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The United States Congress funding terrorist organizations is nothing new.  During the [[Syrian war]] and [[ISIS]] [[propaganda]] war, you will recall CIA/MSM manufactured the oxymoronic term, "moderate rebel"; the blue and yellow flag is the flag of the "moderate rebels" against Russian hegemony which is controlled by [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]], NATO, and other [[Western alliance|Western]] institutions ([[World Bank]], [[IMF]], [[WEF]], etc).  Their aim is integration with the [[European Union]].  The black and red flag of the Pravy Sektor (Right Sector) are the "extremists" (like religious fanatics or [[jihad]]is) who want 'Independence' from all outside control (EU, NATO, Washington, 'international bankers', etc.)  These armed forces, while receiving NATO & US weapons, training, [[intelligence sharing]], etc., do not take orders from the [[Zelensky regime]]. They are merely 'allies' in a temporary arrangement.   

The United States Congress funding terrorist organizations is nothing new.  During the [[Syrian war]] and [[ISIS]] [[propaganda]] war, you will recall CIA/MSM manufactured the oxymoronic term, "moderate rebel"; the blue and yellow flag is the flag of the "moderate rebels" against Russian hegemony which is controlled by [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]], NATO, and other [[Western alliance|Western]] institutions ([[World Bank]], [[IMF]], [[WEF]], etc).  Their aim is integration with the [[European Union]].  The black and red flag of the Pravy Sektor (Right Sector) are the "extremists" (like religious fanatics or [[jihad]]is) who want 'Independence' from all outside control (EU, NATO, Washington, 'international bankers', etc.)  These armed forces, while receiving NATO & US weapons, training, [[intelligence sharing]], etc., do not take orders from the [[Zelensky regime]]. They are merely 'allies' in a temporary arrangement.   

'''Penal battalions'''. The use of penal battalions is foreign to [[American]]s, yet their use throughout history and much of the world is common. Much of the fighting at the front on both sides is done with penal battalions - emptying the jails and prisons of [[criminal]] offenders with the promise of redemption and freedom. Criminals generally are not very bright, and don't really think about defecting to the other side where they won't be received into the society. In the cases of true [[psychopath]]s, they won't be trusted with a gun, but rather a shovel to dig trenches.

'''Penal battalions'''. The use of penal battalions is foreign to [[American]]s, yet their use throughout history and much of the world is common. Much of the fighting at the front on both sides is done with penal battalions - emptying the jails and prisons of [[criminal]] offenders with the promise of redemption and freedom. Criminals generally are not very bright, and don't really think about defecting to the other side where they won't be received into the society anyway. As a rule they generally want to, or rather need to, stay in the society and culture that they know and is familiar. In the cases of true [[psychopath]]s, they won't be trusted with a gun, but rather a shovel to dig trenches.

Where you hear of rapes by advancing troops, these typically are committed by convicted offenders and not "regulars". Generally, they can be held accountable up to and including being shot on the spot under martial law. In the case of the [[TCC]] and [[Ukraine]]'s manpower shortage as of 2026, the prisons have long been emptied of their pre-2022 population. So the [[TCC]] is now rounding up local people with criminal records, most who have served their terms and, in many cases, long ago. Based on the size of a nation's criminal population, the fighting can go on for many years.

Where you hear of rapes by advancing troops, these typically are committed by convicted offenders and not "regulars". Generally, they can be held accountable up to and including being shot on the spot under martial law. In the case of the [[TCC]] and [[Ukraine]]'s manpower shortage as of 2026, the prisons have long been emptied of their pre-2022 population. So the [[TCC]] is now rounding up local people with criminal records, most who have served their terms and, in many cases, long ago. Based on the size of a nation's criminal population, the fighting can go on for many years.