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  • Stepping Forward Again

    As a sequel to yesterday’s article concerning the state of affairs regarding the Russian withdrawal from Kherson, today we will be examine how Russian efforts will get the Military Operation in the Ukraine back on track. Continue reading

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  • Russia’s Kherson withdrawal is tactical

    General Mark Milley, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States assessed that it would take several weeks for Moscow to complete the evacuation of some 30,000 Russian troops deployed in Kherson city in southern Ukraine. But Russians have announced that the evacuation was successfully completed in 2 days — both soldiers and over… Continue reading

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  • Biden nods to compromise in Ukraine

    The midterm elections in the US witnessed razor-thin races as Senate and House control hangs in the balance. But that didn’t discourage President Biden from holding a press conference on Wednesday to stake claim that the “giant red wave” didn’t happen. Continue reading

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  • Stepping Back and Looking

    After the Russian withdrawal from Kherson, many are asking what Russia’s next step may be. This post needs not look at the withdrawal, the focus being on certain factors which were either underestimated or simply not considered by military leaders in Moscow in the earlier phases in the war. Today we will look at the… Continue reading

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  • Doomsday Merchants

    Yesterday a pivotal decision by the Russian High Command polarized opinion on the internet. This article published yesterday cover the ins and outs of why Shiogu and Surovikin made the move that they did, yet today’s post will concentrate on the reactions shown across cyberspace as bloggers and boneheads alike commented on the day’s news. Before we… Continue reading

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  • Ditch the Doomsday Talk

    Much has been said over previous days regarding the setbacks suffered by Russian forces in the Kherson region, and today Sergei Shoigu has ordered Russian forces to withdraw from the city and return to the eastern bank of the Dnieper river. Whilst an army of armchair warriors are throwing their hands in the air, rather… Continue reading

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  • A Triangle of Trouble

    Matters are coming to a head in a number of ways across the globe this week, yet there is a common denominator between them all. This article will examine three events of global importance and explore how their relationship may shape things to come. Continue reading

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  • The Kherson Kingpin

    the Western headlines and you will be told that vast Ukrainian forces are massing in the Kherson region to smash through Russian defenses before moving on to retake Crimea. The front page in Russia tells us that the city is being evacuated prior to a big push by Moscow’s men before moving further westwards. This… Continue reading

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  • Maverick Maneuvers

    This week saw an excellent article published in the American Conservative by Douglas Macgregor, he questioning Biden’s stance regarding the Ukraine and the possibility of an intervention by the US and certain allies outside of the NATO framework. This article will also examine the same theme, yet from a different viewpoint and look at some of… Continue reading

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  • Southern Russia

    Since Russia launched its Military Operation, a goodly portion of what was Ukrainian territory is now part of the Russian Federation. This area, which is currently talked of as ‘Southern Russia’ is only set to expand as Moscow’s men push further during the coming winter. This article will look at what winter may bring and… Continue reading

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  • Who’s afraid of US troops in Ukraine?

    Very innocuously, the Biden Administration has ‘sensitised’ the world opinion that American troops are indeed present on Ukrainian soil in Russia’s immediate neighbourhood. Washington made a “soft landing” with an unnamed senior Pentagon official making the disclosure to the Associated Press and the Washington Post. Continue reading

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  • Biden Administration Again Plants False Nuclear Scare Stories

    Wednesday, 2 November, 2022 — Moon of Alabama Last month I dissected the fear mongering the Biden administration released over alleged Russian nuclear threads: [The report] quotes Biden as saying: “[Putin] is not joking when he talks about potential use of tactical nuclear weapons or biological or chemical weapons because his military is you might say is significantly… Continue reading

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  • It’s Done!

    Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss is reported to have texted the words “It’s done” to US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken just minutes after the Nord Stream explosion. Continue reading

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  • Scandinavians: Against the Sands of Time

    The debate regarding the enlargement of NATO has been talked to death since the collapse of the USSR, yet since Russia launched its Special Military Operation in the Ukraine, amongst a myriad of global events, Finland and Sweden have applied to join the Atlantic Alliance. This topic was covered in this previous article, yet statements coming… Continue reading

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  • Onwards towards Odessa

    A lot has been said of late regarding happenings near Kherson, yet with the promised Ukrainian advance being as elusive as the Ghost of Kiev, there may be more to events in the area than meet the eye. This article will look both at Russia’s future push westwards as well as other matters which will… Continue reading

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  • NATO Had Plans for a Preemptive Strike on Russia Using the Cover of a French-Led Naval Exercise in the Mediterranean

    Revelations further underscore mendacity behind Biden administration claim that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was unprovoked Continue reading

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  • Ducks with Ruffled Feathers

    IS IT A LAME DUCK, SITTING DUCK OR JUST A DEAD DUCK IN THE WATER? A TSUNAMI OF CONSEQUENCES NOW AFFECTS BRUSSELS AND MANY OF ITS MINIONS AS THE TIDE OF EVENTS SLOWLY SINKS IT. Continue reading

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  • Putin: “The situation is, to a certain extent, revolutionary”

    In an all-encompassing address to the plenary session of the 19th annual meeting of the Valdai Club, President Putin delivered no less than a devastating, multi-layered critique of unipolarity. Continue reading

  • Sound and Fury

    It has been several weeks since I last posted in this space – while I could apologize for the hiatus, I actually believe that one should only write when they have something to say – I do not believe in content simply for the sake of content (call that the Disney model). Events on the… Continue reading

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  • The War that NATO cannot Fight

    From the outset, the current conflict being waged in the Ukraine has been NATO’s war against the East. Washington and its allies know as well as anyone that a resurgent Russia as well as a China that becomes more powerful by the day present a clear and present danger to a West that is sitting… Continue reading

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