Jim Boyle
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CEO & Founder, Sustainability Roundtable Inc., husband, father, brother, friend & citizen. Escape the Oligarchy at @JamesFBoyle.bsky.social
OMG look at this force of the water cannon!!! And somehow they have endless supplies too. But also look at people going back towards the police in brief episodes that they run out of water! #GeorgiaProtests The cannons are mixed with pepper spray too!!!
Finnish President Alexander Stubb said that the country is exploring the option of withdrawing from the Ottawa Convention on the prohibition of anti-personnel mines due to the threat from Russia. "The starting point is that our biggest threat is Russia, and we have to respond to that threat in one way or another. We, calmly and moderately, will have a review, looking first at what our capabilities are and what our technological potential is. Thirdly, we will see what the response is, and then, from the point of view of overall security, we will see how the ground forces need to be reformed at this stage," @alexstubb said on the morning program of the public broadcaster Yle.
Russia would not dare invade Finland. We are too strong. - Our wartime military strength is around 280 000 trained men - Finland has heavily forested terrain and over 187 000(!) lakes larger than five ares - Largest artillery capability in western Europe - Military doctrine of total defence, meaning that all sectors of the government and economy are involved in the defence planning - Over 50 000 civil defence shelters with space for a total of almost 5 million people - Our homeland defence willingness against a superior enemy is at 83%, one of the highest rates in Europe - Our security of supply is one of the highest in the world - We are also in close collaboration with out NATO allies All this was planned long ago, because we know our neighbor. And I'm not talking about Sweden...
