Subj : Starlink helps destroy Ru
To   : Dennis Katsonis
From : August Abolins
Date : Wed Mar 23 2022 09:13 am

Hello Dennis Katsonis!

** On Wednesday 23.03.22 - 20:49, you wrote to me:

AA>> https://nypost.com/2022/03/21/elon-musks-starlink-satellites-
AA>> helping-ukraine-drones-destroy-russian-tanks-report/

DK> That's great, companies are now fighting wars themselves.
DK> This is a worrying development as we have unaccounted for,
DK> undemocratic, rogue entities now shaping politics.

I wouldn't call Musk's involvement rogue.


DK> China is taking note of this, and the message here to the
DK> world (and to China) is that you can rely less on the USA,
DK> because no matter what your official political
DK> relationship with the USA is, companies will do their own
DK> thing.

Perhaps there is such a thing as the right thing.  :/


DK> Unless Elon is acting on behalf of the US government, in
DK> which case this couldbe construed as an act of war.

I see it as Musk just taking an initiative on humanitarian
grounds to help restore what an unwelcome aggressor has
destroyed: communications.

A gov't doing it could take too long to get organized.

It would be not different if a bunch of doctors got organized
on their own, call themselves Drs Without Borders, and go help
people with meds and medical expertise.


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