Nimrods of Berlin
Cunning is a poor substitute for sagacity.—La RochefoucauldDear Friends + Interlocutors,I've just read on Bloomberg that Berlin is sending a hundred-plus...
Biden piggybacks Trump’s Middle East Madness
Seeing what's in front of your nose demands a constant struggle.—George OrwellDear Friends + Interlocutors,From what I gather, Donald Trump feels that...
Ukraine and Israel
It’s the second-raters that stir up hell; first-rate people wouldn’t.—Dorothy ParkerDear Friends + Interlocutors,I’ve been reading Raymond Chandler’s...
Battle for Eurasia
Without Ukraine, Russia ceases to be a Eurasian empire.—Zbig Brzezinski, 1997Dear Friends + Interlocutors,The Russo-Ukraine war, starting date either...
Global Warming & Ukraine
I soon grew as poor as a rat.—E.A. PoeDear Friends + Interlocutors,
CNN reports that President Joe Biden just declared today to be the start of global...
Cheerleaders for the Warfare State
Cunning is a poor substitute for sagacity.—La RochefoucauldDear Friends + Interlocutors,Where to start? I just finished speed-reading a tedious tour...
Hunter Biden’s Laptop and 2020’s First Big Lie
It’s not a conspiracy. It’s a coincidence.—Gore VidalDear Friends + Interlocutors,The Hunter Biden Laptop affair could be the clearest and best example...
Sanctions kill – in Syria life has become a living hell...
We are America; we are the indispensable nation. We stand tall and we see further than other countries into the future.—Secretary of State Madeleine...
Sanction Destabilize Destroy
“We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the US public believes is false.”— CIA Director Bill Casey, 1981Dear Friends + Interlocutors,A...
Which Way Will the Cat Jump?
Is politics nothing but the art of deliberately lying?—VoltaireDear Friends + Interlocutors,The website Defense One sent a flash notification yesterday...
William Pfaff Addresses Ukraine
The principle of evil consists in messing into other peoples’ affairs.—Ezra PoundDear Friends + Interlocutors,The late William Pfaff wrote a foreign...
Grand Strategy to Nowhere
It’s not a conspiracy. It’s a coincidence.—Gore VidalDear Friends + Interlocutors,
The other day I was made aware of an informative video from France,...
The Manifest Destiny Nightmare
Seeing what's in front of your nose demands a constant struggle.—George OrwellDear Friends + Interlocutors,Is the world properly constituted? I used...
Express Train for War
Klaatu barada nikto.—The Day the Earth Stood StillDear Friends + Interlocutors,
In the aftermath of the brazen bombings of the Nord Stream pipelines,...
The Cockeyed Crusade
By what deranged thinking did meddling in a civil war over territories that have been Russian for more than 300 years merit bringing the world economy...
A race between "global warming" and nuclear war?
It is of men, and of them only, that one should always be frightened.—Louis-Ferdinand CélineDear Friends + Interlocutors,An important English scientist...
Germany to hit the Wall?
Maybe I could get you a magazine or a bag of peanuts.—Dorothy ParkerDear Friends + Interlocutors,OMG. Is Germany about to hit the wall? From what I’ve...
Catastrophic Escalation?
America’s glory is not dominion, but liberty. Her march is the march of the mind. She goes not abroad in search of monsters to destroy.—President John...
We Always Knew the Dangers of NATO Expansion
Seeing what's in front of your nose demands a constant struggle.—George OrwellDear Friends + Interlocutors,Too late now! A host of knowledgable Washington...
LagoGate and Taiwan...
Good morning judge, what may be my fine?—Furry LewisSaturday, August 13th, 2022Dear Friends + Interlocutors,
Can we get back to the topic of Taiwan...
The Pelosi Provocation...
A great nation's foreign policy involves power, money, trade, oil and arms,
but it proceeds from ideas.—William Pfaff
Friday, August 5th, 2022Dear...
Cirincione contra Mearsheimer re Ukraine
It’s not a conspiracy. It’s a coincidence.—Gore VidalSunday, July 31st, 2022Dear Friends + Interlocutors,Some of my “liberal” friends and acquaintances...
KEEPING THE MIDEAST SAFER FOR DICTATORS || Eric Margolis
God help us in the future.—Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959)July 27th, 2022Dear Friends + Interlocutors,Pray for Uncle Sam. He has been drugged, brainwashed,...
The world needs Russian oil and gas | South China Morning Post
It’s the second-raters that stir up hell; first-rate people wouldn’t.—Dorothy ParkerFriday, July 22nd, 2022Dear Friends + Interlocutors,As I recall,...
Russian gas cuts threaten to shutter Germany industry | Financial Times
I was lucky tonight. He had a gun, but I had a tire iron.—Phillip Marlowe, 1958Tuesday, July 19th, 2022Dear Friends + Interlocutors,I woke up in Munich...
The Two-Front War...
It’s the second-raters that stir up hell; first-rate people wouldn’t.—Dorothy ParkerThursday evening, July 7th, 2022Dear Friends + Interlocutors,Smart...
Changes not seen in a Century – Chas W. Freeman, Jr.
Let me know when we go off a cliff.—They Drive By NightSunday, July 3rd, 2022Dear Friends + Interlocutors,Below please find a link to retired U.S. ambassador...
Mearsheimer Update...
"But he hasn't got anything on," a little child said.—The Emperor’s New ClothesDear Friends + Interlocutors,FYI. Recent appearance by Professor Mearsheimer...
Victoria Nuland to the Box...
A great nation's foreign policy involves power, money, trade, oil and arms,
but it proceeds from ideas.—William Pfaff
Dear Friends + Interlocutors,
Who...
Dr. Mearsheimer's NY Times Op Ed on arming Ukraine... [February 2015]
It’s not a conspiracy. It’s a coincidence.—Gore Vidal
Monday morning
Just for the record, here's an item I sent out in February of 2015...
The world has become collateral damage of Western sanctions | South China Morning Post
Always remember, it can be worse tomorrow.—Soda Jerk, Witness to MurderDear Friends + Interlocutors,FYI. Thoughtful and eye-opening article by Alex Lo...
U.S. Will Start Blocking Russia’s Bond Payments to American Investors - The New York Times
There is not a single constitution in the world which is actually observed.—NapoleonDear Friends + Interlocutors,I wish two things. That I knew more...
The Big Two Op-eds in the New York Times...
Is politics nothing but the art of deliberately lying?—Voltaire
Dear Friends + Interlocutors,
Looking over today's print edition of the...
Columbus' arrival linked to carbon dioxide drop | Science News
The mind is like a parachute. It works only when it is open.—Frank Zappa
Dear Friends + Interlocutors,
Here’s an interesting item if you...
My morning at the bank and bicycle shop...
I soon grew as poor as a rat.—E.A. PoeDear Friends + Interlocutors,I went to the bank this morning to withdraw a hundred dollars in small bills. Walking...
Former President Bush condemns 'brutal invasion of Iraq' in public gaffe | YouTube
Seeing what's in front of your nose demands a constant struggle.—George Orwell
Dear Friends + Interlocutors
FYI: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3LXo6NoFVw
Never...
Nothing More to say about Ukraine...
A century long barrage of propaganda seeps in everywhere.—Charles Bukowski
Dear Friends + Interlocutors,
I sure would like to stop writing...
US vows ‘decisive’ response if Russia deploys to Cuba, Venezuela
“You cannot be serious!”—John McEnroeDear Friends + Interlocutors,Here’s an illuminating item in the SCMP from January of this year, before the Ukraine...
U.S. benefits the most from Ukraine crisis: European Parliament member - CGTN
God help us in the future.—Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959)Dear Friends + Interlocutors,I love Claire Daly's accent and her down-to-earth analysis of the...
What the Media Still Isn't Telling You About Russiagate - Ray McGovern
It’s not a conspiracy. It’s a coincidence.—Gore VidalDear Friends + Interlocutors,I wrote some days ago that the Russo-Ukraine war represents yet another...
Making Mischief in Ukraine - CounterPunch.org
"You cannot be serious!”—John McEnroeDear Friends + Interlocutors,I have come across a long-forgotten article I wrote for the left-leaning website COUNTERPUNCH....
Ukraine Update on The Critical Hour – Ray McGovern
What is history? The lies that everyone agrees on.—VoltaireDear Friends + Interlocutors,Once again, I bring you the outlook of ex-CIA executive Ray McGovern....
[UPDATE]How to End the War in Ukraine with Scott Ritter - YouTube
Sorry, I got confused and over my skis. I gave you some incorrect info. Scott Ritter resigned in the late 1990s when Bill Clinton was President, not...
How to End the War in Ukraine with Scott Ritter - YouTube
The masses should be directed without them being aware of it.—NapoleonDear Friends + Interlocutors,Scott Ritter revisited (See link below.) He was the...
Ukraine is a Pawn on the Grand Chessboard | Dissident Voice
I think it's time we stop. Nobody's right if everybody's wrong.—Buffalo Springfield,1966Dear Friends + Interlocutors,A few random thoughts and my opinion...
Migratory birds of mass destruction - Indian Punchline
Klaatu barada nikto.—The Day the Earth Stood StillDear Friends + Interlocutors,Please find a link below to one of the most alarming and amazing articles...
I was there: NATO and the origins of the Ukraine crisis: Ambassador Jack Matlock
It’s the second-raters that stir up hell; first-rate people wouldn’t.—Dorothy ParkerSaturday evening, April 16th, 2022Dear Friends + Interlocutors,The...
Former NATO Military Analyst Blows the Whistle on West’s Ukraine Invasion Narrative...
I was lucky tonight. He had a gun, but I had a tire iron.—Phillip Marlowe, 1958Dear Friends + Interlocutors,Why do I get the feeling that this entire...
So Bucha Bodies Were Real? | Awful Avalanche
Seeing what's in front of your nose demands a constant struggle.—George OrwellDear Friends + Interlocutors,Do you get the feeling that we are being punked—lied...
The birth of a “new world order” from the Ukrainian battlefield – Elijah J. Magnier
The principle of evil consists in messing into other peoples’ affairs.—Ezra PoundDear Friends + Interlocutors,I am not sure what to make of this, the...
Ukraine & Syria...are you confused?
It’s not a conspiracy. It’s a coincidence.--Gore VidalDear Friends + Interlocutors,I’ve been thinking about Syria lately. Why? The answer is, Ukraine....
Professor Ted Postol interview concerning nuclear weapons & Ukraine...
Klaatu barada nikto.—The Day the Earth Stood StilDear Friends + Interlocutors,Here’s a little item which might ruin your day. Ted Postol is a nuclear...
Washington Is Delirious - David Stockman
Let me know when we go off a cliff.—They Drive By NightDear Friends + Interlocutors,Debunk and deflate…hold that thought.It turns out that yesterday...
Joe Biden's War
It’s not a conspiracy. It’s a coincidence.--Gore VidalDear Friends + Interlocutors,As an American, I proudly voted for my dog in the past two elections...
Sanctions, Sanctimony and Nuclear Weapons...
Klaatu barada nikto.—The Day the Earth Stood StillDear Friends + Interlocutors,It has occurred to me, at this point in the Ukraine conflict, that the...
Putin is Correct about NATO & Ukraine. U.S. Double Standard Explained - YouTube
The enemy is ignorance.—Ezra PoundDear Friends + Interlocutors,Cooperation not confrontation. Just that simple. Nothing complicated about it. Of course,...
Chris Hedges: Waltzing Toward Armageddon with the Merchants of Death
Always remember, it can be worse tomorrow.—Soda Jerk, Witness to MurderDear Friends + Interlocutors,Respected, progressive journalist Chris Hedges takes...
John Mearsheimer on why the West is principally responsible for the Ukrainian crisis...
We learn from history that we learn nothing from history.—Garrett Mattinglyhttps://www.economist.com/by-invitation/2022/03/11/john-mearsheimer-on-why-the-west-is-principally-responsible-for-the-ukrainian-crisisDear...
Zelensky rubbishes Biden's war on Russia - Indian Punchline
Men easily believe what they want to.—CaesarDear Friends + Interlocutors,Whom do you believe? Whose judgement do you trust?The almost-always irritating...