Ukraine War, June 24, 2022: “Trump and Biden Both Face Rejection”
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Ukraine War, June 20, 2020: “It’s our war, too”; Letter to fence-sitters
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Ukraine War, June 17, 2022: Who should call the signals on the NATO/EU team in the battle with Russia?
Who should call the signals on the NATO/EU team in the battle with Russia? Dispatches 1) Kacper Pempel, “Polish president says calls with Putin like…
Ukraine War, June 16, 2022: Western support slips in war to save the U.N. Charter and International Law
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Ukraine War, June 9, 2022: Putin’s current calculations
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Torture: Former CIA Director Gina Haspel’s role in waterboarding in Thailand secret prison
See, 1) Carol Rosenberg and Julian E. Barnes, “Gina Haspel Observed Waterboarding at C.I.A. Black Site, Psychologist Testifies; The testimony emerged in pretrial hearings in…
Ukraine War, June 4, 2022 (I): What constitutes “Victory”; George F. Will’s mistaken acceptance of Kissinger’s proposed exchange of territory for peace
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Ukraine War, June 2, 2022 (II): Putin reportedly suffering from advanced cancer according to U.S. intelligence report
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Ukraine War, June 1, 2022: Rigid decision making and its consequences–What if Ukraine and NATO lose the war?
Dispatches 1) “Ukraine War, May 31, 2022: Biden’s Op-ed, and his abject fear of Putin,” The Trenchant Observer, May 31, 2022; 2) “Ukraine War, May…
REPRISE (from April 10, 2014): The language of actions: Russia, the Ukraine, and the response of the West
According to NATO, Russia has 35,000 to 40,000 combat-ready troops on its border with the Ukraine, which could be launched into action in as little…
Ukraine War, May 28, 2022: “Desperate Putin is deluded to think he can win”; Boycott of Russian culture counterproductive; EU considering armed naval escorts to open ports for grain shipments
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Ukraine War, May 27, 2022 (II): Foot-dragging by Germany and France on sanctions, military aid to Ukraine; New Statesman interview with Christopher Steele; Secret White House planning before Russian invasion
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Ukraine War, May 25, 2022: Russian forces advancing in Donbas, close to cutting Ukrainian supply lines; Germany apparently acting in bad faith on delivery of heavy weapons
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Ukraine War, May 22, 2022 (II): The 10 dumbest questions cable news hosts ask their guests
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Ukraine War, May 18, 2022: Putin’s long-term plans in South are inconsistent with ceasefire and peace settlement
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Ukraine War, May 17, 2022: Standing firm with Garry Kasparov against Putin and Russia
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Ukraine War, May 16, 2022: “Pacta sunt servanda”–Britain threatens to undermine international legal order by violating U.K.-EU Protocol on Irish border
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Ukraine War, May 14, 2022 (II): G-7 countries meet, discuss Ukraine, and declare they will never recognize territorial gains achieved by force in Ukraine
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Ukraine War, May 13, 2022: Scholz has 75-minute telephone conversation with Putin; Putin invokes International Humanitarian Law; Leaks on intelligence sharing–the delicate balance
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Ukraine War, May 10, 2022 (I): Reflections on the Biden Paradox–Fighting Russian fascism in Ukraine, but not fighting American fascism in the United States
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