America
A tale of two Donalds
This week’s rant concerns two possible ironies. The mid-terms in the USA are almost upon us or rather them. Now as usual the polls are indicating massive Democrat success and we all know how much [more…]
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America
John Kiriakou: War, Diplomacy and What Comes Next
Part of the upcoming “World War III” documentary For many years and by many administrations, Americans have been told that endless overseas interventions, ballooning military budgets, and an ever-expanding intelligence apparatus are the price of freedom, security and global leadership. However, what [more…]
America
We Have Met the Enemy…
The above is the first half of a famous cartoon quote from the early 1950’s which was reborn, so to speak, on Earth Day 1970. At the end of this short article I will give [more…]
20th Century
Britain 1940 and Iran 2026
The Unsavory Similarity Revealed It struck me that there are several similarities between Britain’s noble stand against Nazi Germany in 1940 and Iran’s stand against the US/Israel this year. The Battle for Britain 1940 After [more…]
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Ordo ab Chao
Ordo ab Chao, the motto of the 33rd degree of Freemasonry, is the art of bringing order from chaos. The connection will become clear pretty soon in the article. Of course if the Hackney Abacus [more…]
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Libya – The lance to drain the Iranian boil?
A defining pillar of The Donald’s ‘Merica 1st agenda has been national energy security. Paired with the diplomatic momentum of the Abraham Accords, that strategy has reshaped regional alliances, strengthened U.S. partnerships and reinforced domestic economic stability. Well, [more…]
Engineering
A Wet HS2? Part Two
DIP’s nuclear element The vast expense of the nuclear element of the Defence Investment Plan (DIP) – by far its largest commitment – draws us to focus on the following: Dreadnought nuclear deterrent ballistic submarines [more…]
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There is no Special Relationship
The British must wake up to the great illusion of the ‘Special Relationship’ As an ex NATO officer albeit with a singularly undistinguished career, I served with Americans in Germany & subsequently the Royal College [more…]
21st Century
Was the US/Israeli Attack on Iran Necessary?
The primary reason given for the joint US/Israeli attack on Iran was that Iran would not give up its nuclear program, which it claimed was for peaceful purposes only. The US and Israel viewed this [more…]