Just a couple of short things I want to report on.Ukraine: I always knew that Yanukovich was a coward and a totally unprincipled man. That, and an idiot, of course. Well, he just proved it again. Not only did he let that old Soviet Politburo-style, semi-mummified, and thoroughly sclerotic moron McCain enter the Ukraine just to visit the “Euromaidan” crowd, he also caved in to the demands of the so-called
Check out this latest “journalistic pearl” from the BBC: Francois Hollande’s government gave no reason for its decision to stay away Neither President Francois Hollande nor any top French official will attend the 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has said. Mr Fabius announced the decision on French radio, but gave no explanation. Last week German President Joachim Gauck also said he was not going to the
Guys, this is too funny, I have to repost the full Ynet article below. Thanks to “anonymous” for giving me the URL to this typical case of what Gilad Atzmon would call a “pre-traumatic stress disorder” :-)Enjoy the hilarious article,Cheers,The Saker——-Neo-Nazi symbol spreads in Europe Modern ‘Hitler salute’ gaining momentum among anti-Semites, who pose for pictures in sensitive sites worldwide and in Israel, including alongside IDF soldiers who are unaware
As always, in his recent Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly Putin touched on many topics including the Russian constitution, the slow implementation of Presidential decrees, healthcare, social issues, the budget, the military and other topics. Yet, I believe that the most important part of his speech is the following one: (emphasis added) We have always been proud of our country. But we don’t have superpower aspirations; we don’t want
Check out the list of personalties which Time Magazine either praises or loathes: Their message is clear. As is their model of what is good or bad. Just listen to these two morons and what they have to say. No wonder nobody takes these clowns seriously. The Saker
Victoria Jane Nuland is the Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs at the United States Department of State distributing bread to the Ukrainian riot police in central Kiev: I don’t get it – how could anyone possible doubt the kind intentions of the USA?!;-)The Saker PS: on another topic, the BBC just woke up to Putin’s interest for the Arctic. Better late then never, I suppose.
And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that
The Russian media has announced the Ukrainian President Yanukovich has agreed to participate in a “round table” with former Presidents Kravchuk, Kuchma and Yushchenko and representatives of the opposition, i.e. Klichko, Iatseniuk, Tsiagnibok to find a solution to the current crisis. It also appears that Catherine Ashton (aka Baroness Ashton of Upholland), Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy for the European Union, will also arrive in
I just wanted to update everybody on a few interesting aspects on the current crisis in the Ukraine.The opposition: Vladimir Klichko, Arsenii Iatseniuk, Oleg Tsiagnibok Yulia Timoshenko The opposition is currently headed by four people: Vladimir Klichko, Arsenii Iatseniuk, Oleg Tsiagnibok and, of course, Yulia Timoshenko (in jail, of all things, for signing a gas deal with Putin). There are a number of smaller parties also participating on the
written specially for the Asia Times Following the ratification by all parties of the recent Joint Plan of Action between Iran and the P5+1 countries, it is worth looking again at the official narrative explaining this “sudden breakthrough”. It goes something like that:“Iran was ruled by President Ahmadinejad, a notorious anti-Semite and Holocaust denier, who did everything in his power to deny the international community the monitoring rights it demanded
Yet another excellent CrossTalk show:
According to the BBC, the UN bureaucrats are now trying to implicate Syrian President Assad in war crimes. According to UN Commissioner Navi Pillay “the scale of viciousness of the abuses being perpetrated by elements on both sides almost defies belief” and evidence indicated responsibility “at the highest level of government, including the head of state“. Notice the nuance? Both sides have perpetrated atrocities, but the evidence only “points to
written specially for the Asia Times Just as I have predicted in my last piece about the developments in the Ukraine, European politicians and Ukrainian opposition parties have gone into overdrive to attempt yet another color-coded revolution in Kiev. The normally demure and low-key Eurobureaucrats have suddenly found it themselves to castigate Russia with irate statements about “unacceptable Russian interference” while their own diplomats actually went on stage to encourage
As always, an excellent show again:
written specially for the Asia Times Do you remember President Clinton ordered two US aircraft carrier battle groups into the Strait of Taiwan in 1996 to “send a message” to China? Well, it appears that Barak Obama, the lame duck spineless multi-humiliated and multi-defeated President of the US of A just had a surge of testosterone and decided to provoke China yet again by mocking its decision to extend its
The latest decision by the Yanukovich government to delay any decision about the possible signing of an association agreement with the European Union has been greeted by a mix of shock and outrage by the Western corporate press. Unanimously, it was decreed that this apparent reversal by Yanukovich himself was the result of Russian blackmail, ruthless power politics and even not-so-veiled threats. Finally, the media presented this latest development as
(Speech and subtitles begin at 3:05; press “cc” to turn on captions) Note from the translator of this speech: Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah delivers a very strong political message during the 9th night of Muharram. He touches on the point of espionage within Lebanon and the region Arab states being allied to Israel “under the table” Lebanese internal affairs and the delay of a government Hezbollah’s telecommunication network The situation in Syria
(Speech and subtitles begin at 3:14; press “cc” to turn on captions) UPDATE: I have just received the transcript of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah’s speeches on November 12th, 13th and 14th. You can download them at these links: http://www.mediafire.com/download/aa188pvhghw8xcy/S_H_tr_12_11_2013.doc http://www.mediafire.com/download/zbj2u11hi2c9kbf/S_H_tr_13_-_11_-_2013.doc http://www.mediafire.com/download/6bk622bstw2l276/S_H_tr_14_11_2013.doc Enjoy!The Saker
Dear friends,A little less than one month ago, I published a small announcement here entitled “This has been a really amazing week for me – many thanks to you all!!” in which I mentioned that my article about Russia and the USA had been picked up and even translated by several websites and that I would now write an occasional column for the Asia Times. To my absolute amazement the
Last month I wrote an article about the real reasons behind the Greenpeace action in the Russian Arctic in which I mentioned several examples of the surge in Arctic related activities initiated under Vladimir Putin: A few years ago, a Russian submarine placed a Russian flag on the North Pole as a clear sign that Russia was claiming its share of the polar resources. Needless to say, the US, Canada
