By Timothy D. Naegele[1]

This issue has been raised by the UK's Economist[2], a publication with regard to which many of us lost respect years ago.  It is second-rate, at best; and certainly not one that anyone should waste a penny on.

However, Ukraine is a "cesspool" of death, on the part of Ukrainians, Russians, North Koreans—who were introduced as cannon fodder—and others.  Like previous wars, women and young girls who tried to flee the carnage have become entrapped in human slavery and prostitution, by those who prey on war victims.

Vladimir Putin says Ukraine must surrender, while Donald Trump has called for soldiers to be spared.  Meanwhile, Zelenskyy has revealed that Ukraine's new long range missile—which can hit Moscow—has passed tests and is ready to fire.[3]

Trump has maintained that if "Comatose" Joe Biden had not assumed the presidency in 2021, he would have settled the war with Putin, and the carnage would not have occurred.  Instead, Zelenskyy and Ukraine were fed money and sophisticated weaponry, and Hell was unleashed.

Wars constitute barbarism; and innocents die or are maimed because of them.  There is no better example than the butcher Benjamin Netanyahu's blood-thirsty, multi-decade punishment of non-Jews in Israel and other countries of the region.  In turn, this has spawned anti-Semitism globally, which has reached levels not seen since World War II.

In the case of Ukraine, Trump is trying to bring Putin to the table and settle the war.  In the case of Israel, Trump has been fanning the flames of war, and even attempting to end free speech on the part of Jews and non-Jews alike, who would criticize the Apartheid state's butchery.[4].  The dichotomy could not be more stark; and university campuses are a battleground.[5]

Why is any of this important to you and me?  Because miscalculations could spawn a global conflict that would affect our lives and those of our loved ones in countless ways, which seem totally unimaginable today.[6]

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© 2025, Timothy D. Naegele

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[1]  Timothy D. Naegele was counsel to the United States Senate’s Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and chief of staff to Presidential Medal of Freedom and Congressional Gold Medal recipient and former U.S. Senator Edward W. Brooke (R-Mass).  See, e.g., Timothy D. Naegele Resume-21-8-6  and https://naegeleknol.wordpress.com/accomplishments/   He has an undergraduate degree in economics from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), as well as two law degrees from the School of Law (Boalt Hall), University of California, Berkeley, and from Georgetown University.  He served as a Captain in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency at The Pentagon, where he received the Joint Service Commendation Medal (see, e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commendation_Medal#Joint_Service).  Mr. Naegele is an Independent politically; and he is listed in Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in American Law, and Who’s Who in Finance and Business. He has written extensively over the years (see, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/articles/ and https://naegeleknol.wordpress.com/articles/), and studied photography with Ansel Adams.  He can be contacted directly at tdnaegele.associates@gmail.com

[2] See https://www.economist.com/europe/2025/03/12/is-zelensky-a-disliked-dictator-or-a-popular-hero ("Is Zelensky a disliked dictator or a popular hero?")

[3]  See https://abcnews.go.com/International/vladimir-putin-ukraine-surrender-after-donald-trump-calls/story?id=119801808 ("Vladimir Putin says Ukraine must surrender after Donald Trump calls for soldiers to be spared") and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14502193/Zelensky-reveals-Ukraine-missile-Moscow-ready-fire.html ("Zelensky reveals Ukraine's new long range missile which can hit Moscow has passed tests and is ready to fire")

[4]  See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2025/03/11/is-the-trump-presidency-where-free-speech-goes-to-die/ ("Is The Trump Presidency Where Free Speech Goes To Die?")

[5]  See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2023/10/19/is-free-speech-dead-and-buried-at-berkeley-and-elsewhere/ ("Is Free Speech Dead And Buried At Berkeley, And Elsewhere?")

[6]  See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/19/emp-attack-only-30-million-americans-survive/ ("EMP Attack: Only 30 Million Americans Survive"); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/12/31/is-israel-doomed/ ("Is Israel Doomed?")