Paraphrasing a well-known Jewish ascetic, supposedly murdered but later conveniently deified by Rome... By the product of their actions and words, you shall know them. 'Shibboleths Of War: The Clash Of Old World vs. The New in Ukraine' - Simplicius The Thinker Simply, a brilliant piece of writing. Only a fool would nay-say it.
Defender of the Fatherland Day – Feb 23
We are probably looking at three significant days in the history of the world. And if that cannot be said when they have passed, they at least are all of that for the history of the Russian Federation. And maybe, just maybe, we must not get ahead of ourselves (or actual history), they may extend... Continue Reading →
Why So Much US Interest In Ukraine?
While waiting for the Main Event of the conflict in the former Ukraine (no more than a week to go now, I believe - and there are some very interesting and necessary pre-events in the upcoming days - 21, 22, 23, 24 Feb - not to mention pre-op ground preparations already under way), I just... Continue Reading →
Russia’s “Finest Hour”
God Bless William Schryver (yes, I'm even willing to go that far in my appraisal and approval of his most recent writing). Listen to this, from the latest written words of that man... From my distant perspective, Russia is a great nation inhabited by extraordinarily intelligent and capable people – albeit one that has repeatedly... 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 →
iT’S oIL oVER fOR eUROPE
Oops! My recent online gaming session has left me with 'Caps Lock' on. I often find that to be the case, and ...hey... I'd go mad if I didn't find some external mental release from the warped and twisted forms of cruel reality. But this time I'm going to leave it how it is -... Continue Reading →
Why Russia Will Succeed Against All Adversity
I have never in my life seen such a moving theatrical spectacle as I just witnessed, played out on the grand scale with a cast of thousands in front of an open air audience, both consisting of several generations of Russians, many of them moved to tears. President Xi and wife were there as guests... Continue Reading →
…on ‘Power’, and ‘Fear’
This is no April 1st prank. It is deadly serious. I rarely these days post a full copy of any article I find online. I had to make an exception with this one, because it exposes everything I think which underlies all events in the world we know today. Such powerful writing. Such intimate familiarity... Continue Reading →
If You Are Interested in Current Global Financial and Economic Issues…
I am simply going to suggest that you read this piece, fresh from the keyboard of Pepe Escobar... 'Russia's judo kick to the western financial gut' - The Cradle You can also find this on the Saker blog too. It never hurts to have more than one source for views that are off-mainstream these days,... Continue Reading →
Not Something Else 