Did Putin order Prigozhin killed or is Putin the adult in the room? (Memo to Establishment media “Putin did it: he’s a thug, remember?”) Doesn’t seem likely to Ritter, Johnson, me. At Friday Roundtable w/Judge Napolitano, we also talk Ukraine (29 minutes).
Visualizing the BRICS Expansion

Adolescent G W Bush: “You’re either with us or against us!” Adolescent geniuses w/Biden throw BRICbats at “unexceptional” nations; insist on “rules-based int’l order” where US makes the rules. How’s that working out for you, Tony, Jacob, Victoria? Uh-oh!
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-the-brics-expansion-in-4-charts/
Tempering the Tears
‘United States of Tears’ veteran South African journalist Johan Allers titled Aug 16. interview. Allers was close to Nelson Mandela. I tried to temper the tears by citing the miracle of peaceful turnover of power & reconciliation in S Africa. Why not here!
Just Some Mini-Nukes
Why Joe Biden & son, Blinken, & Sullivan may resort to “mini-nukes”, rather than concede Ukraine defeat & NATO “power failure”. Short answer: only 14 months before election AND they have personal stake. If they lose, there is enough evidence for jail time.
Not So Great Danes
The Danish F-16s going to Ukraine, with all deliberate speed, are so old Hans Christian Anderson worked on them as a flight mechanic before turning to fairy tales – like the tale that F-16s will make a difference in the proxy war. Monday with the Judge & Ray, Aug 21, 2023, 24 min
The Unbridled Freedom and Impunity of US Intelligence
On “Judging Freedom”, Judge Napolitano judges the unbridled freedom, and impunity, enjoyed by US intelligence to do lethal covert action, at times w/out even a wink and nod from the president.
Roundtable w/Larry Johnson and me, August 18, 2023 (27 minutes)
The Best Nuclear Catastrophe…

In a new ‘Bob & Ray Show’ (click https://youtube.com/watch?v=B2g_TCYuIAM to sample an old one), Bronxites Robert Scheer (City College 1958) and I (Fordham 1961) talk serious nuclear; especially danger that Ivy League’s “Best & Brightest” may get us ALL killed this time.
https://scheerpost.com/2023/08/11/veteran-cia-analyst-on-russia-ray-mcgovern-has-never-been-more-scared-of-nuclear-catastrophe/
Surveillance State

Intrusive surveillance enabled by today’s technology but violating the 4th amendment was one focus of a Round Table w/ Larry Johnson, me, & Judge Napolitano who explains ( https://original.antiwar.com/andrew-p-napolitano/2023/08/10/the-fbi-unwittingly-investigates-itself/ ) why the FBI should be disbanded. Problem is NO accountability.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwFb7S9vveM
What’s Missing in ‘Oppenheimer’
What ‘Oppenheimer’ shies away from comes through poignantly/aesthetically in film “8:15 HIROSHIMA: FATHER TO DAUGHTER”, a first-person account of power of forgiveness. Producer Dr. Akiko Mikamo’s parents were survivors. She & Director Heffelfinger discuss: