RSS- Tit for tat until it all goes boom
- Deadly H5N1 avian influenza strain detected on mainland Antarctica
- “BYD is launching its next-gen Blade EV battery soon with more range and even lower cost”
- Iran launches air attacks on Israel
- ISW on the developing Ukrainian defense industrial base and Russias strikes on the Ukrainian energy infrastructure
- Britain? Kaput! By Walrus.
- Declaration “Dignitas Infinita” on Human Dignity
- The situation and some possible courses of action … A Pat Lang post reposted from 26 February 2022
- HARPER: COL. W. PATRICK LANG R.I.P.
- A Note On Our Folly By Walrus
Monthly Archives: September 2018
Today’s Putin-Erdogan meeting in Sochi – TTG
Putin and Erdogan are meeting in Sochi today to discuss a solution to the situation in Idlib. I don’t think an official statement has been released yet, but I did find a couple of articles in Al Masdar News discussing … Continue reading
The Bluffer’s Guide to Bombing Syria By Peter Ford
or, The Dirty Dozen: 12 lies they tell you to anaesthetise you for the upcoming bombing of Syria The propaganda mills of the British and American governments – spokespersons, media, think tanks – are working overtime churning out 'talking … Continue reading
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Russian MOD says the chlorine has been delivered to “Bsanqul.”
"Idlib militants have delivered canisters with Chlorine to the village of Bsanqul, where they are preparing to stage a chemical attack, the Russian Defense Ministry says. On September 15, a spokesman of the Russian Center for Reconciliation in Syria, … Continue reading
Posted in Borg Wars, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey
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Habakkuk to TTG on the Yeltsin period
They were indeed fascinating times, and the conversations cast a very valuable light on them. The conclusion of Helmer’s piece I find particularly interesting: “What a rich irony Yeltsin leaves us in this record of his dealings with Clinton,” observes … Continue reading
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Urban Wars, Tomorrow’s wars ?
By Patrick BAHZAD Aleppo, Mosul, Raqqa, Ghouta … A few years ago, nobody would have known these names. With the rise of the "Islamic State" in the Middle-East, and the civil war in Syria, those cities have become battlefields … Continue reading
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Paul Manafort makes a plea agreement in the case in Washington D.C. federal court
By Robert Willmann Update: It turns out that a factual basis/statement of the offense was put in writing and filed. The waiver of an indictment and consent to proceed on the previously filed charging document (the "information"), the factual basis, … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs, Justice, Politics, Russiagate, Ukraine Crisis
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FUKUS & Turkey are now al-qa’ida’s allies. (editorial)
FUKUS equals France, the UK and the US. It appears that the policy of this tri-partite re-birth of the Entente Cordiale has changed with regard to Syria since the middle of August. Before that change FUKUS seemed to have acknowledged … Continue reading
Posted in As The Borg Turns, France, government, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey
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RUSSIAN FEDERATION SITREP 13 SEPTEMBER 2018 (by Patrick Armstrong)
WHAT IS TO BE DONE? PCR asks. Martyanov and Saker answer. PCR responds. More, more. A collapsing imperium is dangerous: "What made war inevitable was the growth of Athenian power and the fear which this caused in Sparta". We are … Continue reading
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Some thoughts on Robert Fisk’s Syrian adventure – TTG
A few days ago, someone brought up Fisk’s recent article in the Independent, “After warnings of mass murder and catastrophe in Idlib, I prowled the front lines for two days. I didn’t find what I’d expected.” Fisk took a whirlwind … Continue reading
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HARPER: ON THE 17TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 9/11 ATTACKS
The story of September 11, 2001 is still being written. This will remain the case so long as the government keeps hundreds of thousands of pages of documents from the public. A small number of Representatives and Senators conducted a … Continue reading
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