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Jan 17 2025 
Putin and Pezeshkian’s historic meeting marks new era of cooperation
Russian President Vladimir Putin emphasized the importance of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian’s visit to Russia.
🟥 Strategic partnership agreement:
🔺 A major agreement is set to be signed during the visit.
🔺 This pact will drive cooperation across all sectors.
🟥 Strengthening trade &…
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Jan 17 2025 
The Ceasefire Charade
By Chris Hedges at his Substack and posted at the Greanville Post. Comments by Patrice Greanville and myself follow.
Israel plays a cynical game. It makes phased agreements with the Palestinians that ensure it immediately gets what it wants. It then…
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Jan 16 2025 
Russia and Iran Alliance Treaty: Comprehensive Strategic Partnership
A few important days are rolling in. The 19th is an important day. The day that ceasefire is supposed to kick in is Sunday, 19th and after the long wait for the signing of the Russia and Iran Alliance Treaty…
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Jan 16 2025 
‘A Historic Victory’: Speech by Khalid al-Hayya, Chief Negotiator of Hamas, on the Gaza Ceasefire Agreement
Speech by Khalid al-Hayya, head of the Hamas negotiating team, on January 15, 2024, after the announcement of the ceasefire agreement between the Palestinian resistance and Israel that is due to come into effect on Sunday, January 19, on the…
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Jan 16 2025 
Israel Ceasefire in Gaza
From Brian Berletic
The US achieved all its goals, using Hamas to trigger a regional war finally eliminating Syria and wiping out Hezbollah’s senior leadership.
Iran is left weaker and more isolated than it has been in decades.
Israel is withdrawing its forces…
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Jan 16 2025 
Gaza Ceasefire – in Three Steps. Will it Work?
From Peter Koenig
Victory for Palestine in Gaza – Victory for Donald Trump – Victory for Peace! – A day to be celebrated – a lead-up to a new Dawn?
This is also a huge victory for the Palestinian resilience and resistance.
Israel…
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Jan 15 2025 
I’m gonna MAGA you, Baby
No wonder Trump had to come up with a seductive, but still fraught with danger, larger than life psy op to imperatively change the narrative.
By Pepe Escobar at Strategic Culture Foundation.
It’s the greatest show on earth – unleashing a double…
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Jan 15 2025 
Trump, Iran and the Obama strategic blueprint
In acts of wanton destruction, Netanyahu destroyed the prevailing status quo, which he saw as an American straitjacket
By Alastair Crooke and first posted at Strategic Culture
Like a smashed antique clock – with its elaborate cogs, ratchet wheels and innards splayed…
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Jan 15 2025 
4 Short Videos from Dr Quan Le
This is classical and funny:
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Jan 14 2025 
SMO: Large frontline summary 7-13 January 2025 – Marat Khairullin
From Marat’s Substack
Ed.Note: Russia is getting very close to militarily reaching the original constitutional borders with their SMO. This is a massive milestone. Marat is upbeat in this piece. I don’t think it will be so easy to reach…
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Jan 14 2025 
I think, but that is doubtful
Most people think of themselves as thinkers rather than feelers. They think they are rational rather than intuitive. But the question is whether they use one of these two traits dominantly or whether perhaps something else is dominant.
If…
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Jan 14 2025 
Chinese, Trolling and TikTok
A moment to smell the social media roses.
This will not change the world. So, TikTok will probably be banned in the US (I don’t keep up with this and do not know the details). The Chinese…
