The Syrian situation is once again poised on a knife edge. I hope Syria's army, the SAA, has the strength - I know they have the resolve, and the right - to see this through to the end. "No mercy for Idlib terrorists" said Russia's Lavrov recently, and that is also the right attitude. The... Continue Reading →
Corrupt Cats that Crept into Crypt and Crapped, soon to be Cropped
"Tales From the Crypt" - Kunstler Well it's all working out nicely, but oh so slowly, slowly. In fact grinding along at snail's pace. But inch by inch (there are a few situations where the old imperial measurement system is still valid), word by word, the impeachment grinds on to its almost inevitable conclusion. An... Continue Reading →
A Lesson In National Leadership
"Putin can opt not to sign constitutional amendments if citizens don’t back them" - TASS Do you want to see an example of democracy in action? Get up to speed with what is going on in Russia just now. There is no greater democratic statesman anywhere in the world than Vladimir Putin. A man who... Continue Reading →
Good Apples; Rotten Apples
"Russia’s UN envoy: accusations of Russia, Syria at UN SC totally groundless" - TASS The UN must stop using or even professing to use unfounded information from dubious and unnamed sources on civilian casualties in Syria's Idlib province. The true situation is nothing like that offered by UN Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Mark Lowcock, a... Continue Reading →
‘Deal of the Century’? Which Century? Not This One
"UN remains committed to MidEast settlement on basis of previous resolutions — spokesman" - TASS It is good to see the UN standing up against the US for once, and rightly so. Trump's new magic formula, or "deal of the century" as he calls it, is going nowhere. The UN cannot diverge from its long... Continue Reading →
Syrian Arab Army Continues Run Of Victories Over Terrorism
Marvellous news for Syria as its successful army (SAA) liberates the city of Maarat al-Numan and surrounding areas from the NATO backed, al-Qaeda affiliated terrorists of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and various other ignominious groups. You lose again, NATO. Also being cut off and surrounded is the third (out of 12) Turkish observation posts in the area... Continue Reading →
Facing An Unknown Climate
The latest visible effect of climate change - no monsoon season so far this year for southern hemisphere - surpassing all previous records. "Latest monsoon onset for Darwin on record is now a certainty despite recent rain" - Australia ABC News We haven't seen anything yet of course on what the full effects of our... Continue Reading →
Trump’s World – It’s Only Make-Believe
"2020 Starts With the Plain Prospect of Rising Heat" - Tim Radford via The Titanic Lifeboat Academy The UK Met Office, based on measurements and forecasts by the Mauna Loa Observatory, estimates a 10% increase in global atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations for 2020. US President Trump, of course, suggests that we ignore such forecasts coming... Continue Reading →
Looming Defeat For US Imperialism
Pressure is mounting on the US to leave Iraq. Their position there surely cannot remain tenable for long. The position of the Iraqi government itself is also on equally unsteady ground. Iraq is ready to assert its sovereignty as a nation that has been deprived of that since the US invasion of 2003. This is... Continue Reading →
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