, please watch the full video above.
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https://www.kitco.com/news/2022-02-18/America-faces-a-serious-mental-health-crisis-this-is-how-MindMed-aims-to-fix-this.html
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"To have an adult think it is okay to encourage a four-year-old to pull a firearm and shoot at police illustrates how out of hand the campaign against police has gotten."
When you kill people their relatives come for ya - yep - human nature - when you kill millions... you got a big problem and wont be able to hide no matter how rich you are cause the masses will hunt you down... for free...
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We have REACHED the CROSSROADS in TIME NOW
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The "Globalist few" DESTROY the MANY or the MANY DESTROY the "Globalist few"
Not enough for a relax of mandates now - war crimes - execution
FREEDOM DEMANDS ACCOUNTABILITY DEMANDS DEATH FOR THOSE GUILTY OF GENOCIDE
VAX PUSHERS EXECUTED WORLDWIDE FOR CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY
The FUTURE of HUMANITY depends on the outcome
Agreed - too late to just relax mandates - hang them ALL - better yet publicly torture them all including the super rich
https://usawatchdog.com/financial-atrocities-at-core-of-all-global-problems-rob-kirby/
https://freewestmedia.com/2022/02/06/german-doctor-confirms-that-excess-mortality-is-directly-linked-to-covid-19-vaccination/
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German doctor confirms that excess mortality is directly linked to Covid 19 vaccination
For Dr Reitz there is no doubt: The excess mortality that has been observed since 2021 is largely due to the vaccination against Covid-19. According to their analyses, particular importance is attached to the booster vaccinations. She cannot understand the silence of leading institutions despite the clear data, nor the uncritical behavior of her colleagues. There is also no correct information about the risks of vaccination.
Published: February 6, 2022, 10:20 am
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Reitz is a specialist in general medicine and psychotherapeutic medicine with her own practice in Hamburg. In a speech at the Monday demonstration in Offenbach on January 31, 2022, she presented the results of her research to the audience.
Since the spring of 2021, since the start of the nationwide Covid vaccinations, people have been dying, according to Reitz literally, like flies, so that millions of deaths have now been recorded worldwide. The doctor differentiated between rapid death within the first fourteen days after the vaccination and a permanently increased chance of early death. In the latter case, the booster vaccinations play an important role.
Millions of deaths worldwide are attributable to the Covid vaccination
“In Germany we have such an obvious excess mortality rate of 22 percent in December and 20 percent in November. That hasn’t happened since the war. That’s what a big newspaper wrote.” She expressed astonishment that politicians have never shown any interest in the effects of the shots and instead tried to find ways to make them compulsory.
“You die in Germany. You die in England. They die in Europe. They die all over the world. The fact that no one puts their finger on the wound here, from the press, from the government, is the part that actually makes your blood boil. We’ve all seen it before, that a million deaths don’t interest us. There are millions dead, there are millions dead. Worldwide.”
Reitz pointed out that “very hard data from young people in England” showed that people under 60 have an excess mortality rate of 100 percent. “Hundred percent more chance of dying if you get shots than if you don’t get shots and then get some virus or whatever.”
In Germany there have been around 12 000 to 13 000 deaths per month from vaccinations with numbers rising from booster shots.
“We had ten percent in October. That was way, way, way too much. And we have institutes that are incredibly well paid, such as the Paul Ehrlich Institute and the RKI, which are supposed to be the guardians of our health and should also be able to recognize epidemiological emergencies. All these institutions have this data. Since June, they have seen that we have an inexplicable excess mortality rate that can only be explained by the vaccinations. And what are they all doing? They’re certainly not sounding the alarm.”
She accused Karl Lauterbach, the German Minister of Health of being “absolutely irresponsible”. Reitz added that three-quarters of excess mortality was due to vaccination.
“It’s not just an allergic shock that can occur. Instead, it has been proven – these were American cardiologists, cardiac doctors – that the vessels and organs are inflamed and therefore the probability of developing a serious heart disease increases by 120 percent. Not by 20 percent, but by 120 percent.”
Cancers are rife after Covid vaccination
“It has been proven by a study from Sweden, by Bansal and others, who examined people who had died after vaccination and found up to four months later that the spike proteins, which should actually have been excreted by now, still sit in the cells in the body, in the organs and cause inflammation there. The pathologists in Reutlingen have confirmed the same thing. They also said we see white blood cells everywhere in the organs that don’t belong there. That’s inflammation. That’s why these people died and they could only associate it with the vaccinations,” Reitz explained.
Further studies from Sweden revealed that the human repair mechanisms in the cells become permanently damaged by the vaccinations. “That explains why so many cancers explode when people have been vaccinated. This explains why many illnesses that seemed to have been alleviated reappear,” said Reitz.
“We’ve had a 50 percent increase in probability, an increased number of heart attacks and strokes in emergency hospital admissions since April. That’s what the figures from the RKI say. These are all official data that I bring, these are all studies that exist. They explain why so many people are dying and have died.”
Booster vaccination increases risk of death
“Well, it’s been proven that vaccines are to blame for at least 12 000 deaths a month since November and December. And each booster increases the risk of dying.”
Those who took the jab have fifteen years less to live on average. “So if I were to enlighten someone about vaccination, I would have to say, listen, your risk of dying early from the vaccination, of dying fifteen years earlier, is statistically proven. And the risks of dying from the Corona disease are significantly lower. Would you like to be vaccinated? This information is not communicated anywhere at all. And certainly not for children.”
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Awesome rock video - were not going to take it
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Emergency Fed BS Monday - LOL - Soon a POS Bank Short 880 MILLION PHYSICAL OUNCES of SILVER Going Bankrupt near you
Could not happen to a more DESERVING POS asshole company!!!
Karma MFers!!! Fk You!!!
Light the fuse - past time for Gold to run hard and silver to rocket past $40
Board Meeting
Closed Board Meeting on February 14, 2022
Government in the Sunshine Meeting Notice
Advanced Notice of a Meeting under Expedited Procedures
It is anticipated that the closed meeting of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, February 14, 2022, will be held under expedited procedures, as set forth in section 261b.7 of the Board's Rules Regarding Public Observation of Meetings, at the Board's offices at 20th Street and C Streets, N.W., Washington, D.C.. The following items of official Board business are tentatively scheduled to be considered at that meeting.
Meeting Date: Monday, February 14, 2022
Matter(s) to be Considered:
1.Review and determination by the Board of Governors of the advance and discount rates to be charged by the Federal Reserve Banks.
A final announcement of matters considered under expedited procedures will be available in the Board's Freedom of Information and Public Affairs Offices and on the Board's Web site following the closed meeting.
For more information please contact: Michelle Smith, Director, Assistant to the Board, Division of Board Members at 202-452-2955.
Supplementary Information:
You may contact the Board's Web site at http://www.federalreserve.gov for an electronic announcement about applications and other expedited items, as well as procedural and other information about the meeting.
Dated: 02/10/2022
Last Update: February 10, 2022
When those that have been poisoned awake to reality all hell will break loose worldwide... sadly so. Everyone will be affected. The people will come for and hold the tyrants responsible to account and pay for their actions. The tyrants will know the people are coming for them. Per Ardua!
LOL How to tell they are loosing (it) ROTFLMAO at TURDInceau
https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/trudeau-government-vows-to-criminally-target-american-donors-supporting-freedom-protest-for-undermining-national-security/
LOL Too funny trying to tow one of these - good luck POS criminal TURDeau
The Freedom Convoy Isn't Playing Around Anymore 💪 🇨🇦 pic.twitter.com/RSKKTIuXcI
— The Vigilant Fox 🦊 (@VigilantFox) February 7, 2022
Burner phones? Scientist??? LOL Idiot?
PAST TIME FOR ACCOUNTABILITY - TREASON!!!
https://www.oann.com/dr-malone-questions-dr-faucis-secret-meetings-use-of-burner-phone/
The guy responsible for protecting Trudeau RESIGNS - Says it all - Trudeau is VIOLATING the LAW
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Put Trudeau in JAIL!!!
2021 308 mi walk and 3708 drive
Jan 2022- 42 walk 57 drive
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Aug 38 walk 13 drive
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May 28 walk no driving
US Debt Clock: https://usdebtclock.org/
A(12/22/2021) B:(1/1/2022) C(2/5/2022)
Paper to Silver ratio: A 184.37 B 285.88 C 326.1
Paper to Gold ratio: A 83.51 B 107.42 C 108.81
Dollar to Oil ratio: A $72.74 B $73.99 C $74.84
Dollar to Crypto ratio: A 7.46 B 9.10 C 12.6
Dollar to Silver ratio: A $2933 B $2907 $3000
Dollar to Gold ratio: A $20475 B $21,238 C $21,920
Liability per Citizen: A $485,465 B $491,763 C $493,534
https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/freedom-convoy-canada-150k-trucks-expected-11-truck-convoys-coming-together-the-longest-one-150km-long-to-besiege-ottawa-until-covid-restrictions-are-lifted-or-the-entire-liberal-party-resigns/
Longest ONE of the 11 is 93 MILES long
150 KM = 93 Miles
Not so sure they will leave until the government resigns
Once you are there at your expense will they really just go away when the government says ok no cv19 mandates (for now)?
In my opinion they will want more - the government to resign and a guarantee from the new government that no mandates like this will ever be imposed in the future...
Guess we shall see eh?
Go Canada and USA Truckers!!!
CV19 red pill awakening starting to happen... Stop the madness...
This is an experimental vaccine so it cannot be legally mandated
It does nothing to help you and evidence shows it actually hurts you
The world is finally awakening...
It starts with: How did you develop a "vaccine" in 6 months when it takes 5 to 10 years - what was your scientific breakthru that allowed this to happen?
Thats why i was against this from the beginning - it is not science
Until and unless they can explain "their breakthru" - imo
https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/austria-canceled-lockdown-for-unvaccinated-denmark-intents-to-take-off-all-covid-measurements-restrictions-till-februarypoland/
http://www.yourdestinationnow.com/2022/01/fully-vaxxed-and-boosted-democrat.html
Seems important. Must be onsite to vote i do believe - no exceptions
Back Monday possibly?
This removes a critical democrat vote in the 50/50 Senate. Minimum 5 days. Isnt there a need to test negative as well or stay home another 5 days? not sure.
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How long should I self-isolate for COVID-19 per the CDC?
You can leave isolation after 5 full days. If you continue to have no symptoms, you can end isolation after at least 5 days. You should continue to wear a well-fitting mask around others at home and in public until day 10 (day 6 through day 10).
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Fully vaccinated *and boosted* Democrat Senator Mark Warner (VA) on Tuesday evening announced he tested positive for Covid-19 in a ‘breakthrough’ case.
“Senator Warner has tested positive for a breakthrough case of Covid-19. He is glad that he has been vaccinated and boosted, and at this time his symptoms are extremely mild,” the statement on behalf of Senator Warner said.
“Senator Warner will be working from home in accordance with guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Office of the Attending Physician for the duration of his isolation period.”
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The Race Is On: American F-35 Down in China's Claimed Territory, US Fighting to Reach It Before Beijing
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A single American F-35 downed in territory claimed by China stands to cause an international incident as both nations have a vested interest in reaching the advanced stealth jet first.
For China, surveying the aircraft will give the communist regime priceless information on the F-35’s radar-deflecting design, hyper-advanced equipment and any other goodies waiting to be reverse-engineered and used to hone Beijing’s own deadly aircraft.
For the U.S., this must be prevented by any means necessary. There’s one major problem, however.
The F-35, which crashed Monday off the deck of the nuclear aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, now sits at the bottom of the South China Sea.
The problem becomes immediately clear — the Chinese Communist Party has laid claim to much of the area, militarizing manmade atolls and usurping the claims of nearby countries.
While most nations reject Beijing’s claims to the massive sea, China’s overwhelming military assets in the region virtually guarantee the waters sit securely in communist hands for now.
According to Carl Schuster, former director of operations at the U.S. Pacific Command’s Joint Intelligence Center, the U.S. Navy will likely maintain a small fleet around the area of the downed jet while waiting on a recovery ship. This specialized vessel is expected to take as long as two weeks to arrive.
Once the ship begins its work, it may be months before the sunken F-35 is raised and the seafloor completely scrubbed of parts.
All the while, Beijing will be silently acting.
“China will try to locate and survey it thoroughly using submarines and one of its deep-diving submersibles,” Schuster said, according to CNN.
The Asian superpower’s constant activity in the region gives it an edge thanks to a working knowledge of local underwater terrain, which could lead to a swift capture of the aircraft.
To this end, China could claim salvage rights to the F-35 by citing safety concerns or, to strike a chord with President Joe Biden and his Democratic allies, a brewing ecological disaster at the site of the wreck.
“Salvaging the plane with commercial and coast guard assets will enable Beijing to claim it is recovering a potential environmental hazard or foreign military equipment from its territorial waters,” Schuster said.
A move that bold could force some sort of confrontation with the U.S., even with Chinese President Xi Jinping’s “old friend” in the White House.
If China is able to learn more about an American combat jet that has become a keystone of many military operations, the implications are clear. The U.S. faces a tough challenge in the South China Sea, but facing an adversary with intimate knowledge of our most advanced aircraft will make things much more difficult.
As it stands now for these two rivals, it’s a race against time to reach this sunken jet.
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