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US resumes theft of Syrian oil after deadly quake
First posted at the Cradle
White House officials have previously boasted that Washington ‘owns’ one third of Syria’s territory, in particular the resource-rich northeast
The US occupation army renewed its oil smuggling campaign in northeast Syria three weeks after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake ravaged the war-torn country.
According to eyewitness reports from the countryside of Al-Yarubiyah in Hasakah… Continue reading
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Feb 28 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. The rough theme for this Daily Chronicles: Thick Dark Clouds of Information War (aka, hot and cold running westerners)
Friday, March… Continue reading
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Radhika Desai & Michael Hudson: rise of US dollar imperialism
The rise of US dollar imperialism, and why it failed – with Radhika Desai & Michael Hudson
Economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson explain the relations between money and debt, their role in imperialism, and the rise of the US dollar system.
Transcript
RADHIKA DESAI: Hello everyone. Welcome to the fourth Geopolitical Economy Hour, our fortnightly show on… Continue reading -
Feb 27 2023 
The West, NATO and a dark Manichean vision
With thanks to Nat South
“There, a year of massacres and horror. Here, a year of easy exaltation and filthy Manichaeism. A year repeating the worst mistakes of a West so sure of its moral superiority, so intoxicated with its narrative. A year to leave the podium open to the most forceful representatives of neoconservatism, this… Continue reading
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Feb 27 2023 
Lineaments of Multipolar World Rising: Africa and Russia harmonize (Part 2)
By AHH
[Please first read Part 1 here]
REALIGNMENT
“If the full moon loves
you, why worry
about the stars?”
— African Proverb
The quickening emotional and psychological decoupling from the West since the start of the SMO reminded Russians of an African saying, “the rain does not fall on one roof alone.” Most of mankind shared their western-driven woes. They’d suffered… Continue reading -
Medvedev: for “National Defense” magazine
Medvedev’s article for the magazine “National Defense”
✔️ History repeats itself. Once again, we are confronted by almost an entire empire of various enemies: Ukrainian and European neo-fascists, the United States, other Anglo-Saxons and their vassals (about fifty countries). They set themselves the goal of wiping our country off the face of the earth. It won’t… Continue reading
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Feb 24 2023 
Lineaments of Multipolar World Rising: Africa and Russia harmonize (Part 1)
By AHH
INRODUCTION
“The axe forgets but
the tree remembers.”
— African Proverb
The first anniversary of commencing the Russian Special Military Operation (SMO) in the Ukraine provides us a time for reflection. The tip of a complex iceberg, the SMO marked the divergence into deep discord between the combined West and the Russian world. The former remained intent on… Continue reading -
Feb 24 2023 
China excoriates ‘US hegemony’, war crimes, CIA coups, 400 foreign interventions
By Ben Norton, at GeopoliticalEconomy.com
China’s Foreign Ministry published a lengthy report condemning “US hegemony” and its crimes around the world, including wars with millions of victims, coups and “regime change” against elected leaders, and 400 foreign military interventions.
The Chinese government has published a lengthy report condemning “US hegemony” and its destructive effects on the world.
The… Continue reading
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Feb 24 2023 
China’s Peace Plan: Context
Before we take a look at China’s peace plan, let us quickly look at what else China released. China works in a coordinated manner.
China released a document: Rising Economic Polarization in the United States: Truth and Facts. I encourage you to read this and it is short. It contains an analysis as follows:
Contents
Introduction
I. Deterioration of… Continue reading -
Feb 24 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. The rough theme for this Daily Chronicles: A temporary win for empire
Monday, February 27
I’m really glad to see Brian Berletic… Continue reading
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Feb 23 2023 
Russia and China: What’s next after Wang Ji’s visit
First a small photo essay of the visit:
A real Bro handshake!
Now let me ask, do these people look happy, and comfortable in one another’s company and when have you seen Wang Ji smile in formal photographs?
In the Wang Yi and Nikolai Patrushev talks the core information is of course not stated. But what is stated… Continue reading
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Feb 22 2023 
Putin’s ‘civilizational’ speech frames conflict between east and west
In his Federal Assembly address, President Putin emphasized that Russia is not only an independent nation-state but also a distinct civilization with its own identity, which is in conflict and actively opposes the values of ‘western civilization.’
By Pepe Escobar and first posted at The Cradle
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s much-awaited address to the Russian Federal Assembly… Continue reading
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Feb 22 2023 
Final on new START treaty suspension
For this third and last unraveling of the suspension of the New START treaty, we go back to President Putin’s speech.
Part 1 – Medvedev response
Part 2 – Russian Foreign Ministry response
In fact, the anti-Russia project is part of the revanchist policy towards our country to create flashpoints of instability and conflicts next to our borders.… Continue reading
