Magyar’s birds, causing disruption on the battlefield
The war in Ukraine is very much an artillery and drone war. Ukraine as the much smaller invaded nation is putting up an amazing fight as the nation with limited resources. The adaptation of low-cost drones on the battlefield through necessity will be studied and debated for years to come in military colleges worldwide. What…
Charlie Munger and the first $100k
According to Charlie Munger, you need $100,000 to get your investment portfolio multiplying. Naturally, this means saving $100k, as no one is likely to gift $100k to you. So, by definition, saving the first $100k is the most difficult proposition. So, who was Charlie Munger? Charlie was none other than the business partner of Warren…
Wrong trains – not the start we wanted
What a disaster, after landing at Frankfurt Airport, the plan was to catch an S-Bahn train to the Hauptbahnhop, that is the central station. The plan was sound, the execution was flawed as we headed off in the wrong direction. Around the fourth stop we had realised the mistake and stepped off at a desolate…
Trump’s Iran disaster
What a disaster the Trump war with Iran has been, the United States attacked the nuclear development facilities in June 2025 and according to President Trump, totally obliterated the uranium enrichment facilities. So, based on this assessment, less than a year later, the United States was forced to attack Iran again. What is known is…
Protect whistleblowers
The Human Rights Law Centre is sponsoring a project to support whistleblowers across the country. According to their webpage, whistleblowers speak up about human rights abuses, corporate misconduct, and government wrongdoing. The Human Rights Law Centre argues whistleblowers play an important role in democracy, but face reprisal for doing so. Therefore, they advocate for stronger…
Trump’s threats – another strategic failure
United States President Donald Trump is a moron, he is a genuine idiot and is bringing the world to the edge of economic ruin through his ill-thought attack on Iran. We are seeing United States policy published on his social media account, this is not coming from Congress. Allies such as NATO, ANZUS, or the…
The Ukrainian bait and bleed strategy
I follow the Ukraine war very closely, now as we enter the fifth year I am looking at Ukrainian tactics on the battlefield. Early on, Ukraine was able to take territory back in an amazing counter-offensive. Had the Biden Administration been less timid and provided Ukraine with more offensive weapons, I believe these Ukrainian gains…
Iran is seeking to outlast the United States
I am reading through the Iran war news, this is a bilateral offensive coordinated between Israel and the United States and did not involve negotiation with other allies. Professor Michael Clarke on the UK Sky News program summed it up for me stating “This is a war searching for a strategy” pretty much nailed it.…
Fermoy Estate Reserve Chardonnay
I have reviewed the Fermoy Estate Reserve Chardonnay previously, but since I have a few bottles stashed away, I get to revisit this wine from time to time. Different occasions sometimes reveal different flavours and notes, there is also the cellaring complexity that improves fine wine. So, on Australia Day 2024, a bottle of 2018…
Zelensky has the cards after all
Well, what a turn of events, Operation Epic Fury is well underway, you can absolutely bet Iran is getting hit hard here. I can understand Israel going into Iran, they are an existential threat to the survival of Israel. This is where Israel sees weakness, Trump was happy to move on Venezuela and kidnap Nicolás…
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Observations in an undemocratic world 