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#310 – Andrew Bustamante: CIA Spy

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Fighting the Information War in the West Is Harder to Control

The strategy that the United States has taken to support Ukraine is similar to the strategy we took to support Great Britain during World War II. The Len Lease Act means that we are lending or leasing equipment to the Ukrainian government in exchange for future payment. Every time a rocket is launched, every time a drone crashes into a tank, that's a bill that Ukraine is just racking up. It's like when you go to a restaurant and you start drinking shots, sometimes the bill will come due. So debt is a way to establish some level of control, power is power.

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