... they are playing the Aviation March which is an official march of Russian Air Force.
Friday, August 14, 2026
It Is Already ...
... happening and the only issue are purely operational and even tactical details. Russia will destroy Western support for Kiev’s war machine – Lavrov:
The minister said Moscow would not resort to the same tactics, but warned that its response would become increasingly severe. “We will not sink to their level. Instead, we will adopt much harsher methods to destroy everything that enables the West to fuel Kiev’s war machine. We are already doing this, and they are already moaning.” he said. The minister also reiterated that Ukrainian and Western proposals to freeze the conflict along the current front line are unacceptable. He argued that doing so under present conditions would amount to betraying both the Soviet victory over the Axis powers in World War II and the broader history of Russian statehood.
Russia doesn't do terrorism, West does. Some elaboration on semantics is due, though. "Kiev's war machine" is NOT Kiev's, in general it is NATO's "machine" which has been severely damaged during SMO and now that Odessa and Nikolaev are isolated--the work continues to make the Black Sea a Russian lake--the choking of the railroad network is also in progress. The bridge in Mayaky is now being pummeled for three nights in a row and it will be destroyed.
Here it is in a larger scheme of things.
So, Odessa is going to be strangled. Here are some visuals from Kiev's, a capital no less, a grocery store.
This all is the result of what Russia is doing in terms of final strangulation of West's beloved Nazis and at some point, which in near, Russians will repeat an old English saying to Irish--we hate you for what you made us do to you.
Lavrov also reiterated the warning, saying the Russian Navy could begin “focusing on the ships serving countries which have made pillaging and piracy their official policy.” In case of French or British, or Dutch commercial traffic which Russian Navy will choke off in the Pacific, this saying will not be used--Russians hate the West simply because of what it is. But yes, they can really make Europe miserable and then, maybe, send couple of Il-76s with humanitarian aid. Just to show that Russia "cares" if you know what I mean.
Thursday, August 13, 2026
Jack Keane ...
... has no concept of a modern war. He is old and he has no idea what modern warfare is because his experiences as a general officer are limited to a FUBAR of "surge" and witnessing the US bombing with impunity of "enemies" the size of New York city at best. His Vietnam experiences as a tactical level officer with ROTC commission are irrelevant, but he surely knows how to talk tough.
Retired Gen. Jack Keane forecasted Thursday that Iran’s military would ramp up its campaign against the U.S. approaching the November elections — a move he said would be a miscalculation. “I think as we get closer to the midterms, it’s likely they will,” he told Fox Business Network’s Stuart Varney. “And the reason for that is because they believe in their head now that they have something of an upper hand here, Stuart, because we went through the ceasefire over oil and gas prices and the impact of the midterms and as we get closer to the midterms, they think the less likelihood that President Trump react very consequentially in terms of military operations,” he continued. Keane, who has advised Trump on foreign policy, warned Iran against that strategy. The retired general said the Iranian military has misjudged the president “time and time again.”
Correct, Iranian military, as well as Russian one, misjudged "the president" and a coterie of his sycophants, both military and political, for competent people. Keane is a classic example of a delusional US general who knows only how to navigate D.C. political swamp. How to fight war? Nope. Here is a hint from WiKi.
Keane attended Bishop Dubois High School and Fordham University, where he participated in the Pershing Rifles. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting in 1966 after studying at the university's Gabelli School of Business, and received his commission as an Infantry officer via the Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps program. He then attended Western Kentucky University and graduated with an Master of Arts degree in philosophy. He later graduated from the US Army Command and General Staff College and the US Army War College.
I continue to state my case non-stop. By the time the US Army figured it out, Russians have been doing this for more than half-a-century.
Since the 1980s, America’s world ranking in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) has declined, placing our once unquestioned supremacy in technological innovation and application on par with or behind those of our economic and military adversaries. A recent warning from the Office of the Secretary of Defense Acquisition and Sustainment Industrial Policy declared the paucity of STEM-educated Americans may lead to a “permanent national security deficit.” The lack of STEM education extends to Army officers. In 2018, the Army Strategy assessed the strategic environment to include partners, allies, and adversaries leveraging “advanced capabilities” such as cyber, counter space, electronic warfare, robotics, and artificial intelligence (AI). This assessment has proven true in the Russia-Ukraine War, an artillery-heavy war interwoven with the burgeoning development and implementation of new and evolving technologies that demand innovative thinking, alliances, and strategy informed by STEM+Management (STEM+M).
I will repeat again--if you don't have Ph.D. in military science and graduate degree in STEM--shut up and go teach history in high school. And then they wonder why the US loses wars. How about because US doesn't know how to fight them and the US officer corps reflects it through clowns like Jack Keane, who still lives in WW II, not to mention smearing himself with working for genocidal Kagans' clan.
I Wish, I Really Do ...
... that Roger and David with Nick could do the same--I know it is impossible. But Deep Purple did.
John Lord was smiling down from heaven. The only young kid there is Pacey--he is merely 78 years old)) Seeing Ian and Ritchie hugging and Ian's "I see you in the bar"--gratifying beyond description. Never thought I would see Deep Purple's legendary lineup in 2026. Paicey? I am tired listening to praises of Bonham--Paicey is 78 years young and his drumming ... boy!
She Is The First ...
... serial. A flag-ship for Aeroflot where she is going.
Some people may not even grasp the scale of accomplishment, but it is massive--from engines, to electronics, to avionics, to materials, all of it is domestic, all Russian-made. 18 new ships are coming.
Meanwhile ...
Yep. "Russian cannot fly formation"(c)
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