His real name is Andrei Raevesky. He began writing as an anonymous bloke who identifies as a submarine in the desert, but he eventually named himself.
"Nice bit of irrelevant latin mumbo jumbo though." He googled it and put it in italics to make it seem more impressive. Didn't work though.
JohnSelway questioned The Saker's credibility. I provided some credentials in an effort to persuade him he's a worthwhile read, accompanied with a link to his full bio in order to keep the post short, but offer the interested reader the opportunity to see ...
Interesting you say that. From The Saker's biography: "In 1984 I did my military service in electronic warfare and I was later transferred to the military intelligence service (UNA) as a language specialist where did some work with the Swiss Air Force. I ...
Yes, I do appreciate Lavelle. My introduction to that world was very much the work of Sean Guillory, Mark Ames, Yasha Levine etc. back when they were all still based in Moscow. Even that far back they were pointing out that western correspondents in Russia...
Once you've read a few years of the likes of Dmitri Orlov or the Saker, you're just never going to get a sane conversation on this topic, CV.
I know, it's like they can't see how counter-productive it would be. Mike Pence is rubbing his jumper cables with glee...
Yes I'd hate to be in the shoes of a mod, it's hard to separate the wider contextual discussion of an issue with OT train spotting. But no, as much as I mock the idea that the Mueller investigation will find anything of value, my main focus is entirely on ...
Umm, from people clicking the adverts, like he said?
Ok, those of us interested in a wider discussion of the culture war and the failure of the American left to adequately represent the powerless are back to this. You do what you please.
It's not ignoring it, it's prompting a proper and extensive discussion of it. Which would be of more benefit that pretending that if we can just impeach Trump for being an FSB asset, this will all be over.
"Clinton lost the election because she was a shit candidate from an utterly compromised party: “bought” as Dylan Ratigan said." In the words of Charles Bukowski, "the truth at last". Fair enough if you are just into Red Scare v.2 for non-Clinton preferring...
Good job I didn't then.
"Mueller should be pictured jumping a shark, not riding one." It's definitely a window into the soul of the US media right now. A second hand meme pressed into service of an embarrassing delusion.
I’m not talking about the FBI, they are conducting a professional investigation into the question of whether or not the Trump campaign colluded with Russia in an open minded spirit of enquiry. I’m talking about a professional tier in media and politics who...
"Another But But But Hillary argument. Do you actually believe the FBI is the DNC?" Not an argument.
Yeah as a few have mentioned above, not so sure these developments support the initial concern that there was collusion between the campaign and Russia. Plus if you ever checked out the Yuri Bezmenov lectures, it's clear to see that the methodology ...
Sorry for the late reply, but yes, I think if you went beyond a buyback and tried for mass confiscations, you'd get violence on an epic scale, and worse still probably resistance from law enforcement themselves.
I agree that buybacks have mixed results - but I do wonder in the Australian case how many of the firearms used there to commit crimes may in fact have been smuggled in by organized crime networks since the post-Port Arthur laws and buybacks, and may have ...
Oh yes, I agree with these two things: A) That licensing is necessary because there are certain people who must never be allowed to own firearms of any kind on mental health grounds, or on grounds of having a criminal record. B) Yes, there will be some ...
"It’s always been the guns, it always will be the gun’s and by presidential order you need to get the law enforcement to stop chasing immigrants, go into peoples homes are take the guns away.. luckily even some americans are starting to see that." I ...
I definitely prefer the Bob Jones who punched right to the ...Bob Jones who punched down. I'm not... you recall how easily Bob Jones triggered right wing economics professors
Ah yes, I have a copy of the Dispossessed in my pile of upcoming reads. All the more compelling now!
Interesting, I hadn't read about the Insas before (your INCIS reference is very pertinent). Sounds even worst than the issues with the SA80/L85. Plus the Kargil War would have been a gnarly time/place to be relying on a problematic new and unproven weapons...
I don't know how the IP would work, but the German HK416 seems to be a pretty superior iteration of the AR15 platform. Or doing it from scratch, the new Turkish infantry rifle in NATO 7.62 looks pretty sharp - and that's replacing their old G3s, which ...
I actually really value the stuff you have to say about the military. Totally agree re. naval reform! If you look at the direction the Russians are going with the Steregushchiy class corvettes, we can definitely get good bang for buck if we design smart ...
It's an answer the Republicans are already circling for like hungry buzzards.... https://www.instagram.com/p/BdvfCmxnWHX
The Alliance was the party which broke through my 90s teen apathy about the possibility of parliamentary politics being effective and got me to the polls believing that my vote could really count. I'll always owe you one for that, and so much more, Jim ...
Damn, this post just reminds me how much the left is missing the Christopher Hitchens factor these days. Sure, he fucked up on Iraq, wrong conclusion for the right ideas but I'm certain that had he lived to see the ISIS years, he'd have surely accepted ...
Another day, another prominent Trump morality critic turning out to be just as bad. Gawsh.
I'm glad you felt the need to remind me of the electoral vote - popular vote ratio in that election. It's quite probable that there's someone out there who didn't know, and to whom this highly obscure piece of information might be news. As to your ...
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