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Oct 14 2025 
The bigger the circus, the bigger the scam. The so-called signing of a peace agreement was a big circus and the scam is momentous.
Larry Johnson said: “Donald Trump garnered some major political optics today as he signed his Gaza Peace Plan, with a raft of Euopean, Asian… Continue reading
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Oct 14 2025 
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s statement and answers to Arab media questions, Moscow, October 13, 2025
Good afternoon, colleagues,
I am pleased to welcome you to the Foreign Ministry.
I’m aware that the guests who have come to cover the Russia-Arab Summit have been here for quite a while now and have had the opportunity to see the sights of Moscow and several other Russian regions.
You are well aware of the circumstances that… Continue reading
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Oct 14 2025 
The hidden message in the names of China’s new military weapons
From Nuri Vittachi and published in his always interesting Fridayeveryday.com
IF AN ENEMY ATTACKS, the Chinese will defend their nation with the East Wind, a hurricane of power that will destroy his ship.
Then from the waters will rise a Giant Wave. And from the skies will fall a Sudden Thunderbolt.
If any enemies survive to continue their… Continue reading
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Oct 14 2025 
Apple-carrot cutlets
A little sweet, and very different. A time to recover our senses from the circus that we watched the past day or two.
This, from my favorite Russian cooking site, describes what kids ate at school in Russia. She says:
Soviet kids ate nearly all their meals at school, and like school food the world over, it… Continue reading
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Oct 14 2025 
Sovereignty or Surrender: Confronting Africa’s Comprador Class
TriContinental gives us The Seventh Pan-Africa Newsletter (2025), featuring an analysis by Dalaya Ashenafi Esayiyas from Ethiopia, on a significant problem in Africa, which I have written about, and Femi Akomolafe frequently discusses.
IMF austerity didn’t arrive alone – it came with a network of local agents of empire, a comprador class whose nature and role… Continue reading -
Oct 14 2025 
Chinese responses: Rare Earth Export Controls, Port Fees on Chinese vessels, Grabbing Nexperia
Rare Earth Export Controls, Port Fees on Chinese vessels, Tariffs, Grabbing Nexperia – summary
We have to note that none of this comes out of the blue. China has faced only unwillingness from U.S. trade negotiators and a series of what we can only call unfriendly actions, designed to coerce. The time is over. What is… Continue reading
