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May 12 2026 
Could Trump’s Iran Fiasco Be America’s Suez Crisis?
Global Research
Smoke rises from oil tanks beside the Suez Canal hit during the initial Anglo-French assault on Port Said, 5 November 1956.Empires rise and fall. They do not last forever. Imperial declines follow a gradual shifting of the economic tides, but are also punctuated and defined by critical tipping points. There are many differences between… Continue reading
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May 12 2026 
Michael Hudson & Radhika Desai : Geopolitical Hour
Swap Lines, Gulf Debt and the Unraveling of Dollar Primacy
GEH April 28, 2026, US swap agreements with Emirates
Radhika Desai: Hello and welcome to the 64th Geopolitical Economy Hour, the conversation that illuminates the fast-changing political economy and geopolitical economy of our times, and does so from a socialist and anti-imperialist point of view. The point… Continue reading
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May 12 2026 
Statement by President Putin on the successful test launch of Sarmat missile
Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Federation Armed Forces Vladimir Putin received a report via videoconference from Commander of the Strategic Missile Forces Sergei Karakayev on the successful test of the Sarmat missile.
http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/79724
President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Good afternoon, Mr Karakayev. Do you hear me?
Commander of the Strategic Missile Forces Sergei Karakayev: Good afternoon, Comrade Supreme… Continue reading
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May 12 2026 
UPDATE on the Call to Action for a Global Axis of Resistance
An update from Nora Hoppe on the Call to Action for a Global Axis of Resistance
The Genocide and the massacres continue unabated, unpunished and stand as a grim testament to the world’s overwhelming silence.
This leaden silence needs to be broken for us to live in a better world.
Little by little some new voices are emerging… Continue reading
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May 12 2026 
‘Ways of War’ Are in Metamorphosis: Lessons from the Iran War
Alistair Crooke at Strategic Culture © Photo: Public domain
A U.S. carrier no longer induces fear as once it might have; It now radiates vulnerability.
Although the Iran war largely has been viewed through the lens of conventional western warfare, its lessons are anything but conventional. They are in fact insurrectionary.The post-war western approach (especially in… Continue reading
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May 12 2026 
China’s position is clear
Pre-Summit strongman games.
Chinese FM addresses a question about US President’s remarks on discussing US arms sales to Taiwan and the Jimmy Lai case with the Chinese side
During US President Donald Trump’s visit to China, the two heads of state will have in-depth exchanges of views on major issues concerning China-US relations as well… Continue reading
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May 12 2026 
Pepe Escobar on the Shaun Newman podcast
The talk with Pepe starts a little into the podcast – around 10 minutes. As this is a new interviewer for Pepe, he does a thorough overview of his history and career, and this is always interesting. The geopolitical content starts around the middle of the podcast.
Pepe Escobar is a veteran… Continue reading
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May 12 2026 
The Hantavirus Scare – Already Discussed in the 1998 X-Files
A Distraction form the Middle East War Theatre?
By Peter KoenigIs it a virus, or is it the plague? – A mortality rate of 40% to 50% as reported by the mainstream, is about equivalent to the one of the bubonic plague. Hantavirus transmission to humans by rats – is also a characteristic of the plague.
The… Continue reading
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May 12 2026 
Beijing Eyes Stronger Hand on Taiwan in Xi-Trump Talks
Asianomics and SCMP
China enters this week’s Xi-Trump summit with greater leverage on Taiwan than during Trump’s first term, according to Wu Yongping, dean of the Institute for Taiwan Studies at Tsinghua University, who told SCMP the issue would “definitely” be raised in the bilateral meeting. Beijing would welcome any US statements opposing Taiwan independence, though… Continue reading
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May 11 2026 
Putin : Press Conference After Meetings With World Leaders on Victory Day (Transcript Added)
Live from Moscow where Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses Russian and international media following his meeting with world leaders on Victory Day.
Putin held bilateral meetings with leaders of Kazakhstan, Abkhazia, Uzbekistan, Laos, Belarus, Republic of Srpska, Malaysia, and Slovakia after Victory Day ceremonies.
Statement by President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin to the media following… Continue reading
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May 10 2026 
China’s Global Initiatives
Global Governance Initiative, Global Civilization Initiative, Global Security Initiative and Global Development Initiative.
China proposed these initiatives as a public good for the Planet.
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May 10 2026 
Join Evelyne and Me for a Mother’s Day Calligraphy Class, Learning Oracle-Bone Characters That Trace a Woman’s Life.
Eight Images Fully Explained and Translated. Stupendously Fascinating!
Radio Sinoland
Introduction
One common feature of Mother’s and Father’s Day in China is the children thank their parents for all that they do, as shown in the picture below. The two big red characters to the left, 感恩 = gǎn ēn, mean “grateful and thankful”. Below is the Mandarin,… Continue reading -
May 10 2026 
MOATS : George Galloway – Rent Asunder | Starmer trial | Poll verdict | Rebel call | Gaza flotilla two freed
Britain’s political establishment is shaking — and tonight on The Mother of All Talkshows, George Galloway goes live as pressure mounts on Keir Starmer from every direction.
From the Old Bailey to Gaza, from Labour infighting to the geopolitical earthquake unfolding between Russia, NATO and the Middle East, tonight’s MOATS asks whether the entire political… Continue reading
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May 10 2026
A new West Asia order is in the horizon
Virtually the whole planet will pay an extremely hefty price for the latest American Dementia.
Strategic Culture
Let’s start with a false flag.
Iran attacked the UAE port of Fujairah – its oil export Holy Grail – with more than a dozen ballistic and cruise missiles.
No, it didn’t. The IRGC vehemently denied it. UAE media – a… Continue reading
