"Saudi Arabia, Russia express support for China's treatment of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang" The West does love to stir up public sentiment against those it can't get along with, not least being Russia and China.  Hence the hue and cry from the West concerning Chinese treatment of a small portion of its more than 11... Continue Reading →

"The UN General Assembly is Great in Theory just Not in Practice" An astute and valid depiction by Sarah Abed of the UN General Assembly which began its 74th annual conference yesterday.  It is not a pretty picture. The UN becomes more and more tinged with and a captive of Western bias in many important... Continue Reading →

I think this report from SouthFront is actually the best, most factual and most truthful account of the situation and recent events of conflict in north western Syria - the Idlib region.  To the best of my knowledge their is not a single statement made in this YouTube video that I would wish to contradict... Continue Reading →

"Alleged Novichok victim Rowley seeks to sue Russia for $1.25 mln"Very interesting.  I wonder if this man actually has long to live.  Whether or not, he is putting himself in great danger by pressing this case. Both Britain and Russia would be, by implication, on trial here.  One side or the other, and I am... Continue Reading →

The Astana Peace Process, a tri-national cooperation for a lasting peace in Syria. The kind of cooperation that is the only mechanism, working with and supporting the resolutions of the United Nations organisation, that is capable of holding at bay the international chaos that would reign supreme under the unopposed mayhem preferred by the likes... Continue Reading →

"Russia and China Block a Draft Security Council Resolution Aiming at Protecting Terrorists in Idleb" Germany and Belgium it seems, along with Kuwait, want to prolong the conflict in Syria's Idlib province by protecting the terrorist hordes stationed there. One might question their motives for doing so. The move, in the form of a draft... Continue Reading →

I love Maria Zakharova.  She has just the right amount of wit for the important job that she does as spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry. Have a taste of this and see what you think: "A lot of what the US is doing in the region [Middle East] more and more seems to be... Continue Reading →

I just want to add an addendum to my previous post - The Climate Action Follies - penned late at night, which declared climate change action as worse than useless but didn't offer any specific ideas about what might be done, as opposed to thumb-twiddling or blind panic. That was an oversight or perhaps I was in... Continue Reading →

Don't Panic!!  Don't Panic!!   Like an episode of 'Dad's Army' with Corporal Jones running around like a headless chook, the climate action brigade is getting excited about tomorrow's #climatestrike events. Well, let me tell you, it's all a complete waste of time and energy.  Climate Change has escaped the circus and we don't have a... Continue Reading →