Update: We went through another rough night! It was not good enough to attack just us. The whole hosting company was under attack. This lasted about 12 hours and was not fun. I saved most data but it looks like I will be only part operating for a day or so. But we are still […]
During his two first terms as president and his tenure as Prime Minister, Putin accomplished a remarkable transformation of Russia from a virtually bankrupt country suffering under a criminal anarchy into a prosperous emerging democracy with all the attributes of a normal country. But 12 years at the helm of such a vast country with […]
Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan’s leader, Pakistani president, Asif Ali Zardari and Iran’s president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had a pow wow today and a lot came out of it. What a way to end the week for Iran after they have been assaulted left and right by Israel, France, Britain and America… After seeing the trash talk by […]
When I was little we use to break out the real silverware when holiday guests came over. That was when you knew that good food was going to be served. These moments of real silverware came at Thanksgiving and Christmas usually and no other time. I remember my mother and father saving money for a […]
On November 19 and 20, NATO leaders meet in Lisbon for what is billed as a summit on “NATO’s Strategic Concept”. Among topics of discussion will be an array of scary “threats”, from cyberwar to climate change, as well as nice protective things like nuclear weapons and a high tech Maginot Line boondoggle supposed to […]
The rapid economic growth enables the overwhelming majority of Russians, the large well-educated culturally advanced population, alias middle class, to fulfill its potential. Not only fundamentally but even in accordance with the economic figures the life conditions of these people more and more resemble those of the Western Europeans. The Aleksanteri Institute is the center […]
Russia has dropped its holdings of U.S. Treasuries over the past 14 months to $88.4 billion. Russia’s investment in U.S. Treasuries started to decline beginning October 2010. In December 2011, this investment fell to $88.4 billion from $89.7 billion in November, registering a 49.86 percent decrease over the 14-month period. This decrease will continue until […]
According to the opinion polls Putin is firmly on track to receive an overwhelming majority of the votes and win already in the first round with at least 60%. But this is not what the Russian opposition and their western puppet masters want us to think. They are very actively engaged in a concentrated effort […]
Russians are interesting people. They have strict guidelines on many food items and if you do not meet that criteria laid out by Russia then take you food somewhere else. This is what many countries find when they try to short change the system. We have seen pork from Germany, chicken/pork/beef from America, veggies from […]
I once said that the war drum business was very good and that they were manufacturing war drums at a tremendous pace. I really was kinda being sarcastic, but it looks like it is very true. That is my thoughts this morning, amongst other thinking’s, as I sip a cup of delicious coffee… I stand […]