Tag Archives: Vladimir Putin

Unhalloween Monsters

by IRENE FOWLER, Contributor “In the event of a threat to the territorial integrity of our countryand to defend Russia and our people, we will certainly make useof all weapon systems available to us. This is not a bluff.” – … Continue reading

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Elephants Trumpeting Peace

by IRENE FOWLER, Contributor “I don’t think there’s any such thing as an ability to easily use a tactical nuclear weapon and not end up with Armageddon.” – U.S. President Joe Biden “Biden described the current standoff over Ukraine, with … Continue reading

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Vladimir the Vicious

by IRENE FOWLER, Contributor Upon being informed that her famished and desperate peasant compatriots could not afford their staple diet of bread, the Queen of France Marie-Antoinette (1755-1799) allegedly retorted – “let them eat cake.” The dire situation of looming mass-starvation … Continue reading

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The Tyrants’ Apostolic Creed

by IRENE FOWLER, Contributor Russian President Vladimir Putin has crossed the Rubicon with his illegal, predatory and brutal invasion of Ukraine. His vicious war is based partly on ill-conceived, debunked and short-lived lies about the victimization of Russian speakers in … Continue reading

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