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Dec 22 2024 
The Fall of Assad: Decoding the Syrian Crisis with Ben Norton
In depth with Daniel Dumbrill who lives in China, Ben Norton draws the geopolitical picture together. It is long – an hour and forty minutes, but very good and is geopolitics 101 for the region, without the overt emotions that we here all really suffered from. Take an evening with a cup of tea or… Continue reading
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Dec 22 2024 
US Government Hides its Funding of Sedition Worldwide…
The US government National Endowment for Democracy (NED) no longer discloses its funding around the globe.
Instead of lists of organizations it is funding in each country with dollar amounts, because of growing awareness of its political sedition worldwide, it now only has pages like this one for “Asia” ambiguously (and dishonestly) describing their programs.
The US… Continue reading
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Dec 21 2024 
Gaza and Christmas
Forgive me!
It is Christmas for the Christians. It is a religion that I grew up in, but I cannot say I stayed with the narrow interpretation. I can also say I did not stay with a narrow dogma of any religion. Yet, one cannot ignore the egregore of a higher power and designer. It is… Continue reading
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Dec 20 2024 
The new war: Syria ripped the veil
Syria tore the veil in more ways than one. We have spoken about how the War on BRICS will appear and we have talked about chaos being a methodology. Dr Michael Hudson calls it ‘controlled anarchy’ It is one thing talking about the signs of this war, and another to see those signs… Continue reading
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Dec 20 2024 
Pepe Escobar & Scott Ritter: Putin readies war with NATO as Russia strikes Kiev, leaves Syria
Pepe is on during the first half. You may ignore Scott Ritter during the second half if you choose.
Russia hits strategic command center in Kiev amid reports of Syria withdrawl: is Putin preparing for war with NATO? Pepe Escobar & Scott Ritter rip the mask off the huge escalations NATO is undertaking… Continue reading
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Dec 18 2024 
Person of the year: Francesca P. Albanese
It took a while before I could settle on my own personal Person of the Year. In reality, I wanted to put forward a feisty maid at Buckingham Palace, who, at a staff party, got motherless drunk, created chaos, and insulted the King, the Queen, and all their ancestry. She ended up for the night… Continue reading
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Dec 12 2024 
Susan Abulhawa interview with Afshin Rattanzi: The real situation in Gaza
A few days ago, we posted a speech by Susan Abulhawa. This is an interview with Afshin Rattanzi from Going Underground on RT. Susan speaks about the real situation in Gaza.
Susan is a Palestinian American writer, human rights activist and animal rights advocate.She is the author of several books, and the… Continue reading
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Dec 07 2024 
FM Lavrov eviscerates an Al Jazeera Journalist on Doha day
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s answers to questions at the 22th Doha Forum, 07 December 2024
Question: Sergey Lavrov, Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, thank you for talking to Al Jazeera at the 2024 Doha Forum.
There is so much to talk to you about but I’d like to start with Syria. Those dramatic developments that seem to… Continue reading -
Dec 06 2024 
Erdogan’s Idlib shock shadows “Kursk”
By Alastair Crooke and first posted at Strategic Culture
Companion Reading: An article referred to by Alastair from Professor Sergei Karaganov titled Reflections on the Path to Victory
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To seek a deal on Ukraine is to treat the symptom and to ignore a cure, Alastair Crooke writes.
‘Doomsters’ is an occasional Russian expression used to categorise… Continue reading
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Dec 04 2024 
Guarantors of Syria peace talks to meet in Qatar: Iran FM
From PressTV
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has announced that the top diplomats of the three guarantor states of the Astana peace process will meet in Qatar to discuss the resurgence of terrorism in Syria.
Araghchi on Wednesday said he will head to Qatar “early next week” to take part in the Doha Forum.
Noting that the top… Continue reading
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Nov 29 2024
How Russia and China are rewiring Greek mythology
“.. we see Russia playing chess .. while China is playing Go (Weiqi 围棋), also thinking several moves ahead. And the partnership, all along, in synch, is spawning a lovely Greek mythology revival.”
By Pepe Escobar at the Strategic Culture Foundation.
Oh, the wonders chips from dishwashers are able to unleash.
How come Zeus, King of the Gods,… Continue reading
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Nov 29 2024 
“Hazelnuts are here. How long until the hypersonic “pistachios” arrive?”
By Quantum Bird
Straight to the point. The appearance of the new Russian hypersonic weapons system, nicknamed Oreshnik – or hazelnut tree – is a significant step towards the obsolescence of nuclear bombs. Details about the design and operation of the Oreshnik remain scarce, but we do know that it is a medium-range ballistic missile with… Continue reading -
Nov 27 2024 
NATO Faces Capitulation in Europe
“The U.S. has to come to terms with a multipolar world order in which its unilateral diktat is no longer tenable, legally, politically, or morally … It must capitulate in Europe and cease its aggressive global policies.”
with appreciation to Dr. Karl at karlof1’s Geopolitical Gymnasium.
Various sources define capitulation as “an agreement in time of war for the surrender to… Continue reading
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Nov 26 2024 
A defining moment in the Ukraine war
… a terribly beauty is born…
By Ambassador MK Bhadrakumar at the Indian Punchline.
The Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a statement on Thursday regarding the two attacks by Western long-range weapons on Russian territory on November 19 and 21 and Moscow’s reactive strike on a facility within Ukraine’s defence industrial complex in the city of Dnepropetrovsk with a hitherto unknown non-nuclear hypersonic ballistic… Continue reading
