They will confound and negate your imaginings every time. I have learned that myself in recent times. I make one exception, and it relies on their own statement as to what they have said - and they generally do what they say (sometimes it may take a little longer than originally planned) - and that... Continue Reading →
Viva Maduro!
Well, it seems COP27 is at least good for something. The acknowledgment of the legitimacy of President of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, if nothing else. I share this teleSUR post, not only as an acknowledgment of Maduro's effective project to return emigre citizens back to their Venezuelan homeland, which I am sure has further endeared him... Continue Reading →
The Only Thing To Be Done…
I have remained silent for some days on anything to do with the conflict in Ukraine, for the simple reason that it has not been clear, or predictable, what might happen there. There is of course no threat of nuclear war, let's discount that particular furphy at the start. Although when you are dealing with... Continue Reading →
Australia, Showing Signs of Life
There is still some life left in Australia. Something of the anti-colonial spirit. Something of the great 'Eureka' fighting attitude against oppressive and constrictive government. Not to mention, poorly advised, ill-fittingly aligned, and weakly led government (and I am not just talking about the current one). All I want to do today is to show... Continue Reading →
“Play Stupid Games; Win Stupid Prizes”
This is a story about a really dumb Australian Nazi or Nazi Sympathiser called Trevor Kildal(direct translation from I think Ukrainian and probably meant to be 'Kendall'), from Queensland, who thought it would be a good idea, or some kind of patriotic shit, for him to go to Ukraine as a mercenary to fight and... Continue Reading →
It’s Inevitable, ‘The crisis in the West will steadily deepen’
I doubt very much that any logical conclusion could be drawn that would negate or disavow the above statement, and since its conclusion also forms the title of a recently published essay on the subject, I need not elucidate further on that. I simply point you to the piece since I am in complete agreement... Continue Reading →
Another ‘Major Offensive’ By Ukraine?
'Ukrainian 200-strong combat group crushed in attempted advance to Kremennaya, LPR reports' - TASS So... Was I right, or, was I right? Read again what I said yesterday. It's as though this action was kind of rehearsed and enacted just to prove my point. Or maybe their moves are simply 'predictable'. I think we have... Continue Reading →
Ukraine, Running Out of Steam
Back in April/May/June we heard of brigade size formations leading counter-offensives against Russian allied, mostly militia and national guard units, forces. We also heard of whole Ukraine brigades being wiped out by Russian artillery and air units. Back in July/August, perhaps even into September, we heard of battalion size formations leading counter-offensives against Russian allied,... Continue Reading →
Putin, the Modern Revolutionary
I would have preferred to replace the comma in that title with 'and', so as not to directly label the great man in such a way (but my blog editor does not facilitate that), although I am confident (while never having met the man) that the description fits him. Who else but he, born to... Continue Reading →
Not Something Else 