I think that it is time for me to directly address the issue of today’s Europe role in world affairs. In this blog I have often voiced very harsh criticisms of both “old Europe” and “new Europe” – to use Rumsfeld’s classification – but I have never addressed this issue head-on, and this is what I propose to do now.Let me begin by a little disclaimer and say that while
Do you know the feeling when a sentence just jumps at you from a page? This is what happened to me today. I was reading a post on RT entitled “Russia wants answers on NATO troop movement in Eastern Europe” when I suddenly saw this: The statement comes after the USS Truxtun destroyer started a military exercises in March with the Bulgarian and Romanian navies a few hundred miles from
In a new twist of absolutely staggering stupidity, it appears that NASA has decided to suspend all cooperation with Russia in a move to express its disapproval of the reunification of Crimea with Russia. Apparently, some delusional megalomaniac in the Administration seriously believes that Russia depends on NASA for its space program while, of course, this is very much the other way around. Just like the US needs Russia to
Considering the relative lull which seems to be taking place in the Ukraine, this might be a good time to look at the impact which the dramatic developments in the Ukraine have had upon the internal political scene in Russia and what that, in turn, could mean for the international (dis)order. In order to do that, I would like to begin by a short summary of a thesis which I
The bad news is that I am still sick. The good news is that today I had a good laugh. In Saint Petersburg, members of the political party PVO or “Party of Great Russia” (I would describe them as “Stalinist patriots”) have offered the US Consulate a Russian “karavai” (kind of traditional bread given to newly weds and to welcome friends) with the words “thanks to the USA for Crimea”.
Here is how they voted:
Dear friends,I just have to let you know that I am sick with a rather nasty flu so I will not post for a couple of days, nor will I reply to emails or comments. There might also be some delay in my clearing comments but I will try to keep that as short as I can. So – please! – keep the conversations going on any topic you want,
In a previous post entitled “Russia and Islam, part eight: working together, a basic “how-to”“, I have discussed in some details the basic principles which could be applied by both Christians and Muslims to jointly take a stand against the current Empire. I don’t want to repeat it all here, especially since in that article I was discussing this issue specifically in the Russian context. What I propose to do
I know, I know, “Globe” is a well-known tabloid which publishes stories like “Astronauts raped by Martian maniacs” or “Resurrected body of Ramses II seen at Brazilian McDonalds”, etc. Still, it is indicative that Martians and walking mummies have been replaced by Vladimir Putin. Also, I truly liked this joke posted by an anonymous reader (thanks!): Putin is watching TV. Calls up his Chief of Intelligence: “Give Tyagnibok a medal
Check out Putin’s “confession” about the “polite armed men in green” (kindly translated by my wonderful Muslim friend and translator “S” !شكرا جزيلا لك يا صديقي):
There are pretty good signs that the shots which killed Aleksandr Muzychko might turn out to be the first ones of the upcoming civil war.So far, what happened was not a civil war, but a armed insurrection followed by a coup, a revolution for sure, but not a civil war. What is beginning to take place now is very different. Consider this:1) There are now four very different forces in
As I have mentioned before, Tymoshenko really appears to have suffered a great deal in Yanukovich’s dungeon and now she is clearly “gone fishing”. The latest telephone leak (thanks SVR, and keep up the great work!) shows her actually suggesting that the Banderites *nuke* the 8 million Russians living in the Ukraine. She also proposes to make Russia a scorched field. Let me immediately reassure everybody – the Ukraine does
An amazing celebration took place yesterday in Moscow: Russia was celebration the reunification of Crimea to the Russia. Here is short but moving video from this event subtitled by a wonderful (Muslim) friend of mine to whom I am immensely grateful.Enjoy!The Saker
