I'm a Doomsayer. I am happy to be known as a Doomsayer because, well, what's the opposite? Blind Optimism? Head-in-the-sand Ignorance? In my view, nothing can, is going to, or ever will, remain the same - for long. And over a long life I have observed, and both science and logic tell us, that things... Continue Reading →

So now we have the Russian side of the story of the American air strike on Idlib last Saturday.  It reveals that no prior warning was given to either Russia or Turkey, revealing or rather cementing the cavalier, dangerous and infantile US attitude to everybody else on the planet. "The US airstrike on the de-escalation... Continue Reading →

We all knew, did we not, that the Americans are born liars and cheats, dabblers in the dark arts of subterfuge and deceit, driven by a lower-brained aggressive animus of self-ordained exceptionalism - and entirely untrustworthy, accusing everyone else of using exactly the unscrupulous methods that they themselves employ? Russia is of course fully aware... Continue Reading →

The West is in sunset mode, an almost spent force, an aggressive power on the wane, its malignant intentions no longer enforceable, as this 'The Greanville Post' article exposes: 'SUDDENLY THE WEST IS FAILING TO OVERTHROW “REGIMES” ' "This is a tremendous moment in human history. For the first time, Western imperialism is being not... Continue Reading →

It is not easy being a terrorist ally of the United States.  Start losing ground and you get wiped - as IS discovered at ar-Raqqah in 2017. I hinted yesterday that the US airstrike on Idlib on Saturday may have greater undercurrents than first appeared, and of course it was silly of me to even... Continue Reading →

TASS reports:  'US forces conduct strike against al-Qaeda near Idlib' Unbelievable as it sounds, has the US international coalition finally done something useful in Syria, or is there more yet to be revealed behind this story? This is not part of their normal area of operations. Overt operations anyway. Is this a warning in response... Continue Reading →

Yet another great article from Sarah Abed demonstrating that she has a complete and detailed understanding of the complexity of current events in Syria and beyond, through her 'The Rabbit Hole' blog: Putin Balances Turkey’s Fighter Jet Interest with Syria’s Fight Against Terrorism Untangling the tangled webs of complexity that surround what should be simple situations.

"Syrian Army liberates entire Hama Governorate and Idlib’s Khan Sheikhoun" I reported on this story several days ago - 'Idlib Is Syrian Not Turkish' - but I cannot hope to bring out the sort of detail as Syrian-American Sarah Abed skilfully does from her closer sources. Her work is appreciated and well worth reading. It... Continue Reading →

Is former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe to be the first head on the chopping block (for which read - set to do some jail time) over the failed 'Russiagate' conspiracy? If he is to be the first - it has to be someone - it had better be dealt with quickly. There is a... Continue Reading →