An American tourist in Russia
Since the drama around the Pentagon leak has developed, I’ll give my own thoughts on it, and dispel some myths that I see frequently repeated. There seem to be two camps of commentators: people who think this leak is real, and people who think it’s a fake. I think it’s real. For convenience, this post will be in a Q&A format.
More leaked documents have appeared on the internet, and online sleuths have tracked down the most likely source of them. My statements yesterday turned out to be (mostly) correct. Furthermore, there are some interesting insights about the thought processes happening inside the Pentagon right now that I would like to discuss.
In this video I analyze alleged leaked slides from a briefing about NATO plans to train and equip a Ukrainian spring offensive. Overall, I believe the slides are authentic, however there are reasons they might be deliberate military deception by the USA. But if true, the leak reveals an extremely dangerous escalation that everyone should … Read more
On 5 April, 1241, Alexander Nevsky of Novgorod crushed invading crusader knights atop the frozen Lake Peipus. In 1939, Soviet director Sergei Eisenstein immortalized the day in film. Let’s reflect on the cinematic and political importance of the Eisenstein movie and the centuries-old conflict it portrays.
