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Aug 14 2023 
BRICS: Discussion SWOT
Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats – Discussion.
So, what do we expect from the BRICS Summit? Where do we see the strengths of this organization. What opportunities are lying wide open to pick up and take and where are the weaknesses…
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Aug 14 2023 
Fish and Chips: microchips and the nuclear contamination of seafoods
From SocialistChina.org
Ed Note: The Japanese insist that the radioactive wastewater is safe enough to bath in and to drink. One of the Chinese Spokespeople said that they should then keep it for themselves and start bathing in it, and use…
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Aug 13 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 with the latest news on top.
Theme: There are many many smaller…
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Aug 12 2023 
Coup in Niger (Three): The start of a constitutional government (daily updates)
Post One
Post TwoPlease read the previous posts with comments as updates are in the comments
Victoria Nuland visited the Military Junta in Niger. She was not treated with much respect, was allowed to see some ‘senior officials’, and could not speak…
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Aug 12 2023 
10 Days to BRICS and the West is paranoid
What prompts the stream of non-western countries to seek BRICS membership? The grouping is perceived today as the principal platform of the Global South espousing an equitable world order and, is part of our human destiny from this point forward. …
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Aug 12 2023 
Michael Hudson & Ania K: Debt, Sponsors of the wars, Future of USD and BRICS
Transcript:
Michael Hudson: Debt, Sponsors of the Wars, Future of USD and BRICS
AK: Hello everyone. Welcome back to my channel. I see we are live already, perfectly on time, with a Swiss Precision today, because I have fantastic guest – Mr. Michael Hudson, who…
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Aug 11 2023 
Ben Norton reports on the latest US pressure on Saudi Arabia
The US demands that Saudi Arabia "distance itself–economically and militarily–from China"The US wants Saudi to:- reject the (remote) possibility of a Chinese military base,- avoid Huawei tech,and most importantly- "use US dollars, not Chinese currency, to price oil sales" pic.twitter.com/Sz1YZaCzm9—…
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Aug 11 2023 
Sanctions as War: Anti-Imperialist Perspectives on American Geo-Economic Strategy: Interview and Book Review
Sanctions as War: Anti-Imperialist Perspectives on American Geo-Economic Strategy, a book recently published by Brill, offers a comprehensive account of economic sanctions as a US tool for exercising power on the global stage. The text, which should be required reading…
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Aug 10 2023 
Imran Khan: Much of the story is now in the open and yes, the usual suspects
The US State Department pushed the Pakistani government in 2022 to remove Imran Khan from the post of prime minister due to his neutrality regarding the Russian special operation, Intercept writes, citing a secret government document that came into his…
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Aug 09 2023 
Introductory speech of Russian Defence Minister Shoigu at Defence Ministry Board session
The reason for posting this introductory speech from Shoigu, is to very clearly understand how the forces against Russia arrayed themselves. They will not be content with any peaceful co-existence. I wonder if people realize how close to a bigger…
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Aug 09 2023 
A public Appeal To President Tinubu
With thanks to Femi Akomolafe, and the second part. You can see the background here:
“People don’t pine for democracy. They want homes, medicine, jobs, schools… with a few exceptions, democracy has not brought good government to developing countries.” – Singapore…
