Not a minute to lose


Yesterday Russian television (Sixty Minutes) showed video recordings taken at the opening of the Munich Security Conference. Stomach churning scenes of Nancy Pelosi kissy-kissy with Annalena Baerbock, of everyone gladhanding Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Minister Dmytro Kuleba and Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov. The Ukrainian delegation to the Conference forms the second largest after the USA.  Thirty U.S. Senators!  The organizers have found worthy replacements for Sergei Lavrov:  Khodorkovsky and Kasparov, who no doubt would be given central roles in any puppet regime installed by Washington in the event the Russians lose the war.

 This surely was the single biggest concentration of evil in one building on our planet.

Today in the morning I watched a BBC feature news report on their own British soldiers of fortune fighting in Ukraine.  Incredible. These degenerates are lionized.  The only thing missing was distribution of medals to them by King Charles.  That surely will come in a week or two.

Let us be clear about it:  day by day this war in and about Ukraine is taking on resemblance to the Spanish civil war which preceded the outbreak of WWII.  Russians are quietly reporting the existence of foreign volunteers serving on their side, including 16 Finns! And the North Koreans are said to have offered to send up to 200,000 soldiers to serve on the Russian side.

Meanwhile Euronews was reporting on the plans for a war crimes tribunal to be set up in the Hague in July. The purpose of this kangaroo court will be to enable the transfer to Ukraine of the seized assets of Russian oligarchs and of the 350 billion in Russian state reserves that are now frozen.   By any measure this would constitute a declaration of war by the whole of Europe against Russia. In this context, the 8 billion dollars destroyed in the Nord Stream pipeline bombings look like kid stuff.

Oh, yes, this morning I find that the Iran Press TV video I recorded yesterday is blocked.  Try it to see if it works in your area:  http://www.urmedium.com/c/presstv/122019

Regrettably, it is clear we are in the antechamber before the onset of a generalized war when all hell breaks loose.   There is not a minute to lose to bring out the fire extinguishers.  

I wish the speakers and attendees of tomorrow’s Rage Against the War Machine demonstrations in Washington, D.C. and in San Francisco bon courage. The general public must be roused from its apathy. There is not a minute to lose.

©Gilbert Doctorow, 2023

Translations below into German (Andreas Mylaeus), French (Youri) and Brazilian Portuguese (Evandro Menezes)

Keine Minute zu verlieren


Gestern zeigte das russische Fernsehen (Sixty Minutes) Videoaufnahmen von der Eröffnung der Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz. Es gibt Szenen, die einem den Magen umdrehen, wenn Nancy Pelosi mit Annalena Baerbock küsst, wenn der ukrainische Außenminister Dmytro Kuleba und der Verteidigungsminister Oleksii Reznikov von allen umarmt werden. Die ukrainische Delegation auf der Konferenz bildet die zweitgrößte nach den USA.  Dreißig US-Senatoren!  Die Organisatoren haben einen würdigen Ersatz für Sergej Lawrow gefunden: Chodorkowski und Kasparow, die zweifellos eine zentrale Rolle in einem von Washington eingesetzten Marionettenregime spielen würden, falls die Russen den Krieg verlieren.

Dies war sicherlich die größte Konzentration des Bösen in einem einzigen Gebäude auf unserem Planeten.

Heute Morgen sah ich einen Bericht der BBC über ihre eigenen britischen Glücksritter, die in der Ukraine kämpfen.  Unglaublich. Diese Degenerierten werden verherrlicht.  Das Einzige, was noch fehlt, ist die Verleihung von Medaillen an sie durch König Charles.  Das wird sicherlich in ein oder zwei Wochen geschehen.

Um es klar zu sagen: Dieser Krieg in und um die Ukraine nimmt Tag für Tag Ähnlichkeit mit dem spanischen Bürgerkrieg an, der dem Ausbruch des Zweiten Weltkriegs vorausging.  Die Russen berichten in aller Stille von ausländischen Freiwilligen, die auf ihrer Seite dienen, darunter 16 Finnen! Und die Nordkoreaner sollen angeboten haben, bis zu 200.000 Soldaten auf die russische Seite zu schicken.

Unterdessen berichtete Euronews über die Pläne für ein Kriegsverbrechertribunal, das im Juli in Den Haag eingerichtet werden soll. Dieses Känguru-Gericht soll die Überweisung des beschlagnahmten Vermögens russischer Oligarchen und der eingefrorenen russischen Staatsreserven in Höhe von 350 Milliarden an die Ukraine ermöglichen.   In jedem Fall würde dies eine Kriegserklärung ganz Europas an Russland darstellen. Vor diesem Hintergrund erscheinen die 8 Milliarden Dollar, die bei den Bombenanschlägen auf die Nord Stream-Pipeline vernichtet wurden, wie Kinderkram.

Ach ja, heute Morgen habe ich festgestellt, dass das Video von Iran Press TV, das ich gestern aufgenommen habe, blockiert ist.  Probieren Sie aus, ob es in Ihrer Gegend funktioniert: http://www.urmedium.com/c/presstv/122019

Bedauerlicherweise ist klar, dass wir uns im Vorzimmer eines allgemeinen Krieges befinden, wenn die Hölle losbricht.   Wir haben keine Minute zu verlieren, um die Feuerlöscher zu holen.

Ich wünsche den Rednern und Teilnehmern der morgigen “Rage Against the War Machine”-Demonstrationen in Washington, D.C. und in San Francisco viel Mut. Die breite Öffentlichkeit muss aus ihrer Apathie aufgeweckt werden. Es gibt keine Minute zu verlieren.

Pas une minute à perdre

Hier, la télévision russe (Sixty Minutes) a diffusé des enregistrements vidéo pris lors de l’ouverture de la conférence de Munich sur la sécurité. Des scènes à vous retourner l’estomac où l’on voit Nancy Pelosi faire des bisous à Annalena Baerbock, où l’on voit tout le monde féliciter le ministre ukrainien des Affaires étrangères Dmytro Kuleba et le ministre de la Défense Oleksii Reznikov. La délégation ukrainienne à la conférence est la deuxième plus importante après celle des États-Unis. Trente sénateurs américains ! Les organisateurs ont trouvé de sérieux remplaçants à Sergei Lavrov : Khodorkovsky et Kasparov, qui se verraient sans doute attribuer des rôles centraux dans tout régime fantoche installé par Washington au cas où les Russes perdraient la guerre.

C’était certainement la plus grande concentration sur notre planète de forces maléfiques dans un seul bâtiment.

Aujourd’hui, dans la matinée, j’ai regardé un reportage de la BBC sur leurs propres soldats de fortune britanniques qui se battent en Ukraine.  Incroyable. Ces dégénérés sont glorifiés.  La seule chose qui manque est la distribution de médailles par le roi Charles.  Cela viendra sûrement dans une semaine ou deux.

Soyons clairs : de jour en jour, cette guerre en Ukraine et autour de l’Ukraine prend des allures de la guerre civile espagnole qui a précédé le début de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Les Russes rapportent discrètement l’existence de volontaires étrangers servant dans leur camp, dont 16 Finlandais ! Et les Nord-Coréens auraient proposé d’envoyer jusqu’à 200 000 soldats pour servir du côté russe.

Pendant ce temps, Euronews rendait compte du projet de création d’un tribunal pour crimes de guerre à La Haye en juillet. L’objectif de ce tribunal fantoche sera de permettre le transfert à l’Ukraine des actifs saisis des oligarques russes et des 350 milliards de réserves de l’État russe qui sont actuellement gelés. Il s’agirait d’une déclaration de guerre de l’ensemble de l’Europe contre la Russie. Dans ce contexte, les 8 milliards de dollars détruits dans les attentats contre le gazoduc Nord Stream ressemblent à des broutilles.

Ah oui, ce matin, je constate que la vidéo d’Iran Press TV que j’ai enregistrée hier est bloquée.  Essayez-la pour voir si elle fonctionne dans votre région : http://www.urmedium.com/c/presstv/122019

Malheureusement, il est clair que nous nous trouvons dans l’antichambre avant le début d’une guerre généralisée où tout l’enfer se déchaîne.  Il n’y a pas une minute à perdre pour sortir les extincteurs. 

Je souhaite bon courage aux orateurs et aux participants des manifestations de demain, Rage Against the War Machine, à Washington D.C. et à San Francisco. Le grand public doit être tiré de son apathie. Il n’y a pas une minute à perdre.

Não há um minuto a se perder

Ontem, a televisão russa (Sessenta Minutos) mostrou trechos de vídeos gravados na abertura da Conferência de Segurança de Munique. Cenas de virar o estômago de Nancy Pelosi de beijinhos com Annalena Baerbock, de todos confraternizando com o ministro das Relações Exteriores ucraniano, Dmytro Kuleba, e o ministro da Defesa, Oleksii Reznikov. A delegação ucraniana à Conferência é a segunda maior depois dos EUA. Trinta senadores dos EUA! Os organizadores encontraram substitutos dignos para Sergei Lavrov: Khodorkovsky e Kasparov, que sem dúvida receberiam papéis centrais em qualquer regime fantoche instalado por Washington no caso dos russos perderem a guerra.

Esta certamente foi a maior concentração do mal em um edifício em nosso planeta.

Hoje de manhã, assisti uma reportagem da BBC sobre seus próprios mercenários britânicos lutando na Ucrânia. Incrível, estes degenerados são tratados como celebridades. A única coisa que faltava era a distribuição de medalhas para eles pelo rei Carlos. Isso certamente acontecerá em uma ou duas semanas.

Sejamos claros sobre isto: dia após dia, esta guerra na e sobre a Ucrânia está se assemelhando com a Guerra Civil Espanhola que precedeu a eclosão da Segunda Guerra Mundial. Os russos estão relatando discretamente a existência de voluntários estrangeiros servindo do seu lado, incluindo 16 finlandeses! E diz-se que os norte-coreanos se ofereceram para enviar até 200.000 soldados para servirem do lado russo.

Enquanto isto, a Euronews estava reportando sobre os planos para um tribunal de crimes de guerra, a ser criado em Haia em julho. O objetivo deste tribunal canguru será permitir a transferência para a Ucrânia dos ativos apreendidos de oligarcas russos e dos 350 bilhões de reservas do estado russo que agora estão congeladas. De qualquer forma, isto constituiria uma declaração de guerra de toda a Europa contra a Rússia. Neste contexto, os 8 bilhões de dólares destruídos na sabotagem do gasoduto Nord Stream parecem coisas de criança.

Ah, sim. Esta manhã descobri que o vídeo da Press TV iraniana que gravei ontem está bloqueado. Experimente para ver se funciona na sua área: http://www.urmedium.com/c/presstv/122019

Lamentavelmente, está claro que estamos na antecâmara do início de uma guerra generalizada, quando tudo vai para o inferno. Não há um minuto a perder para se trazerem os extintores de incêndio.

Desejo aos convidados e participantes das manifestações de amanhã, Fúria Contra a Máquina de Guerra, em Washington, D.C. e em São Francisco bon courage. O público em geral deve ser despertado de sua apatia. Não há um minuto a se perder.

15 thoughts on “Not a minute to lose

  1. Bon courage indeed. I’m doing everything I can to promote the view that a peace settlement should be sought, although “everything” is very little. I have signed petitions and marched for peace. However, I feel that we are no more than medieval serfs, thrown into war at the whim of the overlords. Truths are obscured and distorted and nobody can see anything clearly. I see that European leaders and media are wilfully ignoring and vilifying those who cast doubts on pumping weapons into Ukraine. If some of us perish, we will be commemorated with a nice memorial plaque like the one for the Great War I contemplate every day on the wall facing my office.

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  2. Dear Mr Doctorow,

    indeed! I would also like to refer to the discussion between Tolstoy’s great-grandson (he clearly inherited the brains) and 7 French journalists:

    The French were mostly aggressive, indecent and often plainly stupid. While Mr Tolstoy spoke excellent French and demolished all their arguments in a polite and measured way. So if push comes to shove, who will win? If France can’t deliver anything better than these 7 intellectual dwarfs?

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  3. “this morning I find that the Iran Press TV video I recorded yesterday is blocked. Try it to see if it works in your area: http://www.urmedium.com/c/presstv/122019

    The video doesn’t appear to be ‘blocked’, but it also doesn’t load. The webpage appears but the video’s progress meter (spinning circle) just keeps spinning on a black screen.

    The URL line also shows a “Not secure” warning for the webpage.

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  4. Bonjour du Québec, monsieur Doctorow,

    I can see and read urmedium site, but after accepting a none secure access through http… (via Firefox dialogs). Their https certificate expired friday (feb 17). I just emailed them about the issue.

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  5. The linked video is entitled:
    “German trade union, Verdi, has launched a 24-hour strike at seven airports”
    Which is not what I expected.

    URMedium is blocked, as is the video.
    Up till now I have not had a problem with them.

    Might be a problem with https certificates instead of censure.

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  6. I could not view the video either. (Midwest U.S). I definitely agree with you that the greatest collection of evil was in Munich. I hope the anti-war protests tomorrow turn out many thousands of people to wake people up from sliding into nuclear war. It is unthinkable, but nevertheless a reality. Thank you for your essays – I eagerly look forward to reading them.

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  7. The key to predicting the future of the war in Ukraine is comparing it from the Russian point of view with WWII.
    By invoking Nazism, Président Putin does this explicitly and uniformly.
    WWII, which they won, cost Russia at least 20,000,000 dead. Had it been a nuclear war, it would not have been infinitely more costly.
    The Administration of Russia intends to win this war too, which they will.
    But not at such a cost as WWII.
    Hence, if Russia detects, which they undoubtedly have the capacity to do, that the US is preparing to strike Russia with nuclear weapons, Russia will strike first, just as they did in Crimea and now in Ukraine.
    So we are left with the question does Russia have the capacity to launch a successful first nuclear strike against the US?

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