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Tag Archives: Jack Matlock
Ambassador Matlock Questions Putin Involvement in Nemtsov Murder
I have found Ambassador Jack Matlock to be an invaluable source of information on modern-day Russia and have quoted him here a number of times, primarily on the Ukrainian Crisis. Having served as Ronald Reagan’s Ambassador to Moscow, “When Jack Matlock speaks, people should listen.” Unfortunately few do because the major media rarely cover news which conflicts with the prevailing narrative that Putin is guilty until proven innocent, no matter what the crime. That kind of group think got us into both the Vietnam War and the Iraq War. It’s time we started questioning our assumptions before getting caught up into the drumbeat to war, especially with a nation that possesses thousands of nuclear weapons. As part of that process of becoming more informed and more objective, I highly recommend Ambassador Matlock’s latest post “Is Nemtsov’s Murder a Replay of Kirov’s?” Continue reading
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Tagged Boris Nemtsov, critical thinking, Jack Matlock, martin hellman, nuclear risk, putin, russia, stanford
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Ambassador Matlock Sees the Nuclear Dimension to Ukraine
In a post earlier this month, I decried that the news coverage of the Ukrainian crisis was largely overlooking the nuclear dimension to the risk, and thereby increasing that risk. As I listened today to the Q&A following Ambassador Jack Matlock’s February 11 speech, I was pleased to see him repeatedly highlight that concern. I therefore began to transcribe the Q&A, and share what I’ve done thus far under my signature line. If anyone has the time to continue the process, please post it as a comment. Continue reading
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Tagged cold war, critical thinking, Jack Matlock, martin hellman, nuclear risk, nuclear war, putin, russia, stanford, ukraine, war and peace
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Reagan’s Ambassador to Moscow Speaks on Ukraine
Over the last year, this blog has presented significant evidence that the prevailing Western view of the Ukrainian crisis has major blind spots which are prolonging the human suffering in that nation, and which also increase the risk of a nuclear … Continue reading
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Tagged critical thinking, Jack Matlock, martin hellman, nuclear risk, nuclear war, nuclear weapons, putin, russia, stanford, ukraine, war and peace
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Reagan Adviser Critiques Iraq War
Wow! Ronald Reagan’s former Ambassador to Moscow doesn’t blog very often, but has had two real zingers in the last two days. His newest post “Did We Really Win in Iraq?” starts off by saying … Continue reading
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Tagged critical thinking, iran, iraq war, Jack Matlock, martin hellman, stanford, war and peace
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Defusing the Nuclear Threat 