Now that we’re finished with the Trump-talk of ‘opening the Straits of Hormuz’ – by force presumably, from those to whom they remain closed – the path forward between its rocky banks is a little clearer. The situation may be compared with a ‘hostage crisis’, and similar rules apply to those following Hamas’ taking of… Continue reading The Persian Gulf – Between the Banks.
Category: Assassinations
Pretending Peace while Declaring War – on Russia
Following Ukraine’s massive drone attack on President Putin’s residence in Novgorod, (shown in the projected flight paths in the map above, from the Ukrainian ‘Russian’ site Meduza) Turkish TRT news interviewed Atlantic Council’s Elisabeth Braw in London. What she said in the interview below (trimmed a little for length) might be considered unhinged and simply… Continue reading Pretending Peace while Declaring War – on Russia
Australia’s war on Iran
On Tuesday the 26th of August, news broke of israel’s latest and most egregious war crime, targeting journalists, rescue workers and hospital staff outside Nasser hospital in Khan Younis. As the double-tap strike was recorded on live TV, there was no room for doubt about its intention, and global condemnation followed quickly behind details of… Continue reading Australia’s war on Iran
Defending Russia, 80 years on.
Below is an article I hoped would be published by dissident journal Pearls and Irritations when I submitted it on May 30th, after news had just emerged of the attempted assassination of President Putin as he flew to Kursk province on May 20th. The immediate trigger for my article – which aimed to put the… Continue reading Defending Russia, 80 years on.