Category Archives: Russia
Ukraine: Don’t Count on a “Winter Lull” in the Fighting
A Winter Hibernation in Ukraine’s War? Gwynne Dyer, Independent Columnist Bangkok Post — December 6, 2022 When the two most senior military and intelligence officials in Washington make the same obvious error in public three times in three weeks, you have to wonder what they are really up to. Can it just be simple ignorance, … Continue reading Ukraine: Don’t Count on a “Winter Lull” in the Fighting
The Ukraine War’s Other Front: Libraries & their Warrior Librarians
[NOTE: This report is one of the most clarifying pieces I have read on the Ukraine. In one sentence it gets beyond and beneath all the horrible physical death and destruction, and sets it in context: “The wars of this century are wars over meaning. The Guardian, December 4, 2022 ‘Our mission is crucial’: meet … Continue reading The Ukraine War’s Other Front: Libraries & their Warrior Librarians
Quote for the weekend: World War III
World War III Begins With Forgetting [Excerpts] New York Times — December 3, 2022 By Stelhen Wertheim “[H]ow many Americans can truly envision what a third world war would mean? Just as great power conflict looms again, those who witnessed the last one are disappearing. Around 1 percent of U.S. veterans of World War II … Continue reading Quote for the weekend: World War III
Timothy Snyder on Strategic Fundraising for Ukraine
Historian says Russia needs to lose its war in order to become a ‘normal’ European country – and stopping destruction of Ukraine’s power grid is essential.