13 – 18 January 2026
by Aleksandr Podrabinek
Source: Facebook
13 January 2026
The situation in Iran is tragic. An armed and bandit government, that bases its claim to rule on religion, is brutalising an unarmed population. European leaders are yet again expressing their outrage and concern – after all, they can’t just stay silent about the mass killings. Otherwise they would look bad to their voters. The American president has been alluding to severe measures, but we all know what his words are worth. Today’s American politics depends on which side of the bed the President gets up.
In an ideal world, the protesting population of Iran would receive military support from the free world, but the free world is shackled to the norms of international law. The UN Security Council could solve this problem, if it were to act in the interest of freedom and justice. But China and Russia almost always block such steps. As a result, the UN is not fulfilling its purpose, and someone else must take its duties upon themselves. Either that, or we will have to accept the death of thousands of innocent people. This ‘someone else’ will clearly clash with the present framework of international law, and who would dare defy the rules for the sake of justice and help for victims of lawlessness? There’s no one.
With each passing year it becomes ever clearer that international security needs a complete overhaul, or else protecting freedom and peace will require the use of force. Because when the law is paralysed, force is the last resort. Today, tyrannical regimes rule by force, while democracies stand by in indignant paralysis, limiting themselves to mere words of support and solidarity. And sanctions, little more than a slap on the wrist to tyrants.
If the international community can’t find a legitimate means of effectively confronting aggressive and tyrannical regimes, we risk submerging the world in a sea of violence.
Source: Facebook
18 January 2026
There’s such a fuss being made about Greenland. Everyone is acting like Trump is about to deploy troops there and annex the country to the US. But that’s ridiculous! Trump seems to envy Putin’s decisiveness in his annexation of Ukraine to Russia, but I don’t think anything like that will happen in the States. To create a new state, Congress must pass a federal law by a majority vote in both houses.
Puerto Rico has been a US territory for over 70 years Puerto Rico but can’t become a full-fledged state. This despite the fact that a majority of the island’s inhabitants have voted in favor of full statehood in referendums.
The District of Columbia can’t become a state either, even though its residents pay all the required taxes. Taxation without representation! It’s un-American. But no matter, the peace is holding.
Then there are Samoa, Guam, and the Mariana Islands, which all have limited status; their residents are American citizens, but do not have full representation in Congress.
Put simply, Greenland won’t be annexed overnight. I think there’s a hidden motive to all the fuss around Trump’s fancies.
And why not, say, hold a referendum and ask the residents of Greenland if they want to join the US? The population is a mere 57,000, so a referendum wouldn’t be too difficult. For some reason no one is bothering. But that would set the record straight.
Source: Facebook
Translated by Nina dePalma
