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Apr 26 2026 
Daily Chronicles
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May 2
The ‘ugly’ runs strong from the horses mouth:
Trump admits ‘we’re a PIRATE business’ stealing ships. ‘We…
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Apr 04 2026 
War on Iran – 6
Previous thread: War on Iran – 5
Apr 25
Iran’s defense ministry spokesperson Brigadier General Reza Talaei-Nik:
🔺A significant portion of our missile capability has not been used.
🔺 The Armed Forces had full control over the skies of the occupied territories until the…
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May 02 2026 
Pepe Escobar: Imperial Dire Straits – After Hormuz, Malacca
Sputnik
Featured Image: © AP Photo / ANDY WONGThe Strait of Hormuz is right at the heart of a serious strategic stalemate.
Trump is adamant: no end to the war without a nuclear deal – which will be, at best, a diluted…
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May 02 2026 
A Dark Eagle Cometh
Brian Berletic
US Claims it will Use “Dark Eagle” Hypersonic Missile on Iran
▪️The “Dark Eagle” hypersonic missile is launched from mobile ground launchers (pictured) and have a range of 2,700 km (some claims say 3,000+km) and is still in development;
▪️The missile…
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May 01 2026 
What’s Next? – Towards a Happiness Economy Life in a New World with New Wellbeing Criteria
Peter Koenig
It would appear that President Trump in his hubris to be the World’s Greatest and unbeatable Emperor has crossed the legendary Rubicon, a reference to Julius Caesar crossing the Rubicon River in 49 BC, defying the Roman Senate and…
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May 01 2026 
Michael Hudson : May 1 2026 : We Need a Guns and Butter debate over the costs of the Iran War
For Counterpunch
Sixty years ago opposition to America’s war in Vietnam, a major attack concerned the costs of diverting U.S. resources away from social spending to the military – what was called Guns and Butter.
I was the junior member of the…
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May 01 2026 
China Writer T.P. Wilkinson : The “West’s” long-term strategic action.
For some years I have argued in these pages that perspective is crucial for comprehensive understanding of otherwise contradictory or seemingly incoherent events. Since the ordinary academic disciplines segment perception and analysis rather than broaden it, I have preferred to…
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May 01 2026 
Special for Labor Day : Value of Labor: Islamic Economics vs. Marxist Economics
[Imam Musa Sadr Translation Series]
This is the second installment of Basira Press’ translation series of Imam Musa Sadr’s profound work on Islamic economic theories, an important task in challenging the prevailing capitalist and Marxist doctrines of the day.
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May 01 2026 
Pepe Escobar : The UAE power play
After OPEC and OPEC+, the UAE may leave the Arab League and even the GCC.
Strategic Culture
So MbZ – the sole owner of the UAE – decided to quit OPEC and OPEC+.
Epstein Syndicate minions are billing it as a sophisticated New…
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May 01 2026 
Strait of Hormuz by the numbers
Larry Johnson did a count for us. The Bogus Blockade Claim of the US Department of War
Here is a quoted part, but kindly read his commentary on Hegseth on the blog. .
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Apr 30 2026 
Richard Wolff & Michael Hudson: US Dominance Is Collapsing…
And Iran Is Holding the Knife
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Apr 30 2026 
Russian Ambassador to South Africa Roman Ambarov with history not often told.
🎙Russian Ambassador to South Africa Roman Ambarov in an Interview with Sputnik Africa: (https://en.sputniknews.africa/20260429/russia-sa-history-african-narratives-and-energy-independence-1085401915.html)
Question: How are Russia and South Africa currently working together to preserve their shared historical heritage, including the history of Russian involvement with the Boers?
💬 Roman Ambarov:…
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Apr 30 2026 
It’s called Derisking but is the same old trade war
By Amarynth (my friends are in the process of shooting me if I don’t put my name front and center on my columns).
Trump’s imminent State Visit to China scheduled for May 14-15 is becoming high temperature, despite the advertised pause…
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Apr 29 2026 
Pepe Escobar: Iran & Russia JUST HUMILIATED Trump’s Bullying Plan – FULL Control of Hormuz Now
Pepe and Nima’s discussion was just before Trump and Putin had a telephone call this morning. Putin asked for the call, and this was two days after Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s visit to Moscow on April 27. Pepe Escobar…
