PFYT2Perhaps I’m mistaken, but, I never considered Bout to be Russia’s man, in the manner that is commonly presented.It seemed to me he was a part of that big global black market weapons trade. He gave whichever party concerned the necessary plausible deniability they were looking for. He was arrested selling arms to Columbian rebels… […]
Yup, the US & the suicidal EU could potentially make global inflation a whole lot worse! WSJ archive.ph Shipping companies have snapped up dozens of secondhand oil tankers this year, paying record prices for ice-class ships that can navigate frozen seas around Russia’s Baltic ports in winter. A driving force behind the purchases, say people […]
“Get real” is an idiom : Get real implies an acknowledgement/acceptance of the true facts/reality of a situation Briefly speaking, through alternative sources (Duran, Military Summary) it appears that the situation is untenable in Bakhmut for the Ukrainians- They can’t move troops from Kherson to Bakhmut region or Kherson will be retaken. Which leaves the […]
It’s not outrageous. It’s entirely within reality. So much so that it’s been discussed more then once here. And I’m just a grandma from Canada. Whose been blogging on current events for well over a decade. Since ’08. Sometimes the writing is on the wall. Head of Russian intelligence claims Poland plans referendums in Ukraine […]
In Washington, Macron to seek relief for Europe Inc amid China competition But the elephant in the Oval Room will be the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Europeans say the massive subsidy package to U.S. manufacturers could deal a lethal blow to their industries, which are already reeling from high energy prices.. Macron will try […]
Can pretty much always count on this man for a good read! November 28 2022 The series of airstrikes against Kurdish militants in northern Syria by Turkish jets in the past week come amid heightened concerns over Ankara’s threat to launch a ground operation. Such actions are not without precedent, yet have thus far achieved little in […]
an oped from Andrew Korbyko at Rio Times Worth reading. The New Cold War that the US provoked has suddenly taken an unexpected turn whereby that declining unipolar hegemon is now backstabbing its Turkish mutual defense ally as punishment for its leadership’s independent foreign policy. The US is actively waging a Hybrid War of Terror […]
Frozen out is not solely a reference to the problem Europe is going to have keeping their people warm. Though that is going to be a very big part of this problem. Frozen out refers to the reality that Europe is being ‘frozen out’ of it’s industry and the ability for people to have paying […]
Turkey has begun retaliatory strikes against PKK targets in northern Syria. The media is treading carefully on the reporting. However, it’s clear that Turkey struck a military base in occupied Syria. One of the many military bases the US shares with it’s PKK counterparts Turkey carries out deadly strike on base used by Kurdish group […]
This is the follow up piece to today’s earlier report- It’s been clear for a very long time now the Ukrainians are recklessly attacking the power plant in Zaporizhzhia. Zelensky says “work is underway” to FORCE Russia to withdraw from the Nuclear Power Plant. That so called work obviously includes shelling the nuclear power plant. […]