So Iraq says: In the resolution adopted at the emergency session of Iraq’s Council of Representatives, the lawmakers said the “government must work to end the presence of any foreign troops in the republic and to cancel work under the security agreement with the international anti-terrorism coalition.” The resolution says, in particular, that “the government […]
Just some things I am digging up through friends and such. Starts with info from @syriankhabar and ends with info from Trump still Tweeting and making huge threats. Twitter is not the place to conduct negotiations, but it is the place to destroy relationships… My suggestion to Iran is not threaten the “Rabid Tweeter in […]
I turned to Svetochka and said, “Putin is pissed, I do not know why, but he is pissed. Look at his eyes!” Then I wrote a small article early the next day. On New Year Day… Putin was pissed… Now we know what he had wind of, America going full retard… Never go full retard, […]
The USA just tried real hard to start a war with Iran and they might have just succeeded…. Are you ready? Breaking News: The U.S. confirmed it was behind the strike that killed the powerful Iranian commander Qassim Suleimani, a major escalation in a conflict with Iran https://t.co/NzSYmTMsZ6 — The New York Times (@nytimes) January […]
Took Sveta to the train station and she will go spend the next few days with her mother. I encourage her to go see her mother as often as she can. When you start on the road to almost 90 years old. Family needs to check in and be constantly watching to make sure that […]
You could see something was on Putin’s mind as he started the New Years speech… Something bad is going to happen in the world and now I wait to see what will happen. I told Sveta, “Something is wrong, look at his eyes and his facial expressions!” 2020 is going to get rough… WtR
It is Russian Christmas and also the New Year. Svetochka and I would like to thank all the readers for the patronage of our blog… WtR does not ask for much from anyone, just to grab a cup of hot coffee and or hot tea and sit awhile… The site has gone through changes to […]
Warning heavy data article. Lots of videos and bigger files at that: Ded Moroz and Snegurochka (Who they are is below at end of article.) met many of our kids in the complex and gave out treats and gifts. What a happy bunch of little tykes… Sorry the server seems to be very slow lately, […]
Just walking around this morning. Crispy cold and snowing slightly. We have been blessed this end of 2019, very little snow and not very cold. I have seen three years like this since coming to Russia 14 years ago. This weather usually means that January and February and March will be brutal as all get […]
Example: China is getting smarter – but at what cost? – Dec 23, 2019 — China’s smart cities ambitions are among the grandest in the world. But there are questions about whether their surveillance technologies … Just Google – “China at what cost”… and The Weaponization of Postmodernism: Russia’s New War … Archive of European Integration […]