PFYT2From all my reading it appears Russia has taken Maryinka Russia on Monday said its forces now fully controlled the town of Maryinka in eastern Ukraine, which President Vladimir Putin hailed as a “success” that would mean less shelling on the nearby Russian-held city of Donetsk. Our assault units have today completely liberated the settlement […]
That’s sure how this reads The Israeli army announced Sunday evening that it retrieved the bodies of five Israeli hostages from a tunnel in the Gaza Strip. The announcement came a day after the Al-Qassam Brigades said that it lost contact with a group responsible for five Israeli hostages and that the hostages might have […]
and to all a good life! It’s been one crazy year, personally and geopolitically. Wondering if the mass insanity inflicts itself into the individual lives of random persons? Sort of like this? Manifesting itself in unexpected and disturbing ways? Or, perhaps I”m just tired? Thanks to everyone who stops by! Enjoy your holidays, however you […]
Gaza & Ukraine Endgame – John Mearsheimer, Alexander Mercouris & Glenn Diesen As always share some thoughts!!
Above is the original title from this Financial Post article– Don’t know why they didn’t go with it because I like it! Phasing out fossil fuels is going to cost way more than ordinary people will accept. Delegates to COP28 clearly didn’t understand that Author of the article: Ross McKitrick I’ll bold the interesting bits. […]
This is one bizarre narrative. This committee is deeming hostages dead in a way that reads as completely unaccountable and requiring no remains. Reading about this unprecedented medical committee and their determinations gave me second thoughts on why the IDF may have shot those 3 hostages without question? Is it possible these hostages and many […]
This concerns what is known geo politically as a choke point. Many years ago, 13 years to be precise, I’d written one of several pieces about choke points, globally. Does the US led response have the additional goal of restricting Saudi Arabia’s ability to sell/trade/ship oil? https://pennyforyourthoughts2.blogspot.com/2010/01/yemen-hidden-agenda-strategic-oil.html url above for one report. Which included a […]
That’s the premise presented in this article. Though it could be said despite all the military aid, Ukraine’s military ability and capabilities have been in decline for quite some time now. Too many dead and injured fighters have contributed to, or exacerbated the inevitable decline. Too much corruption and black market weapons sales may have […]
I’m sure he’s proud as peacock! Crowing like a rooster. Time of Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday night that he was “proud” he prevented the establishment of a Palestinian state and took credit for “putting the brakes” on the Oslo peace process, during a press conference at the defense ministry headquarters in […]
And today an Al Jazeera journalist- The deaths underscored the ferocity of Israel’s more than 2-month-old onslaught in Gaza. The soldiers mistakenly identified the three Israelis as a threat and opened fire on them, said the army’s chief spokesman, Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari. He said it was believed that the three had either fled their […]