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Aug 24 2025 
Following in the Footsteps of the “Daughter of the Mountains”
From a friend at our China Writer’s Group
I’m humbled and honored to share that I recently became the first Westerner to visit Baini Village in Guangxi Province.
Chet Ozmun
Aug 24, 2025Just a few years ago, in 2018, Baini was known as the poorest village in all of China. Its journey since then is a powerful… Continue reading
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Aug 24 2025 
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview with NBC, Moscow, August 24, 2025
The video is part of the transcript here: https://mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/2042813/
It is advisable to watch the video.
Transcript
Question: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Mr. Foreign Minister, welcome to Meet the Press.
Sergey Lavrov: Thank you. And welcome to meet the Russian diplomats.
Question: Thank you so much for joining us after a very significant week. Let’s dive right into the state… Continue reading
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Aug 24 2025 
Alastair Crooke and Nima
After listening, I found that this is a summary of a previous interview, so you may have seen it already. Nima doing a Danny. Oh boy!
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Aug 24 2025 
Imam Khamenei (H)’s response to a question:
What is the main reason for America’s enmity toward the Iranian nation?
Imam Khamenei (H), this morning at the mourning ceremony for the martyrdom of Imam Reza (A) in the presence of various segments of the people, said: A question arises here. Why is America hostile toward Iran? At first glance, this question seems simple, but… Continue reading
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Aug 24 2025 
Venezuela, Russia economic cooperation — Maduro: (aka, you’re messing with my friend!)
Ed Note: This is just a light warning as I read it. Of course Delcy Rodriguez informed Russia on the current military threat from the US. President Putin only referred to Maduro as his friend. We now have China commenting, Iran is comenting and Russia is commenting. Is anyone in… Continue reading
