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Oct 31 2025 
Slices of Nepal, #4
“The whisper turns out to be a touch. We are all so bereft of friends and companions, especially those among us who have lots of ‘friends.’”
with gratitude to Linh Dinh at Postcards from the End.
Rather Not Be in New Youk! — Oct 26, 2025.
Going from Phonsavan to Luang Prabang, I sat next to an Italian lady on… Continue reading
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Oct 26 2025 
Slices of Nepal, #3
“Suddenly, there were more cars, fewer shops, little foot traffic and no history. The car, television and, now, cellphone make being nowhere not just possible, but desirable.”
with gratitude to Linh Dinh at Postcards from the End.
Could Have Been, Can Be and Will Be Much Worse — Oct 22, 2025.
Should have rung one of those bells five or… Continue reading
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Oct 25 2025 
Slices of Nepal, #2
“Those without reverence are wannabe demons. Faith plus heritage can accomplish wonders.”
with gratitude to Linh Dinh at Postcards from the End.
Gods, Demons and Wannabe Demons — Oct 20, 2025.
Yesterday was the start of Tihar, Nepal’s festival of lights. In India, it’s called Diwali. As a newly converted Hindu, there’s no way I was going to miss this,… Continue reading
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Apr 16 2025 
Human Progress
“How weary am I of devils and brutes, a true human is what I long for.”
By Nora Hoppe at Al Mayadeen.
The fact that our planet in this day and age is home to a genocide – visible to all human beings on personal devices throughout the world – an ongoing abomination unhindered by any international… Continue reading
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Apr 01 2025 
A Travelogue of Felix Arabia: Unconquerable Yemen
Part II on my mesmerizing journey in Yemen… Ansarallah won’t back down, staring down the Empire in the Red Sea.
By Pepe Escobar at Strategic Culture Foundation.
SANA’A, Yemen – No wonder the Roman Empire called it Arabia Felix.
It’s 3 pm in Al-Sabeen square in the Haddah neighborhood of Sana’a on Friday, March 28, Al Quds Day,… Continue reading
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Mar 31 2025 
A Travelogue of Felix Arabia: from Sana’a to Saada — Yemen during Wartime
Part I on my mesmerizing journey in Yemen…
By Pepe Escobar at Sputnik.
SAADA, northwest Yemen – It’s 2 pm on Wednesday, March 26, and I am standing in a deserted boulevard in Saada during Ramadan, in silence, surrounded by mountains, and watching a road sign telling me the Saudi border is only a two-hour drive away.
We… Continue reading
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Feb 20 2025 
In the Heart of Donbass: A Spiritual Travelogue
Please see earlier segments of this Saga of Love: [Transcending Avdeevka] [A Travelogue] [Trilogy of Hope]
By Pepe Escobar at Sputnik.
AVDEYEVKA – It’s a snowy noon in Avdeyevka this past Saturday – exactly one year and two days after the liberation of the now completely destroyed city, and I am talking to two survivors of the… Continue reading
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Sep 30 2024 
The Beauty of Resistance is What Motivates Us
Dr Mohammad Marandi sits down with Laith Marouf under the buzzing sounds of Zionist drones hovering over Beirut, Lebanon, and they have an heart to heart about the loss of Sayyed Nasrallah, and the sacrifices expected on the path to the assured liberation from Zionism and Imperialism.
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Sep 16 2024 
Love
By Nico Cost for GlobalSouth.co
Let me get comfortable with a simple topic like “love”. And at the suggestion of loved ones also talk about my own experiences with it and look for some depth. My expectation is that it can never meet the expectation of others, but, nothing ventured nothing gained.
The trigger for this was… Continue reading
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Jun 01 2024 
The Afghans Who Came in from the Cold
The whole Russia-Taliban love affair involves a humongous package – encompassing oil, gas, minerals and loads of rail connectivity.
By Pepe Escobar at the Strategic Culture Foundation.
Russia, SCO, BRICS: The normalization of Afghanistan
This past Sunday in Doha, I had a meeting with three high-level representatives of the Taliban Political Office in Qatar, including a founding member… Continue reading -
Apr 30 2024 
Civilization Will Triumph Over Barbarism
@karlof1: Dr. Hudson, an alumni of Columbia U, has written a scathing op/ed on the recent attack on students over the past two weeks calling Anti-Semitic the new epithet replacing Communism of the McCarthy Era and the notorious anti-democratic HUAC (House Unamerican Activities Committee) that existed from 1947-1975…
By Michael Hudson at michael-hudson.com
Universities as Tentacles… Continue reading
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Jan 14 2024 
Two Tales from Gaza
Palestinian journalist Yousef Fares reports from Gaza for Al-Akhbar
Palestinians Collectively Return to North Gaza: ‘We Will Not Be Displaced Twice’
In the old streets of Gaza, the road connecting the northern governorate of Gaza with the eastern neighborhoods of the city, such as Al-Tuffah, Haraat al-Dara, and Shuja’iyya, has become the only route for the residents… Continue reading
