Several Western observers are moving away from Trump's claim that the American attack on Iran was a huge success. The Iranians told the world that the damage was limited, but now the IAEA came out with a statement that there were no increased radiation levels, while it is whispered that Iran evacuat…
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Enjoy the propaganda-victories while they last
On these pages I've spent many words to explain why we are unable to stop the wars and destruction which serve the 'Military Industrial Complex' well. It is not 'rocket-science'. The 'Military Industrial Complex' is interested in promoting fear and war, because it is their 'Bread and Butter'. Every …
The offer still stands
Both Russia and Iran consistently said that they are ready to talk. To prevent war, and to end war after it started. NATO, Israel and Ukraine were not interested. Not before war broke out, nor while war was raging. Only by the time it became clear that they were losing they were seeking a pause, so …
Stop digging!
Without going into too much detail, we need to acknowledge that Israel and the US scored major points straight off the bat. Though Iran claims it downed three Israeli jets, and captured two pilots, one a woman, evidence of that claim is hard to come by. Mainly due to Mossad agents inside Iran, happi…
Will the Real Donald Trump please stand up?
Realists analyse world-events from the assumption that the most important actors on the world-stage are rational. In some cases realist observers develop theories which predict how major powers, and their victims, will behave over time. John Mearsheimer is a fine example of that particular realist s…
Clowns running the circus
The plan to 'use Bibi' (Israel) to attack Iran goes all the way back to 2009. Right after the initiative to overextend and unbalance Russia by using Ukraine was presented, with the invitation to Ukraine and Georgia to come and join NATO. The plan to tackle Iran was called 'Which way to Persia', and …
Closet-Thrill-Seekers, all of them
Yesterday a spasmodic reporter, stationed in Berlin (???), unable to control his excitement, was asked to report on unprovoked Israeli strikes on targets in Iran. The RTL-broadcaster which is his employer is based in Holland, a stone's throw from Berlin, and the reporter had nothing to report, obvio…
Observers to the rescue
Writing about the NATO plan prior to the launch of the SMO, I noted that the alliance anticipated a quick victory over Russia, through exposing the Russians to 'Stay Behind' military forces in Ukraine which the Russians were set to conquer in four days. Yet, the 'crippling sanctions' were supposed t…
The Truth Revealed!
In the 'Cold War' era, and before the war, the Soviets claimed to have patented the 'Truth'. They exposed it through the 'Pravda', and outlets bearing the same name, which were run by the local communists elsewhere. These publications either disappeared, or kept the name, but changed tack. In the 'C…
The Messiah Complex
The Chinese 'curse': 'May you live in interesting times', once used by a CNN-pundit to decorate his profile, is fiction. But these are interesting times, and they feel like a curse, not a blessing. There is hardly a soul on earth who is not touched by war, or the threat of a planned war, either dire…