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Syria, before and after earthquake
Just before the earthquake hit Syria, the Valdai Club released a status report on the heartbreaking humanitarian conditions.
Moscow is calling for an end to the policy of collective punishment of the Syrians and has urged its partners to start rebuilding the Syrian economy, writes Ivan Bocharov, RIAC Program Coordinator.
On January 9, 2023, the UN Security Council extended the… Continue reading -
Feb 15 2023 
Bio-weapon war crimes since 1945
Jeff Brown and his correspondent opened up the 20,000 more pages of irrefutable evidence that Russia has just released, of US WMD bioweapon war crimes since 1945 and specifically what they found in Ukraine. On this issue as a whole, we also have Jeffrey Kaye who comprehensively researched the US bio war against Korea and… Continue reading
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Feb 10 2023 
Valdai Club: Times of Great Confusion
Times of Great Confusion: On the Concepts by Which We Comprehend the World
A correct system of coordinates, a system of terms is needed, which — when discussing what is happening in the world — we will understand it approximately the same way, writes Valdai Club Chairman Andrey Bystritskiy.
The events of all human history, up to… Continue reading
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National Currencies: it is happening!
First, the Euro is getting to be completely excluded in Russia.
“Russian National Wealth Fund excludes euro and in the future will hold only Chinese yuan, ruble, and gold”
The Ministry of Finance of Russia in 2023 will reset the share of euros in the National Welfare Fund
The Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation in… Continue reading
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Patrushev: US continue geopolitical experiments
According to Nikolay Patrushev, the large hotbed of instability in Afghanistan created by the West could spread to all countries of the region.
MOSCOW, February 8. /TASS/. Washington intends to continue its geopolitical experiments, including in Europe, Latin America and the Middle East, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev said at the fifth multilateral meeting of… Continue reading
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The economics of the Ukraine proxy war (transcript added)
Here it is, Michael Hudson and Radhika Desai, with Danny Haiphong from the Left Lens.
I know what Michael would say. He would say .. Wait Amarynth, until the transcript is complete! This time though, I don’t wait! We will get a transcript and I’ll post it and we will enjoy this again, with the transcript.
Danny:… Continue reading
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Peru’s US-backed coup
The Grayzone brings a very good investigation on the coup in Peru. While the first half is about the coup itself, the second half is more interesting. There you will learn about why and why the US supports this coup. You will learn about the critical rail infrastructure that was planned to be built throughout… Continue reading
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Crackdown in Brazil
From the regular Latin American series by Kawsachun News, an update on Lula’s actions post-attempted-coup. You may have a problem with accents, but hang in there!
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Global South: Gold-backed currencies
Global South: Gold-backed currencies to replace the US dollar
by Pepe Escobar and first posted at The Cradle
Let’s start with three interconnected multipolar-driven facts.
First: One of the key take aways from the World Economic Forum annual shindig in Davos, Switzerland is when Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed al-Jadaan, on a panel on “Saudi Arabia’s Transformation,” made it clear… Continue reading
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Radhika Desai and Danny Haiphong
Radika Desai frequently works with Michael Hudson. Danny Haiphong’s claim to fame is “Telling the truth about imperialism and socialism through journalism since 2013”.
Radika’s expert field is geopolitical economics. Her new book, Capitalism, Coronavirus and War, was published at the end of 2022. You may download it here – scroll down to Table of… Continue reading
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Why do we fight?
This writing will weave some personal experiences through the story and modern history of Latin America. Then we will look at Cuba, where a former DIA analyst Ana Belén Montes was imprisoned for 20 years because she shared intelligence with Cuba, and recently received her freedom. We will take a look at why she did… Continue reading
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Jan 14 2023 
Peru
It is a great surprise to me that Peruvians are still out on the street across the country to reject the coup d’état that overthrew constitutional president Pedro Castillo on December 7th. These mass protests have met mass and brutal violence. The latest numbers are that 48 protestors (it started non-violently and only lately the… Continue reading
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Jan 14 2023 
Pax Sinica in the Middle East?
by Godfree Roberts from the Here Comes China newsletter.
Hope for Palestine and Iran?
In 2022, the China-GCC Summit was one thing, and China’s strategic partnership with Iran another, but both Saudi Arabia and Iran applying simultaneously to multipolar institutions – BRICS and the SCO? Plus the idea of a BRICS Coin as a commodity-weighted neutral reserve… Continue reading -
Brazil Notes
I made a comment in the Daily Chronicles as follows:
Brazil? The USAmerican rightwing is literally vicariously reliving their 6th January via the attempted coup in Brazil. At this moment, do not accept any USAmerican writing on Brazil as the facts are being twisted to fit their historical replay. Its theater. But they are causing untold… Continue reading
