"ANNA RELEASES NEW VIDEO DOCUMENTING BATTLE OF SARAQIB CITY" - Southfront Here's something you won't see on CNN, FOX, or the like. From ANNA (the Abkhazian Network News Agency), via Southfront - both of whom I acknowledge with gratitude. A 38 minute record of the recent battle for liberation of Saraqib city in Syria's Idlib... Continue Reading →
Talking Turkey
"Russia, Turkey to continue talks on Idlib next week - Turkish Foreign Ministry" - TASS Nice delaying tactics by Russia, though I doubt there would be any official confirmation of that. Turkey, in a vain attempt to halt the swift advance of Syrian forces to liberate their homeland from Western and Turkish backed terrorists, has... Continue Reading →
Changing Russian Global Image
As a lover of all things Russian I am happy to bring you this, what is something of a milestone opinion article on the modern Russian global diaspora, from Russia Beyond via the Oval Circle real news site. Having worked with Russians in the past, when I was an IT professional, I can tell you... Continue Reading →
Syria – Erdogan’s Graveyard
"The Syrian Russian Turksih Idlib Stand-Off – Erdogan’s Last Stand?" A brilliant piece for The Saker blog by Ghassan Kadi. Everything looks clearer in hindsight - and there are a lot of things around the Syrian conflict that are still to be made clear to the general public (not least the true scope of the roles... Continue Reading →
Pompeo The Terrorist
Pompeo the Terrorist, portrayed as..."THE LAST WHITE HELMET OF IDLIB" - Southfront Sadly, even with US and other Western backing, all is not going well with the 'peace activists' of the 'al-Qaeda book club in Idlib'. This sarcastic Southfront extract suggests what can be done to remedy that: "So, forces of law and order should... Continue Reading →
Unstoppable Syrian Army Ignores Erdogan Threats
"Syrian army enters Saraqib in Idlib region — TV" - TASS So much for Turkish threats to stop Syrian forces advance in Idlib. That didn't work at all did it? So, Erdogan needs another approach. He has come up with a plan to site home grown missile air defence units on Syria's border (wouldn't dare... Continue Reading →
Soon to be Sad and Sorry Suckers
I don't often do editorials or similar, but sometimes there are words to be said, coming from somewhere deep inside, that need to be said - without relying on the support of external thoughts and ideas (that doesn't include dictionary references). Our world is now shrouded in a vast miasmatic fog (miasmatic: noxious exhalations from... Continue Reading →
Will We Survive 2020?
"U.S. Demands Iraq Either Join U.S. War Against Iran or Be Destroyed" - by Eric Zuesse for The Saker Blog "This is a war by U.S., Saudi Arabia, the other Arab oil monarchies, and Israel, against Iran, and it will become also a U.S.-v.-Russia war unless Russia complies with America’s demand to stay out, and... Continue Reading →
Syrian Army Continues Task of Liberation and Defeating Terrorism
"TURKEY FAILED TO FULFILL ‘A COUPLE OF KEY COMMITMENTS’ IN IDLIB, LAVROV SAYS" - Southfront As if in answer to my plea yesterday (I know it's not of course, just coincidental), Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks of Turkey's failure to live up to promises jointly made earlier. Though what he says appears to be... Continue Reading →
Not Something Else 