The Saker blog is now “frozen”

Dear friends I am announcing that as of today, the Saker blog is frozen. We will post a special page with archive information in the next couple of days (March

A few minor things

Dear friends Quick reminder: we are about to freeze the blog and announce how/where to download the archive from.  I expect the details posted here on Tuesday. I want J.B.

Q&A with readers

Dear friends As promised I am posted our Q&A.  Please don’t be too harsh on me, I recorded it without any prior preparations and, of course, I made a few

The bloody sore on humanity’s conscience

Thou shalt not be a victim. Thou shalt not be a perpetrator. And above all, Thou shalt not be a bystander. Yehuda Bauer Globalize the Intifada! Lowkey Intro – where

Important news about the blog archive (please read!)

Dear friends, Good news! Herb, my IT guru, has very kindly agreed to host the frozen “http://thesaker.is” site for one full year. The site will be frozen at the of

A few special goodbye messages

Dear friends, I have a few special categories of people I want to say goodbye to with a few short messages.  Here we go: To my moderators Friends, you all

How can we stay in touch? (a repeat and summary)

Dear friends, The tsunami of emails expressing their support and understanding has not abated at all!  Many also express sadness, which I very much share.  For me the blog was

Various important updates about the blog shutdown

Dear friends I want to share a few updates about the blog shutdown with you: Archiving the blog I have been contacted by several people offering to host an archive

Blog archiving and other issues

Dear friends, WOW!  I truly did not expect such a tsunami of emails and offers of support.  I can’t even begin to tell you how touched I am.  I am

Important message about the blog from Andrei

Dear friends, While I did not reply to any comments, I have read them very carefully.  I have also received a lot of emails and, again, I read all of

An update about the blog

Dear friends Today rather than commenting on the risks of a major war in Europe, or even the entire northern hemisphere, I want to share a few things about the

Tactics without Strategy is the Noise Before Defeat

The title of this article is a quote by the famous Chinese general, strategist, philosopher, and writer Sun Tzu who lived 2500 years ago.  And while it is true that

Is Andrei Martyanov right in his criticism of US ruling “elites”?

Those of you who, like myself, try not to miss any videos or articles by Andrei Martyanov know that one of his “favorite” topics is the utter incompetence of western

Revisiting Russian objectives in the Ukraine

Check out this list of headlines, all from one source only, RT and all from the past week or so: https://www.rt.com/news/569764-ukraine-peace-summit-un/ https://www.rt.com/news/569736-zelensky-bust-capitol-resolution/ https://www.rt.com/russia/569914-ukraine-blogger-russians-genocide/ https://www.rt.com/news/569917-us-democrat-calls-for-biden-impeachment/ https://www.rt.com/news/569959-russia-france-orthodox-cemetery/ https://www.rt.com/news/569969-cia-chief-secret-meeting-zelensky/ https://www.rt.com/russia/570005-russian-standing-army-boost/ https://www.rt.com/sport/569994-tennis-australian-open-russia-embassy/ https://www.rt.com/sport/569988-australian-open-bans-russian-flag/ https://www.rt.com/russia/569986-shoigu-minister-headquarters-ukraine/

Echoes from the first Neocon war in Europe and some music

First, I found out that BitChute also blocks videos showing combat operations in videos made my Russians.  Rumble did not, at least so far, so in the future I will

The city of Soledar has been liberated by the Wagner PMC

This “news” was weeks in the making, but this time it is official: the city of Soledar has been liberated by the Wagner PMC (with Russian Airborne Forces blocking the

What would it take?

How NATO “celebrated” the Orthodox Nativity NATO did “celebrate” the Orthodox Nativity, but in its own way. First, a few headlines: Remember the truce offered by Russia?  It was rejected. 

Celebrating the Nativity

Dear friends, I will be taking a few days off, from Thursday until Sunday evening, to attend church services at my parish.  God willing, I should be back at the

Making sense of NATO strikes against Russia

There is no doubt that NATO is trying hard to escalate the war in the Ukraine.  Just before the end of the year there were two drones strikes against a

New Year’s Eve open thread

Dear friends, First, I want to wish a very happy New Year’s Eve to those who celebrate the new years on January 1st (I personally don’t).  I also want to

The most important question

Looks like we will make it to Dec 31, 2022. Will we make it to December 31, 2023? This question is not hyperbole.  I would even argue that this is

What should we make of the latest Muppet show in DC?

There’s a mad dog pulling at his chain A hint of danger in his eye Alarm bells raging ’round his brain Roger Waters So “Ze” aka “Zelia” came to DC

Book review: “France’s Yellow Vests: Western Repression of the West’s Best Values”

I very rarely do book reviews, but in this case I felt that I simply *had* to share with you what I consider a true gem, one of those books

Q&A with North South University students

I was recently contacted by my friend Cynthia McKinney who told me that my article about what a Russian defeat would mean for the West was used as part of

Do the Europeans deserve what is coming to them next?

Dear friends I was born in Switzerland, arguably the heart of Europe, and as a European by birth, if not by culture, I feel that I should address the issue

NATO is trying to find a pretext to attack Serbia (again)

As I have mentioned recently, the situation in NATO occupied Kosovo is quickly deteriorating (see here and here).  NATO’s humiliation in the Ukraine is pushing NATO leaders to try to

Open thread on the Russia-NATO war

Please stick to the topic of the Russia-NATO war. Thank you Andrei

Yet another major Ukronazi “victory” (and some week-end music)

So the Ukronazis, having defeated quite a few old statues, have now turned to defeating a DNR flag in Washington DC. No, I am not kidding, see for yourself: Powered

Are Ukrainians Russians?

Are Ukrainians Russians? Seems like a simple question, but in reality it is immensely complex.  I will try to outline a few of the issues, assumptions and implications this question

Sic transit gloria mundi

Today, I want to post a few rather amazing news items about some rather weird things happening in the post-Christian West. First, there is this pearl of wisdom: “Pope Francis

Will the US try to pull off a “Grenada” in Serbia?

Remember the 1983 US invasion of Grenada aka “Operation Urgent Fury”? It all began on October 23, 1983 when two truck bombs blew up the buildings housing the US and

The Ukraine is committing “suicide by cop”

Yesterday I received an email from a Ukrainian friend of mine.  By “Ukrainian” I mean that his culture and self-identity is Ukrainian, he loves his heritage, speaks the language and

Is NATO falling apart?

Something quite amazing has just happened.  Following the terrorist attack in Ankara which killed 34 people and injured another 125, Turkish authorities first declared that they will not accept US

Open Thread (topic: the NATO war against Russia)

Dear friends I am traveling with my wife for a couple of days.  I am also celebrating my birthday, so between the travels and my desire to disconnect for 48

There is a dangerous pack of hyenas on the loose in Europe

did they expect us to treat them with any respect? they can polish their medals and sharpen their smiles, and amuse themselves playing games for a while boom boom, bang

What would a Russian defeat mean for the people of the West?

Regular readers of the blog know that I separate our poor and long-suffering planet into two basic parts: Zone A, aka the AngloZionist Empire, aka the World Hegemony aka the

A few musings on the role of “useful idiots” in modern PSYOPS

I have to begin with an admission here: while hurricane Ian was a total disasters for most of Florida, hurricane Nicole came right on time to spare me from having

Short post Hurricane Nicole message

Dear friends This time around we were very lucky and the house we were staying at did not suffer any damage from Hurricane Nicole.  Many others in our area were

Last update before hurricane Nicole

Dear friends, The good news is that compared to Hurricane Ian, Hurricane Nicole will be less apocalyptic: it is, after all, already November, the waters are still very warm, and

I might be unable to work on the blog for a few days :-(

Dear friends I am very sorry to report that I might be unable to work on the blog for a few days due to an approaching weather system which could

More signs of the coming storm (and some week-end music)

Today, as I often do, I will mention a few headlines and add some comments to each one.  Then, as is usual for Fridays, I will share some more “music

NATO escalates (again) and achieves nothing (again)

I think that we ought to begin this overview of what is currently taking place which is that the united West, aka the AngloZionist Hegemony is desperate and in direct

Small note and small request

Dear friends This week end my family and I have to move from the house we initially rented after the hurricane to a cheaper location.  Frankly, I don’t know what

A few headlines about civilizational values and some week-end music

As I now often do, I like to open the discussion with a few headlines: German man fined over letter ‘Z’ Romanian defense minister resigns after Ukraine comments RT suspends

A few thoughts about the “dirty bomb” thesis and the role of hatred

First, is it even possible? The answer is yes, absolutely.  There is enough (non-weapons grade) spent civilian nuclear reactor fuel to get enough radioactive materials.  Much more importantly, there is

OPEN THREAD about the war between NATO and Russia

I am somewhat under the weather today, so I leave you with this open thread to discuss the current developments in the war between NATO and Russia.  I would be

This and that on a calm (before the storm?) Sunday

First, something’s definitely up. Check out those to headlines: Zelensky calls for ‘world’ to ‘strike’ Kremlin Residents urged to leave Russian city ‘immediately’ I won’t go into a discussion of

A few updates and a cartoon instead of week-end music

Today we begin by a few headlines which illustrate the current Russian strategy of unilateralism: Putin announces new security measures in Russia Putin introduces martial law in former Ukrainian regions

A few updates about the NATO Crusade against Russia

Intro: setting the current context Before we take a look at some of the most interesting recent developments, I think that it is important to clearly state something which needs

The EU courageously denounces terrorism :-)

First, two headlines: Apartment building hit during Ukrainian shelling of Russian city – mayor Council of Europe Assembly brands Russia ‘terrorist regime’ Logical, right? That is also probably why EU