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  financing terrorism (most likely related to the Russian/Ukrainian war as

this is a conventional war, what do you mean financing terrorism? was he financing russia or ukraine?

You're mistaking insurgency for terrorism. This is referring to Russia terrorizing the civilian population of Ukraine by systematically attacking purely civilian targets.

Didn't America do the same in Iraq? In fact, the first thing America did there was to destroy civilian infrastructure.

We're not only talking about infrastructure. We're also talking about wholesale killing of civilians. And, if someone else does it, does that change what it is? Terrorism does not have an ambiguous definition.

You should check America's own data on the hundreds of thousands of civilians killed in Iraq! And this is not even mentioning the estimated half a million children who died due to the embargo before the war, which Madeleine Albright said was worth it in an interview!

Guy, you're not following me. I'm not saying US is better. I've not even mentioned it.

True, but it is a hypocrisy to bash Russia and be silent about the ongoing assaults on civilians that America keeps doing to this very day - how many civilians did Obama kill in Yemen, he even bragged about it saying, "I'm very good at killing." If we let one country go away with this, then it sets a dangerous precedent for others to use as an excuse! America continues to assassinate people in sovereign countries and feels entitled to do so. Even its involvement in Syria, which Turkiye followed shortly, was a violation of international law. And nobody says anything about Turkiye for killing Kurds in Syria!

And there's no such thing as terrorism during a war! Did America terrorize civilians in Serbia during the bombing - it surely did! Did it declare war on Serbia? Certainly not!

If there's civilian terror, there's terrorism. What are you talking about. If you bomb bread lines, if your concept of siege is to pressure defenders by maximizing civilian casualties, you're a terrorist. If you use genocidal rhetoric, that doesn't help your case either.

You can deflect by talking about other countries all you want. That does not matter to the victims.

Which war didn't terrorize civilians? Let's not use Ukrainian PR campaigns as facts. If Russia wanted to maximize civilians damage, that's the easiest thing to do by following the playbook of America in Iraq! On the contrary, Russia is doing a ten-fold effort to accomplish its goals by minimizing civilian casualties - and that's why Ukraine is putting military targets in populated areas.

> Ten-fold effort to minimize civilian casualties

We belong to different realities.

How about if he had an account with FIB Bank...?

> Btw, if anyone wants to finance terrorism by using a crypto exchange, let be clear: that's a very bad idea. Have your own wallet and use at least some privacy coins ...

Or just buy your own bank...

The disposable bank industry is thriving around the world, and is completely circumventing all of that nonsense AML theatre in its entirety.

The draconian banking reporting regulation only impact individuals, but nearly none business accounts, and close to nothing is aimed at banking institutions themselves.

You literally need more papers to open a bank account in some EU countries, than to buy a fully fledged tier 1 bank, with a central bank account, and direct access to FX exchanges, clearing, securities brokerages etc.

Off Topic: is baybal2 shadow banned on specific topics, or do their comments need to be actively allowed by a moderator or something?

Everything is flagged as dead and they're harmless comments, but some comments occasionally are allowed.

baybal2, if you're reading this: there's an issue.

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