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DOES THE WAR OF ATTRITION FAVOR STALIN'S INHERITORS? 6/8: Stalin's War: A New History of World War II by Sean McMeekin

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John Batchelor

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4.52.8K Ratings

🗓️ 11 September 2023

⏱️ 10 minutes

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DOES THE WAR OF ATTRITION FAVOR STALIN'S INHERITORS? 6/8: Stalin's War: A New History of World War II by Sean McMeekin

https://www.amazon.com/Stalins-War-New-History-World/dp/1541672798

Drawing on ambitious new research in Soviet, European, and US archives, Stalin’s War revolutionizes our understanding of this global conflict by moving its epicenter to the east. Hitler’s genocidal ambition may have helped unleash Armageddon, but as McMeekin shows, the war which emerged in Europe in September 1939 was the one Stalin wanted, not Hitler. So, too, did the Pacific war of 1941–1945 fulfill Stalin’s goal of unleashing a devastating war of attrition between Japan and the “Anglo-Saxon” capitalist powers he viewed as his ultimate adversaries.

PHOTO: 1939 MOLOTOV RIBBENTROP STALIN

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0:35.0

This is CBS I In The World. I'm John Bachelor, to Queensland, Australia, to Brisbane, to Scott Maiman, of the CBS News, reporting on a controversy that is no longer just about tennis.

0:48.0

It's a contest between two states, two sovereign states, one Australia, which is hosting a very large and important tennis contest, the Australia Open.

1:01.0

And the other Serbia, the president of Serbia, is now weighed in on the fact that the superstar Novak Djokovic, who has won the Australia Open many times in his world famous,

1:15.0

has arrived in Australia with what he claimed was an exemption to being vaccinated before he could participate in the Open, before he could enter Australia.

1:27.0

However, that exemption is now suspended or in question, and the president of Serbia has taken offense, Vusik.

1:36.0

He has summoned Australia's ambassador in Belgrade and demanded they immediately release the tennis star, the prime minister of Australia, Scott Morrison, has also weighed in on this controversy in these last hours.

1:52.0

Reminding everyone, Australia has sovereign borders and clear rules that are nondiscriminatory as so many countries do. It has to do with the fair and reasonable application of Australia's border protection laws.

2:04.0

All I can say is that the evidence medical exemption that was provided was found to be insufficient. That's enough. Good heavens, Scott.

2:13.0

This is looking like the kind of contest where each side issues ultimatums. What is the opinion of the Australian public watching this drama? Good day to you.

2:24.0

I'll get a John. Yeah, this has gotten out of hand, hasn't it?

2:28.0

Now, Djokovic got his initial clearance to play, but it's on medical grounds concerning the tournament, not the entry to Australia, but the tournament.

2:42.0

So when that happened, he probably saw the score line at 30 love in favor of the serve, the world number one tennis player.

2:50.0

And so he popped on a plane, expecting to come right in.

2:55.0

It's a decision that was not met very happily within Australia because we have put so much at risk.

3:06.0

We have put so much at stake for the ability for us to get back into normal life.

3:13.0

We've had border closures, we've had isolations, you name it, we've had restrictions, everything.

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