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Arch war criminal Sergey Lavrov tells domestic audience Russia will achieve objectives because of its "patience"

It all boils down to empathy

Ukraine's algorithm advantage with NATO; Hopeful scenarios and clear war aims

How to REALLY sanction Russia and its leaders for their continuing acts of barbarism

Biden doubles down on respecting Putin's "red line" regarding attacks on Russian territory

Germany supports Ukraine's right to conduct attacks on Russian territory

We have entered a new era

“Woman, life, freedom!”: Iran’s women lead rebellion that could threaten the Ayatollahs’ regime

Ukrainians are fighting and dying for OUR freedom; U.S. and NATO should stop talk of negotiations; Putin or “Pynja” loses support among war backers, who increasingly view him as a “loser”

In the works: The article due Saturday or Sunday has been delayed

Publication of Sarurday's article delayed

REVISED AND EXPANDED: International law as a guide to understanding--and the missile explosions in Poland

UPDATED: The paradox of supporting Ukraine while entering down the path of appeasement

COMMENT AND AUTHOR'S RESPONSE to "REVISED AND UPDATED: Undisclosed White House back-channel conversations with Putin’s aides"

Undisclosed White House back-channel conversations with Putin’s aides

REVISED AND UPDATED: Undisclosed White House back-channel conversations with Putin’s aides

International Law and the structural impediments to a ceasefire or peace settlement in Ukraine

Putin renews nuclear threats by calls from his generals to their counterparts in the West

The real stakes in Ukraine: Freedom and a world ruled by reason and law, not force and barbarism

Russia takes down electrical and water infrastructure, as U.S. and NATO remain passive in the face of Putin's nuclear threats

Biden needs to speak to Putin in language he understands; and to stop insisting that Ukraine fight with one hand tied behind its back

Let us not forget: The context of current events in Ukraine

Russia withdrawing from right bank of Dnipo River; Biden passive as Russia takes down Ukrainian electrical grid

Inter-species slavery–Russian military dolphins guarding the Kerch Strait Bridge

Bernard-Henri Lévy: The war will end with Putin’s capitulation

NATO fails to respond to Putin’s nuclear threats, with predictable consequences

The Russian people will bear the shame of Russia’s aggression and war crimes for a thousand years

Harebrained President Biden floats idea of meeting with Putin

Decision time for Biden--respond to Russian escalation in a way that gets Putin's attention, or cave in to his nuclear threats

Are Putin's nuclear threats working? Will Biden blink?

Who stole the parrots, and why?

Eight great illusions about the war in Ukraine: Where we stand now

Ukraine: The fence-sitters in the South--Mexico; September 30, 2022 Security Council Meeting

The response of the U.S. and NATO to Putin’s nuclear threats

UPDATED: Imagine Adolf Hitler in Putin’s place–One man with the power to destroy the world

UPDATED: Putin's escalation and the response of the West

SATIRE: Putin meets with Lavrov--the legal wheels spin in a KGB mind

Biden unchained: "The pandemic is over" and "U.S. troops will defend Taiwan"

UPDATE: Putin's "red lines" and our "red lines"

U.S. restrictions on weapons and their use, and German refusal to supply tanks to Ukraine, are costing Ukrainian lives every day

Russian debacle in Kharkiv; U.S. delivery of weapons capable of hitting Russia

Fighting Russia down to the last Ukrainian soldier

Nuclear weapons, China, and winning the war in Ukraine

Where can Trump go to escape the law? Israeli settlements in the West Bank?

(From 2014) Fear of Provoking the Aggressor: Obama, Putin, and the West

History, activists, and truth

New Chinese White Paper points to military conquest of Taiwan

Recognizing genius: Trump as the greatest political genius in recent times

Biden and the West are doing better in supporting Ukraine and opposing Russian aggression

It is time to get serious and end this war

Eight great illusions about the war in Ukraine: Assessment of their continuing strength today

China and Taiwan: Before poking the Cyclops in the eye, think about the Party Congress and Ukraine

Abandoning Afghanistan: The moral and other costs

Blinken and U.S. will not push Ukraine fence-sitters to take sides

Western “disbelief” and the absence of war production

China und Taiwan in Putins neuer Weltordnung (auf Englisch)

China and Taiwan in Putin’s new world order

Pelosi's visit to Taiwan and Biden's catastrophic foreign policy failures

Pelosi’s reckless visit to Taiwan, and Biden’s failure of foreign policy leadership

Can AI robots be “sentient” beings? Should Russia be designated as a terrorist state?

Where is the music?

REVISED: Would Putin have invaded Ukraine if Trump had been President?

Der Spiegel interview with Henry Kissinger

REVISED UPDATE: After the January 6 Committee hearings, where can Trump go to escape the law? China?

The war in Ukraine in the context of the challenges facing humanity

Republican voters support military aid for Ukraine; The need for unified allied leadership

Like shooting fish in a barrel

Eight great illusions about the war in Ukraine; "Cognitive occlusion"

The West needs a leader like Winston Churchill to lead us to victory over Russia after January 2025

Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas sums up what is at stake in Ukraine war

The most important front in the Ukraine war is America, not the Donbas

Unsubscribe? Note to readers: There is a war going on, as fateful as World War II

Speak to Putin in a language he understands: the language of force

UPDATE French, German, Spanish, and Ukrainian translations of "Why I care about the war in Ukraine"; Comments on original article

Weekly Insights and Analysis; Ukraine-- Ceasefire and withdrawal terms

Where can Trump go to escape the law? The Bahamas?

Where can Trump go to escape the law?

Why we are losing the war in Ukraine

What are your thoughts today about the war in Ukraine? Or about other subjects?

Why I care about the war in Ukraine

How to Forget the War in Ukraine

Merrick Garland in Kyiv--If you want to help Ukraine, indict Trump

Letter to Fence-Sitters

Biden is lost in a fog on Ukraine; Only strong fresh winds from younger leaders can clear the air

Western support slips in war to save the U.N. Charter and International Law

Should Trump be indicted?

Putin's current calculations; And a bit of Satire--Only humor will get us through

Saturday article: Insights and Analysis Section; NATO may need to intervene militarily to avoid Ukrainian defeat

NATO may need to intervene militarily to avoid Ukrainian defeat

Fatal flaws in the strategy of the West, which is headed toward defeat if they are not corrected

What constitutes “Victory”

Americans and Russians who acquiesce in evil

Rigid decision making and its consequences: What if Ukraine and NATO lose the war?

No cure for addled thinking: Biden's fear of Putin and his refusal to give Ukraine weapons that can strike Russian territory

Ukraine: Ceasefire terms must not only defend Ukraine but also uphold U.N. Charter and international law; Putin must be tried for war crimes

Kissinger advocates giving Putin territory in exchange for “peace” in Ukraine

Ukraine War, May 23; 2022: Mitt Romney--"We Must Prepare for Putin’s Worst Weapons"; The illusion of an off-ramp for Putin

The Biden Paradox: Fighting Russian fascism in Ukraine but not fighting American fascism in the United States

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