Allow me to say that I have great admiration for young Greta Thunberg.  A mere slip of a girl at sixteen and a year less than that when she first began her journey to become a household name around the world.   A journey that has meant that she has needed to overcome the natural reticence... Continue Reading →

"Russia, US maintain constructive cooperation on Arctic problems - Russian Security Council" Russia, do not trust the Americans. I am sure you are well aware of their agenda - which does not perceive any other nation as their equal, and which permits them, actually requires them, to undermine, deceive and destroy any other nation that... Continue Reading →

"Establishment & media sympathize with Greta’s ‘Fridays for Future’ movement… So how is that a ‘protest’ exactly?" Confirming for me, as if I wasn't already convinced, that RT is just another corporatist, capitalist, sensationalist, dirt rag.  Everything about this article smells of being pro-climate-change-action - since that is all about extending the faltering life of... Continue Reading →

"A Dumpster Fire on a Garbage Barge" I used to think that referring to US politics as a Snake Pit or merely as The Swamp, was quite sufficient to provide a flavour of its essence.  And here I do not distinguish between the elephants or the donkeys - both being each just one side of... Continue Reading →

"Russian ideas on Persian Gulf security gain increasing support — Lavrov" When an idea is right, it doesn't need the hard sell.  It can be floated and allowed to ripen of its own accord and on its own merit. The Russian concept for security in the Persian Gulf and more broadly across the Middle East... Continue Reading →

"Why Greta Thunberg triggers the troglodytes among us" - By Lauren Rosewarne A brilliant blast for those who think it is OK to shred a 16 year old girl. "And this is what it's really about. The pigtails and soft voice takes a backseat to the true problem with Greta Thunberg: she reminds us of the... Continue Reading →

...to trump Trump (as well as to skin a cat - as the old saying goes). I kind of missed this story, but better late than never. "China and Iran flesh out strategic partnership" (you should get one free look at this behind paywall article - if you haven't been there before) This is basically... Continue Reading →

"Democrats Reveal the Real Purpose of the Impeachment Investigation" "The ultimate purpose of the constant attacks on Trump is to teach the American voters that electing a president who is disapproved by the Establishment is futile. The Establishment simply will not permit any change and will frustrate and destroy any president not selected by them... Continue Reading →

"Kremlin expects transcripts of talks between Russian and US leaders will remain classified" There is one very obvious downside to revealing the transcripts of private, classified, diplomatic telephone conversations as the naïve and artless Americans - on both sides of the conflict which marks the modern United States political class as more interested in scoring... Continue Reading →