Part I, Part II On July 28, 1942 Stalin issued his famous order no. 227: “Not one step back!” And this was not because he had forgotten to do it in 1941, but because the state of affairs on the front lines of the war had become much more dangerous […]
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Episode 18. How Britain assisted the Soviet Union’s fight against Hitler (II)
But out of the 34 merchant ships and tankers in the PQ 17 convoy, which set sail out of Hvalfjörður fjord on June 27, 1942, only 13 made it to the shores of the Soviet Union.
Episode 18. How Britain assisted the Soviet Union’s fight against Hitler (I)
In previous installments of the Episodes, we have frequently described the obvious examples of British diplomatic maneuvering in regard to Hitler immediately prior to and at the beginning of World War II (please read, for example, the chapters Poland Betrayed and Who Signed the Death Sentence for France in 1940?) […]
London’s Imperial War Museum as an Example of Post-Modern Simulacra
In the post-modern reality real-world events are replaced by “news”, disseminated via digital domains for consumption of the masses.
The Republic of Texas and Other “Terrorist Organizations” (II)
Proclamation of a new state in Texas in 1836 was in no way different than what happened in Donetsk and Luhansk in 2014.
The Republic of Texas and Other “Terrorist Organizations” (I)
Nikolay Starikov explains why the actions taken by the people of the Donbass in 2014 look more justified than the insurrection of the American colonists in late XVIII century.
Europe’s Terror Blowback: Islamic State’s Revenge for Betrayal in Syria
In less than three months, three horrific terror attacks took place in the United Kingdom: the Westminster plowing and stabbing incident on March 22 by Khalid Masood, the Manchester Arena suicide bombing two months later by Salman Abedi who was known to be a member of Al-Qaeda-linked Libyan Islamic Fighting […]
Unite and Rule: EU as NATO’s Auxiliary Economic Alliance
According to a recent infographic by New York Times, 79,000 US troops have currently been deployed in Europe out of 210,000 total US troops stationed all over the world, including 47,000 in Germany, 15,000 in Italy and 17,000 in the rest of Europe. By comparison, the number of US troops […]
1918 “Sykes-Picot” & 2017 “Rojava” – Flogging the Same Dead Horse Twice
Throughout the “civil war” (all of the terrorists are supported by external States) in Syria, which began – according to the official narrative – in 2011, the parties involved either on the side of current Syrian President Bashar al-Assad or on the side of the “Syrian revolution” (jihadists but with the […]
Is “Satellite-Supported” “Geo-Fencing” A Front For Militarizing Space?
Sputnik had an interesting article over the weekend about how the UK’s Department of Transportation is allegedly mulling over the use of satellite-supported “geo-fencing” in order to prevent terrorist attacks. According to the report, which cites The Times, the authorities want to obtain the power to force cars to slow […]
Send Our War Criminals To The Hague Court
Last week’s Chilcot report on Britain’s role in the 2003 invasion of Iraq was as polite and guarded as a proper English tea party. No direct accusations, no talk of war crimes by then Prime Minister Tony Blair or his guiding light, President George W. Bush. But still pretty damning. […]
Brexit and the German Rise – Should Jews worry?
“The frail skiff of present-day British policy is not inspiring any hope in British people, especially since the ‘symbolic voyage’ is taking place amidst the approaching economic crisis which is also tossing the American ship of state on its menacing waves.” This was Mikhail Afonin’s conclusion in Izvestiya, 31 August […]
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