In the madness of these hours

Do not change course, despairing,
stand resolute in the maelstrom,
the arc of history is bending,
toward justice, ever closer,
the tide will turn in an instant,
at a tipping point, soon coming,
all that was lost will be vindicated,
your time of peace will come…
 
We must all stand together,
more certainly than ever,
for this moment requires fidelity,
faithfulness despite the challenges,
the attack of the enemy, overcoming,
both in the body and the spirit,
knowing that the cause is worthy,
the fight is worth the cost…
 
United in resolve, in resistance,
a model for the nation, humanity,
standing against terror, genocide,
a beacon not by choice, by trial,
rising to this moment, courageous,
calling us to stand with you,
to be the arsenal of freedom,
to Stand with Ukraine…
 
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February 22, 2025
In the madness of these hours
 
Edited February 21, 2025
Three years of genocide – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/02/three-years-of-genocide-v2-three-years.html
February 21, 2025
Three years of genocide
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/02/three-years-of-genocide.html
Edited December 12, 2024
The blood of the dead in Bucha – v6
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/12/the-blood-of-dead-in-bucha-v6.html
Day of the Ukrainian Land Forces
Edited November 29, 2024
The blood of the dead of Bucha – v5
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/11/the-blood-of-dead-in-bucha-v5.html
Edited March 31, 2024
The blood of the dead of Bucha – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/the-blood-of-dead-in-bucha-v4.html
Edited November 19, 2023
The blood of the dead in Bucha – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/11/the-blood-of-dead-in-bucha-v3.html
Edited November 19, 2023
Crying for Crimea, for Ukraine – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/11/crying-for-crimea-for-ukraine-v2_19.html
Edited March 31, 2024
Ukraine must Win – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/ukraine-must-win-v2.html
March 19, 2024
Ukraine must Win
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/ukraine-must-win.html
March 19, 2024
Statement by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin
https://www.defense.gov/News/Speeches/Speech/Article/3710899/opening-remarks-by-secretary-of-defense-lloyd-j-austin-iii-at-the-20th-ukraine/
at Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting in Germany
“The United States will not let Ukraine fail.
This coalition will not let Ukraine fail, and
the free world will not let Ukraine fail,”
&
Neither the word “win” nor the word “victory”
Is included in Austin’s opening remarks…
 
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