Serbian sniper fights for Novorussia (photo)
I just saw this great picture on Colonel Cassad’s blog: Serbian sniper Deian defends Novorussia Cheer up everybody!The Saker
Posts From The Saker
Mini Post: use the Vineyardsaker IRC channel
Friends,I want to remind you that since 2008 I have opened my own Internet Relay Chat channel. At the time I wrote: For those of you familiar with the concept here is the info: server: irc.maddshark.net channel: The_Vineyard full URL: irc://maddshark.net/The_Vineyard For those of you who are no familiar with IRC, this is a virtual place were people can chat (via keyboard) with each other very informally and, unlike a
One more thing (mini-post)
I have go to work for the rest of the afternoon, but I want to remind you all of the following: when the real Ukie offensive materializes (maybe later tonight, maybe not) the Novorussians will most definitely retreat along certain axes. This does not mean that they will be “defeated”, only that they are retreating which is a defensive tactical maneuver. So, please, let’s not have a repeat of the
Mini post about the rumors of a Ukie attack
I consider the blog of “Colonel Cassad” the best informed and most honest blog about the situation in the Ukraine, bar none. Right now, he is reporting that while there is an increase in the combat operation, this is more a case of “combat reconnaissance” (opening fire to try to evaluate the enemy disposition) then of a real full-scale attack.That is the good news.The bad news is that a energetic
Discovering Iran: a travelogue
by Soraya Sepahpour-Ulrich Marcel Proust once said: “The voyage of discovery is not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.” During the past two decades, I visited Iran on numerous occasions staying 10-14 days at a time. This time around, I stayed for 2 months and heeding Proust, I carried with me a fresh pair of eyes. I discarded both my Western lenses as well as my Iranian
Igor Strelkov : War Awaits Russia
Note: Since the issue of Russian monarchy is, judging by the pre and post podcast questions and comments, clearly of interest to many of you I think that I need to explain something important here. The movie which Strelkov and host Krutov are mentioning at the beginning of the interview is about a very interesting Russian author named Ivan Solonevich and who was the chief ideologue of a movement originally
Speech of Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Nov 4th, the 2014 Ashura’a commemoration
I take refuge in Allah from the stoned devil. In the Name of Allah, The Compassionate, The Most Merciful. Peace be on the Seal of prophets, our Master and Prophet, Abi Al Qassem Mohammad and on his chaste and pure Household and on his chosen companions and on all messengers and prophets. Peace be on you, my master and lord Abi Abdullah, and on all the souls gathering around
Soundcloud “Go Unlimited” plan purchased!!
Dear friends,I just wanted to let you know that a member of our community – palmtoptiger – sent me the full sum to pay for the Soundcloud “Go Unlimited” plan! Before that, Larchmonter445 also made a donation towards the same goal. So we got it! Full Soundcloud for a year :-)Thanks a lot to both of you – this will certainly provide the best and most flexible option for the
The Saker Podcast No 1 – Q&A with readers
(You can download this file directly by following the links at this source.) Transcript of podcast no. 1 Provided by the kind help of a wonderful lady “A” Dear friends thank you so much for downloading this first podcast, this is the Saker speaking. Let me tell you immediately that this first podcast will be very much a trial and error thing, I’m trying out lots of things,
Bad times for Putin bashers
(co-posted on Russia Insider) I don’t know if you have noticed this, but the usual crowd of Putin bashers is being uncharacteristically quiet these days, especially the ones I call the “hurray patriots”. Some of their blogs have simply been closed, others are apparently frozen, and those still minimally active are getting very few visitors (nope, I shall not name them here, both on principle and in order not to
Podcast options – the choice is yours
Dear friends,I wanted to give you a heads-up on my response to your numerous comments and give you a choice of where to go from here.First, thanks a lot for all your comments. And, no, no, no, no, no – I do not sound like Bibi Netanyahu! Or do I? :-)Seriously, your comments were useful and I will follow your suggestions:Technical:1) I will increase the microphone gain2) I will decrease
Mikhail Khazin on what Putin said between the lines
(please make sure to press the ‘cc’ button at the lower right to see the English subtitles) Transcription & Translation: “A”, Elena & Saker CollectiveEditing & Production: Augmented Ether
A few more hyper-short items + open thread (IMPORTANT UPDATE!!)
Dear friends,I am exhausted. Badly. Had to spend many hours on the road this week-end so here is my schedule:Today I will, insha’allah, answer the most (all?) the emails I have to answer. Then I will write a bunch of emails to try to get a few apparently stuck “balls” rolling again. Tomorrow I should be back with an analysis of what happened in Novorussia.Thanks a lot for all the
Three hyper-short items + open thread
Dear friends,There hyper-short items: I will be gone all day on Monday (this is why I did the podcast on Sunday). Winter (especially early winter) does not at all prevent military operations in the Ukraine (forget that Jack Forst nonsense). Voentorg might. Looks like Zakharchenko won the elections in Novorussia by a large margin (“hurray-patriots” will be enraged). The SakerPS: the open thread is yours for the day :-)
First Saker Podcast now available for download and streaming
Dear friends,It is with some (a lot, really!) trepidation and nervousness that I am announcing to you that my first podcast ever is now available for download and streaming. Please simply to to the following page to access is:https://sites.google.com/site/sakerpodcast/There you will be able to download the podcast in mp3 format from Google Drive or download and stream it from Mediafire and 4Shared. The reason why I am not posting the
Igor Strelkov press-conference 30/10/14 Full
Thanks to Kazzura’s fantastic work, we have the translation of Igor Strelkov’s latest press conference.The Saker
The recent elections and gas deal – survey: who won who lost? & upcoming podcast
Dear friends,Since I am going to be very busy until Monday morning, I want to leave you with a “semi-open thread”. If you see something interesting, by all means please post it here. If not, I would like to survey your opinions on two questions: In the latest gas deal between the EU, the Ukraine and Russia – who won and who lost? (The junta in Kiev? Russia? The EU?
This is why the Russians want to tightly regulate foreign NGOs
How is that for a “watch” of human right? The fact is that western human rights organizations are below contempt. Some are political tools in the hands of the Empire (Human Rights Watch), some are full of western intelligence agents (Medecins Sans Frontieres, OSCE monitors), some are lead by cynical bureaucrats who use idealistic young delegates as cannon fodder (ICRC), some are used by big business as a tool (Greenpeace)
Latest Putin-bashing invention: Putin about to be sacrificed
I am getting a flood of emails asking me about the article Putin’s Head – Who will remove the head of Russian President Putin and offer it on a platter to the U.S.? (also here) I normally don’t comment any of the nonsense which circulates on the Internet, but this one seems to have a lot of people worried. Friends, the key to the entire article is right at the
Something very, very interesting has happened in Novorussia
Something fantastically interesting has happened in Novorussia: two senior Novorussian commanders, Igor Bezler and Alexei Mozgovoi have attempted to communicate with those Ukrainians who are on the other side.Though I am not sure about the exact dates of the events (all I have is the dates of the posting on YouTube), this apparently began when Igor Bezler agreed to be interviewed by three TV crews at the same time: a
