I do not envy the task of Russian diplomats who are required to face a cohort of either unintelligent or possibly dumbed down western media reporters on a daily basis. In fact I feel they must be a special type of person - the diplomats I mean, not the reporters - to maintain polite conversation... Continue Reading →
What Mr Putin Actually Said
There are a lot of reports just now about statements made by Russian President, Vladimir Putin at a meeting with the leadership of the State Duma and heads of factions in the Kremlin on July 7. And I suppose everyone has read the snippets which say... Today we hear that they want to defeat us... Continue Reading →
Of Boogers, Bogeys and Purple-Heads
I would like to see some sort of internationally recognised awards for Best Innovative Use of Language. If such awards there were, I would right now nominate for best Adjectivated Noun, used to great effect in the article linked below by Tom Luongo. I laughed long and repetitively on reading it last night and I... Continue Reading →
A Little Bit of Magic and Colour Away From the Cares of Modern Life
I want to show you today, although I have not wholly convinced myself of the wisdom of doing so (but I am going to do it anyway - mad, impulsive fool that I am), something that has been a part of my life now for several years. Something to which I have devoted many hours,... Continue Reading →
Some Deep Thinking Required
'Deep Thought' was a computer. The unseen character in a four part fictional work nominally posing as compendium for understanding 'the galaxy'. The 'Deep Thought' computer, the biggest one ever built (I'm working from memory here, so some details may not be completely accurate [afficionados need not respond]), was so built for the express purpose... Continue Reading →
Solid Effort Towards a Better World
I want to talk of something that is quite unfamiliar to the western world. The idea of cooperative development for mutual benefit between nations. There are reasons for that of course, which I don't intend to go into here. China has long been in the business of providing meaningful and stable infrastructure solutions for the... Continue Reading →
The Rest of the Story
This is not about a Myanmar MiG-29. This is not about an incursion into Thai airspace. This is not about Ukraine - which I regularly talk about these days. Though Ukraine gets a mention. It is not even about terrorism - that endemic feature of the modern world - though 'terrorism' is central to the... Continue Reading →
LPR Concerns on Security Remain …Or Do They?
Now in control of the entirety of their own border, the LPR (Lugansk People's Republic) has declared that there is still insufficient security for the LPR territory. Is this a sudden realisation? I think not. A trigger thought, perhaps, for their continued participation in the ongoing Ukraine conflict alongside Russia and their sister Donbass state... Continue Reading →
Australia Supports Nazism and the Murder of Foreign Citizens by Ukraine – Too Late to Change Course?
The government of my country, Australia, with no thought (literally no thoughts of their own, but driven by the demands of their masters in the US), continues to provide further military aid to the butchering, nazified forces of Ukraine, commanded by the same US masters and under only the nominal 'leadership' of the demented clown... Continue Reading →
Not Something Else 