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Dec 03 2024 
Syria the Unfinished War
By Elijah J. Magnier
The Unfinished War and Its Long-Term Divisions: Syria’s Shifting Frontlines and the Limits of Diplomacy
The situation in Syria cannot be understood through the lens of a single event. Instead, it reflects a complex interplay of factors, motivations, and the interests of various states—some of which coordinate directly, while others act independently, relying… Continue reading
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Nov 29 2024 
How Russia and China are rewiring Greek mythology
“.. we see Russia playing chess .. while China is playing Go (Weiqi 围棋), also thinking several moves ahead. And the partnership, all along, in synch, is spawning a lovely Greek mythology revival.”
By Pepe Escobar at the Strategic Culture Foundation.
Oh, the wonders chips from dishwashers are able to unleash.
How come Zeus, King of the Gods,… Continue reading
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Nov 29 2024 
The Tears of a Fallen Angel
Within a week of Russia “testing” the Oreshnik hypersonic .. the Western alliance is already transiting through the Dark Side from fear to hatred and hurtling toward unspeakable suffering.
By Ambassador MK Bhadrakumar at the Indian Punchline.
Atlanticists mobilise to salvage NATO as Russia toughens its stance
The American film maker and philanthropist who created the Star Wars… Continue reading
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Nov 27 2024 
NATO Faces Capitulation in Europe
“The U.S. has to come to terms with a multipolar world order in which its unilateral diktat is no longer tenable, legally, politically, or morally … It must capitulate in Europe and cease its aggressive global policies.”
with appreciation to Dr. Karl at karlof1’s Geopolitical Gymnasium.
Various sources define capitulation as “an agreement in time of war for the surrender to… Continue reading
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Nov 27 2024 
Trump may be Oreshniked on Ukraine even before he gets to China
With Oreshnik now entering the picture, everywhere the Hegemon will try to harass China they will also have to face Russia.
By Pepe Escobar at Strategic Culture Foundation.
When it comes to state of the art Russian weaponry, what the inestimable Ray McGovern defines as the MICIMATT – the whole Hegemonic complex – seems to dwell in perpetual stupor.
They… Continue reading
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Nov 27 2024 
Opening remarks, Russian Sherpa at BRICS: Sergey Ryabkov
#BRICS2024
🎙 Opening remarks by Russia’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Russia’s Sherpa in BRICS Sergey Ryabkov at the BRICS Sherpas/Sous Sherpas Meeting in Yekaterinburg, Russia
Key talking points:
• Let me particularly welcome the two new BRICS Sous Sherpas — esteemed Ms. Paula Barboza from Brazil and Ms. Lemlem Fiseha Minale from Ethiopia. I think we will… Continue reading
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Nov 26 2024 
NATO’s Madmen: Driving the World Toward Chaos
We welcome back the ‘Rockstar of Geopolitics,’ Pepe Escobar, to discuss NATO’s provocative moves and its call for Europe to prepare for war.
We’ll also delve into Russia’s new ‘Oreshnik’ missile system and its implications for the conflict in Ukraine, the possibility of a ceasefire in Lebanon, ICC arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant, and much… Continue reading
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Nov 26 2024 
A defining moment in the Ukraine war
… a terribly beauty is born…
By Ambassador MK Bhadrakumar at the Indian Punchline.
The Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a statement on Thursday regarding the two attacks by Western long-range weapons on Russian territory on November 19 and 21 and Moscow’s reactive strike on a facility within Ukraine’s defence industrial complex in the city of Dnepropetrovsk with a hitherto unknown non-nuclear hypersonic ballistic… Continue reading
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Nov 22 2024 
Oreshnik – The 3 Km per Second Plot Twist
Nothing to see here. Just a hypersonic demo. Well, not really.
By Pepe Escobar at Sputnik.
The average American is only capable of making (some sort of) sense of the world through movies. So let’s go back to a classic: the opening sequence of Coppola’s Apocalypse Now – the Vietnam war counterpart to Joseph Conrad’s Heart of… Continue reading -
Nov 20 2024 
The BRICS spirit: alive and well in South Africa
Africa now essentially needs political will to fight infrastructural problems, a human capital deficit and an institutional deficit.
By Pepe Escobar at Strategic Culture Foundation.
JOHANNESBURG – At the APEC annual summit in Lima, Comrade Xi Jinping was practically coronated as the King of Peru, as a lively moveable feast celebrated the brand new $1.3 billion Chancay-Shanghai… Continue reading
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Nov 19 2024 
About the confirmed Russian presidential decision on Russia’s nuclear policy
💠@Dmitry Medvedev:
⭕ About the unconfirmed decision regarding strikes “deep into Russia” and the confirmed Russian presidential decision on Russia’s nuclear policy:As the dust raised by Western newspapers begins to settle, it is becoming evident that, despite the apparent propagandistic intent behind these publications, this development could carry very serious consequences.
It’s not so important who… Continue reading
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Nov 18 2024 
Moscow issues long-range missiles warning to West
From RT
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has reacted to a potential change in the “essence of the conflict”
Moscow has issued a stark warning to the United States and its allies, stating that any use of long-range missiles by Kiev to strike deep inside Russian territory would signify the “direct participation” of the Western powers in… Continue reading
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Nov 18 2024 
Syria in the Eye of the Storm
Israel threatens, but Russia won’t play the role of guard dog.
By Abdel Bari Atwan at Rai Al Youm.
To understand the escalation of Israeli airstrikes against Syria amid renewed US diplomatic moves in the region, we need to go back to last week’s press conference held by Israel’s new foreign minister Gideon Saar.
This coincided with the… Continue reading
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Nov 08 2024 
Putin Outlines The ‘Moment of Truth’
President Putin’s plenary session performance (address + Q&A) at the annual Valdai Club meeting in Sochi felt like a high-speed train on cruise control.
By Pepe Escobar at Sputnik.
Totally cool, calm, comfortable, in full command of a Himalaya of facts, no political leader anywhere – recent past and present – would even come close to delivering… Continue reading
