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Jun 19 2023 The day I understood how deeply propagandized we are
I received a document and it deals with NATO war prisoners from the Korean war.
I’ve been following the deep research work done by Jeffrey Kaye and others on the issue of biological warfare during the Korean war. Not in depth, but enough to understand what happened there. Jeffrey also wrote the book “Coverup at Guantanamo”,… Continue reading
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Jun 19 2023 From Geopolitical Economy: How Argentina has been trapped in neocolonial debt for 200 years: An economic history
Argentina has constantly been trapped over two centuries in unpayable external debt owed to foreign imperial powers. This affects the everyday life of everyone: inflation, salaries, employment, public services, elections. Here is a brief history of the deuda.
Ben Norton featured this article by Esteban Almiron on his blog at the end of last year. It… Continue reading
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Jun 18 2023 Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Speech at St. Petersburg International Economic Forum
This is really an excellent address.
Andrei Martyanov notes the flags raised at Spief and says that these three flags denote the final return of historic memory to peoples of Russia.
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Jun 17 2023 Remember the mystery of the Russian Troop withdrawal from Kiev?
In Putin’s education of the African Peace Initiative, he showed them this:
Vladimir Putin has revealed that Russian troops withdrew from Kiev and other regions in Ukraine on the basis of a peace deal agreed in Turkiye, this casts serious doubts over Ukrainain narratives about defeat of Russia in the “battle of Kiev”
He showed African… Continue reading
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Jun 17 2023 Dear Cyril
Dear Cyril (Ramaphosa)
The US is rolling you. Poland just rolled you. Ukraine rolled you with made-up rumors of missiles and screaming alarms during your visit and led you into a shelter in complete pretense, they led you to sip at the poisoned cup of Bucha, your high-level delegation fell apart, your support staff were locked… Continue reading
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Jun 17 2023 Daily Chronicles
The Daily Chronicles are snippets of the most important news across the world (and a joke or two) for this and each day as it rolls in – as such, this thread is non-structured with the latest news on top.
Jun 21
Israeli forces attacked residents of the occupied Syrian Golan Heights earlier today who protested against… Continue reading
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Jun 16 2023 Russia’s New Roadmap for Multipolar World
By Pepe Escobar and first posted at Sputik
The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum is not only the premier platform for discussing everything that matters in business and geoeconomics concerning Russia and the wider Eurasia.
It’s a privileged space where trends of the past, present and future are explored in detail: a microcosm of multipolarity at work.
The… Continue reading
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Jun 16 2023 SPIEF’23 is on!
Sovereign Development – the Basis for a Just World
This thread will be renewed and stay on top with the best presentations at St.Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF’23).
Pepe Escobar is on the spot, and will regularly let us know what is hot and what is not.
First: From the Business Program, the charming, highly intelligent and really… Continue reading
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Jun 16 2023 Larry Johnson interviewed by Aleks of Black Mountain Analysis: Ukraine, Intelligence & USA
Larry says the quiet part out loud. He says the conflict can escalate to the point that Russia could carry out military strikes on military targets inside the continental US.
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Jun 15 2023 Putin and What Really Matters in the Chessboard
It’s fascinating to see how Russian war correspondents are now playing a role similar to the former political commissars in the USSR.
By Pepe Escobar and first posted at Strategic Culture
President Putin’s meeting with a group of Russian war correspondents and Telegram bloggers – including Filatov, Poddubny, Pegov from War Gonzo, Podolyaka, Gazdiev from RT – was an… Continue reading
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Jun 15 2023 Russia is abuzz: The use of nuclear weapons can save humanity from a global catastrophe – Sergey Karaganov
A reminder: Russia’s nuclear policy changed from a strict No First Use posture to a more active posture in that they said that incoming missiles will be treated as nuclear. It is still a defensive policy and not offensive. They still maintain a posture that a nuclear war cannot and must not be fought. This… Continue reading
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Jun 15 2023 Short: News on China by Tings Chak, illustrating a combination of technology and simplification
The most interesting for me was the last piece on bicycles. We’ve been talking about simplifying lives, and there is a clear distinction between those that are for less technology and those that are for appropriate technology. That piece on bicycles is a technological way to simplify.
This is another example of a simple technology, wrapped… Continue reading
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Jun 14 2023 Dare we hope? China’s peace train goes to Palestine
Xi Jinping made a 3 part proposal to solve the Palestine issue once and for all.
Basic short and of necessity limited background
Of course, Israel has ignored every single UN and UNSC resolution outright while the US supported them in their outright murder of Palestinians spree. We have seen with horror the regular bombing of Gaza,… Continue reading