I have waited and waited, wondering why no commentor or commentator (as someone who never seeks to walk on the safe side - in my writing at least) has seen the obvious on what the much discussed 'Kherson' interlude is all about. No-one, not a single one, has hit the nail squarely on the head... Continue Reading →
Never Anticipate What Russia Can or Cannot Do
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 →
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 →
“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 →
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 →
Don’t Panic, Russia. You’ve Got This Covered
The west gloats and smirks at the advances and apparent successes of their nazi hordes in Ukraine, but without solid reason. What have they actually achieved? They have retaken a few small towns, now mostly ruins, a whole lot of fields, many of which are even now turning to mud, and some large areas of... Continue Reading →
“All The Young Dudes” – Part 3 of ‘Take Putin Seriously or Die’
How's this for a follow-up? William Schryver is one thing, and a news source of growing importance in my world - for his accuracy, his manner, his reliability, his judgement - but then there is also the more widely known (so far) Pepe Escobar - for the same qualities (plus just the right amount of... Continue Reading →
Red October (Part 2 of: ‘Take Putin Seriously or Die)
The 'Red' is not what you may be thinking it to be. Red is the colour predominantly selected for the allied team in maps of the Ukraine conflict and teams generally opposing the aggressions of the combined west. You may think, if you mostly read only western biased media - which is all western MSM... Continue Reading →
The West ‘In Check’
'In Check' - that's a chess phrase, as far as I am aware. I'm not an aficionado - never developed an interest. I found an alternate interest in actual table-top war-gaming, with proper rules (I mainly wrote my own, following sufficient research) for quite a few years. But that was mainly before the age of... Continue Reading →
Not Something Else 