"Kiev deploys four Buk anti-aircraft missile systems to Mariupol – DPR intelligence" Ukrainian military forces have deployed four Buk anti-aircraft missile systems to Mariupol in the country's south, close to the borders of the Donetsk People's Republic which broke away from Ukraine in 2014 following the Maidan incident and subsequent national unrest in Ukraine. Remember... Continue Reading →
Happy New Year, Ukraine
Photo: © Lee Jae-Won / Reuters This post inspired by: Ukraine officially defaults on $3bn debt to Russia; Moscow to sue Kiev in London court That's the thing about bonds, you see. If you issue them, the folk who buy them, lending you their money for a bit of interest, expect to be paid back... Continue Reading →
Still Riding The Wrong Horse
I am sharing this Guardian article, Vladimir Putin bids for major world role as his forces move into Syria , not because I agree with all that it says but to point out that this news source is still riding the wrong horse in the Ukraine stakes. Photograph: ITAR-TASS Photo/Corbis/Alexei Nikolsky What the article does say... Continue Reading →
The Sad Tale Of Porky And Arsenole
Poor old Porkyshenko, he's having a bit of a hard time isn't he? His mates in the US who set him up have dropped him like a hot potato as soon as they realised Ukraine wasn't going to be the cash-cow they thought it would and now all he has is a bankrupt state to... Continue Reading →
Something To Talk About
I just found something to talk about, but I think I will let Jim Kunstler do the talking for me. We haven't heard much at all in the news about Ukraine and what those nasty, interfering Russians are doing there, and how NATO is standing ready to save the day, lately, have we? There's a... Continue Reading →
“The Shroud Of The Dark Side Has Fallen…”
"...Begun The 'Assymetric Response' War Has" Tit for Tat. Escalation for Escalation. The Empire (US/EU Axis of Evil) driven by the Force of the Dark Side (Global Corporate Greed Inc.), has made its latest play (further sanctions against Russia) in its continued drive for Eastward expansion. Kindling a new wave of Assymetric Response (non-cloned)... Continue Reading →
External Interference In Ukraine. Who, And Why?
External interference in Ukraine. Who, and why?Russia often incorrectly and unjustifiably gets the blame for the 'who', but as I always say, it is always the US, sometimes overtly but mostly hiding behind one of their string puppet shows eg. the EU, and the 'why' is (almost) always about the oil.I have just found two... Continue Reading →
Here We Go Again…
I have been trying to avoid commenting on the Ukraine affair for a while because while the earlier lies and innuendo about Russian involvement emanating from Kiev, Washington, NATO, London, Canberra and elsewhere, have not been admitted to be such by these sources, nor a single one of them proven to be true, but there... Continue Reading →
Reasonable Doubt
Like many of my blog posts, I got the idea and inspiration for this one from another source. This one came from reading a post on TAE by Ilargi, himself a Dutch national, and therefore touched by the MH17 incident: The Day God Looked Away. What follows is a copy of something I just posted... Continue Reading →
Not Something Else 