BACKGROUND
1) Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, “This is a political masterstroke by President Zelensky; Kyiv is signalling to Trump that it is willing to talk under the right conditions. But what will happen when Putin refuses? More aid, surely,” The Telegraph, November 30, 2024
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BACKGROUND
See,
1) Olga Latman, “What’s Going on Between Trump and Russia? ;From Praise to Mafia Style Concerns About Trump’s Safety,” Unmasking Russia, November 19, 2024.
2) James Rowles, “”Russia’s Man in Washington” Prepares Pro-Putin and Pro-Russian U.S. Administration,”Trenchant Observations, “November 14, 2024;
The ceasefire deal in Southern Lebanon and and Norther Israel is a great blessing, not the least because it gives effect to a U.N. Security Council resolution and is otherwise consisten with international law.
The contrast with much current thinking about a ceasefire deal in Ukraine recognizing Russian controm over Ukrainian territory it has conquered by military force could not be greater. The ceasefire agreement in Israel and Lebabon upholds and is backed by international law.
The illusion of a ceasefire in Ukraine based on what supporters euphemistically term “territorial concessions”–the surrender to an invading army–cripples U.S. and Westen military and diplomatic decision-making, production of munitions, and planning for various military contingencies, including the use of nuclear weapons and the introduction of troops from NATO countries and other allies into Ukraine, and even the use of NATO forces against targets in Russia if required to prevent a Russian defeat and takeover of Ukraine.
BACKGROUND
1) AFP/cvb, “Selenskyj-Berater wertet jüngste Drohungen Putins als Ausdruck „absoluter Angst“; Am Donnerstag hatte Russlands Präsident Wladimir Putin mit Angriffen auf die westlichen Länder gedroht. Ein ukrainischer Präsidentenberater wertet dies als Ausdruck „absoluter Angst“ und fordert den Westen zu einer härteren Haltung gegenüber Russland auf,” Die Welt, den 25. November 2024;
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1) Kenneth Roth, “The ICC arrest warrants for top Israeli officials are a step toward justice; The warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant are also a reminder to governments arming Israel as it commits war crimes in Gaza, The Gyardian, November 26, 2024 (11.00 GMT);
2) Aluf Benn, “Netanyahu’s boycott of Haaretz won’t stop us reporting the grim truth about Israel’s wars; Unlike most Israeli news outlets, my paper shows the suffering in Gaza and Lebanon. That’s why the government has targeted us,” Haaretz, Novemberv26, 2024 (15.12 GMT);
Aluf Benn is the editor-in-chief of Haaretz
BACKGROUND
1) Garry Kasparov, “Blame the Democratic Party for Trump; Their weak candidates, identity politics and extremism pushed voters toward the ex-president, Wall Street Journal, November 21, 2024 (1:13 pm ET);
2) Sylvie Kauffmann: “EUROPE « Sous l’effet de l’électrochoc Trump, un nouvel alignement émerge en Europe face à la crise ukrainienne
Inquiets de la perspective d’un règlement de la guerre en Ukraine dont ils seraient exclus par le président élu, Donald Trump, certains Européens tentent d’organiser un sursaut stratégique. La Pologne s’active, l’Allemagne est en retrait, analyse Sylvie Kauffmann, éditorialiste au « Monde », dans sa chronique,” Le Monde, le 13 novembre 2024(16:30);
1) Liam Archacki, “Dem Rep. Says Tulsi Gabbard Is ‘Likely a Russian Asset’; Florida Democrat slammed Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence, whose comments about Russia have raised concerns,” The Daily Beast, November 15, 2024 (2:06 p.m. EST);
BACKGROUND
1)Jim Tankersley, Christopher F. Schuetze and Anatoly Kurmanaev, “Putin Talks With German Chancellor, Breaking Ice With the West; The hourlong call centered on what German officials said was a push to end the war in Ukraine. It was the first in two years between Mr. Putin and Chancellor Olaf Scholz,” New York Times, November 15, 2024 (Updated 1:56 p.m. ET);
BACKGROUNS
1) David Ignatius, “Trump’s national security wrecking crew
If confirmed, Pete Hegseth and Tulsi Gabbard would do more to doom Trump’s presidency than Democrats ever could, ” Washington Post, November 14, 2024:
Hegseth talks as if he’s just campaigning against Biden-era “woke” military leaders. But he began hammering at the military chain of command when Trump was president. He crusaded on Fox News for Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher, who has been convicted for improper behavior in Afghanistan, and helped persuade Trump to rescue Gallagher. It was a bad omen, driven by contempt for military leaders, not DEI issues.
BACKGROUND
1) Phillps. P. O’Brien, “What if the USA is about to Become an Ally of Putin?”
Hillips Newsletter, November 14, 2024;
Donald Trump’ insistence tgat the Senate accept his ploy to use recess appointments to bypass the require that the Senate confitm cabinet and other high-level U.S. officials looks like a transparent and blatant attempt to place pro-Russian Trump loyalists in key national security positions.
This is what we might call the Pro-Russian Coup d’Ėtat.
Tusi Gabbard and Matt Goetz, Donald Trump’s nominees for the positions of Director of National Intelligence (DNI) and Attorney General, respectively, have two characteristics in common.
Each js singularly unqualified for tge position to which they have been nominated.
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Each has been an outspoken voice propagating Russian views.
It is highly likely that neither could be confirmed by the Senate.
There are two possible interpretations of these two nominations.
The first is that Trump unbends to put themm in office using recess nominations.
The second is tgat their nominations are a ploy to place in office other officials who are pro-Putin and pro-Russian.
Republican Senators will soon have to decide whether their loyalty to ((or fear of) Donald Trump is greater than their determination to defend the. National Security of the United States.
At an institutional kevel, they will have to decide whether or not to surrender one of the last bulwarks against the establishment of a pro-Russian dictatorship in the United States.