Leaders define their country. Democracy is an effort to find leaders who are defined by their country. It sometimes works, not always. Dictators destroy their country. Putin is a complex beast as he pretends to be democratic but killing all those that oppose you is a sign of dictatorship in desperation. Biden is a simple …
If war is the normal state, the thing that the government is permanently adjusted to, then it follows that during times of peace a certain restlessness would pervade. Russia has been invaded so many times that it can not avoid a policy of self preservation above all else. The cost of controlling buffer states such …
The actions of the Vladimir Putin are murderous criminality. That much seems obvious to those not subjected to the traditional propaganda served to the citizens of Russia. During the Soviet times, this was standard fare for the KGB where Putin grew his claws. And now that he has had too much power for too long, …
It is hard to trust the word of either government. Britain has a government that pursues an extreme agenda saying it is the "will of the people" when that is clearly untrue. The accusation against Russia, in this case, does appear logical but the photos of two men is hardly enough evidence to take Putin …
Which problem is it? If the Russian government is absolutely innocent in the Novichok poisoning even if nobody believes them, it implies their criminal community must own some dreadful weapons. Seems horribly possible. Or, Putin is lying. Also horribly possible. Or even a coup could be forming. Good lordy. The world needs to step-up in …
Trump, Macron and May strike targets in Syria and avoid hitting Russian targets. The fog of war instantly rises, the Russians say the majority of missiles were shot down and the Americans say each one hit their targets. If they degrade Bashir al Assad's ability to use chemical weapons, then they have achieved a goal. …
The Trump Doctrine is to lash out and then realise that was not a very good idea. A prime example is his reaction to Syria's use of chemical weapons. He calls the leader of that stricken country an "animal" for killing a number of people with "nerve agents" and Chlorine gas and plans to send …