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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Mort et al: It was only 460 Kilometers from the US/NATO/Ukrainian-Nazis in Donbass to Stalingrad, which I have toured. The Sheer Genocidal Savagery
of the Nazis there took my breath away. Fab.<o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<b><u><span style="font-size:18.0pt;color:windowtext">Stalingrad</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">We got off the boat at the docks</span></b><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Walking into town I was asked</span></b><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Could I lay some flowers</span></b><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">At the War Memorial</span></b><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">On the Banks of the Volga?</span></b><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt"> </span></b><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Of course I said yes.</span></b><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Honored and pleased</span></b><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">My Dad had fought the Japanese</span></b><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">At Saipan, and Tinian and Okinawa</span></b><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt"> </span></b><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">The Nazis were not his war</span></b><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">But We were All Allies Together
</span></b><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">In the Noble Cause to Defeat Fascism</span></b><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt"> </span></b><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">As I neared the Statue</span></b><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">On the Banks of the Volga</span></b><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">A young Komsomol Girl appeared</span></b><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">All dressed in white</span></b><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">carrying a wreath of roses</span></b><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt"> </span></b><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">A band was playing</span></b><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Joyful, not somber, but subdued</span></b><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">The Town Elders assembled</span></b><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt"> </span></b><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">The sun was shining</span></b><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">a most beautiful day</span></b><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">On the Banks of the Volga</span></b><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt"> </span></b><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">I lay my wreath of roses</span></b><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">To the Defenders and Victims at Stalingrad</span></b><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">And bowed my head in silent reflection</span></b><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt"> </span></b><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">If the Soviets had not held at Stalingrad</span></b><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">All Europe today would be speaking German</span></b><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">And saluting: Heil Hitler!</span></b><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt"> </span></b><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Deutschland, Deutschland</span></b><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">But not Uber Alles</span></b><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">My Dad was smiling</span></b><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">On the Banks of the Volga</span></b><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><img width="607" height="431" style="width:6.3214in;height:4.488in" id="Picture_x0020_18" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D8309A.5B1E2A30"><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt"> </span></b><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><b><span 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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold",sans-serif">Francis A. Boyle<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold",sans-serif">Law Building<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold",sans-serif">504 E. Pennsylvania Ave.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold",sans-serif">Champaign IL 61820 USA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold",sans-serif">Phone: 217-333-7954<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold",sans-serif">Fax: 217-244-1478<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold",sans-serif">(personal comments only)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Boyle, Francis A <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, March 5, 2022 11:10 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> karen aram <karenaram@hotmail.com><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Brussel, Morton K <brussel@illinois.edu>; Peace Discuss <peace-discuss@anti-war.net>; Ricky Baldwin <baldwinricky@gmail.com>; Levy, Stuart A <salevy@illinois.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [Peace-discuss] An exchange<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Good one! fab<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold",sans-serif">Francis A. Boyle<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold",sans-serif">Law Building<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold",sans-serif">504 E. Pennsylvania Ave.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold",sans-serif">Champaign IL 61820 USA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold",sans-serif">Phone: 217-333-7954<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold",sans-serif">Fax: 217-244-1478<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold",sans-serif">(personal comments only)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> karen aram <<a href="mailto:karenaram@hotmail.com">karenaram@hotmail.com</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, March 5, 2022 9:38 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Boyle, Francis A <<a href="mailto:fboyle@illinois.edu">fboyle@illinois.edu</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Brussel, Morton K <<a href="mailto:brussel@illinois.edu">brussel@illinois.edu</a>>; Peace Discuss <<a href="mailto:peace-discuss@anti-war.net">peace-discuss@anti-war.net</a>>; Ricky Baldwin <<a href="mailto:baldwinricky@gmail.com">baldwinricky@gmail.com</a>>;
Levy, Stuart A <<a href="mailto:salevy@illinois.edu">salevy@illinois.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Peace-discuss] An exchange<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please see Morton Brussel’s excellent letter recently submitted to the NG.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt">"It is disheartening to listen to the chorus of condemnation against Russia. There is no empathy or understanding for the Russian fear of encirclement by weaponized NATO countries. There is no recognition that Russia offered proposals
to defuse the situation, proposals derided by the Biden administration. Not only were the proposals basically ignored, but military actions were carried out by a nazified Ukraine military, especially in the Donbas, causing thousands of casualties. Russians
no doubt remember how these same Nazi elements incinerated peaceful opponents in Odessa after the coup of Maidan, and feared it would be repeated in eastern Russian-speaking Ukraine. As a result, Russia felt forced to dramatize its serious concerns; hence
the current incursion into Ukraine.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt">Preferable actions to create a stir in western and US citizenry would have been clearly evident Russian military forces off the US east coast, or even weaponry shipped to Cuba, however dangerous. As it is, we have an inert and
ignorant American citizenry, lulled and distracted by an all encompassing propaganda matrix. One might have thought that the NATO nations would have considered that their cities could be engulfed in any larger European conflict. Their total condemnation of
the Russian attack on Ukraine seems to belie such considerations. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt">The sanctions and continued shipping of armaments to Ukraine by NATO countries will likely cause greater conflict. A dire situation, illustrating the turpitude, hypocrisy, and corruption of American government policy-makers and
their NATO clients." </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt">—mkb</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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