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Seasons Greetings From the Masters of Illusion
Nolan Peterson, perennial Ukraine optimist and is-the-glass-half-empty-or-are-you-not-listening-to-me guy, feels like the country has turned a corner. Yes, by God, things are looking up. Ukraine might not be able to look forward to EU membership, but hey! It has visa-free travel, … Continue reading
Posted in Corruption, Economy, Europe, Government, Politics, Religion, Russia, Trade, Ukraine
Tagged economy, government, Politics, role models, Russia, Trade, tragedy, Ukraine
1,923 Comments
The Stooge Report: As Ukraine Goes Under, Guess Whose Fault It Is?
Say; did you ever notice that when the west overturns a government, re-orders the political stage to its liking, pumps in a bit of money to get things perking, and it’s a complete success….the western leadership is content just to … Continue reading
Posted in Corruption, Economy, Europe, Government, Investment, Law and Order, Military, Politics, Russia, Strategy, Trade, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin
Tagged economy, government, Military, Politics, Rule of Law, Russia, Trade, Ukraine, War
1,301 Comments
Ukraine on the Proud Highway: Skidding in Broadside.
“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and … Continue reading
Posted in Corruption, Economy, Europe, Government, Investment, Law and Order, Military, Politics, Russia, Strategy, Trade, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin
Tagged economy, government, Military, Politics, Rule of Law, Russia, Trade, Ukraine, War
2,032 Comments
Europe is Fundamentally Unserious About Mending Fences with Russia.
Certain European communities – usually from the business sector, but occasionally high-ranking politicians like Sigmar Gabriel – have publicly expressed resolve to make things up with Russia, and at least arrive at some sort of truce which will allow Europe … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Education, Europe, Government, Politics, Rule of Law, Russia, Strategy, Trade, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin
Tagged economy, Education, government, Politics, Rule of Law, Russia, Trade, Ukraine
671 Comments
The West is as Thick as the Earth’s Mantle
It’s funny how some posts come to be. Sometimes I stop myself partway through a reply to a commenter on another post, thinking, hey; there’s enough meat in this for a whole post, rather than just a one-paragraph rant. Or … Continue reading
Posted in Corruption, Economy, Europe, Government, Investment, Politics, Russia, Strategy, Trade, Ukraine
Tagged economy, GAZPROM, government, Politics, Russia, Trade, Ukraine
863 Comments
It Looks as if Your Dead Horse Could Use a Touch of the Lash.
Let’s see…who will we hold up to ridicule today for their fanciful portrayal of current or past events in a manner which is strongly reminiscent of a certain story, in which one ate from different sides of the same mushroom … Continue reading
Posted in Corruption, Economy, Europe, Government, Law and Order, Politics, Saakashvili, Strategy, Trade, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin
Tagged economy, government, Military, Politics, Rule of Law, Russia, Saakashvili, Trade, Ukraine, War
1,090 Comments
The Credibility Gap That Ought To Be
Leap aboard the Lyttenburgh Omnibus; what follows is a looonnngg guest post by Lyttenburgh, one which is going to be like the blind men who are trying to describe an elephant. “An elephant is like a rope”, says the one … Continue reading
Posted in Corruption, Economy, Education, Europe, Government, Law and Order, Middle East, Military, Politics, Rule of Law, Russia, Strategy, Trade, Vladimir Putin
Tagged economy, Education, government, liberal opposition, Military, Politics, Rule of Law, Russia, Trade, Ukraine, War
1,914 Comments
Flirting With Disaster
…Speeding down the fast lane, honey Playin’ from town to town; The boys and I have been burnin’ it up, can’t seem to slow it down. I’ve got the pedal to the floor, our lives are runnin’ faster, Got our … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Europe, Government, Investment, Politics, Russia, Strategy, Trade, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin
Tagged economy, GAZPROM, government, Politics, Russia, Trade, Ukraine
954 Comments
A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall
…I saw a white ladder all covered with water I saw ten thousand talkers whose tongues were all broken I saw guns and sharp swords in the hands of young children And it’s a hard, and it’s a hard, it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Government, Military, Politics, Russia, Strategy, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin
Tagged economy, government, Military, Politics, Russia, Trade, Ukraine, War
1,115 Comments
It Is What It Isn’t: Fake News Comes of Age as Ideology Trumps Evidence
Our deeds still travel with us from afar; and what we have been makes us what we are. George Eliot, Middlemarch We have arrived, in my opinion, upon the moment in the course of human history which marks the nadir … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Europe, Government, Military, Politics, Russia, Strategy, Terrorism
Tagged Education, government, Military, Politics, role models, Russia, War
1,330 Comments
The Kremlin Stooge 