Monthly Archives: September 2024

It’s Over; Pogo Was Right – By Walrus

Posted on September 4, 2024 by walrus

It’s over, Ukraine is finished. The Israel project is finished. Both disasters are a direct result of decades of our own Suicidal Statecraft as Barbara Tuchman termed it. There can be no doubt as to our culpability. As Pogo observed … Continue reading →

Posted in As The Borg Turns, Israel, Ukraine Crisis, Walrus | 109 Comments

“What are Israel’s protests and general strike about — and how big are they?”

Posted on September 4, 2024 by TTG

The largest since the start of war, the protests and strike are the latest outpouring of anger against PM Netanyahu for failing to reach a ceasefire. Protests have erupted across Israel, accompanied by a general strike, after the recovery of … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel, Palestine, TTG | 7 Comments

“As a former IDF soldier and historian of genocide, I was deeply disturbed by my recent visit to Israel”

Posted on September 2, 2024 by TTG

This summer, one of my lectures was protested by far-right students. Their rhetoric brought to mind some of the darkest moments of 20th-century history – and overlapped with mainstream Israeli views to a shocking degree. In 19 June 2024, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel, Palestine, TTG | 47 Comments

Tom67 on Mongolia

Posted on September 1, 2024 by TTG

This a comment of Tom67 in reply to elkern  in a recent post “Putin’s alternative pipeline flops quietly.” I find Tom67’s comment worth a separate post.  I am married to a Mongolian, speak Mongolian run an outdoors company in Mongolia … Continue reading →

Posted in Central Asia, China, Russia, TTG | 37 Comments