Towards the end of World War Two Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt realised the Nazis had no path to victory. He knew the war was lost. Asked by his superior what they should do, his reply was as exasperated as it was pithy: Make peace, you fools. They didn’t listen. And who are the foolsContinue reading “Bleeding-Heart Warmongers: Make Peace You Fools”
Tag Archives: Russia
Mystery Christmas Drones: Ghost Riders in the Sky
Sinister mystery drones are haunting American air bases in the UK. Swarms of similar drones have been flitting around military bases in New Jersey and other parts of the USA. Some say the drones are spying on sensitive areas, others say they are testing air defences. Some think it’s preparation for an all out attackContinue reading “Mystery Christmas Drones: Ghost Riders in the Sky”
Russkies Zap Yank Spooks with Mind Melting Ray Gun!
Ooooh! Those Russians… (Boney M) Those nefarious Russians have been up to no good, as usual. According to a recently published joint report by US current affairs show 60 Minutes, German legacy newspaper Der Spiegel and NATO apologist website The Insider, nasty Russians have been zapping our poor freedom and democracy loving spies and diplomatsContinue reading “Russkies Zap Yank Spooks with Mind Melting Ray Gun!”
Who Killed Navalny?
The death of Alexey Navalny in a Siberian prison on 16 February 2024 has been met with ghoulish glee by western news outlets. It’s an unmissable opportunity for an orgy of hypocrisy, sanctimony and demonisation of the Big Bad Bear. Navalny was just the kind of Russian politician that the West loved. He had allContinue reading “Who Killed Navalny?”
Top Three Extraordinary Popular Delusions of the Modern Day
In 1841, journalist Charles Mackay wrote a remarkable book titled Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, one of my favourite books. In it he examined what happens when nations and even continents go mad so that ‘millions of people become simultaneously impressed with one delusion, and run after it, till their attention isContinue reading “Top Three Extraordinary Popular Delusions of the Modern Day”
The Vodka Vampire
The Vampires That Time Forgot Part 1 This events described below were widely reported in 1892 as having taken place in a remote area of what is now Ukraine, but was then part of Moldavia. It had also previously been Russian, part of the Ottoman Empire as well as Rumanian for a short period ofContinue reading “The Vodka Vampire”
In which I steal secret microfilm from the KGB!
As I discussed the shortcomings of the CIA’s recent report on Havana Syndrome in my previous post, I thought I’d stay in the murky world of espionage and tell you how I came into the possession of KGB microfilm of American secrets. I spent three years teaching English in Russia in the 90s, mostly basedContinue reading “In which I steal secret microfilm from the KGB!”
Paul Weatherhead 