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The Gods are playing with the world’s fate. When the Russian ambassador was murdered in Ankara, the world (and the west in particular) were watching and listening to the news from Ankara. Few hours later, the event in Berlin occurred, all attention being directed to that event (particular in the west) . Yesterday, the Russian plane with the famous musicians of the Red Army Choir went down in the Black Sea, all ears and eyes were directed in that direction. Today, George Michael, the famous singer died at the age of 53, all the attention is directed at this event. George Michael sang the famous song “Last Christmas” . Don’t you see a strange connection and message on all this ? dark occult powers ?
The suspicious death of NATO auditor general Yves Chandelon had been barely mentioned in the MSM.
It has been widely reported in Turkish media and increasingly Greek.
More revelations: he was investigating a 250bil ‘black hole’ in NATO’s budget and the funding of terrorism in the Middle East.
Weeks before the death, he had been receiving threatening phone calls and suspected he was being stalked – his family are vehemently contradicting the official ‘ suicide’ story ( but no interviews, probably as a result of ‘official’ gags.)
Most tellingly, only the US actually knows the full budget of NATO:
http://ir-is.org/2016/12/24/natos-e250-billion-black-hole-that-got-nato-chief-auditor-yves-chandelon-assassinated/
Some ‘dots’-
– the info about the ‘ black hole’ appears to have been highlighted by Russian sources.
– the death follows the murder of Russsian Ambassador to Turkey, who was reportedly liasing with ‘opposition’ in Syria.
– The death is being widely reported in Turkish net media.
It seems that nothing is disconnected, instead everything has a connection which we cannot understand. Most probably because their minds work on other scale than ours. We can assume, they have a wider perspective on large scale, including the timing and the messages they send to us – the “consumers” – and messages sent to their opponents – Russia. The question is, does Russia get the message and act accordingly ? As for the large populace in the world, well, the majority are still in sleep. The last Christmas ? remember last year on Christmas comes out that the Queen said ” have a good Christmas, because this will be the last peaceful one” The pope said the same thing. Did they knew something ? hard to answer, but yet we have the Christmas with their “gifts” …maybe they were referring to the next one in 2017…thanks to Putin, the big war has not yet occurred. But time is coming around.
when the west, particulary usa, enters economic collapse there wont be any more peaceful xmases.
just imagine the endless hordes of me-first greedy westerners fighting over the last big mac.
aaaaah, zombieland to the third.
i hope they will film all the mayhem and upload it to youtube so the ROW can watch it and have a giggle.
If you cannot understand any of these connections then why bother saying that “Russia” is the enemy?
That might have been true in most of the last century but it is just a part of their game now.
I’ll try to explain : What we know is the surface and we cannot understand their sick mentality, although we do know who is their target, but the means with which they “work” is so deep and dark.
“Yves Chandelon [..] was investigating a 250bil ‘black hole’ in NATO’s budget and the funding of terrorism in the Middle East.”
As everyone can guess, recruiting, equipping, training, feeding, lodging, advertising, promoting, marketing, filming, and ultimately disappearing-without-trace ten-thousands of Al-Mercenaries in Syria, Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, China, Iran, the Ukraine, Kosovo, half of Africa and so on is a costly enterprise.
The banking cartel loves it – debt-slavery is not only the best business model but guarantees dominion too.
Two more strange ‘suicides’ around these big events that didn’t get much if any coverage in the MSM at the time:
The French police chief investigating the Hebdo attacks ‘suicided’:
http://21stcenturywire.com/2015/01/10/new-twist-charlie-hebdo-lead-investigator-turns-up-dead-suicided/
and the assassination of the Indian anti-terrorist chief Hemant Kakare during the Mumbai attacks, supposedly to prevent exposure of a vast diamond and arms money laundering operation.
This second killing is convoluted in the extreme, to the same degree as the Collateral Damage pdf. For anyone interested in the eastern branch of this global skulduggery, this site has some fascinating material and comprehensive background to the ongoing plots:
http://greatgameindia.com/2611-timeline-buildup-to-the-assassination-of-hemant-karkare/
And: the Dutch Court of Audit was demanding a Hague-based investigation into NATO’s ‘black budget’ and the issue of who was in control/deciding allocations in June 2014:
https://truthnewsinternational.wordpress.com/2014/06/10/black-hole-billions-of-nato-dollars-unaccounted-for/
In July of that year, flight MH17 from Amsterdam crashed in Ukraine. The Dutch Safety Board was appointed to investigate.
It was headed by a former terrorism ‘expert’ ( T Joustra) who – eventually – claimed the crash was a BUK-missile attack by ‘Russian separatists’. Even though they had no BUKs, though the US-backed junta in Kiev did.
Brief resume (from wiki) of Joustra:
Tjibbe Herman Jan Joustra (born 6 February 1951) is a Dutch civil servant. He is chairman of the Association of Private Security Organizations and Detective Agencies (Dutch: Vereniging Particuliere Beveiligingsorganisaties en recherchebureaus (VPB)) and of the horticultural association (Dutch: Productschap Tuinbouw). He is the former chairman of the board of the UWV and the former National Antiterrorism Coordinator. Joustra is a former member of the party D66, but he helped write the election program of the VVD for the 2010 House of Representatives election.[1]
Good morning, World. I’m sitting at a table, looking at a golden sun just up over the horizon, its rays piercing through waving pine branches, glancing off the ice with a second mirror image of itself, over a small snow-banked stream, from a window in my extended Wisconsin family home.
To extend the image further, this vineyard provides a window-mirror to the world from another extended family, in our case, with a vineyard flavor. The first couple of comments remind me that the empire is striking back, asymmetrically for now. Mother Mary comes to me, trailing clouds of glory and telling tales of the underworld, like that of Count Khazar.
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Count Khazar Episode 6
Count Khazar was not surprised. He had seen it coming. The Baron was a banker. The Count was a thinker and a counter. He pondered the changes of ages. He would have to take their deal but subvert it asymmetrically until the tides of time turned again.
He looked at the pictures on the wall, Amschel Moses and the rest. He scowled at the Jesuit, Adam Weishaupt. He’d be in the line-up one day, and another Brother would be looking at him. The Count smiled. He would still be enjoying power, just up on another level.
In the meantime, power had its earthly privileges and pleasures. There were plenty of victims in high and low places. He thought of Count Dracula in the next county, with his taste for children’s blood. The Khazarian preferred brown-skinned, red-blooded women like Countess Zioness.
Lord Leary stood at the Tower, now just a circle of uncovered ancient stones. He thought of Brian who was here alone a thousand years ago, watching from these cliffs the Viking ships of war sail up the Shannon to rape women and rope-hang Irishmen.
Brian Boru was the King of All Ireland who drove the invaders out and into their sea graves. Lord felt the turning of the tides. Another empire was falling to a new one of the same ilk.
He startled when a strong hand touched his shoulder. “Brother, it’s time.” They unclasped and headed for the woods, thinking of their IRA past and the new troubles, now gone global.
Sheila was at the bower down the road. The others called her Sheela-Na-Gig, the olden Celtic lover who proudly displayed her maidenhead. In the rites, Sheela and Sheila came together. Sheila sighed as she gazed at the full moon drifting through the clouds over the River Shannon.
Viola walked silently through the preserve of native oaks. She was known as Vixen because of her ways in the rituals. Even the Lady, who in her aristocratic circles had seen it all, considered Viola to border on the violent.
These were violent times to be sure. The lovers were gathering at the bower to harness power for the Love Army. The ancient love rites would rise again to be celebrated with warrior-lovers from this and other worlds.
The sacred shrines would vibrate anew to diminish bohemian groves. Sacred sex would thwart the reign of child sacrifice and ritualistic sadistic adult murder. There was now a new sheriff in town who would restore order to a planet gone mad.
An owl hooted and a wolf howled in the moonlight. The invitations had been answered. Lovers from across time and space came on apace to the holy places of moveable sexual love feasts, where vineyards, towers and bowers embraced as they traced new lines in the annals of earth.
Dennis, for you, to have some more clue about Dracula the Count (I mean the real one, named Vlad)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHRcQmQ_hK0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Opu6nXySTmg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4SpJS1YqJw
The people of Damascus poisoned–truly evil in the world. Know that nothing is off limits for them
http://www.dw.com/en/damascus-faces-third-day-without-water-following-alleged-contamination/a-36909307
The first comment has good pattern recognition but I never heard of George Michael before and didn’t like the song much, at all, or the lyrics.
https://youtu.be/1DfdED1SWX8
Sorry but the first impression is vapid solipsism, but that is exactly where the Powers That Shouldn’t Be would like to maintain the general level of unconsciousness: No strategic overview. Just shrinking into a micro-Universe of personal feelings. An unconnectedness that knows nothing and wants to stay knowing nothing. Not to be too hard on a pop star I knew nothing about until today. But I just don’t put him in the same league with the Russian musical artists slain on Christmas Day, that’s all.
“Last Christmas”? I kind of doubt they’ll pull that off. Too many people waking up too fast to the evil.Too many antennae getting much more finely tuned.
They are losing and they know it. Expect them to throw caution to the winds. The more they up the ante, the more the opportunity to clean up a whole lot of their sh*t, going back 50+ years:
1) 911: The theft of Russia angle presented by Katherine and commented on by me and Peter AU.
http://www.israelshamir.net/Contributors/Collateral_Damage_911.pdf
The fact that Israel Shamir posts it (just discovered this fact in my search for a link to it…..) gives me additional confidence in my instincts, And Katherine’s and whoever else grasped the implications of these compelling leads.
2) November 22, 1963 The floodgates seem to be opening on this flank. I was astounded by Everything Is A Rich Man’s Trick
https://youtu.be/U1Qt6a-vaNM
(reams of amazing video footage) but that very useful work is a few years old.
A few days ago I watched this video interview of Chicago mob hit man James Files and am much convinced it is genuine:
I Shot JFK: https://youtu.be/Cdo5zAhUCdg
3) I was lead to that material by this video:
https://youtu.be/dN1y6MhfAWk
This treasure trove of leads has a passing reference to the assassination of the slain president’s son, JFK JR. Who had some sort of investigative magazine named “George”. I remember thinking that was a strange name for a magazine, decades ago, when I heard of it and maybe read an article or two in it. Well, I was slightly more asleep then. All I have had time to do since watching the above video a couple of days ago (that lead to the Files interview…..) was to make a mental note that I am 99.99% convinced that John Jr was onto GEORGE H W Bush’s central role in assassinating his father, as indicated by his choice of name for his magazine. Which obviously makes the old Bonesman the key suspect in rubbing out Jr as well.
The Apostle Peter:
““Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:”
These “human” (??) lions are getting increasingly exposed and hunted. If they fail to drive consciousness into the earth through fear, they may be done far faster than we are in the habit of hoping for.
Last Christmas?? You wish, Count Khazar. Maybe yours.
I watched about 8 hours of your 3 linked documentaries yesterday, ( bleary-eyed today in consequence)– quite riveting and more than plausible.
It is not a subject that I have taken more than a passing interest in before, not being American, but the connections made are breath-taking, and the tie in to the historical facts dating back to the very beginning of the 20th century make it of interest to us all, IMO.
Thanks.
You are most welcome, Helen, wherever you’re from.
I’ve noticed many of your posts before, Helen. My memory of them is that they were always sober, always level-headed. Some cautious speculation and risk-taking in searching for the truth, but no gross blunders (which usually derive from egoic self -promotion and too hasty rejection of that which does not fit into the small self).
I’d guess Australia or Canada is your home. And encourage people of good will from wherever part of the world they are from to help us corner our Empire rats here and root them out.
The big advantage you non-Yanks bring is your fresh angle of vision from abroad, in seeing here what we can’t see ourselves, and in seeing in your own home countries how the web of evil connects to Empire accomplices in your areas of the world.
I find it to be an exciting and rewarding co-operative effort that any intelligent person anywhere in the world can engage in and learn more, more quickly, than ever before in the history of the planet earth.
excerpt from Shelley fits my mood:
” ….The locks of the approaching storm.Thou dirge
Of the dying year, to which this closing night
Will be the dome of a vast sepulchre,
Vaulted with all thy congregated might
Of vapours, from whose solid atmosphere
Black rain, and fire, and hail, will burst: O hear!”
Hear what?
Spirit rising. A planetary awakening from millennia of darkness and illusion.
There are times when things are said that are unforgivable. Maybe not for God or Saints. But for the rest of we mere mortals. The Ukrainian supporters have passed that point. The “glee” they show over the utter tragedy of yesterdays plane loss. Is beyond me (at least) to forgive. Punishment,most severe,and most harsh,needs to be delivered to them.A response in words is not adequate for them.Only a response in deeds would be adequate :
http://gawrusha.livejournal.com/47816.html
I just listened to
https://sputniknews.com/radio_red_line/201612241048931418-2016-world-shaken-by-trump/
2016: The World Shaken by Trump
Red Line 11:05 24.12.2016(updated 11:07 24.12.2016) Andrew Korybko, Sergey Strokan
Donald Trump’s meteoric rise to power was totally unexpected and shocking to many experts, yet it revealed that there is a skyrocketing demand all across the world for new faces and new approaches to global politics.
It was talking about the rise of (right wing) populism due to the economic disconnect between rights talked about and economic rights for the people.
My question, is what happened to left wing populism — and don’t mistake liberalism for left. Liberals are not left but closer to middle any more than abolition is more gentle slavery or benevolent colonialism is not imperialism.
Neither is what the USSR did real left or communism, because, again, it was not real democracy, either political or economic, but oligarchic and authoritarian. And most so-called anarchists are not democratic, operating under horizontal leadership structures.
The left was largely killed off by the rich and authoritarian oligarchs (cf Powell memorandum) with, propaganda, legal bullying, and physical attacks, but also went astray on their own, losing the plot, failing to fight back, and also destroying themselves with internecine fighting. We can see something similar with what was once semi-respectable liberalism deteriorating into neo-liberalism, corruption, and unrealistic, whiny snowflaking — resulting not in more rights for people but less, in the so-called ‘nanny state’ with citizens being infantalized instead of authentically supported with true ‘social welfare’ as given as a function of government in the US founding documents.
The Soviets were actually more effective in supporting the people and society than the US was despite all the American noise about human rights.
Dissatisfaction among the people with the establishment ends up supporting right wing populism because the left has no power or organization capable of even keeping itself together, much less uniting the people in a left or progressive political movement. In fact, they spend a lot of energy attacking the people and working class they are supposedly trying to defend: the left is turning ‘neo-left’ as the liberals (or conservatives, or Trotskyites, if you prefer that narrative of evolution) turned neo-liberal, and the anarchists who want to oppose authoritarianism, are scattered to the winds, and the so-called libertarians gone off the Randian and sociopathic deep end.
The authoritarian and maniacal (and often ‘religious’) right wing get the populism by default because they have managed to stay somewhat intact — with some echoes of how the ‘Muslim’ extremists hold themselves together through their fanaticism.
Everyone is running over to the starboard side of the ship to do battle, and the whole thing is listing badly and in danger of capsizing.
some good points blue
What happened to the left? I’ve watched the left in the USA die starting in the confusion of the late 60s and here is what I saw or learned about.
First, was the growth of identity politics starting with what we called “cultural nationalists” in the “Black Power” movement that split the student movement and alienated the white working class.
Second, the assassination of Martin Luther King threw the most vigorous strains of the movement into disarray and after the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy hope of a broad-based coalition ended–it was a punctuation point. The left as a vigorous political force had no more support. Inertia did keep it going for awhile but transformed fairly quickly into what we see in the Democratic Party today.
Third, after finishing off the “most dangerous man in America” (MLK) and the possibility of a major coalition still possible with the killing of the next POTUS the FBI, CIA and other organizations finished off the radical left through a relentless campaign of repression (COINTELPRO etc.).
Fourth, the growth of “feminism” as an upper-middle class phenomenon. Women who had been involved in radical politics removed themselves from the movement as a result and in combination with Black Power destroyed any possibility of a coherent left other than a combination of often contradictory ideas that had a lot of difficulty moving out of the upper-middle class ghetto.
Fifth, we have the almost radical decline of the University as an intellectual home for people to pursue truth and thus what is left of the left is infected with a weak intellectual foundation since the University today is dominated by business, government, the administrator class, and the cartoonishly stupid intellectuals who adhere to nonsensical brand post-modernism.
I’m speaking here, of course, of the left as a coherent political force. Elements of its emergent ideology of hedonism, anti-family, anti-working class was co-opted by the Corporate sector to fulfill its mission to create a nation of children easily led and influenced who seek only pleasure who can only make sentimental gestures in the direction of peace, love and understanding while working in every way to keep those ideas from actualizing. That is not to say that left-influenced movements haven’t been beneficial to neglected minorities, particularly the alt-sexuality people who can now stand up for themselves at least despite the fact this movement has some clearly negative consequences particularly in the school system–but that’s a complicated issue I won’t go into right now.
A good picture of it.
I think maybe identity politics is the most important as splitting apart the movements — divide and conquer, after all. I’d put the misguided post modernism and decline of intellect in academia as the second most important factor, considering how knowledge, theory, and critical thinking is such driving force behind change and preserving progress. Controlling the public mind and consciousness (including history) is more important than controlling even the money of a country. One doesn’t read much about money in Orwell’s 1984.
An example of how a Marxist-Leninist could view Christmas, not far from how I see or feel this celebration, and, I guess, nor far from how could they feel religious people:
“Existential message of Christmas” by Luis Lázaro Tijerina:
http://katehon.com/article/existential-message-christmas
As he says, if it had not been for the assassination of Mr. Karlov ( r.i.p ) and now this new tragedy of the TU-154, many of us had a very good mood in the prospect of this Christmas after the recent victory in Aleppo, since peace seemed a bit closer and it was really a joy to see the people there celebrating, in fact a present for any person of good willing from the Syrian Army, Russian Army, Iranian Army and Hezbollah.
Thank you, guys, to you all!
God bless you and keep you healthy and safe!
A big hug!
Fairuz – Christmas Songs From Syria فيروز أغاني الميلاد
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DK36Fdg_5A0
Ridiculous Elsi….the Communist Party of Iran is active in its fight against the Islamic state and banned.
So what? Am I denying that the communists have trouble in Iran? Where, when?
Or am I saying in any way that everything is perfect there, nor in Russia, Lebanon or Syria itself?
But, neither I can deny that the Iranian Army is working hard against ISIS as the main evil to fight right now, a thing that no one nation in the West is doing, but fuelling it instead.
Give me a break, man, at least in Christmas, do not need you to teach me to fight, at least in this blog, where no other communist dares to raise its voice against the far-right tide present since months ago.
Ad hominen statement removed … mod-hs
If you find ridiculous what I am saying above, well, that´s your opinion, in fact, you are not the only person who finds me ridiculous, there are many more, I am accustomed to hear you all, but, if you have not been aware during these last three years I lost time ago the sense of ridicule, at least the sense of ridicule for expresing my views and sentiments. I was waiting for the attacks after this post.
What I have found through my whole life is that people who are not able to stop fighting with family, friends, colleagues, or even opponents, not even at Christmas, are usually enough embittered so as to not enjoy anything, not being able to forget at least for a while the affronts.
I am not going to ask forgiveness to anybody If I like Christmas, man, and, do not think, it has nothing to do with receiving gifts or material things, since I am mainly the gifter for that matter, nor I am able to eat so much as others without having stomach ache, but enjoying anyway seeing others enjoying or receiving and wishing good wishes.
Don’t mind The Grinch, Elsi ( Anon here) – everyone else ‘gets’ exactly your sentiments.
Big hug to you too!! :-)
Your message is clear and valuable for every normal human being. Nothing wrong with that. God bless you and have a Happy New Year !
Check out
https://syncreticstudies.com/2016/08/18/an-overview-of-syncretism-in-russia-orthodoxy-and-sovietism/#more-2743
An overview of Syncretism in Russia: Orthodoxy and Sovietism
Posted on August 18, 2016 by Joaquin Flores
socialist-clipart-K9cR4BbTeBy: Padraig McGrath
The Synthetic Public Ideology of Putin’s Russia
The reconstruction of the Cathedral of Saint Alexander Nevsky is a microcosm of a broad social reality
[…]
For me, whether it’s Winter Solstice, Christmas, Catmas, or whatever terms or mythology they are couched in, ideas of renewal, cycles and rhythms of activity and rest, home and family, generosity, hope, peace, etc., are fundamental emotions, spiritual values, expressions, and aspirations which can be shared by all human beings.
Yes, blue, I read that article when was published, very interesting, but for the time being I did not consider it was worthy to comment on it or link it here becuase of the atmosphere here.
Yes, it´s all about what you are telling, but, unfortunately, I disagree on that, not all human beings can share all what you say. For a sample all those around there commiting assassinations or provoking wars and around here harassing without rest.
If I am optimistic I could say all can or could, even if not all are sharing such values. Maybe sociopaths / psychopaths are the exception. What I mean to say is that they are ‘universal’ values (as far as that might be extended), not peculiar to any religion, or one political ideology. Even a capitalist may harbor some humanistic and spiritual values, despite the political economic system they follow — but they don’t follow it out to the inevitable consequences or inherent contradictions and try to talk about ‘moderate’ or non-predatory capitalism (something like ‘moderate’ terrorists?).
We usually run into problems when people who try to adhere to various principles, with limited understanding or even missing the core concepts, start a political party, which then brings in the difficulties of complexity and politics into it, and also attracts other people who may understand it only superficially, if that, or fall into the trap of being ‘pragmatic’ and drifting off into the wilderness. Socialist and communist parties, for instance, often lose sight of the core principle of either economic or political democracy, or both, and get all authoritarian and hierarchical with it. In the US the Democrats are not even close to being democratic, and the Republicans have lost the idea of authentic representation and accountability — both are dishonest, tyrannical, greedy, manipulative, and corrupt. There are things wrong with the way people understand leadership, power, and management that tends to corrupt any organization. The potential superior group intelligence is lost to lowest common denominator stupidity.
The zionazi tantrum continues:
Israeli DM Likens Paris Peace Mtg to Dreyfus Affair, Tells French Jews to Leave
https://sputniknews.com/politics/201612271049019746-lieberman-attacks-paris-summit/
“Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman took a swipe at France, calling the peace summit scheduled for January 15 “a modern version of the Dreyfus trial” and telling French Jews “that is not your country, that is not your land. Leave France and come to Israel.”
And the french consider this dung heap an ally…
“And the french consider this dung heap an ally…”
Not so much an ally as a de facto foreign ruler of their country. In France, Zionist power is so blatant and in-your-face (BHL) that Lieberman’s pronunciamentos are not even worth contempt or ridicule.
The good thing about infinite Zionist arrogance and self-worship in the French context is that it actually brings the country to the brink of social explosion. Manifest oppressive Zionazi rule, further improved by a grossly inept French “government”, is bound to delegitimize the “Elites” totally in the eyes of an ever increasing majority in France.
Totally agree. There have been almost no French men or women in high government positions in France since Srakozy [sic]. Valls, Fabius, Hollande, Srakozy, too many to mention, all dual-citizens.
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“Not so much an ally as a de facto foreign ruler of their country.”
Yeah, that better describes the colonial quislingship of france to israel. Much better considering their role through the 50’s & 60’s, that has only become total petain type subservience the last decade.
The false flag and hoax called ‘The French Revolution’ gave the Jewish bankers dominion over France financial infrastructure and therefore landlord-ship over France itself. Period.
How to spot psyops, false flags and hoaxes?
Hint 1:
The copyright owners of the hoaxes only refer to other hoaxers and hoaxes. Not copyrighted/faked material (like reality, truth, nature, common sense) never get mentioned for the simple reason that they can not be owned, monetized and weaponized.
So, when we see a faker by profession like the Israeli DM name check the Dreyfus Affair, we can conclude that the Dreyfus Affair too was a Zionist hoax. It is that simple.
Josh Guetzkow – The Dreyfus Affair on Trial (2016)
http://mileswmathis.com/dreyfus.pdf
It’s a cloudy day here in the North Country fair, USA. How it is with you I don’t know. Could be sunny or raining pain. I send my love to all whatever the individual circumstances.
Count Khazar appears to be on the defense, or at least sitting on the fence with the new Trump offense, but that could be just the latest of misinformations. I am reminded to “triangulate,” to see the third one, who is behind the twosome, “divide and conquer” psy-op, Hegel’s synthesis of thesis and antithesis. I sense that the Anglo & Zio match is a distraction, arranged by a hidden master match-maker from the forbidden city which none of us dare enter.
In my perplexity, the Chief has turned up in my mind to balance Count Khazar. The plot thickens and the characters quicken. Is this some game of chicken, cooked up in a kitchen that only you can see? I’m assuming that this cafe has a kitchen where the workers know more than they are letting on.
A lot of folks are passing through the vineyard these days, either in person or by links to links to links. I try to keep my ear to the ground for the rumblings of seismic changes. Thanks to all for sharing your readings of the pulse of the world.
Snowflakes are beginning to fall outside and a bright red junebug is crawling about on the table and computer. What do I make of that? I’m one of those lefty air-head snowflakes? Or “The time is out of joint. O cursed spite, that ever I was born to set it right.”?
That “I” means all of us as individuals. Each “one” is the whole according to the holographic model; and the triangulated tip of the inverted or perverted triangle, according to the proverb “elephant in the room” catchword.
I got off the track to let the freight train blues through. The Southwest Chief waits for the Great Northern to make its run across the top of the USA.
Please excuse the fog. I’ve got the Foggy Bottom Blues. Or according to Bobbie D’s “Froggie Went a Courting / Next to come in was a juney bug.” Hey, Bob, did you send that bug?
Mama, you have to understand, he’s a Magic Man who lives in a vineyard bower and drinks Irish Mist, aka Love Sweet Love.
I sense that the Anglo & Zio match is a distraction, arranged by a hidden master match-maker from the forbidden city which none of us dare enter.
Please see and consider
http://theunhivedmind.com/UHM/new-venice-dominates-planet-earth-not-the-c-i-a/
The City is not forbidden — it is in plain sight and entry is not restricted.
Having lived in la I’m familiar with Venice. Its not a bad place as la towns go. They even have a rather nice beach, if one doesn’t mind being forced to wear clothing.
Things to Do in Venice, California
http://m.discoverlosangeles.com/blog/things-to-do-venice-california
But I fail to see how this town has much influence of world geopolitics. Perhaps surfers have a more prominent role in shaping policy in the zio-west than I’ve thought?
Interesting material here not usually talked about in articles about “Muslim” terrorists.
Daesh Attacks ‘Should be No Surprise to the West’ as the Group is Its Creation
https://sputniknews.com/europe/201612271049041805-west-daesh-attacks/
Speaking of the great light of the season rousting out the great darkness (Wed. full moon and 5th evening of Hanukka): First is a reprint of an article from the NY times: H-ll Freezes over, NYT publishes an article saying Zionism is racist.
http://mondoweiss.net/2016/12/article-saying-zionism/
And another article presented from RT but not with the axiom, “If you dine with the Devil, use a long spoon.”
https://www.rt.com/news/371940-kremlin-welcomes-kissinger-trump/
Hi Terra,
trouble with Moon? On Thursday is n e w moon. Marriage-time in India.
A very newsworthy event is the UNSC resolution establishing there is no legal validation for the Jewish settlements expansion.
Vote 14 for, 0 against, U.S. abstained.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2016/12/23/politics/israel-official-rips-obama-un-settlements/index.html&ved=0ahUKEwiA_biO8JTRAhUqjVQKHUSlD04QFgg4MAk&usg=AFQjCNFPLxqR-tgdG94Zorevqs-55MWFWA&sig2=vq-S_0RE5UEu1L523H-WWQ
This is huge news.
How and why did it come about that U.S. did not block this? I submit the theory that a deal was struck and this was the price that was paid for Syria not to parade western agents caught embedded with terrorists in Aleppo in front of the world. Had this been exposed for the world to see with their own eyes that America has become a terrorist nation, the U.S. would have lost all standing in world as a legitimate partner in anything related to human rights.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.veteranstoday.com/2016/12/17/breaking-syrian-special-forces-captured-14-us-coalition-officers-captured-in-aleppo/&ved=0ahUKEwjMq4TZ4JTRAhVCy1QKHT3VDYEQFgg7MAo&usg=AFQjCNGNuZ9bXZLi1cSUMzloqJfjySPjkw&sig2=hMaIt4iIzqh19kcuBJydig
In my opinion, a very small price to pay. Finally doing the right thing in exchange for not being exposed for crimes against humanity.
I don’t see that at all. Unless we get more conclusive evidence I suspect there was no captured agents to begin with.That those stories were just rumors. Syria and Russia,not to mention Iran,gain nothing from that resolution in the UNSC. There is no “teeth” in it. And the US would certainly bloc one that had teeth in it. The resolution was just a UN “feel good” moment. Where they could “pretend” to be even-handed towards Israel. But in reality do nothing. The Israelis are just “butt-hurt” because they always get their way. And this one “symbolic” only occasion they didn’t. The Obama regime has only weeks left to run the US. Nothing against Israel will come from them in those weeks. And if it did,Trump would overturn it after January 20th. To my disgust,he will be a solidly pro-Israeli President.I think out of conviction,if no other reason.He buys into the zionist narrative. And thinks of Israel as a US ally. And the Muslim World as the enemy “other”.His desire to mend relations with Christian ethnic European Russia has nothing to do with his dislike of the Muslim Middle East. We fool ourselves if we think differently.
UncleBob,
I have followed your posts a long time here and respect your opinions. What I stated is a personal theory likely to never be proven openly. I do think there are some merits to the theory though.
First,
From my understanding Syria during this entire war has not previously stated so strongly at UNSC that western agents were embedded with terrorists to the point in naming names and giving numbers involved. It would be a huge mistake for them to put out such a bluff without evidence and destroy any credibility in a time when their credibility is building. Of particular note, U.S. was in complete silence on a response to this. IF untrue, U.S. would have put every MSM outlet on discrediting Syria’s claims. They where 100% silent on this.
I would also point out the U.S. propaganda machine was literally acting like rabid dogs when SAA forces were closing in on the last pockets in Aleppo. Aleppo was already lost for the West so why the extreme push except for having intelligence assets trapped inside still?
It is logical that if there is state sponsored support of ISIS, Al Nursra, etc… that this would require boots on the ground strategic/intelligence to support those assets. It would also follow logic that boots on the ground are required due to the array of EM countermeasures likely employed by Russia in that area.
I disagree with the UNSC resolution having no teeth. This is consistent with the long game Russia plays to counter the West. It is consistent with Minsk agreement in a patient building block to further long term goals and box opposition in. While the short term consequences on Israel are nil, this is a building block in which real teeth and be brought to bear on Israeli policy.
Also, Trump, Neocons, etc… cannot overturn this. It would take another UNSC to do so which Russia could veto. Only way to avoid that is to kick Russia out of the U.N.
Source for below analysis:
https://guyaneseonline.wordpress.com/2016/12/26/understanding-the-ramifications-of-the-un-resolution-on-israeli-settlements-analysis/
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What are the immediate ramifications of the UNSC resolution?
The resolution adopted by the Security Council will have no practical ramifications for Israel. The resolution doesn’t include any coercive measures or define sanctions for those who violate it, except for a mechanism by which the United Nations’ secretary general will submit a report on the state of settlement construction to the Security Council every three months. The reason for this is that the resolution was adopted under the United Nations Charter’s Chapter 6, and thus is non-binding and only constitutes a show of intent and a recommendation. The resolution is a form of diplomatic message to Israel and sets the international consensus on the settlements and further isolates Israel with regard to this issue. In order for this resolution to become binding and to allow for coercion or the imposition of sanctions by the international community it would have to be adopted under Chapter 7 of the United Nations Charter.
In the long-term, what are the possible ramifications?
In the medium-to-long-term the resolution may have serious ramifications for Israel in general and specifically for the settlement enterprise. The reason for this stems from the two main clauses of the resolution.
The first clause states that the settlements have “no legal validity and constitutes a flagrant violation under international law.” The International Criminal Court in The Hague is currently conducting a preliminary investigation concerning a suit filed against Israel by the Palestinians. One of the issues raised in the suit is the construction of settlements. International law takes form through different measures including Security Council resolutions. Thus, this decision, at this time, could influence the preliminary investigation and could provide cause for the ICC prosecutor to order a full investigation of Israel settlement construction.
Another clause in the resolution calls on the nations of the world “to distinguish, in their relevant dealings, between the territory of the State of Israel and the territories occupied since 1967.” This is a precedent in UNSC resolutions concerning the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and actually calls on countries to cut ties direct and indirect with the settlements. This clause may create a path for countries, international organizations such as the EU, and corporations to impose sanctions on the settlements. The Foreign Ministry’s assessment is that the EU would have to pass a similar resolution in its institutions and base practical steps and legislation from it.
Will President-elect Donald Trump’s administration be able to overturn the resolution or pass an opposite resolution?
Theoretically yes, though in practice not really. In order to overturn the resolution Trump would have to pass an opposite resolution, which will in fact state that the settlements are legal and are not an obstacle to peace, get the support of at least eight members of the Security Council not including the U.S.A. and ensure that Russia, China, France, and the U.K. don’t veto it. This is unlikely to say the least. Minutes after the resolution was adopted Trump tweeted that after January 20th, things in the UN will look differently. Trump will be able to influence the work of the UNSC from here on out, but history proves that there is a significant chance that he too will find himself avoiding the use of a veto on the Israel-Palestinian issue.
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Ironic story on RT of the “pot calling the kettle black”. Erdogan makes a speech saying the he has proof the US supports terrorism. I don’t doubt he does. He worked with them for years doing just that. So he surely must have plenty of proof. But it is the height of hypocrisy to alone blame others ,when he himself was neck deep in doing the same thing.He must think he can distance himself from that crime.It will be “interesting” to see if he can manage that.
https://www.rt.com/news/371965-erdogan-us-coalition-isis/
An interesting way to frame the info provided, UB1. This announcement by erdogan has very important geopolitical implications yet you choose to ignore these and run an attack the messenger number instead.
Uncle Bob,
Very interesting turn for Erdogan. So, leader of a NATO member state openly stating another NATO member state supports Terrorism…
Erdogan does not have near as much to lose in getting exposed for supporting ISIS if all sides get exposed since this has been known and accepted for quite a while. Turkey’s standing as NATO member is only due to its location and counter to Russia. Once it does not fulfill that role, its membership in NATO is worthless to the west. Turkey is showing it is an unreliable vassal of the U.S. and writing seems to be on the wall already.
EU membership is pretty much a no-go also.
Looks like Turkey is being Turkey and switching to whatever side it thinks will serve its own interests better. Or using this threat to work a better deal with the west. He’s going to overplay his hand one of these days and everyone will end up agreeing he needs to be taken out.
Coup attempt was probably no small factor in this. That poorly planned coup attempt against Erdogan will go down is history as a major contributing factor in the shift of power over there.
This is linked IMO, to the death of the NATO Auditor General, charged with investigating terrorism financing: I don’t think it’s ‘incidental’ that it was so widely reported on Turlish sites, in contrast to the MSM.
Very strange – on Firefox “The Vineyard” is blocked at December 22. On Opera I can communicate
like you see by this message.
“I have passed your message on. – fk mod”
now I found out
that I only have to load again
problem solved
thanks fk.
On Opera Mini I have the ‘frozen’ problem. Also Yandex.
But not on Safari.
Something weird going on…
I use Yandex and have had no problems so far – if that’s any help mod PS
I had no updates for several days on yandex. Thought it was part of the minimal service.
Count Khazar and The Chief – Episode 7
Chief was traveling through Romania on a tourist bus. It stopped at Dracula’s Castle.
Chief was now a middle aged man. His father was a Menominee and his mother a Northern Cheyenne. He was mostly known as Chief but some called him The Chief.
While the sightseers wandered through the castle and its grounds, Chief found a perch and viewed the countryside. He wasn’t particularly interested in phony tourist attractions.
He sensed there was something nearby of importance.
Countess Zioness was in a bad mood. The Count had accepted a deal which she did not approve. Her Uncle Abe was furious. He shouted at her over the phone, “Khazars are not Jews. I told you not to get mixed up with him, no matter how valuable a spook you are.”
“He says the deal will be knife in the heart of our enemies.”
“And you believe him?”
“It’s possible over the long haul.”
“I won’t be around to see it.”
“That’s what you always said, take the long view.”
“I was younger then.”
“We’ve got to be patient, Uncle. Rome wasn’t destroyed in a day.”
“And neither will the new Romans be, I’m afraid.”
“I’ve got to go. The Count is calling.”
“Niece, keep me informed.”
“Sure. Bye.”
Chief wandered into the castle. He wanted to see the secret stairway. But his mind kept getting the image of a tunnel and a very dark one at that.
When the Countess walked into his library, the Count was staring at viewfinder nine, pointing over the eastern grounds of section five.
“What’s up?” she murmured.
“I don’t know. Something’s up at Dracula’s Castle though.”
“There’s always something going on there. Are receipts down?”
“Don’t joke. This could be serious.”
“You want me to handle it?””
“Like you handled Hillary?”
“Now you’re joking.”
“No, I’m not. You claim your psychic powers are superior to my machines. Now’s your chance to prove it.”
“I could go over there.”
“Since when has distance been a problem?”
“Since Einstein rejected spooky action at a distance.”
“You’re no Einstein.”
“And neither are you.”
“I can hire ten of them.’
“And so you do but not one of them knows how to make a deal.”
“That’s why I have you,” the Count quipped.
“So why don’t you listen to me?”
“I do. I did and look what happened with Hillary.”
“At least Trump knows how to deal.”
“I’ll trump him. Watch and see.”
She squeezed his tense shoulders with her slender fingers and whispered in his ear, “Well see, Love.”
The Chief felt her fingers touch his shoulders too. He walked back to the empty bus.
Hi, Dennis. As I see, the links provided have helped you a bit to have an image of the decor of your stories. My first visit to that castle in Bran occurred in 1981, but being still communism, the Dracula story become no advertising at all. Since then, under the new capitalist system, they discovered the importance of different kind of tourists who pay a good deal of money just to live their scares and have a lot of fun with that. Vlad Dracul (or Vlad the Impaler ) became monopolized as Dracula of Stoker, in the name of business. But, you go much further, pointing out things that are real – even if you paint them as fiction – cause we know whom they represent in this world : The Count Khazar and Co. Thanks for your little novels.
“The great events of world-history are – taking the bottom line – of deepest irrelevance. Essential is in the last line only the subjective living of the individual. This one alone makes history, in him alone all great changes are happening for the first time, and all future and all world-history arise as a tremendous summation however out of these hidden wells of the individual. We are in our most private and most subjective life not only the sufferer but also the doers of a time. Our time – that’s us.”
Carl Jung (my translation, sorry Carl)
Maybe it’s this that’s driving all the frenzy to a mass-cull through WWIII:
http://farmwars.info/?p=11212
I wonder if Putin’s public commitment to an ‘organic’ Russia has more than one dimension?
As well as the banning of LGBT propaganda through the education/health system?
Ps have also noticed a decline in LGBT ‘victim’ stories on RT in the past year – they had one almost twice a week before.
Netanyahu being investigated for bribery and fraud by Isrzeli police:
https://www.rt.com/news/371991-netanyahu-police-investigation-documents/
Breitbart doesn’t mention it, but headlines a Nutty post on FB claiming a ‘Jewish massacre’ in the West Bank ( by ‘evil’ Palestinians of course).
Kissinger and “Plan for Ukraine”? What was that about looking a gift horse in the mouth? Let’s hope 2017 is one where human decency is normative.
http://news.antiwar.com/2016/12/27/kissinger-urging-trump-to-accept-crimea-as-part-of-russia/
Good link, thanks.
I think this comment from ‘Bianca’ is worth reposting:
All he wantsvto do is take advantage of his elder statesman status to get involved in the Trump administration in some capacity related to Russia. He is no less a Russio-phobe then George Soros, but is not that exposed that he cannot make it into inner circles of those he needs to asses and whose plans he needs to understand. If I were Trump, I will give him all honors, but keep ignorant of real intentions. Missinger is the man who gloated over the fact that non-state actors are becoming more important in international relations. Trump wants yo reverse it, by making sovereignty of nation states to the center of global affairs, to insure that population has direct relationship with those that rule them. Be that democracy of monarchy, a dictatorship or an oligarchy, for as long as the state manages its affairs in peace, world can return to stability, trade and development. Kissinger’s world is the world of disolving sovereignty, stronger international controls and undermining nation states via support of oposition, rebellions, terror and crime groups. All that in the name of some better future –a recognizeable communist appeal to hopefull and ignorant masses.
His reasonable approach is a Trojan horse, to infiltrate the dangerous new Trump world order and learn its vulnerabilities from the inside. But atrump is in no danger. He understands the stakes.
While Bro is dealing with the black matters of psyche my working place is at the bright side
under the Sun Moon and family and the other family-lights.
The archetypes/God in Jung’s understanding are complexes of opposits. So the evil wants
to live with. I understand that it needs it’s place on earth. But to me the constructive side of the
goodness in God, measured by the product, perfect newborn child, is so immense, that to me the evil
might care for itself, I cannot follow it’s ways.
But my neighbors Bro and Helen and in his was Denis and others might spend usefull, maybe blessed times following the dark traces.
My astrology, I confess, is about chances, less about dangers
in this sense here is this week’s second half
http://astromundanediary.blogspot.de/2016/12/12_25.html
A few thoughts about feelings attending todays reading of Saker’s Cafe
and later writing the astromundane diary.
And blessed be the poet’s corner in the cafe and blessed be the
poets with and without rhymes
My take: poets are the early ones. Poor enough.
http://astromundanediary.blogspot.de/2016/12/a-home-for-astromundan-diary.html
Without rhymes seems better. Much is lost in attempting word play.
Peter AU Sir
Now we do concur
That much is lost
All without cost
With words game-play
Having the last say
Words laugh loudest at
He who is proudest –
Disdaining the gaming
Of good senses reigning
Smile too while you may
Sun-shine Sir! Good day!
Yep. I had to smile at that one : )
International Business Times doing some satire on Saudi Arabia.
http://www.ibtimes.com/aleppo-evacuation-update-saudi-arabian-king-launches-fundraising-campaign-syria-2465885
oops… sorry… not satire. Comedians are out of a job these days. MSM has replaced them.
Saudi Arabia shares a border with Syria? Really?
It will be interesting to see where Trump goes with China. If he can wean the average Chinese off the US dollar, then China’s leadership will have no reason to support the US dollar as world reserve currency.
As with the sanctions and import substitution in Russia, Chinese domestic ire at monetary hardship would be directed at the US.
Georgetown Professor to Muslim Trump Supporter ‘F**k You. Go To Hell’
https://sputniknews.com/us/201612291049088995-georgetown-professor-muslim-abuse/
“On December 23, Wall Street Journal reporter and former Georgetown journalism professor Asra Q. Nomani announced that she had filed a complaint against associate professor Christine Fair, following 31 days of public harassment. Fair’s attacks spanned Facebook and Twitter, after Nomani published a column in the Washington Post explaining why she, as a liberal Muslim woman, voted for Trump.”
But surely the grrrrl’s aggression is not her own fault, it’s the patriarchy that is responsible. ;
Things have gone way over the edge. It’s like verbal mall brawls, steeped in childish ignorance, bigotry, anger, intolerance for any diversity at all, and sheer stupidity.
Is there something in the air or the water?
A friend of mine on FB posted this. It seems the new “rules” against outside information the EU (and US) are putting in place reminded him of those in the Netherlands from pat days:
“Past 3 weeks, 3 serious attempts are made by the NATO “Brotherhood” to limit Freedom of Speech. (thanks Olav ten Broek for the old WWII publication)
-1)
The new European Parliament resolution
“European Parliament resolution of 23 November 2016 on EU strategic communication to counteract propaganda against it by third parties (2016/2030(INI)) ”
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do…
-2)
Obama has signed the “Countering Disinformation And Propaganda Act”
http://www.infowars.com/breaking-obama-bans-free-speech…/
-3)
Germany even goes a “bridge to far”. Germany may make it a criminal offence for websites to publish anything deemed to be ‘fake news’ – resulting in prison time for offenders. Off course German authorities arbitrarily decide what is “Fake News” or not.
Sounds very “retro” 1930-ties.
https://therealstrategy.com/german-politicians-want-fake…/
Explanation:
Here you can see Junckers “infamous” but aged strategy at work again. First an EU “Censorship” resolution to see how EU citizens react. In the meantime the Largest EU member Germany is trying to make alternative media/information punishable by law ….. based on Governmental arbitration.
From legal point of view a convention is a Convention, a resolution a Resolution.
-A resolution translates the “intention” of a government body which direction it wants to move.
-A convention is a binding international agreement, especially one dealing with a specific matter.(ECHR art. 10 Freedom of Expression))
It becomes tricky when a resolution becomes a law, what Germany wants to do.
If Merkel/Germany succeeds, all other EU nations have to follow suit and “Freedom of Speech” is really in all kinds of hurt.
For that reason this new European Parliament resolution about censorship should be taken out asap before Merkel of Germany turns it into a law.
As I mentioned all very “retro” 1930-ties in a new 21-st century package………
Explanation old WWII publication about censorship (with free translation):
It is a WWII publication by the Nazi Occupiers of Holland. It is a prohibition of listening to foreign broadcasts.
Nazi publishers state that this Prohibition is to “Protect” Dutch Citizens from “Fake news.”. (interesting isn’t it)
The archives where this article is obtained from>>>
“http://www.zuidelijkewandelweg.nl/…/herrijzendnederland.htm…”
paragraph 1;
art.1
Only allowed listening to broadcasts from “Wehrmacht” occupied Dutch territory.
art.2
Only allowed listening to broadcasts from inside “German Reich”.
art.3
Only allowed listening to broadcasts from operators mentioned under art.1 and art.2
paragraph 2;
art. 1
He who listens to broadcasts outside mentioned in paragraph 1, is in violation and is punishable by a fine of a maximum 100.000 Dutch Guilders or a jail sentence of maximum 2 years. In severe cases a jail sentence up to 10 years.
art.2
All radio equipment will be confiscated by the state.
art.3
Those who spread information obtained as mentioned in art.1 , are punishable as mentioned in art.1.
art.4
Actions mentioned in art.1 and art.3 are considered criminal offences.”
Interesting. But let’s not forget that this was installed by the German authorities in time of war. Although, this makes the things more exciting today, are they preparing for state of emergency in Germany as in France ? Further more, may they have a plan for extending this status to the whole EU countries ? Meanwhile, there is a great push now for the EU Army, maybe all is related to a greater plan. With the incoming of Trump in US, and his earlier announcements about NATO, the EU leaders and strategists want to be assured in their own territory. The stakes are high and they don’t want that the EU “dream” to be crashed so easily. The actual EU leaders don’t see with good eyes the melting ice in the relations between the US and Russia, this is obvious, on the other hand, they can’t distance themselves from the US, as the US also needs Europe. Interesting times ahead for chess players.
Hi. It’s still dark here in the frozen north. About noon UTC. I’m feeling like I imagine Russians to feel in their frozen north. I’m comfortable enough in this large warm house with my relatives. Have my own room, facing east so I can see the rising sun.
Yesterday I was hit by high anxiety. Still trying to trace the feeling. Might have come from dealing with the Khazar or my own Count within. Talked to my ex; that might have been part of it. Or maybe, saints forbid, coming from some dark place in this vineyard. Or from the world in general. Who knows? Sure is debilitating though.
I feel better now. Integrated some things I guess. Read the comments. Agree that it’s wise to stay on the light side, and that playing with words can get in the way. I think that Russia may be getting too over-confident after reading Saker’s latest. But what do I know? Next to nothing.
I’ve got a couple more episodes ready for the next cafe. In the meantime, I need some poetry. I was going through and throwing out old notes when I found some poems I had posted here. For some reason they still are interesting to me. Here’s a few samples.
The Love Army is coming on strong
Turning right side up a world gone wrong
Invisible to all but the eye of a child
It answers to only the call of the wild
I think of Baby Jesus already born in the west and still in the womb of the east. I think he comes there on January 7, the day I board the train here for the west USA California coast.
In my notes on the right margin written sideways is “The Empire and the Battle for the Human Soul. Aivazovsky.” No idea who that is now but the idea squares with the second verse.
It flies a flag that few can see
All the way from here to eternity
It marches into the capitals of trade
Those self-made cities of the plague
Most of the verses are not much good but these two have something that gets to me:
All ten divisions break their stride
When passing by her mountainside
Into the valley of womam’s pride
Within a vineyard opened wide
I’ve been with maidens endowed the fairest
Visited starry bowers deemed the rarest
But never saw a more beautiful way
Than a love army dressed in battle array
And then I see in my notes bracketed; followed by a verse from another poem.
[Life in Derevnia Anonymous 10/4/16]
In Petersburg you once wore white
Like the moon on a starlit night
The Bolshoi trembled with delight
When Putin held you in his sight
Something about that I like. And this as well:
In a vineyard you were born
At the dawning of the morn
All past contracts were forsworn
As we ourselves were reborn
Again, seems like Jesus at this time of the year. And yet, I worry about Russia’s over-confidence, as reflected here:
Your love of Russia was not enough
To call Khazar’s backroom bluff
You thought him a diamond in the rough
And didn’t see his same old stuff
Did you read the writing on the wall?
It didn’t have to be that way at all
Too bad it happened in the fall
When the chances were slight and small
The old Russia will come back again
But neither you nor I can tell when
We had it once way back then
Can we get back what’s always been?
Ah, the light is dawning in the east with a rosy pink glow, Doctor Zhivago-like. Need to stop this rambling word-play and attend to the Khazarian Count and the contrarian Countess but be leery of that Black Magic woman. Does anyone know where this all is heading? I mean this world at war. I guess to know that I need to probe the empire’s death star while realizing the danger.
Love from Wisconsin Russia.
“The old Russia will come back again
But neither you nor I can tell when
We had it once way back then
Can we get back what’s always been?
The young Russia
schrewd and true
to the old one new
this is the gift
no one knew
would come
with a simple
one
Privileged??
I most certainly am. For several reasons, one of them being that I do live in some sort of Paradise compared to a lot (if not the majority) of people inhabiting this very odd place called Earth.
I want to share with you at the end of this very turbulent year one of my privileges, which is the view from my front door, late this late afternoon (very common view I can assure you).
Files, even though compressed as jpeg’s are fairly large.
http://telemarksporten.no/SakerPhotos/SakerChristmas001.JPG
http://telemarksporten.no/SakerPhotos/SakerChristmas003.JPG
15 years ago I was attending a Gem- and Mineral show in Colorado (Autumn), and quite a few people recommended that I should go to Colorado springs to look at the attraction of the Autumn colors on the trees.
I did understand that this was truly beautiful, and amazing for the inhabitants in this Disney World City (that also had the largest Dog-Food production plant on the planet, Never buy Pro-Plan dogfood).
However, from the very same spot as the two previous photos, looking right I see THIS every year: (appr. 40 km to nearest house in that direction)
http://telemarksporten.no/Tegneserier/AutumnviewDepth.jpg
Sometimes this privilege is not so easy to handle, as it does inflict upon you guilt and obligations not always easy to handle.
Anyway, I do sincerely wish you all the very best for the year to come, even though I do fear that it will be a very turbulent one for many.
Take Care
Kent