Tag Archives: war

Spiritual “Brothers in Arms”?

Posted on February 27, 2022 by cdsmiller17

‘WWG1WGA” Does this thinking still apply, today? Is this why Zelenskyy is chiding the Western powers for standing at a distance and watching the events unfold in his precious country? And why didn’t NATO allow Ukraine to become part of … Continue reading →

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Ukraine’s Resistance to the Russian Invasion

Posted on February 26, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Better Dead Than Red It’s a Cold War slogan, but one that encapsulates the unexpected strength of feeling among Ukrainians. Putin thought that the very fact that his troops could cross the line between their two countries with impunity would … Continue reading →

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Yesterday in History IV

Posted on February 25, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Russia Invades Ukraine (February 24, 2022) Will this be another day in infamy? I expect so. What really surprises me is how anyone thought that diplomacy could have prevented this from happening. Putin only wanted one thing: assurances from the … Continue reading →

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Conflict: How to Win Friends and Influence People?

Posted on February 18, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Spectrum of Allies and Opponents No, how to divide and rule… May I remind you that when I pose a question in the title of a post, I am hinting that the answer is “NO”? The Freedom Blockade in Ottawa … Continue reading →

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Another Cassandra Alert:

Posted on January 31, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Might Biden Attack Russia at the Start of China’s Olympic Games? All this time, we in the West have been focusing on what Putin might or might not do about Ukraine. We tend to ignore the other side of the … Continue reading →

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The Double Irony of an Agent Mossad called “Angel”

Posted on January 28, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Ashraf Marwan (February 4, 1944 – June 27, 2007) I watched this film on Netflix last night. Other than the fact that almost half of it was subtitled, it proved fascinating viewing. The point-of-view taken by the producers was that … Continue reading →

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Opinion: The Pot is Calling the Kettle Black

Posted on January 15, 2022 by cdsmiller17

False Flag Operations OK. I’ve written about this before, but recent news suggests that the Russians are going to create a situation in Ukraine by attacking their sympathizers there in a ‘false flag’ operation. This is not new. The term … Continue reading →

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I Don’t Want To Seem Like a Cassandra*, But…

Posted on December 24, 2021 by cdsmiller17

War with Russia? To be honest, I don’t listen to the warmongers very often. What we see on the nightly news can only be considered propaganda, at best. But something that was said the other day really caught my attention: … Continue reading →

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Eleventh Hour, the Eleventh Day, the Eleventh Month

Posted on November 5, 2021 by cdsmiller17

The End of the Great War, 1918 For those who think that 11:11 is a new phenomenon, this was the original event. It was also when the seeds of the Second World War were planted. Although the actual signing took … Continue reading →

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World History Contained in One Lightfoot Song

Posted on July 14, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Protocol (1976) The first time I heard this song was at Massey Hall, Toronto, sometime in 1976. As I was living in Vancouver during that time period, it would have been when I returned for a visit with my son. … Continue reading →

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