A Plea for Caution from Russia-Opinion “New York TIMES” 9-11-2013 Op-Ed Contributor - "RECENT events surrounding Syria have prompted me to speak directly to the American people and their political leaders. It is important to do so at a time of insufficient communication between our societies.

Transcript =Welcome to today's discussion, my name is Glenn. I'm joined by Alexander Mercouris and Jack Matlock the US ambassador to the Soviet Union who had a very important role in contributing to negotiating an end to the Cold War in 1989.

Global Firepower Index: The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation surpassed all countries of the world in many indicators. “The compilers of the Global Firepower Index, which is published under the auspices of the British University of St. Andrews, compared the main indicators of the Russian and US armies. Russia Federation took 1st place in the strength of the ground forces, Russia has almost 2.5 times more tanks than the United States, 4-fold superiority in the number of self-propelled artillery installations, and 7-fold in towed artillery. Russia has almost 5 times more multiple rocket launchers than the United States and has superiority in the number of trained military reserves.

Maidan -Nuland’s War Doors with Iraq, Ukraine, Russia

Russian Political Version of Trident

“Khazaria is a multi-ethnic and multi-confessional state created by the Turks in 650 on the territory of modern Ukraine, the Lower Volga region and the North Caucasus. According to Artamonov and many other scientists, the Slavic farmers were able to colonize the forest-steppe zone of modern Ukraine

“Why is the uni party risking a war we’re so ill-prepared to fight? When Richard Nixon lost the election to John F. Kennedy, Nixon told supporters, “I know Jack Kennedy. He’s a patriot.” Nixon knew that the nation would be safe in President Kennedy’s hands. Most Americans do not have the same confidence in President Biden. In April 2023, fewer than four in ten U.S. adults (37 percent) said they approved of Joe Biden’s job performance as president, with six in ten saying they disapproved. By a 2-to-1 margin, American voters now believe controlling the U.S. border is more important than helping Ukraine fight Russia.

“A new report by the United Nations human rights monitors in Ukraine says that nearly 8,000 people have died and 17,811 have been wounded in the conflict which erupted in April, 2014 and has recently tapered off in the eastern part of the country.”

GMCstream Flash News – October 20, 2018

US Defense Companies key to USA Economic Base © by Richard T. Kusiolek (all rights reserved)

Per Doug Cameron (WSJ WorldNews 10/19/18) The big five U.S. defense companies— Lockheed LMT 0.04% Martin Corp., Raytheon Co. RTN -0.34% , Boeing Co. BA -0.86% , Northrop Grumman Corp. NOC -0.17% and General Dynamics Corp. GD -0.50% —