Category: Ukraine crisis

On Loaded Pistols

Promises have no role to play in politics. They are less reliable than cheap toilet paper. National Security cannot be entrusted in the care of foreign powers. Neutrality means nothing today because it is based on a gentlemen’s agreement. As international treaties go they cannot replace hard military power for defence against aggression. If a foreign power sees an in, they will exploit it. It is the job of statesmen to bridge those security gaps left open by their gullible predecessors. War and Peace depend on it!

The Propaganda War

Russia is not the USSR. If faced with an existential threat, it will take down the world. People should stop getting high on their own supply. Propaganda is bad. BS propaganda even worse.

Who can save Ukraine?

They say that the only people who see the end of the war are the dead. I wonder if that is the only certainty in this solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short Life of ours.

The Swiss Self-Sabotage – Sic Transit Gloria Helveticae

The Swiss became rich because they played it smart, staying out of European and World conflicts for 507 years. That’s a long stretch. Now, they decided to take sides. Unfortunately, History is replete with brutal reminders of what happens when people forget their lessons. The price of adventurous folly is always steep. Caveat emptor!

Prigozhin’s Rebellion

Plutarch recounts how the Sabine king Tatius compensated the traitorous Roman Tarpeia for her treason. He buried her alive under the weight of the gold she received for her infamous act. Tatius said “I love treason (since it helped me conquer Rome) but I despise the traitor.” Well, Putin likes neither. He rewards betrayal with death. Prigozhin made a play for power. He failed. He died. Dishonesty has a capital price in Putin’s world.

The Eye of the Needle

Spying is a dirty business. Lying about it comes naturally to the media. Mass-media are in cahoots with Big Government everywhere. They are lying to us, all the time, 24/7, 365 days per year. What can we do about it? Put our ear to the ground and listen carefully. We all have BS detectors. It just that we don’t use them. Suspension of disbelief is not your friend. Don’t accept the official narrative and do your own research. Always.

The Miracle of Acting – Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the actor who played a president on Netflix and then became President

How a good actor managed to become the President of Ukraine and how playing a role and reading a script won't save his country from War.

Putin’s Gambit – How the Superpowers are gambling World Peace away – Chapter II: The Background

The historical context of the Ukrainian-Russian War of 2022. A quick view of the major actors. Why we are currently in the middle of the Second Cold War.

Putin’s Gambit – How the Superpowers are gambling World Peace away – Chapter I: The Shadow of War

World peace is unravelling at an unprecedented pace. War devastates Ukraine brought about by superpowers unwilling to understand the stakes. Our lives hang in the balance while world leaders continue their bellicose rhetoric. People die in a power struggle that threatens to undo our civilization.