Author: John Todd Roberts

In Stunning Shift, WaPo Admits Catastrophic-Conditions, Collapsing-Morale Of Ukraine Front-Line Forces

Source: ZeroHedge.

At Davos a few days ago, Henry Kissinger made headlines by recommending that Ukraine cede its territorial losses to Russia and seek a negotiated end to the war. Now WAPO is reporting the calamity that Ukrainian boots on the ground are experiencing. These are signs that the geopolitical narrative is beginning to shift.

The idea that Ukrainian military victory is impossible has begun to sink in. Indeed, the prospect of a complete failure of the US/NATO project in Ukraine — from rhetoric to sanctions to weaponry — has begun to take shape. I wonder how the story will end.

Running amok

Source: Infogalactic.

Mass shootings like the one in Uvalde, Texas, look to me like the American version of running amok. We always find that the shooter had severe psychological problems at the time of the event, and for that reason we should ask about the role our culture and society play in precipitating these tragedies.

My guess: In many ways America has become a society of persecutors. Our taste for witch hunting has always been apparent, only, of late, it has become an indulgence. Under so much pressure, the weak and the frustrated are bound to crack.

No, The Ukraine War Has Not Stoked A Global Food Crisis.

Source: Moon of Alabama.

This story is of interest for a couple of reasons. The first is the incongruity of Russia being blamed for conditions that Ukraine has created. This is comparable to Ukrainian propaganda that blamed Russia for bombing civilians in Mariupol, when in fact Ukrainian fighters were using civilians as human shields. A second point of interest involves predicting how this narrative setup may be used in the future.

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Russia Rejects Pleas to Permit Grain Shipments From Ukraine

Source: The Wall Street Journal.

Separate from WSJ’s reporting, former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev today blamed the looming global food crisis on the “cosmic cretinism” of the West.

His point: Why should Russia allow Ukrainian wheat exports to adversaries that have imposed economic sanctions on Russia as well as pursuing other provocations?

I hope Russia will not hoard wheat when famines begin to occur, but I get the logic of their recalcitrance.

The U.S./NATO should swallow its pride and seek a negotiated settlement to the conflict in Ukraine.