Author: mtc9393

I’ve been dragged away from blogging by other duties but still have been watching things as they progress especially with respect to Ukraine and Whitey. I read the reports of Whitey sending letters to someone saying he knew Freddy Weichel didn’t do the murder he is accused of doing but his code of honor prevents…

Where’s Yogi Berra with his “deja vu all over again” when we need him. On Thursday when the US, EU, Russia and Ukraine were meeting in Geneva, Vladimir Putin made a four hour speech to millions of watchers among his people in Russia. Among the things he said is: “The Federation Council granted the president the…

On March 24, 2014, a resolution was presented to the United Nations by Canada, Costa Rica, Germany, Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine which was entitled:  “Territorial integrity of Ukraine.”   The resolution: “Affirms its commitment to the sovereignty, political independence, unity and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders;” and “Calls upon all States to…

The other day I wrote about our Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, Mr. Casual, who is touring the Far East in an official capacity but dressing as if he’s on a personal vacation. I mentioned I looked forward to seeing how he would dress in China. I noted the Asians are very much into formality and…

Obama and Putin have spoken four, or is it five, times. The first group of conversations were about forestalling Putin from seizing Crimea by force. Nothing came of them. Putin went ahead, seized it and has annexed it to Russia. He used military forces the came from Russian but had hidden their identifying insignia pretending…

I went to read about the United States getting involved in the China/Japan disputes.  One article showed a picture of Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel reviewing a Japanese honor guard.  It is shown to the left. Looking at it I thought: “Has that man no dignity?” He is wearing a blue sports coat and grey trousers as…