2018/02/09 20:00:02
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Excellent Stephen Cohen op-ed in RT:
https://www.rt.com/op-ed/418287-russiagate-nunes-memo-intelgate/
In which he says something I hadn’t heard before:
“Steele has not returned to Russia after leaving his post there in the early 1990s. Since then, the main Russian intelligence agency, the FSB, has undergone many personnel and other changes, especially after 2000, and especially in or near Putin’s Kremlin. Did Steele really have such “connections” so many years later?”
Of course he didn’t, and of course this sends all those ZH “Russia colluded w/Hillary” guys back to the drawing board (those with any interest in Russian history that is, .0001%…)
ZH = ZeroHedge? Zio-Hasbara? …?
The ‘hedge, Daily Caller, and almost every YT vlogger who comments on the subject. For example:
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-02-10/cia-paid-100000-shadowy-russian-dirt-trump-including-sex-video
There are a lot of non-sequiturs which postulate that because someone is from the RF, that means (per link) that “The Russian was tied to Russian Intelligence”. If Steele left the RF in the early 90’s, then it’s a bit of a stretch to assume that his “Russian Operatives” who provided bogus dossier are tied to current FSB. Linked article and many others are claiming this to try and turn Russians/Trump into Russians/Hillary, both claims based on same dubious assumptions. As though every American citizen in Russia is a Trump representative, etc. But your second definition probably works just as well!
Maybe Steele’s “Russian operatives” were those living in London, who also had not been back to
Russia for more than a decade.
Maybe Steele did it for the most obvious reason, an easy paycheck. Give the suckers what they ask for (never mind the consequences, its just business) and trouser the hefty fee on offer.
There’s a saying in the dodgy end of the rag-trade: ‘never mind the quality, feel the width’.
I believe you are both correct; furthermore, where that money ($1mil<) went was anyone's guess, i.e. I'd suspect that one or two people pocketed it. I must confess I haven't read the entire dossier (life's too short) but a little discussed howler is that line about VVP's and "Hilary Clinton, whom he hated and feared." This was a cheap-a$$ production that did not come cheap. No evidence that the thing hit a Russian microphone not to mention national, was ever translated from Russian, ever came from a Russian, despite Hedge/Caller link's insistence.
Isn't it funny that back in the Cold War days, Prague and Vienna were well known places where agents and double agents could be found (not to mention W. Berlin)… Now, the big magnet for any and all ne'er-do-wells from the RF is London. They all end up there, except for that jerk who did piss tests for the IOC, who I think is in SoCal. Even the "girl with dragon tattoo" ends up just about everywhere except the Sceptered Isle (i.e. other Eden, demi-Paradise, Throne of Kings, Fortress against Ebola in the words of the Bard).
Tax laws favouring ‘non-doms’ and ludicrous property prices make money-laundering a cinch. It seems that the ne’er-do-wells of all nationalities, not just Russian, still believe that they can buy ‘class’ for their kids in English schools.
Quite a week in markets. Biggest point drop in history followed by a short squeeze 5x the previous record. Since Davos it’s war on the pajamah traders and now betting the volatility is a fool’s errand. It’s so clearly fixed: nibbles form trends and momentum, then a giant instantaneous spike the other way.
I don’t know how they’re keeping the 10 year note down without more of these rapid (controlled) corrections to market driven trends, but if the markets fall, pensions will all be under water.
Dilemma…
Yesterday I watched Bloomerg channel on TV to have some picture of this whole charade which is running for a week now. All I heard as explanation is “volatility”. One man said : ” look at the bigger traders on what and when they are sale or buy”. Never mind, they were interested in Russian stock market loses, a lady from Russia has said : ” yes, the market is volatile but the strength of the Rubel is more or less stable” In western Europe, the Italian stocks have suffered the most. The gold and oil is also falling, only (good news for Bro 93) the Bitcoin is gaining – maybe some sort of a sign, there is a safer heaven, at least for a while. Anyway, this charade at Wall Street, shows again the power of that building and what it represents in the world. The Bull of the capitalist market lies still there, showing who’s the boss, what an impact they still have in dealing with the money-world market. I think, there is a long way to go to have a functional new alternative led by Russia and China, unless something it happens on other playground.
Thanks to ioan for an opening to discuss these things in more useful depth, in terms of the dynamic, in economics, between the microsphere (the individual….or the family unit, at most and its present condition and future prospects for growth in ALL areas of existence) and the macrosphere (your community, minimally, or your nation, or better yet OUR entire humanity….present and future.
I agree “the markets” and their mode of reporting are mostly a clown show, like Cramer’s Mad Money which I only watched a few minutes of once. I recommend never to watch it except to get the “clown” gestalt.
I don’t know about others here, but since the age of about 7, I lost all desire to be clowned.
That is, “entertained” in a way that makes me dumber…….
And, in case you wondered, almost ALL news you hear in regard to Bitcoin/cryptocurrencies in general that I have heard since these topics first emerged from the remotest edges of my “radar screen” of awareness, last summer, (thanks, in part by guest articles HERE…….such hints just might be significant, folks…..Ummmm???) I would classify as irrelevant clowning and distraction from the actual significance of the phenomenon, both for the microsphere (including me, and you, and potentially every human being now alive) but more importantly by 8 orders of magnitude at least (8 is a key number here……;Pay Attention!!) in terms of the overall ostensible purpose of Stopping The Empire’s War on Russia…..AND all of humanity.
What I have to say belongs in a longer comment which should go at the end of this Cafe or the beginning of the next one, should this one close before I get to it, but the short answer to “good news for Bro 93” is:
“No it’s not “good news for Bro 93″, ……Actually, ALL NEWS of BTC fluctuations since they even appeared on my radar have been almost entirely irrelevant news on many levels.”
HOWEVER, properly viewed for both the microsphere (me, you, other individuals here) the rise last week (notice I haven’t even checked what BTC is right this moment) is not nearly as good of news as the precipitous fall in BTC from its late December highs in the high teens …or for a few minutes, a few transactions $20,000 per BTC to even under $7,000 within this month.
Mull that paradox over, and I will explain, after shower, breakfast, and driving my little genius to school.
Now, you see Bro, the essence of market-news is of course not BTC, however, this week a lot of news have surfaced (and probably will grow in intensity) about the Bitcoin and other crypto-money. Some countries are pushing against them, I don’t know the answer but it looks like they are pressed to do so from many directions. I won’t dare to discuss in details because I’m out of knowledge in that sector, thereafter would be bad for me to look in a mirror. What I wanted to take out (probably unsuccessfully) was the system, which is not going to let itself be beaten by “newcomers” from East so easily, tough nut to crack.
“the system, which is not going to let itself be beaten”
ioan, I haven’s seen anything but the system having
been beaten since February 2014
I was introduced to the Vineyard site years ago by an old retired USAF officer I met at the AF museum in Dayton Ohio. Me being a past Nam Grunt, we struck up a lengthy conversation and exchanged contact info. Birds of a feather on stuff I find on the Vineyard and Cafe. He briefed high level officers and a POTUS on things “Russia”. He said that he supplied the NATO name for the Mig 25 “Foxbat”. We’ve lost contact for several years now but I have remained a Vineyard devotee.
I pitch in with comments here at the Cafe at times (steve p, Steve pahs, wolfhound) and feel a little out of place not being a poet, artist, or musician. But, I remain a Grunt. I think maybe there are other grunts at the Cafe, but I’m not sure. Once you are a grunt who has had skin to skin contact with the designated “enemy”, you are forever changed. Red Pilled, so to speak. You see the politics, culture, society, and economics of the piece of earth you were born on with different eyes. I don’t have any heroes as they seem to always disappoint me. Maybe it’s because they have to compromise to not be killed. Lately, Qanon and the Anonymous who work with him makes me want to re-assess my hero position. It gives me heart to think that just maybe there is a group who has no fear of death and are in a position of strength and influence to actually crush the evil that has strangled mankind for……..most of time.
“War is when your government tells you who your enemy is; Revolution is when you figure it out for yourself”. anon?
That’s a good one to remember, Steve Pahs. Here’s another memorable saw from the mists of time, kindly told to me, for reassurance, at an airfield training facility near Andover:
‘There are old pilots and there are bold pilots, but there aren’t any old, bold pilots.’
All very well stated, Steve. And yes, there are other grunts lurking around here. 11B2P.
I too was/am 11B2P (Airborne Infantry). Benning Sept 66′. At the time, draftees like me were allowed to “go Airborne” and I did. Polk Basic, Gorden AIT, then Benning. By late Oct’ I was dealt to the 25th at Cu Chi from the replacement facility at Long Binh, north of Saigon. The theory was to put numbers of “Jump Qual” into “Leg” units that could be reassigned to the 173rd and 101st when they took losses. The “pipeline” was shorter than waiting for stateside replacements. In Jan 67′ my name popped up for 173rd replacement. My “First Pig” said I didn’t have to go as he would just have to replace me. I was fine with that as I didn’t want to start over again in another unit.
Hi everyone. I read Alex Gorka’s article dated February 2nd, 2018, over on strategic-culture.com. He starts the column of by saying, “Nothing like this has ever happened before…..” Gorka then relates that the heads of three Russian Intelligence Agencies were visiting the U.S. simultaneously. He goes on to mention this is unprecedented, especially at a time when the U.S./Russia relationship has so greatly deteriorated.
Note the above date of Gorka’s article: February 2nd, a Friday, one week ago.
February 3rd, a Russian Su-25 is shot down in Syria, by terrorists armed with a MANPAD using a Tow missle.
February 7th, U.S. bombs Syrian Arab Army troops in Deir Ezzor, east of the Eurphrates.
The Saker had used a Russian word that means “incapable of agreement” when describing U.S. negotiations with the Russians and Syrians. I can’t recall the word. But Saker had made the point that the President and State Dept. were not/unable to call the shots, or implement any kind of planning without being subverted by other forces within the Neocon/Ziocon/Neonazi’s etc. In other words sabotaged. (Apologies if I have misinterpreted Saker’s opinion).
In light of the above, l was wondering if the more informed readers/editors would venture an opinion why Russia’s intelligence people were meeting with various U.S. people?
Thank you.
Maybe the Rus intel and the Us counterparts have common enemies
I think I just answered my own question regarding the three heads of Russian Intel visiting D.C. last week. ……if you want to take down Neocons, 9/11 is the answer……spill the beans.
That’s OK but who will make that exposition of 9/11 is another question and I mean officially, publicly…who has that necessary strength to do this ?
I am not very knowledgeable about these topics at hand and I appreciate your reply. My answer to your question of who could basically enforce an announcement of who was responsible for 911 could only be done with consent from the military and key intelligence agencies. But, I think there is reason to believe that support exists.
Currently the Trump Administration is involved in a key battle against the FBI/DOJ. Justice begins at home. It is my opinion that the NSA has all the necessary damning electronic information to destroy those that run those institutions. It is happening in slow motion.
Who would have thought Trump would have survived this long? I certainly don’t agree with U.S. foreign policy, and it does make the Trump Administration look terrible. But it appears the U.S. battle is on the home-front. This time last year it appeared as if Trump wouldn’t last 6 months. This alone begs the question: Who the hell has this guy’s back? How has he been able to survive with the guns that are pointed at his head?
The generals in his administration often come across as morons. But it does suggest an alliance of some sort. Having more guns than anyone else does give one some sort of respect, no matter how awful that might sound. It does give the appearance that some within the military have his respect.
Where is the evidence of that support? WikiLeaks. The entire gambit of crimes against the people that WikiLeaks has released, shows that many in the military/intelligence/political groups are angry. Those releases bear government letterheads. I don’t think it’s to far of a jump to conclude that damning material exists within the agencies of Russia, China, Israel, etc., to add to the 911, along with what the U.S. folks have hidden in deep basements of cyberspace.
Can the Trump White House pull the trigger and put the 911 gambit into play? I don’t know…..but all the “right/left pressure” is there. It could become a survival mechanism for his Presidency.
America will never have closure until 911 is put to bed. I might add, that the world will not have closure until this issue is put to bed. Closure eventually leads to peace.
But what do I know? I live in a community just outside of Vancouver, Canada. Many folks here live and breathe the words of CNN, and other MSM rascals. They certainly haven’t heard of thesaker.is, or others of his passion and beliefs. But those that read the free press of bloggers are a different animal. I hear those folks in the coffee shops, and they are the young, old, middle aged, they are everybody.
The official narrative of 911 has never garnered support by the people (who hasn’t seen a controlled demolition before on t.v.?). 911 support is by decree, mantra and MSM.
One of Trump’s mentor’s was Roy Cohn, about as sleazy a creep that ever existed. To understand Trump, one has to read about Cohn. This guy had the book on everyone, from what moved in and out of the ports of New York, to who was bedding who in Washington D.C. Without Cohn, I don’t think we would have ever heard of Donald Trump. For those of you not familiar with Roy Cohn, he was the 23 year old lawyer that sat beside Senator Joe McCarthy during the 1950’s witch-hunt of the left. Absolutely sickening stuff.
Timing is everything. Is Trump a few steps ahead of the deep-state? He must be. How else to explain his survivial along with the self destructing justice system. Next up will be the alphabet agencies….It’s my belief that Trump will follow Putin’s example of using the constitutional power of the law to rebuild the justice system. Without a functioning justice system, how can one go after Intelligence Agencies without a civil war?
We will know the answers soon enough. It’s clear the neocons desperately want a war….anywhere…..I’m betting that they will only succeed in shooting themselves in the foot. That is the story of the U.S. foreign policies of the last 20 years. Now the home state is imploding. Between Russia, China, Iran, I think the “bases are covered.”
The Americans love to drop bombs. Today, the bombs are dropping in their courts, and institutions.
Very interesting reflections. Thanks!
“Justice begins at home”
And it doesn’t matter what the scumbag inflicts on countless innocents elsewhere around the globe.
As long ago as 1973, Australian/American author Shirley Hazzard wrote scathingly and with clear insights about not only the influence of Roy Cohn on the people who worked within United Nations.
Ms Hazzard worked with UN in NYC for around a decade.
Her book is Defeat of an Ideal
It appears we have another Babushka from Aust… I am the original Babushka in Oz… been here for many years, just a bit preoccupied of late to comment….
so please to avoid confusion, I respectfully ask the above Babushka to choose another name.
In other news, the us has refused to contribute to the rebuilding of Iraq-I steped back in shock when I read this, this is absolutely classless. Evidently, the us neo con controlled govt considers it just fine to destroy countries with thousands of civilian dead and maimed but to assist in rebuilding the destruction of a country, nah, it has other priorities.
https://news.antiwar.com/2018/02/08/us-doesnt-plan-to-contribute-at-iraq-reconstruction-conference/
I do not normally peruse the NYT but occasionally learn of an article via other sources, as in this case:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/05/opinion/trump-iran-war.html
Wilkerson was chief of staff for powell during the flim flam leadup to the Iraq war-since then, he has gone out of his way to write critical articles and sit in critical interviews about the disaster and the neo cons responsible for the debacle. I have respect for what he says as he comes off as sincere and genuine.
redundant link removed – MOD
breaking news almasdar.
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:30 A.M.) – At approximately 6:30 A.M.) this morning, an Israeli F-16 fighter jet was shot down while flying over the western countryside of Damascus.
According to preliminary reports from Damascus, the F-16’s pilots were able to eject from their planes after it was struck by an anti-aircraft missile.
The two pilots are safe and landed in Israeli territory.
Israeli media claims the F-16 was downed by an Iranian drone that was flying along the Israeli-Syrian border; however, pro-government media claims the aircraft was downed by the Syrian Air Defense.
The downing of this Israeli F-16 marks the first time during this war that an Israeli warplane has been shot down.
Yup …ongoing…israrl responds etc etc…could be lots of ticker tape going today…southfront got a headline….could get critical this weekend disentangling propaganda from truth.
The BBC cites the IAF, claiming: “Israel was carrying out strikes after the launch of an Iranian drone into Israel. The drone was intercepted.”
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-43014081
Iran launched a drone into Israel from Syrian territory? Sounds kinda bogus to me, and in any case hardly cause to send an F-16 over to retaliate.
has the (unconfirmed) full scoop:
“Hard to confirm what was hit or not on both sides, by now it seems confirmed from the Israeli side:
1) Dozens of Israeli ballistic missiles were hit.
2) 1xF16 was destroyed. Pilot was killed after arriving in the hospital, navigator ok.
3) 1xApache cooper was hit but not confirmed full destruction, occupied Shebba farms.
4) 1 F15 was hit in the air but not downed, like the F35 last time that the israeli said a bird hit it and damaged it for eternity.
5) 1 attack drone was downed.
One key aspect of the Syrian defenses is that dozens of Israeli missiles, ballistics, cruise etc.. were jammed in the air and did not hit the targets, this is very new for the Israeli, the only ones in Syria with such a powerful jamming system is Russia, let that sink in.
The destruction in side Syria was mostly material, T4 airbase of lightly hit, a village near a IRGC base in SW Damascus was hit multiple times, but still no main reports of KIA and WIA, but there must have been.
Both Israel and the US regimes are desperate, their regime change did not work and time is running out, they need a war, for different reasons (Satanyahoo will be in deep trouble due to corruption so he needs a war to divert the attention) and the US is broke to the bone and needs a war as the only chance of aiming to stay a global power. Both are going to lose if they continue in that pace.”
For what it’s worth, there’s not a hint of anything on news aggregator site Drudge. One would think this would be a big deal. On the other hand, people as a rule don’t publicize their own humiliations.
zerohedge has posted an article … mod zerohedge link to syria/israel aerial combat
I suppose the mainstream and alt-right media will report on it once they figure out how to frame it. Note the zh headline: “Major Escalation”: Israel Carries Out “Large Scale Attack” On Syria After Israeli F-16 Shot Down italics mine. This sounds better than a large scale attack thwarted with a F-16 lost. Oh, and the implication Syria “started it” not to mention that Israel is in control of the situation.
There was a brief mention on Fox News in passing –no details.
Sun Tzu: When weak feign strength.
About an hour ago I noticed an article on Drudge buried in the middle of the links. Now the story is at the top. “Dow drops..” still is the headline. Fox news also reporting now like it is a relatively important story– the story as it broke was accompanied with a sound and graphics. They played a clip of Netanyahoo denouncing the Iranians violating their sovereign airspace, brought out Walid Phares who seemed reasonable — at least by Fox standards. No mention of the other F-16. Still, the story seems to me under-reported.
By the end of the day, it was clear that the danger had passed. On Fox, the nuanced Phares was replaced with a run-of-the-mill strident CIA guy. The message was clear: Iranian threat. Drudge one day later features the visage of a resolute Netanyahoo. The caption reads: Israel warns Iran.
F-16? two pilots? not usual unless another person is needed for electronic warfare so F-16 trainer version might be used .. US has F-18 which is specifically dedicated for electronic warfare which is two seated.
Unless it is two pilots because two air crafts were involved. or so it is said.
T13
The idf operates many 2 seat versions of the aircraft. The f-16D and the I models.
The Israelis are known to have specially modified F-16–from ( for what it is worth) Wikipedia
“F-16D ‘CK-1’
MANAT, the Israeli Air Force’s flight test center, is known to operate a specially built Block 40 F-16D delivered in 1987 as a testbed aircraft designated ‘CK-1’. It is used by the IAF for testing new flight configurations, weapon systems and avionics.[46]”
A Book On Hizbullah That Deserves Your Attention
http://www.moonofalabama.org/2018/02/a-book-on-hizbullah-that-deserves-your-attention.html
That’s a book I’d like to read. Power to his elbow.
Hi waiter ! I see you’re smiling…give me a good fresh coffee, please. On that shelf I see some bottles , are they full with bubbles ?
Bottle Trouble
by ioan
We’re in a bubble
Locked in a boo-boo bottle
Thrown into ocean
Put into motion
Wave after wave,
As a floating slave
Thrown on the sand
In no-man’s la-la land…
A hand from a saddle
Opened up the bottle
Letting out the bubble,
Searching for trouble.
The spirit comes out,
Bit silent, bit loud
Trying his wings
With different things.
After a while
With learning and try,
Landed on this pure,
Man created manure.
I call it shit,
(freed of fussy wit)
Who’s that hand
that threw that boo-boo bottle,
pushing on the bubble trouble?
I think I know
But tell you not,
Find out yourselves,
You’ll learn a lot.
Ah ! I think I told :
Principals with wings of gold.
Yowzah! You still got it! Wow! All I have is cliches!
Syrian Anti-Ait Forces Shoot Down Israeli Combat Jet
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201802101061534779-military-aircraft-crash-site/
Israeli Airstrikes in Syria Have Defensive Nature
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201802101061535106-israel-airstrikes-syria-escalation/
Perhaps the Israelis will stop attacking Syria with their US planes now that it is dangerous to do so.
The UK courts create an awkward moment for the British government…they can’t prosecute a terrorist for terrorism because the UK government was supporting the same terror group as the accused man!
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jun/01/trial-swedish-man-accused-terrorism-offences-collapse-bherlin-gildo
Correction – Syrian Anti-Air Forces ……….
Much thanks to One Minion in the last Cafe for his responses to the exposure of Sir Sheer Fear (“Dearlove” _
/moveable-feast-cafe-2018-02-06/#comment-485451
in pulling American Minion Strings (including Arch-DUPE Order Follower “SIR” (that means knighted by the QUEEN, Mate….)…..Colin Powell, for that opens up the deeper issues of elites and minions that urgently need to be understood. <b<Everywhere.
Including China. For Our Irish Priest, Dennis “Timex” Leary IS right!
At least twice a day. LOL.
The occultocracy that has run every Empire in history (including the British One, Mate, and its present form as AZ Empire, Mate….with Dumb American Dogs of War Brawn on a British MI-6 and Windsor Castle Leash, Mate….will make a determined attempt to parasitically undermine any and ALL viable strong bodies and vibrant economies just as they did with Tudor England, The USA ……… and many other victim hosts back in the further Mists of Historical Time.
So Leary is right that China is targetted and will continue to be targetted. Because so far, with what they are doing in opposition to Geo-politics (win-win, OBOR and all that loving mutually beneficial stuff) does spell the Death Of Empire.
So, the AZ Empire (like every parasite…it wants to survive!) will do what parasites do, and at least try to burrow in, infect, and take over, just as the Venetians took over Britain when they of the “Serrenissima Republica” led by Paolo Sarpi correctly calculated that a swamp in the Adriatic would no longer be a viable LOGISTICAL base (Venice is still another sort of base…..) for administering their system of EMPIRE…….in a Post Trans-Oceanic Voyages of Discovery World..
But Dennis needs to distinguish between what China is doing now (very, very good, and lovingly fatal to AZ Evil) and a not so good direction it might take later, if its people are not more vigilant than Englishmen and Americans of Good Will have been!
And, One Minion is also partially right: We Americans who proudly waved Old Glory on our Way to Imperial Wars or sit today in barracks in a few thousand bases around the world, ready to follow orders of the likes of Sir Richard Dearlove’s replacement don’t get a pass either.
(I almost went to “Nam”..in 1972..even though it was winding down fast, I had The Ticket to Saigon:draft # 4…..and my draft deferment was about to end in less than a week….final’s week…senior year…. until I came down with an asthmatic fit helping to help beat out a junior’s large dormitory rug…..and breathed clouds of ashtma inducing dust….). I didn’t know much, but at least I knew something was wrong.)
The occulted mind chains of Empire need to be broken, permanently. And, I would say that there are Englishmen much better situated in terms of education and international experience to do exactly THAT than is the poor average American.
But neither American or Englishmen or Irish (for that matter) are going to be worth a farthing if their identity is egoistic flag- waving subservience to whatever superficial identity they cling to…..if they are unable to establish a Deeper Identity beyond that sort of childish Ego Trap……a deeper identity….. which reliably and durably wards off Parasitical Evil and oligarchic mind control and comprehend what happened to their poor, poor countrymen.
Ummm?
I have to admit, Bro, being neither a prophet nor a profiteer, that I have no interest at all in being right, even ‘partially’.
What I like is the figuring out, for myself, of what I want to understand, as Steve P wrote so pertinently and succinctly above.
Ain’t that what that strange word ‘ego’, that signifies an invisible and incorporal mental ‘concept’, or ‘construct’ is for?
That’s the charm …..and the trouble with language: It is fundamentally metaphorical, and the same sounds or letters printed on a page elicit different mental and emotional “thought masses” from and for different people.
This is what is meant in the Trivium (Three-fold path to investigation of truth) by “Grammar”. In “other words”, getting synchronized, at least in some form of consensus, on what the meaning of the words being used in a dialogue between two or more persons actually is!
You hope the meaning is real close, or it can all amount to talking past each other….like using entirely different languages unintelligible to the other person in the dialogue.
No, I do not mean by “ego” the Personal Self in search of Truth in the Larger Self.
I mean the disdain of the smaller self for anything BUT itself.
For example, when Vot Tak commented on ego….in a cautionary way…(.maybe it wasn’t in a Cafe and you missed it ) and I responded by mentioning that I had just finishing Ego Is the Enemy…out of which I put the John Muir in Alaska quote (as being ego-free) it seems VT and I maybe shared roughly the same “grammar”.
On the other hand what you call ego above, is, to me simply the personal self….which is not a negative thing at all….as long as it realizes that it is infinitely smaller than the Larger Self that it is a very minute part of.
A third variant comes from our dear Dennis who, on occasion has said such things as,
“Well, for my part I prefer The Particular ………..over the Universal!!!
And, “Well this may be egoistic and narcissistic, but it is what I feel, so….. SO BE IT!”
I say “dear” because this is so charmingly childish a statement that one has to chuckle at such thoughts, that are so naively devilish that they amuse more than make one mindful of real evil afoot.
Like I said at the time, “Man, with such thoughts I can’t see how you got through kindergarten (or Sunday School)…much less graduated from Seminary and became a priest!!
Yes I read Steve P’s comments.
And the point in referencing them is???
To me it is order followers waking up to the fact that issuers of orders were not good people, or were liars or simply deluded, themselves ALL the way up the “chain of command”.
An unfortunate fact of at least one side in nearly every armed conflict that ever occurred. And often enough, true of BOTH sides.
Especially of Empire, most relevantly the British Empire which morphed into the AZ Empire which now has included the USA as Dumb Giant on a British Leash for much of the 20th century and ALL of the 21st century except the last year of British orchestrated “Russia-Gate” to baldly attempt to reassert control over “Stray Dog” Trump in tandem with Mad Dog Mattis.
I hope they both bite their master!
I think that you are successfully deluding yourself, Bro. All human thought is metaphorical–it cannot be otherwise, that’s how we are built/build ourselves, from conception on. Metaphorical, therefore open to different interpretations. You can never know another’s thoughts, only their reflection in your own understanding/ interpretation—- so to arrive at a vague (it will always be vague as nature does not do cloning) consensus you need flexible thinking.
Rigid conclusions, though satisfying to the egoic need to be right, are thought stoppers.
Try thinking for yourself, you will be wrong a lot but you will also keep an open mind and one day maybe you won’t make such stupid mistakes as condemning someone on the basis of what you, in particular your own ego leading you by the nose, see on the internet.
You might also learn to see a bit further all round–or maybe not.
Rational thinking, sometimes just great, but for a rigid mind, always great for rationalising one’s mistakes and providing excuses.
This might help, as a start—or maybe not:
https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/The_Fine_Art_of_Baloney_Detection
And, BTW, ‘ego-free’ is usually a sign that the person is beyond help, gone to the other side, dead as the proverbial parrot— not a state that I’d recommend as consistent with life, liberty and all the rest.
Teheran Slams Israel’s Claim of Downing Iranian Drone as “Ridiculous”
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201802101061538634-tehran-iran-drone-ridiculous/
Moscow on Israeli Attack: Creation of Threats for Russian Military Personnel in Syria Unacceptable
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201802101061538778-moscow-syria-tensions-escalation/
Moscow Threatens Israel Over Pro-ISIS Syria Attacks
https://www.veteranstoday.com/2018/02/10/moscow-threatens-israel-over-pro-isis-syria-attacks/
In New “Large-scale Strike” Israeli Military Bombs 12 Syrian, Iranian Targets
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-in-large-scale-strike-army-bombs-12-syrian-iranian-targets-1.5806621
Al Jazeera: F-16 jet shot down by Syris fire
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/02/israel-shot-iranian-drone-syria-180210053946323.html
What many of us thought would happen is happening, the zionazis will use the cover of the olympics to up their attacks on Syria. Not clear yet if this is a last ditch series of provocations seeking to distract Syria from killing off the last of daesh in her west and south. Or if the attacks seek to provoke Syria into a response that will be used to open up a wider war involving israel and the usa directly.
The latest israeli attack appears to have been less successful than the last american one. The Syrians were more ready, and maybe had direct Russian involvement.
Canthama
“It seems so far IDF has lost :
1) 1 F16, pilot is reported KIA and navigator is OK
2) 1 F15 hit by air defense but not destroyed in air, but in bad shape as the F35 that hit a mosquito when attacking Syria months ago.
3) 1 chopper hit and landed in Shebbah farms, no info on current state.
4) 1 attack drone downed.
ISF losses are considered huge by IDF standards, they never had such losses in decades. Furthermore, it is said that between 70-80% of the dozens of missiles (cruise and ballistics) were intercepted and jammed, and once more the critical point here is the jammer, only Russia controls it in Syria, meaning Russia was active this time, and Israel is mad, very mad about it.”
Breaking: Israeli launches third attack over southwestern Damascus
https://mobile.almasdarnews.com/article/breaking-israeli-launches-third-attack-southwestern-damascus/
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:20 A.M.) – For the third time today, the Israeli Air Force has entered Syrian airspace to strike a military target in rural Damascus.
According to a military source in Damascus, the Israeli Air Force fired several rockets towards the West Ghouta region, hitting many Syrian military sites near the occupied Golan Heights.
The source added that at least two Israeli rockets were intercepted by the Syrian Air Defense.
Several loud explosions can now be heard inside Damascus, as the Israeli attack against the Syrian military ensues.”
I’m not sure if this was part of the last zionazi attack, or if these are still on going. I expect the zionazis will continue to up the ante.
Netanyu has phoned Putin…usa backs israel…not clear what VVP said on phone as that info not really being released against stridency of israel and usa………http://tass.com/politics/989426
Russia says calm down keep talking?
JJ
Sounds like Russia is being very low key and avoiding making statements that could further be used by zionazia to fan the flames. The Russian English language media has been useless regarding the zionazi aggression. Almost all of it consisting of repeating israeli originating propaganda from Israel or its pindo colony. They published very little from Syrian sources and not much more from Iranian. Very disappointing, the staff zio problem needs fixing there.
Hmmmm. I can’t say I don’t favor this approach, over bringing in the White Helmets and MSM and Soros to pollute everyone’s synapses with mind control techniques for the vapidly clueless:
https://www.funker530.com/russian-demolish-insurgent-hideout-sc1/?utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fzen.yandex.com
Purveyors of violence must be met with justified force, more often than not.
And yes, justified force in defense of real rights, against violators of those rights IS part of Love, IMHO.
From MOA commenter:
http://www.moonofalabama.org/2018/02/syria-is-war-with-israel-imminent.html#c6a00d8341c640e53ef01bb09f20af0970d
“Israeli Knesset calling for an emergency meeting to discuss a bill that would officially designate the Soviet era SAM S-125 AD system as “Anti-semitic”.
Netanyahu compared the S-125 AD system that downed an Israel F-16 to Hitler and urged all nations to defend Israel against this anti-semitic force which threatens Israeli existence.
US UN representative Nicky Haley called for an emergency meeting to discuss enforce sanctions on the S125 calling it another proof of clear Russian meddling.”
They’ve also got to declare Clan Canary a terrorist organization whilst they are at it. Apparently a herd of canaries were deliberately flying in the AO of the iaf F35 few weeks ago and the airborne collision of the 35 with the terrorist canaries was so damaging the 35 was a write off.
Total so far for today, and the iaf attacks are apparently ongoing. Two iaf aircraft down, 2 or 3, depending on which somewhat reliable source ‘we’ listen to, are damaged and one barely made it back to home base. One iaf chopper either severely damaged or shot down, consensus of opinion is damaged and managed to accomplish a hard landing in Israel. Numbers of both cruise and ballistic missiles either shot down or electronically intercepted unknown but apparently significant. Tomorrow will tell the tale.
In my opinion it would behoove Israel to stand down. It can not carry out a ground attack on Syria and have the remotest chance of ‘winning’ whatever the goal may be, it will be coming up against troops who have been fighting for years and are now on the cusp of victory, thanks to Mother, plus Hezbollah will be even more in the fray and the Palestinians are itching to have a go at the chosen ones. Any way you look at it, this is not going to be pretty and my gut feeling is the chosen ones will not stop.
Auslander
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Sevastopol, The Third Defense. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079KRPLS4 Book 1, A Premonition, The Move South
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I have been thinking, with downing of Russia jet, the SAM system or what ever people call it, will show up in Afghanistan for US jets now.
System is the older S125 modified to Pechora-2M so much improved but no S400. I very much doubt Mother will be handing out SAM’s to anyone in Afghan because, as Uncle Sugar found out, the missiles have a bad habit of showing up elsewhere in generally distressing situations for the air boys.
Auslander
You are quite right Auslander. That is what I think too. “Mother” will not give them to any one, it is not possible. But road of travel may be easier for some reason.
No one has air-force in Afghanistan any way except some mysterious ones for ISIS. Taliban has stated before that every time they are about to rid of ISIS, some mysterious planes come out of blue sky bombing them and saving ISIS butt.
“Syrian MoD will never disclosed what was used, but it is a fact the Syrian Air Defenses have S125, S200 and S300 at their disposal throughout the country, in vast quantity for the 2 former grades and many missiles were used, some saying 25+ missiles were fired from Syria. One key aspect on using air defenses are using fixed ones vs mobiles, and Syria has many fixed S125/S200 and some mobiles (S200/S300). The use of fixed ones have one big issue which is to attract enemy fire on them, this is why the IDF has been using a combined force of military drones, jets and ballistic missiles, they have tried few times to hit Syria with ground missiles while the drone and jets were on the air to counter attack the S125/S200 launching places. IDF has been very successful doing that for the past few years, multiple times they succeeded, but every changed today, not only IDF could not repeat the successful model as something went seriously wrong, and that may be the jamming card. Multiple IDF missiles went no where (hit or jammed) and IDF jets and drones were hit in quantities never seen before,no doubt a new technology was used and took IDF by surprise.
We all know Russia has complete control of all Syria, southern Turkey, all Lebanon and northern Israel airspace, did Russia tip Syria on what was going on, did Russia used the jammers (same that brought down dozens of US cruise missiles early last year ) or would this be all new Iranian technologies, as some are saying the Iran has installed new air defenses in Syria, could that be that Iran has powerful jammers as well ?
All questions that we will have to dig for answers, soon more info will be leaked and we will know for sure what happened.”
Read on another site that the israeli f-16 downed was a f-16I, a built for israel special mod of the f-16D which is the newest, most advanced and numerous model of the aircraft in israeli service, equipped with the latest israeli electronics and counter measures tech.
“We all know Russia has complete control of all Syria” is totally inaccurate.
The S-400 does not cover all of Syria.
The emplacements of the systems on the coast at Tartus and at Latakia air base (which now have doubled to handle swarms of drones/missiles if they come again like at New Years) do not cover about 50-75 kms of the East. Thus, the US domination of east of the Euphrates. They don’t have to worry about the S-400s. And Syria has not operated their S-300 and other air defenses in that region either as yet.
The air deconfliction agreement is not a concession to Russia. It is protection from confliction within the operating zones and altitudes. Generally, the Russians fly Su 35s higher than US flies their missions.
However, being up there does not mean controlling the US air power. There is no intention to control the US. Most of what the RF aerospace force does is protect Russian men and machines, support Syrian and allies ground action.
So, all nations who want to fly in the Syria air space get “deconfliction” for their flights but Russia is not there to shoot down anyone, yet. Turkey and Iran have to get Russian clearance. No one else gets clearance to fly military missions. US and Coalition flights de-conflict. Russia does not give permission. Only Syria can grant permission. But it is Russia who de-conflicts.
The integration of Russian and Syrian missile defenses has been a fact for several months. Thus, we see better results from Syrian anti-aircraft and anti-missile weapons.
And obviously, the Russians are defending against anything near their bases and near where their men and machines on the ground are.
In my previous comment the part in quotes was not written by me. The name of the original writer was originally listed after the quoted section when clicked the post button, but it gone now.
Good interview with E Magnier here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EH1LtxtrWiM&feature=youtu.be
This is good news :
“BREAKING: South Korea’s president will accept invitation to visit North Korea”
According to WeiBo, two Chinese warships (052D) are exercising in Indian ocean to protect alliance country: ChangSa(173) and YinChuan(175). Before this, they were exercise in South China Sea.
It is said Indian warships are waiting for orders near Maldives.
Not all news are correct from Weibo.
I have to say I am surprised. But I am glad, if true, China is step up protecting its friends in critical times.
Thanks to a commentator on FortRuss for the heads up. Graham Phillips has a new film.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Adw8_d-05o
A Brit in Crimea (on his holidays) – Film
Sad day for Russia, again. A passenger plane went down after takeoff in Moscow with 61 peoples on board. I don’t know what to say, it seems like a very bad dream, one bad news after the other. I’m sorry for all of them and their families. Looks like the mourning shall never end, very sad.
Rectification : on board were 71 people.
George the evil Soros doesn’t want people idscussing Brexit when they could be hating Russia:
“I Won’t Butt Out” – Soros Slams UK Democracy’s “Fatal Error” On Brexit, Calls It “A Tragic Mistake”
“… referenda often lead to bad decisions…the divorce process will preoccupy both Britain and Europe for years ahead, when they should be uniting to resist external enemies like Putin’s Russia…”
Who says that Russia is an enemy? Where does this nonsense come from and who decides for us who is our enemy and who is our friend? I reject this dangerous nonsense…Soros does not speak for me.
very important right now on Infowars a man called Corsi who has all sorts of contacts in Washington DC is saying that his informants are saying that there were executives on that plane that blew up in Russia and that it was a CIA hit to cover for the Clinton’s nefarious dealings with the CFO Ivanoff of Rosatam.
Oh Mueller is going down, down, down.
T13
Unless there is independent collaboration elsewhere I wouldn’t take infowars material seriously. If there was zionazi involvement, infowars would not report on it. On the other hand, any american regime involvement would need top level clearance from their zionazi handlers. Meaning, if there was zionazi involvement, what you will find on infowars will point to something else.
Here is the list of people aboard the flight:
Список пассажиров и членов экипажа самолета Ан-148 рейса 6W703 «Домодедово –Орск»
http://www.mchs.gov.ru/operationalpage/Operativnaja_informacija/item/33515861/
Did infowars mention any of these people by name?
This is a massive meme that is springing up all over the alternative media – this is a CIA hit to take out everyone involved in the Uranian 1 deal. Not that I go with that necessarily, but it is what is going on.
http://www.fort-russ.com/2018/02/reports-trump-dossier-sources-aboard.html
The way this is spreading, almost looks to me as if someone has a vested interest to capture to hearts and minds of US patriots and make ’em believe this version.
Deep State America is in Deep Sh-t and it is redneck America that is going to pin its ears to the wall regardless of the defeatist yet still defiant tone of this self deprecating song–the internal discussion is not over yet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1BS7XnEZqc
re: F-16I—If it isn’t the birds that get them, it is the formaldehyde levels…
http://israeli-weapons.com/weapons/aircraft/f-16i/F-16I.html
T13
LOL about the formaldehyde, it’s used to preserve dead creatures. Beyond that, the source provided other amusement:
“The new aircraft is equipped with conformal fuel tanks (CFT) that extend its flight range and enhance its ability to stay in the air without compromising other flight performances”
“Without compromising”? LOL When used they add weight, which degrades almost all other flight aspects. They reduce drag, which lessons the performance degradation in comparison to external wing tanks, not eliminates it. But the f-16i is also optionally equipped with these:
“600-gallon wing tanks – Improving the aircraft’s range and persistence. The tanks are mounted on unejectable supports.”
Apparently, these can not be jettisoned when combat begins, but have to be removed when the aircraft is on the ground. Ouch! They add to range, but make the aircraft a flying flammible boulder. And are precisely the fuel cannisters the above conformal fuel tanks are advertised to be so superior to. :-D
With all 3 full the f-16i is flying gas tank. A one shot lighter. It is also so heavy combat manueverability will be severely limited. In fact, even the empty weight of the aircraft is several 1000 kg above other f-16 models, meaning the performance starts at a lower level to begin with.
The aircraft is designed for israeli tactics. Either to bomb forces unable to strike back, or surprise stand off or hit and run attacks against those who can. The extra fuel is to allow more options in attack routes to achieve the very much needed surprise.
Breaking: Kurdish forces bombed by US coalition airpower in east Syria amid big battle with ISIS – reports
https://mobile.almasdarnews.com/article/breaking-kurdish-forces-bombed-us-coalition-airpower-east-syria-amid-big-battle-isis-reports/
“The ISIS-affiliated Amaq media center reported on Sunday that Syrian Kurdish forces (colloquially generalized as ‘PKK’ by the terrorist group) were accidentally bombed by friendly US coalition airpower in the Al-Sosa area of Deir Ezzor province.
The Al-Sosa region, located near the Iraqi border, is currently witnessing a major battle between US-led coalition partner militias and ISIS as the former attempts to expand their zone of control over Deir Ezzor’s eastern countryside.
Other details about the battle put forth by ISIS reports say that the terrorist group has so far been able to repel the assault by US-backed forces against its positions near the Iraqi border, killing 5 enemy fighters and capturing one alive.”
https://sputniknews.com/military/201802121061571824-sweden-helicopter-blunder/
buying usa armaments systems you cannot afford, not enough spares either….will end up just for show?
It is even worse. Sweden wanted to buy a French competitor to Patriot, but Washington called and demanded the deal to be cancelled.
Vietnam is under pressure to stop buying Russian weapons.
This is interesting, not that I am drawing any premature conclusions or stuff like that: :P
http://www.fort-russ.com/2018/02/ukrainian-who-mocked-russian-pilots.html
This goes against the image i have of huge Russia as relatively unspoiled and unpolluted:
Moscow
One-quarter of the world’s fresh water reserves are in Russia, but the country is plagued by pollution problems caused by the industrial legacy of the Soviet era.
That is specifically worrying for Moscow, where the water supply is 70% dependent on surface water.
Official regulatory bodies admit that 35% to 60% of total drinking water reserves in Russia do not meet sanitary standards.
I’ve lived in places where you have to boil every drop that comes from the tap or anywhere else, its doable if a bit inconvenient and tedious. On the train from Moscow to St Pete’s there are permanent samovars of water on the boil so I guess the locals have it covered.
You have to eat a peck of dirt before you die.
A Peck of Gold – Poem by Robert Frost
Dust always blowing about the town,
Except when sea-fog laid it down,
And I was one of the children told
Some of the blowing dust was gold.
All the dust the wind blew high
Appeared like god in the sunset sky,
But I was one of the children told
Some of the dust was really gold.
Such was life in the Golden Gate:
Gold dusted all we drank and ate,
And I was one of the children told,
‘We all must eat our peck of gold.’
Nice and new to me, Littlejohn, thanks.
I like it too, thanks for sharing !
And apropos of nothing at all, just some great harmonies:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3LFML_pxlY
Yeah, I kind of like those guys’ music.
Here’s one for fellow photographer, Kent, maybe away on a “shoot” for a few days:
https://youtu.be/N4ltLp30KVs Mama Don’t Take My Kodachrome Away
Of course she did. It’s all digital now.
And for Dennis:
https://youtu.be/QOvs3rCFI2A
A Simple Desultory Phillippic
How I Was McNamara’ed Into Submission …..a nice job of mimicry and satire….even sounds like Zimmerman!
“He’s so unhep, that when you say “Dylan” he thinks you’re talkin’ about Dylan Thomas! (Whoever he was.)”
If a man ain’t got no culcha!
Actually, that one’s also got more of that edge Kent might like, more than Dennis would.
Unless of course, Leary just found out by reading Miles Mathis that both Simon and Art are ALSO Jewish.
Ah, The Battle of the Yiddish Ego Sixties Bands!
Anger Is Not A Banned Substance,….. Yet
https://www.rt.com/sport/418365-yelena-isinbayeva-angry-russians/?utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fzen.yandex.com
‘Angry Russians are unstoppable’ – Two-time Olympic champion Yelena Isinbayeva:
“They will definitely get it done, because Russian wrath and anger are unstoppable and invincible! I’m very sorry for those clean athletes who had been banned, they didn’t even get any explanations about the reasons of their bans. Of course, this is awful. But unfortunately, this is the reality, and we have what we have. I’m definitely going to cheer for our guys and girls, and I believe that they will definitely get our positive vibes and victorious spirit through the TV screens. That might sound ridiculous but the most important thing is to believe. And I believe! Let’s go, Russia! Russia is in my heart! I wish you luck and big victories, my dear OAR team!”
https://sputniknews.com/europe/201802121061586609-saakashvili-ukraine-poland-extradition/
He was accused by Ukraine of receiving half million from Russia for the new Maidan…probably meanz ukraine could not find his cache and grab it.
Also dutch ministet now admits he was lying when says overhead Putin planning to reunite Russian empire……oh the absurdity of it all
Ah, the rich historical ironies!
I’m so busy savoring them, I don’t know how I can get any work done:
http://thefederalistpapers.org/us/5-year-old-tweet-trump-may-greatest-thing-history-internet?utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fzen.yandex.com
MSNBC Commentator Calls For Bloody Revolution Over ‘Dictator’ Trump
By Donn Marten
“Despite it being almost impossible to imagine them surviving it, the loudmouths on the left continue to call for a violent uprising against President Donald Trump.
The limousine revolutionaries like Michael Moore, Rob “Meathead” Reiner and their Hollywood ilk have escalated their rhetoric in a clear effort to fire up the marching morons of #TheResistance to take to the streets.
It has been an odd thing to watch as liberals increasingly embrace the concept of revolutionary violence and a police state ghoul like “Bob” Mueller who is an American version of Stalin’s ruthless henchman Lavrenty Beria, who once remarked, “Show me the man and I’ll show you the crime.” It only confirms the suspicions of those who have long thought that inside every liberal is a Bolshevik screaming to get out.
The frustration has now completely boiled over as is evident by the remarks of MSNBC host Donny Deutsch, who on Friday called for a bloody revolt against Trump after the House Intel memo blew a smoking hole in the Russian hoax that is being used to get Trump.”
Not bad, Donn Marten. Except watch the grammar and sentence construction. It is a LONDON directed Russiagate hoax not a “Russian” hoax. Some people are so stupid they would think from your writing that you mean the Russians did it.
Those worn out tires have lost all their tread and have no more traction with thinking people. So you might consider a new set, going forward.
These are historic I’ve been thinking about this.
There was a Russian intelligence operation in the American election but it was designed to destroy the faction of the deepstate that represented a mortal threat to them. They pulled it off by using the momentum of their opponent to throw them. They have been wildly successful and this is apparent in the chaos in and coming purge of the three letter agencies.
I don’t see this as a bad thing. The American Republic will emerge stronger, but the Empire is finished.
It may be the greatest intelligence/counterintelligence coup of all time, and not a drop of blood was spilled and not a penny of treasure was expended.
The way they did it was to feed bogus information into a deepstate soft coup against Trump. The Dossier, Manafort, Carter Page, Steele, GCHQ, Dutch and Australian intelligence Brennan, Clapper, Comey, Rice, Obama and many others were all played.
The information in the Dossier came from Russia, sure, but it was total BS. It was fed through several avenues. The deep state used it to get a warrant to spy on trump and then to attempt a soft coup.
What they did was illegal, and now that faction is being destroyed.
Why did Robert Hannagan resign? Answer that question and you will understand everything.
For the last few years it’s been apparent there was a schism in the Political Elite. The stronger faction was for empire, the weaker saw the empire was over extended and needed to be downsized.
If I could see this you can bet the Russians could too. But how o exploit it to their advantage?