Friday, October 11, 2024

McDermott criticizes the current models of the Russian military.

I believe this only came out today. The author Roger N. McDermott has written extensively about Russia and it's use of technology within their military structure.

Brothers Disunited: Russia’s Use of Military Power in Ukraine (click here)

Roger N. McDermott (click here) specializes in Russian and Central Asian defense and security issues and is a Senior Fellow in Eurasian Military Studies, The Jamestown Foundation, Washington DC, Senior International Research Fellow for the Foreign Military Studies Office (FMSO), Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and Affiliated Senior Analyst, Danish Institute for International Studies, Copenhagen. McDermott is on the editorial board of Central Asia and the Caucasus and the scientific board of the Journal of Power Institutions in Post-Soviet Societies. He recently wrote The Reform of Russia’s Conventional Armed Forces: Problems, Challenges and Policy Implications (October 2011).

In August 2023, Anton “Lotus” Yelizarov, (click here) a 42-year-old Russian commander from Novorossiysk, took over the combat side of the Wagner Group’s military operations. This occurred after the mysterious “plane crash” near Moscow that killed the group’s infamous leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin (see Eurasia Daily Monitor, October 12, 2023; Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, August 20, 2023). Prigozhin’s reputation as a leader inspired sufficient loyalty from Wagner fighters to lead them into mutiny, and even before then he reached folk hero status for his populist persona and actions in Ukraine....

"The Apprentice" officially opens today.

"The Apprentice" (click here)

The story of how a young Donald Trump started his real-estate business in 1970s and '80s New York with the helping hand of infamous lawyer Roy Cohn.

Americans should go see it and understand how deep down within his malignant narcissism Donald is good at taking direction for his life so long as he is growing more and more wealthy at others expense. He was great at taking directions from communists during his time as president. The communists would tell him to jump and he simply asked, "How high?" It is the path to peace according to Trump.

Malignant narcissism (click here) is a psychological disorder in which a person has an inflated sense of self-worth, a need for admiration, and a disregard for others. A malignant narcissist may experience paranoia, feeling threatened or persecuted without proof, and are aggressive, manipulative, and abusive without remorse.

Yes, malignant narcissism (click here) is a psychological syndrome that includes traits of both narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) and antisocial personality disorder (APD)

Having relied heavily on externalities (click here) such as their looks, wealth, fame, connections, or professional achievements to fortify their fragile self-esteem, older narcissists find themselves increasingly stripped of their defenses and diminished in their ability to charm, impress, bully, manipulate, and otherwise control others. Since narcissists nearly always refuse to take responsibility for their actions or circumstances, they grow bitter and feel victimized by life, blaming others for their disappointments....

The State Theater is providing everyone that wants to see the movie/documentary to do so with three shows per day for the next three days.