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2 years

The West is not at war with disinformation. It is at war with dissent.

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The Crimean people do not want to live under Ukrainian rule. That was clear from the referenda in 1991, 1994 and 2014. Don't pretend that Kiev can turn the clock back and resubjugate Crimea. It won't work.

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It is not Russia who wanted to be an enemy of NATO. It is NATO that needed an enemy for its raison d'être and unilaterally assigned this role to Russia.

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If Sweden and Finland were true democracies, they would put the question of joining NATO to a referendum.

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Stoltenberg should accept that NATO made a mistake by expanding to the very frontiers of Russia, and that such expansion constituted a threat to international peace and security within the meaning of article 39 of the UN Charter.

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Ukraine is not innocent. Ukraine's systematic violation of the 2014 and 2015 Minsk agreements and the continued shelling of population centers in Lugansk, Slavyansk and Donetsk led directly to Russia's invasion of 24 February.

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Azeri President Ilham Aliyev should be indicted by the International Criminal Court under article 6, for committing the crime of aggression.

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Puigdemont was the 130th President of the Generalitá of Catalonia and was elected democratically by the people of Catalonia with a mandate to conduct a referendum, which he did. That should be praised by all democratically-minded EU parliamentarians.

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Julian Assange is a hero of our time and we all owe him a huge debt of gratitude. Let's join UN rapporteurs in demanding his immediate release.

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When will the Europeans finally understand that the US is not their friend but their economic rival and enemy.

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There is no advantage for Germany or for Europe to become dependent on the US for its energy. Whereas Putin did NOT use his leverage and did NOT blackmail the Europeans, the US has done it for decades.

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Cataluña tiene poblacion, territorio, gobierno y capacidad de entrar en relaciones con otros estados @marianorajoy #CatalanReferendum

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The rule of law is being violated in Spain in a manner far more dangerous to European values than either in Poland or Hungary #Catalonia

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The violations of European Law by #Spain justify starting an article 7 proceeding under the Treaty of Lisbon #Catalonia

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Sweden and Finland's bid to join NATO won't bring peace to Ukraine. Wonder whether they realize that NATO's record of war crimes in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and Syria qualifies it for "criminal organization" status under article 9 of the statute of the Nuremberg Tribunal.

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The terrorist attack on the Crimean bridge is a dangerous escalation of the conflict and should be condemned by the international community as a war crime.

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The mainstream media tells us that Russia frustrates the UN Security Council by abusing the veto power. However, yesterday, the US, UK and France rejected Russia’s legitimate call for an international investigation into US biolabs in Ukraine.

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It is not always the guy who fires the first shot who is 100% guilty for an armed conflict - it is also the party -- or parties -- who spend years provoking and refuse to stop the provocations.

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Putin has been proposing solutions compatible with the UN Charter since 2014, especially considering the "threat" of the use of force by NATO. The rejection of Russia's December 2021 proposals was a major strategic error by the US and NATO.

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The German left-wing politician Sarah Wagenknecht has been saying what Olaf Scholz does not dare say, that the Ukraine war was preventable and that NATO was the agent provocateur.

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If Elon Musk really meant it with de-escalation, he would not have donated 25,000 Starlink satellite internet terminals to Ukraine. He is complicit in the prolongation of the war.

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It is monstrous for the European Commission to tolerate the existence of political prisoners in Spain #Catalonia

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The self-determination of peoples is an inalienable right of all peoples -- not a prerogative of States to grant or deny. #FreeCatalonia

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If I were the Belgian judge, I would reject the Spanish request for extradition as frivolous and vexatious abuse of process, and a violation of Art. 2 of the Treaty of Lisbon #Spain #FreeCatalanPoliticalPrisoners

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How can the US accuse Russia of imperialism? There has been no country in history that has toppled as many foreign governments as the US. Just read Prof. Kinzer's Overthrow.

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7 years

Catalonia, open letter to Juncker and Tusk: the silence of the EU is unjustifiable

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1 year

The US blowing up of Nord Stream entailed numerous violations of international law and UN Charter, constituting an act of war against Germany and Russia, and the crime of ecocide. No one can bring the US before the ICC.

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Whether Lugansk or Donetsk lie in Russia or in Ukraine is a matter exclusively for the people of these territories. It is none of our business.

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The decision of the UK Home Secretary to extradite Assange to the US merely confirms what everyone knows, the breakdown of the rule of law in the UK and the subservicence of the judiciary to the executive.

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The breakdown of the rule of law in Spain and the despotic dismissal of the democratically elected 131st President of the Generalitat de Catalunya by Madrid-- violates article 2 of the Treaty of Lisbon.

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NATO unilaterally declared Russia to be the "enemy". Why? Because only thus could NATO continue pretending to be a "defensive alliance"

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Ukraine ignored the first Minsk agreement of 2014 and repeatedly violated the second of 2015. That is respectively 8 and 7 years.

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4 years

On "Columbus Day" 12 October, let us remember that America was not terra nullius, but was inhabited by some 70 million human beings.

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7 years

Media statement: Violation of the right of self-determination of the Catalan People

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As the US would not tolerate Mexico joining a Chinese military-alliance, Russia will not tolerate Ukraine or Georgia joining NATO. This is common sense. Everything else is political "narrative" and/or propaganda for war.

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If the US were a functioning democracy, US citizens would be asked whether they want billions of dollars to be given to Ukraine for war, or whether they would prefer promoting mediation with a view to a cease fire and sustainable peace.

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Ukrainian Presidents Poroshenko and Zelinsky systematically undermined and violated the Minsk agreements for a period of 8 years. Their recent military actions against Lugansk and Donetsk could not have been left unanswered.

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3 years

The European Parliament loses credibility in Europe and in the world if it fails to defend the human rights and the honour of its 3 Catalan members.

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Musk's proposal also repeats the necessity that Ukraine give up its totally unjustified claim to Crimea. I was there 1994 as UN election monitor. The vast majority of the population in Crimea is Russian and feels Russian.

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The United States and NATO are determined to continue the proxy war against Russia -- to the last Ukrainian.

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Blaming Russia for global hunger is absurd, when any economist will tell you that the collapse of globalization and supply chains is attributable to the US UK and EU sanctions policies.

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Madrid has exercised State terrorism on Catalonia for over 300 years, since the devastation of Barcelona by the imposed Bourbon King Felipe V #Spain #Catalonia #FreeCatalanPoliticalPrisoners

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There is no way Belgium could extradite Puigdemont to Spain. All of Puigdemont's actions are purely political and non-violent. #Spain #FreeCatalanPoliticalPrisoners

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The EU's failure to sanction Spain because of the persecution of political leaders like Puigdemont and the jailing of democratically elected Catalonian politicians reveals a high level of hypocrisy that destroys the reputation and credibility of the EU.

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NATO was never "Mr. nice guy" and since the dismantlement of the Warsaw Pact has NEVER acted as a "defensive" alliance. It is an expansive power that wants to deploy its neo-colonial influence and bully others in the region.

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The principle of territorial integrity protects States from other States, but cannot prohibit the self-determination of peoples #Catalonia

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The international law arguments in favour of Assange are compelling. The defense lawyers did a fine job. The UK courts, however, are in the service of the hegemon, not justice.

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3 years

The EU should be focusing on the breakdown of the rule of law in Spain and the scandal that there are political prisoners in that country.

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5 years

The Catalans are a "people" with their own language, culture, history and identity. They -- like every people -- have the right to determine their own future #Catalonia

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The mainstream press seems to have forgotten (has deliberately buried) the scandalous and on-going situation that there are political prisoners in Europe -- namely in Spain, where the rule of law and respect for human rights has broken down on the Catalan issues #Catalonia

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2 years

Time for the Catalans to emancipate from the Kingdom of Spain, time for the Corsicans to emancipate from France, time for the Kurds to emancipate from Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey.

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The right of self-determination of peoples is jus cogens and part of the Spanish legal order pursuant to articles 10(2) and 96 of the Spanish Constitution. #Catalonia #Madrid #Barcelona

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#Spain is at war with the rule of law -- and with respect for Art. 1 of the UN Charter and Art. 1 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights #Catalonia

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The trial of Catalonia's President Quim Torra for "disobedience" illustrates how Spain sinks deeper and deeper into despotism #Catalonia #freecatalanpoliticalprisoners

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Do you support the decision to recognise Juan #Guido as the interim President of #Venezuela ?

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Had NATO negotiated in good faith with Russia about Russia's legitimate security concerns, Putin's recognition of the Donbas Republics would not have occurred.

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Today a masquerade of a trial started in Madrid. Twelve democratically elected Catalan politicians are accused of the "crime" of speaking out for the right of the Catalan people to decide their own future #Catalonia

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The Global majority wants peace in Ukraine and in the rest of the world. It is the NATO military machine that wants more wars, more interventions, more military bases, more coups d'état.

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Merkel emphasized that “even in the Cold War, Russia was a reliable energy supplier.” True enough, Putin did NOT close the flow on the Europeans, in spite of the vulgar incitement to hatred that the US and EU have been practicing.

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The death of every soldier – Ukrainian, Russian, mercenary – is a tragedy. Each one had a right to live and has been sacrificed by the ideologues and politicians.

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Self-determination and Catalonia

Self-determination and Catalonia

The change of government in Madrid gives hope that negotiations in good faith may now be possible with the government of the Generalitat of Catalonia. A modicum of historical knowledge should help…

dezayasalfred.wordpress.com

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What the European Parliament should do is to condemn the Spanish Tribunal Supremo for a series of rulings that undermine the rule of law in Spain and violate article 2 of the Treaty of Lisbon.

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"The law is the law" is a poor recipe. Apartheid was also the "law". What matters is to do justice #Spain #Catalonia #FreeCatalonia #FreeCatalanPoliticalPrisoners

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If Brussels takes #Poland to EU court over the threat to judicial independence, why not #Spain , where the rule of law has broken down? #Catalonia

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The director of Amnessty International just resigned after media mobbing following AI's report on Ukraine. Proof that even AI cannot contradict the mainstream narrative.

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Former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz reminds the world that the Ukraine war cannot be won and that it must end by negotiation -- NOW.

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All the world must have compassion for the victims of the Russian missile strikes in Kiev, but similarly all the world must have compassion for the victims of Ukrainian shelling of Donetsk and Lugansk. War is madness.

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The refusal of Sweden to involve Germany and Russia in the investigations into the terrorist attack on the Nordstream pipelines augurs badly for Europe and for the credibility of the investigation. Will there be yet another cover-up?

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IN #CATALONIA , EVEN THE "REMEDIAL" THEORY OF SELF-DETERMINATION NOW APPLIES. THE THRESHOLD HAS BEEN CROSSED

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The terrorist attack on a civilian infrastructure necessary for the population living in Crimea constitutes a war crime and the ICC should start an investigation with a view to indict the culprits under articles 7 and 8 of the Statute or Rome.

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It is not certain that the Donbas republics had a right to "remedial secession" in 2014 after the Maidan coup. But after 8 years of shelling by Ukrainian forces and more than 15,000 victims, they do have that right today.

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Ernesto "Che" Gevara was murdered by the CIA on 9 October 1967, 55 years ago. He fought for the self-determination of the Cuban and Bolivian peoples. As a high school student in Chicago I was taught that Che was a gangster.

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It is a grave violation of article 9 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights to arrest elected officials for expressing their views on self-determination #Catalonia

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Who knows that the people of Crimea held referendums in 1991, 1994 and 2014 voicing their preference for autonomy or independence -- at nearly 90%. Noone in the West wants them to be what they are -- Russians.

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Zelinsky's statement that he will conquer Crimea is not only unrealistic -- it is contrary to the right of the Crimean people to determine their own future.

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3 years

There is nothing more shocking and more flagrantly in violation of Article 2 of the Treaty of Lisbon than the persecution of Catalan politicians by Madrid's government.

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Self-determination is a human right

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Donald Tusk is selective. Why does he ask #Russia to release all "political prisoners" but does not say a word about the political prisoners in #Spain ? #Catalonia

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The disinformation campaign about #Venezuela is reminiscent of the weapons of mass destruction in Iraq 2003

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I endorse the Belgian court's decision NOT to enforce the European arrest warrant issued by Spain against former Catalan Minister Lluis Puig. Amazing how Spain pretends to prosecute a Culture Minister for trying to implement article 1 of ICCPR

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What is holding Europe from lifting the sanctions? A curious death-wish. An illogical, absurd rejection of the obvious fact that NATO provoked the war in Ukraine and that if NATO had not persisted on provoking Russia, there would be no war today.

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Self-determination is an expression of human dignity. Who can deny this right to the Kurds, the Tamils, the #Catalans ?

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THE PROGRESSIVE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNATIONAL LAW IS CLEAR: SELF-DETERMINATION PREVAILS OVER TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY

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NATO’s demand that Crimea, Lugansk and Donetsk be forced under Ukrainian sovereignty is a non-starter because it blithely ignores the wishes for the people of Crimea, Lugansk and Donetsk.

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The Catalan politicians have always used democratic and peaceful means to express their demands. #Catalonia

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Self-determination is a fundamental human right -- not a crime of sedition and much less the crime of rebellion #Catalonia

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The self-mutilation of the Europeans and the their toleration of a US terror attack on Nordstream demonstrates how much the Europeans have lost sovereignty and abandoned democracy for their citizens.

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Let's revisit the treaty of Utrecht of 1713 that guaranteed the historical rights of Catalonia abolished already 1714 by the Bourbon king

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"The bird has been freed", said Musk, but then the EU totalitarian commissioner Breton tweeted "In Europe the bird will fly by our rules" -- meaning continued EU manipulation of public opinion and suppression of dissent.

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As an American I protest against the US, NATO, the Ukraine and Poland putting the fate of the entire world at risk of nuclear war. Forget about "victory". What we urgently need is modesty, an imperfect deal, a compromise, a quid pro quo.

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The idea of Pedro Sanchez to criminalize the holding of a referendum is yet another example of flouting articles 19 and 25 ICCPR and article 2 Treaty of Lisbon #Spain #Catalonia #freecatalanpoliticalprisoners

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In a true democratic society, the voice of the people must be heard and respected #Catalonia

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4 years

Nagorno Karabagh declared its independence from Azerbaijan way back in December 1991. This declaration is consistent with modern international law.

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Notwithstanding NATO’s claim to be a "defensive organization", the bloc has militarily intervened in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, where no "defense" argument could be made. NATO illegally usurps the functions of the United Nations.

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US sanctions have killed tens of thousands of people throughout the world. We should finally understand that sanctions kill just as bullets do -- and that there is civil and criminal responsibility.

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The world will be a happier and more peaceful place with 250 States that respect each other mutually. Let us welcome the Catalans, Scots, Corsicans, Kurds, Tamils, Sahraouis, West Papuans, Ryukyuans, Rapa Nuis, Mapuches into the community of nations.

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UN independent expert urges Spanish Government to reverse decision on Catalan autonomy

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The European Court of Justice in Luxembourg should condemn Spain for violating art 2 of the Treaty of Lisbon #Catalonia #FreeCatalanPoliticalPrisoners

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Territoral integrity CAN only be invoked AGAINST States not against THE people

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Josep Borell should stop interfering in the internal affairs of Russia and instead conduct an investigation into political prisoners in Spain.

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