Khrushchev’s super bomb
Republished From jrnyquist.com – Courtesy of ZAXID.NET http://zaxid.net/article/88370
Translated from the original Russian by Serge Kabud
Editor’s introduction: Viktor Suvorov is a former Soviet GRU officer who defected from the Soviet Union. Here Suvorov explains how he could not return to Ukraine in 2011 because Ukraine was then still Soviet and he was still regarded there as a traitor. It is important to take this into account when understanding the current war in Ukraine. Most Americans have no idea what Suvorov is trying to point out here.
Viktor Suvorov, a former Soviet spy, is today a cult figure and author of documentaries and historical fiction as well as non-fiction. At the beginning of the 1990s his books caused almost a Copernican Revolution in the perception of the Second World War and Soviet foreign policy.
Kalashnikov: Part of your biography is connected with Ukraine. How does it influence you?
Suvorov: My father is Ukrainian. He was decorated for the defense of Kiev. In addition to his other awards, this one is the dearest to me: it means that he fought in the summer of 1941, and this alone says something. He was fighting through the whole war from beginning to end, and after that he was thrown into the Japanese front. And he got stuck in the Far East, and that’s where I was born. He served for another 12 years after 1945 before being transferred back to Konotop. I finished the first grade in School No. 1 in Konotop. After I graduated Suvorov Junior Military College, I chose for myself to study at the Kiev Higher Combined Arms Red Banner School name after Frunze. Don’t crucify me, but I don’t speak Ukrainian. It is my weak spot. People should not forget that there was only one language spoken throughout the Soviet Army, and that was not Ukrainian. After my studies I took a little expedition to Czechoslovakia, and more – I served in Chernovtsy [Ukraine]. I always felt at home there. My home is – Ukraine. Weird enough, officially Ukraine doesn’t consider me a son, or even a prodigal son. Well, well, we cannot be offended at our mother Ukraine.
Kalashnikov: Did you serve in the Carpathian Military District, with its headquarters in Lvov. Were you an intelligence officer at this time? What operations did you participate in? How would you assess what was going on there?
Suvorov: In the center of Moscow there was the GRU, chief intelligence directorate of the General Staff. The USSR had 16 military districts, four groups of forces, and four fleets. Each had their own headquarters. Each headquarters had several directorates. The First Directorate plans military actions. The Second Directorate is intelligence. The Carpathian District had its own headquarters and four armies under it that needed intelligence. That’s the reason for an intelligence directorate in Lvov, which was very powerful. The intelligence directorate in Lvov had a separate brigade of special forces under its command. Besides this, all four armies of the Carpathian District had their own intelligence units reporting to Lvov. One of the directorates reporting to the intelligence center was responsible to gather intelligence on the bordering territories, Czechoslovkia, Hungary, Poland, East Germany, including West Germany and the Carpathian area itself.
The Carpathian forces were called upon to cross the borders to the West in the event of a military confrontation. We were supposed to form a front. That’s why all these regions were under the watch of the Carpathian Military District. Germany and Austria were heavily infiltrated by two networks of agents; one was informational and the other was for sabotage. My rank was lieutenant, assigned to Chernovtsy; but I was frequently in Lvov headquarters as well. I remember the building in Lvov. It was built to resemble the Pentagon, and it was called unofficially “the Pentagon.” Everyone knew that building in those days. I did my service there from 1968-70.
I was then transferred to Volga Military District in Kuibyshev, which was a secret secondary capital for the Soviet Union. In my book, Inside the Aquarian, I wrote about operations in the Carpathian Military District. Basically, the same type of operations were taking place in the Volga Military District. I changed the names, places and dates in my book so that nobody would get into trouble. Also, I wrote about Vienna in my book. But in fact it was taking place in Geneva. My work in Volga Military District was absolutely identical to what I was doing in Lvov. All of them work the same pattern. First Directorate is brains. Second Directorate is eyes and ears.
Kalashnkov: Ukraine is redefining the common perception of the Second World War and the role of Ukrainian nationalists in it. How would you comment?
Suvorov: Regarding the UPA [Ukrainian Insurgent Army] and [Stepan] Bandera, we must say this. When Hitler was in Ukraine, all Hell broke out. But Hitler came from outside, as for the famine genocide of Holodomor of 1933, that was the creation of our own commissars. So people rose up against Hitler and against the commissars who brought the famine [years before]. Those same people had children and grandchildren, who make up much of Ukraine today. Ukraine owes its freedom to these people and the contribution these people made in their struggle. We should mention the Vlasov Army, and we should mention the Estonians, Latvians and Ukrainians who were fighting for Hitler and against Hitler; on German side and against Germany. There were Ukrainians fighting for Stalin, and against Stalin. In fact, we should call it a civil war, which proves that the government in Moscow at the time was criminal. Not everybody supported Moscow. It is interesting that there was no collaborationism in Poland. Not a single Polish regiment was fighting under the German flag.
Kalashnikov: Do you think Ukraine will eventually join NATO?
Suvorov: I’ll tell you a personal story on the matter. I have not received permission from the Ukrainian government to enter Ukraine because I was a traitor to the Soviet Union. At the same time, I was the first Ukrainian to join NATO. Rezun, Vladimir Bogdanovich [Suvorov’s real name]. And now Ukraine follows me. I was the first to leave the Soviet Union, then Ukraine joined me. First I join NATO, then Ukraine wants to be in NATO. First I join the European Union and now Ukraine wants to be there. Why do they call me a traitor? It happens that I cannot visit the land of my ancestors. I am prohibited from visiting Cherkassy, where my grandfather Vasily Andreyevich is buried, where my father Bogdan Vasilevich is buried, and where my 92-year-old mother now lives. I cannot go there because I am a traitor to the Soviet Union. It looks like those who made the decision to keep me out are still loyal to the Soviet Union. I appealed to the General Prosecutor of Ukraine with a general question: “What is my crime against the state? I may be guilty against the Soviet Union and I am not hiding it, but proud of it. After the breakup of the Soviet Union Ukraine acquired independence. So what is my crime against Ukraine? I received an answer to the effect that “we will have to contact Moscow and find out what to do.” So they call their big brother in the Kremlin. Well then, I will have to wait. I don’t need their citizenship if they still have a big brother in Moscow. I say to them: You get drunk with him, but I am not joining you. I appealed this several times, to the different officials in Ukraine. At some point the Ukrainian parliament was looking into my case. And I am proud there was a group of MPs who voted to award me with Ukrainian citizenship. But the majority decided that a traitor to the Soviet Union is a traitor, and I cannot enter Ukraine.
Kalashnikov: Are you better received in other post-Communist countries?
Suvorov: Once I wrote a letter to the Prosecutor General of Bulgaria, Ivan Tatarchev. I was thinking: Ukraine doesn’t consider me as a son, or any other relative. The enemy is an enemy. Well, okay. What is my crime against Bulgaria? The Prosecutor General of Bulgaria answered: “The fact that Bulgaria can choose its own political course without consulting with a big brother, Bulgaria owes to you. That’s why you’re going to take your wife Tatyana, and immediately fly to Bulgaria; and we are sending a personal jet to pick you up.” So we arrive in Sofia where the Prosecutor General and the Chief Military Prosecutor meet with us. “Greetings, here is your car and body guards.” And I reply, “I don’t need body guards.” And they say, “You are our guest, and we are responsible for you safety.” We toured Bulgaria for two weeks, talking to Bulgarians. I met my readers. We ate and drank wine. And finally it was time to go back home. The Prosecutor General put us on the plane and said, “If somebody shoots the plane down over someone else’s territory it is not my fault. But I have secured your safety over Bulgarian territory. Until next time.” I replied, “See you again, Bulgaria.” So it goes. Now I can visit Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary. I visited Estonian, Lithuania, Latvia many times. My books are published in those countries. But Ukraine is looking over its shoulder. Big Brother is watching. And Ukraine doesn’t want to become an independent country. [Editor’s note: Ukraine quickly turned and became independent in 2014, and Big Brother invaded….]
Kalashnikov: Are you going to visit Georgia?
Suvorov: Yes I’m going to be there.
Kalashnikov: For real?
Suvorov: Yes, I got an invitation from the top people there. Some of the former Soviet bloc states gave me the highest awards, and I am proud of it. I don’t want to tease big brother with my awards from certain states. I like to privately admire these decorations in the evening.
Kalashnikov: Have your views on Russian history evolved over time?
Suvorov: Mostly no. Our history since 1917 until today was one big crime-spree, or one big mistake. There is only one shining day in that history – June 22, 1941, when we were not attacking anyone, though someone was attacking us. And the regime holds onto this day with a death-grip. That’s why we need so many rockets, so many submarines, so many Sakharov bombs [super H-bombs]. They don’t care about their people. They need the rockets, and to Hell with the people. If you can make a case that World War II was a Soviet plan, then everything falls apart [in Russia]. Then the official interpretation of history in the Soviet Union falls apart. Then we have no foundation. The idea that Hitler attacked the Soviet Union is the only pillar that their ideology rests upon. This is a justification for everything. Invasion of Afghanistan – Why? Because we were attacked by Hitler. Why is there no meat in the stores? – Because we were attacked by Hitler. We entered Czechoslovakia in 1968 – Why? Because we were attacked by Hitler. All is excused by Hitler’s attack. My Icebreaker [book] put a wedge into this story. Imagine, I have 56 books on the subject of debunking my book Icebreaker. It’s very important for them to stifle independent voices, independent historians, of which I am one. How do they stifle these voices? You strike at the author in some way, or you take an agent approach – by bribing, intimidating, knocking out his Web site. And they publish ridiculous dirt under my name.
Kalashnikov: Is there any positive feedback on your work published in Russia?
Suvorov: Recently a chief of the Presidential Administration was looking into it. Mr. Naryshkin, as the head of a group of experts, published a six volume history of the Second World War, circulation 1,000 copies; which means that nobody can get this book – because of its price and because of its small circulation. One thousand copies will go to governors and big shots, as a gift. In my view, if they were able to prove something, they should make this book free to the public. It should be in every school, in every regiment; in every office and every library. And tramps like myself should get this for free, and should be told: “Eat it, we proved you wrong.” So Mr. Naryshkin, on the one hand, reports that the task is accomplished, that we have restored our history. The fact that it will never reach the people is of no concern to him. Funds were appropriated from the budget, so the task is accomplished and checked off.
Kalashnikov: So another attempt to write a history of the war failed?
Suvorov: The story of this history is miserable. There was only one book allowed on the history of the war in Stalin’s time, and that book was written by Stalin: J.V. Stalin, On the Great Patriotic War of the Soviet Union. In early July 1941, Stalin addressed the nation on radio: “Brothers and sisters, I appeal to you, my friends.” Then he says, he have to destroy the enemy whatever it takes. Stalin’s second speech was on Nov. 6, 1941 at Mayakovskaya metro station. But we are told there was only one speech by Stalin. Historians somehow put them together into one. In this speech Stalin was calling on the citizens to be brave. He demanded more tanks, and called for the destruction of the enemy in the air, on the ground, and at sea. This was printed in all the languages of the country, in multi-million circulation. Stalin rarely spoke in public; and when he spoke it was only on the most important issues. And whenever he spoke, his words were recorded and made into a book. In the end he said, “I want to thank the Russian people for their patience.” And later this was put together in a larger account – that’s all. There were no memoirs, no histories published under Stalin. And when Stalin went to the next world – or someone helped him die – only then it was discovered that there is only one book in the Soviet Union about this grandiose war that recently ended, and that this book had to be confiscated from all the libraries and destroyed. That was done. When Zhukov and Khrushchev were sharing power in the Kremlin, and they ordered a five volume history of the Great Patriotic War to be written. When Zhukov was removed from power the work was stopped. Then, under Khrushchev a six volume history was published. As soon as Khrushchev fell, it was a disgrace to show this book to friends and to enemies, because the book was ridiculous. The number of volumes increased under Brezhnev. They produced 12 volumes. As soon as Brezhnev departed to the other side, the 12 volumes also became unacceptable. In Khrushchev’s sixth volume, Khrushchev won the war. In Brezhnev’s 12th volume, Brezhnev won the war. There was an attempt to rewrite a history of the war from the Gorbachev angle as well, but it failed. Then there were attempts at the 50th and 60th anniversaries of the war, but all of them failed. So now we have this book by a group of writers under the supreme command of Comrade Naryshkin, circulation 1,000. I made an attempt to acquire the volumes. Book sellers demanded $300 without guarantee of delivery. Meaning, basically, you give them $300 and Russia never sends the books. Maybe somebody sells for less, but you cannot get it. The Russian state has so much money, they don’t know where to put it, so they load it into cargo containers and export billions to the United States. But they cannot afford a decent history of the war. Merely 1,000 gift copies.
Kalashnikov: Maybe it’s not about money?
Suvorov: Exactly! We were attacked by the Germans 70 years ago. But until this day, the deployment of the Soviet troops at the moment of the attack is still a state secret in Russia. Those tanks were written off long, long ago. The veterans lost their lives. But the position of 3rd and 9th armies is still a secret. The maps of the airfields were never published, ever. It is still a state secret how many airfields we had, and how many aircraft were deployed. Why? Because if they publish all this, it will be clear to everybody that it was Stalin who contemplated the war, and that the Soviet Union started the Second World War, because Soviet Union policy required the war. If we admit that the Soviet Union helped Hitler come to power, if we admit the Soviet Union developed Hitler’s robust economy, then there will be too many questions to answer. Not just military questions, but ideological and political and geographical, and many others. It is not just the Russian General Staff, but the KGB, SVR and the Russian president himself, and those who are behind the Russian president – all of them are attentively watching and formulating public discourse related to the war.
Kalashnikov: It is not so easy to prove that the Soviet leadership needed a big war.
Suvorov: Lenin was the first who openly said that we need a war. The first attempt to unleash the Second World War was launched on Nov. 13, 1918. The First World War ended on Nov. 11, and two days later the Red Army crossed the border and invaded Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, to cut a path to revolutionary Germany, to support the proletariat of Germany, and spread the revolutionary flames throughout Europe; – but those attempts were stopped, and the Red Army beaten, because it was weak. There was a tremendous resistance by the Russian people, and other nations of the former Russian empire, against the Bolsheviks in 1918. So the next attempt to unleash the war was undertaken in 1920. In my books I quote from the orders issued to the Western Front, that demanded General Tukhachevsky to “pass over the corpse of White Poland towards the World Revolution,” toward the walls of Berlin and Paris. What are the old Soviet songs about?
We are the Red Cavalry
We take Warsaw
We take Berlin
We crash through the Crimea!
This is a Budyonny marching song. But the valiant Polish Army repelled the Red Army, and the revolution was not accomplished. From that point on, there are two paths to a new world war: first was the path of Trotsky, that was followed by Khrushchev, Andropov and all the rest, to support revolutions wherever they are going on, to expend national resources to support any progressive regime. So then, if anybody out there claims that they took the path of socialism, we have to immediately be there with our weapons and military advisors, who are flown down to cement the success. They wanted a revolution, even in Chile. Why would the Soviet Union need Chile, Mozambique, or Sudan? – As soon as any of these places started to burn, the Soviet Union was there with brotherly help. What made Stalin different from Trotsky was that Stalin wanted, first, to industrialize the empire; and then, on this basis, to develop a colossal army. Stalin wanted to nurture a Fuhrer in Germany who will aggressively stomp Europe, and strangle it. And then, the when the Fuhrer finally invades Great Britain we will stab him in the back. It all went according to plan until Hitler realized what was awaiting him, and struck first. That’s all.
Kalashnkov: What sources do you use for your research, except for open sources? Are you in possession of any special archives or documents?
Suvorov: I take the path of gathering intelligence. A spy should remember that no one is opening safes for him. But there are indirect signs by which we can figure anything. And I mean anything. It has been 25 years since my first book was published – it was 1985 in the newspaper “Russian Idea” and the magazine Kontinent, in which I published selected chapters from Icebreaker, and the fight for truth has been going on ever since. I suspect that if the Soviet secret archive would have anything to prove my concepts wrong, they would have published the proof a long time ago. But they have nothing. So instead of arguing against my concepts, they simply spread ridiculous wild stories about how bad I am.
Kalashnikov: Would you like to comment about the Arab revolutions that are going on as we speak? Was it unexpected for you?
Suvorov: Revolutions always happen unexpectedly. It is hard to say when it will end, but we may try. There is no organized force in the Arab World except Islam. This is a very dangerous situation. There is a military, of course. But the political life is soaked with religious feelings, sometimes extremist in character. We have to make an exception for Iran. Iran had a military. Iran had the Shah, but the clerics won. I would like to see the uprising in Iran, because it means that the people are sick of the clerics. They hold power for 30 years. People see the corruption. That is why revolution in Iran is against the clerics. This revolution may actually yield good results, in Iran. It’s another story in Egypt, however. We cannot predict anything in Egypt, because there are 90 million people living there, and the economic condition is very bad. They have no place to live, and it is practically impossible to feed such a population. At the beginning of the twentieth century there were 10 million Egyptians living in the Nile Delta; and exactly as in the time of Pharaoh, when the Nile flooded it irrigated and fed the population. But then the Soviet Union built a hydro-electric station, so the Nile is not flooding, and is not feeding the population there. This will not have a happy ending. We can expect an acceleration of extremism. Tens of millions of people who are multiplying need something to eat. But there is only desert around them. No army can restrain that many hungry people.
Kalashnikov: What geopolitical consequences do you foresee?
Suvorov: As in any other situation, the process can take many turns. It’s going to be either decentralization into smaller states, or it will be expansion into a larger unity. But those kind of unities are never long-living. There are too many internal conflicts. Every dictator demands to rule without regard for anybody who is 1,000 kilometers away. The Arab World may consolidate, but then it will break up into the same states that were united; or maybe into smaller states.
Kalashnikov: Do you think that a positive, more effective regime will emerge?
Suvorov: Educated Islam can only exist in a country that is prosperous enough to feed their people. The Shah’s Iran was prosperous. They had oil, they had a good climate for feeding everyone, they had enough scientists; and here is another situation: Desert all around, Awful climate, Sandstorms; and a little piece of this Nile, that already cannot feed the tens of millions of hungry. People under extreme conditions tend to find extreme solutions. After the First World War Germany got into an economic disaster and sought a radical solution. This could be either communism or Nazism. So Nazism won in Germany, thanks to Comrade Stalin. Now, in Northern Africa, we have a similar situation – only much worse. Only fanatical ideas could be adopted there. Any solution there will be extremist. It is impossible to imagine any enlightened and educated Islam under the conditions where people have no houses, but are compelled to shelter in crypts. Who will pay for their education?
Kalashnikov: What are the objectives of Moscow and Washington in Egypt?
Suvorov: I cannot presume to know Washington’s objective. As far as Moscow’s objective, it is a game to bring up oil prices. Moscow got unexpectedly lucky. At the same time, Moscow openly allies with every single terrorist repressive regime out there; because they are Moscow’s blood brothers, what is going on in the Muslim world is very scary. The movement “Nashi” was created to prevent and suppress a possible Orange Revolution in Russia. Mind now, that there are possibilities for other revolutions as well. This is the Kremlin’s worst nightmare, and they are ready to do anything in order to preserve those dictators in the Middle East.
Kalashnikov: Should the West militarily intervene in these Islamic revolutions, or leave them to cope on their own?
Suvorov: Any intervention is counterproductive. If it succeeds, nobody will ever thank you. If it fails – and it will fail – then the West is considered an enemy [in the Middle East]. The Americans entered Iraq as liberators – now they are enemies. Americans came to Afghanistan as liberators – and have become enemies. To get its military trapped in a foreign land always works against American interests. I don’t know any example of a positive outcome – except maybe South Korea. One thing for sure, in cultures that are different from our culture in their religion, history, psychology, and in their general approach to all things, it is extremely dangerous to maintain a military presence among them.
Kalashnikov: It looks like NATO lost in Afghanistan and will have to pull out. Would you comment on that?
Suvorov: The earlier NATO gets out, the better. An army can only accomplish tasks that are clear and understandable. A war in which we don’t know who is an enemy, or who is a friend, cannot be won. The Soviet Union was occupying Afghanistan for ten years and hatched no eggs. Now we have NATO there for another ten years. There is no military solution there, whatsoever. The longer they are there, the worse it will be; innocent people will suffer and resistance will grow – a vicious circle rotating endlessly.
Kalashnikov: Of course everyone connects these crises to the dynamics of global oil prices. What is your prognosis?
Suvorov: I applaud the oil price hike. When oil prices are low, it is like bananas on the trees, which grow on their own, and people don’t have to take care of anything. So they don’t develop. Low oil prices do not allow us to develop alternative energy sources. When high oil prices reach $200 – $300 – $500 per barrel – it will give an impetus to the development of alternative energy sources, which drive oil prices down, and collapse them. I saw how this works in the UK when Arab countries suddenly raised the price of oil fourfold. Traditionally, people did not have double window frames on their houses. As soon as prices soared, people switched to natural gas. Many companies began to put out double-paned windows. The auto industry started to manufacture and sell more efficient fuel systems. The whole world reacted with a powerful intellectual burst, then the oil prices collapsed. In August of 2008, oil prices rose to $147 per barrel. I want it to be even higher. Then developing alternative sources would become really important: wind generators, tide generators, solar cells, and more. The main consumer of liquid fuels is the automobile. If a breakthrough can be achieved, and electric cars can be developed, then the price of oil will collapse again.
Kalashnikov: How, in your opinion, will this oil price surge affect Moscow?
Suvorov: There are some concerns here. High oil prices secure the thieving regime’s survival. I have to say, at present, the disintegration process in Russia reaches such a phase that, in effect, there is no treatment for a dead man. Mind that, when Yeltsin was president, oil was at $8 per barrel. Under President Putin it reached $147 per barrel – yet the Russian people felt no difference. The difference was only felt by oil magnates who pilfered the revenues. Mind that the oil price hike will not help the regime this time. These billions will intensify internal conflict between clans. Higher energy prices encourage the growth of corruption, leading to the regime’s collapse.
Kalashnikov: Would you agree to go back to Russia and organize the next revolution there?
Suvorov: I accomplished my personal revolution. The main revolution happens in people’s minds. We had this idea of a holy war, the only ideological pillar for all this piggishness. This is the key: the only support and only hope and the only justification for all this was the Second World War. I struck at this pillar. That was my personal revolution; so I’ve had enough of revolutions.
Kalashnkov: Do you see any signs of revolution in Russia? Does it makes sense to participate in what is going on?
Suvorov: Why would you need that? Certain people prepare revolutions, many accomplish them, but the fruits always go to the bastards! In all the past revolutions throughout the world, those who join with an open heart usually die. “Revolutions devour their own children,” which was said about the French Revolution. All the Dantons, Marats and Robespierres perish in the fight. Until the revolution will take place in the hearts and minds, there is going to be no positive outcome. The poisonous root of false statehood and false pride will produce a poison fruit.
Kalashnikov: What happened to your famous Website Suvorov.com, it looks like it changed?
Suvorov: That site was stolen from me. Once I was approached by some good people: “Look, there is this gentleman in Moscow, Sergei Pantsirev. He is so miserable, let him run your site.” And I agreed. Then they said, “This will cost you alot, because he will have to buy out something from someone, and so on and so forth. And then he appeared to be under blackmail from someone. Then he started to do things that, to put it mildly, are controversial. Then he demanded something else from me: “If you want me to put an advertisement for your book on your own site you will have to pay me something.” So I replied, “No, this will not work.” I paid to create the site. I paid to develop the site. And this is the site about my books. Pantsirev replies, “If that is so, then the site will go to a third party.” I spent a year trying to figure who is that third party. And I found that the third party is the administration of the so-called President of Russia. That was their operation. The man who is behind this is Mr. Surkov [Vladislav Yuryevich Surkov, currently First Deputy Chief of Staff of the President of the Russian Federation and top aid to Vladimir Putin].Sergei Pantsirev announced that my books in electronic form belong to Surkov.
Kalashnikov: Is the copyright on the books confused with ownership of the web site?
Suvorov: Mr. Pantsirev re-registered my site to his own name, without letting me know. And now he practically owns everything on the Website. For instance, he could publish photographs of my grandchildren on a pornographic site. He could edit my texts. This illustrates, in my opinion, an amazing weakness of the Russian state. In fighting me, they have to resort to methods of blackmail, threats, and larceny; and publishing ridiculous things under my name. There is the 70th anniversary of 22 June 1941 coming, the anniversary of the beginning of the Great Patriotic War. They can, in Russia, now publish anything under my name. They published something there that I never wrote, pictures of an airplane. At any moment they can publish my books with whatever changes they can think of.
Kalashnikov: What are you going to do?
Suvorov: To begin with, I am happy I had the privilege to meet this girl, very smart and beautiful, Tatyana. On April 13 we will celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary. Tatyana helped me to sort it all out. For instance, the Russian military academy publishes books under the name Viktor Surovov [as opposed to Suvorov] with the titles Aquarium II and Icebreaker II. People buy them. It is openly printed in those books that Army General Gareev and Colonel-General Gor’kov are behind the publications. The book covers are the same color, designed in the same style, have the same titles, which are my titles. And the author’s name is very hard to distinguish from my own. So now, the administration of so-called President of Russia, is using my own name. My dear Tatyana, in her infinite wisdom, comments, “If they publish the books under their own names, no one will read them. That is why they are hiding behind your name; because you are a best-selling author. So be proud.”
Kalashnikov: Are you going to open a new Web Site?
Suvorov: I already have it, http://suvorovrezun.com/, and I may open another one.
Kalashnikov: Who will manage the site?
Suvorov: I have no time for the Internet, since I want to write my books. I wasn’t involved in the stolen Website suvorov.com because of this.
Kalashnikov: Where will you run this site from?
Suvorov: In the United Kingdom I have good friends to manage the site. A Website requires much time and attention; and I am somebody from the previous millennium. There was no venue for arguing with an author there. I posted books on my Website and got some feedback – positive and negative. A British cat has nine lives; and I am a Russian-Ukrainian man, who only has one very short life. I write my books day and night, and I don’t have time for arguing. When I have finished all my books, when I am 120 or 150 years old, I will have time to argue.
Kalashnikov: May I ask you, what are you working on?
Suvorov: The book is called Snakeeater, and it was published in Bulgaria before the end of last year. Soon it will be released in Poland. I want this book released in Russia, but this won’t be easy. This book is about Comrade Stalin, and may be considered as a precursor to the books Control and Choice. My best book, out of all my books, is Control. When I am feeling bad, when I was taken to the hospital, and when I hear the ambulance siren, and see the blue lights, I am interrupted by a question: Is this really happening? Yes it is, of course. My Tatyana is running behind me, and carrying my beloved books, my favorite books, and my favorite is Seven Days in May. And also she brings my book Control. I just love this book. So I decided to write something that could be a precursor to the story in Control. I cannot be the judge, so I let the reader decide; but I like this new book [Snakeeater].
Kalashnikov: Did you publish any of your books, in Russia, in Donetsk [Ukraine]?
Suvorov: Everything that was published in Donetsk was pirated…. I am surprised that my books are published in so many languages, but not in Ukrainian. I have a Ukrainian name, and my wife is also Ukrainian; so I am a bit offended that my books are published in Armenian, Georgian, and many different languages, and in countries so far away from us, in Portuguese and Spanish. This is almost religious to me; my book was published in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, but my books were never published in my native country’s language. Why is this so? Sometimes I wake up at night and ask myself the same question, but I don’t know the reason. Maybe my books are not interesting.
Kalashnikov: Is anything happening to make Control into a movie?
Suvorov: The screenplay is written. And I think it is even better than the book. I created new characters for the screenplay, both positive and negative. I think that if anybody will make a movie on it, the movie will harvest the best awards. But so far nobody has dared. There is a simple recipe for how to make a good film. You just have to invest your soul, and some money. If you have a good book already, you don’t even need that much money. You only have to invest your soul.
Kalashnikov: What are you writing now?
Suvorov: I am writing a book titled Kuzka’s Mother. It is not connected to any of my previous books. It refers to the most powerful nuclear bomb in history. This is how it begins: three Muzhiks [dudes] are sitting in the same posture as seen in the famous painting by Perov. They have this newspaper, Pravda, as the picnic cloth. What they set on this newspaper is a vodka bottle, and pickles. By the way, my books are written with a motion picture in mind. I can easily imagine how the camera does the closeup and pulls back. So there is a railway station behind these men. And then they are in a workshop, working on large truck. And what they have behind them is a 48-foot bomb, the size of a submarine, 26-tons. And then you have these three Muzhiks, who just finished putting it together. And they say to each other, “How are we going to call it?” The official name was Unit 602. But that doesn’t appeal to the Russian ear. So one of them says, “Let’s call her by some name.” Should it be Ivan? No good, because Ivan is associated with “Ivan the fool.” Should we call it “Tsar Bomb”? Sometimes this name is used for the bomb because the Hiroshima bomb was only 20 kilotons and this bomb was 57 megatons [nearly 3,000 times more powerful than the Hiroshima bomb]. Then one of the three who is in charge replies, “Tsar Bomb is no good, because Tsar Bell [the largest bell ever made for a church] never worked, and the Tsar cannon never worked. Do we want to be part of this list? No we don’t.” So then the other one says, “I got an idea! When Nikita Khrushchev was banging his shoe on the table at the United Nations, he screamed, “I’ll show you the Kuz’kina Mat [Fucking Mother]!”
This is the bomb that had an official name Unit 602, Kuz’kina Mat. Then the story goes on about the testing of that bomb. Khrushchev was using that test, along with the space flights of Gagarin and Titov as a leverage to have the German question resolved. The German question was rather critical then. Germans were fleeing socialist Germany at the rate of one person per minute, sixty people an hour fleeing through Berlin. Something needed to be done. So Khrushchev started to bluff. Right after the Titov space flight on 6th and 7th of August 1961 the Berlin Wall was constructed. The world was applauding the Soviet space flights. At the same exact moment the Berlin Wall was built. But it wasn’t the full solution yet. Khrushchev decided on real serious bluffing. That is how the Caribbean crisis was born.
Kalashnikov: That is the history. But what is the intrigue?
Suvorov: At the same time, the Soviet generals leaked something to the Americans – in order to warn them. This is how they leaked. The warning is, we are quite behind you Americans in some aspects. We cannot deliver these bombs to America. We do not have a delivery system for it. There is no rocket in the world that can take it so far. Our long range aircraft 295b could then only reach Novaya Zemlya [Nova Zembla], and the bomb could not properly fit in it – as the bomb was sticking out of the plane. So the generals decided to warn the Americans. A special operation was developed and carried out. They found a brave colonel, Oleg Penkovsky, who was given this task. This is a mortal task that you will have to do, in order to save the planet earth. So he accomplished the task of the General Staff, but he lost his life. It is a shame that there is no monument to him in Moscow. “To the man who saved us all.”
Kalashnikov: Can you explain what exactly was Penkovsky’s task?
Suvorov: He had to warn Americans that Khrushchev was bluffing; that Khrushchev only had one warhead for every 17 American warheads. We have to remember several key things about the Oleg Penkovsky story: First, why would Moscow need to place rockets in Cuba if, supposedly, Moscow had rockets that could reach America from Sibera? The answer is, they had no such rockets. All the rockets of that kind, made by the Soviet military industry were immediately used in the space program to show the world their capability. This is what they delivered to Cuba: Rocket 8K-63 [range 2,100 kilometers], and Rocket 8k-65 [range 4,500 kilometers]. The Soviets had nothing to scare America with besides those two types, and only if they were brought under America’s nose, to Cuba. The submarine situation was also a complete disaster. For instance, the first Soviet submarine K-19, that carried three rockets ranged 600 kilometers. In order to be effective it should have surfaced practically next to the American coastline. At the same time, during the Caribbean crisis, the Americans had nine atomic submarines of the George Washington and Ethan Allen class. Each of them had 16 rockets, range 2,200 kilometers, and they could launch under the water. The Soviet Union was lagging terribly behind. But on the other hand, the whole world was observing the first sputnik, the first dog, along with Gagarin and Titov and the detonation of a monster bomb. A bomb that they had no technical means to deliver to the United States. And as a result of the bluffing, the whole world thought we were ahead. That’s why some people decided to warn America that Khrushchev was bluffing. But how could we warn them? The Chief of the General Staff cannot knock on America’s door. Who would believe him? One cannot imagine the chief of the GRU, Army Gen. Ivan Serov, to go and tell all this to the Americans. There had to be an operation conceived to make them believe. So when we mention Penkovsky, we should ask the following question. How could he transfer this information to the Americans when he did not have the information, and had no way to acquire it? Only ten people in the whole Soviet Union had access to this information – regarding how many rockets and nuclear devices they had. The Soviet military high command provided Penkovsky with this information in order for him to pass it to the Americans. What they gave him was something that Americans would trust. What I mean is, that in order to have so much uranium you have to have so many centrifuges. But to run so many centrifuges, you need to have a certain volume of electricity in a certain area, near Chelybinsk-40. But electricity was not there. So this is what Penkovsky was supposed to deliver to the Americans.
Kalashnikov: So if I understand you correctly, Khrushchev, by bluffing over Cuba, was trying to resolve the German question?
Suvorov: Khrushchev’s intention was to snooker the Americans in order to make them withdrawal their military from Berlin and Germany. He had the idea of a unified Germany based on a “democratic” foundation [as in the German Democratic Republic].
Kalashnikov: How would you comment on Penkovsky’s moral character?
Suvorov: This is what we were told in the GRU; that he loved women and money, and that is why he sold out to the Americans. Then I would ask, if he loved money so much, why didn’t he defect? And if he loved women too much – and who doesn’t – he also has to defect, doesn’t he? He would have enough money and women for the rest of his life, given the information he was providing to the Americans. But he didn’t defect, and he wasn’t going to defect, because he was following orders. Also, he was very inconvenient to the Americans. That is why they gave him up.
Kalashnikov: Why was Penkovsky inconvenient for the Americans?
Suvorov: Imagine you are an American intelligence official. You report that the Soviet Union is technological advanced. From the reports of American intelligence, President Kennedy then announced that the Americans are lagging behind in rocket technology. Then you get information from a Soviet officer that this is all nonsense, so your self respect is threatened. When it turns out that you spent millions to analyze Pravda and Soviet TV, and at the end, some Soviet colonel claims that you are all fools, he reveals your incompetence. Just because it was thought that the Soviet Union was so far ahead, Americans had to launch an aircraft carrier the size of 80,000 tons every year. In 1961, Americans launched three attack aircraft carriers, including an atomic carrier. And to accompany it in the ocean they added a nuclear rocket cruiser as an escort. Because the Russians were “so far ahead,” there was a need to produce Minuteman rockets. Well, a thousand units would be enough. And then the Titan II rockets were produced. And all of them needed silos. Do you know how much the cover of a silo weighs? It weighs 740 tons. Imagine the taxpayer who had to cover the costs for building atomic submarines, planned at 41 units, with 16 missiles each. Imagine the rocket industries and shipbuilding industries involved. Imagine the scale of the rocket industry and shipbuilding industries involved. Imagine the scale of port construction involved, and the cost of highways and housing for sailors as well. Then don’t forget that the military industrial complex is followed by the rest of the industries. Money is spent, things are built, and vehicles are purchased, etc. And all of a sudden Col. Penkovsky comes and claims, you don’t need 1,000 Minutman rockets. Fifty units would be enough. You don’t need 41 atomic submarines armed with 16 rockets each. That is too much. You don’t need strategic bombers. Why do you need them? So now, as you see, Penkovsky was very inconvenient. The arms race was good for America. But the same arms race was bankrupting the Soviet Union. The American arms race was an engine for developing business and the economy. That is why they gave Penkovsky away. So the Americans tipped off their Soviet friends in Washington, showing that they have all the Soviet plans, including things that few people knew about. After that, the competent organs quickly sorted it out.
Kalashnikov: Are you following other authors who publish in Russian on your subjects?
Suvorov: I maintain contact with Mark Solonin and Vladimir Beshanov. I like those authors. There are many new historians, as well, who have left me behind. I acted as sort of an icebreaker, who broke the ice and now new historians are operating in clean water. They have better access to archives than I do. I was only working with open sources. The new guys are digging deeper, and I wish them success. There is a whole group of historians that sometimes I have conflicts with, but only at the tactical level. We all agree on the major point: Stalin was going to attack Hitler. I have to say that my top opponents do not argue against this anymore. I am accused in anything but this. It was claimed that I didn’t create this idea, but British intelligence. Thank you very much, guys. Please provide me with your top experts. I demand this for 25 years already. Put your top experts in front of the camera, live, and let’s see how these experts debunk me. They are professionals and I am an amateur. And if I am coached by someone, it should be easier to make me confess.
Kalashnikov: What is Russia’s military potential today?
Suvorov: I have some observations. From ancient times, the one who leads his subordinates into the death-struggle, should be different from others. The Roman centurion was different from the soldier. If a man leads us to death, there should be something that makes us submit to his will. A man with a military bearing differs from others, and this is very important. This kind of man should be someone who deserves the respect of others. In a Russia that is falling apart I count 21 different organizations that adopted uniforms and insignia for their members. The Russian Army today doesn’t have a single officer in the rank of Marshal. At the same time, the Russian prosecutor’s office ordered all prosecutors to wear a military uniform; the same type and color as the air force, with golden shoulder boards. Imagine a prosecutor general wearing a military uniform with the shoulder board of a marshal with a giant golden star. Where does this lead? To the fact that the soldier is losing respect for his commander. So the soldier will salute someone who could be a customs bureaucrat. This is awful. Russia has General Shoigu, with four stars, who is the Minister of Emergency Situations [like FEMA]; and all those generals are not military. The military has their own ethics. A soldier respects a commander and salutes him. But this is not a commander. This is a prosecutor, who does not respond to the soldier’s salute. Then the soldier meets someone else and salutes. But this is not the military again, and only a firefighter. He is with the MVD. Sometimes he wears a military uniform, a green uniform. But he is just a cop, not a general. Stalin loved the uniform and the shoulder boards. But in his time, customs officials were just called “controllers” and their uniform was different. Like in America or the United Kingdom, the police wear their own uniform. So there is a difference between the military and them. Today, in Russia, every bureaucrat has some uniform; but nobody wants to serve in the army. This is a real destruction of the army.
Kalashnikov: Well, all of this is only about the uniform. Explain the meaning of it.
Suvorov: Regarding the idea and meaning of it, I can give you a good example. Not that long ago there was this professor in the academy of the General Staff; a self-named Eurasian, Mr. Dugin. This signifies an utter, and total collapse. This person doesn’t even have a college education. He showed some piece of paper that supposedly says that he graduated from some virtual college that doesn’t exist. Imagine the military academy of the Russian General Staff lectured to by this man, who puts out wild theories.
Kalashnikov: What circles do you mix in?
Suvorov: It’s rather big and not limited to the United Kingdom. I travel to many countries. I’ve had many appearances in America talking to my former compatriots – also in France. The first of my readers that wrote to me was Viktor Nakrasov. He wrote a letter to me with only one word: Recognition. It means that “you are my brother, I recognize you as a writer.” I have no contact with any oligarchs, but I have many friends among writers, poets and journalists. A writer should have a lot of time, if he starts to partake in conferences and seminars, and his appearances become frequent on TV he would have no time for his main work, writing books.
Kalashnikov: What do you think of the recent political activity of Vladimir Bukovsky?
Suvorov: This man took on the system alone, and that was a Communist system that couldn’t ban or break him. That’s why everything done by Bukovsky is an example to follow. If Russia would be able to provide 10,000 people like him we would be living in a different society; but we only have a handful of such people. Thank God those few still exist.
This interview was conducted in Russian.
Conducted by Marina Kalashnikova and Viktor Kalashnikov for Zaxid.net 24.03.2011
Viktor Suvorov (real name Vladimir Rezun) was born 20 April 1947 in the village of Barabash Khasan district of Primorye Territory in Russia. He was a Soviet spy, defecor, and former captain in the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Soviet armed forces (GRU). Today he is an historian, researcher and writer. Resident in the UK, he lectures at military academies in Western Europe.
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161 responses to “An Interview with Viktor Suvorov: by Viktor Kalashnikov, March 2011”
Really good reminder. Read this on your old site. Two things that struck me first time I read it. First, the fact he claimed that Ukraine in 2011 still was a Soviet state, second, the comment in regards to his conversation about entry to Ukraine, that “we will have to contact Moscow and find out what to do.” This shed a light on the events from 2013 forward.
Read an article in swedish tabloid Expressen. Mike Waltz apparently has said that Zelenskyj has insulted Trump. Maybe so, but Trump, and Vance, has insulted more or less all politicians in Europe. Not a good approach I think. Here in Sweden our government seems to wait for things to play out a bit more before saying or doing a lot. I just wonder what Trumps goal is. Currently that seems to be to alienate Europe, and other countries, and thus enabling Russia and China to start hostilities sooner rather than later.
Since I saw Peter Pry, Jeff and others on Update Brazil talking about the US nuclear arsenal I have thought that the window of opportunity for Russia and China is when the US nuclear weapons is at their most unreliable state. That seems to me to be between now and ca 2030, or longer if you don’t fix them. So, if WW3 is to happen, my thinking is that it has to happen before that. To believe a new treaty on nuclear weapons will reduce the risk is naive. The opposite is likely.
Had problems logging in with Firefox. So here is some thoughts that was written to earlier articles.
A coulpe of weeks ago danish military intelligence issued a short report that has gotten a lot of publicity here in Sweden. They think that Russia can start a new war with one neighbouring country six months after a cease fire in Ukraine. Two years after a cease fire they believe that Russia can fight several countries. And five years after a cease fire they can take on the whole european continent. But under the condition that USA withdraws from Europe and won’t involve itself.
In danish:
https://www.fe-ddis.dk/globalassets/fe/dokumenter/2025/trusselsvurderinger/-20250209_opdateret_vurdering_af_truslen_fra_rusland_mod–.pdf
Would also like to thank you Jeff for the article with Anca Cernea about Calin Georgescu. Shawn Ryan interviewed him. An interview I haven’t seen, yet. But the trailer was not encouraging. The Trump administration has criticized Romania regarding this.
Ryan McBeths latest video is interesting in regards to US – NATO relationsships.
Erik: You are exactly right in what you are saying. I can add to this, since I have been situated on the outer ring of Trump’s circle: MAGA is full of Chinese and Russian agents. These have encouraged several false narratives. The MAGA right in America has a serious problem. They don’t read books. Their knowledge of the world is limited. Right now they are lapping up disinformation narratives. Very naive. Very dumb. Today we learn that a second KGB Officer alleges Trump has been a KGB agent for decades. Of course, we cannot trust KGB sources without testing them. Chinese sources say, rather, that Trump is surrounded by agents. This I have suspected since 2021. An agent, by the way, might not know he is an agent. The KGB has this category. Some poor fool who gives them what they want….
“What a mistaka to maka” … Ian Fleming didn’t know what a secret agent really was! Fleming dubbed James Bond a “secret” agent yet simultaneously depicted 007 as an employee on MI6’s payroll. You may say “so what” because Bond is fiction. So is Postman Pat but his creator John Cunliffe never called him an Uber or Deliveroo courier.
Now an MI6 secret agent would never have: (1) been an employee on MI6’s payroll who took holidays and submitted expense claims etc; (2) reported directly to the Head of MI6, had annual appraisals and been on extremely familiar terms with many other MI6 employees such as Q or Moneypenny; (3) been a frequent visitor to MI6 HQ and other MI6 buildings; and (4) even used his own name when he met ministers et al in Whitehall.
Given Ian Fleming’s background in British naval intelligence in World War 11, that contradictory classification of 007 was about as absurd as calling a Brain Surgeon a Hair Dresser or a Navy Seal a Coastguard as noted in the latest intriguing news article in TheBurlingtonFiles (advert free) website.
To quote from the article … “As for 007 being “secret”, … since everybody knew … his favourite drink was shaken not stirred, I’m surprised he wasn’t poisoned more often … especially as he insisted on letting everyone know his name was “Bond, James Bond”! Perhaps Bond’s true skill lay in being so conspicuously ostentatious that no one believed he could genuinely be a spy!
WELL THIS SPECIAL CAME OUT TO THE WORLD THIS MORNING:
Donald Trump was recruited by KGB with codename ‘Krasnov’, claims ex-Soviet spy:
Former Chairman of Kazakhstan’s National Security Committee Alnur Mussayev claims the Soviet KGB recruited Donald Trump before the collapse of the USSR, assigning him the alias Krasnov.
By Christopher Bucktin United States Editor
17:17, 21 Feb 2025 UPDATED17:55, 21 FEB 2025
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/donald-trump-recruited-kgb-codename-34726995
But Trump stood up against Putin so much in his previous presidency. There was peace, he killed lots of Wagner mercenaries. Russia started to gather armies at Ukraine’s borders immediately after Biden’s inauguration. Could it have been a trick to make us believe that he is an enemy to Russia? Yet not all of his voters care that much about his relationship with Russia. I am confused.
I am also confused, Valentina. It is hard to know what to think. Napoleon once said that we should never ascribe to conspiracy what is best explained as stupidity. But then, we live in an age of very sophsticated infiltration networks and active measures. Today we have conspiracy plus stupidity, and perhaps conspiracy is just a grander variety of conspiracy. The Elder Moltke said that “No plan survives contact with the enemy.” I think this is true for Russian spies as well as military campaigns.
Litvinenko was a good man.
Mr. Nyquist, What do you make of this assessment by Kurt Volker? He seems to be echoing some observations you have made regarding military advantages that could accrue to Ukraine were Ukraine to make a minerals deal with the U.S. since most of Ukraine’s valuable minerals are now in Russian occupied Ukrainian territory.
https://www.kyivpost.com/opinion/47557
It is an interesting spin. With all that is happening, with everything going inside-out, I find myself in a curious wilderness of mirrors.
This is my first time reading this article. Very interesting to read something almost 15 years old but speaks powerful truth to us now.
So, the Russians to this day remain ignorant of Stalin’s role in launching WWII? Incredible! That they have no good history books on the subject is due to their horrible censorship. That’s not surprising at all. But you would think with the modern day of the internet, this ignorance could not be maintained.
In addition, this interview highlights Sukharov’s experiences showing that Ukraine was the “Soviet Little Brother” as late as 2011. That also shows how SOVIET thinking was still in play, 22 years after the “collapse” of the USSR. Contrast that with his experience in Bulgaria. They shook off the Soviet, somehow. That surprised me.
I believe the guy who said the real Russia died in 1917. I think that’s about right. I am afraid the real Ukraine may die in 2025.
And I noticed the authors at the end included Marina Kalashnikova. Wasn’t that your friend who was murdered? Have you ever written about her?
What is the point of Russia’s endless aggression? Everything they touch crumbles.
Yes, I have written about Marina while I was writing for Financial Sense. She ultimately died of cancer shortly after, and it was almost certainly connected with her poisoning. It is very tragic.
“But you would think with the modern day of the internet, this ignorance could not be maintained.”
For the most part, yes. Yes, they are. What can I say? The cult of the “Great Patriotic War” is a powerful, powerful thing, reinforced for generations. It’s quite literally a death cult.
Historians from older generation know the truth about Hitler and Stalin collaboration, but it is illegal now in Russia to share that truth anywhere, because of the new law, implemented in Russia not long before the start of 2022 war.
https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/putins-memory-laws-set-stage-his-war-ukraine
This is important when you are preparing another World War.
Yes, Russians are experts in ideology matters. They lay their foundation with enviable diligence.
It would be nice to hear Rezun elaborate on Russia splitting up. He made this comment many years ago.. https://youtu.be/wYSy80WlmWY?si=zB2i_dxeAcCAW43g&t=2939
“Your present job,” says Rezun, “Is to protect liberty.” Yes. He says we are lucky people. “I am [an] unlucky guy. My people…. It is a criminal regime. You cannot be loyal to your people and a regime that kills people, tens of millions of people. We can launch first dog into space, first woman in space, first man in space…. Still, there is something wrong with my country. I am not here because I hate my country. I love my country. We cannot be loyal to criminals. Ronald Reagan says it was an evil empire…. It is still an evil empire…. We don’t know when Russia will split…. Liberty is the Golden Key to success….”
I thought this was a very good analogy:
https://x.com/Tendar/status/1892902076788662601?t=QFd2hpdyo59ecbSzpm3HCQ&s=19
For Ukraine the situation is even more dire than it was for Americans fighting the British during the Revolutionary War. Ukraine was under a tyranny much bloodier, more corrupt, and much more violent. King George would not have done any of the things to the Americans that the Kremlin has done to Ukrainians. There is a moral gulf that separates normal countries in history from a formation like the Soviet Union or the Russian Federation — which is THE continuation state of the USSR. Also, there is more at stake in Ukraine; namely, the future independence of all Europe. The European Union is the largest economic bloc in the world, with the largest GDP. One might say that the fate of the world is at stake.
Most definitely. That’s why I’m even willing to chance whatever it may bring on us in order to do everything possible to stop the terror and horror Russia and co are bringing/want to bring on Ukraine. That’s why I feel like the “Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!” mentality is needed at this hour.
Not only that they want to bring on Ukraine, but, as you said, on the rest of Europe and us as well.
We could be in a world war very quickly if the West comes unraveled.
I believe it.
Someone in Congress gets it:
https://x.com/front_ukrainian/status/1892908588932215240?t=_LFKdhuv0q604LAO-zKndw&s=19
So good to hear an American Republican leaders saying the truth.
Amen
“Putin is a liar and a murderer.”
Just like his (spiritual) father was from the beginning. Much like from the beginning of his own career murdering his own people.
It’s amazing that stating these proven facts have become so controversial for so many people who consider themselves on the right. Is this what it was like for members of the left-wing movements in the West who didn’t go along with the worship of Stalin/Mao/Ho/Castro and their bloody comrades?
Good points
I found it interesting when he said that the Egyptian dam was built by the Soviets to prevent Egyptian agriculture. I already researched whether without the dam Egypt would be able to feed its people but I didn’t find anything in your opinion jefrey nyquist why the Soviets wanted to end Egyptian production potential
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I do not have any knowledge on this subject, so I do not comment. Suvorov is an authority in his own right.
Dear Antonio, I’ve lived in Poland under the boot and whip of a communo-fascist regime for my best, most productive and creative thirty-four years and I can assure you that, at least, half of communist big projects have never had any economic or social sense nor justification but was a product of megalomaniac, degenerate parasitic, collective mind of communist elites.
Few months ago, I wrote about my experience in a giant transportation and logistics, government owned company. However, before that, I worked in a giant meat producing plant in my city of Zielona Gora in Western Poland as a manager of a small transportation department. The plant was built by a Swedish company, and, at that time, it was the biggest and the most modern plant of that type in the entire East block. From an economic point of view, it hasn’t had any sense, but it was built specifically to supply with the meat and its products to the headquarters of the Soviet army stationing in occupied Poland which was situated in the beautiful city of Legnica in Western Poland.
As a chief of transportation department, I had to lodge a weekly report to the Ministry of Agriculture about the expedition of meat and meat products “On the “Austrian” direction”
This grotesque nickname was supposed to conceal the true purpose of the existence of that plant.
However, the entire functioning of that plant and the circumstances in which that plant was built is so bizarre that it would deserve a novel on its own.
Regards – Bogdan
I believe it.
So much for the ‘Art of the Deal’. Trump thinks Russia has the cards going into negotiations because they took a lot of territory. Some people hold out hope that Trump will walk away from signing a deal with Russia because he walked away from a deal with North Korea. We’ll see. But in the leadup to the Hanoi Summit, Trump didn’t trash South Korea and accuse them of prolonging hostilities with North Korea to fleece the US.
https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-russia-have-cards-peace-negotiations/
Trump: Russia holds ‘the cards’ in Ukraine peace talks
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https://www.axios.com/2025/02/20/us-ukraine-rare-earth-minerals-agreement
Scoop: U.S. and Ukraine discuss “improved” minerals deal after Trump raged at Zelensky
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2025/02/20/donald-trump-ukraine-deal-zelensky-peace-plan-putin/?WT.mc_id=e_DM519306&WT.tsrc=email&etype=Edi_USD_New&utmsource=email&utm_medium=Edi_USD_New20250220&utm_campaign=DM519306
Donald Trump accuses Volodymyr Zelensky of riding US ‘gravy train’ and breaching ‘rare earths’ deal
…Mr Zelensky, the Ukrainian president, signalled he was open to an agreement but turned down a proposal this weekend on the basis that its security guarantees to protect Kyiv from Russian aggression were inadequate.
…[Trump] suggested the rare earths deal would have been in return for US support since Russia’s invasion rather than future security guarantees
Refusing to sign a deal is the same as breaking it, per Trump. The mineral rights agreement that Trump was so angry at Zelensky with for refusing did not even include any real security guarantees. That to me shows that Trump is not playing a clever game to fight Russia and secure Ukraine’s resources for the West. More likely he is banking on a peace deal with Russia to end the fighting, which in his mind will secure the US’s mineral investment. And Trump keeps inflating the amount of aid Ukraine has received from the US to justify such an outrageous deal. It was another version of Ukraine giving away 1700 nuclear missiles for very little in return. There is a new and “improved” draft agreement in the works. I wonder how Trump thinks Zelensky can sign away 50% of Ukraine’s mineral wealth after the way Trump has been trashing Ukraine. It does not exactly inspire trust in Trump’s ultimate intentions. Nor does it make sense in light of Trump’s apparent genuine desire to forge a strategic partnership between the US and Russia. But if one is being cynical and paranoid, a deal that gives the US so much economic influence in Ukraine could be the perfect cover vehicle for Russian efforts to ensure that pro-Russian candidates win the Ukrainian election, if it is held. And coincidentally, we have the whole Trump team insisting that Zelensky is a dictator and that Ukraine must hold elections soon. How many of the new American investors entering Ukraine after this deal is signed will have close ties to Russia? After seeing the tripe that Trump’s tech billionaire-in-chief is spouting, you have to wonder.
Maybe there’s more to Trump’s attacks on Zelensky than just a personal grudge.
https://x.com/igorsushko/status/1864952652733517997 Dec 6/24
BREAKING: Osechkin’s source in Russia reports that a massive psychological operation will be jointly executed by the FSB, GRU, and SVR against President Zelensky in the coming weeks.
They will aim to discredit Zelensky various ways to turn the Ukrainian population and Western leaders against him in hopes of having him replaced by someone else who would be willing to capitulate to Russia in the “negotiations.”
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JD Vance wonders why the US should pay for Germany’s defense if an American citizen can be thrown in jail for violating hate-speech laws. But at the same time he wants to ally with Russia, a country that routinely throws American citizens in prison on trumped up charges, and holds them for ransom to exchange for valuable Russian hostages. Vance is not just laughably hypocritical, he is laying the rhetorical groundwork for Trump’s coming abandonment of Europe.
https://x.com/CollinRugg/status/1892608026961453532
The Ukraine crisis will be the thing that divides Europe from the US for the next 4 years, and maybe beyond.
In a new poll, Britons say it is more important to support Ukraine than to maintain good relations with the US. This is true across all main parties except Nigel Farage’s Reform Party.
https://x.com/YouGov/status/1892607154097398100
What might have been. Trump could have kept the war going and Russia might have crumbled. Regardless, the war is to America’s advantage economically and strategically as long as it rages. Russia’s currency collapse, on the way, would have been to our advantage. Putin was failing. Beijing was stuck. They might nuke us in three years, if they don’t collapse financially; but now Trump is rescuing the enemy from their blunders. Unless a miraculous pratfall occurs in Moscow or Beijing, the final battle is coming — and America’s position will be desperate.
Laura,
I know we’re not supposed to hate, but I’m really struggling with my feelings toward Trump these days. At this point, I don’t care if he’s a knowing Russian agent or not -a knowing one couldn’t do any better of a job for the Revolution than he is now doing. I am at a loss. And it seems that my skepticism and opposition to some of the things he is saying and doing cause people to regard me a bit questioningly these days. But I’ve always been the type, that the more gung-ho the majority seem to be for something, the more it causes me to feel that I should stand back a bit, and look more closely at whatever it is everyone is so excited about. I was even that way as a teenager.
It seems that the lies coming from Russia about Ukraine are now going to be pounded into the American citizens’ brains day after day from our president and his administration, until more people accept the lies.
Or, at least Team Trump is trying to do that.
Reckon what they have on Trump? I mean, he not only lies about Ukraine, but he does it so passionately, so vehemently sometimes.
Rubio seemed like such an honorable man to me, but look at him now. He spoke earlier today or yesterday about how Zelensky “lied” to him, saying he would sign the economically devastating agreement, then deciding not to once he got back to Ukraine.
And Vance? Well, I’ve never thought much of him. I mean, anyone who writes their “nemoirs” before they are 40 years old??? What extraordinary thing had he done or lived through? Nothing. Something is fundamentally wrong with a person like that, I think.
This is how Trump will get Zelensky to sign away Ukraine’s mineral wealth for nothing. If Ukraine is eventually overrun because the US reduces its aid to a trickle, I suppose Trump thinks he can just make a new deal with Putin to keep the investment. Notice how the ‘threats’ of more sanctions on Russia have disappeared while Ukraine is getting squeezed. The idea that the US is getting fleeced is an article of faith with MAGA, and this is why Trump is extorting Ukraine. Facts and nuance are never allowed to penetrate the echo chamber. At the insistence of the US Ukraine destroyed many of its conventional weapons and gave to Russia its entire nuclear arsenal. But the cost of all that equipment, and not to mention the consequences of giving it away, is never factored in.
“Ukraine was told it faced imminent shutoff of [Starlink] if it did not reach a deal on critical minerals, said the source, who requested anonymity to discuss closed negotiations.”
“Melinda Haring, a senior fellow with the Atlantic Council, said Starlink was essential for Ukraine’s operation of drones, a key pillar of its military strategy.”
https://www.reuters.com/business/us-could-cut-ukraines-access-starlink-internet-services-over-minerals-say-2025-02-22/
Well hot dang. Solovyov predicted this!
https://x.com/JuliaDavisNews/status/1893119213658648982
From my article on November 6, 2024: “Vladimir Solovyov predicted that Trump would simply blackmail the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky into going along with his preferred solution by getting Elon Musk to cut off the access to Starlink in Ukraine.”
I deleted a word by accident. It should read “At the insistence of the US Ukraine *destroyed* much of its conventional weapons”
I will fix
If Trump sends every American $5k from the money “saved” by DOGE, I think more people will jump on the Anti-Ukraine bandwagon.
That would be a deviously clever move. Once the government puts money in people’s pocket, they tend to see policy in a whole new light. And to think, conservatives always complained about the left buying off voters with government money.
Yep!
I hadn’t even considered that.
While I haven’t done intensive research into it, from what I’ve been able to gather, the vast, vast majority of American right-wing anti-Ukrainian sentiment comes from the old (quite frankly stupid) adage of “the enemy of my enemy is my friend,” and that’s been the case especially since the expanded war started. In all fairness, that’s largely true of American left-wing pro-Ukrainian sentiment, but Ukraine is not in fact, run by a genocidal maniac (Chechnya and Ukraine) who is BFFs with the CCP, now is it?
That’s exactly why many of those around here who thought Ukraine didn’t deserve our support thought that Russia was taking out biolabs, that Ukraine was doing research on aborted baby parts our government was sending them, that Ukrainians were a bunch of pedophiles, that Ukrainians were helping cover up Biden’s crimes, etc.
I don’t know anyone that really actually thinks Russia is good. One guy told me, “I’d just bomb both of them into oblivion”, which I thought was an ignorant take.
But now, Team Trump is confusing people worse. Everyone appreciates him cutting the size of government, banning DEI, deregulation, etc, etc, so when he and his team speak so strongly against Zelensky and Ukraine, more people are thinking Ukraine really must be the most corrupt country.
It seems to me, they’ve been trying to clean the corruption out for the past decade plus. And Russia didn’t like that.
Sorry, I should have said that some are starting to think maybe Russia really is good. They already thought Ukraine was bad, as I said (a lot, not all did).
The guy’s house I’m currently working at -a good man- asked me while I was working the other day, “so you think Putin is a bad guy?”
I said, “Absolutely. One of the worst.”
He said, “Iii don’t know.”
The Soviet bosses….
I lost most of my readers supporting Ukraine.
It’s a sad state of confusion and almost willful ignorance.
Here is Bill O’Reilly ‘s take on Trump’s comments about Zelensky. Pretty interesting.
His next book will be titled Confronting Evil and features Putin on the cover. https://youtu.be/KEGQdpHRJ84?feature=shared
Musk openly aligning with Dugin now…
https://x.com/JayinKyiv/status/1893025027760480273?t=yRACwZ9jGuEgNZZIQQw6pw&s=19
Truly one of, if not the greatest, trick that the reds ever pulled is to steal the mantle of “traditional values” and “traditionalism” from its previous bearers. Never mind the fact that “traditionalism” can ALSO mean a school of occultist philosophy. That’s exactly how you get the disaffected, demoralized (in the Bezmenovian sense) right-wingers in the West to clap like trained seals they are for the Dietrich Eckart of the 21st century, a role Dugin was doubtlessly groomed to be by his superiors.
This is true. People can hardly imagine the true meaning of Dugin’s philosophy. If it were implemented, the West would be erased. Freedom would disappear everywhere.
Dear Jeff, Dugin’s so called “philosophy” is a stinking sewer of incoherent verbiage, just like Marxism, I could not digest, and is quite primitive. Few years ago, Dugin agreed to give an interview for a Polish conservative portal (I think, it was Niezalezna.pl) and the only clear statement I remember was: “Either Russia will be an Empire or there will be no Russia at all.” He is just a second-grade ideologue for Putin’s parasitic/predatory regime.
P.S: After the assassination of his daughter, it was two years ago, if I remember well, Dugin became strangely demure in his criticism of Putin. It looks like he’s got the message and is now restricting himself to occasional anti-Western barking. Polish strategic analyst prof. Grochmalski, whom I quoted before was probably right in his suspicion that it was Putin or his thugs who did it in revenge for his attacks on the Russian despot.
Regards – Bogdan
It is hard to say who killed Dugan’s daughter. He made many enemies.
GreyKnight, I genuinely appreciate all that you contribute here, but this Jay from Kyiv that yiu cited, is he really to be a trusted source on Musk and Dugin?
This is the “pinned” tweet on his X account.
“Generations of Europeans will remember that when Europe faced the biggest existential threat since the Nazis, not only did the US use it for extortion, but sided with the enemy.”
This guy is full of baloney sandwiches imo.
LadyfromLibertyGarage,
One has to consider it from their point of view. And also, it really seems to me like that’s what Trump and his administration are doing.
I know you’re really hoping Trump is doing right across the board, but I just don’t think he is -especially in regard to Russia and Ukraine.
Team Trumpo going to threaten Europe unto full betrayal of Ukraine now???
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-europe-troops-ukraine-peace-deal-2033823
I feel sick to my stomach with fear, about what can happen to Ukraine now. The last time I experienced this fear was on the morning when the war started and I was at home and heard the shots at the airport nearby and read in Telegram that Putin started addressing his nation.
🙏
“What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.”
Before I knew this verse, I actually had a dream one night in which it kept repeating in my mind. The following day, I had one of the biggest scares of my life, up to that point, start and continue for the next few days. We know God is good and He is in control, and in the end, He will do justice.
Try not to be afraid. You said you are a Christian. If so, then He is with you.
Amen!!! He is definitely with me. I felt so much love and guidance and protection and blessings, it is truly miraculous. Also I’ve read (and I believe this) about the last days, that when the power of satan on the earth will increase, the gifts of the Spirit and the power of God in lives of believers will increase also. It looks like we are heading straight in that direction.
I believe we are there. Of course, we might be in them for awhile. But He will take care of His own.
It’s good to know that a brave and mighty warrior such as David even felt fear sometimes. And he told us what the remedy is for it.
My fear is not just for myself. I am afraid for Ukraine. I still have relatives and other good people left there. I don’t want the country to turn into one big Bucha.
I should have realized what you meant. I would fear for my family and people too.
I owe you a personal apology for lumping you in with Russian trolls a while back in the comments. I know there is corruption in Ukraine, as there is in many places. But, as every other forum and outlet runs the Communist disinformation line on that, I was scared to see that possibly dominate or be a primary topic in the Comments on Jeff’s site, as it’s the only place I know of via the web or personal flesh and blood interaction, where sane, Conservative-minded people can voice our support for that country and focus primarily on exposing and discussing the actions and utterances of the Communists.
However, the other day, when I pointed out about the lady here who had adopted six Ukrainian children over the years (I originally said ten, but three were her own, and one was adopted from another country), how she said Ukraine is corrupt, she said in a matter-of-fact tone of voice, as if anyone who deals with them as she has should know. For this lady actually used to travel there, and have camps for kids, and meet with mayor’s of towns and such. She actually began and ran a charity which facilitated the adoption of Ukranian children. She put some of the refugees up in a hotel for a long while primarily out of her own pocket.
So, while I walked away disheartened from seeing it seena she has bought into the lies about Ukraine, i.e that it is corrupt to the core, I also realizes there must be an element of truth to what she said.
And, I think your comments after Jeff’s last essay showed that, and this statement you made particularly summed it up:
“Ukraine is a complicated country with some amazingly moral and bright and brave people and traitors coexisting. You always fight not just the external enemy, but the internal ones as well.”
You also pointed out how Ukraine still has one foot in Sovietsky ways, which this interview Jeff has posted verifies in Suvorov stating they were still Soviet/Communistic as late as 2011.
But we also know, as Jeff has pointed out, that all countries have an element of corruption, and we know that the part of Ukraine that desired to break with the corrupt, Communist ways had grown very strong -strong enough to drive the Soviet puppet out, and put someone as the head of state who they felt they could trust, and was far removed from the possibility of being one to continue to be under Moscow’s control.
And, we know how the Communists are masters of taking the least little bit of corruption or immorality, and using it to blacken the reputation or perception of any person, group, or nation they desire. So, we know that they have seized on whatever corruption did or does still exist, and try their hardest to paint the entire Ukranian government, people, and history with that brush.
So, those are the reasons my guard goes up anytime someone mentions corruption there, and makes me automatically question their motives and message.
But, you haven’t made a major of undermining them, but rather speaking of what you know and observe as a Ukranian.
So, I apologize for lumping you in with the trolls. I know it doesn’t amount to a hill of beans what I do or don’t think, especially as this is not my internet site, but I don’t think you are one.
And I thank Jeff for having this forum where people who love and care about the West, and hate Communism, can engage in honest dialogue. If I hadn’t stumbled upon this site, I would probably never have really began learning about the global Communist movement.
I apologize, too, if any of my reactions were too harsh.
Jeff, you have been so strongly in support of the Ukranian cause, and faced so much blowback that your skepticism was warranted, and you were not harsh imo, but were doing due diligence. I remember you once said that even your own mother thought you were crazy for supporting Ukraine.
That is always a hard blow to take, when a person’s own family member cannot understand the rightness of one’s position.
And you were in the middle of taking care of her and your father on top of it all, and she was in her last years, which would have only made the blow that much worse.
I know you were addressing Valentina there, Jeff. I just wanted to say that I think you were doing a good job of questioning someone pointing out some corruption, when our/their enemies so constantly do that. And, if you thought you may have been harsh, you weren’t, but even if you were, it would have been completely understandable.
There is a further concern, regarding corruption stories about Zelenskyy. I am bothered by these stories. I prefer to be fair and give people the benefit of the doubt, until the weight of evidence and the credibility of accusers is verifiable. And certainly, in the case allegations of corruption by leaders we hear many stories. It is difficult to know, in today’s enviornment, where slader ends and truth begins. As Machiaveilli said, “Everyone sees what you seem to be, while few are close enough to know the truth; and those few dare not gainsay the many.”
In the case of Zelenskyy I have never seen confirmation of the wild allegations against him. Whenever I read or hear these allegations I cannot find anything credible to back them up. This leaves me in doubt of their veracity. Being an entertainer Zelenskyy is already wealthy, and does not need to rob anyone. Furthermore, he remained in Kyiv at a time when all the experts though the city was being surrounded and might fall. He was offered a way out by President Biden, and Zelenksyy’s flight might have doomed the country at this point. But he stayed, and rallied the country by his example. This is not the action of a coward, or someone who puts his own wealth and safety ahead of his country. It is very common for people to accept accusations about others as being true, and many false stories are circulated within the former Soviet republics. It is easy to damage someone’s reputation by false stories. People are very eager to believe the worst. The communists have always been experts at attacking people’s reputations. Corruption is so normal in socialist society, everyone accepts these stories as true. Cynicism is so great, they are typically accepted. Yet, the truth of such claims requires witnesses who are credible, who actually have proof. Unfortunately, most of the people I know do not actually know what proof signifies. This is a mystery to me, because in reality it is not easy to know the smallest. We know things close to us by direct experience. Stories about people far away are less reliable the farther away we are. This makes the job of someone like myself very hard.
In the case of Valentina, there may be confusion over two kinds of corruption allegations about Zelenskyy. There are stories that he has mansions all over the world, that he has personally stolen billions. Then there is the belief, of 78 percent of Ukrainians, that Zelenskyy is responsible for corruption officials in his government — responsible for the fact that he trusted the wrong people, or was so embarrassed he covered it up, or that he looked the other way in the case of friends or close associations. There is, in fact, two kinds of corruption allegations. And certainly, Zelenskyy’s government has had corrupt people in it, and Zelenskyy may have been too trusting, or may have looked the other way, or preferred to believe they were honest.
Is there evidence that Zelenskyy is personally corrupt? To my knowledge the evidence points to others in his service who have been corrupt. Given the grave problems of post-Soviet republics in this area, is Zelesnkyy to blame? Or has he been naive? We have to remember that he was a comedian who became president. It cannot be an easy transition. Did he have to look the other way to hold his government together? I do not know, and I wish it was an easy subject to navigate. Perhaps Valentina knows much more than I do. I just have no seen any evidence.
Bogus information about Zelenskyy abounds on the Web. See https://www.dw.com/en/fact-check-russian-fake-news-targets-ukraines-zelenskyy/a-68346906 — where Zelesnkyy’s personal corruption is alleged. This is almost certainly Russian disinformation. Yet I have credible people, who I once thought sensible, repeating it to me. When these stories are fact-checked, they do not prove true. As for Zelenskyy’s “responsibility,” this is the same responsibility that a parent has for a misbehaving child. It is a problem of maintaining discipline. This has a different meaning than the idea that Zelenskyy is personally corrupt.
Interesting sidenote: I was following Jonathan Fink, and I know he is on the left, and even he was giving Trump the benefit of the doubt until Trump’s statements of the last week. Why would I not give Trump the benefit of the doubt until I had proof otherwise? I had some intellignce that Trump might betray Ukraine. So I disregarded it until I got confirmation. This week two other sources of intelligence confirmed that Trump intends to betray Ukraine, and he planned to do this long before his inauguration. Trump does not listen to his intelligence briefings. He listens to people like Tucker Carlson. Trevor Loudon was right. The stupid people, as beautiful as they might be, are calling the tune here. And Russian/Chinese agents are having a field day. Trump and his circle are eating out of the enemy’s hand like pet birds.
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How about a strategy?
Getting good information out to Republicans voters, friends, family, and most certainly our elected officials is the best way to advocate support for Ukraine.
We should be calling our Representatives and Senators offices and flooding the phone lines with our message that this administration needs to support the people of Ukraine, honor the U.S. commitment to their sovereignty (1994). Write your local newspaper and opine your thoughts with truth that it was Putin/Russia who invaded Ukraine, 2014 and again full scale in 2022. Become active.
Calling Trump a Russian agent after his ignorant statements over the past week does not help and frankly, falls upon deaf ears.
You’re right. This is what we must do. Does anyone already have a one pager of key talking points?
Lady, how did your dinner with Carlson go?
He ended up not being able to attend. Our Camp conflicted with the Republican convention. There may be an opportunity for him to be invited back. Camp Constitution is in New Hampshire, and Tucker lives in Maine. But the way it happened was that Dr. Willie Soon, the astrophysicist is a regular part of the camp and somehow got to be interviewed by Tucker last spring. So, Dr. Soon put a plug in for Camp Constitution and that peaked Tucker’s interest when he was invited.
Ty for update.
Talking Points
First of all, Russia invaded Ukraine in 2014 and then again with a full scale invasion 2022. Ukraine has simply defended itself to date after the attack in 2022. The U.S. and Britain have a commitment today (from 1994) to assist Ukraine since Russia violated its part of the Budapest agreement regarding the borders of a sovereign Ukraine.
1. Ukraine has been a U.S. friendly country for over 30 years. President Trump’s first phone call in any peace negotiations should have been to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky…not to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.
2. No concessions of Ukrainian territory to the Russians since their invasion of 2022.
3. Work with Congress to approve and continue assistance to Ukraine and transfer frozen Russian bank assets to a fund for building back Ukraine and tighten the sanctions on Russia.
4. NATO membership for Ukraine. Russia remains the most significant and direct threat to European security. Period.
Yes!! Need some back up for #4 for ignorant politicians and staff.
Those talking points (ie. Russia being the aggressor and Ukraine not being the most corrupt country in the world and deserving America’s help) will fall on deaf ears with a lot of MAGA people who’ve already made up their minds. They live in a different reality. Sorry to be so downbeat, but if telling the truth worked we wouldn’t be in the situation where more people on the right believe Russian propaganda than 3 years ago. The highly partisan and acrimonious political divide in America is a big contributing factor in how we got here.
https://x.com/highbrow_nobrow/status/1892277593749020826 Feb 20/25
[video]
Trump supporter: “I think that people are ridiculous that they think Putin is such an enemy. He isn’t doing anything. He just wants back what was his”
Reporter: “He invaded Ukraine, killing thousands of people”
Trump supporter: “That’s fine with me.”
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This was a really good interview between David Satter and the Silicon Curtain host. The last 10 minutes are the most interesting, where Satter explains that the ‘Russian collusion’ scandal has all the hallmarks of a Russian active measure. Both the American left and the right were gaslighted and we’re still living with the consequences today.
David Satter – We Underestimate Russia’s Capacity for Evil Deeds at our Peril – They Can Get Worse.
https://www.youtube.com/live/bhbCnva6168
It’s extremely difficult for people in the West to wrap their heads around the idea that someone could be both 1) a Russian asset or dupe (with the second more likely in Trump’s case) and 2) the FSB would spread false stories about that person being a Russian agent. But #2 has yielded stupendous results, with Americans being so divided that they cannot agree on basic facts anymore. Moreover, the MAGA right has been completely immunized against the idea that anyone in their midst could be a Russian agent, or that there even is such a thing, and see such talk as baseless left-wing accusations with poor little Russia being the victim of the evil globalists.
https://x.com/JPLindsley/status/1893424419667591365
Also, don’t needlessly offend Europe to the point they don’t buy energy from us.
See https://stevenmoore.substack.com/p/how-to-talk-to-republicans
We keep the Russians bogged down in Ukraine until they give up.
“The Quinnipiac University Poll released Wednesday found 81 percent of respondents said Putin should not be trusted, including 73 percent of Republicans surveyed and 93 percent of Democrats.” The Hill
“A poll by YouGov, a British international Internet-based market research and data analytics firm, has found that almost twice as many Americans consider their newly elected president, Donald Trump, to be a ‘dictator’ compared to Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy.” Yahoo News h/t Jake Broe, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX18dErEvHA
It appears the public is resisting the narrative, but who knows for how long? Some activist pushback by “the silent majority” might indeed have some positive effect at this moment.
It is sickening to reflect that significantly more Ds distrust Putin than Rs.
Yes. That is the disappointing thing.
The MAGA effect.
Yes. Pushback is in order.
This just in…Zelensky is signing a mineral agreement with Trump.
https://x.com/LeadingReport/status/1893112231874695602?t=voMN2tah4P213ITG23EJNw&s=19
The degree of anti Ukrainian feelings on Twitter is sickening in its short sighted essay and cruelty. I never read anything on Twatter really until very recently.
Yes. Even those who proclaim Putin is an evil dictator still spout Ukraine is the most corrupt country on earth. People believe what they want to believe. I just wonder this.
If we are all looking for the truth, how do we end up in such widely different places?
Of course, people do not really look for truth. They have difficulties with the concept.
Does this mean that America’s economic interests are now dependent on Ukrainian security interests? Has Trump now obligated America to support Ukraine to defend our newly acquired mineral rights?
That might be an assumption.
If they twisted your arm and threatened you with death (switching off Starlink is death to Ukraine on a battlefield) you would sign anything.
I’ve just read, that threats to switch off Starlink are not true. I don’t know what other arguments USA had for Ukraine. Most of their talks are secret to us.
Let us hope these talks are calculated to fool the Kremlin.
So if Russia agrees to a cease fire or ends the war, US can develope the infrastructure just in time for Russia to regroup and take over the mining after they re roll through Ukraine in 4 or 5 years? Does the US seriously arm Ukraine to secure the minerals? EU or US boots on the ground would be an escalation that Russia could only respond to with asymmetrical warfare against EU and the US or nukes. If Russia is still in no position to advance, the war may still drag out. The stick has been employed but what is the carrot part of this deal for Ukraine? It would have to be serious military aid right?
I haven’t seen anything official that Ukraine signed the deal. If the US still makes peace with Russia, then signing the mineral rights deal will be meaningless from both an economic and security perspective. After getting some much needed breathing room, Russia will just regroup and push to take all of Ukraine. And what will become of US’s investment then? The Trump Admin thinks that just the presence of American and European businessmen in Ukraine will be enough to deter Russian aggression. Jeff warned in “Origins of the Fourth World War” that Homus Economicus thinking will lead to the West’s downfall.
Trump still expects Zelensky to give the US a 50% stake in Ukraine’s minerals for nothing.
“But while the new document calls for a series of commitments from Ukraine it still does not provide any specific security commitments in return from the United States.” (New York Times article)
https://x.com/michaeldweiss/status/1893376657572143162
Alex today suggested the West is doing all this to avoid being attacked. But I do not see why we should suddenly be afraid – so that we say such idiotic things.
Because the fear has gone from being theoretical to being real, and like a fire, this irascible passion is being stoked: We are on the verge of WWIII….We are on the verge of WWIII….We are on the verge of WWIII…The Kremlin gang recently reinforced the threat: Nice little nuclear reactor you have here. Be a shame if anything happened to it….The objective of terrorists is to terrorize.
This Russian tactic of threatening is part of the One Clenched Fist approach. By the way, I heard a report this morning that China is moving blood plasma into the provinces opposite Taiwan. True or false? Is it a rumor meant to frighten, or is it true? And yet, I have always said that world war was in the mind of the Soviet and Chinese leaders. This is what Col. Lunev told me more than 25 years ago.
https://euromaidanpress.com/2025/02/22/100-u-s-financial-control-trumps-new-ukraine-minerals-deal-revealed/
The draft agreement is extortionate and probably a violation of the Budapest Memorandum. It’s asking Ukraine to sign away its economic independence for the foreseeable future, that is if it manages to survive Russia’s military invasion. Hopefully the 100% US controlled fund will be used toward Ukraine’s reconstruction, but given the way Trump is dealing with Ukraine I wouldn’t blame Ukrainians for being suspicious. It’s 5 times more the actual US aid provided to begin with, and projected to go even higher if Ukraine receives more aid. And still no real security guarantees. Based on what we’ve seen so far, it would be risky to give the Trump Admin so much economic influence in Ukraine especially if new elections are to be held soon. What are the chances that this money bonanza will see a lot of American Russia-friendly businessmen come to Ukraine and enable the Kremlin’s hybrid warfare against its sovereignty. After all, Russian active measures work even better when carried out under the benefit of US cover.
Budapest memorandum – see point 3
https://x.com/Copernicus2013/status/1891641423507685481
The minimum price for Ukraine signing such a deal should be an open-ended commitment on the part of the US to provide *all* the weapons and assistance requested by Ukraine in sufficient quantities, and with no restrictions on their use against Russia. In addition to this, the US should commit to doing everything possible to ramp up and enforce sanctions against Russia with the goal of collapsing the Russian economy. Anything less is inadequate. But the impression I get is that Trump wants to have it both ways, an economic deal with Ukraine and a new strategic partnership with Russia. This stupidity will just lead to Russia getting everything in the end. It will be an unimaginable disaster for the US and Europe.
I agree
It’s as if instead of collapsing Russia’s economy Trump is trying to collapse Ukraine’s economy. The Versailles Treaty devastated Germany, which was much richer than Ukraine is currently.
https://x.com/Mylovanov/status/1893685490462736696 Feb 23/25
Zelensky: I will not recognize $500 billion debt to the U.S.
The support was $100 billion
These were grants, and we agreed with Biden and the U.S. Congress [not Trump]
(Zelensky doesn’t name Trump directly, but he is clear that Trump can’t renew on what the U.S. agreed before)
https://x.com/nexta_tv/status/1893679577630679368
For the first time, Zelensky revealed details of the financial aid agreement from the United States
“If the United States, our friendly partners, vote in Congress to give us $50 billion in aid, we are obliged to return $100 billion.
I agree. It seems like either madness or mal intent
I fail to understand the nuances of the American strategy.
Maybe there is no strategy and we’ve underestimated the levels of ignorance and stupidity in the Trump Admin.
I wish I knew for sure.
jeffrey nyquist do you think europe has the conditions to repel a russian attack?
It is hard to say.
Dear Antonio, it will be rather impossible to attack the Eastern Europe, and NATO by an extension, for the next three-four years but after that, anything is possible. Germans cannot wait to resume normal economic relations with Russia and have also advanced plans and allocated funds, material and hardware to start rebuilding the North Stream 1 and 2. The leadership of the “right wing” Alternatiwe fuer Deutchland (Alternative for Germany) is already signaling that, in the event they would take over the German government, one of the first moves would be to resume the works to rebuild the Nord Stream pipelines. If they manage to achieve that, Putin’s regime will be again supplied with hundreds of billions of dollars thus enabling him to rebuild quickly his depleted military while, at the same time, repairing the material level of his slaves’ life and rebuild his popularity.
Germans will be even more prone to support this strategy in the face of the possible severe global cooling caused by the incoming Grand Solar Minimum, which, in fact has already started. If that happens, the prices of gas and oil will skyrocket, and Putin’s regime will be again awash with money.
Regards – Bogdan
From what I’ve read, Europe is taking threats seriously. They want to prepare to repel Russian attack. But right now their forces are very small. And European bureaucracy slows down all efforts to increase their military capacity. I wish I remembered where I’ve read recently about Germany having only 8 brigades (compare to Russian abt 200). Numbers are very approximate, but proportions are about right. Plus they would have to cut down significantly their social expenses and nobody wants to do that if they want to be reelected. So they have to think and move fast if they want to be ready. Right now giving money to Ukraine is the easiest and the cheapest option for them, at least to keep Russia occupied elsewhere.
Jeff, not sure if you can comment, me and Albert are currently working on the presentation which will be shown to you on Feb 27, we have found out Hong Kong people are being expelled and strategies employed include ensuring Hong Kong people cannot access public housing or the housing market and it seems the ‘Pro-Democracy’ Movement is a accomplice as well
Ok. Look forward to learning more.
Professor Justin Bronk’s take on the Trump Admin’s actions this past week is very sobering. Some of the things he says are completely at odds with what Jeff has been saying.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCBEMTbUif0
Deep Intel on the U.S. Plan to End the War in Ukraine
Russia currently enjoys a position of enormous advantage on the battlefield, despite 700-800k casualties they’ve replenished their forces and mobilized their economy. They benefitted a lot from the months long pause in US aid under Biden. Now they believe they are on the cusp of victory and Trump’s statements in the last week have given Russia every incentive to refuse to compromise. They’ve removed the US’s leverage while severely damaging Ukraine’s position. The perception that the US is abandoning Ukraine will really hurt retention and recruitment in the Ukrainian army. Bronk says that the US has withdrawn long-range strike permission into Russian territory, which is astonishing, though I haven’t seen it reported anywhere. Even if the Trump Admin is going a little back and forth on that, the uncertainty will surely have an effect on the battlefield.
The stated objective of the ‘special military operation’ has subtly morphed from de-Nazifying Ukraine to bringing the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts entirely under Russian control, with the landbridge to Crimea as a bonus. This may be the source of Trump’s bizarre statement that the whole war could have been avoided, with very little loss of life and only a little loss of land. It shows that Trump is in tune with the latest Russian propaganda. Of course, Russia’s objective to take all of Ukraine still hasn’t changed, it’s just been temporarily put on hold for negotiating purposes. Russia just ‘taking back what is theirs’ would include the 4 Ukrainian oblasts that Putin signed into law as belonging to Russia, which would be catastrophic for Ukraine’s defense lines. The pattern of Russia’s last few wars has been to agree to a ceasefire and then restart the fight after a few months or 1-2 years and take more territory.
Instead of the US dragging out the ceasefire talks to hurt Russia, as Jeff has suggested, it may actually be Russia dragging out the talks to collapse Ukraine. Every month that the war drags on, Ukraine is bleeding out. It needs massively more support from the West than it has now. The status quo is actually good for Russia because in a war of attrition it has a massive advantage. Ukrainians need a break and time to rebuild. If they can do that they will be in a stronger position 1 year from now. But with the advantageous position that Russia is in, they don’t want to have a ceasefire for more than 1-2 months. So all of the things the Trump Admin is saying and demanding of Ukraine could be at the behest of the Kremlin, who is insisting on them as a precondition to the negotiations but really just intending to drag things out until Ukraine is sufficiently weakened. If Russia can realize its objective of total victory over Ukraine within 1 year, that will avert a total collapse of its economy which is in bad shape right now.
One solution would be if Europe established a defense fund or used frozen Russian assets to pay for a massive increase in the US military aid to Ukraine. This would give Trump a victory in being able to claim that he got other countries to pay for Ukraine’s defense. But if Trump is opposed to more military assistance even if someone else is paying, on the current trajectory Ukraine is headed for collapse.
Re suggestions that Europe will have to defend itself or fill in for current US military assistance to Ukraine, if the US’s new defense posture is to pull away from Europe completely. The problem is that, even as Europe’s defense spending is increasing, there are capabilities that right now only the US can provide (eg. Patriots, ISR and satellite targeting). It would take years for Europe to be able to backfill those capabilities on their own (eg. build factories, train a whole new workforce in satellite and electronic warfare). Part of this reason is that European NATO members reconfigured their militaries to support the American-led War on Terror, so pivoted away from fighting a war against Russia to small expeditionary forces able to plug into a US-led coalition.
Re the 50% mineral rights deal. America has actually profited from the war in Ukraine. “It has resulted in a vast injection of money including a lot of other people’s money because a lot of European funding that has been spent on aid to Ukraine has also been spent in US factories to buy ammunition to send to the Ukrainians.” The $500 billion figure thrown around by Trump includes the notional valuation of a lot of equipment held in storage that would have had to be destroyed, which would have cost much more than sending it to Ukraine. Other assistance provided was in the form of loans that Ukraine would have to repay, so the accusation that Ukraine got a lot of free money from US taxpayers is ridiculous. Taking all that into account, a deal for 50% of Ukraine’s current and future mineral resources, with no security guarantees, is beyond extortionate.
I should add, my understanding of why Bronk thinks it’s better for Russia to keep fighting instead of taking a 1-2 year pause is because its economy and society are now almost totally mobilized for war. It would be more disastrous to pause or undo that mobilization instead of pushing forward.
Yes, Russia has mobilized its economy for war and this mobilization has accelerated. And this is what can collapse Russia, as long as Russia is not economically boosted in the process by diplomatic and military victories.
Surely US intelligence is good enough to determine if Ukraine is on the verge of collapse. And securing access to strategic mineral seems to be a very high priority of Trump’s to counteract China’s near monopoly on minerals. It would be meaningless for Trump to extract a mineral agreement from Ukraine if it were about to collapse unless he planned to support them. Trump has a lot of faults, but he does not strike me as someone that is stupid. Professor Bronk’s analysis isn’t adding up to me.
Yes. It would be silly.
Laura: I am very skeptical regarding most military analysts, especially when they examine strategic or economic problems without sufficient background in them. Certainly Russia has engaged in the biggest mobilization so far, and this may change the balance in the war in Russia’s favor; yet they have placed a great strain on their economy. I will quote the military historian John Mosier in this regard, as he is the only military expert who predicted a long war in Ukraine with many Russian defeats plus heavy losses.
Mosier: “if the ratio of disabled Russian soldiers to Ukrainians is greater than the ratio between the actual populations, then Russia’s supposed advantage is an illusion. Sure, the difficulty is ascertaining the actual numbers, But as best we can figure out, that’s what’s happening.
But when I said the measurement was crude, I didn’t mean we were just guessing at the numbers. What I meant was that those calculations overlook a fundamental relationship, the one between the number of soldiers a country can theoretically use and the size of the labor force it needs to keep its economy going. And that ratio is determined by all sorts of specific factors, such as the efficiency of the economy, and so forth. And this is like the other pieces of data I’ve mentioned. It’s not hidden, [but] is in the data stream, and of you’re looking, you can get snapshots, or glimpses of that. In the current case, all the information we have suggests that the Russian economy is getting closer and closer to a collapse.”
I think Mosier is onto something. It matches reports we have heard from many sources. But now Trump is rescuing Putin. A big mistake.
Fascinating.
I will have to read John Mosier more. I suppose if people are only paying attention to the frontlines that haven’t changed in over 2 years, the situation for Ukraine looks hopeless. Here is a good list of Ukraine’s successes. From JP Lindsley’s experience a lot of generals and even White House officials lack the real evidence on the ground in Ukraine. If the US intel briefings that Trump is getting sound like Bronk’s, then no wonder he thinks Ukraine has no chance of winning and that sending more aid to Ukraine is a waste of money. And if Trump’s mind is made up, he may not be willing to hear anything else to the contrary.
https://x.com/JPLindsley/status/1890883294423847247
After corresponding with John Mosier early in the war, and putting several questions to him, I was satisified that Ukraine could not be easily defeated as long as the West supported Kyiv. Today I received what is reputedly accurate figures on Russian losses in the war. I cannot publish them because the source could be burned, but I can tell you that Russia’s losses in personnel and equipment are staggering. These loss numbers are consistent with what John predicted and what we would expect given Russian battlefield tactics and poor leadership. If you read up on Russia’s operational manuels and training, you will find that they are still in World War II. It really is that dismal. From my sources on Ukraine, which have been spotty at times, and by reading John’s essays, as he has much better sources in Ukraine than I do, it is apparent that Ukraine has done exceptionally well. Money given to Kyiv is well spent. To address your other point, the Ukrainians do not fully trust Washington. They know that intelligence has leaked, and that the Biden Administration was not entirely truthful in their dealings. In fact, I have information that the Biden people wanted to replace Zelenskyy early on in the war. Why? That is an interesting question. Ukraine has been careful with its American and European allies. They have guarded their independence. The Ukrainians know better than anyone that their “friends” in the West have been infiltrated by the Russians. In fact, the Ukrainians are well aware that they themselves are infiltrated, and they are constantly battling that infiltration. The Ukrainian SBU intelligence services has been problematic throughout the war. That being said, the idea that sending help to Ukraine is a waste of money has always come from obvious Russian shills. Now that MAGA opposes Ukraine, we are seeing this attitude reflected by political careerists as well. Many strategy analysts are careerists. I know some, and these people are being paid by politicians for advice. Sometimes they cannot say what they really think without losing important clients. I also know that Trump ignores his usual intelligence briefings and listens to some of his more dubious associates.
John Mosier’s Musings related to Ukraine and Russia:.
https://mosier.substack.com/p/updates-the-game-has-changed
https://mosier.substack.com/p/most-military-theory-and-history
I trust Mosier more than the other military analysts.
https://x.com/Kasparov63/status/1893696120745767215?t=GruuCA2-c5YovMeJRRnrYg&s=19
I have to agree with Kasparov, who predicted Trump would betray Ukraine. I honestly though the former chess champion was exaggerating. It is clear that he was exactly right about Trump. It is very disappointing.
Something tells me, we ain’t seen nuthin’ yet:
https://x.com/front_ukrainian/status/1893337909194813532?t=WG0lD9MtHK9o70c2-Rqcew&s=19
Dangerous ideas. If carried through (on our end) we will have horrendous consequences.
This statement by Trump is completely detached from reality. Russia has mobilized its economy for war. China has halfway mobilized its economy for war. Trump wants to cut military spending? These countries have already made a heavy investment in building up their military power. They are not going to junk that power now that they are gaining the upper hand. This is an example of Trump being a fantasist.
Very interesting:
https://x.com/ri_not_ri/status/1893642155878396296?t=DfVdib_tHki80opGogENbw&s=19
This’s a video artificially modified by Russians, made from pieces of Zelensky’s 14-hour marathon’10.10.19, in which he said dozens of times in front of hundreds of journalists about his desire for peace talks with Putin, an end to the war & to the death of Ukrainians
Russian short version (promoted by Carlson, Musk etc): Zelensky admitted in 2019 that Ukraine planned to invade DONBASS “We will go to war. Our army is ready. We will wage war in Donbass.”
Exactly
What I posted is supposed to be a thread explaining just what you said. I’m not sure if it went through that way.
Yes, I just summarized the link so that people reading this blog would know what it’s about.
Gotcha
Sorry to keep posting links. Zelensky currently giving or just gave a press conference:
https://www.youtube.com/live/FHIQpIaSohQ?si=DDD8Lc-mERrosT44
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/02/23/zelensky-offers-step-down-president-ukraine-russia/
“If there is peace for Ukraine, if you really need me to leave my post, I am ready … I can exchange it for Nato.”
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Wow. If what Zelensky says is true, the mineral rights agreement really is extortion. And the US wants to go back to doing business with Russia. What we are seeing might be about Trump wanting to prove to himself and the world that he is the best businessman/negotiator in the history of the world.
https://x.com/nexta_tv/status/1893719266199044144 feb 23/25
US expects American companies to return to Russian market after peace agreement
“There would be an expectation that if we get to a peace deal, you would be able to have American companies come back and do business there…” said U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff.
https://x.com/nexta_tv/status/1893679577630679368
For the first time, Zelensky revealed details of the financial aid agreement from the United States
“If the United States, our friendly partners, vote in Congress to give us $50 billion in aid, we are obliged to return $100 billion.
I have a question that no one can honestly answer for me. When the United States sells arms to Israel, Qatar, the Emirates, Saudi Arabia, do they ask them for a 100% surcharge? I’m not signing something that 10 generations of Ukrainians are going to pay later.”
Thread of Zelensky’s address.
https://x.com/inteltower/status/1893687720196682119
There is such a logic in the US that if our business enters the territory, then this is a guarantee of security, and that the Russians will not go there. We already have American companies working in Ukraine, and they worked in the occupied territories before the war – this does not guarantee that the Russians will not come to where they have already come.”
We need 20 more Patriot batteries. If the US gave us 20 batteries, that would be 35 billion. We thought they had invested 35 billion in the fund. We could have invested our 35 billion, and the fund would already have 70 billion dollars. This is a good idea.
Regarding the possible cessation of aid from the US: “there were no hints of this.”
“4%, dictator, $500 billion, elections – are dangerous steps towards weakening Ukraine, public opinion of Ukrainians and partners. That is why I respond to these signals.”
We do not recognize the $500 billion debt, we are not considering it. A debt of 500 billion is a “Pandora’s box.” If we sign it, Europe will then start demanding money from us for grants.
The US and Russia held non-public negotiations throughout the war, that’s true. Now they have become public. It is impossible to decide about Ukraine without us. We do not recognize such decisions.
The issue of holding elections is a form of pressure on Ukraine. How will it be held? How will the military vote? How will people vote abroad? In Kharkiv, Sumy regions? How can we recognize elections in which half of the population will not vote?.
When it comes to security guarantees, I told my partners—we must rely on Turkey and President Erdogan. Why? Because what truly matters is who is ready to commit real numbers—actual troops, military ships.
Yes, of course. I think Zelenskyy will do anything he can to save his country. He is not interested in personal power. Surely he would like to get back to doing the things he loves to do. He is a comedian.
I’m listening to the latest Friends & Enemies 2/23 and Jeff makes a great point at about the 33 minute mark….
(put out a shingle) “to make an organization to fight communism.” “The Communists would come
flooding into that organization with money and cash and smiles and saying we’re the best thing since sliced bread and they would overwhelm us in our own organization and take it over, or at
least influence it, and that’s what happened with MAGA (by the way) that’s why, that’s my notion of…why the President is talking like this…”
But a president’s administration is not just an organization where anyone can come flooding in. And there are already some very influential pro-Russia people in the Trump Admin and Trump’s inner circle, so if this talk is about deterring Russian infiltration at the highest levels isn’t it a bit late?
And why did Trump’s team start out by saying there will be serious sanctions put on Russia, then quickly dropped the idea? We were all hopeful that Trump was on the right track when he said that. But now that he reversed himself we are trying to explain it away as a clever chess game.
3 ou 10 was Kellogs number regarding strenght of sanctions IIRC few weeks ago. What is it now, 2.3? Apparently we still have no effect Counter Intellegence on the right. Jeff’s been lamenting this fact for decades. It all knowing freinds and Enemies and that requires both historical and moral discernment.
Yes, no effective counterintelligence*. And people like Gabbard and Patel heading the DNI and FBI.
*You’d get the exact opposite idea reading Candor’s twitter feed yesterday. He talks as if US and British intelligence have infiltrated everything, especially right-wing German parties. Musk supports the pro-Russia AfD not because it’s pro-Russia, but because it’s been infiltrated by US intelligence and it’s all a clever game of chess. But if all of that’s true, then how was MAGA completely taken over by Russian interests? It makes no sense. I find this line of thinking dangerous because it implies there’s no need for anti-communists to be vigilant and speak out, because the Anglo-American secret services have it all handled.
IMO Musk is a Communist asset. Too much of his wealth depends on the CCP with Tesla….and he plays to the Russians as well. If I, Joe E Citizen, can see this? Why are our national security agencies not? And yet, our current Prez has him deemed the czar of government overspending? Laughable.
Intelligence from China indicates that Musk is someone they can apply pressure to. Goodness knows that Musk is compromised by his relations with China. His public statements are making that perfectly clear.
Have not read him. Only seen his shows with Jeff.If that’s Alex’s take I’d have to disagree. Western int agencies have an excrementaly bad record vs the Communists. The failures are massive. Here’s a few Ls. Ames Hansen Roger Hollis Kim Philby Burgess Blunt Nossenko Fedora Top Hat Clinton Obama Biden. Amen and Hansen were just the tip. It’s suspected at least one CIA director.
The more I listen to Alex Benesch via Friends & Enemies I’m inclined to think he isn’t on the same wave length as a Jeff Nyquist. Interesting discussions but his German way of thinking is not in line with ours.
I have to agree
I also agree.
We might still think there is hope of “good guys” being dominant in the Trump administration, but the opposite now appears more and more obvious. The evidence is just pouring in — from China, from Ukraine, and from Washington. From the horse’s mouth.
Sadly, today? We are dealing with the fact that courtesy our infiltrated education system, we have “advisers” to our highest elected officials already inundated with socialist/communist ideas and policies. Add to this, DC is already infiltrated with Communists, so our so-called “conservative minded” President is being manipulated by evil powers…deception.
Congressional critters won’t stand up to a Donald Trump today because of the power and influence he has regarding their own political “life” or committees of influence.
My inclination and gut-feeling, is in alignment with what you said earlier. I don’t think Trump has any brilliant strategy or great wisdom.
Trump often zigs and zags. This is what makes him difficult to follow. He is sensitive about his image. This is our one hope. His ego may lead him away from a policy that appears to be failing.
This is what people have to understand….
This just in….as of yesterday, Feb 22, 2025. The insanity continues.
I’m a federal employee that works in healthcare and now Elon Musk has been allowed to issue an edict? What the hell?
https://www.npr.org/2025/02/22/nx-s1-5305834/elon-musk-federal-employees-email-opm
https://www.afge.org/publication/afge-president-everett-kelley-response-to-elon-musks-demand-for-federal-workers-justify-their-jobs-or-resign/
Some agencies have advised employees to ignore this email, while others are in a quandary.
This reminds me of what was done in 2020 when the Biden administration put out an executive order forcing federal employees into (experimental) mandatory COVID 19 “vaccinations”. WTH?
This all seems very reckless to me.
My additional comments are being censored or otherwise regarding the latest Musk dictate that I have already revealed.
So be it. We no longer live in a Republic. I’m out.
Your comments are being censored? I am sorry. I have not censored any of your comments. brcc661.
brcc661: Reading your complaint I found two of your comments had been automatically trashed. I am afraid that both these comment contained a four letter (bull….) word that automatically caused the postings to be trashed. Of course, this discussion section is not a Republic. It is a moderated discussion within certain house rules. Sorry if those rules were automatically triggered, but that is how I set things up here.