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  • Briefing: Maria Zakharova

    Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Moscow, November 24, 2022
    These are selections from Maria’s last briefing.  If you want to read the complete briefing, it is at the link.

    Crisis in Ukraine

    I’d like to draw your attention to two dates in the recent history of Ukraine – November 21 and 22. They are linked with… Continue reading

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  • Operation Claw-Sword:

    Erdogan’s big new game in Syria
    Wily Sultan is caught between his electorate, which favors a Syria invasion, and his extremely nuanced relations with Russia

    By Pepe Escobar and first posted at Asia Times

    There’s another Special Military Operation on the market. No, it’s not Russia “denazifying” and “demilitarizing” Ukraine – and, therefore, it’s no wonder that… Continue reading

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  • Your Chinese Apple

    By Larry Romanoff and posted with permission

    (Ed Note: This is much appreciated and leads to an understanding of the Foxconn issues in China, now used mercilessly for another and upgraded ‘China Bad’ campaign)

    I want to make it clear from the start that I have no quarrel with Apple products. I am not an Apple fan,… Continue reading

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  • Apple’s Rotten Core

    By Larry Romanoff and posted with permission

    Introduction

    A few years ago, China’s CCTV aired its annual Consumer Reports program in which one of the topics was the products of Apple, Inc. Naturally, the Western media trashed CCTV for having the gall to challenge anything American, accusing the TV station of being “a government mouthpiece” wanting to… Continue reading

  • Here Comes China

    With respect to Godfree Roberts and his excellent newsletter and I comment.

    This is a statement that has massive repercussions:  250 million smallholders with 2-3 hectares of land produce 80% of China’s food

    The attached article is a WEF article, so kindly read it without taking seriously the propaganda, but glean the facts. https://europeansting.com/2022/11/08/how-has-china-maintained-domestic-food-stability-amid-global-food-crises/

    Talking about food production, this is possible that… Continue reading

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  • BRICS

    TASS reports Mr Lavrov’s comments on BRICS.  The list of countries wanting to join, is growing.
    Lavrov lauds BRICS as model for true multilateral diplomacy
    The top diplomat added that global issues in many spheres can be resolved only through multilateral cooperation and, in this context, pointed to the forum’s broad agenda.

    I summarize but this is a… Continue reading

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  • Electric War

    By Pepe Escobar, and always with his permission.  First posted at Strategic Culture

    Current Russian tactics are the absolute opposite of the military theory of concentrated force developed by Napoleon, Pepe Escobar writes.

    Footfalls echo in the memory
    Down the passage which we did not take
    Towards the door we never opened
    Into the rose-garden. My words echo
    Thus, in your… Continue reading

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  • Daily Chronicles

    The Daily Chronicles are snippets of the most important news across the world for this and each day as it rolls in. Kindly also use it as an open thread.

    Comment 3 – Today, 29th November seems a quiet day so far.

    Comment 2 – Generally today, 28 November seems a quiet day.  The Chinese riots were… Continue reading

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