Ahem! Speak for yourself, some of us do learn the local language, even when everyone now speaks English everywhere. It’s a very useful skill to be able to understand the gist of a conversation that o… (View Post)

If the ceasefire holds, and he manages to kick Putin out of Ukraine, then it’s fair to say he deserves it. Although one has to wonder what the actual committee thinks of such a heavily organised camp… (View Post)

Isn’t Iran still digging out that mountain which those B-2s buried in rubble a few months ago, before their crappy Russian air defences ever knew the bombers were there? Lower oil prices help pretty … (View Post)

They have ID cards here, so no. (View Post)

Here’s an interesting story out of nowhere. This morning, dozens of Iranian-registered ships have suddenly switched on their transponders for the first time since 2017. The question is why, and why t… (View Post)