Russia, the beginning of the end of Cold War II?
Submitted by The Wizard on Sun, 03/27/2016 - 8:00pm
Russia
Syria conflict threatens to become a regional war
Submitted by gjohnsit on Fri, 10/23/2015 - 3:53pmThings are threatening to spiral out of control in Syria. The civil war threatens to become a much larger all-out regional war, much like the bloody Second Congo War 1998-2003 that enveloped half of the nations of Africa.
Russia's offensive in Syria not doing much there
Submitted by gjohnsit on Sat, 10/10/2015 - 2:49pmWashington is busy screaming and crying over Putin's military adventure in Syria, and Moscow is pumping out the propaganda about how they are "destroying" terrorists by the score, the actual facts on the ground is that not all that much has changed.
Russia's offensive ismaking minimal gains
Putin gives Obama a blessing in disguise
Submitted by gjohnsit on Fri, 10/09/2015 - 2:19pmPutin has outmaneuvered Obama. Washington is trapped by its own political rhetoric.
At least that is how this news story will appear to the war hawks and hard-core partisans.
Our allies in War on ISIS prefer Russia over U.S.
Submitted by gjohnsit on Thu, 10/08/2015 - 5:14pmWe appear to be reaching the "Thanks but no thanks" moment in our relationship with Iraq.
Russia's airstrikes in Syria and our extreme hypocrisy
Submitted by gjohnsit on Fri, 10/02/2015 - 1:41pmWashington is in a tizzy that Russia is bombing rebels in Syria.
The Evening Blues - 9-18-15
Submitted by joe shikspack on Fri, 09/18/2015 - 1:57pmHey! Good Evening!
This evening's music features The Godfather of Soul, James Brown. Enjoy!
James Brown - Papa's got a brand new bag
The Evening Blues - 9-17-15
Submitted by joe shikspack on Thu, 09/17/2015 - 2:09pmHey! Good Evening!
This evening's music features blues steel guitar player Freddie Roulette and r&b singer Tyrone Davis. Enjoy!
Freddie Roulette - End of the Blues
The Evening Blues - 9-16-15
Submitted by joe shikspack on Wed, 09/16/2015 - 1:31pmHey! Good Evening!
This evening's music features Chicago blues harmonica wizard Little Walter Jacobs. Enjoy!
Little Walter - Up the Line
What exactly is Obama trying to accomplish in Syria?
Submitted by gjohnsit on Sat, 09/12/2015 - 8:26pmRussia is set to start flying combat missions in Syria in support of the Assad government. The Obama Administation has pulled out all the stops to keep this from happening, including having Bulgaria and Greece block Russian flights over their countries.
