Tag Archives: Russia

Money changes everything: how long has this been going on?

Posted on May 3, 2026 by borderslynn

October 2022, old news, but I missed it! Defying Pentagon secrecy, reporting exposes retired US Generals on Saudi payroll Jake Johnson, Common Dreams October 18, 2022 12:46PM ET A sweeping investigation published by The Washington Post on Tuesday after years of digging and legal … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged AIPAC, Air Force Brig. Gen. John Doucette and retired Army Lt. Gen. Karl Eikenberry, Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, Saudi payroll, bribery, Epstein and Saudi, geopolitics, israel, Jeffrey Epstein, lobbying in America by foreign countries, retired military, Russia, Trump and Saudi, Trump officials, US officials funded by foreign governments | Leave a comment

Hands off stolen Ukrainian wheat!

Posted on April 29, 2026 by borderslynn

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said that earlier this month, a ship called ABINSK entered the Haifa port with wheat cargo from Russian-occupied territory. Kyiv said it alerted Israeli authorities but the vessel was allowed to unload its cargo and leave … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Black Sea, complicit, Crimea, Haifa, israel, Moscow, Netanyahu, Putin, Russia, shadow fleet, smugglers, theft, Ukrainian wheat, US, war crimes, Zelensky | Leave a comment

Petrodollars to Yuan?

Posted on April 25, 2026 by borderslynn

According to the Wall Street Journal, the UAE’s central bank chief raised the idea of a currency-swap line with Treasury Department and Federal Reserve officials during meetings in Washington, D.C., last week. To be sure, the UAE has plenty of money, including … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged assistance to Iran, australia, China, GCC, Iran, IRGC, Islamabad, israel, Kushner, nuclear energy, Pakistan, Russia, Russian workers in Iran, undersea telecommunications threat, US, Witkoff, world economy | Leave a comment

Friends of Iran

Posted on April 6, 2026 by borderslynn

June 2025: ‘Obliterated’: The firestorm over how Trump described damage to Iran nuclear sites He’s sticking with that word despite a U.S. intel report suggesting otherwise. ByAlexandra Hutzler June 25, 2025, 9:32 PM …………… Description at odds with early US … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged 'obliteration', allies of Iran, China, Iran, Russia, supplies to Iran, US bombing of Iran nuclear facility | Leave a comment

Extremists at war

Posted on March 31, 2026 by borderslynn

Shane Yirak observations on Substack

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged China, GCC, Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis, international trade, Iran, IRGC, Japan, kill box, Lebanon, LNG, middle east, negotiating safe passage of tankers, oil, Persian Gulf, red sea, Russia, Strait of Hormuz, US-Israel war | Leave a comment

What have we lost?

Posted on March 23, 2026 by borderslynn

Bob Bauer (on Substack) contemplates the loss of Robert Mueller:

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged democracy, Donald Trump, experience, integrity, not political, obituary, Robert Mueller, Russia, skill | Leave a comment

Asymmetric Warfare in the day of the drone

Posted on March 21, 2026 by borderslynn

Here is an extract of a Nigerian article on the subject: By Prof. Femi OlufunmiladeThe subject matter of this article is so urgent and important that I deemed it not appropriate for a restricted Nigerian Army Journal. Rather, I have … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Africa, aid relief prevented, asymmetric warfare, Boko Harem, drone warfare, Gulf States, high cost vs low cost, Iran, Kyiv, Nigeria, RSF, Russia, sudan, supply routes, US, world conflict | Leave a comment

Ukraine: Nature in Wartime

Posted on March 14, 2026 by borderslynn

Victor Kravchuk, Substack Meanwhile, as Trump lifts sanctions to promote Russian oil: America earlier announced it was temporarily easing sanctions on Russian oil (brought in to cut off funding for the Ukraine war) in a bid to bring down rising … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged destruction, greed, humanity, Iran, land grab, nature, Russia, Russia's war machine, suffering, Ukraine at War, US lifting sanctions, wealth | Leave a comment

Kharg Island, Iran

Posted on March 7, 2026 by borderslynn

FLASH: A TRUMP HIGH RISK GAMBIT: The 82nd Airborne Is About To Seize An Iranian Chokepoint, Kharg Island And Adjacent Oil Infrastructure (moving 2.7 million barrels per day), Within A Matter of Days AN EMERGENCY SPECIAL REPORT Terrence Goggin Mar … Continue reading →