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SCOTT RITTER is a former US Marine Corps intelligence officer and author of “SCORPION KING: America’s Suicidal Embrace of Nuclear Weapons from FDR to Trump”, and his most current book, “Disarmament in the Time of Perestroika: Arms Control and the End of the Soviet Union”. He served in the Soviet Union as an inspector implementing the INF Treaty, served in General Schwarzkopf’s staff during the Gulf War, and from 1991 to 1998 served as a chief weapons inspector with the UN in Iraq. He is highly regarded for his expertise in international security, military affairs, Russia, and the Middle East, as well as arms control and nonproliferation. Even more awe-inspiring than this admirable record is the resolve, energy and time Scott has given to bringing sanity and truth to the national conversation, since the US and NATO, with full focused intent and cold calculation, created the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.

DEBORAH ARMSTRONG—The Director of Mirotvorets, Roman Zaitsev, wrote on Facebook on March 2, 2021, “A DECISION HAS BEEN MADE REGARDING THE NEUROIDENTIGRAF RECOGNITION SYSTEM. Starting from March 16, 2021, the NeuroIDentigraf face recognition system will be put into a state of combat operation and will be available to every citizen of Ukraine 24/7.” Zaitsev says that the date of NeuroIdentigraf’s launch was meant to coincide with the anniversary of the creation of Mirotvorets, which went online on March 16, 2014, following the Maidan coup which signaled the beginning of Kiev’s unrelenting attacks on Russian speakers in Donbass, Roma people and trade unionists.

DEBORAH ARMSTRONG—The Soviet students loved Pink Floyd and though some of them did not speak English, the movie was strikingly clear without an understanding of the lyrics. The symbolism of the video and the unforgettable, iconic animations transcended our cultures and resonated deeply with us all. I think though, that my Russian friends had an even deeper understanding of the film than I did. At that time, they were cynical about the state, having faced the deprivations of the dying Soviet economy, and many wanted to do away with the old form of government and usher in a democracy similar to what they believed we had in the west. I, on the other hand, still dreamed the American dream.

An absorbing chat about the Ukraine war and world affairs with three notable expats, Gonzalo Lira, Alex Chistoforou, of the Duran, and Brian Berletic, host and chief editor of The New Atlas.

ED CURTIN—Discerning readers – whether of the examples above or of a subtle controlled- opposition media article suggesting one thing while meaning another – are becoming rarer and rarer. Ideology, political party allegiances, and plain stupidity block many from grasping propaganda and media claims made out of thin air.
Anonymous sources, subtle phrasing, real or imagined intelligence sources, the use of words such as may, might, possible, could be, etc., are a staple of so much writing and broadcast news that they fly by people used to the speed of the digital life with texting and internet browsing where repetition and copying are king.