So, my country, Australia, continues its time honoured practice of making the wrong military decisions by acceding to US pressure to join it in an ill thought out plan to police the Straits of Hormuz. I suspect that the US, embarrassed by the lack of international support for its scheme (only UK and Bahrain are... Continue Reading →

A thoughtful piece this time from young Jim Kunstler.  A potted history of the existence of man.  Brought right up to date to the current decade.  It is interesting to realise all that has come before and what we now see and, if we have any sense of the occasion, what we now fear.  There... Continue Reading →

On Monday, August 19, as Syrian army units were successfully retaking control of the town of Khan Sheikhoun, a Turkish army convoy including tanks entering Syria to ostensibly reinforce its garrison in one of the 'observation posts' in Idlib, was attacked by the Syrian air force. Turkey was naturally upset by this action, but Turkey... Continue Reading →

Russia's Northern Fleet performs important archaeological and related tasks on freshly uncovered Arctic islands now emerged from melting icecap, courtesy of climate change.  They hope to fill in some 'blank spots' on the map. This story from: https://tass.com/society/1074049 I will make no comment on the implications surrounding the need and even the possibility of performing... Continue Reading →

Syrian government troops enter terrorist-held Khan Sheikhoun in southern Idlib — TV That's wonderful news.  This town was lost by Syria to Western backed  terrorists in 2014.  It is now recovered, five years later.    You may recall that Khan Shaykhun was the place where the West falsely accused the Syrian government of using Sarin gas... Continue Reading →

"Global financial markets may be in the midst of a major moment in history" Whether anything can be done about it or not, we need to be aware of just how shaky the world's finances are just now - and going forward. When you can't make money by saving, but you can by borrowing (provided... Continue Reading →

The fairy tale that many people, most likely including yourself, believe about climate change - as told in the very first paragraph (quoted below) from the recent book: 'The Uninhabitable Earth', by David Wallace-Wells. I'm sure you can find it if you want to, without me advertising for major book-sellers. It is easy enough to... Continue Reading →

Finally, after almost 2 years of nothing much happening in Syria, other than the sneaky US taking advantage of the 'quiet time' to consolidate its position in Syria's north and continue its theft of Syrian oil revenue (among other deceitful activities), the Syrian army - the real Syrian army (SAA) - is making headway against... Continue Reading →

"Fortunately, Russia..." I've reported on this previously but I've just had a renewed flush of love for that country.  Let's hear it for Russia. "There is an eminently reasonable and feasible way to avoid conflict in the Persian Gulf, and to secure peace. The principles of multilateralism and international law must be adhered to. It... Continue Reading →