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Andrei Martyanov with Russia as a cat
My suggestion is that you give this one a careful listen. He of course speaks of the weapons and their abilities which is his strength, but toward the end, he now also questions the refrain that Russia is going to enter into a huge offensive operation, which seems to be a common narrative. I’ve questioned… Continue reading
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Jan 09 2023 
Press Release: Sergey Lavrov & Qin Gang
Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s telephone conversation with Foreign Minister of the People’s Republic of China Qin Gang
On January 9, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke by phone with Foreign Minister of the People’s Republic of China Qin Gang.The Russian Minister congratulated his Chinese colleague on his recent appointment and wished him success in… Continue reading
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Biden’s existential angst in Ukraine
M. K. BHADRAKUMAR wrote an exceptionally good article titled Biden’s existential angst in Ukraine.
He comments on an op-ed in the Washington Post on Saturday titled Time is not on Ukraine’s side, coauthored by former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in George W. Bush presidency and Defence Secretary Robert Gates (who served under both Bush and… Continue reading
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Dr. Vandana Shiva
It has been a long time since I saw Dr. Shiva in a public role. She has no rivals and is absolutely the towering best in her field!
https://rumble.com/v245qb6-dr.-vandana-shiva-totalitarian-control-over-life-how-the-poison-cartel-cont.html
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Brazil attempted coup d’état
Situation report: Brazil at the start of 9 January.
1. A state of emergency is declared in the Brazilian capital until 30 January. Various citizens’ rights will be restricted in accordance with the law on emergencies.
2. Brazilian President Lula da Silva announces the start of an intervention of federal troops in the capital to suppress an… Continue reading
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Jan 08 2023 
Bye Bye 1991-2022
By Pepe Escobar and first posted at Strategic Culture
2023 starts with collective NATO in Absolutely Freak Out Mode as Russian Defense Minister Shoigu announces that Russian Navy frigate Admiral Gorshkov is now on tour – complete with a set of Mr. Zircon’s hypersonic business cards.
The business tour will encompass the Atlantic and the Indian Ocean,… Continue reading
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General Soleimani kick-started multipolar world
How General Soleimani kick-started the multipolar world
By Pepe Escobar and first posted at PressTVThe consensus among future historians will be inevitable: the 2020s started with a diabolic murder.
Baghdad airport, January 3, 2020, 00:52 a.m. local time. The assassination of Gen.QassemSoleimani, commander of the Quds Force of the Islamic RevolutionGuards Corps (IRGC), alongside Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis,… Continue reading
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Sitzkrieg & Salsa
Chaos is the name of the game but there is nothing that is of burning importance. China is getting ready to welcome the Year of the Rabbit.
So I’m taking this relatively quiet time for two salsas, that I learned to make years ago in Mexico and through the years made my own and these are… Continue reading
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Jan 06 2023 
Valdai: New Era of De-Westernization Has Begun
From the Valdai club:
The political equivalence structure between the West and the non-West is increasingly strengthened and is becoming an important feature of world politics in the third decade of the 21st century. Of course, the world in 2023 will not be mellow, but in any case, amid the “de-Westernisation”, major changes unseen in a century will continue to evolve in an irreversible way, writes Valdai Club expert Wang Wen.
The… Continue reading
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Jan 06 2023 
Why BRI is back with a bang in 2023
As Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative enters its 10th year, a strong Sino-Russian geostrategic partnership has revitalized the BRI across the Global South.
By Pepe Escobar and first posted at The Cradle
The year 2022 ended with a Zoom call to end all Zoom calls: Presidents Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping discussing all aspects of the Russia-China… Continue reading
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Let’s invade Mexico (Blast from the past)
A blast from the past. Fred Reed wrote this in November, 2019 because Trump wanted to invade Mexico and war with the cartels.
My Notes: What we’ve seen this past week, is that the son of famous drug lord El Chapo, was arrested. His cartel did not take it lying down and even shot into… Continue reading
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Jan 06 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. Kindly also use it as an open thread.
AMLO: Calls On Biden To End US Disdain For Latin America
“President Biden, it is time to end this forgetfulness and… Continue reading
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Jan 05 2023 
Zircon missile of words: Medvedev
Dmitry Medvedev writes :
The US State Department has published a pep talk to the people of Russia, saying, “We love you all.” It ends in their typical vile Jesuit style: “We stand in solidarity with every one of you who seeks to create a more peaceful future.” And the war in Ukraine, they say, is… Continue reading
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Jan 03 2023 
Exposing the Big Ugly
During December 2022, Angela Merkel let a mad cat out of a dark bag. Soon after, the previous French president Hollande confirmed that they only signed the Minsk agreements to afford the time for the Ukraine, to build up its warfighting capability.
Background
The Minsk agreements were a series of international agreements which sought to end the… Continue reading
