С днём победы - 9 May

'Anyone who loves freedom owes such a debt to the Red Army that it can never be repaid' - Ernest Hemingway

I do not think the failure of a policy has much impact on the decision-makers anymore in terms of course correction. Guided primarily by ideology and moral posturing, the need to 'do something' is always prioritized above adjusting to reality.

My discussion with Colonel Douglas Macgregor: 'On the Edge of Nuclear War?' (7 May 2024)
- Has the thin line between proxy war and direct war been crossed by NATO? Russia responds with grave warnings & a tactical nuclear weapons exercise

youtube.com/watch?v=Ka8aDD…

The war propaganda appears to be getting dumber...

Russia will hold a tactical nuclear weapons exercise in response to NATO countries sending troops to Ukraine and NATO approving the use of their long-range missiles to strike Russian territory
- We are another step closer to nuclear holocaust

As the political elites become more oligarchic, there is more need to clothe themselves in democratic rhetoric for legitimacy:
- Biden awards Nancy Pelosi the Presidential Medal of Freedom

Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Kobakhidze, accuses the US of attempting to stage a coup in Georgia with US government-funded 'non-governmental organisations'
- It is feared the US will stage a Georgian 'Maidan' to open a second front against Russia
google.com/amp/s/thehill.…

I discuss on WION: Saudi Arabia and the US may establish an economic/defence pact (with or without Israel)
- A key US objective is to counter China's growing influence in the region by strengthening the alliance system
youtube.com/watch?v=HXaNz_…

The negative aspect of think tanks is the power they wield, from controlling information to functioning as a waiting room for politicians out of office. Information is power, and a think tanks business model has been established that sells political influence in Washington and…

The risks of sanctions were revealed with US effort to isolate China's Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank in 2015:
- Fmr Secretary of State Albright: attempting to isolate China, the US isolated itself: “all of a sudden everybody was in” except the US
ciis.org.cn/english/COMMEN…

The world responds to sanctions by reducing dependence on the US / political West, and creating a new economic architecture:
- New trade agreements, supply chains, insurance systems, currencies, banks, payment systems, transportation corridors, technologies, industries etc.

My tweet about the Western media refusing to report on the peace negotiations in early 2022 ended up in the American Committee for US-Russia Accord
usrussiaaccord.org/glenn-diesen-f…

Criticizing Israel's war crimes makes you a 'Hamas-supporter', and offering context as the 7 October attacks did occur in a vacuum entails 'legitimizing' terrorism.
Criticizing NATO's role in provoking the Ukraine War and sabotaging peace negotiations makes you a 'Putinist', and…

The protests against US/Israeli massacres in Gaza are labeled disgusting cesspools of anti-Semitic, terrorist-sympathizers, pro-Hamas fanatics and freaks...
- So much for rational discussion about jus in bello and civil disobedience

- John J. Mearsheimer: 'Diesen has written a terrific book about the emerging world order... A must read for anyone who wants to understand the great shift in the global distribution of power that is taking place before our eyes'
- Ambassador Chas Freeman: 'A most thoughtful and…

If this was happening in one of the countries we are taught to hate, the political-media elites would already be calling for sanctions and regime change