It doesn’t matter…

…what Putin knows or does not know, he ordered his generals to attack a neutral country and be unrelenting in the deaths of Ukrainians. Putin is the master of the dogs of war.

Why does that idea even come up? Hope to change the outcome and end this horrid episode on Earth? That is probably the most naive thing I have ever heard in my entire life.

Vladimir Putin is a killer. There is nothing else to understand.

If the world finds it easier and more convenient to live in denial, this will happen again and again. There is no agreement, treaty or convention that will stop him, so why allow it at all? 

Putin does not have to perfect governance so long as the standard that allows him to exist in his power permits him to kill at will any challenge to his ideology. Has the world not learned it’s lesson yet?

Putin is a killer and will kill all that does not please him, either with his military or agents of his power. 

Chernobyl

The Russians have left because of radiation poisoning. Those soldiers will probably die. The UN IAEA will have to provide guidance to the Ukrainians to protect their lives while attempting to close down radiation leaks. The USA and EU must send experts to correct this impending disaster.

If USA soldiers and NATO troops have to accompany the experts then it has to be.

This is Russia. This is an international incident occurring because of Russia’s sustained ignorance of nuclear power and the hate of Ukrainians. Any Ukrainian that has become ill and/or died adds to the ongoing genocidal war.

This is Russia. It is unable to handle basic standards to avoid cataclysmic events. 

There has been a day full of high winds with power outages. The repair crews have not been able to get out to return power because the gusts were so high the wires would sway and cause a severe danger to them. 

The wind is setting down and power will probably be restored overnight.

What does “Moscow Mitch” say about Justice Thomas?

 It is all political. 

Is it political or did Justice Thomas rule to deny the January 6th Commission access to White House records to protect his spouse?

Justice Thomas acted unethically in voting against transparency.

Saudi Arabia and the UAE are miffed?

Really?

The problem with Middle East security is not the United States, it is the lack of recognition of Israel. If there is any country on Earth capable of taking care of itself it is Israel. Yet. The Arab countries in that neighborhood turn away from one of the most technologically advanced civilization in the world on ideological reasons. 

Saudi Arabia, the UAE and whom ever else cares to get real in the Middle East needs to formally recognize Israel’s right to exist and establish good relations with them. Then talk about the Houthis. 

Assassins are outlawed internationally.

There are international laws and treaties that do not allow for the assassination of any government official. What was Putin's assassin doing in Ukraine?

Irina Starikova, (click here) 41, is codenamed Bagheera, after Rudyard Kipling's black panther in The Jungle Book

This is simply not allowed. President Zelenskyy is the legitimately elected president. Putin's assassins should be nowhere near him. He does not care about international laws, treaties or agreements. This is Putin. He will use whatever is available to him to reach his goal even if his goal will never work.

I told you so.

30 March 2022
By Laurence Dollimore

Two Russian planes (click here) that violated Swedish airspace earlier this month were equipped with nuclear weapons, it has emerged.

The flyover near the island of Gotland on March 2 was a deliberate act designed to intimidate Sweden, according to Swedish news channel TV4 Nyheterna.

A total of four planes had taken off from the Russian air base of Kaliningrad....

Putin violates international standards, treaties and laws all the time. PUTIN DOES NOT RESPECT DIPLOMACY. This is an intimidation tactic and aimed at Sweden, of all countries. Sweden needs to consider if it would be better to be a part of NATO.

This is not funny business. There is no waiting for the other shoe to drop or "let's see what happens." If civilization is going to wait to see if Putin is bluffing, it will be all over and too late to decide any sanctions or otherwise. The flight of nuclear bombs over Sweden is an act of war. Just that simple. NATO needs to prepare themselves that Putin's chronic brinkmanship is no longer brinkmanship with the unprovoked invasion into a peaceful sovereign country.

The rouge countries, of which Russia is now one, are prepared to strike with whatever it takes. That should be obvious from Syria.

When pregnant women, their newborn infants and mothers are targets of Russian missiles that is called genocide. And that is only ONE definition of which Putin is very guilty.

I fully expect NATO to get real and prepare for a war no one ever bargained to occur.

I might add, Russia has been sending squadrons of jets to pentrate USA borders. NORAD forces have been very busy. This is all serious violation and should not be tolerated. Russia has a long way to go to bring back any faith in it.

Squadron of four Russian jets is exactly the same STRATEGIC FORMATION seen at the borders of the USA. That is tactical flying with INTENT.

If those jets were not met with resistence in the USA, they would have violated our sovereign airspace and likely started retaliaiton and who knows where it would end?

Chloropicrin (PS): Lung Damaging Agent

I am grateful that Mr. Abramovich for taking any scandalous information out of the media. He is in a very serious situation with the invasion by Russia into Ukraine. It is considered genocide. 

It has been determined that he was exposed to choloropicrin (click here), a cheimcal agent also considered to be Novichok (click here). If he had any significant exposure he would be dead right now (click here). To the left is a chart that discusses the amount of cholorpicrin needed to kill. 

It has been determined by NIOSH that 0.1 ppm (0.7 mg/m3) or less of choloropicrin is the highest allowable limits in any exposure resulting in a non-disabling limit. Choloropicrin, due to it's highly reactive chlorine atoms is a cleaning agent as well as a fungicide TO KILL ANY FORM OF THE VIRUS. (there are protocols that are called "Terminal Cleaning") It is my suggestion that whoever cleaned the meeting room may have used it as a strong disinfectant and there was residue on fomite (surfaces). 

There are serious issues in that room and the discussion and conclusion of this Putin instigated invasion needs to stop and now. There is very little Russia should object to considering the number of Ukrianians targeted and killed in their own cities and towns. The migration of Ukrianians out of Ukraine is extremely worrisome and requiring the support of the entire world to maintain their well being. None of this is a minor issue and Russia should not be delaying complete withdrawal rather than using the violence of war to negotiate a peace agreement that a month ago was unnecessary. 

I strongly suggest far less propaganda should be at the peace tables and the withdrawal of Russian forces out of ALL of Ukraine so a sincere peaceful and PROSPEROUS state can return to the region.

Indict the petroleum industry over lagging change in response to the Climate Crisis.

This is "Scientific American" from October of 2002. Back then the Fuel-Cell was endorsed by Former President George W. Bush. That was nearly 20 years ago and the USA highways should be teeming with these vehicles among other electric cars. 

Over the past two decades, rather than putting money to good use in support of the people's efforts to control greenhouse gases, the petroleum industry has spent enormous amounts of money to OBSTRUCT progress. If the petroleum industy had invested in badly needed vehicles with alternative fuels to gas, those companies would be enjoying those profits instead. 

One might note there is also a discussion of skin color and terrorist germs. All these issues were on the minds of Americans 20 years ago. What progress have we made in ending the debate over where the future lies?

Twenty years is equivalent to a generation. How many more generations will have wasted time in securing the future?

Justice Thomas is REQUIRED to recuse himself in respect to the January 6th insurrection.

Guide to Judiciary Policy (click here)

IF Virginia Thomas testifies before Congress, I fully expect her to be far from humble or apologenic. I want to know if former president Trump insisted she be involved to the level she was, including being the go to person for all special requests from wealthy donors.

It seems to me that Virginia Thomas was a conduit to wealthy donors looking for quid pro quo with Trump in the White House.

I repeat, Virginia Thomas was not elected, assigned or hired to perform any duties for or to the president or his Chief of Staff Mark Meadows. I cannot believe Virginia Thomas was only acting for herself when she had a direct connection to the Chief of Staff Mark Meadows. Virginia Thomas was an activist. She had been for some time. Her activism was extreme to say the least. But, how many times did Virginia Thomas carry water for others to the White House. 

The former president Trump would not tolerate anything if he disapproved of it. There is no way Virginia Thomas was sneaking around. It seems rather obvious that Virginia Thomas was provided direct access to the White House because her spouse is an Associate Justice. How convenient that Virginia Thomas has access to high number donors and Donald Trump himself. When she called Meadows, he was either at this desk in the White House or in the Oval office itself. 

Meadows needs to turn over all the records asked of him, including those that he is hiding because Clarence Thomas names rolls off the tongue of his wife.

Meadows was compromised. He won an election in a district he never visited as a resident. A compromised assistant to the president is a lot to worry about.

I am more confident than not, realizing now that Meadows was compromised, that Trump has dirt on many Republicans. They cower to him for more reasons than just votes.

If Putin's generals are moving troops away from cities...

 ...there is a good reason to believe they are preparing to use illegal weapons or worse. There is absolutely no reason to believe Putin. He carried out an invasion in what seems an impulse of his own desires and fears.

NATO needs to prepare for the worst case scenario.

China and North Korea need to be evaluated for aggression as Russia carries out war with Ukraine. Both those countries as well as Iran have proven to be interested parties in Russia's war.

I think assessments of Venezuela would be prudent.

NATO isn't policing their own members. Orban is beginning propaganda stating Ukraine is interfering in it's elections. Why does NATO allow such propaganda? Either validate it or discipline it. Orban is a member of NATO, but, he is also in Putin's back pocket. There is no reason to trust the liars in the world and Orban is one of them.

29 March 2022
By Stephen Pogany

Hungary's Viktor Orban (click here) (right) will have to balance business interests with geopolitical tensions in his talks with Putin

Viktor Orban should be asking his business interests to leave Russia.

...Hungary’s long-serving ‘strongman’, (click here) Viktor Orbán, has dominated his country’s politics since 2010. According to Mary Kaldor, Orbán and Putin—as with Narendra Modi in India and Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil—expertly combine crony capitalism, ethnic nationalism and authoritarianism.

Orbán, who quickly established cordial relations with Putin after returning to office (he was previously prime minister between 1998 and 2002), has bestowed lavish patronage on relatives, friends and a clutch of compliant oligarchs. He has also expended considerable time and effort stoking the fires of ethnic nationalism, warning his countrymen of the supposed threat to Hungary and its ‘Christian culture’ from Muslim migrants, international financiers (ie Jews) and members of ‘deviant’ sexual minorities. The strategy proved effective in bolstering support for Fidesz, particularly in the provinces and among the less educated, as well as among members of ethnic Hungarian minorities in neighbouring states (many hold Hungarian citizenship and vote in Hungarian elections)....

Russia is an enemy of NATO. What has Orban done to contribute to sanctions? Is he working behind the scenes to assist Russia in disregarding the sanctions?

I don't listen to Trump. He is a traitor and I can say that legally as a judge has already made judgement about him. He is at least as much a liar as Putin. The mayor of Moscow's wife? Why the money, IF the money? Why? Just so Trump can say what is saying now. The facts are known about the right wings conflagration of Hunter Biden. There isn't anything else to know and it is harassment to revisit it. End of discussion.

Missing White House phone logs? Ask the plumber. The January 6th committee needs to go forward realizing records have been removed from the White House to Mar-a-lago. There is no finding those records. They have been destroyed. We know from information already available that records were regularly flushed down the toilets in the White House. 

continued...

This occured on the first day of the invasion by Russia.

This is a Russian jet that deliberately targeted a home. Luckily, the family was already taking cover. The jet came in at tree level in order to avoid radar. That pilot deliberately set out to kill civilians. There is no mistake. There is absolutely no weapons plainly in sight. This is a farm with farm equipment. The farm looks to be very poor people that eek out a life by growing crops. The baby's scream was most likely from the concussion he felt that was foreign to him.

There is no way to misunderstand the threat. There was no threat at this farm, yet, the Russian pilot attempted to be UNDETECTABLE to radar. UNDETECTABLE. He did that for a reason. He wanted to kill Ukranians and not be caught doing so. We were lucky to have this video. It is very telling to Russia's intent. 

The first day. From the instant Russia moved into Ukraine it was going to kill any Ukrainian it could. There is reason for that. If you kill the civilians and call it sad events in war, there is no insurgency either during or after the war.

These deaths of Ukrainians were from the one man that ordered the invasion as the war games were ended. There was only one man that decided that invasion and it was Vladimir Putin. That pilot knew what he was doing. He received his orders from someone.

 

These are all lies. Putin lied about the invasion into Ukraine right up to the point where a Russian tank crossed the border into Ukraine.

Both Joes are absolutely correct. Putin is not important. He committed genocide. End of discussion.

Now, this is what I'm talking about!

This is more of the DEFENSIVE war that Ukraine is waging. This is a military instillation whereby munitions that could kill Ukrainians was destroyed. It is all legal under international law. The destruction of these munitions will save Ukrainian lives from further genocide.

There was a report a few days ago that a Russian general took his own life when he discovered the tanks in reserve for the war, were primarily cannibalized for part. There were no more tanks for him to use when his were captured or destroyed. For him, the war, was over as he had no recourse for his soldiers. That is why generals are included in war plans before the invasion.

29 March 2022
By David Averre

Footage has emerged of a huge explosion in Belgorod, (click here) western Russia, at the site of a suspected arms depot which is believed to have been hit by a Ukrainian missile.

The blast, which took place a mere 12 miles from the Russian-Ukrainian border near the village of Krasniy Oktyabr just outside the city of Belgorod, triggered a series of firework-like explosions which could be seen from Ukraine tonight.

Ukrainian journalist Yuriy Butusov claimed that the depot was destroyed by an OTR-21 Tochka-U ballistic missile fired by the Ukrainian 19th missile brigade, though this has not yet been confirmed by Ukrainian officials....

Video

The video supposedly showing Ukrainian soldiers shooting Russian prisoners in the legs could well be propaganda by Russia.

Ukraine commanders simply have to remind their soldiers that Russians have and should be taken prisoners for reasons of intelligence gathering. 

Ukraine soldiers in the field have a right to live. If at any time the Ukraine soldiers may have believed they were being attacked by Russian prisoners, they have a right to protect themselves. I did not see any restraints on the Russian soldiers. I also could not see their faces. The involved have to be identified as well as the Ukraine soldiers. 

Personally, I believe this is Russian propaganda until all the facts are gathered.

In Vietnam a USA lieutenant killed needlessly and he was tried and sentenced.

By the way, who made the video and why and not any other scene in the war? The videographer will be a witness along with identification of the men involved.

I am tired of people dying because Russia can't accept defeat.

27 March 2022

By Nick Fagge

Defiant residents (click here) living on the front line in Odesa are refusing to leave their homes and digging in to protect themselves from an imminent Russian invasion. 

While Kremlin warships test the port’s defences with regular bombardments volunteers are gathering supplies for Ukraine’s armed forces and old people are keeping calm and carrying on.

In normal times the 72-year-old Igor Igorovych lives in one of the most sought-after streets in Odesa, a stone’s throw from the famous Opera Theatre and with views of the Black Sea....

I don't believe neurtrality is going to work. The ONLY thing Russia understands is overwhelming power to prevent still yet another invasion. Turkey wants peace talks to end the genocide, but, will NATO become an ally to Ukraine? There would be no Ukraine today, if the USA lead by President Biden weren't "available" to protect NATO's interests.

The solutions at any peace summit need to identify and recognize the genocide decided by the World Court. In that lies the reason why Ukraine MUST be able to protect from still more coveting by Russia in the future. Currently, Russia will not admit defeat and continues to covert the coastline that belongs to Ukraine.

There is a genocide that has been declared of Russia. Where in peace talks is there room for Russia to do anything but admit it's guilt and leave Ukraine?

There is too much opportunity for Russia to plan another attack and carry it out. The next time will be far more deadly. 

We in the USA witnessed a former president that during his administration was denying Ukraine it's request for weapons. That was because he favored a victory by Russia. Trump never considered Ukraine or it's people important enough to defend. Trump assaulted NATO. If there is another term like that one, where does the free world stand, including Ukriane? Every country needs to be prepared to defend itself and not because the elections were won by the right persons. 

Ukraine had a missile production plant and yet never produced one missile to fire at Russia. It did that because it wanted neutrality. That turn and walk away from war as an expression of the desire for peace and prosperity was considered a weakness by Russia and the reason why Putin deployed his military into a sovereign country. He not only deployed his military, but, called on Belarus and the Chechens to kill at will. That is not an INDICATION it will never happen again. 

There is only one thing communists understand and that is the power of it's opposition. Putin vastly underestimated the resolve of Ukraine. 

Peace negotiations for Ukraine, in the face of genocide, demands Russia to leave and it's leadership surrender to the World Court. That is the dialogue of peace proceedings that provides a viable sovereignty to the remaining Ukraine people with the right to protect it. Would Israel see things any differently?

The military budget is again an issue, but, look where we are. Can we afford not to invest?

March 28, 2022

As part of his proposed budget (click here) for the upcoming fiscal year, President Joe Biden on Monday released a proposed minimum income tax rate applying to the highest-earning Americans, marking the first time the White House has ever directly targeted billionaire wealth after a similar Democrat-proposed measure failed to move forward last fall....

Of course, the tax proposed is appropriate, but, is it loophole proof?

March 28, 2022

The president’s proposed budget (click here) would raise taxes on billionaires and corporations as well as increase spending on the military and domestic priorities like affordable housing and supply chain issues....

As the wealthy find joy in housing that is ridiculously priced higher, the need for affordable housing will be heard more and more. This entire paradigm is wrong. Are there workers living where they work? That is the responsible approach in the time of the Climate Crisis. Are there homes affordable based on payrates?

Anyone that understands a supply chain whereby the physical presences of workers are needed in producing goods, knows there has to be housing, schools and opportunity. The idea the wealthy can get away with scoffing up hideously outrageous profits while asking workers to be existing on low pay rates and poor benefits aren't serious about the company's product or profit.

American companies enjoy a great deal of security and need to contribute their fair share for the services they receive in producing their product.

Russia's social fabric is impoverished, not it's wealthy. Reparations to Ukraine need to begin.

March 27, 2022

Investors breathed a sigh of relief last week (click here) after the Russian government made a $ 117 million interest payment on its foreign debt. But a much bigger payment comes due April 4 – to the tune of $ 2.2 billion – and creditors are far less optimistic Russia will pony up this time.

“The last payment was a small investment in credibility, but when Russia has to start writing billion dollar checks it’s a different calculation,” Jay Newman, former Elliott Management portfolio manager and author of “Undermoney,” told The Post. “I do not think it’s realistic that Russia comes up with the $ 2.2 billion.

The bond payment last week panicked investors because it was unclear whether Russia’s central bank would be able to use its frozen reserve of US dollars to make the payment – and whether US banks would work with the country to transfer the money. There was also a dispute about whether Russia could pay the debt in its own currency. The Russian Finance Ministry insisted the country could pay in rubles RUBUSD,
-1.68%
but people with knowledge of the contract say it’s required to be paid in dollars....

There is enormous damage to the infrastructure in Ukraine. Among that infrastructure are building collapsed on top of dead Ukrainians. A lesson from September 11, 2001 can be learned how to treat remains that simply can't be examined for forensics to determine an identity. The survivors and families of those that are dead were provided ashes and soil from the site where a chronic fire burned in a container. The containers provided a way for those left behind to bury their loved ones. There are ongoing forensics being conducted even today though as the search for proven identity goes on (click here). Ukriane will need dedicated forensic experts to sort through any remains to discover the dead so loved ones can bury them and the record of the dead at the World Court grows lengthy.

27 March 2022
By James Phillipe

The streets of Mariupol (click here) are being turned into cemeteries with makeshift graves appearing across the besieged port city.

Bodies of both civilians and soldiers are becoming buried under the rubble of destroyed buildings or left out on the streets with rescuers unable to retrieve victims and give them a proper burial due to the incessant bombing.

It comes as the UN said on Friday that it had received more information regarding mass graves in the city - one of which is thought to hold up to 200 bodies....

Russia must end its occupation of Ukraine.

Protesters in Slavutych were successful against Russian soldiers/occupiers. The people have made their position clear and the occupiers need to leave. NATO needs to organize and send qualified persons to assess not just the nuclear plant and return it to a stable and functioning state, but, also the people need to be assessed for any potential radiation poisoning as well as the water and air. 

26 March 2022
By Nick Enoch

...Yuri Fomichev, (click here) mayor of Slavutych, was briefly detained by Russian soldiers after they took control of the town, which is home to staff who work at the Chernobyl nuclear site.

'I have been released. Everything is fine, as far as it is possible under occupation,' he said, after officials in the Ukraine capital Kyiv earlier announced he had been detained....

India is not purchasing oil from Russia, but, is India considering purchases of coal from China? It should do neither. India needs advisors to develop a new electric grid and incorporate solar and wind power.

28 March 2022

Rameswar Teli, (click here) the junior oil minister, on Monday said that India is not considering buying oil from Russia using Indian rupees, after Western countries imposed sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine....

Russia is corrupt. It is carrying out a propaganda campaign to hide the genocide. Those that lie and hide the genocide are as guilty as those that committed it.