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May 19 2023 
Hassan Nasrallah: In Gaza, Netanyahu suffered a resounding failure
With thanks! Translated and provided to us by Resistance News
Speech by Hezbollah Secretary-General, Sayed Hassan Nasrallah, on May 12, 2023 (one day before the ceasefire in Gaza), commemorating the martyrdom of Commander Mustapha Badreddine, known as “Zulfiqar,” killed in Syria in 2016.
Transcript:
[…] I will now address what is happening today in Gaza and (occupied) Palestine,… Continue reading
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May 19 2023 
China and Central Asian States sign Xi’an Declaration
According to Chinese President Xi Jinping, the summit participants approved a list of the results of the meeting and outlined a plan for the future development of relations
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan signed the Xi’an Declaration of the China-Central Asia Summit. Chinese President Xi Jinping told reporters about this on Friday.
“We jointly signed… Continue reading
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May 19 2023 
Peace Train Ukraine: Potemkin Villages All! (Update)
The ‘always non-authoritative’ Wikipedia is good enough for now.
In politics and economics, a Potemkin village (Russian: потёмкинские деревни, romanized: potyómkinskiye derévni) is a construction (literal or figurative) whose purpose is to provide an external façade to a situation, to make people believe that the situation is better than it is. The term comes from stories of… Continue reading -
May 19 2023 
DE-dollarization made simple: (even for millennials)
With thanks to Jorge Vilches, our writer.
what is money ?
“Accumulated labor acknowledged by third parties” is my unique never-ever-published definition of real money, thus holding effective economic value as tangible wealth. I also maintain that any other definition of money – and trust me there are many – does not work out well something which… Continue reading
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May 19 2023 
China does it again! America’s Coercive Diplomacy and Its Harm
China has written a number of white papers or communiques dealing with the various structural cruxes of geopolitical affairs. One of these would be The Global Security Initiative Concept Paper and the forerunner of this specific new communique would be US Hegemony and Its Perils.
Now we have America’s Coercive Diplomacy and its Harm.
One can say… Continue reading
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May 18 2023 
Daily Chronicles
The Daily Chronicles are snippets of the most important news across the world for this and each day as it rolls in – as such, this thread is non-structured with the latest news on top. The rough theme: Some people going about their business, other people going about the business of perpetual war.
(Featured image: Aftermath… Continue reading
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May 18 2023 
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview with Tsargrad TV, Moscow
This again is a must-read. FM Lavrov lays it out as it is.
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview with Tsargrad TV, Moscow, May 17, 2023
Question: I would like to begin with the most contentious issue. It seems to me that diplomacy no longer has a part in the modern world. Rudeness has become a feature of… Continue reading -
May 17 2023 
The Power Behind the Throne
With thanks to Larry Romanoff, our writer.
This essay contains lists of Jews holding positions in the US Federal government, with accompanying discussion as to the extent and nature of the control Jews possess and exercise over US domestic and foreign policy. The information here is presented in the hope of giving readers a better understanding… Continue reading
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May 17 2023 
Current History: The Central Asian Vector
From the Valdai Club.
Notes: Although this speaks to the Central Asia area, it is valid in principle for all countries, areas, and regions that are moving to multipolarity. In the recent article on South Africa, I mention internal factors that need to be present in order for a successful break with the single polar hegemon… Continue reading
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May 17 2023 
Brian Berletic: Ukraine update – Kinzhal Missile Strikes US Patriot System in Kiev + the Fundamental Disadvantage West Faces
Update on the conflict in Ukraine for May 17, 2023:
– Russia’s Ministry of Defense and US officials confirm Russian hypersonic Kinzhal missiles successfully targeted US-made Patriot air defense systems;
– Patriot systems launched approximately 30 missiles over 2 minutes, representing tens of millions of dollars of missiles that were already in short supply;
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May 16 2023 
Pepe Escobar: US Empire of Debt Headed for Collapse
From Sputnik International and this is Pepe’s first post in a regular column for Sputnik. What a wonderful gesture for his first column: A beautiful review of Michael Hudson’s new book The Collapse of Antiquity.
Pepe says:
I’m VERY pleased to announce that my Sputnik column is BACK.
That was the top read column on Sputnik International from… Continue reading -
May 16 2023 
Vassily Nebenzia at UNSC briefing on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine
Nebenzia is not beating around the bush here!
Statement by Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia at UNSC briefing on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine
Mme.President,Before I start, I must flag the hypocrisy behind the convening of this Security Council meeting on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine. No such meetings of the Council were held in April. Neither France… Continue reading
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May 15 2023 
Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson: Ukraine’s neoliberalism on steroids, Europe’s economic suicide (Update transcript)
To analyze the conflict in Ukraine, political economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson are joined by economic geographer Mick Dunford. They discuss the aggressive neoliberal reforms being imposed by the Ukrainian government and Europe’s suicidal policies.
Thanks to Ben Norton who hosts these sessions at Geopolitical Economy.
Transcript
(What follows is a lightly edited transcript.)RADHIKA DESAI: Hello… Continue reading
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May 15 2023 
South Africa as a major indicator of the current hegemonic tactics trying to win back Africa: but that is not all
Africa, South of the Sahara has a problem or rather, it has three problems. South Africa is the best example of the three problems.
We have to quickly look at the surroundings and the whole picture of geopolitics in our world. Every Western sleeper cell, every Stay Behind group of cadres, every Alphabet Agency and their… Continue reading
