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Mar 07 2023 
Statement: General Sergei Shoigu teleconference
A fair translation of Shoigu’s statements on the channel of the Russian MoD:
Notes for the statement by the Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation General of the Army Sergei Shoigu at the teleconference
(7 March 2023)First of all, a…
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Mar 07 2023 
Lineaments of Multipolar World Rising: Africa and Russia harmonize (Part 4)
By AHH
Please first read in order: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
SOARING
“We desire to bequeath
two things to our children;
the first is roots,
the second is wings.
— African ProverbGramsci’s understanding of Hegemony as “the moral and intellectual leadership” is dying in…
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Mar 07 2023 
Discussion: The problem of the pigeon
“Never play chess with a pigeon.
The pigeon just knocks all the pieces over.
Then shits all over the board.
Then struts around like it won.”
It seems as if the majority of the world finds itself with the problem of the pigeon at… -
Mar 06 2023 
Valdai Club: Sanctions on Russia
Sanctions on the Anniversary of the Special Operation in Ukraine
Ed Note: We may as well accept that this will be the trajectory for China as well.
The further escalation of sanctions against Russia is inevitable. This means that for Russia, the…
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Update on Russian military operations in Ukraine for March 6
Solid work from Brian Berletic:
Summary:
UK DoD Claims Russians Fighting with “Shovels” – Ukraine Losing Bakhmut, Low on Artillery Shells
▪️Russian forces continue the encirclement of Bakhmut;
▪️Western media admits Russian operations around Bakhmut is exhausting Ukrainian forces and may diminish them ahead…
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Pepe Escobar on CrossTalk
Pepe Escobar and George Szamuely. This is very new and out and available very recently. I would suggest that we all take a listen. Pepe explains his stance on Brazil which is valuable. Referring to previous discussions on this issue,…
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The Great Leap Forward historically
I was fortunate to be part of an email discussion with Dongping Han of Warren Wilson University. Donping studied The Great Leap Forward which shaped communism/socialism in China. The following is posted with permission.
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“I studied the great leap forward in…
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Douglas MacGregor
Truths from MacGregor. I never thought I would hear an American say: “We are the authors of our own mess,” and “It’s not China’s problem. We shipped our industry over there.”
Timestamps:
0:01 Colonel Macgregor discusses whether Zelenskyy is a good…
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Mar 05 2023 
Here Comes China!
From the packed full of data Here Comes China newsletter by Godfree Roberts with commenting by myself.
The Chinese proposed peace plan for Russia and Ukraine was received by many commentators saying that China’s interest is to let commerce continue. That…
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FM Lavrov: presser – Raisina dialogue
Background of the Raisina Dialogue Conference, which is an Indian Think Tank. This year, the conference was an add-on to the G20.
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Mar 04 2023 
The Valdai meeting: Where West Asia meets multipolarity
At Russia’s Valdai Club meeting – the east’s answer to Davos – intellectuals and influencers gathered to frame West Asia’s current and future developments.
By Pepe Escobar and first posted at The Cradle
The 12th “Middle East Conference” at the Valdai Club in…
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Mar 04 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 for this…
