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Apr 30 2025 
Going to Kashmir…just to find Alice in Wonderland
Welcome to “Ruler of the World” does Wonderland – to the sound of that hypnotic ‘Kashmir’ riff.
By Pepe Escobar at Strategic Culture Foundation.
Two overarching taboos reign on the – now shattered – collective West:
Can’t define the Ukraine regime as Nazi.
Can’t condemn the psychopathological Israeli genocide in Gaza.The taboos happen to be inextricably linked… Continue reading
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Apr 30 2025 
Not the slightest bit surprised: Syria
From Marwa Osman on her TG channel:
The very same Julani-led terrorists armed, trained, and funded by Turkey, Qatar, and the West, who carried out massacres against Syrian Alawites on the coast, are now committing yet another slaughter, this time against the Druze in the south. It’s the same takfiri playbook. Only the targets change.
And also… Continue reading
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Apr 30 2025 
Pepe Escobar: Yemen Hits Back, China’s Response, Iran’s Resolve, Russia’s Strategy — U.S. on Alert
With Nima, Dialogue Works
On the Yemen issue, we have reasonable suspicion that the US is using amateur open-source intelligence (OSINT) data shared by social media users. Read from PressTV:
By Yousef Ramazani
Speculation is rife that the US military has been using amateur open-source intelligence (OSINT) data shared by social media users on virtual platforms to attack… Continue reading
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Apr 30 2025 
Michael Hudson: Digital Empires and the Ghosts of the Gilded Age
Trump loves tariffs because they fall mainly on the consumers, not his class.
Yanis Varoufakis and Michael Hudson in conversation with Ann Pettifor on debt and its implications for Global South – North relationsNika Dubrovsky: Hi everyone. It’s a real honor to welcome you on behalf of the David Graeber Institute. We’re especially grateful to our… Continue reading
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Apr 30 2025 
China publishes its stance on Covid-19 Origins Tracing
The complete White paper from The State Council Information Office of the People’s Republic of China April 2025 was published in full by Global Times, Xinhua and other outlets.
The White paper debunks ‘lab leak’ theory, calls for origins-tracing in the US
Full text: Covid-19 Prevention, Control and Origins Tracing: China’s Actions and Stance
Contents
Preface
I. Contributing Chinese Wisdom… Continue reading
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Apr 30 2025 
FM Sergey Lavrov’s remarks and answers to media questions summing up the outcomes of the BRICS Foreign Ministers Council meeting
The document that is still not available at the time of writing, is the Joint Declaration after this BRICS Ministerial.
Mr Lavrov’s really strong speech not mincing any words can be viewed at Ruptly. https://stream.ruptly.video/202504291315-LIVE20003/channel3?token=a407ac415d060e223c4ea8dfb04cdf41d9dfddd74b8a1ebdc0c68beae5675d58&show_modal=false
https://mid.ru/en/press_service/video/posledniye_dobavlnenniye/2012487/
(Bbolding and accents are mine).Colleagues,
First, I would like to once again thank our Brazilian friends for their traditional hospitality and the perfect… Continue reading
