For the first time I watched most of President Putin's annual press conference live this year, in fact last night. Well, nothing much of any importance or relevance is happening anywhere else in the world at the moment, so why not? The conference, as it turned out, went for about four and a quarter hours,... Continue Reading →
A Country Divided…
In addition to dealing with endemic morale and corruption issues (see my previous post), the Ukraine military - which reports to the President - also needs to deal with the mainly right wing units of the Ukrainian National Guard - which reports to the Ministry of Internal Affairs - and which has rather different objectives... Continue Reading →
Low Morale of Ukraine Military
It's a tough life in the Ukrainian army - and I'm fairly sure it is not through over-training. "Ukrainian army suffers 25 non-battle losses in a week" - DAN News In a week where the force received 25 non-battle losses - the causes are listed in this DAN article - this is not an isolated... Continue Reading →
The Obvious Has Now Been Made Clear – Assad DID NOT Gas His Own People
Not a single word of truth in the whole OPCW statement on the Douma so-called chemical weapon attack incident in April 2018. "NEW WIKILEAKS BOMBSHELL: 20 INSPECTORS DISSENT FROM SYRIA CHEMICAL ATTACK NARRATIVE" - SouthFront How about some apologies now from the OPCW, the UN, and chiefly the US and its NATO allies for completely... Continue Reading →
Will Surgery Save America’s Weakened Mind?
America's sick and weakened mind needs righting. I'm personally not sure that is possible, but if it is possible and there is actually a cure for that sickness then Jim Kunstler thinks he has it. I can't fault his logic but I think things have already gone a little too far for any cure to... Continue Reading →
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
On any given Sunday. "Gangs and drugs get the headlines, but a different crime takes up far more police time than any other: family violence. We spend a Sunday night with Jackie and David, two cops on the frontline of this hidden emergency." You think modern Western society is doing alright? You think the society... Continue Reading →
Of Wise and Unwise Choices…
"Zelensky submits draft constitutional amendments"Â Ukraine President Zelensky, a bit slow it seems (needs things repeated), out of his depth and living in a dreamworld, hopes no-one will notice that the constitutional amendments he has submitted to the Ukraine parliament are not the ones, not even close to the ones, he has agreed to implement... Continue Reading →
Differentiating What Is Real And What Is Not
"Putting Einstein first: It's time to stop lying to our children about physics" - ABC News I will say one thing about Australia's ABC News, we do get some interesting stories from them, it's not all about politicians and the global economic mess - although I suppose it is in a way. One thing is... Continue Reading →
Renewed Hope For Australian Hero
When did 'embarrassment' become a crime? "Assange's father hopeful of son's release" - The Advocate - which, being Tasmanian, will probably be the last Australian news source still operating in the climate ravaged world of a decade or so ahead, if there are any at all. "He's one of the world's great journalists and he's... Continue Reading →
Not Something Else 