Personally, speaking, Emmanuel Todd is an interesting and intelligent individual- His book After the Empire (2002 English) was the first time he came to my attention- Indeed, the copy of this book is still with me! Am listening right now to this interview. Give it a listen if you are so inclined- It’s just under […]
The Italian daily in question The points omitted via translate (french to english) and Andrew Korbyko Lavrov has certainly introduced some predictable polemics in his answers — this is his style, as those who follow know — but this does not justify the refusal to publish his interview. The major Italian daily Corriere della Sera […]
From the Toronto Star. Not behind the paywall, which is interesting considering they usually are. Went to check and guess what? It’s behind the paywall now- So via archive.ph On the first night of a war games exercise meant to help Canada prepare for a possible global conflict, Russia sent drones into Poland, and NATO […]
Sunk Costs also throwing good money after bad. European Bank for Reconstruction and Development The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting Ukraine’s energy security by lending €22.3 million to private Ukrainian energy company Power One for the financing of new peaking generation capacity and battery energy storage systems (BESS). The loan will […]
Maybe the corruption part isn’t anything new. After all it’s Ukraine. Euronews Ukraine is launching a massive anti-corruption audit of all state-owned companies, Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko announced on Thursday, amid an investigation into an alleged graft scheme involving the state-owned Energoatom company. Kyiv is preparing a “comprehensive decision regarding all state-owned enterprises, including those […]
While the US claims Iran was going to assassinate the Israeli ambassador in Mexico.. An accusation/allegation Mexican officials have no knowledge of… Iran dismantles US-Israeli-linked spy network In a statement, the IRGC Intelligence Organization said “As a result of the actions taken by the IRGC Intelligence Organization, an anti-security network led by American and Israeli […]
So, your going Bellingcat involved with British Intelligence? Absolutely! Maybe you don’t know who or what Bellingcat is? Maybe you do? It is in a nutshell a spook operation using “open source intelligence” to create narratives that are all NATO/5 eyes friendly. Bellingcat was originally known as “Brown Moses”. And as serendipity would have it […]
Will he commute her sentence? We’ll find out soon enough. CBSnews Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking co-conspirator, is planning to apply for a commutation of her federal prison sentence, which is set to run through 2037, according to documents obtained by Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee and seen by CBS News. In […]
Helsinki Times There have been civilian casualties, unfortunately. I see numbers varying from 3 or 5 or 6. Nothing like Israel’s targeting of civilians in Gaza, thankfully but sad nonetheless. Kyiv officials reported explosions across the city before dawn, with falling debris setting off fires in residential areas. Mayor Vitali Klitschko said a blaze broke […]
Quickly following up on yesterday’s post.. One year reprieve, unless Trump changes his mind, of course The Guardian The United States has granted Hungary a one-year exemption from US sanctions for using Russian oil and gas, a White House official said on Friday, after Viktor Orbán pressed his case for a reprieve during a friendly […]