Larry Johnson

Real life is better than the movies.

Even though a growing number of Western elites are awakening to the reality that Ukraine is headed for defeat and will drag NATO along with it, the so-called intellectual cognoscenti of foreign policy, like the editorial board of the NY Times, continue to indulge fantasies and delusions.

I have to comment on an article written by Owen Matthews in the U.K.

Vince Flynn Thanks Me Judge Napolitano was the inspiration for doing this post.

Proposed Decolonization of Russia As Ukraine careens toward a political and military disaster, it is time to ask why did the CIA fail to predict this.

If you’re under 55 years of age you probably never heard of EF Hutton.

Ukraine Intel Chief Budanov I apologize on not writing about the NY Times article by  Adam Entous and Michael Schwirtz, The Spy War: How the C.I.A.

David Glantz and Jonathan House did mankind a service when they delved into Soviet Army archives and produced a must read about World War Two — When Titans Clashed: How the Red Army Stopped Hitler.

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Vladimir Putin and Russia are facing withering Western criticism and threats following the death of a Russian political dissident, Alexey Nalvani, and the arrest of dual Russia/American citizen Ksenia Karelin, a ballerina.

William Burns, CIA Director CIA Director William Burns’ January 30, 2024 article in Foreign Affairs — Spycraft and Statecraft: Transforming the CIA for an Age of Competition – is a shocking display of ignorance and misinformation about Russia, the state of the war in Ukraine and NATO’s military capabilities.

There is a lot going on in the world that is generating fear in the West because they have lost control of the narrative and the battlefield.

Avdeevka Falls   Could not resist the Lord of the Rings reference because the Russian war correspondent, Marat Khairullin, makes a passing reference in his report below.

  I am very happy that Matt Taibbi, Michael Shellenberger and Alex Gutentag are publishing a multi-part story on Substack detailing what the Deep State did to spy on Donald Trump, starting in the summer of 2015 and continuing through his Presidency.

Pro-Russian Network Sorry.

The leadership shake-up in Kiev, with President Zelensky giving he boot to General Zaluzhny and promoting General Syrsky to the top military slot, has not changed the dire situation the Ukrainian Army faces on the Donbass front.

I am starting to get the hang of doing videos, but my production value still sucks.

We have not beaten this horse to death.

The U.S.

HMS Queen Elizabeth — dead in the water I have several different issues I want to raise.

I received the following query from Sputnik on Saturday: Britain has proposed sending a NATO expeditionary corps to Ukraine.

Happier Times for the Troubled Couple Oh my.

I do not know if the United States will launch its military response to the recent attack on the U.S base in Jordan on Ground Hog’s Day, but the target selection is a real world imitation of Bill Murray’s iconic movie, Ground Hog’s Day.

There is a slew of reports that Friday will be General Zaluzhny’s last day as the head of Ukraine’s Armed Forces.

As I write this, the Biden Administration has not produced evidence that the attack on the U.S.

There is a lot of wild speculation and misinformation coursing through the blogosphere regarding the bombing of a U.S.

Wow!

Here is another article of delusional hopium courtesy of the folks at War on the Rocks. HOLD, BUILD, AND STRIKE: A VISION FOR REBUILDING UKRAINE’S ADVANTAGE IN 2024 by Michael Kofman, Rob Lee and Dara Massicot is a well-written exercise in fantasy.

Do you know what an implosion is?

The leaks have started and that almost always is a great indicator about an impending shift in U.S.

The numbers from the New Hampshire primary tell the story. Here is my prediction from Friday: Nikki Haley is likely to make a strong showing in New Hampshire because it is an open primary.

This tells you everything you need to know about NeoCon Nikki I’m highlighting the Nikki Haley cap, which can be yours if you kick in some bucks for her pitiful campaign.

I do not know Maria Mateiciuc, but she claims she recently visited Ukraine and presents a persuasive case about the desperate situation Ukraine is facing.

A significant development this week with respect to Iran — Russia has agreed to enter into a bilateral strategic pact with Iran.

Please do not interpret this piece as making light of the U.S.

I realize there is a lot going on with rising tensions between Iran and Pakistan and the Houthis continuing to frustrate Western efforts to break the blockade of the Red Sea.

Normally I choose not to bore my international readers with U.S.

A friend flagged this X- thread by Fabian Hoffman to me the other day because it attracted a lot of neo-con attention and cheerleading.

I was saddened but not shocked to learn that Ukraine killed Gonzalo Lira.

  Yemen’s Taiz Airport Besides discussing the latest escalation in Yemen, with the U.S.

Zelensky plays piano with his penis I read this stuff so you don’t have to.

  Ukrainian Fantasy — https://www.foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/path-victory-ukraine-dmytro-kuleba No.

Ecuador at War with Drug Gangs Ecuador, a major gateway for Colombian cocaine that is shipped to Mexico and Europe, is wracked by violence today as the foot soldiers of the traffickers attacked TV stations, prisons and the Presidential Palace.

When I saw the news on Andrei Martyanov’s latest podcast that Britain’s Royal Navy posted a job notice for an Admiral to run Britain’s submarine service I thought he had been hoodwinked by the Babylon Bee.

Russia Is Firing North Korean Ballistic Missiles At UkraineVisit?

The war in Ukraine continues to grind on and Ukrainian troops are falling back all across the 600 mile front.

Vladimir Putin showed up at Branch No 2 of the National Medical Research Centre of High Medical Technologies – Vishnevsky Central Military Clinical Hospital of the Russian Federation Defence Ministry this week and sat down for a chat with Russian military personnel who had been wounded during the special military operation.

Michael Shellenberger, Alex Gutentag and Matt Taibbi produced a blockbuster report on November 28 on the Censorship Industrial Complex.

Although Washington, D.C.

Caution.

Let me make it clear up front — I believe the New York Times is reporting accurately what its sources told the three reporters in today’s stunning article, Putin Quietly Signals He Is Open to a Cease-Fire in Ukraine.

If you’re looking for something to listen to while wrapping (or unwrapping) presents, here is my chat with Nima, a Professor of Engineering in Brazil, about the situation in Ukraine.  I comment on the recent statement by retired General Ben Hodges, who said Ukraine could still win because the Nazis, in 1944, were at their zenith in building planes for the Luftwaffe.

Simon Kuper Simon Kuper.

Credit to Scott Ritter for this salient observation.

Thanks to DL for reminding me of this iconic song and Dandy Don Meredith.

Aegis Missile Defense System It looks like the United States, along with 9 allies — Great Britain, Italy, Bahrain, Canada, France, the Netherlands, Norway, Seychelles and Spain — are on the verge of entangling itself in a new Middle East quagmire as an international armada assembles in the international waters around Yemen.

Bob Bishop wrote this great piece and asked me to help him get the word out.

The following was written by a European friend who writes under the name, Observer R and asked me to share it.

Ray McGovern and I discussed with Judge Napolitano the war in Ukraine and the recent declassification of alleged intelligence.