Donbass regions want immediate vote to rejoin Russia Federation, US Himars kill civilians Donetsk

[Behold]

total bust or not- Bush 1 got the UN behind the first invasion.
And Afghanistan was invaded to capture Osama bin Laden the supposed master mind behind 9/11

Does the bomb kill or does the bomber?
Does the Gun kill or the shooter?

A.) Barak Obama's last executive order was to give Iran half a Billion dollars in Cash, and they used it to fund Terrorist who make bombs that kill thousands, ... So..who is the killer?
Obama or the Iran terrorists. ?

So, if you finance it, if you load the gun, if you make it possible for TERRORIST's to kill others, then you are 100% culpable.

This is NOT the same thing as ordering a handgun online, or buying an Assault rifle in a gun show, and then you go and use it to kill 50 school Children.
Why is it not the same? Its because the seller didnt KNOW you were a nut bar, psychopath, serial killer, etc.

Obama, KNEW, as does the entire world that Iran finances TERRORISM< and Obama let them have that money, knowing what these muslim fanatics will do with it, and have., and will again.

 

[Ronald Nolette]

Does the bomb kill or does the bomber?
Does the Gun kill or the shooter?

A.) Barak Obama's last executive order was to give Iran half a Billion dollars in Cash, and they used it to fund Terrorist who make bombs that kill thousands, ... So..who is the killer?
Obama or the Iran terrorists. ?

So, if you finance it, if you load the gun, if you make it possible for TERRORIST's to kill other, then you are 100% culpable.

This is NOT the same thing as ordering a handgun online, or buying an Assault rifle in a gun show, and then you go and use it to kill 50 school Children.
Why is it not the same? Its because the seller didnt KNOW you were a nut bar, psychopath, serial killer, etc.

Obama, KNEW, as does the entire world that Iran finances TERRORISM< and Obama let them have that money, knowing what these muslim fanatics will do with it, and have., and will again.

Yeah we did. But that 1/2 billion dollars belonged to Iran. we had frozen it in our bank accounts. Obama decided to give them what was theirs. What they do with it is their problem not mine.

If Obama knew specifically that Iran was going to funnel that cash directly to terrorists to kill people, then yes he is culpable as an individual. But money is very fungible. Iran Also buys health care for its people, builds roads and bridges, educates etc.etc. Freezing another nations accounts can only be done in times fo war. War on terrorism is too vague. there are at least 30 nations then that we should have been freezing accounts of their money, including Russia long time ago!

I was opposed to Obama giving Iran back their own money with interest,but we had no legal right to keep it, unless we could prove in the international court at the Hague that Iran was culpable for direct damages against the US or its citizens for X dollars! I don't even approve of an international court of settlements, but it probabvly is the best solution for two disagreeing nations to have instead of just shooting it out!

 

[Scott Downey]

The full text of Putin’s speech is available here.

Has WWIII Begun? What the U.S. Corporate Media is not Reporting about Russia’s Annexation of Ukraine Regions (healthimpactnews.com)

Putin: Western society ‘satanic’ with ‘various genders’

Russian President Vladimir Putin in a major speech on Friday denounced the Western society as “outright Satanism” with “various supposed genders”.

He said the West had turned away from “traditional” and “religious” values, asking the audience if they wanted their “children to be offered sex-change operations,” which he later said is common in the West.

“Let’s answer some very simple questions for ourselves. I now want to return to what I said, I want to address all the citizens of the country – not only to those colleagues who are in the hall – to all the citizens of Russia: do we want to have, here, in our country, in Russia, parent number one, number two, number three instead of mom and dad – have they gone mad out there? Do we really want perversions that lead to degradation and extinction to be imposed on children in our schools from the primary grades? To be drummed into them that there are various supposed genders besides women and men, and to be offered a sex change operation? Do we want all this for our country and our children? For us, all this is unacceptable, we have a different future, our own future,” the Russian leader said.

“Such a complete denial of man, the overthrow of faith and traditional values, the suppression of freedom acquiring the features of a “reverse religion” [the opposite of what the religion is] – outright Satanism. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus Christ, denouncing the false prophets, says: By their fruits you shall know them. And these poisonous fruits are already obvious to people – not only in our country, in all countries, including many people in the West itself,” Putin said.

The full text of Putin’s speech is available here.

He was speaking at a ceremony to annex four regions of Ukraine following a series of votes Kyiv and the West have denounced as illegal, sham referendums. Putin said Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia would be merged into Russia.

It’s hardly surprising that the mostly liberal U.S. Corporate Media did not report this, because they probably knew full well that very many Americans would actually agree with Putin on these points about cultural moral values.

3. “Global leaders, including those from the Group of Seven leading economies, responded with an avalanche of condemnation.”

This seems to imply that almost every other nation in the world condemned Russia’s move. But the full story excludes the most populous countries in the world who did not condemn Russia.

From ZeroHedge News:

 

[Behold]

Yeah we did. But that 1/2 billion dollars belonged to Iran.

Iran is a stated enemy of the USA.
They say that the USA is "Satan".
You dont give your enemy (The Iran Government) support, or any money.
Do you tithe to the Devil?
That is what Obama did...with Iran's money.
That money was Frozen. It should still be Frozen.
Or it should have been allocated as some type of aid for the poor in iran, etc.

If Iran could kill every woman, man, and child, in the USA and in Israel, they would do it, film it, and watch it over and over on their Big Screen TV's.
Let me give the readers here an update....
If a Quran Terrorist could get to you and your family, they would demand "by the sword" according to Sura's in the Quran, that you "believe in allah" and be converted to Islam"
If you wont, they will kneel you, and your family, and in the name of "allah" they will saw off your head, and film it on their Iphones, and watch the movie later on their big screen TV, with their family and their friends.
That is what you are dealing with, when you are dealing with muslim allah worshiping terrorists.
Make no mistake....

These leaders in Iran and the fanatics that blow themselves up....... are demonized. They are controlled by the devil, and do his bidding, his will.
They have no respect for human life, or human rights.
The USA should not support them, help them, in any way, as they would burn the USA to a cinder with a 100 Nukes, as soon as they get them built, if not for the Grace of God.

 

[Reggie Belafonte]

Thank you for the information.

Merkel has truly harmed Europe + Germany.
She had to be engaged in madness to flood Germany's borders with something that is dangerously irreversible.

This "new world order" "Globalism"" is quite an assault against common sense, morality, culture, "homeland", ... and of course, The Lord.

Denmark and he rest were being swamped by the same Game plan to destroy the West.
Look at Sweden for one that's one big Marxist Joke.

My Danish uncle was a lefty and all for the Socialist experiment and he did not care that he was being taxed hugely but with faith that all would come to good but something happened and he has said in the last say 30 years or so that this experiment was in fact a huge mistake, that totally bastardised the Nation into a garbage dumping ground, Toxic to what Denmark culture once was.

Look at what happened to Germany, the Communist side took over the West side and that toxic weed Merkel came to power dominating over everyone turning them all into becoming 2ed rate citizens in their own Nation as it rolled out the Red carpet for trash to come and swamp the German people ? Typical Marxist game play that goes on in every Nation in the West.

 

[Behold]

Typical Marxist game play that goes on in every Nation in the West.

Exactly

 

[Ronald Nolette]

The full text of Putin’s speech is available here.

Has WWIII Begun? What the U.S. Corporate Media is not Reporting about Russia’s Annexation of Ukraine Regions (healthimpactnews.com)

Putin: Western society ‘satanic’ with ‘various genders’

Russian President Vladimir Putin in a major speech on Friday denounced the Western society as “outright Satanism” with “various supposed genders”.

He said the West had turned away from “traditional” and “religious” values, asking the audience if they wanted their “children to be offered sex-change operations,” which he later said is common in the West.

“Let’s answer some very simple questions for ourselves. I now want to return to what I said, I want to address all the citizens of the country – not only to those colleagues who are in the hall – to all the citizens of Russia: do we want to have, here, in our country, in Russia, parent number one, number two, number three instead of mom and dad – have they gone mad out there? Do we really want perversions that lead to degradation and extinction to be imposed on children in our schools from the primary grades? To be drummed into them that there are various supposed genders besides women and men, and to be offered a sex change operation? Do we want all this for our country and our children? For us, all this is unacceptable, we have a different future, our own future,” the Russian leader said.

“Such a complete denial of man, the overthrow of faith and traditional values, the suppression of freedom acquiring the features of a “reverse religion” [the opposite of what the religion is] – outright Satanism. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus Christ, denouncing the false prophets, says: By their fruits you shall know them. And these poisonous fruits are already obvious to people – not only in our country, in all countries, including many people in the West itself,” Putin said.

The full text of Putin’s speech is available here.

He was speaking at a ceremony to annex four regions of Ukraine following a series of votes Kyiv and the West have denounced as illegal, sham referendums. Putin said Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia would be merged into Russia.

It’s hardly surprising that the mostly liberal U.S. Corporate Media did not report this, because they probably knew full well that very many Americans would actually agree with Putin on these points about cultural moral values.

3. “Global leaders, including those from the Group of Seven leading economies, responded with an avalanche of condemnation.”

This seems to imply that almost every other nation in the world condemned Russia’s move. But the full story excludes the most populous countries in the world who did not condemn Russia.

From ZeroHedge News:

Well we know your pro- Russian stance on this.

1.So you believe if the US took over Mexico and Canada and had referendums approving it and the SCOTUS saying it is constitutional- you would be alright with that?
2. The UN- teh body supposed to deal with this has condemned the annexation.
3. India, Brazil, China and Gabon are all in the soviet camp so their abstentions are guaranteed.
4. Putin uses religion when it suits him. With his mistresses and butchering of his own people, he is just as immoral, just in a different way.
5. If Russia still has the upper hand, why are they grabbing 100,000 troops to fight from NOrth Korea?,
6. Why are they forcing 300,000 citizens to go to the front lines?
7. Why has Russia lost over 50% of its main battle tanks?
8. Why are they forced to send T-62 tanks to the front instead of T-72, T-80, and T-90 tanks.
9. Everyone thought Russia would win this within 2 weeks tops! We are now in the 8th month and Russia is being driven back.
10. If Russia is so nice, why have over 700,000 Russians left the country in the last month? Why do satellites show miles long traffic jams at the borders of countries accepting Russians?

It really doesn't matter whether Russia approves or America disapproves of the land grabs. It is simply Russia taking what doesn't belong to the m and that is theft on a national scale!

Every reason Russia gave to invade their neighbors were either a lie or a partial truth blown out of proportion to justify invasion. People in the West who back Russia are nothing more than similar to the Vichy French.

 

[bluedragon]

Ever wonder why this world is falling apart?
Luke 4
5 Then the devil, taking Him up on a high mountain, showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
6 And the devil said to Him, "All this authority I will give You, and their glory; for this has been delivered to me, and I give it to whomever I wish.

And Satan knew ..... Shortly after, Jesus already had the authority....

 

[Ronald Nolette]

Iran is a stated enemy of the USA.
They say that the USA is "Satan".
You dont give your enemy (The Iran Government) support, or any money.
Do you tithe to the Devil?
That is what Obama did...with Iran's money.
That money was Frozen. It should still be Frozen.
Or it should have been allocated as some type of aid for the poor in iran, etc.

Well one can argue that back and forth, but outside of US law- it is a hard case to win. MOrally I agree with you ,legally is a different matter.

Also we have not invaded Iran so it is moot for this larger argument we are having on this thread.

If Iran could kill every woman, man, and child, in the USA and in Israel, they would do it, film it, and watch it over and over on their Big Screen TV's.
Let me give the readers here an update....
If a Quran Terrorist could get to you and your family, they would demand "by the sword" according to Sura's in the Quran, that you "believe in allah" and be converted to Islam"
If you wont, they will kneel you, and your family, and in the name of "allah" they will saw off your head, and film it on their Iphones, and watch the movie later on their big screen TV, with their family and their friends.
That is what you are dealing with, when you are dealing with muslim allah worshiping terrorists.
Make no mistake....

Or make us slaves! As I said above, morally I agree with you. But in disputes amongst nations we either follow th ee laws we agreed to when signing charters or we go back on our word when it comes to treaties, then we have a wild west scenarion across the globe.

These leaders in Iran and the fanatics that blow themselves up....... are demonized. They are controlled by the devil, and do his bidding, his will.
They have no respect for human life, or human rights.
The USA should not support them, help them, in any way, as they would burn the USA to a cinder with a 100 Nukes, as soon as they get them built, if not for the Grace of God.

And all this was corrected under Trump and Biden! (though Biden has given the green light for Iran to further develop nukes). A nation gets teh leader4ship it deserves, and America deserves rotten leadership because as a nation we have rotted ourselves.

Remember, the argument was Russia invading nations and America doind so also, , So Iran is a rabbit trail for this debate.

 

[Ronald Nolette]

And Satan knew ..... Shortly after, Jesus already had the authority....

Well Jesus didn't already have the authority, Stan was and still is the god of this world, but Jesus earned the authority at Calvary and will take His authority and use it when He returns.

 

[Scott Downey]

And Satan knew ..... Shortly after, Jesus already had the authority....

An interesting point about authority.
After God raised up Christ, Christ was given all authority. Christ being in the form of God, knew all authority rested with God alone, foreknew what was coming and it says,

Hebrews 12
1 Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,

2 looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

3 For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, lest you become weary and discouraged in your souls.


Matthew 28:18
And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.

John 17
1 Jesus spoke these words, lifted up His eyes to heaven, and said: “Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son also may glorify You,

2 as You have given Him authority over all flesh, that He should give eternal life to as many as You have given Him.

3 And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.

 

[Ronald Nolette]

An interesting point about authority.
After God raised up Christ, Christ was given all authority. Christ being in the form of God, knew all authority rested with God alone, foreknew what was coming and it says,

Hebrews 12
1 Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,

2 looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

3 For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, lest you become weary and discouraged in your souls.


Matthew 28:18
And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.

John 17
1 Jesus spoke these words, lifted up His eyes to heaven, and said: “Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son also may glorify You,

2 as You have given Him authority over all flesh, that He should give eternal life to as many as You have given Him.

3 And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.

Yes and let us also remember that He spoke these words about human authority:

Romans 13
King James Version

13 Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.

2 Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.

3 For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:

4 For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.

5 Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.

6 For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.

7 Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.


And this was Rome Paul was referring to!

So as long as the governing authorities are not defying Gods Word we are duty bound as followers of Jesus to obey them! For they are Gods mnisters!

Now as touching the invasion of Ukraine to steal land:

James 4
King James Version

4 From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?

2 Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.

3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.


Putin for all his phony religious talk- defies the living god. Zelensky may as well also- but Zelensky did not invade his neighbor!

 

[Reggie Belafonte]

Well we know your pro- Russian stance on this.

1.So you believe if the US took over Mexico and Canada and had referendums approving it and the SCOTUS saying it is constitutional- you would be alright with that?
2. The UN- teh body supposed to deal with this has condemned the annexation.
3. India, Brazil, China and Gabon are all in the soviet camp so their abstentions are guaranteed.
4. Putin uses religion when it suits him. With his mistresses and butchering of his own people, he is just as immoral, just in a different way.
5. If Russia still has the upper hand, why are they grabbing 100,000 troops to fight from NOrth Korea?,
6. Why are they forcing 300,000 citizens to go to the front lines?
7. Why has Russia lost over 50% of its main battle tanks?
8. Why are they forced to send T-62 tanks to the front instead of T-72, T-80, and T-90 tanks.
9. Everyone thought Russia would win this within 2 weeks tops! We are now in the 8th month and Russia is being driven back.
10. If Russia is so nice, why have over 700,000 Russians left the country in the last month? Why do satellites show miles long traffic jams at the borders of countries accepting Russians?

It really doesn't matter whether Russia approves or America disapproves of the land grabs. It is simply Russia taking what doesn't belong to the m and that is theft on a national scale!

Every reason Russia gave to invade their neighbors were either a lie or a partial truth blown out of proportion to justify invasion. People in the West who back Russia are nothing more than similar to the Vichy French.

What was wrong with the Vichy French ! They did not trust the Parisian's for good reason, as history shows. Paris is the moral French .

 

[Scott Downey]

Russia Starts To Fight For-Real: Overview Of Strikes In Ukraine
Russia beginning to strike all major Ukrainian cities countrywide with missiles.
This all in one day following the Crimea bridge attack.
Lots of videos showing the strikes on this site.


The Russian military launched strikes using X-101 and Kalibr cruise missiles, as well as Geranium-2 suicude drones. Victims were reported.

So far, explosions were reported in Kiev, Rovno, Lvov, Ternopol, Ivano-Frankovsk, Khmelnitsky, Zhitomir, Kremenchug, Kropivnitsky, Krivoy-Rog, Odessa, Zaporozhie, Dnieper, Poltava, Kharkov and other smaller towns of Ukraine.

According to the Ukrainian side, the numbers of the strikes are the following:

• 60 in Kiev region;
• 20 in Kharkov region;
• 47 in Nikolaev region;
• 15 in Lvov region;
• 27 in Vinnytsia region;
• 15 in Odessa region.

The main targets of the strikes:

• SBU Headquarters in Kiev;
• CHP-5 in Kiev;
• CHP-6 in Kiev;
• Lviv TPP;
• Burshtyn TPP in Ivano-Frankivsk region;
• EU Advisory Mission in Kiev;
• Department of Law Enforcement Agencies in Kiev.

 

[Ronald Nolette]

Russia Starts To Fight For-Real: Overview Of Strikes In Ukraine
Russia beginning to strike all major Ukrainian cities countrywide with missiles.
This all in one day following the Crimea bridge attack.
Lots of videos showing the strikes on this site.


The Russian military launched strikes using X-101 and Kalibr cruise missiles, as well as Geranium-2 suicude drones. Victims were reported.

So far, explosions were reported in Kiev, Rovno, Lvov, Ternopol, Ivano-Frankovsk, Khmelnitsky, Zhitomir, Kremenchug, Kropivnitsky, Krivoy-Rog, Odessa, Zaporozhie, Dnieper, Poltava, Kharkov and other smaller towns of Ukraine.

According to the Ukrainian side, the numbers of the strikes are the following:

• 60 in Kiev region;
• 20 in Kharkov region;
• 47 in Nikolaev region;
• 15 in Lvov region;
• 27 in Vinnytsia region;
• 15 in Odessa region.

The main targets of the strikes:

• SBU Headquarters in Kiev;
• CHP-5 in Kiev;
• CHP-6 in Kiev;
• Lviv TPP;
• Burshtyn TPP in Ivano-Frankivsk region;
• EU Advisory Mission in Kiev;
• Department of Law Enforcement Agencies in Kiev.

So much for their lie they just wanted to protect Russian people and liberate them from the eastern oblasts.

But that is okay. They are continuing to burn up all the remaining advance missiles they have. they cannot replace them as they do not have the technology without western chips.

And you r buddy Puitn is real good at launching at civilians.

 

[Scott Downey]

So much for their lie they just wanted to protect Russian people and liberate them from the eastern oblasts.

But that is okay. They are continuing to burn up all the remaining advance missiles they have. they cannot replace them as they do not have the technology without western chips.

And you r buddy Puitn is real good at launching at civilians.

Better hope then that Russia does not run out of conventional missiles to shoot at Ukraine, cause then all that is left are the nuclear missiles. And if Russia has nothing left and are still being attacked on Russian lands with no end to the Ukraine war, then they will fire nuclear missiles. They have already said that.

 

[Scott Downey]

Russia changing things, upping it's war strategy in Ukraine.
Video talks about all the destruction now happening across Ukraine.
Says US is unable to protect Ukraine.

 

[Ronald Nolette]

Better hope then that Russia does not run out of conventional missiles to shoot at Ukraine, cause then all that is left are the nuclear missiles. And if Russia has nothing left and are still being attacked on Russian lands with no end to the Ukraine war, then they will fire nuclear missiles. They have already said that.

they have said that, and we will find out if it is true or not! If it is true, Ukraine will be a wasteland and Russia will become a third world country from being a Pariah even to N.K., Brazil, Gabon, and China. If they go tactical, it could mean WW 3 and all the prophecies of Ezekiel and the kind of weapons could become literally true! Time will show us.

 

[Ronald Nolette]

Russia Starts To Fight For-Real: Overview Of Strikes In Ukraine
Russia beginning to strike all major Ukrainian cities countrywide with missiles.
This all in one day following the Crimea bridge attack.
Lots of videos showing the strikes on this site.

Well the Smirch bridge is not a civilian infrastructure anymore. Putin has used both the rail and road lines to transport large quantities of military eqpmt. thus making it a legitimate target. But He is just throwing a tantrum

But thanks for the good laugh! Russia starts to fight for real!

Russia has been targeting all that stuff since February, so that is nothing new.

Russia has used Iskandr, S-300, S-400 missiles as well as the ones listed since the start of the war!

If this is the real fight, who is he going to use?? He is sending undertrained and underarmed conscripts who do not wish to fight, and die! Why? because in the 7 1/2 months of fighting so far, Putin has lost to death approx. 70,000 troops, and lost due to injuries over 100,000. these were his trained army, spetnaz troops, and now he is sacrificing his "reindeer brigade to fight in areas they are not trained for.

He has lost half of his advanced tanks. that is why the 300,000 conscripts are going in with T-62 tanks.
Close to 4,500 other vehicles.
233 jets from SU-35s to mig 31's and 260+ helicopters.

He has lost through death or firing close to half of his upper general's staff

He has lost much of the territory he illegally occupied in the early going of the war, and now Crimea could be encircled!

Teh black sea fleet has lost 16 combat ships including its flagship the Moskva!

IF Putin wins (and that is a big IF, only if he goes nuke) it will be a pyrrhic victory. If you do not know what that is, the cost of his victory will be so high, it will be hard to tell wh0o won and who lost.

Even with a $1.2 million price tag for a T-72 if Russia lost just T-72's, that alone at close to ( using Moscow times numbers) 1450 tanks destroyed, or captures at $1.7 billion just in tanks. never mind the trained personnel Plus the cost of ammunition

Mig-25's at $6 million would be another $1`.4 billion not including fuel. missiles and pilots! But we know they have lost much more expensive fighters as well.

so just those 2 pieces of equipment alone are $3.1 billion lost to teh soviet Union.

Maskirovka has captured your imaginations!

 

[Scott Downey]

What did John Paul Jones say?

After three hours of relentless gunfire between the two vessels, Jones slammed Bon Homme into Serapis, strategically tying them together. Legend has it that when the British asked if Jones was ready to surrender, he famously responded: “I have not yet begun to fight!”

After one of Jones’ naval officers tossed a grenade onto Serapis, causing severe damage, it was the British who ultimately surrendered. Jones’ surprise victory against the better-equipped British naval ship had turned him into an international hero.