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Aug 04 2023 
Radhika Desai, Michael Hudson & Pepe Escobar: War hawks’ drive to expand NATO into Asia to contain China
Political economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson are joined by geopolitical analyst Pepe Escobar to discuss how the war hawks’ drive to expand NATO into Asia to contain China may destroy the Western military alliance.
Transcript
RADHIKA DESAI: Hello everyone and welcome to the [15th] Geopolitical Economy Hour, a program that discusses the political and geopolitical economy… Continue reading -
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Aug 03 2023 
Africa, an essay: 3 leaders, 3 stories
This is a skit but it is oh so typical of leaders that cannot stand up for themselves or their countries. As in Latin America, it is almost an African habit, and hence the coup upon coup and the inability to get free from imperialism and the imperialists. No, I am not blaming the victim… Continue reading
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Aug 02 2023 
Down The Rabbit Hole With Pepe Escobar
Brazil – Lula government – complex
Coup in Niger – new generation of young Africans got the message – colonization must be over – rejection of the 2nd wave of neo-colonialism. The scope is Huuuuuge!
Many deep analytical comments
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Aug 02 2023 
Short Comments on BRICS
We’re on the countdown to the real summit (from 22 to 24 August in Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa) which may turn out to be the biggest thing since sliced bread. Please also note this.
I also wrote this in the exact way that I speak about and consider things before writing, before changing observations into decent… Continue reading
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Aug 02 2023
Syria: a tale of plunder and resurrection
While the wholesale theft of Syria’s natural resources continues under the watch of illegal US troops, the Russian project of resurrecting ISIS-destroyed Palmyra stands as a stark reminder that ruins can rise again – if Syria’s friends help pave the way.
By Pepe Escobar and first posted at The Cradle
The war on Syria has vanished from… Continue reading
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Aug 02 2023 
The Peace Train redux (update)
I wrote a number of columns on the peace train, and the various contingents hooking their rail cars onto a supposed peace train.
I even rated these peace efforts, and besides China which presented a structure toward peace, none of them were worthwhile. In the main, the focus is on Ukraine’s ‘territorial integrity’, they see Russia… Continue reading
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Aug 01 2023 
Feed the World: Europe’s Last Chance
First Chance Africa
The Russia-Africa Summit which took place in Saint Petersburg in the last week of July 2023 was a resounding success. It was attended by large delegations from 49 African countries out of 54. Others wanted to attend, but Niger, which has Western-coveted uranium, is in political turmoil and four other countries were not… Continue reading
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Aug 01 2023 
Coup in Niger (Updates)
AHH, in his final comment here, summarized some excellent results. It is number four in this series of comments and starts with The Cavalry has Arrived!
My comment was: Take it away African Leaders – Let’s see you in action!
This news is joyful as we see (and I’ve been hoping to see and I know AHH… Continue reading
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Aug 01 2023 
Daily Chronicles
The Daily Chronicles are snippets of the most important news across the world for this and each day as it rolls in – as such, this thread is non-structured with the latest news on top.
Aug 5
Bobby and the Lobby by the Greyzone. This is the most exciting thing happening in US politics. They’re debunking the… Continue reading
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Aug 01 2023 
Birthday, Tech and Info
While we are watching a complete re-alignment of the planet, GlobalSouth.co has its 1-year-old birthday in the month of August. No, I do not know the exact day because I’d been writing already before the site went live. It’s been a year of hoping for a boring day, yet mainly heart-stopping excitement.
When I started the… Continue reading
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Jul 31 2023 
Gonzalo Lira – on bail, on motorbike, at border, asking for asylum in Hungary
This is Gonzalo’s legitimate Twitter account, or now X account.
There are 25 tweets that tell his story in short. It sounds like Gonzalo and it feels like Gonzalo.
The channel, Military Summary has fully copied these:
https://t.me/militarysummary/2697
https://t.me/militarysummary/2707
He says: I’m also posting videos on the two channels I have access to, The Roundtable and Gonzalo Lira—Again.
Right now, I'm about to try to get out of Ukraine, and seek political asylum in Hungary.
Either I'll cross the border and make it to safety, or I'll be disappeared by the Kiev regime.
This is what's happened to me over the past three months.
1/25
— Gonzalo Lira (@GonzaloLira1968) July 31, 2023
He reports theft… Continue reading
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Jul 31 2023
A BRICS primer: how big is BRICS really?
Its bigger than you think.
We know in general the five BRICS countries, Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
BRICS has built up a supporting structure that is huge. Filtering out from the Sherpas, which gather information and present proposals to the BRICS leaders, there is a large Friends of BRICS alliance that gather each time… Continue reading
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Jul 30 2023
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