Lies. Lies! Lies… and More Lies.

You’re all lying, you liars. And that’s no lie!

Lies. Lies! Lies… and More Lies.

Welcome to the new world order: spies, lies, with a side of French fries (withdrawn). Where war is no longer all about bombs and death. In the modern era of tactical warfare, the effects have far-reaching consequences beyond the rubble, rubble, toil, and trouble.

Restricting monetary access (harsh), restricting gas access (very harsh), restricting access to McDonald's and KFC (how could you?!)… amongst many other things. Not to mention the cyber hacking!

OMG, yes… these are the new methods of terror.

Then there’s the lies and deceit that revolve around the 24/7 media coverage - depending on which satellite you’re currently eating porridge under. “He denies” is the new mainstream media mantra (of course he denies - do you actually think he would admit it?).

When a tower block is bombed, who is to say which rocket fired it? When a soldier is shot, who is doing the shooting? And… at a deeper level, who made and supplied the munitions… and whilst you're at it, who paid for the blasted thing? You, the taxpayer… FFS!

Do you think it’s any coincidence that the British Government has finally decided to pay its debt to Iran to get the hostages released? Or the fact that Iran is the second biggest exporter of oil in the world and Russia is on the naughty step. Well done, Boris… not!

But then there are the real heroes.

The news journalist Marina Ovsyannikova risked her own life by holding up a banner denouncing the war live on Russian state television. There are thousands of protesters who march in the streets of Russian towns and cities, who are being detained and (probably) beaten for being ‘traitors’.

And before any one of you replies with a ‘how do you really know that for sure’? Watch Putin himself saying precisely what will happen to these traitors in an excellent 4-part series on channel 4 called: Putin: A Russian Spy Story. If that doesn’t give you more chills than a night in a freezer, I don’t know what will.

Yes, we live in a world where we don’t know who to believe.

But I think Arnie (the star of movies all about made-up fantasy, ironically) says it most succinctly, as he recorded a powerful video for the Russian people about his Father fighting for the Nazis under false propaganda and his own experience with Russians and the heroes on the streets.

Over to you Mr. Schwarzenegger…

In the meantime, have a great week… learn heaps, love loads, and pass it on... Oh, and pray for the Ukrainians whilst you’re at it too.