Two thousand years ago, in the northern reaches of what is today called Scotland, the Picts frightened the Romans by a combination of superior fighting tactics, lurid body painting, and the size of their genitals. Defeat the Romans they did, as this medieval illustration shows. They also forced the Emperor Hadrian into building, further south, […]

by John Helmer - Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
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by John Helmer - Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
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If you have received a recent communication from an English law firm or public relations enterprise, which you believe casts aspersions on John Helmer’s record, good name or professional reputation, you may have received a publication that is defamatory under the laws of England and actionable in the UK High Court for damages. Your letter, […]

by John Helmer - Sunday, January 17th, 2010
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by Editor - Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
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by John Helmer - Sunday, January 10th, 2010
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  We are taking our New Year break, but you’ll see – we’ll be back shortly on the run.

by John Helmer - Thursday, December 31st, 2009
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by John Helmer - Tuesday, December 29th, 2009
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At the Reichenbach Falls, May 4, 1891 This is how the two greatest criminal minds of the 19th century came to grips, and set the course for the history of Russia in both the 20th and 21st centuries. Sherlock Holmes (right) met James Moriarty (left) in hand to hand combat, and the two of them […]

by John Helmer - Sunday, December 27th, 2009
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By John Helmer in Moscow In the business of boxing, a pugilist’s hands are not only his stock in trade, but weapons as potentially lethal for him to wield as a pistol is for a stickup man. If a boxer uses his fists outside the ring, he may have difficulty proving self-defence, while his adversary […]

by John Helmer - Tuesday, November 10th, 2009
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On October 6, Sergey Frank criticized John Helmer in testimony in the UK High Court, condemning, as he has done before, Helmer’s reporting of the affairs of the Sovcomflot shipping company, headed by Frank since 2004. On October 12, the Foreign Press Centre of the Foreign Ministry of the Russian Federation telephoned Helmer in Moscow […]

by John Helmer - Wednesday, October 14th, 2009
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