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Monthly Archives: August 2017
Guam rejoices!
"North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reviewed his military's plans to rain "an enveloping fire" around the U.S. territory of Guam — but opted not to fire missiles at this time, according to state media. Despite the stand-down, some Guamanians … Continue reading
Posted in Korea
78 Comments
Large numbers of Syrians are returning home.
" According to a study by the International Organization for Migration (a United Nations body), some 602,759 displaced Syrians have been returned to their homes of which about two-thirds of that number specifically resettled in Aleppo Governorate. "The period of time … Continue reading
Posted in Syria
22 Comments
Charlottesville – 1 by cvillereader
"The last time I checked, the Virginia State Police and the Virginia National Guard are not small time operations. Both of them were on the scene and did nothing. And McAuliffe is on the record saying that the State had … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs, Politics
88 Comments
Conflicts by Richard Sale
(The scene: A newsroom the morning after a riot where police beat and tear-gassed protestors, vacationers and civilians, causing severe injuries to many. The chief characters are photographers and staff. The speaker is Phil Hammond, in his late fifties … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
16 Comments
Will the US be solely a country for the antifa left?
In light of the media reaction to the abominable stupidity of the actions of various right wing fringe groups in Charlottesville I regretfully feel I must re-open SST for business so that this can be discussed. The whole CNN … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Ukraine Crisis
162 Comments
Vacation for all
There will be no guest author posts or comments here on SST until 1 September. pl
Posted in Ukraine Crisis
5 Comments
RUSSIAN FEDERATION SITREP 20170810
THE SANCTIONS. The hypocrisy is thick: NordStream 2 (257.a.9) is specifically targeted; damage to NASA (237) is carefully voided. (NASA needs the Russians to get to the ISS and to launch things but European allies can freeze in the dark. … Continue reading
Posted in Patrick Armstrong, Russia
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Hypocrisy and IC consensus
"North Korea’s longstanding assumption has been that the United States is too weak-willed to take on the exorbitant costs of war and that America will eventually acquiesce to a nuclear North Korea. President Trump’s statement that North Korea’s threats … Continue reading
Posted in Korea
7 Comments
What is the North Korean Word for “Gulf of Tonkin?” by Publius Tacitus
The media drum beat portraying North Korea as a country in the hands of a "crazy", "insane" mad man is churning along at full speed. The messaging is so intense that even Helen Keller would see and hear it–we are … Continue reading
Posted in As The Borg Turns
29 Comments
Reviewing the Unthinkable
Yesterday I raised the question of the reality or lack of it of the present crisis in relations between North Korea and the US. Since then various people have sought to convince me that the statements and actions of the two … Continue reading
Posted in Korea
64 Comments