Crass Ceremonies Don’t Give Trump An Excuse
And the award for Best President of the United States goes to… La La Land! Sorry. I meant… Donald J. Trump? Barak Obama? Daniel Day…
February 2017
Hezza is ready to defy PM May over Brexit
The British Conservative peer Michael Heseltine is not a stranger to allowing his opinions and convictions be known. The last mentions of him involved his…
Things We Lost In The Mire – 9
MOSUL/BRIDGES – Iraqi forces have advanced towards a bridge in Mosul which crosses the Tigris River. All 5 bridges across the river have been damaged…
The What and The Why of the UK By-elections
Regarding UKIP’s chances in the by-election in Stoke, one commentator asked: “if not there; where? And if not now; when?” Stoke Central was one of…
The What and The Why of NATO
The Western Alliance is in disarray. Americans are sick of picking up the tab for protecting a rich Europe from a communist threat which no…
Turkey and the United States Groping to Accommodation
The Munich Security Conference is a place where senior leaders make speeches and hold meetings with each other. Sometimes, the meetings are merely formal, sometimes…
King Abdullah: The Palestinian Bridge to President Trump?
The Palestinian leadership has been unable to establish direct channels of communication with US President Donald Trump – enter King Abdullah of Jordan. According to…
Things We Lost In The Mire – 8
‘Blind Sheik’/USA – Omar Ali Ahmed Abdul-Rahman, known as the “Blind Sheikh,” died in a U.S. prison according to Al Arabiyah. He was an important…
French Elections: Mind The Gap
Mind the Gap. Three familiar monosyllabic words for anyone who has travelled on the London Underground. The announcement is a warning to beware of the…
The Flynn Drama
President Donald Trump’s national security adviser resigned late Monday night. Michael Flynn admitted in his resignation letter to having conversations with the Russian ambassador to…