THERE IS A CERTAIN PARALLEL BETWEEN LLOYD AUSTIN AND COLIN POWELL. BOTH ARE (WERE) TELLING BULLSHIT WITH THE APLOMB OF A KID TELLING WHY THE DOG ATE THE HOMEWORK. POWELL STINT AT THE UNITED NATION WITH A VIAL — OF WASHING POWDER, OR PLASTER OF PARIS, OR FLOUR FROM THE FLOOR OF THE LOCAL BAKER, OR BAKING SODA, OR TALCUM POWDER, OR COCAINE... BUT DEFINITELY NOT ANTHRAX — WAS PITIFUL.

BUT OF COURSE THE MEDIA OF THE ESTABLISHMENT, PROMOTED THIS VIAL AS THE ELIXIR OF TRUTH. A VIAL FULL OF WHITE STUFF WAS SCARY ENOUGH TO GO TO WAR....

SAME WITH LLOYD AUSTIN. HE AND POWELL ARE (WERE) FULL OF HUBRIS, A WINDOW BOX CULTIVATED BY THE THEATRE OF THE COMPLETELY ABSURD — BUT THE MEDIA OF THE ESTABLISHMENT STILL BELIEVE (I DON'T THINK THAT THE MEDIA BOFFINS BELIEVE THIS SHIT, BUT IT IS THEIR DUTY TO MAKE US BELIEVE THE CRAP) THAT WE CAN WIN SOMETHING — WHEN WE HAVE MORE CHANCE OF WINNING LOTTO THAN WINNING THE CONFLICT IN UKRAINE, WHILE RUNNING WITH OUR PANTS DOWN TO THE ANKLES, AND HAVING FORGOTTEN TO BUY A TICKET...

SO HERE AGAIN:

MAKE A DEAL PRONTO BEFORE THE SHIT HITS THE FAN:

NO NATO IN "UKRAINE" (WHAT'S LEFT OF IT)

THE DONBASS REPUBLICS ARE NOW BACK IN THE RUSSIAN FOLD — AS THEY USED TO BE PRIOR 1922. THE RUSSIANS WON'T ABANDON THESE AGAIN.

CRIMEA IS RUSSIAN — AS IT USED TO BE PRIOR 1954

A MEMORANDUM OF NON-AGGRESSION BETWEEN RUSSIA AND THE USA.

EASY.

THE WEST KNOWS IT.

FREE JULIAN ASSANGE NOW....