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Sep 18 2025 
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Sep 18 2025 
Book Review – Richard Overy: Blood and Ruins: The Great Imperial War, 1931-1945
I discovered this book review from a Chinese Perspective when taking a look at the speeches at China’s 12th Beijing Xiangshan Forum.
First let’s take a look at the Amazon review, and then at the Chinese review.
Amazon:
“Monumental… [A] vast and detailed study that is surely the finest single-volume history of World War II. Richard Overy has… Continue reading -
Sep 18 2025 
After Russian Zapad 2025 military drills …
China seamlessly took over with its 12th Beijing Xiangshan Forum, which is attended by representatives of over 100 countries, regions and international organizations.
From the Zapad drills, Smoothie mentioned the international representatives, who he said were there not only to observe but to educate and train themselves.
China’s military leaders don’t often speak out in public. This… Continue reading
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Sep 17 2025 
FM Lavrov: Ambassadorial roundtable discussion
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks at the ambassadorial roundtable discussion, Ukraine Crisis: Compliance with the UN Charter Goals and Principles, Moscow, September 17, 2025
Ladies and gentlemen,
This is the ninth roundtable discussion held in this format. We appreciate the interest of the Global Majority, which you represent, in the efforts that are being taken in connection… Continue reading
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Sep 17 2025 
Slices of Life, #9
I never thought I’d hobble into that sunset so limp.
with gratitude to Linh Dinh at Postcards from the End.
Nuisances and Genociders’ Last Gasp — Sep 02, 2025.
In South Korea, American Ramsey Khalid Ismael, better known as Johnny Somali, has been stuck for a year, awaiting his conviction, after committing a series of crimes, including playing obscene audios near… Continue reading
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Sep 17 2025 
The Gaza genocide report
From Sputnik
The Gaza genocide report gives the UN the right to intervene militarily to stop Israel – former UN official
A UN inquiry has concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/hrbodies/hrcouncil/sessions-regular/session60/advance-version/a-hrc-60-crp-3.pdfEx-UN rapporteur Dr. Alfred de Zayas explains why that’s hugely important.
👉Key findings
Israel’s actions (killing, maiming, causing mental harm to Palestinians, deliberately inflicting conditions of… Continue reading
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Sep 17 2025 
Five years on: the Abraham Accords are IMPLODING
In September 2020, a White House ceremony with Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu, and top UAE and Bahraini officials promised a new dawn for the Middle East. The Abraham Accords, heralded as a historic step toward peace and a realigned region, have instead become a monument to failed promises.
Five years later, the deal is not just… Continue reading
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Sep 17 2025 
Mossad historian shreds Netanyahu’s Gaza war
Senseless, Ugly, and now Doomed.
There are clear signs that zionist-israel is reaching an end. What this end will be, I don’t know. We just pray and hope that some Gazans and some Palestinians may still be alive when the end dawns.
Three significant issues have surfaced.
The first issue:
A UN investigative body declared in no uncertain terms… Continue reading
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Sep 16 2025 
The Sirius Report: China Threatens To End U.S. Relations
This is a different take on the US – China trade negotiations in Madrid. With this, take a note of Lin Jian’s Press Conference for a practical illustration of the issues discussed.
While Russia has declared that there are no talks ongoing with the US or Ukraine, by definition there is no progress anywhere and Russia… Continue reading
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Sep 16 2025 
Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian’s Regular Press Conference on September 15, 2025
Xinhua News Agency: The U.S. has asked the G7 and NATO to impose additional tariffs on Chinese imports over China’s purchases of Russian oil to facilitate China’s effort in ending the Russia-Ukraine conflict. What is China’s comment?
Lin Jian: It is fully legitimate and lawful for China to carry out normal economic, trade and energy cooperation… Continue reading
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Sep 16 2025 
Maintaining escalatory dominance: Trump and the predominant sway of ‘Israel Firsters’
The strike on the Hamas negotiating team assembled in Doha marks the end to an entire era – and “a new reality” for Qatar.
by Alastair Crooke at Strategic Culture (Posted shortly after the stike on Qatar)
The strike on the Hamas negotiating team assembled in Doha to discuss the ‘Witkoff Gaza proposal’ is not just another… Continue reading
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Sep 16 2025 
Latin American Liberation Day : From political independence to debt peonage.
In relation to the piece that I posted on Daily Chronicles regarding Hispanic Heritage Month, and the list of countries that declared independence in the month of September 1821, Michael Hudson kindly participated by sending in the history of the financial sector, which is a chapter in his new book, ranging from the Crusades to… Continue reading
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Sep 16 2025 
Joti Brar on Women of Resistance.
This is a positive and real message. Bravo Joti! A few sentences and the current situation is well unmasked.
This is the short of a part of Joti’s presentation and the second is the full video.
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Sep 15 2025 
Slices of orange Kirks
musings on the ritual sacrifice of Captain Kirk … “.. rest now, Brother. We have the Watch and I’ll see you in Valhalla.”
with gratitude to Linh Dinh at Postcards from the End.
World Leader in Political Violence — Sep 11, 2025.
On 9/5/25, so six days before he was shot, Charlie Kirk was the star speaker at Build Up Korea… Continue reading
