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Mar 23 2025 
Scorch Marks in the Sand
“Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin”
By William Schryver at imetatronink.
Javelin, Stinger, M-777 howitzer, HIMARS, Excalibur, Switchblade, all manner of electronic warfare gizmos and counter-battery radars, Bradley IFVs, Stryker, Leopard, Challenger, Abrams, Patriot, JDAMs, HARMS, Storm Shadow, ATACMS … I’m sure I’m forgetting some.
Oh, yeah … remember in early 2022 when the unveiling of the Bayraktar strike drones… Continue reading
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Mar 22 2025 
Geography
If the US is foolish enough to start a big war against Iran .. geography is the indomitable god of war.
By William Schryver at imetatronink.
So the US is sending Carrier Strike Group One (CVN-70 USS Carl Vinson) to the Middle East, leaving CSG-5 (CVN-73 USS George Washington) to “hold the fort” in the western Pacific from the semi-safe environs… Continue reading
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Mar 21 2025 
Trump wants A Deal — not Peace
It’s called opportunism
with gratitude to Julian Macfarlane at News Forensics.
The Western Media seem to think that Trump gave Putin his marching orders —just because Putin is articulate, civil and polite —if, as they say in Russian – “nuanced’.
There are at least 10,000 Ukrainian soldiers, mercenaries, and NATO personnel trapped in Kursk. Trump asked Putin to… Continue reading
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Mar 19 2025 
A Hard Rain’s a-gonna Fall – from the West down to the East
In this incandescent juncture, what matters is off the record.
By Pepe Escobar at the Strategic Culture Foundation.
Let’s start with that phone call. The is quite sober – but it does reveal a few nuggets. There is no comprehensive deal – yet – between Moscow and Washington. Far from it: we are just in the initial tentative stage… Continue reading
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Mar 15 2025 
Le Freak, c’est Chic
Insightful wide-ranging interview with geopolitician Pepe. The flopping of the Great Worm is dissected, as the Anglo-Saxon turns in vain every which way to escape the arrival of the Furies
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Mar 14 2025 
Putin peels off the Masks of the Ceasefire Kabuki
Putin will never sacrifice Russia’s “indivisibility of security” demands posed to Washington in December 2021 – and met with a no-response response.
By Pepe Escobar at the Strategic Culture Foundation.
The “ceasefire” announced with trademark bombast by Team Trump 2.0 should be seen as a tawdry kabuki inside a cheap matryoshka.
As we peel off the successive masks,… Continue reading
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Mar 09 2025 
Imperial Games
The big questions remaining for every single human being in the Global Majority, watching these Imperial Games are: Are we, too, playing along in these games? .. What are the values we hold sacred?
By Nora Hoppe at Al Mayadeen.
“You don’t have the cards right now!”, Wheeler-Dealer Trump informed the no longer useful, wretched pawn… Continue reading
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Mar 05 2025 
The State of Play against the Double Helix Before the Ides
In this interview with Nima Alkhorshid, geopolitician Pepe Escobar provides a comprehensive wrap-up of our moment in time, after one full month of Agent Orange Chaos, from his oasis in the heart of ASEAN. Focus is on Russia-China and the evolving hybrid world war. This is the Calm before Storms
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Mar 03 2025 
Why Chinese models are stunning Americans in the tech catwalk
All’s set for a do-or-die U.S.-China tech duel ahead. The Middle Kingdom is unfazed – and ready to rock’n roll. The Chinese drive to totally redefine the rules of tech innovation. Liang Wenfeng is adamant: “We’re done following. It’s time to lead.” It’s about the common good, not about a Wall Street killing.
By Pepe Escobar… Continue reading
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Mar 02 2025 
Anglo-Zionists slap Trump
an alternative view around the world, especially among societies sensitive to issues of honor — another here (#52923)…
By Abdel Bari Atwan at Rai Al Youm.
The biggest and most catastrophic mistake made by President Donald Trump, which led to his appearance as an ordinary man rather than the leader of what is currently considered the greatest… Continue reading
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Mar 02 2025 
From Donbass to South Lebanon, and All Across BRICS, It’s All About Resistance
… the absolutely key imperative remains the Forever Wars chapter in Ukraine – whose resolution (or not) will deeply affect geopolitics for the rest of the century
By Pepe Escobar at Sputnik.
For those who keep track of the slings and arrows crossing the broader geopolitical chessboard non-stop, it’s an immensely powerful – and humbling – experience… Continue reading -
Feb 28 2025 
Baltic/Black Sea power games and red lines intersect in a “strange war”
No one ever lost money betting on the batshit crazy “policies” of the ferociously yapping Baltic chihuahuas.
By Pepe Escobar at the Strategic Culture Foundation.
No one ever lost money betting on the batshit crazy “policies” of the ferociously yapping Baltic chihuahuas. Their latest power play of sorts is a drive to turn the Baltic Sea into… Continue reading
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Feb 25 2025 
The funeral that sealed Hezbollah’s unbreakable covenant
Hassan Nasrallah’s funeral in Beirut became a powerful testament to the enduring spirit of resistance, as millions gathered to honor his memory amidst the wreckage left by the Israeli aggression in south Lebanon and the southern suburbs of Beirut.
By Pepe Escobar at The Cradle.
Despite the destruction and constant threats, the resolute defiance of the people… Continue reading -
Feb 20 2025 
In the Heart of Donbass: A Spiritual Travelogue
Please see earlier segments of this Saga of Love: [Transcending Avdeevka] [A Travelogue] [Trilogy of Hope]
By Pepe Escobar at Sputnik.
AVDEYEVKA – It’s a snowy noon in Avdeyevka this past Saturday – exactly one year and two days after the liberation of the now completely destroyed city, and I am talking to two survivors of the… Continue reading
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