In an act of calculated and callous bastardry on the night of May 21st, Ukrainian soldiers sent 16 long distance drones in three waves towards the central city of Starobelsk in the Lugansk Peoples Republic, hitting and destroying a student dormitory of the Lugansk Professional College, where over 80 teenagers were sleeping. The successive strikes… Continue reading RT talks to Tony Kevin on Australian Russophobia.
Month: May 2026
Trump’s Kiss of Death
In what appears to have been a final effort to ensure that the comatose ‘peace agreement’ with Iran will never regain consciousness, President Trump just added a game-changing new condition to the US demand list: in order to sign onto the proposed regional peace agreement to end the war on Iran, Arab states supporting the… Continue reading Trump’s Kiss of Death
Persian Gulf; Signing Up or Signing Out.
As I wrote in “Persian Gulf; Departure Point”, no further negotiations or mutual agreements can or will be made between Iran and its opponents. The constant flow of reports on ‘progress’ in talks and even suggestions that an agreement is close bear no relation to the reality, and is being generated by individuals and groups… Continue reading Persian Gulf; Signing Up or Signing Out.
Persian Gulf; Departure Point.
I think it can be said that ‘negotiations’ between the US and Iran are now finished, notwithstanding that they don’t appear to have actually taken place. This is not because of the supposed failure of Iran to join talks in Islamabad, or to fail to agree on its requirements for an end to the conflict.… Continue reading Persian Gulf; Departure Point.
BBC misses the Bridge; Bushra Sheikh finds it.
A month ago I speculated on the possible consequences of the US bombing of the Karaj bridge, an act of international vandalism and spite which could only be described as a war crime, given the bridge was unfinished and with no military significance. While we wait to see if ‘hostilities resume’ – or when they… Continue reading BBC misses the Bridge; Bushra Sheikh finds it.