02.23.22 War Drums – 23:00 UTC UPDATE – The Storm has Arrived

Way, way, way back in time, there was a novel written called “War and Peace.” Too bad today’s modern political elites, other than Putin, have […]

In Ukraine it’s Almost 4 a.m.

Presented without commentary, because in less than 2 hours, we’ll know how prophetic his words were, or hopefully, were not. Who needs CIA intel when […]

02.22.22 War Drums: 2100 UTC UPDATE – Ukraine Launches Full Mobilization

02.21.22 23:58 UTC UPDATE: Two minutes to midnight. Literally. Iron Maiden sums it up and yeah, still popular with us old timers. Russian troops are […]

02.21.22 10:00 UTC War Drums: And the Biden-Putin Summit is Shot Down by the White House

Another day passes, another day of the administration in Washington, D.C. playing “Call of Duty” and looking for real world applications for their policies. It’s […]

The Fog of War: Russian Propaganda Machine Cranks Up

To say that the war is about to start, well, is an understatement. I decided to drop in at our friends at RT this afternoon […]

About that “Digital Gold” Bitcoin thing

Ah to be a “gold bug” in these times of insanity. Of course I’ve spent years being told that in the event of an international […]

02.20.22 War Drums: 1600 UTC UPDATE – Showtime?

FEBRUARY 20, 2022 00:01 UTC – BY JOHN GALT In a little over 12 hours from now, the 2022 Winter Olympics closing ceremonies will conclude […]

02.19.22 War Drums: 1700 UPDATE – Ceasefire violated over 1500 Times – More Russian Units Moving Towards Border

This is going to be one hell of a weekend. 02.19.22 1700 ET UPDATE: It’s a tad bit noisier tonight in the Eastern Ukraine as […]

02.18.22 War Drums: 0500 Update – Shelling in Donbass, Diversion in Geneva

02.18.22 0500 UPDATE: More: #Russia will conduct nuclear triad exercises with ballistic missile launches on Saturdayhttps://t.co/iBL9BImOrz — marqs (@MarQs__) February 18, 2022 And here’s your […]

A Quick History Reminder of How a Regional War could Explode into a World War

The precarious situation the United States and NATO find themselves in now due to the instability around Ukraine is now the biggest flash point for […]

02.17.22 War Drums: 1700 Update-Heavy Shelling Continues in Donbass Region

Sitzkreig aka СИДЕНЬЯ ВОЙНЫ Welcome to the 2022 version of “sitzkreig” designed to wear down the West (again) and mock the idiocy of NATO’s policies […]

02.16.22 War Drums: War Cancelled, Sort of, Well, Maybe Not

Another day where the calendar flips at midnight UTC, and boom, more fun and games in Eastern Europe brought to the world by an incompetent […]

02.15.22 Breaking News: Russian Duma Votes to Recognize Donetsk and Luhansk Breakaway Republics

The voting this morning appears to have been completed and based on initial tweets plus a report via Bloomberg News, the Russian Duma has voted […]

02.15.22 War Drums: 24 Hours Until Another 24 Hours is Imminent

To say that last night into Tuesday is weird, well, is an understatement. This thread will be update all day and night until 1900 ET […]

Does the Wall Street Journal Finally have an Intelligent Warhawk?

The editorial in Sunday’s Wall Street Journal by Elbridge Colby and Oriana Skylar Mastro was actually an insightful piece of analysis: Ukraine Is a Distraction […]