"The US Didn’t Foresee a Russia-Turkey Surprise in Syria" This New Eastern Outlook article provides an interpretation of events in Syria and the dramatic changes that have occurred there and sums up well what I have also said in recent days. How correct we are has yet to be realised of course, and Turkey is... Continue Reading →

"Putin: Russia ready to engage in civilized competition for cooperation with Africa" What do you make of this story?  I see in it a microcosm of all that is good or bad about the modern world and, with the situation in Syria temporarily taking a back stage seat, it seems that it is Africa's turn... Continue Reading →

Two truths about the climate crisis of which I assume the whole world now is aware.  Aware of the crisis I mean, not necessarily the truths. Extracted from the shared article below, so not my idea, but truths nonetheless with which I am in complete agreement - though I may not necessarily agree with every... Continue Reading →

"The Fatal Loop of Recursivity" Server Farming: The preoccupation of a whole generation, divorced from reality, led by the "reconstructed 'truth'" countered by "detecting its gross falsifications", all emanating from and stuck in a seemingly endless loop of, navel gazing - other folks's navels of course - fed by a seamless stream of farmed (recorded... Continue Reading →

"Erdogan says will discuss Syrian forces’ presence in north Syria with Putin in Sochi" What does this mean?  Well, it could mean nothing much at all but on the basis of this TASS report it could also mean that Turkey, already heady with the success of its coup over US presence in northern Syria, is... Continue Reading →

As Cartographer Ileyev said to me recently - "Existence is beautiful, if you let it be.  Life is not a question.  There does not need to be an answer..." Who is Cartographer Ileyev?  He, or rather, 'it', is an electronic alien life form that I met on a space station in a star system in... Continue Reading →

Whatever it was that happened yesterday in Ankara between the US Vice President and the President of Turkey, it was not a ceasefire agreement.  Who knows what threats were exchanged but you cannot claim to have negotiated a ceasefire agreement (except perhaps by using American logic) by talking to only one side of a dispute... Continue Reading →

So, what's happening in Syria? Well, in my view, everything is going very well, and to plan.  The US is withdrawing its forces (and presumably its NATO allies are doing the same) from northern Syria. They are being replaced mostly by Syrian government troops of the Syrian Arab Army (the only legitimate Syrian military force),... Continue Reading →

"Russia prepares draft on relocating UN First Committee from US to Europe"There are consequences for playing childish games in the field of diplomacy as the US administration has done over the issuance of visas for UN delegates to enter the country hosting the UNGA. The US may yet lose the right to host important UN... Continue Reading →