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Nov 26 2023 Palestine’s New Leadership
By Abdel Bari Atwan at Rai Al Youm.
“Israel’s agreement to negotiate prisoner swaps with Hamas is a mark of defeat.”
It may be premature to make a definitive evaluation of the first 50 days of the Israeli onslaught against the Gaza Strip, or foresee what will happen the day after the four-day truce that began on… Continue reading
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Nov 26 2023 Palestine’s days of glory
By Sayed Hasan from resistancenews.org
Just two months ago, no one could have predicted the earthquake of October 7, which was by no means a massacre, but a spectacular military operation that decimated the Gaza Brigade in less than 3 hours.
And after the deluge of iron and fire that fell on the besieged Palestinian people, in… Continue reading
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Nov 25 2023 Atilio Borón: Milei’s Triumph in Argentina Was a Neatly Planned Media Construction (Interview)
From the Orinoco Tribune
Correo del Alba interviewed renowned Argentinian political scientist and intellectual Atilio Borón about far-right Javier Milei’s victory in the Argentinian presidential elections.
Milei is what is known today in the political field as an outsider. How did this controversial figure, supported by young people, mostly men, rise meteorically? Did the Peronist old guard… Continue reading
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Nov 25 2023 How Finance Capitalism Ruined the World – Dr. Michael Hudson & Dr. Steve Keen
Demystifying Nov 13 2023 with Steve Keen
https://demystifysci.com/transcripts/2023/11/24/dspod-203
Dr. Michael Hudson is an American economist, Professor of Economics at the University of Missouri–Kansas City and a researcher at the Levy Economics Institute at Bard College, former Wall Street analyst, political consultant, commentator and journalist. Dr. Steve Keen is an Australian economist and author. A post-Keynesian, he criticizes… Continue reading
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Nov 25 2023 “Gods’ Chosen People”, aka, God’s DNA testing?
Pepe Escobar reposted
SlavicFreeSpirit
@SlavFreeSpiritDr. Areilla Oppenheim from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, did the first extensive DNA study in 2001 on Israelis and Palestinians, and concluded that emigrants on ships to Palestine before it became Israel were 40% Mongolian and 40% Turkish. There was no Semitic blood associated with the original Hebrews of the Middle East… Continue reading
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Nov 25 2023 To Palestine: Lessons from Algeria
By A Contributor at The Cradle
In Algeria’s liberation struggle, we can find lessons on the limitations of humanistic ideals in the face of violence, offering insights into the ongoing Palestinian national liberation struggle
Sixty-six years ago, in the midst of a raging war, the renowned French-Algerian writer Albert Camus delivered his most perilous political speech. On… Continue reading
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Nov 24 2023 How is China ensuring food security for 1.4 billion people?
Dongshen news explains: how has China managed to produce approximately 25% of the world’s food, using less than 9% of arable land and 6% of fresh water to feed a population equivalent to that of Africa’s?
Although pandemics, extreme weather events, and geopolitical conflicts have led to disruptions in food supply chains and rising international food… Continue reading -
Nov 24 2023 The Eviction Notice Comes in Four Languages
By Pepe Escobar and first posted at Strategic Culture
Orthodox Christianity, moderate Islam and several strands of Taoism/Confucianism may become the three main civilizations of a cleansed Mankind.
The Eviction Notice is being written. And it will come in four languages. Russian. Farsi. Mandarin. And last but not least, English.
A much-cherished pleasure of professional writing is to always… Continue reading
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Nov 23 2023 Gaza: a pause before the storm
By Pepe Escobar and first posted at The Cradle
While the world cries “Israeli genocide,” the Biden White House is gushing over the upcoming Gaza truce it helped broker, as though it’s actually “on the verge” of its “biggest diplomatic victory.”
Behind the self-congratulatory narratives, the US administration is not remotely “wary about Netanyahu’s endgame,” it fully endorses it -… Continue reading
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Nov 23 2023 60 Years Ago Today, American Fascists Killed the President
As distressing as it is to return to old wounds, some remain highly instructive. How did we get to where we are today?? Actions have consequences, playing out in the horrors of the Ukraine and in Gaza and other fronts… as always, with gratitude to our historian Karl.
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Thanks to Karl at karlof1’s Geopolitical Gymnasium
I was in… Continue reading
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Nov 22 2023 The Illusion of Victory: How Israel’s Faux Triumph Masks a Strategic Stalemate
🇮🇱⚔🇵🇸The Illusion of Victory: How Israel’s Faux Triumph Masks a Strategic Stalemate
In the shadow of Gaza’s smouldering ruins, a narrative of Israeli invincibility unravels. The recent ceasefire agreement, brokered amidst the ruins of Gaza City, lays bare a truth both stark and… pic.twitter.com/9x2Koxzod5
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Nov 22 2023 UN in the Changing World Order. An Expert Discussion
UN in the Changing World Order. An Expert Discussion
On November 22, the Valdai Club hosted an expert discussion dedicated to the role of the UN in the changing world order.
https://valdaiclub.com/multimedia/video/un-in-the-changing-world-order/
The UN Charter was signed on June 26, 1945 in San Francisco. In 78 years, the world has changed a lot. The UN is slow to… Continue reading
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Nov 22 2023 Will Russia-China Strategic Patience Extinguish the Fire in West Asia?
By Pepe Escobar and first posted at Sputnik
Once upon a time, by the Don river, in the southern steppes of what today is still known as “Ukraine”, the Great King of Persia, the mighty Darius, leading the most powerful army ever assembled on earth, received a puzzling message from a foe he was pursuing: the nomad… Continue reading
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Nov 22 2023 Statements by Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G-20 online summit
We will post the full transcript when available.
The summit participants reviewed India’s presidency in 2023 and discussed the situation in the global economy and finance, the climate agenda, the digitalisation and other issues.
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Speech by the President of Russia
President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Colleagues,
First of all, I would like to express my gratitude… Continue reading