Violent Political Organizations – an opinion

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by Gavin Don

An old Chinese curse runs “may you live in interesting times”. These are interesting times. Today’s geopolitical strategists learned their trade in a bi-polar world, in which two clear competing ideologies wrestled for global dominance within a fairly weak framework of international law. Occasionally the wrestling match became violent, but for the most part lethal violence was confined to wars between states – North Korea against South Korea, North Vietnam against South, Egypt against Israel, among others. Occasionally lethal violence between Capitalists and Communists cropped up in civil war within states, with the two camps each supporting a side (think Angola and Afghanistan for significant examples). But in general the Cold War was characterised by the lack of open war fighting, and a pleasingly low level of general violence compared with what might have been.

The EU’s “suicide by reality denial”

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This article was written for the Unz Review: http://www.unz.com/tsaker/the-eus-suicide-by-reality-denial/

What had to happen did happen. The EU, being the chain of weak links it is, did eventually give in, and the Dutch people were the first one to vote against the association with the Ukraine. Of course, the Euroburocrats can now find some reason to declare the vote invalid, they can declare that some law was violated, they can even negotiate some minor change the to association agreement, or they might even decide that they can simply ignore this vote. But none of that will make any difference: the undeniable truth is that the Ukrainians are not welcome in the EU, not as associates and even less so as members. So no EU, no NATO no “European future” for the Ukraine. The entire hot air balloon which has been fueling the naïve and ugly hopes of the Euromaidan has burst and the Euro-Ukrainian project is crash and burning like the Hindenburg.

Chaos….Success!

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This comment, in response to the post ‘The Daesh Chronicles:…”, was selected by mod-hs. He felt that it provided an alternative view of the current world situation, a view that sees everything going quit well for the US and NATO, with all goals being met. Quite cynical and thought provoking.

by FromSerbia

The author writes: “It was as if they did not learn from Afghanistan…Iraq…Libya” My question is – learn what? All 3 cases are a resuonding success for the empire. Look at the facts:

Afghanistan – total chaos rules in the heart of Central Asia. Heroin production is better than ever. ISIS is spreading fast and radical Wahhabis are poised to threaten CSTO members, and Russia and China, eventually.

Super wheels: Check out 2016 top 10 most expensive cars in the World

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Continue reading to see 2016 top 10 most expensive cars in the Universe

The most costly super cars on the planet are far beyond transportation. These moving craftsmanship pieces exemplify the needs of the one percent, and in that universe, showiness and swagger outweigh common sense and proficiency. Way of life reactions aside, these are genuinely mind-boggling machines, and we’d like to tally down our top picks for you here. For the purpose of clarity, we’re classifying as of late made, street legitimate production vehicles only— 

restricted runs notwithstanding — and we’re dropping great autos sold at auction. We’re likewise restricting the list to one participant for each nameplate, so don’t expect 10 distinct cycles of the same Bugatti Veyron. So whether your name is Buffet, Dangote, Gates, Stark, or McDuck, these rides are for you — the most over the top human bearers on the planet. They say cash can’t purchase joy, however subsequent to review this list, you could very well rethink that statement. So relax, grab a cup of coffee, tea or  garri with goat milk and enjoy our top picks. -
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The writing is on the wall for the European Union

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This column was written for the Unz Review:http://www.unz.com/tsaker/the-writing-is-on-the-wall-for-the-european-union/

The latest bomb attacks in Brussels are the clear proof that the attacks in Paris were not a fluke, but the first in what is likely to be a long string of similar terror attacks. Such attacks are really nothing new, this is exactly what Russia has to endure in the 1990s, from the same people and for the same reasons. But whereas Russia eventually succeeded in defeating both the Chechen Wahabi insurgency and the Chechen Wahabi terrorism, Europe appears to lack all the resources needed to prevail. What is even worse, EU leaders appear to be dead set in their current russophobic policies thereby cutting themselves off the much needed help Russia could offer.