The U.S. “playbook” for drones and self-defense under international law
See, Charlie Savage, “Afghanistan Collapse and Strikes in Somalia Raise Snags for Drone Warfare Rules; But the Biden administration is close to finishing a new…
self-defense
Veterans’ Day, 2020: REPRISE–“Where have all the flowers gone, long time passing?”
On November 11, 2020, we celebrate Veterans Day. Writing on November 16, after Joe Biden has won the 2020 Presidential election and as President Donald…
REPRISE (2019) — Veterans’ Day, 2011: “Where have all the flowers gone, long time passing?”
Originally published on November 11, 2011 My uncle died in a field in northern France with a German bullet in his head. To him, and…
REPRISE: Veterans’ Day, 2011: “Where have all the flowers gone, long time passing?”
First published, November 11, 2011 My uncle died in a field in northern France with a German bullet in his head. To him, and all…
Pacifism and appeasement towards Russia in Germany, Europe, and the United States
In Europe, the fact that Angela Merkel and other leaders continue to meet with Vladimir Putin and Sergey Lavrov itself speaks volumes about the fact…
REPRISE: Veterans’ Day, 2011: “Where have all the flowers gone, long time passing?”
First published, November 11, 2011 My uncle died in a field in northern France with a German bullet in his head. To him, and all…
Finland blocks entry into force of EU sanctions, gravely threatening prospects for peace in Ukraine
UPDATE (September 10, 2014) “Trotz Beschluss gegen Russland: EU drückt sich vor Sanktionen; Die Europäische Union zögert die angekündigten Strafmaßnahmen gegen Russland im Ukraine-Konflikt weiter…
Pacifists and appeasers in EU delay entry into force of new sanctions, undermining hard actions which produced Minsk ceasefire and peace process agreement
Latest News and Opinion See (1) “Sanktionen in der Ukraine-Krise: EU lässt Moskau noch einige Tage,” Der Spiegel, 8. September 2014 (2153 Uhr). Sie sind…
Full text of Minsk Protocol on Ceasefire in Ukraine (September 5, 2014)
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has now published the full text of the Protocol for a ceasefire in the Ukraine. See…
Terms of Minsk ceasefire agreement described; NATO decisions and new U.S. and EU sactions—if not sidelined at last moment—suggest toughening stance toward Putin
Developing Neil MacFarquhar of the New York times has provided an excellent summary of the terms of the ceasefire agreement reached in Minsk today, in…
Putin reportedly snatches Estonian official from Estonian territory, continues blatant lies about Russian troops in Ukraine
As the ceasefire agreed at Minsk seems to go into effect in the eastern Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has apparently ordered the kidnapping of…
Julia Smirnova of Die Welt lays out proof that Russian regular troops are fighting in the eastern Ukraine
Despite Vladimir Putin’s blatant lies asserting that Russian troops have not entered the Ukraine, seasoned reporter Julia Mirnova of Die Welt lays out irrefutable evidence…
REPRISE: Overt Russian military invasion of the Ukraine underway; West must impose harsh stage 3 sanctions immediately
Putin has challenged directly the existing international political and legal order, upon which, incidentally, the world’s economic order rests.
Either Putin and Russia win, or the West and the other civilized countries of the world win.
It is that stark and simple.
Putin redraws the map of Europe with Russian troops, as Western leaders slumber through the summer of appeasement of 2014
Western leaders, caught in the incapacitating net of their own illusions about Russia, and their own deep-seated pacifism and appeasement, are in effect slumbering through…
Speak to Putin with actions, not threats
The news headline tonight is that President Barack Obama and Chancelor Angela Merkel are “demanding” that President Vladimir Putin withdraw his “humanitarian aid” truck convoy…
Overt Russian military invasion of the Ukraine underway; West must impose harsh stage 3 sanctions immediately
Developing Putin has challenged directly the existing international political and legal order, upon which, incidentally, the world’s economic order rests. Either Putin and Russia win,…
FEAR OF THE AGGRESSOR: Merkel reported planning to push for ceasefire in Ukraine at Minsk meeting with Poroshenko, Putin
Draft (developing) Richard Balmforth of Reuters reports tonight that President Petro Petroshenko plans to ask Russian President Vladimir Putin to withdraw his fighters from the…
American big business votes for appeasement with Russia; Interview with Prime Minister Taavi Roivas of Estonia
Outrageous Lobbying for Appeasement of Russia by American Big Business The National Association of Manufacturers and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce plan to run an…
Distracted by Iraq and the World Cup: Pacifism and Appeasement continue to dictate West’s “non-response” to blatant Russian aggression in the eastern Ukraine (revised and updated June 18, 2014)
Last Revised and Updated June 18, 2014 Distracted by Iraq and the World Cup, the leaders of the West seem to have forgotten about the…
As official Russian troops withdraw from border, Putin continues stealth invasion and occupation of Donetsk and Luhansk region by irregular forces
News and Opinion See (1) Anton Troianovski (Berlin) and Carol E. Lee (in Bénouville, France), “Mistrust Persists in Ukraine Meetings,” Wall Street Journal, June 6,…