18 Comments
User's avatar
heikomr's avatar

Just today, I wrote the following to an acquaintance in Vietnam:

"Empires never end voluntarily or peacefully. History teaches us that. Either the USA will implode or they will explode. All the conflicts and wars in the world indicate that the USA will not peacefully give up its imperial status. Vietnam must be very careful not to be turned into an anti-China 'Ukraine' through regime change by traitors within the country. This is the usual method of the USA. They use blackmail, corruption, and their soft power.

The only chance for Vietnam is to significantly reduce its foreign trade with the USA, detach from the US dollar, and cooperate with BRICS, the SCO, and ASEAN. Vietnam will always remain a junior partner to China. China is technologically, scientifically, and economically at least 50 years ahead of even Europe in development. Additionally, China is demographically and in terms of the scale of its production capacities so gigantic that Vietnam can never achieve the same power. But as a junior partner, Vietnam can develop to its fullest potential. However, to achieve this, the problem of massive corruption in Vietnam must be solved. BRICS, the SCO, and ASEAN guarantee the national sovereignty of all member countries. This is the opposite of the USA and Europe. They always expect the complete submission of other countries to their interests."

Expand full comment
Dmitriy Milkin's avatar

Julian, really an excellent synopsis! I can read it over and over again and not get bored. An article like that would NEVER EVER be written in the western media where they rarely even research what is written.

Expand full comment
Crush Limbraw's avatar

"The Ukrainians keep on fighting just as the Germans kept on fighting till the bitter end in WWII— for a political cult —Nazism, which succeeds only to the extent that it can dehumanize those in its thrall — infiltrating all cultural institutions and corrupting them." - if you actually believe that - you're either a fool or a tool!

My first 8 years of life – 6 were spent in a war – the last 4 of that.... I remember well. I don’t recommend it!

That was WW2 - as refugees in Germany - during the winter of 44-45. Nightly bombing shelter trips were routine - my mother witnessed the firebombing of Hildesheim in broad daylight, just like Dresden. Most military targets had long ago been destroyed by the Spring of 45, so we civilians were now prime targets because there were plenty bombs left and Churchill wanted total destruction. Until you've been there, you have no clue WTF war is about....and I can't think of too many nations whose residents are more clueless than here in DaUSA.

The years after the war were no picnic either – but we survived! My mother also told me that most folks never thought there would be war....before it started for real.

Here's the irony - my first years of life were in war - it looks like my last will end in one....in my adopted country.

Shit happens.....but it's very profitable for DaBastahds who plan it....EVERY FREAKING TIME!

You can research DaLimbrawLibrary for more at your convenience - just requires a lot of reading. Ask - WHO WANTS WAR?- https://crushlimbraw.blogspot.com/2022/12/satans-wars-christians-killing.html?m=0

Answer - the same bastahds who tell you to fight it and pay for it - your blood and treasure. GUESS WHO?

Expand full comment
Franz Kafka's avatar

The things Media Zona and 'Cunt' [sic] Riot did to poultry is beyond cruelty to fowl. And foul as well.

What is interesting is that neither "Cunt" nor "Pussy" are words intelligible to Russians.

Come to think of it, neither is Riot.

So who, other than perverts and the CIA (a tautology now) were Pussy Riot performing for?

They live in Canada now, where most Nazis go to die. Perhaps some Canadians can ask them?

Expand full comment
Longtrail's avatar

In short, damn right Julian and well put. I read my own country far more than China and Russia. My country is controlled by nazis and zionists who have the same mindset. You described it with your Hulkster Mindset.

Regarding wrestling, pro wrestling is big and they took real wrestling out of the Olympics. WTF!? Real wrestling is one of the original Olympic sports!

Expand full comment
Longtrail's avatar

The beginning of the second sentence is wrong. It should read "I Fear my own country far more than China and Russia.

Expand full comment
Velociraver's avatar

As Dr. Mearsheimer noted after the SMO began, the balance of RESOLVE is clearly Russia's, and it remains so, insofar as USA/EU is concerned.

Expand full comment
John Cary's avatar

I saw sometime ago that the reason Johnston got entangled in the Vietnam debacle was the CEO of Boeing threatened to stop funding Lyndon's campaign if he didn't, as Boeing wanted to ensure ongoing cheap access to tin and titanium. Don't know how accurate that is, perhaps someone can provide better source?

Expand full comment
cyberwyrd's avatar

“Russians have the best battlefield medicine in the world…” Details, please.

Expand full comment
Julian Macfarlane's avatar

Sorry for the messy quote . It's taken from a pdf file--https://ijwph.ir/browse.php?a_id=1409&slc_lang=en&sid=1&ftxt=1&fpdf_version=17,

A Scientific Evaluation for Military Medical

Services in the Russia-Ukraine War ,

This is an Iranian academic medical journal and highly objective, full documented on the basis of all available international sources.

There are many other sources as well. In this case, however, I err on the side of academic sources.

According to the General Approach to military

medicine, battalion medical teams and mobile

damage control units are suitable medical units for

the Russian Army in an active battlefield because of

the organization system in the form of battalions

attached to divisions.

. As well as aircraft have been

used for casualties, surgical teams need more

capability to work in these circumstances during

hundreds of kilometers and long hours. Aircraft have

been used for strategic medevac to Germany and

Norway; it is coordinated by the International

Military Coordination Center in Koblenz, Germany.

“Project Korovai” is also an initiative by the

international community to support and gift medical

material to Ukraine. The project includes medical

Ukraine, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian

Federation declared that complex injured soldiers

are treated in 10 minutes, are evacuated to military

hospitals in 1 hour, and arrive at central hospitals in

24 hours

. Furthermore, it was expressed that 98% of injured soldiers were recovered and discharged .

However, even though 98% of

injured soldiers were recovered and discharged,

Russia needed to edit and publish a documentary

movie for the public about healthcare voluntariness

at an end for military healthcare services in Europe

and the Middle East. The Walker Dip cycle refers to

improving healthcare skills for battle injuries during

the conflict, followed by declining skills needed to

provide this care during peacetime

Military medical systems of regional countries should

reacquire skills in military medicine.

The most important issue in this readiness section is

the discrimination between conventional war,

counterterrorism operations, and hybrid war

doctrines. Because some of the activities in military

medicine approaches have differences in these

doctrines. The most remarkable differences are

related to the deployment of medical facilities and the

medevac system. However, due to its complexity,

hybrid war readiness makes states ready for every

war doctrine

. On the battlefield, every battalion has a medical

platoon that provides healthcare. According to

doctors from the battlefield, despite injuries by faceto-face

fighting decrease, injuries by rocket-

attacks,artillery attacks,and mortar attacks increase in

medical platoon’s treatment units. In the area, first

aid is carried out by the nearest soldier, and these

soldiers take the wounded to the safety area. The

wounded are evacuated to the deeper region by

special ambulance. This ambulance and medical

personnel construct a medical platoon. When the

medical platoon moves to zero point for evacuating

the wounded, another ambulance moves to the

waiting point. Some wounded evacuate as deep as

Moscow or St. Petersburg by airway. However,

medical platoon personnel were repairmen,

particularly in Marriopol, almost 100%,

.

When we evaluate hybrid threats in terms of health

have gained experience in battlefield medicine

.

Doctors on the battlefield consider education in first

aid and tactical medicine. Stabilizing wounded during

evacuation seems to be the most important challenge

before hospital healthcare.

It is claimed that medical material standardization is

unsuitable for battlefields and hospitals in the

Russian Army. Since medical supplies, diagnostic kits,

and first aid kits differ between troops and units,

learning and using medical supplies is difficult

services, it is considered that the lack of human,

[31]

.

Another problem on the battlefield is a classical

problem for military medicine about the command

control system. Military medical professionals

believe that medical command and control should be

managed by military medical personnel, not by

warrior personnel. However, some doctors claim that

the Russian Army continues this fault , which has

undermined armies frequently throughout history.

Blood storage is another issue on the battlefield. In

Russia, military hospitals such as St. Petersburg,

Belgorod, etc., have accepted blood donors. However,

the problem was storing blood and blood products in

economic, and trust between the health system and

the public is bilateral. This situation is harmful and

destructive on both sides. In hybrid conflict

environments, where all state institutions will fight

synchronously, the struggle involving health services

requires the integrated cooperation and coordination

of the national and military health systems.

Preventive medicine was not called processed health

examination, vaccination, or medical intelligence. We

can understand that epidemiologic studies are not

carried out for headquarters since both Ukraine and

Russia have lost control of health services for the

battlefield.

Regarding Therapeutic Services, one of the most

important problems is that safe healthcare facilities

are farther from the battlefields in Russia and

Ukraine. Hospitals are deployed up to 400km in

Ukraine from the battlefield, and the airway is not

safe as well. In Russia, evacuation by airway can

cover for hours. However, Russia can evacuate the

wounded in 1 hour to medical facilities near the

the first two months of the war. Eventually, hospitals

solved this problem with periodic blood donation

battlefield. It’s claimed that attacking Ukraine’s

Health System and Health Staff is the strategy of

Russia

.

Expand full comment
Julian Macfarlane's avatar

The last sentence cites a claim that Russia has attacked Ukraines Health System and Health Staff , This is is propaganda. There is no evidence of this at all. However, there IS evidence of the Ukraine attacking medical facilities in Donba.

Expand full comment
Davy Ro's avatar

Why don't you research it yourself? Like I did

Expand full comment
cyberwyrd's avatar

Because the original poster, unlike me, has the background to know which sources are trustworthy.

Expand full comment
Davy Ro's avatar

Two majors on telegram are 2 former Russian servicemen in contact with every level of men serving at the front for Russia. They pull no punches, if there's any complaints for a shortage of anything. They scream it from the rooftops. There you go you can get & do all the research you want about abundance or shortage of materials of the Russian forces. Two majors on Telegram. It takes no effort at all if you really want to research something

Expand full comment
cyberwyrd's avatar

Good for them! So much for the myth that Russians don’t dare to voice any opinions!

Expand full comment
Davy Ro's avatar

The Russians are allowed to say a lot more than many Westerners can today. They have a much wider choice of media from different countries also. You'll find the myths spun to us about Russia & Russians are absolutely astonishing the more you learn about the country & people.

Expand full comment
Longtrail's avatar

Lol They're superb!

Expand full comment
cyberwyrd's avatar

I believe but I want to know more. How, using what techniques? How have they evolved over the course of the conflict? Are they applicable to other situations, like natural disasters?

Expand full comment