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Jul 18 2023 
In Sicily, Top of the Mountain, Watching the New Barbarians
By Pepe Escobar and first posted at Strategic Culture
It’s another stunning sunset in the western edge of the Sicilian coast, and I’m right in front of the Real Duomo in Erice, the pluri-millenary “Mount”, sung by Virgil in the Aeneid as “close to the stars”, and founded by the mythical homonymous son of Venus and… Continue reading
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Jul 18 2023 
CELAC-EU Summit
There is no shortage of straight talk from the CELAC leaders at the EU summit. They demand sanctions on Venezuela and Nicaragua to cease, and the blockade on Cuba to be lifted.
The Honduran president was forceful in her address to the meeting, calling these measures straight-out piracy.
President Xiomara Castro: “The CELAC-EU summit must approve a… Continue reading
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Jul 18 2023 
Ben Norton: How China became the world’s industrial superpower – and why the US is desperate to stop it
In this detailed and informative video explainer on Geopolitical Economy Report, Ben Norton discusses China’s extraordinary rise and the economic dynamics of the New Cold War.
Ben notes that in 1950, China represented just 5 percent of global GDP. In purchasing power parity (PPP) terms, it currently represents 19 percent of global GDP, compared to 15… Continue reading
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Jul 17 2023 
A Scott Ritter Investigation: Agent Zelensky – Part 2
Part 1 is here: https://sovereignista.com/2023/07/12/a-scott-ritter-investigation-agent-zelensky-part-1/
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Jul 17 2023 
A Bonfire of the Vanities
By Alastair Crooke and first posted at Strategic Culture
Hubris consists in believing that a contrived narrative can, in and of itself, bring victory. It is a fantasy that has swept through the West – most emphatically since the 17th century. Recently, the Daily Telegraph published a ridiculous nine minute video purporting to show that ‘narratives… Continue reading
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Jul 17 2023 
Scott Ritter Responds To Trump’s Solution To The War In Ukraine
Sometimes we have to laugh. Trump says he will tell Zelenski to stop it! and make deal, and he will tell Vladimir Putin if you don’t stop it, we will send many more weapons.
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Jul 17 2023 
Xi Jinping & Valentina Matvienko
Xi Jinping Meets with Speaker of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Valentina Matvienko
Note: This is somewhat of a late report as the NATO show took time to integrate. But still some of the most important words of our time were spoken.—o0o—
On July 10, 2023, President Xi Jinping met with… Continue reading
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Jul 17 2023 
Russian Foreign Ministry statement on the terrorist attack on the Crimean Bridge
In the early hours of July 17, the Crimean Bridge suffered yet another terrorist attack with the use of two Ukrainian water-surface drones. One of the deck sections was damaged.
Two civilians were killed: Alexey and Natalya Kulik, residents of the Novy Oskol municipality of the Belgorod Region, who were crossing the bridge in their car.… Continue reading
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Jul 17 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.
Please take note of Andrei Martyanov on the Girkin and Gubarev arrests today. This may be the start of rolling up… Continue reading
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Jul 17 2023 
Not so trivial now plus update 1: Crimean Bridge Attack
By Nat South on Livejournal
I wrote an update on the marine drones (USV and UUV types) just yesterday after the dawn attack on Sevastopol. I had my niggling doubts that this was some kind of test, given that the port, the fact that its entrance is heavily defended. I couldn’t put my finger on it,… Continue reading
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Jul 16 2023 
Black Sea — naval USV situation
With thanks to Nat South at livejournal
Recent reports state that several Russian Navy ships will be fitted with laser rangefinder and target tracking units to combat against the ongoing threat of USV attacks. The unit will be operated by a crewmember that will be able to observe targets using a camera and a thermal imager.
It… Continue reading
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Jul 16 2023 
Chinese Election Interference: Five Eyes, NATO and the Ugly Truth of CSIS
This is a short movie by Matthew Ehret and Cynthia Chung. Although it is ostensibly about Canada, it is applicable throughout the west. Again, we are fighting fascism. The lineup of straight-up Nazis in Nato command around the 10 minute mark tells the story.
“In this short film, The Canadian Patriot Review asks: IS there evidence… Continue reading -
Jul 15 2023 
The Incredible Shrinking NATO
With thanks to Dmitry Orlov
I’ve been waiting for the hubbub to die down since the NATO conference in Vilnius, Lithuania, on 11-12 July 2023, waiting for someone — anyone — to point out the obvious reason for why the Ukraine’s cocaine-sniffing mascot-president Zelensky, having been lionized only a year ago, has suddenly fallen into disfavor… Continue reading
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Jul 15 2023 
Vladimir Putin replies to questions from the media (grain deal and Ukraine)
After the plenary session of the Future Technologies Forum, Vladimir Putin replied to questions from the media.
Question: A question about the recent NATO summit. It is hard to understand whether they are promising NATO membership to Ukraine or not with their vague statements. But still, it sounds like some simplified version has been promised.
In addition, the G7 adopted a declaration on certain security guarantees… Continue reading
