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May 19 2023 
Peace Train Ukraine: Potemkin Villages All! (Update)
The ‘always non-authoritative’ Wikipedia is good enough for now.
In politics and economics, a Potemkin village (Russian: потёмкинские деревни, romanized: potyómkinskiye derévni) is a construction (literal or figurative) whose purpose is to provide an external façade to a situation, to make people… -
May 19 2023 
DE-dollarization made simple: (even for millennials)
With thanks to Jorge Vilches, our writer.
what is money ?
“Accumulated labor acknowledged by third parties” is my unique never-ever-published definition of real money, thus holding effective economic value as tangible wealth. I also maintain that any other definition of money…
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May 19 2023 
China does it again! America’s Coercive Diplomacy and Its Harm
China has written a number of white papers or communiques dealing with the various structural cruxes of geopolitical affairs. One of these would be The Global Security Initiative Concept Paper and the forerunner of this specific new communique would be…
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May 18 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. The rough theme: Some people…
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May 18 2023 
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview with Tsargrad TV, Moscow
This again is a must-read. FM Lavrov lays it out as it is.
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview with Tsargrad TV, Moscow, May 17, 2023
Question: I would like to begin with the most contentious issue. It seems to me that diplomacy… -
May 17 2023 
The Power Behind the Throne
With thanks to Larry Romanoff, our writer.
This essay contains lists of Jews holding positions in the US Federal government, with accompanying discussion as to the extent and nature of the control Jews possess and exercise over US domestic and foreign…
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May 17 2023 
Current History: The Central Asian Vector
From the Valdai Club.
Notes: Although this speaks to the Central Asia area, it is valid in principle for all countries, areas, and regions that are moving to multipolarity. In the recent article on South Africa, I mention internal factors that…
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May 17 2023 
Brian Berletic: Ukraine update – Kinzhal Missile Strikes US Patriot System in Kiev + the Fundamental Disadvantage West Faces
Update on the conflict in Ukraine for May 17, 2023:
– Russia’s Ministry of Defense and US officials confirm Russian hypersonic Kinzhal missiles successfully targeted US-made Patriot air defense systems;
– Patriot systems launched approximately 30 missiles over 2 minutes,…
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May 16 2023 
Pepe Escobar: US Empire of Debt Headed for Collapse
From Sputnik International and this is Pepe’s first post in a regular column for Sputnik. What a wonderful gesture for his first column: A beautiful review of Michael Hudson’s new book The Collapse of Antiquity.
Pepe says:
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May 16 2023 
Vassily Nebenzia at UNSC briefing on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine
Nebenzia is not beating around the bush here!
Statement by Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia at UNSC briefing on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine
Mme.President,Before I start, I must flag the hypocrisy behind the convening of this Security Council meeting on the humanitarian…
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May 15 2023 
Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson: Ukraine’s neoliberalism on steroids, Europe’s economic suicide (Update transcript)
To analyze the conflict in Ukraine, political economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson are joined by economic geographer Mick Dunford. They discuss the aggressive neoliberal reforms being imposed by the Ukrainian government and Europe’s suicidal policies.
Thanks to Ben Norton…
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May 15 2023 
South Africa as a major indicator of the current hegemonic tactics trying to win back Africa: but that is not all
Africa, South of the Sahara has a problem or rather, it has three problems. South Africa is the best example of the three problems.
We have to quickly look at the surroundings and the whole picture of geopolitics in our world. …
