These are challenging times for all of us, from nations down to individuals like you and I. The times are also changing (when in recent years have they not?) and nothing is what it seems. It is no wonder then that people in all walks of life are becoming - perhaps understating the situation -... Continue Reading →
Russia Tries So Hard…
"Some days I wonder why Russia tries so hard." - Phil Butler, from this shared article on an issue which I consider to be of the utmost importance in today's world. Certainly of greater significance than some paltry modern viral disease. Because it throws light on what is a more insidious ailment afflicting humanity right... Continue Reading →
Russia Comes Good – Syria On The March Again
"SYRIAN TROOPS ADVANCE WEST OF SARAQIB AMID LAMENTATION AND WEEPING OF AL-QAEDA SUPPORTERS" - Southfront I may have been a little over-critical of Russian efforts in Syria's Idlib. There are reports of Russian aircraft in the skies again today and Syrian forces have retaken Saraqib and are moving forward again. They have also turned back... Continue Reading →
Syria: Time To Take The Gloves Off
"IRANIAN FORCES IN SYRIA WARN TURKISH MILITARY OVER RECENT DRONE STRIKES ON GREATER IDLIB" - Southfront I sometimes forget that there are Iranian forces and militias, including the equally noble forces of Hezbollah in Syria, fighting alongside Syrian government troops. They generally receive little credit for what they do, operating mostly independently in the background... Continue Reading →
Syria: Appearances May Be Deceptive
There is a lot of disinformation going around on the conflict in Syria's Idlib province at the moment, mostly emanating from the Turkish side. Claims of massive Syrian casualties are unsupportable. As are claims of the destruction of Syrian chemical weapon facilities. No such facilities exist. It is clear that the conflict has taken a... Continue Reading →
Syria, The Week In Review
While the Turks and terrorists gloat over the retaking of Saraqib and the important M4/M5 highway junction there, over the past week Syrian forces have recovered a much larger area of their lands to the south in the mountainous salient and the plain of al-Ghab to the west of it that has been a thorn... Continue Reading →
NATO – Dumb and Dumber
NATO's Stoltenberg continues to pile stupid on top of stupid in his latest remarks. "NATO intends to avoid costly arms race with Russia, Stoltenberg says" - TASS It sounds really good (these things usually do until drilled down into) for the NATO leader to be saying that they want no arms race with Russia, preferring... Continue Reading →
Changing Russian Global Image
As a lover of all things Russian I am happy to bring you this, what is something of a milestone opinion article on the modern Russian global diaspora, from Russia Beyond via the Oval Circle real news site. Having worked with Russians in the past, when I was an IT professional, I can tell you... Continue Reading →
Syrian Army Continues Task of Liberation and Defeating Terrorism
"TURKEY FAILED TO FULFILL ‘A COUPLE OF KEY COMMITMENTS’ IN IDLIB, LAVROV SAYS" - Southfront As if in answer to my plea yesterday (I know it's not of course, just coincidental), Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks of Turkey's failure to live up to promises jointly made earlier. Though what he says appears to be... Continue Reading →
Not Something Else 