That "Special Article"!

I finally finished my special article for the people who bought me coffee in the latter half of February in response to a couple of articles I wrote during that time. Again, I apologize for taking such a long time on this.

This special article deals with Putin, Russia, Ukraine and related issues, beginning with Putin's Address to The Federal Assembly.

I also cover what I call American military “naivety”, Russian first strike capabilities, ideological issues, Russian “red lines”, American infrastructure, AIPAC, and other issues. Stuff like Russia’s continued leadership in AD systems.

Putin's address was very long and incredibly detailed – but parsing it gives us a very good idea of Russian strategy and what they might do in the future, depending, of course, on a range of circumstances – foreseeable and unforeseeable.

I looked at other people's analyses, including Alex Mercouris, John Helms, Moon of Alabama, Larry Johnson and others –all excellent, to which I have tried to clarify and add to.

The facts are there. The Russians don't tell us everything of course – but they define their near and midterm strategies very clearly. The longer-term is the bigger question since the range of possibilities expands exponentially with time.

The US and its satellites are a lot like the Soviet Union and the Eastern Bloc countries in the last days of the Cold War – failing – but with an important difference. The USSR was never in an empire – and never strived for predatory hegemony--as the US has done and hopes to continue doing. and does. Now, in decline, the US is far more erratic, irrational and unstable – with a greater capacity for violence.

Putin’s clear understanding of this is key to his policies.

I have not explored the recent media revelations about NATO involvement in the Ukraine, the Germans brainstorming attacks on the Crimea, the agreement created in Istanbul in 2022 and then reneged on, the possibility of NATO forces securing Galicia, and similar stories appearing in the mainstream media. Western “media warfare” deserves an article in itself.

Right now, I am in the midst of writing individual "thank you notes to all my coffee buyers, many of whom write me interesting comments. I Intend to send out the special article on March 5 (Japan Time) in a mass email.

If you are interested, haven’t bought me a coffee and received a special article recently buy me a coffee in the next two days! Just click here!

Quote for the Day

People say, oh, it’s just because Mr. Biden’s getting senile. Well, it’s not that he’s getting senile, it’s that he’s a nasty, bad person running a nasty, bad economy. Michael Hudson