By John Helmer, Moscow  @bears_with In the pre-dawn hours of March 4, the Iranian frigate, Islamic Republic of Iran Ship (IRIS) Dena, was racing eastward on the Indian Ocean. From the southwest, a tailwind of 7 knots and swell of 1.5 metres added to the Mowj-class vessel’s top speed of 30 knots. At coordinates 6.0073 degrees […]

by Editor - Tuesday, March 24th, 2026
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By John Helmer, Moscow  @bears_with A little socialism and working-class patriotism still go a long way among Russians. This is despite the new, carefully laid plans of CIA Director, John Ratcliffe (lead image, left) to make it appear otherwise,  at least in the western media (right).

by Editor - Monday, March 23rd, 2026
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By John Helmer, Moscow  @bears_with This website and I have been banned from appearing on Gunners Shot, the strategic and military analysis website produced in Chennai by Lieutenant General (retd) P.R. Shankar which is widely read by the national security and military staffs around Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The reason is that no analysis is to […]

by Editor - Sunday, March 22nd, 2026
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By John Helmer, Moscow  @bears_with This is the first book to expose abuse of power by Australian coroners investigating the cause of death when there is suspicion of medical negligence in the combination of popular prescription drugs – widely used benzodiazepines with treatments for non-life threatening conditions such as vertigo, vestibular migraine, and epilepsy.    The […]

by Editor - Monday, March 16th, 2026
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By John Helmer, Moscow  @bears_with When pirates fall out over their loot, and one tips the Black Spot to another, that’s the summons to give up the map of Treasure Island with the location of their buried treasure; or die. The Black Spot, scrawled on a page torn from a bible, was the summons which opens […]

by Editor - Sunday, March 15th, 2026
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By John Helmer, Moscow  @bears_with Iran has made one point very clear to the United States. It will negotiate on terms for a “permanent peace” but not for a ceasefire. It will fight on against US troops if they land, against US bases in the Arab states, and against US vessels at sea; it will keep […]

by Editor - Wednesday, March 11th, 2026
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By John Helmer, Moscow  @bears_with The caution which the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates showed in his method of argument by posing questions instead of answers didn’t protect him in the end from Athenian conviction and the death penalty. That old, scarred, but honourable soldier went to trial and lost. He was condemned for impiety – introducing […]

by Editor - Tuesday, March 10th, 2026
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By John Helmer, Moscow  @bears_with The loss of confidence between Russia and India has been growing rapidly since Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared his support for Israel three days before the Israeli-American attack on Iran began with the assassination of the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.   To signal Russian hostility, Denis Anpilov, the Russian ambassador to India, went […]

by Editor - Sunday, March 8th, 2026
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By John Helmer, Moscow  @bears_with The problem is that rats can leave a sinking ship but they cannot return if their ship has already sunk. They must surrender instead or drown. This must have been what President Vladimir Putin meant when he instructed his spokesman Dmitry Peskov to announce on Thursday afternoon, March 5: “Moscow has […]

by Editor - Thursday, March 5th, 2026
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By John Helmer, Moscow  @bears_with A black valentine is a communication between intelligence services with a message that looks well-meant but is the reverse in fact.  Between friendly, cooperating or allied intelligence services, like the Russian and Iranian, the black valentine is a criticism. A sharp one. Yevgeny Krutikov, a former Russian military intelligence (GRU) officer […]

by Editor - Wednesday, March 4th, 2026
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