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Aug 17 2025 
The Delicate Exit
“Now let them seek a delicate exit from the mess they’ve gotten themselves into — but we will achieve our objectives.” — VVP
By William Schryver at imetatronink.
My coalescing sense of the underwhelming Alaska Chats is that Russia has not materially varied from its longstanding terms.
Trump rolled into town with his “stealth” flyover, imagining he was… Continue reading
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Aug 13 2025 
Bear, Dragon, Elephant, Toucan, Nightingale stare down Goldfinger
Of course it’s all about Alaska. Here’s what’s in play. But it’s the shadowplay that’s even more exciting.
By Pepe Escobar at Strategic Culture Foundation.
Of course it’s all about Alaska. Here’s what’s in play. But it’s the shadowplay that’s even more exciting.
Across the world, for those who grew up in the Cold War Swingin’ Sixties, the temptation is… Continue reading
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Aug 12 2025 
The Bear and the Eagle Face-Off in Alaska
All eyes on Alaska. The Bear-Eagle face-off is part of an astonishing acceleration of history in the summer of 2025.
By Pepe Escobar at Sputnik.
Two weeks after Alaska, there’s the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) annual summit in Tianjin, China. India’s Narendra Modi and Iran’s Masoud Pezeshkian will join, among others, Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin at… Continue reading
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Jul 05 2025 
A Bird’s Eye View of the Ukraine War
The whole world is watching these developments with great interest.
By William Schryver at imetatronink.
They will endeavor to talk tough and “keep up appearances” for a while yet, but as a credible and capable military/political alliance, NATO is irreparably broken.I’ve watched a LOT of drone footage from this war. I’ve seen, from a bird’s eye view,… Continue reading
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Jun 08 2025 
Caption This
(Mine) Metropolitan Kirill: “Lord have Mercy. Did he really ask, “…why were the Oreshniks not released as the US & Tel Aviv saw this move as weak. Why did it not happen and will it happen?” Son, this venue ain’t the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). And no worldly weapon is gonna win this War”
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Mar 19 2025 
A Hard Rain’s a-gonna Fall – from the West down to the East
In this incandescent juncture, what matters is off the record.
By Pepe Escobar at the Strategic Culture Foundation.
Let’s start with that phone call. The is quite sober – but it does reveal a few nuggets. There is no comprehensive deal – yet – between Moscow and Washington. Far from it: we are just in the initial tentative stage… Continue reading
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Mar 02 2025 
From Donbass to South Lebanon, and All Across BRICS, It’s All About Resistance
… the absolutely key imperative remains the Forever Wars chapter in Ukraine – whose resolution (or not) will deeply affect geopolitics for the rest of the century
By Pepe Escobar at Sputnik.
For those who keep track of the slings and arrows crossing the broader geopolitical chessboard non-stop, it’s an immensely powerful – and humbling – experience… Continue reading -
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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Dec 20 2024 
Putin’s Q&A and the Forever Wars Riddle
Putin’s answers connect to the fog of the Forever Wars.
By Pepe Escobar at Sputnik.
He spoke for four and a half hours, virtually non-stop, reviewing the results of 2024, mastering all the facts.
His Direct Line received over 2 million questions, from Russia and around the world. And he had to crown the performance with a flourish,… Continue reading -
Jun 14 2024 
The Axes of Resistance linked Novorossiya and Greater Syria
A masterful exposition by Almassian. He reminds us why Shoigu went to Damascus in the very days before the start of the SMO in February 2022: the two theatres of Novorossiya and the Holy Land are intimately connected. They are part of the same campaign against the relentless and possessed Anglo-Zionists. Inevitable defeat to Russia… Continue reading
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May 30 2024 
The West is Hell-Bent against Russia
“… Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
the blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
.. the worst are full of passionate intensity.”By Pepe Escobar at Sputnik.
The warning by President Putin could not be starker: “In the event of the use of long-range weapons, the Russian Armed Forces will again have to make decisions about expanding the… Continue reading -
May 14 2024 
Russia All Set For Summer Offensive
“About 360 – 380 [nazi divisions] went into Russia.. and never came out.” It is, once more, Springtime 1945 for Hitler & his Bosses
As the war between Russia and NATO enters summer months, Russian Forces stand prepared to mount an offensive against Ukrainian forces in Kharkiv and Sumy regions. For the past 2 years, Russia… Continue reading
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May 08 2024 
Victory day songs and stories
Kindly open the links – lovely stuff. DDWGeopolitics on telegram is a feast today!
https://t.me/DDGeopolitics/109821
https://t.me/DDGeopolitics/109764
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Apr 07 2024 
Of Vicious Vicky, Backstreet Blinkie, & Gropers of the Apocalypse
Are You Suffering Intellectual Bulimia?
with gratitude to FiveGunsWest and penned by Bones!
“I carry a Sicilian Peace Stick in my car. Louisville Slugger, 35 inch, 33 ounce.”
“Uncle Nunzio showed me when I was a young lad how to apply Peace to transgressors.” – Larch445
Bulimia nervosa, also known as simply bulimia, is an eating disorder characterized by… Continue reading
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