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Nov 17 2024 The SMO – summary from Two Majors
In general we should give more attention to the Russian SMO. Although comments abound such as ‘Ukraine is toast’, ‘it cannot continue for much longer’, ‘404 is off the map’, and similar, there is still furious fighting going on and the incursion into Russian territory (Kursk) is being fortified. It is clear that Russia walks… Continue reading
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Nov 17 2024 The Broader Push to Rewrite History
A summary and selection from an article first posted at https://www.al-akhbar.com/Culture_People/387633
I recently read a novel where the story was built around certain characters. The archeological details however were correct (as correct as possible) and the characterization of the story was built around these factual archeological digs. The focus of this novel was factually… Continue reading
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Nov 16 2024 And he lost it! Trump’s ex-Deputy Assistant Dr. Sebastian Gorka & Afshin Rattansi
It is a bit slow in the beginning but wait for it. You see the snake rise up and then slither away, because he cannot answer the questions from Afshin Rattnsi
Trump’s ex-Deputy Assistant Dr. Sebastian Gorka & Afshin Rattansi clash Over Gaza. This is worth while watching because we see what we… Continue reading
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Nov 16 2024 This is how we roll in the Global South: The Mother of all Think Tanks – An Alliance of 100 at least
Xi Jingping is on a roll at the APEC meeting. He is talking to everybody, having one bilateral meeting after the other, inviting Japan to sort out the troubles, stating that Singapore is a friend and to walk forward hand-in-hand on the road of modernization. He is talking to South Korea and has turned on… Continue reading
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Nov 16 2024 Let’s talk DOGE
We have on the site a method to categorize posts. There are several categories but two specifically are of importance. The one is ‘The Empire Files’ and the other ‘The Resistance Files’. I find myself using The Resistance Files more and more as we deal with complexities not easily identified. This one is categorised The… Continue reading
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Nov 15 2024 Trump to zero in on fragmenting BRICS, Ukraine to take back seat
TASS predicts:
According to the political scientist Boris Mezhuyev, in all likelihood attempts to replace the presidents of Brazil and Venezuela, and pit India, Russia and China against each other are coming.
MOSCOW, November 14. /TASS/.
Newly elected US President Donald Trump will focus his efforts on trying to undermine the BRICS organization, while the Ukrainian crisis… Continue reading
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Nov 15 2024 Belt and Road Clips: From Shanghai to Chancay
A Chinese-funded megaport project in Chancay, Peru inaugurated yesterday is expected to upend current shipping patterns and transform global trade for years to come. Coinciding with the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit held in Lima, Chinese President Xi Jinping has traveled to Peru to attend via video the inauguration ceremony of the port. Once operational,… Continue reading
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Nov 15 2024 Statement by Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia at a UNSC Briefing on the Situation in the Gaza Strip
Madam President,
We are grateful to Algeria, Guyana, Slovenia and Switzerland for their initiative to convene today’s UN Security Council meeting in connection with the catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. We thank Ms. Brands Kehris, Rein Paulsen and Joyce Msuya for their overviews of the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding before our very eyes, and for… Continue reading
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Nov 15 2024 How Will Trump Victory Change US-Brazil Relations?
As Bolsonaro supporters commemorate Trump’s victory, this article looks at the possible ramifications
By Brian Mier and first posted at his Substack
Throughout Brazilian history, the U.S. government and expanded state actors have frequently interfered to control, destabilize and overthrow Brazil’s leadership. Today, actors like Elon Musk, The New York Times, and Tucker Carlson are spreading false… Continue reading
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Nov 15 2024 Beyond Surface Economics: The Case for Structural Reform
Michael Hudson & Richard Wolff: Karl Marx and the Fall of the West
Transcript:
Erhardt on Marxism History – Wolff and Hudson Oct 6 2024
Michael Hudson & Richard Wolff: Karl Marx and the Fall of the West
Robinson Erhardt: Rick and I have spent a lot of time talking about Marx. You and I haven’t, Michael.… Continue reading
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Nov 14 2024 FM Lavrov’s interview: Marina Kim for the New World project
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview (https://mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/1981521/) with Marina Kim for the New World project (Moscow, November 14, 2024)
Key talking points:
#InternationalAffairs
• Our main task now is to achieve all the goals formulated by President Vladimir Putin. You are aware of the West’s expectations. They are speculating about stopping the hostilities at a certain line and… Continue reading
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Nov 14 2024 Bashar al-Assad: Arab countries are complicit in the Gaza genocide
Translation : with thanks to resistancenews.org
Full speech by the President of the Syrian Arab Republic, Bashar al-Assad, on November 11, 2024.
Delivered at the Extraordinary Arab and Islamic Summit held in Riyadh to address the consequences of ongoing Israeli aggression in Palestinian territories and Lebanon, as well as developments in the region.
Source: Council of Ministers of… Continue reading
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Nov 14 2024 Ben Norton with Black Liberation Media
Wide ranging with a focus on Africa and Latin America plus some comments on BRICS and BRICSPay, with the advent of Trump and mostly his picks for his cabinet. How to get the western yoke off! Basic but important economic lessons – How does it work.
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Nov 14 2024 China-Peru Friendship: Setting Sail Toward an Even Brighter Future – Xi Jinping
As is customary ahead of a state visit, Xi Jinping published an article in the Peruvian media of record, El Peruano.
Xi Jinping
President of the People’s Republic of ChinaEarly summer in the Southern Hemisphere is a season brimming with vitality and hope. At the invitation of President Dina Boluarte, I will soon pay a state visit to the Republic… Continue reading