GOOD DEAL AS LONG AS THEY DON’T PAY IN RUBLES: It has been reported that a Ukrainian defense contractor (with the melodious name of “Ukroboronprom”) has said that Russian military pilots who defect (and bring a working, fixed wing airplane with them) will be paid up to $1 million. But wait, there’s more Russian flyboys! Act now, and you get citizenship in a free country too. Initially, the offer was made on Facebook – hopefully before Russia started blocking the social media site. Sadly, if you are a Russian helicopter pilot, you only get $500,000 – but that citizenship add-on sweetens the deal.
STILL SERVING: We were pleased to see in The Washington Times that the OSS Society, which honors the legacy of the WWII Office of Strategic Services, has found a way to make a contribution to the current threat to peace. Charles Pinck, the president of the Society, reportedly had a vintage OSS document which was titled “Simple Sabotage Field Manual” translated into Ukrainian. The original 1944 booklet was intended to help “citizen saboteurs” undermine the Nazis. The translated document has already been made available in Ukraine. Pinck says they have gotten lots of “positive feedback” about the effort.
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