The Unfinished Business of 1989
There is something that the western media hasn’t touched on that much about the world reaction to the horrific attack on Ukraine this month by Russia. What has become crystal … Continue reading
“While you bleed to death.”
One of my readers has taken exception to the impeachment rhetoric overflowing since Wednesday’s announcement by Nancy Pelosi that the current president of the United States will be undergoing an … Continue reading
The Knight of Nyet
Even more fascinating as a study in delusion than Vladimir Putin’s quest to recreate the power and glory of the Soviet Union, is his Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, the “Knight … Continue reading
Flowers from Kiev (reconsidered)
There is unnerving power in these photographs. These photographs by Anastasia Taylor-Lind were published in June in the New York Times. They are simple portraits of some of the protesters from February who participated in … Continue reading
Vladimir, Part 2
Not Your Grandfather’s Smart Phone How is the game different today? I would submit that America and Europe have been better at what seems to be squarely within the blind … Continue reading
Vladimir, Part 1
“Russian forces skillfully employed 21st-century tactics that combined cyberwarfare, an energetic information campaign and the use of highly trained special operation troops in its annexation of Crimea.” – New York … Continue reading
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