While the US is agreement incapable, Trump is not.
Which leads to the conclusion that Trump must have something planned if he is to make a deal with Russia so that the US cannot or will not wriggle out. Tall order, sure. Impossible?
I had to let this sink in a while because this is not the way I approach life. I just did not have a good reply when you wrote this. Now after a couple of day, I have the following:
I am neither an optimist or pessimist. I take whatever happens as mere facts. I might find them good or bad, but there is no emotional load. Things that have happened are facts, no matter what I think of them. I might wish for a better outcome, but it is out of my control anyway.
Stoic is the probably the word I am looking for. Or maybe the serenity prayer.
That's very funny. Any more suggestions? Which reading course would you recommend? There are many, and I'm sure they are not of equal quality. Which one did you prefer? Critical thinking about Trump? Don't be silly.
Trump is a grifter and a criminal. He has always been. Nobody can become a billionaire in NY real state market without the mafia. Period. Who can believe in his word? I hope Putin has made it clear about nuclear bombs falling over Palm Beach for every minute he is taken hostage.
"I think the real problem is that the US "Deep State" (allied to Globalists/Davos) is not to trusted."
Indeed, that is true, but Trump is the spokesperson for the U.S. Deep State. Trump is titular as all presidents have increasingly become, since November 22nd, 1963
Fair enough. Good point. To be honest, I was so relieved when Trump was re-elected, and generally I think he is doing a pretty good job under the (difficult) circumstances. But yes, he is the titular head of of a many-headed best, with some of those heads pulling in different directions. We all need to observe events carefully and remember things are often not what they seem to be . . .
No he isn't. Now, if they held the so-called "Summit" in the UAE or Vienna or Istanbul, yeah. But Alaska?! Just about the safest place I can think of. You'll see.
Great posting Alex. Also of note regarding 'Seward's Folly'/Russia sale of Alaska to the US of A:
Russia sold it specifically to the Americans and NOT the British because of Russian/British conflicts ( 'Great Game') Crimean War/Declining Ottoman Empire/
And Russia needed some money because of said war. The sale was somewhat delayed for some years (10-15) because of the US Civil War. (Who in the world was great at stoking wars then? Now?)
And one more thing.... there were not many sea otters left in the Alaska Pacific region from the commercial harvesting for pelts which were very, very valuable in those days (mid 1800s). "Soft Gold" it was nicknamed. So also no more income stream for Russia (Russian-American Company), plus difficult to defend against the British on this other front.
Totally agree. But even some folks I know can't imagine that they are still the architects of the current mess around the globe, or even that the controlling strings in the US is of their origin. Sad.... but true.
"The date is the 15th of August. To most Americans, that doesn’t mean much.
To Europeans, it means a lot. To Catholics, it means a lot. The 15th of August is known as the feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. However, it all goes back 2,000 years to the Emperor Augustus, from which the month of August is named. And this date, 15th of August, is the Feira Agosto.
That is the celebration feast day of the Emperor Augustus. And who was Augustus? He was the founder of the Roman Empire, and he was the founder of the Pax Romana, the perpetual peace enforced by the Roman Empire. Mr. Trump is today’s Emperor Augustus, and he would like to be known for his Pax Trumpiana.
He has other things to add in his Glenn Diesen interview, about Russia and Alaska, and also points out that the $350 billion of frozen Russian assets can "purchase" the Ukrainian territories that Russia is absorbing, as Russia sold Alaska to the US. Doctorow also mentions the railway tunnel idea as a real thing.
Doctorow thinks the initial sweetener could be a nuclear arms limitation treaty.
I would like to point out that Trump also wants to meet in Russia a few weeks after Alaska.
Nonsense! It is about the safest place possible. A brilliant choice!
Putin is safely on Russian territory until the last few miles of travel. And then he is under the protection of the United States of America, not those perfidious European rascals.
Yeah but I hope he is surrounded by a bodyguard of 100 men of the Kremlin Regiment and a nuclear sub or two offshore and a couple of White Swans high above... ten missile batteries in Naukan.....
I agree. But he should act with extreme caution. Imagine if they stuff Semtex up Zelensky's ass, tell him its a dildo, (he will zone out with pleasure) and send him to crash the meeting in Alaska. That penis piano playing POS even crashed the Vatican.
You appear to be the clown unless… you are hiding your real motivation. This would make you something more sinister abd evil than a clown. Hope you are just a clown.
Yeah right, I'll believe it when I see it. The Trump admin and US government more broadly is infested with neocon parasites who will never permit detente again. They will murder the President rather than let it happen (not that Trump would be interested anyway).
I've said it before and I'll say it again, the ONLY path forward is some kind of unilateral truth and reconciliation conference by the Americans where there's a real grappling with the postwar history. Where neocons are ruthlessly dragged through the mud into sunlight. Where the US genuinely comes to terms with its history and actions.
From there, anything is possible. World peace, prosperity for all, liberty and justice.
Without this, it's all for naught. Russia and China do not trust us, nor should they. We are actively trying to destroy them. Or, rather, the neocons are actively trying to destroy both us and them.
You missed one of the strongest (and more recent) advocates for a Bering Straits land bridge: Lyndon LaRouche. He talked about that for years.
As for any part of Canada joining the USA, Trump burned that bridge completely and is delusional if he thinks there's any chance of that ever happening. The only province even remotely interested would be Alberta, but that bridge is burning as we speak. One of the unintended consequences of pulling the rug out from under ordinary working people.
Speaking of Arctic development, I've been advocating for Canada to Join the BRICS, resume normal relations with Russia, and start joint venturing with them for northern energy development as well as new shipping routes. That would give our steel industry a boost, now that Canadian steel is no longer welcome in the USA.
Scratch below the superficial similarities and you'll find Canadians have far more in common with Russians than with the USA anyway. Mexico will probably beat us to BRICS membership, but that might be the impetus for us to join as well, since we're already discussing bilateral trade with them. I can dream, right?
I wouldn't read too much significance into the date of the meeting. I'm sure it's purely coincidental. I also wouldn't expect too much to come of it either, and I see Trump is already walking back his great expectations. If anything positive comes of it I expect it will be an agreement to meet at a future date to renegotiate nuclear treaties and inspections. That's a more pressing issue than Ukraine I would say, which was a lost cause from day one.
Except for a small detail, Canada is a colony of the modern Brutish Empire in every possible way including by its Prime Minister. You fought against the anti colonial revolution. Ready to rebel now? Mmm… let s see🤔
While the US is Israeli occupied territory. Thanks, but given a choice I prefer the UK, which incidentally is where I was born. I figure if you're going to be ruled by someone it might as well be your own people, or at least a reasonable facsimile. There's nothing reasonable about the people who rule the USA, which is fast becoming an international pariah.
"You fought against the anti colonial revolution."
Canada didn't exist as a sovereign nation until 1867 so how is that even possible? If you mean the British Loyalists, check your history. Many of them were American colonists fleeing what they saw as a revolt against their king. History is written by the victor, so in this case you get to decide, but at least stick to the facts. The last time what is now Canada came into conflict with the USA was in 1812. But seriously, do you really want to base your analysis of Canadian society on events that happened over 200 years ago? That's the curse the Europeans labour under. Do you really want that millstone around your neck?
Certainly the British had no interest in Russia and America linking up in the Bering Strait; President Abraham Lincoln, Czar Nicholas II, and President Franklin Delano Roosevelt were likely all put down by the Britz.
Brian Berletic had a different, more pessimistic take on it, that they were only using it to buy time. Just a big photo op for flip-flop Trump. Have the US ever kept their word? Inclined to agree with him.
You are WAY too optimistic as regards to Trump and you are in la-la land territory. Nirvana, Shangri-la and Utopia are coming. Peace and prosperity are coming to the whole world. Nothing but love, kisses, hugs and brotherly fraternity between all nations are on the way. Swords will be melted into plowshares and harmony between nations will replace all this Game Of Thrones bullshit. All under the direction of Trump The Benevolent. HA HA!
Or maybe he has an interest in discrediting this epochal event. The forces that are ready to explode the world to try to stop such a peace plan are enormous. If they do not succeed they are finished. I hope they will be soon. With all their little helpers🤫
he's sucked you in.. never reply to ad hominems beyond notifying you've recognised them as such and henceforth will have nothing to do with them. I reckon is the way to go.
Amusing. Reminds me of when Russia tried to sell Kaliningrad cheaply after the Cold War. It seems now that Germany/NATO would rather take it by force, with the added bonus of nuclear irradiation of Germany / Poland / Lithuania. :)
To clarify: the funniest way Russia could respond if Kaliningrad was invaded by a hypothetical NATO army of 55,000 men (the bare minimum in my back-of-the-envelope estimation) would be to hold an unscheduled nuclear test or three. On, of course, Russian territory. After all, it's really only East Prussia... :)
Larry Johnson, interviewed by Nima Alkhorshid today (Dialogue Works, YouTube Aug. 11, 2025), put an additional significance on the date of August 15.
WW II had ended in the West by the Soviet defeat of Nazi Germany in early May 1945, after which, as it had promised to the American allies, the Soviet Union turned all its military might toward the Japanese in the Far East, successfully defeating them and driving them out of Mandchuria.
In order to claim that it should not be the Soviet Union, but the USA which decisively won the war, President Harry Truman authorized the nuclear bombardment of Hiroshima on August 6 and Nagasaki on August 9, 1945 - the sole real reason being to show the Soviet Union who had the absolute supremacy and, thus, victory. WW II would have ended soon anyway without these two US nuclear bombs. The Japanese surrendered on August 15, 1945.
Perhaps this is one of many aspects which Putin intends to remind Mr. Trump of when they see eye to eye in beautiful Alaska on August 15 ....?
First, the Wolfowitz Doctrine is in the way. The Wolfowitz doctrine declares the principal goal of US foreign policy to be to prevent the rise of any power that can serve as a constraint on American unilateralism. The neoconservatives who originated this doctrine are still very influential in US policy-making circles. No US president or Secretary of State has repudiated this doctrine. Trump himself recently declared the policy when he said “I rule America and the world.” That is a hegemonic statement.
Indeed, the current military conflict in Ukraine is entirely the product of Washington’s hegemonic foreign policy. Washington orchestrated the “Maidan Revolution” in order to overthrow a Russian-friendly democratic government and to install a Russophobic puppet. The puppet government then attacked the people in the Russian territories of Ukraine until they forced a Russian intervention after the West used the Minsk Agreement to deceive Putin and after the West refused the Kremlin’s request for a mutual security agreement during December 2021-February 2022. At this point Putin was forced to intervene in order to prevent the slaughter of the Russians in the independent Donbas republics by a large Ukrainian army trained and equipped by Washington.
The entire point of Washington’s orchestrated conflict in Ukraine was to destabilize Russia. Has Washington abandoned this policy goal?
Second, there is the interest of the US military/security complex. The power and profit of the military/security complex depends on having enemies. The collapse of the Soviet Union led to the creation of the “Muslim Threat” used to sustain the military/security’s profits and powers with Washington’s 21st century wars that destroyed, so far, five Muslim countries,
Third, if Trump favors peace with Russia, why did he just reinstall in Europe the US intermediate-range nuclear missiles that President Reagan had removed, and in addition deploy two submarines with nuclear missiles closer to Russia?
More importantly, why has Washington suddenly struck a massive blow against Russia, China, and Iran in the South Caucasus by obtaining for 99 years the Zangezur Corridor that runs along Iran’s northern borders with Armenia and Azerbaijan? This move by the Trump regime is a strike at the heart of China’s New Silk Road, BRICS, and Russia’s influence in former Soviet provinces, and it completes Washington’s encirclement of Iran. Washington is opening more points of military confrontation with Russia and its allies while Russia backs away, thereby inviting more provocations
This audacious Washington strike against Russia, Iran, and China should shatter the Russian illusion that a mutual security agreement is obtainable with Washington. Washington has made a decisive move against three powers which indicates Washington’s seriousness about its hegemony.
I can't help but notice some of the comments on Trump's fantasy of annexing Canada. Highly ironic really, since he's done more than anyone to destroy any chance of that ever happening. Not that it was ever anything more than a few disgruntled Albertans whining about how unfair Ottawa was and how much they dislike Quebec, and as I pointed out in another post, that bridge has also been burned.
There's a line in the movie Tora, Tora, Tora where Admiral Yamamoto says "I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve." Well, maybe not a giant, but the rest most definitely applies.
Canadians are a fairly reserved kind of people. We don't put on great displays of patriotism, but I guarantee we most definitely are patriotic, especially when it comes to our sovereignty. This is only natural when you live next door to an actual giant whose every move you have to anticipate so as not to get crushed. Case in point: Until recently, the only Canadian flags you'd ever see were on government buildings, war memorials and gas stations. Not so anymore. Drive around any part of Canada today and it looks like the 4th of July. There are flags literally everywhere - on homes, on businesses, on cars and trucks - to the point where it's becoming ridiculous even.
To illustrate the kind of damage Trump has caused, conservatives here were anticipating electing a long-overdue Conservative govt. which may well have happened given the general disgust with Governor Trudeau. All that flew out the window when Trump started with his tariff nonsense, handing the Liberals (sans Trudeau) a golden opportunity to wave the flag and tap into the aforementioned patriotism. So again, ironically Trump destroyed the only genuine support he ever had up here. No one talks about him anymore. Too embarrassing to even admit you once did.
I feel fairly qualified to make these observations. I’ve lived in Canada all but 5 years of my life, and I’m pushing 70, so I’ve pretty much seen it all. I’ve been in every part of Canada except the far north, speak both official languages, have lived in Toronto, Ottawa, and Vancouver, worked on ships on the Great Lakes and East Coast, plus have driven trucks in western Canadian for many years, so I’ve had plenty of opportunities to speak to ordinary working Canadians, both native born and immigrant. I’ve also been an investor in Canadian mining companies and a market analyst for 20 years, so I’m also tuned into the economy (such as it is). Given all that, I feel I can state categorically that Canada will NEVER be a part of the USA, in fact I think it’s far more likely that Washington could become the 11th province with Alaska the 12th. OK, that may be a stretch, but it does illustrate the absurdity of even considering annexation.
This is turning into a major essay, so I’ll close with what I feel is the most important takeaway from the 2nd Trump administration. Unlike the first, where world leaders considered Trump an anomaly, and could look ahead a few years to when he was gone, this time around no such hope exists. It’s now clear to everyone concerned that Trump is just a symptom of a much greater malaise. When someone as uneducated and, quite frankly, as stupid as Trump gets elected, not once but twice, and then proceeds to dismantle decades of carefully crafted trade agreements, to say nothing of his military threats, it speaks to a much larger problem than just the man himself. The fact that he was elected twice, and that apparently no one can summon the will to stop his destructive behaviour suggests that this is just the way it is now, and that you can expect more of the same in the years to come regardless of who is in office. Picking out Canada - America’ longest standing most stalwart ally - to slam against the wall tells everyone else that they can expect the same or worse, so best to start disengaging now, which is exactly what’s happening on a global basis.
Ebear I will politely say that of course you should be proud of your country and that you should believe in your own country too. However, your liberal governments have destroyed your economy to the point that you have no growth.
You’ve now put in Carney, who is smarter than Trudeau, but Trudeau was in for almost 10 years and Canadians instead of waking up, put in Chrysta Freedlands child’s godfather as the new prime minister. Carney is a Davos WEF devotee which means you guys have gone from the frying pan into the fire.
As an American Canada is too far gone down the Leftist/Marxist road. We don’t want your liberal madness added to our country. We have enough with CA, NY, IL, WA and OR. However, I can see Alberta, Saskatchewan, Yukon etc eventually joining the US, at their request, in the not too distant future. Once the Leftist finish selling your country to the Brits and EU.
Trump doesn’t want Quebec! Trump doesn’t want Ottawa. It will be your own fellow Canadians in the West who will be working diligently to join the US. It’s already started. Doesn’t mean Canada will not exist, and like I said Trump is not interested in all of Canada.
With all due respect, you're basically just repeating right wing boilerplate which tends to paint all liberals with the same brush. Not that the left doesn't do that as well, but I've been hearing it all my life, and at my age it gets a bit old. I don't hew to any particular political philosophy. I'm from the school of whatever works, and right now Canada is working well enough for me. Not perfect - nothing ever is - but I'd much rather live here than in the USA where getting sick and hospitalized can mean financial ruin. Again, at my age these things matter, and I don't consider it a gift, because I've been working all my life and have already paid in. I also like the fact that I can walk the streets of any Canadian city at any hour of the day or night and not have to worry too much about my safety. I have my street smarts of course, and my radar is always on, but it very rarely gets activated.
In the careful what you wish for category, if you imagine a scenario where Alberta and Saskatchewan join the USA, be aware that you'll be acquiring a significant ethnic Ukrainian minority - both historic and recent arrivals. Over 1M by some accounts, and I expect that to increase substantially once the war in Ukr. is over.
Thank you for this timely and relevant article and thank you also for the update referencing Lyndon La Rouche Alex. Here's a couple of links should anyone want to know more -
- the Harley Schlanger daily updates are short and topical and the Aug 11th update takes a specific look at this same subject, this can be found under the tab 'Live Pragrams'.
I just can't see Russia making a deal with the Rogue Nation. As Putin has said the US head puppet changes and so too do any agreements.
Lavrov "The US is agreement incapable".
While the US is agreement incapable, Trump is not.
Which leads to the conclusion that Trump must have something planned if he is to make a deal with Russia so that the US cannot or will not wriggle out. Tall order, sure. Impossible?
Trump has demonstrated many times that he’s a flip flopper.
Only fools would trust him to keep an agreement.
Any way, time will tell.
I am not holding my breath for the Alaska summit either. But a nice surprise is always welcome.
Yep, I like nice surprises too. But I also like to be pessimistic to avoid disappointments.
I had to let this sink in a while because this is not the way I approach life. I just did not have a good reply when you wrote this. Now after a couple of day, I have the following:
I am neither an optimist or pessimist. I take whatever happens as mere facts. I might find them good or bad, but there is no emotional load. Things that have happened are facts, no matter what I think of them. I might wish for a better outcome, but it is out of my control anyway.
Stoic is the probably the word I am looking for. Or maybe the serenity prayer.
So you like Trump and forgive his many character flaws.
I'd suggest critical thinking and a reading course.
That's very funny. Any more suggestions? Which reading course would you recommend? There are many, and I'm sure they are not of equal quality. Which one did you prefer? Critical thinking about Trump? Don't be silly.
Don't ask, find your own man!
I like you, sir.
Trump is a grifter and a criminal. He has always been. Nobody can become a billionaire in NY real state market without the mafia. Period. Who can believe in his word? I hope Putin has made it clear about nuclear bombs falling over Palm Beach for every minute he is taken hostage.
Look farther, look bigger.
Considering the hegemonic propensity of the United States, a wise person would not put faith in the upcoming meeting. Trump is not to be trusted.
I think the real problem is that the US "Deep State" (allied to Globalists/Davos) is not to be trusted.
"I think the real problem is that the US "Deep State" (allied to Globalists/Davos) is not to trusted."
Indeed, that is true, but Trump is the spokesperson for the U.S. Deep State. Trump is titular as all presidents have increasingly become, since November 22nd, 1963
Fair enough. Good point. To be honest, I was so relieved when Trump was re-elected, and generally I think he is doing a pretty good job under the (difficult) circumstances. But yes, he is the titular head of of a many-headed best, with some of those heads pulling in different directions. We all need to observe events carefully and remember things are often not what they seem to be . . .
Putin is in mortal danger. I dont understand what he is playing at.
He may well be. If the deranged people who control Trump believe they can eliminate Putin and get away with it they will.
Nonsense.
"Nonsense."
That is an inane, childish reply.
No it's succinct.
Or both for a double whammy way of clearing the board.
Nah.
No he isn't. Now, if they held the so-called "Summit" in the UAE or Vienna or Istanbul, yeah. But Alaska?! Just about the safest place I can think of. You'll see.
In the hands of the biggest liar on earth and the N1 terrorist state in history. Trumps word is worth less than used toilet paper.
I don't understand what you are playing at.
A wise person might reconsider meeting with Trump.
Realist is indeed nonsensical. Not realistic, but of a pessimistic and misinformed insight.
No one outside of Trump and Putin and their closest advisors have any real idea of what may or may not emerge from the planned meeting.
As a result, it's pointless to speculate.
It costs nothing.
Because it's worth nothing.
close, but not exactly nothing
Why not?
because "dialogue works?"
Negotiation was the road to war in the late thirties.
No one should underestimate the depth of the West's malevolence and duplicity regarding Russia.
I think Putin does and that could be Russia's undoing.
For once a sensible comment
Great posting Alex. Also of note regarding 'Seward's Folly'/Russia sale of Alaska to the US of A:
Russia sold it specifically to the Americans and NOT the British because of Russian/British conflicts ( 'Great Game') Crimean War/Declining Ottoman Empire/
And Russia needed some money because of said war. The sale was somewhat delayed for some years (10-15) because of the US Civil War. (Who in the world was great at stoking wars then? Now?)
And one more thing.... there were not many sea otters left in the Alaska Pacific region from the commercial harvesting for pelts which were very, very valuable in those days (mid 1800s). "Soft Gold" it was nicknamed. So also no more income stream for Russia (Russian-American Company), plus difficult to defend against the British on this other front.
To ignore Perfidious Albion is stupid.
Totally agree. But even some folks I know can't imagine that they are still the architects of the current mess around the globe, or even that the controlling strings in the US is of their origin. Sad.... but true.
"Who in the world was great at stoking wars then? Now?" Undead Perfidious Albion, of course. No one else.
Thank you Jono! Interesting about the otters...
Gilbert Doctorow has this:
"The date is the 15th of August. To most Americans, that doesn’t mean much.
To Europeans, it means a lot. To Catholics, it means a lot. The 15th of August is known as the feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. However, it all goes back 2,000 years to the Emperor Augustus, from which the month of August is named. And this date, 15th of August, is the Feira Agosto.
That is the celebration feast day of the Emperor Augustus. And who was Augustus? He was the founder of the Roman Empire, and he was the founder of the Pax Romana, the perpetual peace enforced by the Roman Empire. Mr. Trump is today’s Emperor Augustus, and he would like to be known for his Pax Trumpiana.
The point is that the day was not arbitrary. It’s highly symbolic. The place was not arbitrary. It’s highly symbolic." https://gilbertdoctorow.com/2025/08/10/transcript-of-rt-interview-8-august/
He has other things to add in his Glenn Diesen interview, about Russia and Alaska, and also points out that the $350 billion of frozen Russian assets can "purchase" the Ukrainian territories that Russia is absorbing, as Russia sold Alaska to the US. Doctorow also mentions the railway tunnel idea as a real thing.
Doctorow thinks the initial sweetener could be a nuclear arms limitation treaty.
I would like to point out that Trump also wants to meet in Russia a few weeks after Alaska.
You don't do that with enemies.
I still hope Putin sends a double.
Nonsense! It is about the safest place possible. A brilliant choice!
Putin is safely on Russian territory until the last few miles of travel. And then he is under the protection of the United States of America, not those perfidious European rascals.
Yeah but I hope he is surrounded by a bodyguard of 100 men of the Kremlin Regiment and a nuclear sub or two offshore and a couple of White Swans high above... ten missile batteries in Naukan.....
"under the protection of the United States of America" 🤡😂🤣🤥🤥🤥
The US word means NOTHING and the whole world knows it. But you...
Agreed. Putin trusts Trump and vise versa! Putin was over joyed when Trumps representive last met with him in Russia!
I don't think he does that. He's a careful guy, but not from fear.
I agree. But he should act with extreme caution. Imagine if they stuff Semtex up Zelensky's ass, tell him its a dildo, (he will zone out with pleasure) and send him to crash the meeting in Alaska. That penis piano playing POS even crashed the Vatican.
We don't know where they arte meeting. Alaska is big. A lot of Alaska is presumably in Russian S-400 and S-500 range to protect Putin's plane.
Which plane willhe be in?
Shell game.
"Don't play chess with Russians, even if they are drunk", I have been told.
Doctorow is a clown.
Your comment makes this point very well.
Why would Russia pay Ukraine 1 dime?
As if August 15 means anything to Trump unless McDonald's has a special on cheeseburgers that day?
Horseshit! Anyone who thinks Doctorow is a clown is projecting.
You appear to be the clown unless… you are hiding your real motivation. This would make you something more sinister abd evil than a clown. Hope you are just a clown.
There is such a thing as straining at gnats.
We'll see. They are likely to surprise the world with something...
Yeah right, I'll believe it when I see it. The Trump admin and US government more broadly is infested with neocon parasites who will never permit detente again. They will murder the President rather than let it happen (not that Trump would be interested anyway).
I've said it before and I'll say it again, the ONLY path forward is some kind of unilateral truth and reconciliation conference by the Americans where there's a real grappling with the postwar history. Where neocons are ruthlessly dragged through the mud into sunlight. Where the US genuinely comes to terms with its history and actions.
From there, anything is possible. World peace, prosperity for all, liberty and justice.
Without this, it's all for naught. Russia and China do not trust us, nor should they. We are actively trying to destroy them. Or, rather, the neocons are actively trying to destroy both us and them.
'some kind of unilateral truth and reconciliation conference...'
that's a lead balloon
I don't doubt it.
You missed one of the strongest (and more recent) advocates for a Bering Straits land bridge: Lyndon LaRouche. He talked about that for years.
As for any part of Canada joining the USA, Trump burned that bridge completely and is delusional if he thinks there's any chance of that ever happening. The only province even remotely interested would be Alberta, but that bridge is burning as we speak. One of the unintended consequences of pulling the rug out from under ordinary working people.
Speaking of Arctic development, I've been advocating for Canada to Join the BRICS, resume normal relations with Russia, and start joint venturing with them for northern energy development as well as new shipping routes. That would give our steel industry a boost, now that Canadian steel is no longer welcome in the USA.
Scratch below the superficial similarities and you'll find Canadians have far more in common with Russians than with the USA anyway. Mexico will probably beat us to BRICS membership, but that might be the impetus for us to join as well, since we're already discussing bilateral trade with them. I can dream, right?
I wouldn't read too much significance into the date of the meeting. I'm sure it's purely coincidental. I also wouldn't expect too much to come of it either, and I see Trump is already walking back his great expectations. If anything positive comes of it I expect it will be an agreement to meet at a future date to renegotiate nuclear treaties and inspections. That's a more pressing issue than Ukraine I would say, which was a lost cause from day one.
Yes, correct. I realized I overlooked LaRouch the morning after posting the article and added an update at the top. My bad.
Except for a small detail, Canada is a colony of the modern Brutish Empire in every possible way including by its Prime Minister. You fought against the anti colonial revolution. Ready to rebel now? Mmm… let s see🤔
While the US is Israeli occupied territory. Thanks, but given a choice I prefer the UK, which incidentally is where I was born. I figure if you're going to be ruled by someone it might as well be your own people, or at least a reasonable facsimile. There's nothing reasonable about the people who rule the USA, which is fast becoming an international pariah.
"You fought against the anti colonial revolution."
Canada didn't exist as a sovereign nation until 1867 so how is that even possible? If you mean the British Loyalists, check your history. Many of them were American colonists fleeing what they saw as a revolt against their king. History is written by the victor, so in this case you get to decide, but at least stick to the facts. The last time what is now Canada came into conflict with the USA was in 1812. But seriously, do you really want to base your analysis of Canadian society on events that happened over 200 years ago? That's the curse the Europeans labour under. Do you really want that millstone around your neck?
Certainly the British had no interest in Russia and America linking up in the Bering Strait; President Abraham Lincoln, Czar Nicholas II, and President Franklin Delano Roosevelt were likely all put down by the Britz.
Brian Berletic had a different, more pessimistic take on it, that they were only using it to buy time. Just a big photo op for flip-flop Trump. Have the US ever kept their word? Inclined to agree with him.
Wow he has gone so blackpill-- sad
He is not black pilled at all. Entirely reasonable.
Take off your Trump tinted glasses and you might see more clearly as well.
Think we are running out of pills 😉
You are WAY too optimistic as regards to Trump and you are in la-la land territory. Nirvana, Shangri-la and Utopia are coming. Peace and prosperity are coming to the whole world. Nothing but love, kisses, hugs and brotherly fraternity between all nations are on the way. Swords will be melted into plowshares and harmony between nations will replace all this Game Of Thrones bullshit. All under the direction of Trump The Benevolent. HA HA!
It must feel very empowering to maniacally wax sarcastic - intimating that you are the Great Wise One Who Sees All.
Or maybe he has an interest in discrediting this epochal event. The forces that are ready to explode the world to try to stop such a peace plan are enormous. If they do not succeed they are finished. I hope they will be soon. With all their little helpers🤫
he's sucked you in.. never reply to ad hominems beyond notifying you've recognised them as such and henceforth will have nothing to do with them. I reckon is the way to go.
Agreed. This is almost fatuous.
Looking for the unsubscribe link.
I hope you find it.
A 5 year old pontificating? Or worse?
Excellent post, Alex. It does seem that the pieces are starting to fall in place, doesn't it?
Thank you Bill; yes, it does feel that way. The other side will try to derail it, but I think it's anticipated.
"It does seem that the pieces are starting to fall in place, doesn't it?"
Not to me.
Trump wanted to buy Greenland a while ago I believe. But we'll know more in the next few days.....perhaps.
Amusing. Reminds me of when Russia tried to sell Kaliningrad cheaply after the Cold War. It seems now that Germany/NATO would rather take it by force, with the added bonus of nuclear irradiation of Germany / Poland / Lithuania. :)
To clarify: the funniest way Russia could respond if Kaliningrad was invaded by a hypothetical NATO army of 55,000 men (the bare minimum in my back-of-the-envelope estimation) would be to hold an unscheduled nuclear test or three. On, of course, Russian territory. After all, it's really only East Prussia... :)
"Trump wanted to buy Greenland a while ago I believe."
Trump is not mentally well. He has suffered a loss of cognitive ability similar to Biden...Trump presents a little better.
None so blind are those who cannot see.
And those who DON’T want to see 😉
"None so blind are those who cannot see."
None so ignorant as those who are incapable of critical thinking.
Agreed. Living in hopium land.
Larry Johnson, interviewed by Nima Alkhorshid today (Dialogue Works, YouTube Aug. 11, 2025), put an additional significance on the date of August 15.
WW II had ended in the West by the Soviet defeat of Nazi Germany in early May 1945, after which, as it had promised to the American allies, the Soviet Union turned all its military might toward the Japanese in the Far East, successfully defeating them and driving them out of Mandchuria.
In order to claim that it should not be the Soviet Union, but the USA which decisively won the war, President Harry Truman authorized the nuclear bombardment of Hiroshima on August 6 and Nagasaki on August 9, 1945 - the sole real reason being to show the Soviet Union who had the absolute supremacy and, thus, victory. WW II would have ended soon anyway without these two US nuclear bombs. The Japanese surrendered on August 15, 1945.
Perhaps this is one of many aspects which Putin intends to remind Mr. Trump of when they see eye to eye in beautiful Alaska on August 15 ....?
Putin’s Meeting with Trump: The Triumph of Delusion Over Reality
By Paul Craig Roberts
PaulCraigRoberts.org
August 12, 2025
First, the Wolfowitz Doctrine is in the way. The Wolfowitz doctrine declares the principal goal of US foreign policy to be to prevent the rise of any power that can serve as a constraint on American unilateralism. The neoconservatives who originated this doctrine are still very influential in US policy-making circles. No US president or Secretary of State has repudiated this doctrine. Trump himself recently declared the policy when he said “I rule America and the world.” That is a hegemonic statement.
Indeed, the current military conflict in Ukraine is entirely the product of Washington’s hegemonic foreign policy. Washington orchestrated the “Maidan Revolution” in order to overthrow a Russian-friendly democratic government and to install a Russophobic puppet. The puppet government then attacked the people in the Russian territories of Ukraine until they forced a Russian intervention after the West used the Minsk Agreement to deceive Putin and after the West refused the Kremlin’s request for a mutual security agreement during December 2021-February 2022. At this point Putin was forced to intervene in order to prevent the slaughter of the Russians in the independent Donbas republics by a large Ukrainian army trained and equipped by Washington.
The entire point of Washington’s orchestrated conflict in Ukraine was to destabilize Russia. Has Washington abandoned this policy goal?
Second, there is the interest of the US military/security complex. The power and profit of the military/security complex depends on having enemies. The collapse of the Soviet Union led to the creation of the “Muslim Threat” used to sustain the military/security’s profits and powers with Washington’s 21st century wars that destroyed, so far, five Muslim countries,
Third, if Trump favors peace with Russia, why did he just reinstall in Europe the US intermediate-range nuclear missiles that President Reagan had removed, and in addition deploy two submarines with nuclear missiles closer to Russia?
More importantly, why has Washington suddenly struck a massive blow against Russia, China, and Iran in the South Caucasus by obtaining for 99 years the Zangezur Corridor that runs along Iran’s northern borders with Armenia and Azerbaijan? This move by the Trump regime is a strike at the heart of China’s New Silk Road, BRICS, and Russia’s influence in former Soviet provinces, and it completes Washington’s encirclement of Iran. Washington is opening more points of military confrontation with Russia and its allies while Russia backs away, thereby inviting more provocations
This audacious Washington strike against Russia, Iran, and China should shatter the Russian illusion that a mutual security agreement is obtainable with Washington. Washington has made a decisive move against three powers which indicates Washington’s seriousness about its hegemony.
https://www.lewrockwell.com/2025/08/paul-craig-roberts/putins-meeting-with-trump-the-triumph-of-delusion-over-reality/
I can't help but notice some of the comments on Trump's fantasy of annexing Canada. Highly ironic really, since he's done more than anyone to destroy any chance of that ever happening. Not that it was ever anything more than a few disgruntled Albertans whining about how unfair Ottawa was and how much they dislike Quebec, and as I pointed out in another post, that bridge has also been burned.
There's a line in the movie Tora, Tora, Tora where Admiral Yamamoto says "I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve." Well, maybe not a giant, but the rest most definitely applies.
Canadians are a fairly reserved kind of people. We don't put on great displays of patriotism, but I guarantee we most definitely are patriotic, especially when it comes to our sovereignty. This is only natural when you live next door to an actual giant whose every move you have to anticipate so as not to get crushed. Case in point: Until recently, the only Canadian flags you'd ever see were on government buildings, war memorials and gas stations. Not so anymore. Drive around any part of Canada today and it looks like the 4th of July. There are flags literally everywhere - on homes, on businesses, on cars and trucks - to the point where it's becoming ridiculous even.
To illustrate the kind of damage Trump has caused, conservatives here were anticipating electing a long-overdue Conservative govt. which may well have happened given the general disgust with Governor Trudeau. All that flew out the window when Trump started with his tariff nonsense, handing the Liberals (sans Trudeau) a golden opportunity to wave the flag and tap into the aforementioned patriotism. So again, ironically Trump destroyed the only genuine support he ever had up here. No one talks about him anymore. Too embarrassing to even admit you once did.
I feel fairly qualified to make these observations. I’ve lived in Canada all but 5 years of my life, and I’m pushing 70, so I’ve pretty much seen it all. I’ve been in every part of Canada except the far north, speak both official languages, have lived in Toronto, Ottawa, and Vancouver, worked on ships on the Great Lakes and East Coast, plus have driven trucks in western Canadian for many years, so I’ve had plenty of opportunities to speak to ordinary working Canadians, both native born and immigrant. I’ve also been an investor in Canadian mining companies and a market analyst for 20 years, so I’m also tuned into the economy (such as it is). Given all that, I feel I can state categorically that Canada will NEVER be a part of the USA, in fact I think it’s far more likely that Washington could become the 11th province with Alaska the 12th. OK, that may be a stretch, but it does illustrate the absurdity of even considering annexation.
This is turning into a major essay, so I’ll close with what I feel is the most important takeaway from the 2nd Trump administration. Unlike the first, where world leaders considered Trump an anomaly, and could look ahead a few years to when he was gone, this time around no such hope exists. It’s now clear to everyone concerned that Trump is just a symptom of a much greater malaise. When someone as uneducated and, quite frankly, as stupid as Trump gets elected, not once but twice, and then proceeds to dismantle decades of carefully crafted trade agreements, to say nothing of his military threats, it speaks to a much larger problem than just the man himself. The fact that he was elected twice, and that apparently no one can summon the will to stop his destructive behaviour suggests that this is just the way it is now, and that you can expect more of the same in the years to come regardless of who is in office. Picking out Canada - America’ longest standing most stalwart ally - to slam against the wall tells everyone else that they can expect the same or worse, so best to start disengaging now, which is exactly what’s happening on a global basis.
Ebear I will politely say that of course you should be proud of your country and that you should believe in your own country too. However, your liberal governments have destroyed your economy to the point that you have no growth.
You’ve now put in Carney, who is smarter than Trudeau, but Trudeau was in for almost 10 years and Canadians instead of waking up, put in Chrysta Freedlands child’s godfather as the new prime minister. Carney is a Davos WEF devotee which means you guys have gone from the frying pan into the fire.
As an American Canada is too far gone down the Leftist/Marxist road. We don’t want your liberal madness added to our country. We have enough with CA, NY, IL, WA and OR. However, I can see Alberta, Saskatchewan, Yukon etc eventually joining the US, at their request, in the not too distant future. Once the Leftist finish selling your country to the Brits and EU.
Trump doesn’t want Quebec! Trump doesn’t want Ottawa. It will be your own fellow Canadians in the West who will be working diligently to join the US. It’s already started. Doesn’t mean Canada will not exist, and like I said Trump is not interested in all of Canada.
With all due respect, you're basically just repeating right wing boilerplate which tends to paint all liberals with the same brush. Not that the left doesn't do that as well, but I've been hearing it all my life, and at my age it gets a bit old. I don't hew to any particular political philosophy. I'm from the school of whatever works, and right now Canada is working well enough for me. Not perfect - nothing ever is - but I'd much rather live here than in the USA where getting sick and hospitalized can mean financial ruin. Again, at my age these things matter, and I don't consider it a gift, because I've been working all my life and have already paid in. I also like the fact that I can walk the streets of any Canadian city at any hour of the day or night and not have to worry too much about my safety. I have my street smarts of course, and my radar is always on, but it very rarely gets activated.
In the careful what you wish for category, if you imagine a scenario where Alberta and Saskatchewan join the USA, be aware that you'll be acquiring a significant ethnic Ukrainian minority - both historic and recent arrivals. Over 1M by some accounts, and I expect that to increase substantially once the war in Ukr. is over.
https://www.rcinet.ca/en/2018/08/13/shukhevych-monument-canada-oun-upa/
I understand your point. You may be right about the Ukrainian immigrants there.
With fentanyl flooding into USA via Port of Vancouver the stakes couldn’t be any higher.
Hi Alex,
Thank you for this timely and relevant article and thank you also for the update referencing Lyndon La Rouche Alex. Here's a couple of links should anyone want to know more -
https://www.laroucheorganization.com/
- the Harley Schlanger daily updates are short and topical and the Aug 11th update takes a specific look at this same subject, this can be found under the tab 'Live Pragrams'.
Also worth a look is its sister site -
https://www.prometheanaction.com/
- which also has many interesting articles and videos, especially the videos featuring Susan Kokinda and/or Barbara Boyd.
We can only hope that Friday's meeting will take place and result in a positive outcome.
Thank you, Beth! I follow Kokinda and Boyd - they are excellent.