The iPINIONS Journal

Welcome! This is an unapologetic, agenda-free zone. Just commentaries on current events that’ll move you to think, laugh, rage, and even cry.

© Copyright 2005-2024 (Images appear pursuant to 17 U.S.C. sec 107)
You are here: Home / Archives for The World / Europe

Europe

Zelensky Is Alienating NATO by Insisting the Missiles that Landed in Poland Were Russian

Thursday, November 17, 2022 at 6:04 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky seems hellbent on drawing NATO into direct conflict with Russia.  For example, he immediately blamed Russia for a missile that crash-landed in Poland last Tuesday. We can chalk that up to the fog of war.  But then Polish President Duda announced that the “missile appears to have been fired by Ukrainian air defence.” More to the… Read more.

Putin Not Attending G20 Summit in Indonesia: Leaders Can Breathe Without Him Stinking Up the Place

Thursday, November 10, 2022 at 8:18 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Putin not attending G20 summit Russian President Vladimir is not attending this week’s G20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia. That’s to avoid having the other leaders treat him like a skunk at the garden party. So now, everyone will be able able to breathe more easily.  It’s good that this genocidal maniac still has enough common sense to avoid… Read more.

Mako and Kei Are No Harry and Meghan: Japan’s Royals in Exile

Saturday, October 29, 2022 at 10:17 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Japanese royals Mako and Kei are living ordinary lives in exile. But British royals Harry and Meghan are still living extraordinary lives. The contrast is instructive. Mako and Kei are no Harry and Meghan Most New Yorkers have no idea that Mako and Kei are living in New York. That’s how intentional they’ve been about blending in as ordinary people.… Read more.

Harry’s Memoir – ‘Spare’ Yourself! You Can Judge This Book by Its Cover

Thursday, October 27, 2022 at 6:57 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Harry’s memoir – spare yourself! The title Spare says all anyone needs to know. Because it’s nothing more than the self-pitying tales Harry has been telling for years. And all because he was not born the first royal son. Sad. Sick. Proceeds to charity? Don’t bet on it The Washington Post reported yesterday that: Financial… Read more.

Sunak Is Britain’s First PM of Color. Except He Thinks He’s White

Monday, October 24, 2022 at 11:13 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

The office of UK prime minister has become a game of musical chairs. That explains Rishi Sunak becoming the fifth person in six years to hold it. He will be Britain’s third leader in seven weeks and the first prime minister of color in its history. A former chancellor of the Exchequer who is the son of Indian… Read more.

Liz Truss Resigns as UK Prime Minister. The Lady’s for Turning

Thursday, October 20, 2022 at 9:03 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Just weeks ago, Liz Truss threw her Chancellor under the bus, hoping to save her job. No doubt she also wanted to show that, like Margaret Thatcher, this lady’s lady’s not for turning. But Truss failed to appreciate that there was no taming the mob. MPs force Truss to resign Tory MPs urged Ms Truss to… Read more.

Truss Throws Kwarteng Overboard to Save Her Sinking Premiership – Just Like I Said She Would

Friday, October 14, 2022 at 9:07 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

UK Prime Minister Liz Truss and her Chancellor of the Exchequer, Kwasi Kwarteng, reportedly go way back. So, it speaks volumes that she has cast him as the black sheep of her cabinet and made him its sacrificial lamb. Truss throws Kwarteng overboard Kwasi Kwarteng has been sacked as Chancellor amid intense speculation Prime Minister Liz Truss is about… Read more.

You Know Putin’s Days Are Numbered When His Inner Circle Are Calling BS on His Gaslighting Propaganda…

Saturday, October 8, 2022 at 7:08 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

A member of Vladimir Putin’s inner circle has voiced disagreement directly to the Russian president in recent weeks over his handling of the war in Ukraine, according to information obtained by U.S. intelligence. The criticism marks the clearest indication yet of turmoil within Russia’s leadership over the stewardship of a war that has gone disastrously… Read more.

Unlike Margaret Thatcher, Liz Truss’s U-turn on Tax Cuts Proves This Lady Is for Turning

Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at 6:22 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Liz Truss became UK prime minister on September 6. Except that, she did so by channeling Margaret Thatcher so effectively, she became a meme. Here is how I chimed in on the viral ridicule in the comments section to a July 17 report on her campaign in The Guardian: Liz Truss is fashioning her campaign… Read more.

Courtiers: Intrigue, Ambition, and the Power Players Featuring Harry and Meghan

Friday, September 30, 2022 at 6:17 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Publishers will release Courtiers: The Hidden Power Behind the Crown by Valentine Low on October 6. Low is the royal correspondent for The Times of London. His book unveils the intrigue, ambition, and power players at Buckingham Palace. And Harry and Meghan are at the center of all of them. Courtiers: Intrigue, Ambition, and the Power Players Buckingham Palace launched an… Read more.