The NY Times now admits that Ukraine is using “people snatchers” to grab men off the streets and throw them into the front lines against Russia. The Times says these men have no training and Ukraine uses harsh tactics to force these men to fight. Ex-CIA analyst Larry Johnson says it’s about time that the NY Times presented the reality.

And a good spoof video: https://www.facebook.com/glen.jefferies.5/videos/1829647854134451

That this dreadful individual gets such an honor will hopefully see an end to them. One assumes the previous Chippy government was responsible for it. We’ve commented a few times, and our policy is only to use the ‘Sir’ when the person definitely deserved it; not otherwise. 

Former Parliament speaker and Labour Party hack Trevor Mallard is among the five new knights and dames being recognised alongside 146 others on the 2024 New Year Honours list.

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Note: In February 2022 the National Party filed a motion of No Confidence in The Mallard:

“That the House has no confidence in the Rt Hon Trevor Mallard as Speaker of the House of Representatives due to his childish, provocative and embarrassing behaviour during the occupation of and protest at Parliament grounds in February 2022, which was counterproductive to resolving the situation and done without the support of the New Zealand Police.”

Garrick Tremain’s view