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Feb 09 2026 US Imperialism and the Venezuelan Oligarchy
In the first delivery of VA’s new “Insurgent History” column, Christian Flores documents the Venezuelan elites’ historical subservience to foreign empires.
Venezuelanalysis
The January 3 US strikes in Caracas have no historical precedent, not only for Venezuela but for all of South America. It was the first US military attack against a capital in this part of… Continue reading
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Feb 09 2026 Alastair Crooke: Iran Defeated Insurrection & Restored Deterrence
Alastair Crooke is a former British diplomat and the Founder of “Conflicts Forum” based in Beirut. He was formerly an advisor on Middle East issues to Javier Solana, the EU Foreign Policy Chief. Crooke explains who directed the insurrection, how it was defeated, and why the bold restoration of Iran’s deterrence has presented Trump with… Continue reading
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Feb 09 2026 Body-Mind-Soul perspective including Universal History
This is from one of our China Writers, Quan Le. It was part of a longer conversation but is so good that I’m posting it as a standalone.
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Let’s address this from the encompassing Body-Mind-Soul perspective including Universal History.
■ The Sovereign Nations are acting in the right direction of Universal History.
From the Universal History Mystique and… Continue reading
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Feb 09 2026 FM Sergey Lavrov’s interview with TV BRICS international media network, Moscow, February 9, 2026
https://www.mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/2078196/
Key talking points
• The global arena is undergoing a transformation that began some time ago with the objective transition toward a multipolar world order. This is neither the bipolarity of the Soviet-American era with the Warsaw Pact and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, nor the unipolarity that emerged after the Soviet Union’s collapse. <…> Multiple… Continue reading
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Feb 08 2026 MOATS: George Galloway
🔥 ONE WAR AFTER ANOTHER. From failed Iran talks to political scandal at home, the world is lurching from crisis to crisis — and tonight on The Mother of All Talkshows, George Galloway is live to expose what’s really driving the chaos.
George opens with a powerful monologue as Iran talks collapse, tensions rise across… Continue reading
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Feb 07 2026 Iran Feeling Its Oats
From Will Schryver – Metatronics
It must be understood that, in firmly rejecting US/Israel demands, Iran is effectively dictating terms — and this strongly confirms what many of us have argued since last summer: Iran was the clear winner of the 12-Day War. Israel knows it, the United States knows it, and Iran knows it.
I have… Continue reading
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Feb 07 2026 Think BRICS: India Stuns US: Aligns With Palestine & Exposes Trump’s Trade Lie
People only see India’s framework agreement with the US, and suddenly the sky is falling. But there is much more happening.
🇮🇳 India hosted 22 Arab nations and signed the Delhi Declaration backing Palestinian statehood based on pre-1967 borders—a major break from its Israel partnership. Meanwhile, Trump claimed a $500 billion trade deal that… Continue reading
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Feb 07 2026 News on China
Xi and Putin Reaffirm Strategic Partnership and Pledge Closer Coordination as New START Treaty Expires
Holding their first video conference of 2026 on 4 February – a date marking both the 25th anniversary of the Sino-Russian Treaty of Good-Neighbourliness and the 30th year of their bilateral partnership – the two leaders agreed to deepen ties and… Continue reading -
Feb 06 2026 Prof. Marandi: Demystifying Iran | The ongoing revolution
The episode “The Ongoing Revolution” of Demystifying Iran, presented by Seyed Mohammad Marandi on Al Mayadeen, examines the Islamic Republic not as a finished historical event but as a living political, intellectual, and civilizational project nearly five decades on.
Tracing the revolution’s origins as an act of decolonization that rejected both Western liberalism and Eastern… Continue reading
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Feb 06 2026 Kishore Mahbubani : China and Future of USA
Kishore Mahbubani joins the show (Cyrus Janssen) to discuss the decline of America, the rise of China, and the biggest geopolitical risks of 2026. Professor Mahbubani is a political scientist from Singapore and the former President of the United Nations Security Council.
“Countries have much more agency now. They do not want to be contained… Continue reading
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Feb 06 2026 China to US: We will cancel Trump’s visit if you push through new weapons sales to Taiwan
Financial Times snippet
China warned the U.S. that if Washington pushes through with a new batch of weapons sales to Taiwan, it will cancel president Trump’s planned visit to Beijing this April.
The Trump administration is developing a package of four systems for Taiwan to purchase on the heels of the record $11.1bn arms package it unveiled… Continue reading
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Feb 06 2026 US imposes ‘terrorist-grade sanctions’ on UN expert, ICC judges amid Gaza accountability drive
PressTV
The United States has imposed what critics describe as “terrorist-grade sanctions” on a United Nations human rights expert and multiple judges and prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC), an investigative report has pointed out.
Reuters published the report on Friday, suggesting that the move had extended punitive economic measures traditionally reserved for criminals and terror… Continue reading
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Feb 06 2026 The Wealthy and their Flags
From our own Periol – Sovereignistas have had weird experiences
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Feb 06 2026 The Cradle: Did China just BLOCK new investments in Israel?
Karim, Esteban and Sharmine – An astute observation
There is no information overload from the real players.