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Ukrainian Intelligence and the Ukraine War
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- By Mike Scruggs
Understanding the War of Disinformation Propaganda
On January 2, 2026, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed Lt. General Kyrylo Budanov to the position of Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, replacing Andriy Yermak. Yermak had held the office since 2020, until resigning in November 2025 under suspicions of corruption. The office is considered the most powerful in Ukraine next to the President.
Budanov had been Chief of the Main Directorate of Intelligence for Ukraine since August 2020, which is generally considered the most powerful Ukrainian Intelligence Agency and reports to the Ministry of Defense rather than the Ukrainian military General Staff. The Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine is usually abbreviated to HUR, GUR, or DIU (English). The Russian equivalent is the GRU. The HUR is also roughly equivalent to the CIA and British MI6, which took over and reformed the HUR immediately following the Maidan Revolution and coup in February 2014. The CIA has been tightly linked to the HUR since 2014 and to Budanov at least since 2020. British MI6 provides personal security to President Zelensky. Zelensky’s presidential term expired in March 2024, but he has held power because of martial law declared in March 2022. Zelensky has also banned all opposition political parties and opposition media.
MIS RAICES ESTAN AQUI!
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- By W.H. Lamb
“No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.” Luke 16:13.
Back in the “ancient times”, in February of 2001, I wrote an article for the old newsprint version of The Times Examiner titled: “The GrowingCurse of Hyphenated Americans.” I felt strongly about this problem of “divided loyalty” (i.e. “dual citizenship”) among Americans then, and I haven’t changed my opinion one bit since. If anything, I’m more disturbed over the “curse” of hyphenated Americans today than I was then, when it was an irritating problem, rather than the societal threat it has become. If you are blind to this potential nation-shattering problem, you really need to read this article carefully. If you revel in being a “hyphenated” American and/or you express divided loyalties to some other nation, you need to reconsider your decision!
Eurobond Medicine for Ukraine
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- By Mike Scruggs
Weimar Republic Economics
Shortly after the Russian Army crossed into Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the United States, NATO, and the European Union brought massive financial sanctions against the Russian Federation and froze approximately $300 billion in Russian financial assets held in allied banks around the world. Most of these assets are held in Euroclear, a major Belgian based clearing bank in Brussels, but smaller amounts are being held in Japan, Canada, the UK and the U.S.
The interest on these frozen financial assets is already being used to help Ukraine, but this has been opposed by many EU members, especially Hungary. Furthermore, the interest is only a drop in the bucket compared to Ukraine’s needs. The United States is now funding the Ukrainian government at close to $50 billion per year. Military costs run at least that much more. At this point, Ukraine is almost totally dependent on the United States, NATO, and the European Union.
Will We Ever Heed Orwell’s Warning?
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- By W.H. Lamb
A WARNING FROM GEORGE ORWELL:
“This is the direction the world is going in at the present time. In our world there will be no emotions, except fear, rage, triumph, and self abasement. The sex instinct will be eradicated…. There will be no loyalty except loyalty to the party. But always there will be the intoxication of power. Always at every moment there will be the thrill of victory, the sensation of trampling on an enemy who is helpless.
“If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face forever. The moral to be drawn from this dangerous nightmare situation is a simple one. DON’T LET IT HAPPEN! It depends on YOU.”
Eric Blair (1903-1950). Better known by his “pen name” of GEORGE ORWELL.
Author of: “1984”
Published in 1949
Putin on the Russian Economy
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- By Mike Scruggs
Reality versus the Western Narrative
On December 19, Russian President Vladimir Putin gave his annual end-of-year press conference. Unlike most American and European press conferences, it lasted more than four hours. It was also much more open to both the public and international news media than is standard for American and European conferences. He answered questions from reporters there and ordinary Russian citizens by phone. His introductory remarks were a relatively brief summary of mostly economic statistics, but he went on for better than four hours answering questions not only from Russian media, but many international media organizations, including NBC.
The America That Once Was (A Christmas Memory)
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- By W.H. Lamb
HAS THE “SPIRIT” OF CHRISTMAS LEFT US?
At age 87 I have a lot of mostly good memories of Christmases past—of the America that once was (but is no more), and of the many people who “traveled” with me over my life’s road, at least for part of it. How much more time I’ll have to enjoy all of these memories only my Savior and LORD Jesus knows. But I would like to share a few of these “old” memories with you once again. So bear with me. Perhaps you share similar memories. I hope so. If not now, then when you get “old and experienced”, like me.
Retelling “A Christmas Story” Once Again
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- By W.H. Lamb
Note: This touching story has been published in The Times Examiner twice previously. But I know that its message could touch a lot of people. At least I hope it will. “Christmas”, as we all should know, is NOT about Santa Claus and his reindeer bringing us presents, nor about snowmen or “grinches” or any of that nonsensical but fun stuff. It’s not even about “Charlie Brown” and his wonderful recitation of the true meaning of Christmas, right from God’s Word. (THANK YOU, Charles Schultz for your brave stand, long ago, against CBS). It’s not really about family gatherings, with special dinners, although they are usually memorable. It’s not about getting lots of presents, mostly stuff we don’t really need, spending money we or others have gone into debt to acquire, which is truly a waste of money and effort, in my opinion.
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