"Back to the caves? Putin warns ditching hydrocarbons would end civilization" There is nothing wrong with that statement, as delivered by Russian President Vladimir Putin. It is perfectly true. What he actually is reported as saying is: "In this sense, discarding the purest hydrocarbon like gas seems utterly bizarre. When these types of ideas [the... Continue Reading →
On Choosing the Right Words …and other matters
"Rostec admits localization of components production for Su-57 fighters abroad" A very clever sales strategy by Russia, if I may say so, but I still have issues (mentioned in a previous post some time ago) on wording that I feel has lost something in translation. The issue I have is the ending of the sentence... Continue Reading →
How the US Destroyed the British Empire to Ensure it’s Own Rise
Titanic Lifeboat Academy: God Save the Queen. The US Destruction of the British EmpireSharing the story of how America, the only nation in the world with any workable manufacturing capacity not bombed to ruins at the end of World War 2, used Britain - which was virtually bankrupt in 1945 and with massive debt owed... Continue Reading →
End of The Normandy Format?
Wow! I had not anticipated a move of this nature to be aired just yet in the Ukraine-Donbass saga. It was obvious to me that the Normandy Format process was going to fail - it was designed to do that - but such an event has not yet happened. Despite that, the main protagonists (Kiev... Continue Reading →
More Movement in Idlib
Something seems to be quietly going on in that nest of vipers in Syria's north-west.  UK diplomats are negotiating with Russian diplomats to arrange passage for their military advisers and trainers to the terrorist militants operating in the Idlib area to leave the country.  Another open admission by the British that they support al-Qaeda terrorists. Kurdish... Continue Reading →
Misconstruing the ‘Fact Patterns’
Situations around Golan Heights and Crimea "manifestly different" — Pompeo So, Pompous Mike Pompeo thinks "The situations around the Golan Heights and Crimea are..." well "...it's complicated, but suffice it to say as we evaluated each of those situations we felt that they were manifestly different as a matter of international law, and we attempted... Continue Reading →
Coups and Uncleared Messes – Sole Business of US State Dept.
"The Deep State’s Deep State Department" This is Pure Gold from Kunstler. Even I can understand it, though I suppose I do have a little informed background (from personal research and interest) in most of the affairs it covers - Ukraine, Maidan, Russia, the 2016 elections, Trump, State Department, and all the squalid muck that... Continue Reading →
Even At The Edge Of The Earth
Almost a month ago I wrote this piece, moved by a simple streamed video. I know that I never finished the story but I cannot now breathe more life into it than I was able to do at the time. I therefore offer it exactly as when I left it. I hope it means something... Continue Reading →
The Time Has Come…
It is something that has been said (by people like me - and a few experts) for quite some time, but now in a severe warning of things about to burst upon an unprepared and disbelieving humanity, Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) analysts say a range of economic and social challenges are "all heading... Continue Reading →
