Monthly Archives: February 2023

This is interesting.

On the morning of August 6, 1914, the very day Austria declared war on Russia, 144 badly equipped soldiers of the “First Cadre Company” crossed the border from Galicia to Congress Poland. During the next weeks, they were joined by … Continue reading →

Washington Post: “World leaders quickly suggested Russia was responsible, a view still not entirely dismissed but that some Western intelligence assessments and officials have come to doubt.” Which world leaders quickly suggested Russia was responsible? On what basis? Did other … Continue reading →

George Packer, Die Zeit: Nach 20 Jahren des Versagens in Afghanistan und im Irak ist es geradezu schockierend zu sehen, dass Washington immer noch weiß, wie man eine Allianz zusammenhält. Biden und seine Berater handeln kompetent. Und es macht mich … Continue reading →

This is pretty interesting. If you do an Internet search for “Matt Lee John Kirby Ukraine” you find tweets, YouTube videos, web pages commenting on Matt Lee making a fool of John Kirby speaking about NATO expansion and Ukraine. And … Continue reading →

The media about this is sobering to read. Wagenknecht is criticised for the scandalous statement “Putin nicht so sei, wie er im Westen dargestellt werde: ‘ein durchgeknallter Nationalist’.” Here Wagenknecht very much agrees with what I’ve read over the years … Continue reading →

Andrew Cockburn, Harper’s: Every year on the first of December, the Committee to Protect Journalists publishes its global prison census, documenting the number of journalists behind bars around the world. The 2022 edition set a grim record: 363 jailed journalists. … Continue reading →