I always look forward to your friday updates. Thanks. I did a little bit research during the week about Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. I see one of the tabloids beat me to it. I think someone on MoA queried Kamala's roots. Turns out her great great grandfather was a white Scots Irish plantation owner. I suspect that isnt particularly uncommon. I remember Ainslie Harriot discovered something similar. Anyway, there is a strange conicident between Biden and Kamala. Biden who claims to be the most Irish president ever is actually English on his paternal line. The maternal line is Finnegan and Irish. Harris actually has maternal roots to Ireland through the Finegan line. Biden is also a Boyle which really irks me because thats my maternal roots. I read about the SAS on twitter. If that is true then it has to be the worst single day in the history of the regiment since WW2. I try to work out how the Russians much like the Israelis know what buildings or cars to target. You can't get all the intel from drones or satellites so im presuming they must have human resources on the ground? One thing that this war has left me intrigued about: how did the wehrmacht manage to overrun Ukraine in a few months? The natural barriers are one thing but the sheer scale of the urban centres must have been challenging for an invading force even in 1941. I can't help but think the Ukrainians must have been far more welcoming to the Germans than i realised.
So the truth is out, Annalena truly is the scion of an ardent Nazi. Apparently she didn't know the war history of opa Waldemar who died in 2016. I guess the Mein Kampf book in the attic, the War Merit Medal in the cabinet and the old uniform in the wardrobe didn't make her suspicious. Opa's reticence speaking about his war would have triggered alarm bells in an enquiring mind. Not Annalena's. The irony is that opa Baerbock shares the same first name as Zelensky and Putin!
Thanks for another great update Rob. So many things going on in the World at present.
Nice report on the festival where the crowd did not applaud the nazi 'joke' about killing more orthodox priests as well.
Its ironic that Russia seems to be being blamed for starting a few fires on the French rail network but the West saw no problem in supporting the nazis persecuting ethnic Russians and forcing them out of their homelands 2014 onwards-in the Dombass or Ukraine indiscriminately firing missiles directly into Russian communities. at present (which sort of creates fires and kills people!)
I wouldn't blame the Russians if they did start the fires.
I see that Fitch has downgraded Ukraine's credit rating to C, and guess what! The Ukraine government will sell off a load more key assets to Western interests for a short term fix (as noted by legitimny)
Absolutely no point in continuing the fight by the UA now. Their units and defences are being completely out manoeuvred or zeroed and destroyed. whilst their country is being sold off right in front of them.
Enjoy your weekend Rob and everyone else and see what the state of affairs brings next week.
A lot has happened this week - comprehensive coverage as always. We all need time off but I suspect like me you can't leave Gaza behind. And the Palestinians must know that a Russian victory in Ukraine is a defeat for the USA and Israel. Things will get worse before they get better.
I always look forward to your friday updates. Thanks. I did a little bit research during the week about Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. I see one of the tabloids beat me to it. I think someone on MoA queried Kamala's roots. Turns out her great great grandfather was a white Scots Irish plantation owner. I suspect that isnt particularly uncommon. I remember Ainslie Harriot discovered something similar. Anyway, there is a strange conicident between Biden and Kamala. Biden who claims to be the most Irish president ever is actually English on his paternal line. The maternal line is Finnegan and Irish. Harris actually has maternal roots to Ireland through the Finegan line. Biden is also a Boyle which really irks me because thats my maternal roots. I read about the SAS on twitter. If that is true then it has to be the worst single day in the history of the regiment since WW2. I try to work out how the Russians much like the Israelis know what buildings or cars to target. You can't get all the intel from drones or satellites so im presuming they must have human resources on the ground? One thing that this war has left me intrigued about: how did the wehrmacht manage to overrun Ukraine in a few months? The natural barriers are one thing but the sheer scale of the urban centres must have been challenging for an invading force even in 1941. I can't help but think the Ukrainians must have been far more welcoming to the Germans than i realised.
Cheers Rob. Excellent review as usual. Here's wishing you a well earned rest and happy reading.
So the truth is out, Annalena truly is the scion of an ardent Nazi. Apparently she didn't know the war history of opa Waldemar who died in 2016. I guess the Mein Kampf book in the attic, the War Merit Medal in the cabinet and the old uniform in the wardrobe didn't make her suspicious. Opa's reticence speaking about his war would have triggered alarm bells in an enquiring mind. Not Annalena's. The irony is that opa Baerbock shares the same first name as Zelensky and Putin!
Thanks for another great update Rob. So many things going on in the World at present.
Nice report on the festival where the crowd did not applaud the nazi 'joke' about killing more orthodox priests as well.
Its ironic that Russia seems to be being blamed for starting a few fires on the French rail network but the West saw no problem in supporting the nazis persecuting ethnic Russians and forcing them out of their homelands 2014 onwards-in the Dombass or Ukraine indiscriminately firing missiles directly into Russian communities. at present (which sort of creates fires and kills people!)
I wouldn't blame the Russians if they did start the fires.
I see that Fitch has downgraded Ukraine's credit rating to C, and guess what! The Ukraine government will sell off a load more key assets to Western interests for a short term fix (as noted by legitimny)
Absolutely no point in continuing the fight by the UA now. Their units and defences are being completely out manoeuvred or zeroed and destroyed. whilst their country is being sold off right in front of them.
Enjoy your weekend Rob and everyone else and see what the state of affairs brings next week.
Thanks. We'll probably be away until Friday not just the weekend.
A lot has happened this week - comprehensive coverage as always. We all need time off but I suspect like me you can't leave Gaza behind. And the Palestinians must know that a Russian victory in Ukraine is a defeat for the USA and Israel. Things will get worse before they get better.
Agreed - things will probably get worse before they improve.
Im surprised the John Lennon estate let the French use Imagine at the open ceremony of the Olympics- unless it was meant to be ironic?
Forgot about the Olympics - cheers.
Thanks Rob, excellent summary as usual. There are a lot of threads to gather to make the fabric of a new world order and you gather them well.
Enjoy your camping, I find that there is a cleansing that comes from being close to nature.