The following few clips from a recent program hosted by James O’Brien British radio presenter at LBC London radio station inspired me to write this brief post mainly to share these clips but also to make a brief comment which is this; Anger & frustration of where we are with this […]
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The Ukraine Crisis – Crimes Against Humanity, Genocide and Ecocide; When Double Standards get in the Way
A brilliant lecture by Philippe Sands QC, Professor of Law at University College London and barrister at Matrix Chambers given recently at the Brookings Institution in Washington D.C. about the legal implications of the crisis in Ukraine both in terms of focusing on the wrong side of the stick when […]
Read MoreThe Ukraine Crisis: An Emotional Volodymyr Zelenskiy Visiting the Town of Bucha, the Site of Putin’s Russia Genocide but Little Does He Know…..
Little does he know that the EU is promising a new set of “Sanctions” and “considering” holding Putin accountable for this genocide in Ukraine; they’re always keen to keep our eyes on the future in order to ignore the present, bless their soul…. Truly amazing to watch the contrast between […]
Read MoreHungary Decides, Underlines and Highlights The Irrelevance of the EU & NATO
Of course we have all witnessed the Irrelevance of EU/NATO the spectators of the Russian aggression in Ukraine. But now with the landslide victory of Victor Orban in Hungary it must be crystal clear even to the blind that the western alliance in its current incarnation is a lost cause […]
Read MoreThe “National Economic Constraints” when it comes to the Rich & Powerful
A long interview with Crime and Policing Minister Kit Malthouse about the economic crisis and the increased cost of living in Britain and the world in general. Very interesting questions by the Niall Patterson of SkyNews though many remained unanswered thanks to the genius of Sir Humphrey Appleby’s methodology of […]
Read MoreThe EU/China Summit on Ukraine – Who Precisely Came Up With This Dumb Idea
As a sign of respect to Freedom of Information and for the sake of Transparency I would love to know which “brilliant” mind that came up with this idea of arranging an EU/China Summit while watching events & official statements unfold since the Russian invasion of Ukraine; particularly with the […]
Read MoreThe Release of Mrs. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: Preventing Civilians from Becoming a Bargaining Chip in The Game of International Politics
First let me express my sincere congratulations to Mrs. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and her entire family following her release after 6 years from her detention in Teheran – an ordeal one can read about or listen to but no one can really imagine what it’s like. I agree entirely with her […]
Read MoreBREXIT Britain: A Perspective on The P&O Ferries Saga
OK, right off the bat let me say that I’ve used P&O Ferries plenty myself and was impressed both by the service and the fact that they were still in business despite many other ferry companies going bust. But the double shock for me in this story are the following […]
Read MoreThe Ukraine Crisis: China warns of the ‘worst consequences’ to nations supporting Taiwan – so “the chickens are coming home to roost”
Well that old saying hasn’t changed much through the years, it’s just that we haven’t noticed it applies to us in these crisis too; yes indeed the “Chickens”. As I mentioned a while ago in a previous post “China is watching”; it turns out because I am indeed a “Rocket […]
Read MoreThe Ukraine Crisis: Biden warns U.S intervention in Ukraine would mean WWIII – So What’s the Point of NATO or Is It There for Occasions where Russia & China are “NOTA” In The Picture??
In a recent statement today President Biden warns U.S intervention in Ukraine (i.e. protecting Ukraine from Russian aggression) would mean WWIII. My simplistic response would be if WWIII is a deterrent in defending against aggression from Russia, China or any other power then all I can say is that the […]
Read MoreThe Ukraine Crisis: Dividing Your Adversaries – My Take on Fareed Zakaria’s Take
First off let me just say that more often than not I agree with many of the views of GPS program host Fareed Zakaria on CNN. I both respect his views as well as his efforts at presenting a well balanced/unique perspective on world events. However in this instant I […]
Read MoreThe Ukraine Crisis: A Prolonged Conflict In Ukraine is in No One’s Interest (updated)
The scenarios I would categories as coming under the prolonged conflict definition is either the fall of Ukraine and/or the continuation of the current Putin reign in Russia. Any of these scenarios will translate into continued/escalated economic & security tit-for-tat actions between Russia and the west that will eventually tear […]
Read MoreThe Ukraine Crisis: The People Who Deserve to be the Backbone of NATO Forces And a Shining Example For Russia’s Own Governance Transformation and Yet……..
It may well be that due to the special historical relation between Russia & Ukraine and Ukraines successful existence outside the Russian sphere of influence this in itself is considered by the Russian regime a threat to the Russian governance model and the iron curtain built to protect it. This […]
Read MoreThe Ukraine Crisis: The West Looking at the End Game Even Before the Game Started (post updated)
While the west is treating the Ukraine crisis with actions one would expect post the fall of Ukraine like (sanctions – increase in defence spending – movement of troops within countries bordering Ukraine and even having the guts to discuss the future of a Ukraine government in exile) and yet […]
Read MoreThe Ukraine Crisis: Separating the Brave from the Cowards
Here is a recent part of a recent post by Ursula von der Leyen President of the European Commission; “The visit of Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Europe illustrates how close the 🇪🇺🇺🇸 cooperation is in response to the invasion of Ukraine!! My response would be along the lines […]
Read MoreThe Ukraine Crisis: A Debate on a Proposed Criminal Tribunal Against Aggression
Today I was invited an attended this online debate organised by Chatham House in the UK with panelists including former UK PM Mr. Gordon Brown and Philippe Joseph Sands, QC to discuss the proposition of creating a tribunal specifically to protect against aggression of a sovereign state considering that such […]
Read MoreThe Ukraine Crisis: Donald Tusk’s “Positive Contribution” to the “Strategy”
I appreciate your “Positive Contribution”. I am sure that had the west threatened/applied sanctions as opposed to defending Poland against Hitler in WWII as promised Poles would have been equally appreciative for such a “Positive Contribution”!! — Fidelito 🇬🇧🇪🇺 (@F_Galal) February 27, 2022 When talking sanctions who actually believes this […]
Read MoreState of the Union: I Mourn Europe for the Death of the Union
I was one of those enthusiastic supporters of the EU project for a long time pre & post BREXIT but what I’ve been witnessing for the last few years in terms inconsistency between values, foreign policy action and security commitments leads me to believe that this is a non-viable bureaucracy […]
Read MoreThe Ukraine Crisis: Lessons to be Learnt
Unfortunately this story is still making the rounds….that is in my head. However come to think of it objectively – unavoidable emotions aside – this should not only be a story of utter frustrations from the current state of affairs because that’s largely energy wasted. We should try to understand […]
Read MoreState of the Union: The Western so-called “Alliance” Confronting Russia with a Huge Mega Phone and a Remote Control (or Joystick if you prefer)!
The clip of this man being arrested is making a very powerful point in that as people even Russia willing to take risks by taking action on the ground we see the western so-called alliance confronting Russia with a huge Megaphone and a remote control; disgustingly disappointing!! — Fidelito 🇬🇧🇪🇺 […]
Read MoreCowboy Politics Devastating Western Strategy to Support Ukraine
Today we watch Liz Truss being mocked by Lavrov while the British Prime Child is in Poland making a fool of his good old self (and of the country) as usual in scrambling meetings & travel with no preparation as Lavrov himself eluded to during the news conference. It is […]
Read MoreDear President Macron: The West Needs to Lower It’s Expectation on Russian Cooperation
I suspect that the reason for this bleak outlook is that we too – me absolutely included – need to lower own expectation on the West finally taking its own values and the means by which to protect them seriously. It seems to me that being spoiled in decades of […]
Read MoreThe British Prime Pint Pal & Party Man (aka boris johnson) and his Conservative Chicks Continue to hold the Country at Ransom
Four days latter and with 4 officials resigning while few Conservative MPs decide to put country before party and yet the child at No. 10 Drowning Street shows no signs of quitting because for him it’s a matter of personal pride and for the clutch of chicks still supporting him […]
Read MoreA Chicken Heads to Ukraine to Offer Support
Now that’s a first!! The question is though; in what capacity? However the word capacity implies capability/performance so in this situation I’d suggest a more accurate question; in what form? As a chicken tikka masala perhaps, or as a KFC style chicken….the options are endless. The fact of the matter […]
Read MoreNo. 10 “Drowning” Street; The No. 1 Place to Party; So Come along and Bring Some Friends; Just Keep It Tight!
The mess continues in what I call No. 10 Drowning Street and no one really knows who’s driving the country; a completely incompetent/immature child or a dysfunctional cabinet or a confused party scrambling for position not knowing what’s coming next. PintPal Johnson as the name I coined for the CHILD […]
Read MoreState of the Union: The EU Opens Up Its Purse to Pay Off the Ukraine Challenge
In a recent statement by the President of the European Commission, Ursula van der Leyen she promised financial assistance to Ukraine. Here is my response I posted in Twitter and on LinkedIn; The EU purse is NOT what is called for at this point and time and even suggesting it […]
Read MoreCoup or No Coup, When Does the Healing Begin?
More evidence of Lunacy…..More Shame…..More Alarm/Shock; OK, now what??? What we see in my opinion is that the more this is played out in the U.S media and in government at a time when there is no serious effort of National Reconciliation the more broken the system becomes. The U.S. […]
Read MoreState of the Union: The Static State of “Wishful Thinking”
It seems to me that the moto driving EU Policy nowadays is/has been for some time all about a state of Wishful Thinking – direct action is far away from the equation in so far as dealing with issues head on rather than playing for time with rhetoric or sanctions […]
Read MoreJust a Thought: Gordon Brown – The Voice/Track Record for Globalism With Plenty to Give (are you listening EU)
Gordon Brown is one of those world leaders with plenty in the way of political achievements during his tenure both as Chancellor of the Exchequer and as British Prime Minister. Here are some of his achievements; Taking leadership of dealing with the Global financial crisis of 2008 – not just […]
Read MoreState of the Union: Challenging the Primacy of EU Law over Polish Law
The EU governance model continues down the slippery slope path of undermining its authority and more importantly its values. The reason for this is quite simple in my opinion which is the fact that there does not seem to be a base level of acceptable conduct/a clear set of ramifications […]
Read MoreActive Measures: The Unlearned Lessons of the Past that are Destroying Our Future
Interview with Yuri Alexandrovich Bezmenov Yuri Alexandrovich Bezmenov was a Soviet journalist and a former KGB informant who defected to Canada in 1970 disillusioned, bitter, and adversarial when they realized the true nature of Soviet communism. In his lectures and interviews we learn plenty about Soviet/Russian Active Measures and Ideological […]
Read MoreTweet to Tweet: Arms Before Brains Don’t Work Either
And way way BEFORE the Arms comes a consistent/pragmatic foreign policy developed by experts vs. the reactionary short-termism we see today. We also need to fix the mess we've already created – these don't go away by themselves; https://t.co/ZSmz8mnbDA — Fidelito 🇬🇧🇪🇺 (@F_Galal) August 25, 2021
Read MoreThe Delusional/Ignorant Foreign Policy Syndrome that’s been Devastating our Values, Credibility and Security
The Westward Gold-Rush but NOT Entirely Hush Hush! Power play is the name of the game; it’s like giving a child an automatic machine-gun for a toy; this is precisely how our leaders have abused power to create havoc around the world and conflicts that have lasted generations. This is […]
Read MoreIn Post NATO Afghanistan: A Gut Wrenching Plea from an Afghan Journalist
Faces of Our Failures in Afghanistan & Beyond! I cannot even begin to express how I felt watching the desperate plea for help & answers of this Afghan journalist and how angry I felt watching the completely impotent/cold response of Jens Stoltenberg the Secretary General of NATO. Obviously I do […]
Read MoreThe Westward Gold-Rush: Talk About Mass Migration? NO, Deal With Mass Migration
The Westward Gold-Rush but NOT Entirely Hush Hush! Shocking to see/watch the photo’s & video Clips from Kabul airport; my heart goes out to the millions in Afghanistan (and beyond frankly – Iran – Iraq – Palestine – Libya etc.) that continue to deal with poor foreign policy decisions that […]
Read MoreI have a Dream: I Dream That One Day I Would Attend An Official Government Foreign Policy Debriefing; Dinner’s On Me!
It seems to me – and I am sure to many others – that the world we live in today is becoming far more dangerous than the post WWII cold war many have lived through. At every corner of the earth there seems to a conflict about to blow up […]
Read MoreDominic Cummings Interview: Look, Listen and Worry!
Quite an interesting insight of how the nations political establishment functions – an archaic model that needs to bite the dust soon. There is of course plenty insane statements and revelations made by Dominic Cummings and it would be a waste of time to point them one by one. What […]
Read MoreSave Lebanon: A Transformational Opportunity for an entire Region
We continue to watch shockingly from afar just how much Lebanon is on the edge of a cliff; Lebanese however are paying the ultimate price from decades of corruption & neglect. In my personal opinion Lebanon can be viewed in 1 of 2 ways; a country at the brink of […]
Read MoreBritain 2021: The COVID-19 Freedom Day
There isn’t really much to say about the decision to go ahead with the “Freedom Day” despite the current spike in infection numbers in Britain beyond this; bad leadership – particularly at critical moments facing a nation – have a real cost that will need to be paid in full […]
Read MoreThe Connectivity Initiative: With No Strings Attached? What the Hell Does that Mean?
I watched Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission in an interview recently talking about this new initiative that was developed specifically to counter China’s Belt and Road Initiative which is a manifestation of China’s re-globalization ambitions. I also watched some online discussions on this new initiative which […]
Read MoreThe U.S./China Alaska Talks; 1 – 0 to China
It was quite amusing today watching the head of Chinese delegation today lecture arrogantly US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during the tense talks in Alaska. Amusing but NOT altogether surprising – the only that was surprising was the American delegation seemingly being caught off guard with these remarks without […]
Read MoreCOVID-19: The AstraZeneca Conundrum Seems to Be A Ruse
In the last few days tensions have been escalating between AstraZeneca & the EU and now the UK government plays hardball by restricting COVID vaccine exports. I won’t talk of the UK government because for all intents and purposes they’re a bunch of political hacks using this opportunity to again […]
Read MorePower Britain – Britain Reaches Another Sad Landmark Under BJ
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Read MorePower Britain – A New Pragmatic Vision For a Future We Deserve
Power Britain is a new campaign to help unite a country facing many challenges Economic, Health & Inequality, Corruption, Abuse of Power, Political Division among many others. This is a campaign that is less concerned by ideology/personal biases (virtual reality) and more driven by facts, figures and science (reality) to […]
Read MoreDemonstration for the Release of Alexey Navalny: An Ongoing Story of Confrontation Between The Brave & The Cowards
The Question Is Where Do Our Politicians Stand (NOT Verbally Stand) Take Care, Stay Safe & Respect Others Safety
Read MoreA Message to the Biden Administration: America’s Soft Power Is It’s Unique Power
This is going to be brief; it’s a short message to the new Biden Administration – something I’ve mentioned in many of my previous posts and I hope it can be picked up at some point/somehow, which is this; Where American foreign policy in concerned I truly believe that US Soft […]
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Kellyanne Conway; The Misdirection Speedy Gonzalo of Our Time Gives Us A Lesson On Loyalty
Before I get into let me just say how “refreshing” it to see a fresh new Kellyanne Conway who served as Senior Counselor to the Forty-Oops President of the United States who for a change listens more than talks, takes humor mocking her and her former boss so graciously and even […]
Read MoreThe Biggest Takeaway As Trump Leaves Washington at The Tune of My Way
Cheerleaders to Go! Watching Airforce 1 taking off from Washington’s Andrews airforce base with trump on board for the last time and with background music playing Frank Sinatra’s My Way I could not help reflect on that moment; here’s a guy making a speech self-glorifying his so called “achievements” and […]
Read MoreIn His Final Day in Office Mike Pompeo “the Hawk” Attacks Multiculturalism Then Suddenly The World Makes Sense To Me Again
Here is the top U.S Diplomat who also served as CIA director revealing for the first time just before he heads for the exit doors of his office that in actual fact he’s never really represented America in its current incarnation, rather he’s always dreamt of a different America one […]
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