Oil versus Communism
(With acknowledgement to Nigel Molesworth) When is it OK to send in military forces to intervene in the affairs of another country? Answer: when the UN Security Council vote to say you can…. But...
Hugh McManners Blog
Playing the Yanks and their Allies for fools
The MoD sponsored a Territorial Army captain, Dr Mike Martin to write a book about the war in Helmand from 1978 until now. Martin was one of only a handful of officers who’d ‘mastered’...
What a Difference a Month Makes
Between February 18th and 20th, the elected government of the Ukraine was overthrown by armed revolution. As Ukraine is the equal-third most corrupt country in the world, neither the outgoing or in-coming governments are...
The Heart of Darkness Falls Across Us All
Questionable Surveys, Deaths and Lamentable Predictions During Tony Blair’s interview on the BBC Today programme this morning, I was listening for some hint of uncertainty in his views on Iraq. He’s making too much...
Terrifying Development: I understand UKIP’s alternative attraction
Drinking beer at lunch time is great – and fun, even though it wrecks me for the rest of the day. But drinking beer at lunch time wearing a suit and tie seems to...
G7 Spokesman “We don’t need to talk to Russia…”
Soon we’ll be remembering this – the 32nd G8, as having been the “Good Old Days”. This morning, I just heard an American G8 (now G7) spokesman say that “Until Russia stops upsetting all...
Supporting Self-Determination: Democratic Passions Creating Political Problems
Interestingly, the jingo’ism being generated by the Russian Crimean action has been used in a discussion about the Falkland Islands. In a Face Book conversation, a Brit wrote about the Argentines: “They can write...
German Left Wing Leader attacks German support for ‘Fascist” Ukraine Government
Gregor Gysi is a parliamentary head of the largest lower-house opposition party in Germany – the Left Party, today attacked Angela Merkel’s support for sanctions against Russia. “They [the Ukraine revolutionaries] formed a new...
Ideologists stirring it up in Crimea
I’ve been amazed at the hysterical rigidity of Western responses to President Putin’s Crimea intervention; accusations of Hitleresque moves that threaten the stability of Europe, and a crisis that could lead to World War...
Would Obama Tolerate an Armed Revolution in Mexico?
Would President Obama stand by allowing left wing revolutionaries to force the Mexican government out of office? What would he do if it looked like this was going to lead to civil disorder or...
