America
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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America
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…]
America
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…]
History
Israel and Iran, an Eternal War?
The history of relations between Jews (and later Israel) and Persians (later Iran) stretches back over two and a half millennia and is more than a simple narrative of continuous hostility. For much of that [more…]
20th Century
Black Chips Down in Somaliland
Americans know Somalia from the film “Black Hawk Down” based on the U.S. intervention of 1993. The U.S. had armed Somalia’s strong man, Siad Barre, as a counter to Ethiopia’s Marxist government, but with the [more…]
America
A Brave New World is being born, whilst the Old One Is Dying
The imposed capitulation : a surrender document disguised as “negotiation” presented to Iran by the US is already dead & buried. The non-plan plan – imposing demands while begging for a ceasefire – includes zero [more…]
Democracy
Isolated WSR Snout in Trough
Since the new year WSR, wanting total control of the IEBC (in ensuring Presidential results are announced first), saw the IEBC register 5M IDP Voters in a week in the Northern Kenya Refugee Camps Kakuma [more…]