Windows to Russia

Well tis the season to play games and grain is that game in Russia. As you know I have been following the grain games in Russia for years and this time it is no different than many other times. While the grain bins are overflowing with grain, Russia says they do not have any andContinue reading Russia and Her Grain Game…

Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili says President Mikheil Saakashvili should vacate the presidential palace. Ivanishvili told journalists on November 2 it was too expensive for the Georgian government to maintain the building. The prime minister said the spending on the palace was “immoral” and that savings could be used to help the “many refugees andContinue reading Georgia: President Saakashvili being asked to move…

Nice try, “America”. You already bought and paid for the opposition. Cash on the barrel head… On Wednesday, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called for a re-shaping of the Syrian opposition’s leadership adding that the Obama administration was suggesting names and organizations that should be included in the new leadership that may emerge inContinue reading The Quagmire America has made of Syria by Kyle Keeton…

Many times Sveta and I just do not want a meat dish and that includes the soup called Borscht. In Russia, Borscht is considered a meal and nothing else, but black bread and sour cream necessary to eat a delicious meal, but the issue with Borscht is that it usually has meat of some typeContinue reading Vegetarian Borscht: for those times that meat seems just too much…

I found this interesting. The new tower Called Mercury City Tower in Moscow is the tallest skyscraper in Europe. Sveta and I have watched this business center rise from the ground over the years and I guess that we never realized that it was going to be so tall. I found a paragraph below fromContinue reading Mercury City Tower in Moscow Russia…

The enemy and Pakistan Army By: Nadir Mir | October 26, 2012 Who is Pakistan’s existential enemy – USA, India or the militants? The obvious answer is India! The reason this question needs to be answered is to clarify the hazy image of national security. Indeed, a security policy built on mixed views is boundContinue reading The enemy and Pakistan Army by: Nadir Mir…