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From floaterjr@21:1/5 to All on Fri Apr 22 04:26:20 2022

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/19/world/europe/mariupol-azovstal-steel-plant.html

The Alamo, Thermopylae, Masada are we watching history in the making? I don't envy their mission impossible but I do admire their resolve and courage.

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From xyzzy@21:1/5 to floaterjr on Fri Apr 22 11:45:28 2022

floaterjr <[email protected]> wrote:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/19/world/europe/mariupol-azovstal-steel-plant.html

The Alamo, Thermopylae, Masada are we watching history in the making? I don't envy their mission impossible but I do admire their resolve and courage.

For those of us who played Squad Leader, echoes of the Tractor Works

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“I usually skip over your posts because of your disguistng, contrarian, liberal personality.” — Altie

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From floaterjr@21:1/5 to xyzzy on Fri Apr 22 05:16:15 2022

On Friday, April 22, 2022 at 7:45:32 AM UTC-4, xyzzy wrote:

floaterjr <[email protected]> wrote:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/19/world/europe/mariupol-azovstal-steel-plant.html

The Alamo, Thermopylae, Masada are we watching history in the making? I don't envy their mission impossible but I do admire their resolve and courage.

For those of us who played Squad Leader, echoes of the Tractor Works

--
“I usually skip over your posts because of your disguistng, contrarian, liberal personality.” — Altie

The Little Big Horn

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From xyzzy@21:1/5 to floaterjr on Fri Apr 22 14:31:29 2022

floaterjr <[email protected]> wrote:

On Friday, April 22, 2022 at 7:45:32 AM UTC-4, xyzzy wrote:

floaterjr <[email protected]> wrote:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/19/world/europe/mariupol-azovstal-steel-plant.html

The Alamo, Thermopylae, Masada are we watching history in the making? I
don't envy their mission impossible but I do admire their resolve and courage.

For those of us who played Squad Leader, echoes of the Tractor Works

--
“I usually skip over your posts because of your disguistng, contrarian,
liberal personality.” — Altie

The Little Big Horn

http://www.wargameacademy.org/sqla/scenarios/ScenariosTAHGC/TAHGC-002-The%20Tractor%20Works.pdf

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“I usually skip over your posts because of your disguistng, contrarian, liberal personality.” — Altie

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From TE@21:1/5 to floaterjr on Fri Apr 22 08:36:04 2022

On Friday, April 22, 2022 at 7:26:23 AM UTC-4, floaterjr wrote:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/19/world/europe/mariupol-azovstal-steel-plant.html

The Alamo, Thermopylae, Masada are we watching history in the making? I don't envy their mission impossible but I do admire their resolve and courage.

Good book:

https://www.amazon.com/Last-Stands-Fight-When-Lost/dp/1250217083

-TE

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From TE@21:1/5 to xyzzy on Fri Apr 22 08:35:11 2022

On Friday, April 22, 2022 at 7:45:32 AM UTC-4, xyzzy wrote:

floaterjr <[email protected]> wrote:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/19/world/europe/mariupol-azovstal-steel-plant.html

The Alamo, Thermopylae, Masada are we watching history in the making? I don't envy their mission impossible but I do admire their resolve and courage.

For those of us who played Squad Leader, echoes of the Tractor Works

+1

-TE

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