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Google’s $45M ''Deal'' with Netanyahu:

Is Tech Fueling Propaganda in Gaza?

September 6th, 2:52 pm

(teleSUR)

Google Netanyahu propaganda deal fuels

misinformation as Gaza faces famine

and blockade

Controversial campaign: Google’s $45 million deal

with Netanyahu’s office promotes Israeli

narratives while Gaza starves.

The $45 million Google Netanyahu propaganda deal has

sparked global outrage, exposing how tech giants are

shaping narratives in the Israel-Gaza conflict.

Google -I- in the Crosshairs: The $45

Million Netanyahu Propaganda Deal

A Google Netanyahu propaganda deal worth $45 million ---- signed

in late June 2025 --- has thrust the tech giant into the centre of a

global controversy over digital propaganda, media manipulation

and the weaponization of information in the Israel-Gaza
conflict. According to investigative outlet Drop Site
News, Google --- was designated a “key entity”
in the Israeli government’s public relations
strategy, tasked with amplifying official

narratives ------ that downplay the
humanitarian catastrophe
in Gaza.

This contract marks one of the most expensive and
systematic uses of digital advertising by a state
to influence global public opinion during an
active war.

The campaign launched ---- shortly after Israel imposed a total

blockade on food, medicine, fuel, and humanitarian supplies

to Gaza on March 2, 2025 — a move that the United Nations

and human rights groups have described - as a collective

punishment of civilians. At the time, Israeli lawmakers

debated the potential “reputational damage”.. of the

blockade, signaling a coordinated effort to control

the narrative before the world.

Google’s role has been pivotal. Through its advertising platforms

—YouTube, Display & Video 360, and Google Ads — the Israeli

government has pushed state-produced content to millions

of users worldwide..... often bypassing traditional media

gatekeepers and leveraging algorithmic amplification.

One particularly controversial video, published by Israel’s Ministry

of Foreign Affairs, claims: “There is food in Gaza. Any other claim

is a lie.” Despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, the clip

has garnered over 6 million views, largely due to paid promotion

through Google’s ad network.

This form of state messaging, known in Hebrew as “hasbará”

-- literally “explanation” -- but widely understood as
government propaganda — is now being scaled
through Silicon Valley’s most powerful
digital tools.

Geopolitical Context: Digital Warfare
in the Age of Tech Giants

The Google Netanyahu propaganda deal must be understood ---- as

part of a broader shift in modern warfare: the battle for narrative

dominance. In an era where perception shapes policy,

governments are increasingly turning to private

tech corporations to wage information wars.

This is not just about public relations — it is asymmetric

digital warfare, where algorithms, data, and advertising

budgets are used as weapons.

Israel has long been a leader in digital influence operations.

But the 2025 campaign represents a quantum leap in scale

and sophistication, combining paid media, AI-driven

targeting, and platform partnerships to shape

global discourse.

The deal coincided with Operation Rising Lion, a 12-day
conflict between Israel and Iran in June 2025 that
resulted in.. over 1,000 Iranian civilian deaths,
including women and children. During this
period, Google’s platforms were used to
justify Israeli strikes ...and discredit
Iranian and Palestinian sources.

Meanwhile, platforms like X (formerly Twitter) received
$3 million from Israel --- for similar campaigns, and
Outbrain/Teads ----- a Franco-Israeli ad network,
secured $2.1 million in government contracts.

Together, these expenditures form a coordinated
digital propaganda apparatus, designed to
control the global narrative.

Critics argue that by accepting these funds, U.S. tech
companies ---- are complicit in disinformation that
obscures war crimes & humanitarian suffering.

The fact that Google, a U.S.-based corporation, is enabling
a foreign government to manipulate global audiences
raises serious questions about corporate
accountability, transparency,
and neutrality.

Moreover, the deal underscores the erosion of journalistic
independence, as state-funded content floods platforms
without clear labeling or fact-checking. Unlike
traditional media, digital platforms are not
bound by editorial standards -- allowing
governments to bypass scrutiny and
reach audiences directly.

YouTube and the Weaponization of Video Content

YouTube, owned by Google, has become a central battleground

in the information war over Gaza. The platform’s algorithm

favours engagement over accuracy, often promoting

emotionally charged or controversial content

— making it ideal for propaganda.

The viral video claiming “There is food in Gaza” is a case in point.

It features a well-lit warehouse with stacked food packages,

accompanied by a voiceover dismissing reports of famine

as “lies spread by terrorists.” The footage is selective,

omitting the reality on the ground.

According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian

Affairs (OCHA), Gaza is experiencing a full-scale famine, with

95% of the population facing acute food insecurity.

The Ministry of Health in Gaza reported that 367 people have died

from hunger and malnutrition since October 2023, including 131

children. Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has described

conditions as “apocalyptic,” with hospitals

overwhelmed and families surviving

on grass and animal feed.

Yet, Google’s ad tools have ensured that the Israeli government’s

message reaches millions of viewers, often without context or

counter-narratives. The use of targeted advertising allows the

content to appear in search results, recommendations, and

even on unrelated videos through pre-roll ads.

This raises ethical concerns, about algorithmic bias and

corporate complicity. While Google claims that its ad

policies prohibit “misleading content,” it makes

exceptions for “government messaging,”

effectively granting states a free pass

to spread disinformation under the

guise of official communication.

Silencing Dissent: Targeting Palestinian Voices

The Google Netanyahu propaganda deal, is not only

about promoting Israel’s narrative—it is also about

discrediting and silencing Palestinian voices.

Organizations like the Heinrich Hayab Foundation -- which

documents human rights abuses in Palestine, have been

systematically targeted.... in Israeli campaigns. Their

reports on civilian casualties, forced displacement,

and medical shortages are dismissed as “terrorist

propaganda” in state-sponsored content.

Social media accounts of journalists, activists, and humanitarian

workers in Gaza have faced shadow banning, demonetization,

and suspension—often without explanation. Meanwhile, pro-

Israel content is amplified through paid promotions and

algorithmic favouritism.

Experts warn that this creates an information asymmetry where

one side’s suffering is minimized, while the other’s is magnified.

As one digital rights advocate stated: “When Google becomes

the megaphone of a state at war, truth becomes the

first casualty.”

Global Backlash --- and Calls for Accountability

The revelation of the Google Netanyahu propaganda deal

has triggered international condemnation. Human rights

organizations, digital ethics experts, and UN officials

--- have called for greater regulation of tech

companies involved in conflict zones.

European lawmakers have demanded that Google disclose all

government contracts related to war zones and implement

stricter content labeling for state-sponsored ads. In the

U.S., members of Congress have questioned whether

such deals violate foreign lobbying laws ----- or

constitute unauthorized military support.

Activists are also pushing for algorithmic transparency,

demanding that platforms reveal how content is

prioritized and who funds its promotion. The

lack of oversight, they argue, allows

governments to manipulate public

opinion without accountability.

Moreover, the deal has reignited debates about Big Tech’s role

in geopolitics. Once seen as neutral platforms, companies like

Google, Meta, and X are now recognized as strategic actors

with the power to shape wars, elections, and

social movements.

Conclusion: Truth in the Age of Digital Propaganda

The Google Netanyahu propaganda deal is more than a business

contract — it is a watershed moment in the evolution of

information warfare. It reveals how democracy, truth,

and human rights, are increasingly vulnerable to

manipulation by state-corporate alliances.

While Gaza starves, algorithms feed the world a sanitized version

of reality. While children die from malnutrition, paid ads claim

there is “plenty of food.” This is not just misinformation

— it is an immoral obscenity.

As the world grapples with the consequences, one truth remains

clear: the battle for Gaza is not only being fought on the ground,

but in the digital sphere — and the tech giants — are no

longer bystanders.

The international community must act. Regulation, transparency,

and ethical accountability are no longer optional. They are

essential to preserving the integrity of information in an

age where truth is under siege.

Author: JMVR

Source: Agencia Anadolu

Mealy-mouthed article,
evasive and too long?

What do you think?

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Putin: Russia and China share the same vision

of promoting a just world order based on

the global majority

August 30th, 11am

(Rossiyskaya Gazeta)

The Kremlin has published an interview

with Putin for the Xinhua news agency.

On the eve of an unprecedented visit to China,

Vladimir Putin gave an interview to Xinhua

news agency. We are publishing it in full.

Xinhua: In May of this year, Chinese President Xi Jinping paid a

state visit to Russia and took part in the celebrations marking

the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, and

the visit was a great success. Your visit to China is also

scheduled to take place in the near future. What are

your expectations from this upcoming trip? Over

the past decade and more, you and the

Chinese President - have maintained

close contact, guiding and shaping

the course of a continuous

development in bilateral

relations. What do you

think of President Xi

Jinping as a leader?

Vladimir Putin: Indeed, our friend, President of the People's Republic

of China Xi Jinping's visit to Russia in May was a great success,

had a wide international resonance, and received the highest

praise in our country. The visit coincided with the sacred

date of the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great

Patriotic War, which is a deeply symbolic event for

the development of Russian-Chinese relations.

We have confirmed the strategic choice of our

nations to strengthen the traditions of good-

neighbourliness, friendship, and mutually

beneficial cooperation for the long term.

At the celebrations in Moscow, the Chinese leader was the main

guest of honour. During the high-level bilateral talks, key issues

of cooperation between our countries were discussed in a very

fruitful manner. As a result, a detailed joint statement was

adopted, and a substantial package of bilateral

documents was signed.

Yes, very soon, at the invitation of President Xi Jinping, we will pay

a return visit to China. I will be very pleased to visit Tianjin again,

where, as you know, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization

summit is to be held, which China is organizing as the chair

of the SCO. We hope that the upcoming summit will give

the Organization additional momentum, increase its

ability to respond to current challenges and threats,

and strengthen solidarity in our shared Eurasian

space. All of this will contribute to the creation

of a more just and multipolar world order.

As for the Russian-Chinese talks, they will be held in Beijing. I will

be happy to discuss all aspects of the bilateral agenda with

Chairman Xi Jinping, including political and security

cooperation, economic ties, and cultural and

humanitarian relations. We will... also

exchange views on current regional

and international issues, as is

our tradition.

In Beijing, we will also pay tribute to the common feat of our fathers,

grandfathers, and great-grandfathers, who together defeated a

militaristic Japan, thus putting an end to World War II. We will

honour those who sealed the blood-brotherhood of our

nations, defended the freedom and independence of

our states and their right to sovereign development.

Chairman Xi Jinping is very respectful of his country's history, as

I have personally observed. He is a true leader of a major global

power, a strong-willed individual with strategic thinking and a

global perspective, who places a high priority on national

interests. It is crucial for China that such a person is at

the helm of the country during a challenging and

transformative period in international affairs.

The President of the People's Republic of China serves as an

example to the world of how a respectful and equitable

dialogue with foreign partners should be conducted.

Russia highly appreciates the Chinese President's

sincere desire to develop a comprehensive

partnership and strategic cooperation

with our country.

Xinhua: China and the Soviet Union, as the main theatres of war

in Asia and Europe during World War II, suffered enormous

sacrifices and made significant contributions to the

victory in the World Anti-Fascist War. In today's

complex international environment, what do

you think is the relevance of preserving the

memory of this victory? How do you think

China and Russia should jointly protect

their shared historical memory - when

certain forces in the international

arena..... seek to distort

historical truth?

Vladimir Putin: As I have already mentioned, this year we are

celebrating, together with our Chinese friends, the 80th

anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War and

the surrender of militaristic Japan, which marked

the end of World War II.

The peoples of the Soviet Union and China -- bore the brunt of the

war, and suffered the heaviest human losses. It was the citizens

of our countries who bore the brunt of the struggle against the

invaders --- and played a key role in defeating Nazism and

militarism. In the face of these harsh challenges, the

best traditions of friendship and mutual assistance

were strengthened, forming the foundation of

modern Russian-Chinese relations.

Let me remind you that even before the outbreak of the Second

World War, in the 1930s, when Japan launched a treacherous

armed conflict against China, the Soviet Union extended a

helping hand to the Chinese people. Thousands of our

military officers provided advisory support to

strengthen the Chinese army and conduct

military operations. Soviet pilots also

fought bravely - alongside their

Chinese brothers in arms.

Between October 1937 and June 1941, the Soviet Union supplied

China with a total of 1,235 aircraft, thousands of artillery pieces,

tens of thousands of machine guns, as well as ammunition,

equipment, and supplies. The main route was a land

corridor ----- through Central Asia to the Chinese

province of Xinjiang, where Soviet specialists

quickly constructed a highway - to ensure

uninterrupted supplies.

Historical facts indisputably testify to the severity and scale of the

battles of those years. We remember the great significance of the

famous "Battle of the Hundred Regiments", when the troops of

the Chinese Communists were able to liberate territory with a

population of 5 million from the Japanese occupation. Just

as we remember the unprecedented feat of Soviet soldiers

and commanders in military conflicts with Japan at Lake

Khasan and on the Khalkhin-Gol River. In the summer of

1939, our legendary commander Georgy Zhukov won

his first brilliant victory in the Mongolian steppes,

which was essentially a prelude to the future

defeat of the Axis powers of Berlin, Tokyo,

and Rome.

In 1945, the Manchurian Strategic Offensive played a crucial role

in the liberation of northeastern China, dramatically changing

the situation in the Far East and leading to the inevitable

surrender of militaristic Japan.

And of course, Russia will never forget that it was China's heroic

resistance that was one of the decisive factors that prevented

Japan from attacking the Soviet Union and striking us in the

back during the difficult months of 1941-1942. This allowed

the Red Army - to focus its efforts on defeating Nazism and

liberating Europe. The close cooperation between our two

countries was also an important element in the formation

of the anti-Hitler coalition, contributed to the emergence

of the Chinese state as a great power, and facilitated

constructive discussions on the post-war world

order and the intensification of the anti-

colonial movement.

It is our duty to always honour the sacred memory of our

compatriots who showed true patriotism and courage,

endured all the trials, and defeated powerful and

cruel enemies. We have deep respect for all the

veterans, those who died bravely for the

freedom of future generations and the

independence ..of our countries. We

are grateful to the Chinese side for

their careful preservation of the

memorials to the Red Army

soldiers, who gave their

lives, in the battles for

the liberation of China.

This sincere and responsible attitude towards the past is in

stark contrast to the situation in some European countries,

where obelisks and graves of Soviet liberation soldiers are

being desecrated and destroyed, and "uncomfortable"

historical facts are being repressed.

We see that in a number of Western countries, the results of the

Second World War are being revised, and the verdicts of the

Nuremberg and Tokyo Tribunals are being blatantly ignored.

These dangerous trends are based on a reluctance to

acknowledge the direct responsibility of the current

Western elites for the World War they unleashed, a

desire to erase shameful pages of their history,

and an intention to encourage revanchism and

neo-Nazism. The historical truth is being

falsified and suppressed in favour of

political expediency.

Under the pretext of imaginary Russian and Chinese

threats, Japanese militarism is being revived, and

in Europe, including Germany, they are setting a

course for the re-militarization of the continent

- without hesitation.

Russia and China strongly condemn any attempts to distort

the history of the Second World War, to glorify the Nazis,

militarists, and their henchmen, to vilify the liberation

fighters. The results of the war, as enshrined in the

UN Charter and other international documents,

are unshakable, and their revision ------ is

unacceptable. This --- is an unwavering

position shared by our Chinese friends.

The memory of the joint struggle of the Soviet and Chinese peoples

against German Nazism and Japanese militarism, is an enduring

value for us. I repeat, President Xi Jinping's participation in the

Russian events marking the 80th anniversary of the Great

Victory was a significant and deeply symbolic event.

A Joint Statement was also signed between Russia and

China ------ on further deepening their comprehensive

partnership and strategic cooperation in the new

era to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the

Soviet victory in the Great Patriotic War,

the Chinese victory in the war against

Japanese aggression, and the

establishment of the

United Nations.

This document outlines the consolidated response of our countries

to the attempts of a number of states to destroy the historical

memory of humanity - and replace the basic principles of the

world order, interaction, and dialogue established after the

Second World War with the notorious “rules-based order.”

Xinhua: In recent years, practical cooperation between China and

Russia in areas such as energy, agriculture, automobiles, and

infrastructure has yielded positive results and continuously

achieved new breakthroughs, and the volume of bilateral

trade, has reached record levels. How do you assess the

current state of Chinese-Russian practical cooperation?

What are your plans for further promoting high-quality

and mutually beneficial cooperation between China

and Russia?

Vladimir Putin: Economic relations between Russia and China have

reached an unprecedented high level. Since 2021, the growth in

trade has amounted to approximately \$100 billion. China is

Russia's undisputed leader in terms of bilateral trade, and

Russia ranked fifth among China's foreign trade partners

last year. I would like to emphasize that the figures for

trade are only estimated in dollar terms, but the

settlements between our countries have been

almost entirely transferred to our national

currencies -- and the share of the dollar

and the euro has dropped to the level

of statistical error.

Russia holds the leading position in terms of oil and gas exports to

China. Since the launch of the Power of Siberia pipeline in 2019,

the total supply of natural gas has exceeded 100 billion cubic

metres. In 2027, we plan to commission another gas pipeline,

the so-called Far Eastern route. We are also effectively

cooperating on LNG projects in the Russian Arctic.

We continue to work on reducing trade barriers between us. In

recent years, we have established exports of pork and beef

to China. In general, food products and agricultural goods

occupy a leading position in Russia's exports to China.

Bilateral investment is increasing. Last year, an updated Russian-

Chinese Investment Cooperation Plan was adopted. This year, a

new Agreement on the Promotion and Mutual Protection of

Investments was signed. Major joint projects are being

implemented in priority sectors.

Our countries are working closely together in the industrial sector.

Russia.... is one of the world's leading markets for Chinese car

exports. At the same time, Russia is localizing the production

of not only Chinese cars but also household appliances. We

are also working together to build high-tech production and

infrastructure facilities. We have ambitious plans in the

construction materials industry.

In short, economic cooperation, trade, and industrial cooperation

between our countries are developing in many areas. During my

upcoming visit, we will discuss further prospects for mutually

beneficial cooperation and new steps to enhance it for the

benefit of the people of Russia and China.

Xinhua: This year marks the end of the "cross-year" cultural

exchange between China and Russia. Over the years, our

countries have established extensive cooperation in

areas such as education, cinema, theatre, tourism,

and sports. How do you assess the results of

Chinese-Russian cultural and humanitarian

exchanges and cooperation? What -- are

your perspectives on further promoting

the strengthening of ties between the

people of China and Russia?

Vladimir Putin: Large-scale bilateral humanitarian initiatives have

made a significant contribution to the promotion of friendly

relations. The national Years of Russia in China and China

in Russia (2006-2007) were very successful. The Years

of Languages, Tourism, Youth, Media, Regional

Cooperation, Sports, Science, and Innovation,

which were launched in turn starting from

2009, received wide public attention.

Today, cultural exchanges between Russia and China continue

to develop dynamically. The "road map" for Russian-Chinese

humanitarian cooperation until 2030, which includes more

than 100 large-scale projects, is being consistently

implemented.

I would like to highlight the successful organization of the

Russian-Chinese Years of Culture, which are being held

in 2024-2025 and are timed to coincide with the 75th

anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic

relations between our countries. The rich and

diverse program of this "cross-cultural"

initiative is receiving a strong public

response in both Russia and China.

I would like to add that the Russian side has initiated the

International Music Contest "Intervision", which is

scheduled for September 20, 2023. We are

pleased that our Chinese partners have

shown interest in this project.

There are great prospects for cooperation in the fields of education

and science. There is a good dynamic of academic mobility and

interuniversity contacts. Today, there are over 51,000 Chinese

students studying in Russia, and 21,000 Russian students

studying in China. By the way, in May, President Xi

Jinping and I agreed that our countries will hold

"cross-year" education events in 2026-2027.

Cooperation in the scientific, technical, and innovative fields is

expanding, including fundamental research and megascience

projects. In particular, Lomonosov Moscow State University

and Peking University intend to establish a joint institute

for fundamental research. We support the creation of

modern laboratories and advanced centres in

priority science-intensive fields to preserve

the technological sovereignty of Russia

and China.

There is active cooperation in the field of film production. In

February, the joint film "Red Silk" was released in Russia.

We expect it to be seen by Chinese audiences in the

near future. In May, the parties signed an Action

Plan for film production in Moscow. We hope

that in the near future, we will have many

good Russian-Chinese films that will

convey the right moral guidelines..

and traditional spiritual and moral

values to our citizens, and tell the

truth about important historical

events. In order to achieve this,

we've launched a new project,

the Open Eurasian Film Award.

This is a unique film platform

where there is no room for

bias or political intrigue.

I will also focus on such an important issue as tourism.
The figures in this sector ---- are encouraging. In 2024,
the number of mutual tourists increased by 2.5 times
and reached 2.8 million people.

We have achieved good results in sports cooperation. We would like

to thank our Chinese partners..... for their active participation in

international Russian sports projects, including the innovative

Future Games, the BRICS Games, and many others. The

Chinese team was one of the most representative at

these competitions. We believe that sports should

be as far as possible from politicization.

We pay special attention to youth policy. We highly appreciate the

well-coordinated work of the leading media outlets in Russia and

China. Our cooperation between the archival agencies serves

the purpose of preserving historical truth, which is being

effectively implemented.

It is encouraging that bilateral humanitarian cooperation is gaining

momentum. This is undoubtedly a strategic area of our relations

aimed at building a broad public base of friendship, good-

neighbourliness, and mutual understanding.

Xinhua: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO),

is a comprehensive regional cooperation organization

established by China and Russia, which is essential

for ensuring peace, stability, and development in

the Eurasian region. China is the rotating chair

of the SCO for 2024-2025. The 25th meeting

of the Council of Heads of SCO Member

States will be held in Tianjin China, in

the near future. How do you assess

the constructive role that the SCO

has played for more than 20 years

in maintaining regional peace

and stability, and promoting

common development, and

prosperity? In your opinion,

in what aspects ----- should

member states strengthen

exchanges & cooperation?

Vladimir Putin: The creation of the Shanghai Cooperation

Organization in 2001 embodied the common desire of

Russia, China, and the Central Asian states of

Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and

Uzbekistan ------ to strengthen trust,

friendship & good-neighbourliness,

as well as peace and stability in

the region.

Over the years, the SCO has developed a solid legal framework

and established mechanisms for fruitful cooperation in the

fields of politics, security, trade, investment, and cultural

and humanitarian relations. India, Pakistan, Iran, and

Belarus... have joined the Organization, and partner

countries and observers representing the political,

economic, and cultural diversity of Eurasia, are

actively involved in joint activities.

The secret of the SCO's attractiveness is quite simple: it is a firm

commitment to the philosophy of creation, openness to equal

cooperation, non-aggression against third countries, and

respect for the national characteristics and identity

of each people.

Based on these values, the SCO is involved in building a
more just multipolar world order based on international
law -- with the UN playing a central coordinating role.

The formation of an equal and indivisible security
architecture in Eurasia, including through close
cooperation between SCO member states, is a
significant contribution to achieving this
global goal.

We see the Greater Eurasian Partnership ----- as the
socio-economic foundation for this process, which
involves aligning national development strategies

and regional integration initiatives ---- and

strengthening the cooperation between

the SCO, Eurasian Economic Union,

the CIS, ASEAN ------ and other

international organizations.

I am confident that the summit in Tianjin, as well as the SCO Plus

meeting, will become an important milestone in the history of

the SCO. We support the priorities outlined by the Chinese

chairmanship, which aim to further consolidate the SCO,

deepen cooperation in all areas... and enhance the role

of our organization on the global stage. We pay special

attention to synchronizing our work, with practical

steps taken during Russia's chairmanship of the

Council of Heads of Government of the SCO.

I hope that we will be able to give the SCO a new dynamic and

modernize it in accordance with the demands of the time.

Xinhua: As Chinese President Xi Jinping has repeatedly

emphasized ------ China is ready to work with Russia to

strengthen mutual support on multilateral platforms,

such as the UN, Shanghai Cooperation Organization
and BRICS -------- to protect the development and
security interests of the two countries, to unite
the Global South.... and to promote a more just
rational international order. How do you assess
the cooperation between China and Russia, in

these multilateral formats? In emerging areas
such as climate change, artificial intelligence
governance ---- and reforming the global

security architecture. In your opinion,
how can China and Russia set

new benchmarks ---- in

global governance?

Vladimir Putin: Cooperation between Russia and China in

multilateral formats is a huge part of our relations and,

of course, a significant factor in global politics. The

exchange of views on key international issues

repeatedly confirms that Moscow and Beijing

share a broad common interest --- and have

similar views on fundamental issues. We

are looking in the same direction when

it comes to promoting a fair and

multipolar world order, based

on the countries of the

global majority.

The Russian-Chinese strategic partnership acts as a stabilizing

factor. As the two largest powers in Eurasia, we cannot ignore

the current challenges and threats, both on our shared

continent and around the world. This topic is

consistently addressed in our bilateral

political dialogue.

Russia's conceptual proposals - for building a unified space of

equal and indivisible security in Eurasia, align with President

Xi Jinping's Global Security Initiative.

Russian-Chinese cooperation at the UN is at an unprecedented

high level and fully complies with the spirit of comprehensive

partnership and strategic cooperation. Our countries place

particular emphasis on working together in the Group of

Friends in Defense of the UN Charter ------ which is a

significant tool for consolidating the Global South.

One of the most significant outcomes of the

group's work is the resolution "Eradicating

Colonialism in All Its Forms and

Manifestations," which was

adopted by the UN General

Assembly on December

4, 2024.

Russia and China are in favour of reforming the World Organization

so it can fully regain its authority and adapt to modern realities.

In particular, we advocate giving the Security Council a more

democratic character by including countries from Asia,

Africa, and Latin America. However, any changes

should be carefully considered.

Moscow and Beijing's close cooperation has made positive

adjustments to the work of leading economic platforms

such as the G20 and APEC. In the G20, together with

like-minded countries..... primarily from the BRICS

group, they have focused the agenda on issues

of global concern, strengthened the format

with the African Union, and strengthened

ties between the G20 and BRICS.

This year, our South African friends are leading the G20. We hope

that their presidency will solidify the achievements of the Global

South and serve as a starting point for democratizing

international relations. The Chinese presidency of

APEC in 2026 is expected to boost Russian-

Chinese cooperation.

We actively cooperate with China in BRICS in order to increase

ts influence as one of the key mechanisms of the international

architecture. We jointly promote initiatives aimed at expanding

the economic development opportunities of the participating

countries, including the creation of common platforms for

partnership in key sectors. We pay special attention to

attracting additional resources for the implementation

of significant infrastructure projects. We stand in

solidarity for further increasing the role of BRICS

in addressing pressing issues of our time, and

we share a similar perception of the situation

in the field of regional and global security.

We are united --- in our opposition to

discriminatory sanctions in global

trade ---- which hinder the socio-

economic development of the

Union's member states,

and the entire planet.

We are in favour of reforming the International Monetary Fund and

the World Bank with our Chinese friends. We agree - that the new

financial system should be based on the principles of openness

and genuine fairness, providing equal and non-discriminatory

access to its instruments for all countries without exception,

and reflecting the real position of member countries in the

global economy. It is important to avoid using the financial

sector for neo-colonial purposes --- that contradict the

fundamental interests of the global majority. Instead,

we need progress for the benefit of all humanity.

I am confident that Russia and China will continue to work

together to achieve this noble goal and to join forces for

the prosperity of our great nations.

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Plastic, Ideas, and Hands: How the People's

Military-Industrial Complex Helps the Army

Without Government Contracts

by Daria Aslamova

July 9th, 2:07pm

(Pravda.ru)

When factories are silent, volunteers help:

how the people's military-industrial

complex works on the basis of

the Interbrigades

Pravda special correspondent.En Daria Aslamova visited the

Interbrigad volunteer base in Donetsk and spoke with the

movement's coordinator Yuriy Staroverov and volunteers

who came from different parts of Russia.

What Russkaya Vesna dreams of ten years later, how volunteers

train soldiers, produce equipment for the front, and why

mannequins in the form of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

are standing in the museum - in a large report

from Donbass.

Yuri Staroverov: "We collect technologies

and transfer them to military units"

— The Interbrigades movement emerged in 2014, driven by

the support of Russians who were passionate about the

referendum in Crimea. It later evolved into a volunteer

organization, uniting individuals who were willing to

take up arms to help the southeast of Ukraine

return to Russia.

Hundreds of volunteers came through us. The war was different

back then: there was no serious preparation, and people came

to help as they could, thousands at a time. Then came the

Minsk agreements, and the war slowed down, so we

changed our approach.

Since the beginning of the special military operation in the

spring of 2022, we have been based in Donetsk. This is

our central office and base. Our areas of focus include:

working with volunteers who continue to travel,

a systematic supply of the army with volunteer-made

products, we use both camouflage and false targets.

We make products for UAVs, for drops, and some for artillery.

There are serious holes in the supply, and some things are not

produced by state-owned enterprises at all. This is especially

true for everything related to FPVs: in addition to the drones

themselves, there is also related equipment and additional

devices that improve their performance.

Today, war requires specialists. Simply having a warm heart is no

longer enough. Therefore ---- we have high requirements for both

motivation and training. It takes at least six months to a year to

develop a specialist. Many people drop out along the way, and

that's okay—we don't focus on numbers. What matters to us

is that our soldiers fight effectively.

They mostly come from us:

gunners,

signalmen,

UAV operators,

tactical medics.

That is, not just fighters, but people with specific specialties.

— I see you have the USSR flag hanging behind

you. Is this an important symbol for you?

— Of course, it is important. In Donetsk ---- we can especially feel

this connection between the past and Russia's historical legacy.

The USSR was a powerful nation --- and we are still experiencing

the tragedy of its disintegration. The Russian-Ukrainian conflict

is one of the consequences of this disintegration. The current

war is a direct result of the reckless division of borders

between Russia and Ukraine. This was a major

historical mistake, and we are now paying

the price for it.

— Is the poster “We need peace, the

Russian world” a popular slogan?

— This is an adapted image that appeared back in 2014. It was

one of the symbols of the Russian Spring. I wanted to present

Russia as a formidable, strong, and beautiful woman who

would not let her people down, would take revenge, and

would restore order. Everyone.. was waiting for Russia

back then, but unfortunately, they only saw it in 2022.

— Yuri, is this something like an Interbrigade museum?

— Yes, it's a kind of museum. It includes our products, and the

trophies that our units have given us --- such as chevrons and

items from the liberated territories. There's also a mannequin

named Taras, who is a drone operator dressed in full combat

gear. There's another mannequin named Mykola, who is an

assault rifle operator. Both are made from real items

belonging to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

— So all the equipment is Ukrainian?

— Yes, it's a trophy. We also have fired-off tubes ---- including

Western ones. There are souvenir items like the casing of a

Western mine, all of which are volunteer exhibits. For

example, the armour plates are the result of the

"people's military-industrial complex." People

are learning how to produce, test -- and send

samples. Much of it is handmade ---- from the

armour to the stoves that run on trench fires.

— Are stoves still needed at the front?

— Yes, it's acute. It's the fourth year of the war, and with the

first frosts, there are a lot of requests. In just one winter, we

distributed about four tons of trench candles and three

hundred stoves. They are made in Nizhny Novgorod

using freon tanks. It's a simple, cheap, and

functional design.

— What kind of probe did you mention?

— A mine-clearing probe is a tool for clearing mines. There are

many different types of mines, and if you take a step in the

wrong direction, you could step on a mine. The probe

allows you to feel the ground. Our probes are made

of three sections with dielectric needles and do

not attract magnetic mines. They are also

made by volunteers, and everything is

sewn and assembled by hand.

— So these are all individual supplies provided by volunteers?

"Exactly. Everything that we produce -- candles, stoves, test
leads, pouches - is transferred free of charge. The fighters

have two sources: the help of volunteers and their own

salaries. The commercial sector also works, but there

is a spread of quality. We are closing something that

is not on the market at all. For example, here -

"Energetik" - a replacement of the standard

battery ----- for the military radio "Azart".

Without it there is no communication,

and without communication,
there is no army.

— You're still making false targets. What is it?

— These are mock-ups of positions and equipment that distract

the enemy's attention. They are made by our partners in the

regions, and we distribute and implement the concept. It's

not enough to just set up a mock-up; it needs camouflage

and realism. For example, our mock-ups of mortars work

perfectly: the enemy spends their ammunition on the

plywood, while the real positions remain safe.

— So it's like scarecrows in the field, but only for the military?

- Very realistic scarecrows. They distract FPV drones --- and

artillery. One such layout costs a maximum of 1800 rubles,

and a drone costs up to 50 thousand rubles. This is

economy, technology and life. We make models of

incubators, remote controls, wi-fi bridges,

"Starlinks" - to confuse the enemy.

— And this model is the "Incubator"?

— Yes. It's just foam with an inscription, but... it looks like real

stuff. That means the enemy will be working on it. Nowadays,

everything has to be done from the bottom up: there are no

commercial alternatives. We're not only providing products,

but also technologies to the brigades and units. In two

brigades, our models are being produced according to

our drawings. This saves equipment --- and people, as

well as the position of the UAV. Since we're currently

engaged in a drone war, these positions are of

utmost importance to the enemy -- and they

won't spare any resources. So, if there are

any signs that our UAV is working, he

throws everything in there.

Olya, a volunteer from Perm: "I want to

be a part of a big common cause."

Olga came to Donetsk from Perm. Here she is

one of the key participants in 3D-production.

"We make things that aren't available in official supplies,

from caps for painkillers to elements of impact devices,"

she explains. "For example, we make 'nefopamniches,'

which are capsules that hold a potent drug. Soldiers

use them when they're injured. It's a simple device,

but it allows for safe and quick administration

of painkillers."

Parts for shoulder pads, the impact elements of ammunition, are

also printed here. All designs are first modeled, then printed on

3D printers, and assembled by hand. Olya has mastered all

stages of production on-site in Donetsk.

"I've been taught everything here: modeling, printing, and

processing," she says. "It's exciting. You just take a

plastic filament and create a product that can

save lives."

Artem, a volunteer from Nizhny Novgorod: "How

can you be uninvolved in historical events?

Artem is 18, and he is a student at the Department of Radio

Physics at Lobachevsky University in Nizhny Novgorod. He

took academic leave from the university and came to help

on the spot.

"I started in 2022, when I was in ninth grade. I made stretchers,

then moved on to 3D printing. I'm currently working in a

workshop in Donetsk," he says. "Our goal is to reduce

the workload on printers and free them up for more

complex tasks, such as making shanks or parts

for combat drones.

Artyom shows a mold for casting plastic products: first, a silicone

mold is made, and then two-component plastic is poured into it.

This is how the necessary consumables for the front are

created: buttons, locking parts, and small

structural elements.

— Why am I here? Because the best people are here in Donetsk.

People from all over Russia, from St. Petersburg, Perm, Moscow,

Nizhny Novgorod, and Krasnodar, are coming here. There are a

lot of very interesting, active, and passionate people here.

Because --- this is where we belong. Russian people are

defending their country, and I want to be a part of it.

This is an historic event, and it's impossible to

stay on the sidelines.

Powerful stuff? Think - with this motivation

they can be beaten? ------- then think again!

______________________________________________

Medvedchuk: Missing Ukrainian children

should be searched for in Europe, US
--- not in Russia

July 4th, 7am

(Vesti.ru)

European politicians' claims that Zelensky wants peace

and is doing everything he can to achieve it, are

baseless. Nevertheless, they continue

to be made.

"Ukraine has repeatedly demonstrated that it is ready to end this

war through serious negotiations. Instead, Putin has not backed

down from any of his maximalist demands – he does not want

negotiations, he wants surrender," the German Foreign
Minister, Wadephul, said in Kyiv.

Wadephul repeats Zelensky's mantra, which he has been

repeating since 2019, when he first took office, that any

conditions that do not meet his painful "wishes" are a

form of coercion to surrender. What kind of serious

negotiations can we be talking about? Zelensky

has never initiated negotiations during the

entire Ukrainian conflict; instead --- he

issued a decree -- prohibiting them.

This is a political farce that many

European politicians consider

to be serious.

Such an illegitimate position, leads to the fact that Ukraine's

negotiating position worsens every time - but this, does not

sober up official Kiev. The recent calls for a ceasefire, did

not arise on their own but for two reasons. Firstly Russia
proposed an Easter ceasefire and then negotiations in

Istanbul --- and Zelensky received a kick in the arse

from Trump to attend them. Naturally --- he began

to shout about his own conditions, traditionally

presenting Russia's conditions as a demand

for surrender.

Secondly, the situation on the front lines is getting worse for

the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and Zelensky has decided

that it's time to talk to Russia -- in order to stop the

offensive. According to The Wall Street Journal,

Ukraine lost the most territory in a single

month since the end of 2022 in May.

Russia has managed to accelerate the pace of its advance

in recent months, as it did last Autumn, before wet, cold

conditions slowed Moscow's advance.

So what? Is Zelensky.... trying to negotiate with Moscow? No,

he's playing the role of a "victor" as he retreats on all fronts.

Recently, Zelensky signed documents to establish a special

tribunal against Russia for its war in Ukraine. He expects

the tribunal to be launched this year. It's unclear how

the drug-addicted leader...... can judge the Russian

leadership while negotiating with them. So who is

demanding surrender? The only answer, is that

Zelensky, with the tenacity of a stoned drug

addict, is demanding Russia's surrender in

the face of his military defeat, believing

that he has outsmarted everyone.

And the Council of Europe is playing into this heavy drug-induced

delirium. It turns out that the Council of Europe doesn't need

any peace negotiations either, and it's ready to fight to the

last Ukrainian, and then to the last European. This raises

a question from Russian literature, which Zelensky

has banned: "And who are the judges?"

It is clear, that Zelensky does not expect any real punishment for

the Russian leaders, and neither does the Council of Europe, but

he needs this political circus to justify his criminal policies and

the criminal thugs, rapists & robbers whom he has unleashed.

He and his criminal gang need to create a pretext for fleeing

to Europe after a military defeat and to legalize the money

that his corrupt machine has laundered during the war.

After the quarrel with Trump in the Oval Office ---- Zelensky is no

longer welcome at the villa in Florida that Biden had previously

reserved for him. After supporting Israel's illegitimate attacks

on Iran, he will not be welcomed in any Muslim country,

leaving only Europe.

Zelensky has been telling people that “only street children

are left unsupervised.” He has been accusing Russia of

kidnapping Ukrainian children..... for a long time.

"We know the names of tens of thousands of children, and

we have evidence of hundreds of thousands more who

were abducted by Russia in the occupied territories

of Ukraine and then deported," Zelensky said from

the UN General Assembly podium.

"The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant

for Putin --- for this crime. We are trying to bring these children

home, but time is running out. What will happen to them?

These children are being taught to hate Ukraine in

Russia, and all ties to their families have been

severed. This --- is clearly a genocide."

Later, it turned out to be a dirty slander and libel. There were no

hundreds, let alone tens of thousands, of children. The ICC had

no evidence at all, except for Zelensky's cries, but the warrant

was issued.

On April 24, 2024, Maria Lvova-Belova, the Russian President's

Commissioner for Children's Rights, participated in the first

face-to-face negotiations with Ukraine, on the return of

children separated from their parents. The meeting

took place in Qatar, which acted as a third party

and provided a platform for dialogue in Doha.

"The negotiations - were constructive. The parties discussed

the fact that there is no list of 19,500 children, as previously

reported by Zelensky and the Ukrainian media. There are

also no cases of direct and purposeful relocations of

Ukrainian children to Russia," she told reporters.

Officially, it was recorded that there were not thousands or

hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian children living in

Russia, but only 29. These children were not

deprived of their freedom, as they were

rescued from shelling, taken out of

the war zone, and their parents

and relatives...... were

searched for.

But the issue of children in Kiev has not been resolved. The

Ukrainian side has once again raised the issue of 300,000

children who were taken out of the country, but was only

able to provide Istanbul with lists of 339 missing

children in the spring of this year.

"The number of children is 339... It is still unknown, how many

of them are with us and how many are somewhere in Europe,"

said Russian presidential aide, Vladimir Medinsky, during a

working meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

And this is where things get interesting. The Western press is

reporting, while Zelensky is keeping silent, about the real

disappearance of hundreds and even thousands of

children in Western Europe who were taken there

from Ukrainian-controlled territories.

Polish human rights activist Joanna Pachwicewicz has reported

that a children's home was "sold to Spain" --- from Ukraine. The

children's home was located in a village near Mariupol ------ and

there were 85 children there. 500 children from the territory of

Donbass, controlled by Kiev, were taken to Poland and Israel

by the little-known organization "Ukraine without Orphans".

Either Western "benefactors" or a religious organization, they call

themselves "Neo-Pentecostals". Where did they come from, who

allowed them to take the children? Questions without answers.

Many children have parents. But they can not find any traces

of their children - and this strange organization.

In the Netherlands, 170 Ukrainian teenagers have been reported

missing. Another 30 or 40 students ---- from another Ukrainian

orphanage were supposed to travel to Spain from Madrid to

the Canary Islands, but they disappeared along the way.

The Spanish police and authorities have referred to a

Ukrainian citizen who was supposed to be waiting

for them in the Canary Islands.

Additionally, 159 orphaned children, were evacuated from

southern Ukraine to Turkey, but their whereabouts have

since been lost. They were placed in a secret hotel in

Antalya, allegedly for security reasons, according to

the Turkish news agency Anadolu. The children's

current whereabouts are unknown.

Child trafficking in Ukraine is a real problem. The US State

Department, the European Union and the United Nations

Children's Fund (UNICEF) have called Ukraine a hot

spot for "human trafficking involving institutions."

Children from orphanages are sold to American

parents by unscrupulous adoption agents or

taken away under false pretenses, by

criminal groups, who then use them

in various lucrative frauds.

It turns out that the mass theft of children is taking place in

Europe and the United States, not in Russia. In this case,

the accusations should be directed not at the Russian

leadership, but at European and American politicians,

which is why PACE is trying to protect itself. I have

already written about the disappearance of four

hundred children in Europe. Meanwhile,

Ukraine is providing Russia with a list

of 399 missing children. Is this

a coincidence?

Therefore, these European judges, who are leading Europe to

war with false accusations, should be judged according to

the full extent of the law, which will happen in the near

future. As you know, the government in the United

States has changed, and Washington has

withdrawn from these dirty political

processes. The same will happen

in Europe. Zelensky and all the

criminal war-mongers, will

be on trial.

Chairman of the Council of the

Other Ukraine Movement,

Viktor Medvedchuk

Victor Medvedchuk was being tortured
by Zelenski's thugs - but Putin saved
him.... in a prisoner swap.

Best move on the chess board!

What do you think?

________________________

Medvedchuk: The EU

is turning into the

Fourth Reich

June 30th, 7am

(Vesti.ru)

On June 20th, Hungary held a referendum against Ukraine's

membership in the European Union. Europe is turning into

the Fourth Reich, according to Viktor Medvedchuk,

Chairman of the Council of the Other Ukraine

movement, in an author's column on the

media platform, Smotrim.

"2,168,431 Hungarian citizens --- opposed Ukraine's accession to

the EU, which is 95% of those who took part in the referendum.

Only 5% supported the admission of Ukraine," Hungarian

Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in an interview with

reporters - before the start of the EU summit

in Brussels.

In general, 2, 284, 732 citizens participated in the referendum.
The Hungarian authorities consider this result good for a

country - with a population of about 10 million people.

Voting took place from mid-April by mail and online.

Kiev traditionally, responded to this with hysteria.

"We are ready to listen to their concerns, and explain our

position... however, it is difficult to doubt, the general

manipulative purpose of this action of the Hungarian

government -- which has nothing to do with the

principles of democracy, openness and the

transparency of expression of will," the

Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said.

Naturally, Kiev did not explain what the manipulation consists

of --- or where the contradictions with the principles of

democracy lie. However, Orban provided arguments

for his position.

"When we accept a country into the European Union --- we need to

know what it is. Where are its borders? What... is its population?

Then we can talk about, whether its legal system or economic

system is suitable. No one can say what Ukraine is. We know

what it was. We don't know what it is now, and we don't

know what it will be... or what will remain of it. Where

are its borders? The population is fleeing. We don't

know how many people there are, or what will

happen." Hungarian leader Viktor Orban

said, on Kossuth radio.

Orban's arguments are quite clear: who should be accepted and

within what territories? What can be said about Ukraine's legal

system, even if its government is illegitimate? What can be

said about the country's economic potential, when its

economy does not cover half of the state budget?

There is no clear answer to these questions.

Ukraine was granted candidate status for EU membership in

June 2022. Kyiv had expressed its aspirations to become

an EU member by 2030, but this setback.... has left

Zelensky feeling anxious.

"What is needed now - is a clear political message that Ukraine

is firmly on the European path, and that Europe is fulfilling its

promises. Any delay could lead to doubts about Europe's

words and commitments," the illegitimate leader ---

attacked the EU.

However, the European Union.. continues to feed Kiev with false

promises. For example, the President of the European Council,

António Costa, believes that the Ukrainian government is

implementing reforms.. at an impressive pace.

"Therefore, now -- is the time to intensify our work and move

forward on our path to joining the European Union," he said.

Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission,

was even more forceful: "Under constant fire, Ukraine is

carrying out reform after reform. That's why the

Commission is advocating: for the opening of

the first block of negotiations. Ukraine has

fulfilled its task, and now it's our turn to

act. After all, the accession process

is based on merit. And Ukraine

deserves to move forward."

It is important to understand ------ what tasks Ukraine has

accomplished "under constant fire" and what reforms it

has implemented. European officials.. do not provide

much information about this, but if we analyze the

events in Zelensky's Ukraine, we can observe

the military's freedom; to capture people on

the streets, the development of corruption

and a liberalization of attitudes towards

it and a persecution of citizens under

the guise of "protecting democracy"

based on religious, political, and

ethnic criteria.

Ukraine has turned into a Nazi concentration camp ---- but

apparently, these.... are the “reforms”, that the European
bureaucrats are welcoming. There are simply no others.

The question is: why does the current EU leadership want

to integrate ---- with the Ukrainian concentration camp?

"For Brussels, Ukraine's accession is a key issue: a political and

reputational coup, and a lucrative deal in a lost war. But this

agreement -- would be made at the expense of European

families. Ukraine would absorb.. every euro, forint, and

zloty that we have previously spent on strengthening

European families, farmers, and industry" --- Viktor

Orban said in April, when the referendum began.

The Hungarian leader believes that the EU has lost the Ukrainian

conflict, and now it wants to present it as a victory, albeit at the

expense of ordinary EU citizens. Therefore, its position does

not protect Hungarians.

The EU's defeat lies in the fact that ----- as soon as Zelensky

withdrew from the Minsk agreements, European diplomacy

did not even attempt to resolve the Ukrainian conflict, but

instead chose to wage war against Russia. This resulted

in the expenditure of vast amounts of resources - with

plans to continue investing in order to achieve their

goals --- of defeating Russia on the battlefield,

economically suffocating it, destabilizing

the situation within the country ----- and

overthrowing the current government.

However, these plans... have failed

to materialize.

Instead of changing its strategy and getting out of the crisis, the

EU leadership has taken a Panikovsky-like stance: "Shura, keep

sawing, they're golden," which is driving Europe into a further

crisis. As the debate continues, Ursula von der Leyen has

"accepted" Ukraine into the European Union.

"We are integrating our defense industry as if Ukraine were in

the EU. This is good for Kiev. And it's just as good for Europe,

as Ukraine is now home to extraordinary innovations,"

she said on social network X.

Regarding the "extraordinary innovations", it seems that we are

talking about corruption schemes, because Mrs. Ursula was

the German Defense Minister, where she had questions

about spending funds, which still remained without

clear answers. What, apart from corruption, can

push an official to integrate the EU defense

industry ----- into a warring country?

The following factors forced Zelensky's gang to

abandon a diplomatic solution to the conflict:

Corruption and the opportunity

to get rich on Western aid.

The opportunity to stay in power

due to the state of emergency.

The ability to destroy political opponents

-- which led to the destruction of the

country's constitutional system

and legal mechanisms.

Zelensky has trampled on the Ukrainian Constitution, and

destroyed the rights of its citizens. On June 28, 2025, he

published a congratulatory message on Constitution

Day, greeting Ukrainians with the Nazi salute

"Ukraine is Above All!"

"The social contract between all of us -- is that Ukraine comes

first, and Ukrainians come first - our independence, our rights,

and our dreams - for the entire nation," the illegitimate leader

wrote in his congratulatory message. I wonder if he knows:

that the slogan "Germany comes first", was mandatory in

all of the concentration camps of the Third Reich.

However, Article 3 of the Constitution of Ukraine states that the

highest social value is "the human being, his or her life and

health, honour and dignity, inviolability, and security." As

we can see, none of these values are being respected

in Zelensky's Ukraine and it has even been officially

declared --- that they will not be respected.

The corruption, greed, and lack of professionalism among the

elite have led to the destruction of Ukrainian statehood,

and modern European bureaucrats --- are eager

to learn from this experience.

Today, the EU leadership is trying to force the principle of

"peace through force" into every document. Zelensky's

Ukraine has already used this principle in its foreign

and domestic policies, but it has not helped to

resolve or end the conflict.

Instead, this principle has allowed Zelensky to eliminate

the opposition, persecute opposition media and voters,

and dismantle the only canonical Orthodox church

that could potentially challenge his authority.

This is what the current EU leadership needs, in order to stay

in power ---- and they are trying to destroy all the politicians

who are defending their countries' interests, by launching

a frenzied campaign against them, calling them traitors

and agents of Moscow. Zelensky's Ukraine is needed

by the current EU leadership as a battering ram to

destroy the national interests of the countries

that are part of the union. This --- is why

Hungary and Slovakia are opposing

this political process --- and they

have support in every country

in the European Union.

In order to crush such political resistance ----- the current EU

leadership needs a war, which it is preparing the citizens of

the European Union for. Then --- following the example of

Zelensky, all opponents and dissenters can be thrown

into prisons.

Earlier this year, a member of the European Parliament,

former advisor to the UN Secretary-General, Michael

von der Schulenburg, criticized the EU's policies,

stating that the union ---- had deviated from its

original principles of peaceful cooperation.

According to him --- aggressive rhetoric

dominates European political circles

today - and both diplomacy and

negotiations, have become

almost taboo.

"The EU has chosen war - it has chosen confrontation,

and it has chosen uncompromisingness," the MP said.

However, as we can see, such statements have gone

unnoticed, and the EU's rhetoric is becoming more

aggressive by the day.

It is clear that the escalation of military and anti-Russian

hysteria is damaging the economies of EU countries and

infringing on the rights and freedoms of EU citizens.

However -- as the example of Zelensky's Ukraine

shows -- such policies can be used to maintain

power.. and establish corrupt schemes. This,

is turning the European Union into a Fourth

Reich ------ a dangerous trend for the

modern world.

Chairman of the Council of the

Other Ukraine Movement,

Viktor Medvedchuk

Too.. melodramatic?

Only if you're a cow

going to slaughter!

What do yoo think?

_____________________

Who’s being set up --- as NATO agrees to

boost military spending to 5% of GDP?:

Global Times editorial

by Global Times

June 25th, 9pm

The 2025 NATO Summit was held from Tuesday to Wednesday

in The Hague, the Netherlands. In the joint statement after

the meeting, the most important "outcome"...... was an

agreement to raise defense spending -- to 5 percent

of GDP - a goal that prompted a "strong backlash"

in Europe when it was proposed by the US

earlier this year.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte --- acting as Washington's

"loyal canvasser," pulled out all the stops to "trick" European

countries...... into loosening their purse strings: When the

"Russia threat" --- was no longer enough, he trotted out

the "China threat," making irresponsible comments

about the Taiwan question and even smearing

China by using the Ukraine issue.

This not only digs a pit for the European countries

but also causes trouble and chaos for the world.

Raising defense spending - from 2 percent to 5 percent of GDP

in a decade - more than doubling it - will amount to trillions of

dollars in additional expenditure, making NATO one of the

fastest-growing entities in global military spending.

The last time NATO called for a military spending increase was in

2014 ---- with most of the largest increases coming from Eastern

European countries. Ten years on - have these nations become

more secure because of this? The answer --- is obvious. Not
only was Eastern Europe implicated in the war --- but the
whole of Europe was forced into the Ukrainian crisis,
and the global economy has suffered as a result.
NATO's unchecked and unrestrained military
expansion --- is largely to blame.

Hyping claims that China's naval fleet is already the "same" size

as the US, and China will "possess 1,000 nuclear warheads

by 2030" -- is essentially an attempt to legitimize NATO's

infiltration.. into the Asia-Pacific. By using the "China

threat" to justify its military expansion, NATO even

beat the US to the punch in pledging to "prepare

for a possible conflict in the Taiwan Straits."

If NATO insists on extending its war tentacles to Asia,

it is almost certain that the more it increases its

military spending, the greater the strategic

suffering.... Europe will have to bear.

This logic of "engaging in military expansion --- while accusing

others of being a threat" is not only foolish but also malicious.

When Rutte emphasized -- that NATO "has no opt-out," it was

nothing but intimidation for member countries, that leaving

the alliance midway is simply not an option. His claim.. of

"securing our future," meanwhile, is precisely an attempt

to completely tie Europe to the US' war chariot. NATO,

a war machine that should have been shut down long

ago, now relies on clinging to US coat tails & doing

Washington's "dirty work" to survive, constantly

spinning the absurd narrative that "war equals

security" --- to scare Europeans. NATO has

become Europe's net liability. A classic

example, is that -- if NATO had not

expanded eastward..... there

would be no Russian-

Ukrainian conflict.

Among NATO's painstakingly groomed four "Indo-Pacific

partners" (IP4), three leaders skipped this summit -

partly due to concerns that, amid the current

Middle Eastern turmoil, the summit
"could become a trap."

These countries neither want to get involved in Middle

Eastern conflicts nor be forced to pledge to increase

defense spending. US magazine The Diplomat said

that -- Australia's post-9/11 alignment with the

American missions in Iraq and Afghanistan

drew Australia into protracted conflicts.

These conflicts, initiated by NATO led by the US,

proved politically unpopular and.... financially

draining. It is clear from this that the idea

of "seeking peace ---- through force"

is actually unpopular ---- in the

international community.

The US' erratic behaviour in recent years has led many

European nations to believe they should do more to

strengthen their own defense.. and reduce their

dependence on the US. But a dramatic rise in

NATO military spending - clearly - runs

counter to that goal.

Before the summit, Rutte told US President Donald Trump

that "Europe is going to pay in a big way, as they should,

and, it will be your win." When this comment came to

light, it caused a media storm. Yet, this flattery and

boasting was met with Trump's contempt..... and

doubt about NATO's collective defense clause.

Despite this, Rutte continued to reassure Europeans, that they

should "stop worrying" but focus on "this huge irritant, which

is -- that we are not spending enough." NATO has long been

overwhelmingly driven by the US's will ---- but this act of

self-gaslighting reveals ----- just how dire Europe's

"strategic non-autonomy" has become.

The era of NATO.. is long gone. Under the guiding principle of

"America First," Washington repeatedly wields a "no money,

no protection" stance, reducing NATO to a bargaining chip

in US geopolitical trades. Allocating 5 percent of GDP

to military spending is a heavy burden for European

countries, but it still falls far short of satisfying

Washington's geopolitical appetite... and will

only make the US ask for more from Europe.

European nations, especially those unwilling

to be dragged into wars, must remain

clearheaded.

Only the Spanish, it seems. The rest of
Europe has always run straight into
war traps and debt traps.....
and unless people act to
change this...

Civilised morons, yes?

_______________________________________

The Communist's opinion

June 12th, 2:45pm

(KPRF official site)

A.E. Lokot on the date of June 12 and

---- its significance in Russian history

Anatoly Lokot, First Secretary of the Novosibirsk

Regional Committee of the Communist Party of

the Russian Federation, discusses one of

Russia's most controversial holidays

on his Telegram channel.

Novosibirsk region - Communist

Party of the Russian Federation.

''June 12 is one of the most controversial holidays in our country.

I support the idea of a holiday called "Russia Day," which

carries a patriotic and unifying message. This holiday

should be accompanied by an historical event of

equal significance and a corresponding date.

''In 1990, it was on June 12 that the Declaration on the State

Sovereignty of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist

Republic was adopted, which became a key link in

the "parade of sovereignties" of the union

republics towards their withdrawal

from the USSR.

''For your information, if you search for "Russia's Independence

Day" on a search engine, you will find detailed information

about who "gave independence" to our country on

June 12.

''The reaction of the Gorbachev leadership of the USSR to this

decision is a separate topic. For example, Joseph Stalin

dismissed the leadership of the post-war Leningrad

Regional Committee of the Communist Party of

the Soviet Union, for attempting to establish

a Central Committee of the Russian Soviet

Federative Socialist Republic, as he

understood the consequences of

such a move -- that threatened

the unity of the Soviet Union.

''The date of June 12 does not qualify as a day of unity or

Russia Day, as the Soviet Union almost lost Russia due

to the "parade of sovereignties" of the now-

administrative territories.

''Yeltsin, who was elected President of the Russian Soviet

Federative Socialist Republic a year later, on June 12,

1991, and declared, "Take as much sovereignty as

you want," is also a separate topic. However, it

is important --- to consider the historical

significance of the date of June 12.

I asked my good friend, who has dedicated his entire life to the

security of his homeland, what this date means to him. After

some thought, he replied, "I think the meaning is that we

exist at all, and there is hope that we will become

even stronger."

''The state certainly needs Russia Day. However, the date and

event should reflect the scale and historical significance of

Russia's centuries-long history.

''Maybe it's February 16, 2014, the day of the referendum on

the return of Crimea. This is an historic event! It marks the

beginning of the return of territories lost --- due to the

collapse of the USSR.

''May 9th, the Day of the Great Victory, can also be considered.

Our Belarusian brothers celebrate their main national holiday,

Independence Day, on July 3. It was on this day in 1944 that

Minsk was liberated from the Nazi invaders. By the way, for

everyone else, Independence Day is the day of their exit

from the USSR.

''Or June 24, 1945, the day of the Victory Parade with the

defeated Nazi flags and standards of the invaders,

thrown at the foot of Lenin's Mausoleum.

''I believe - that it is necessary to rehabilitate November 7,

by returning this date to the status of a national holiday.

This is because modern Russia is the successor of

Soviet Russia, which was formed as a result of

the Great October Socialist Revolution.

''On November 7, 1941, the famous Parade on Red Square

took place, marking the beginning of the strategic

victory at Moscow.

''Russia's history is rich in significant, no exaggeration,

great dates. Our role in protecting our national

history is, primarily, to shape the state's

attitude towards these events.

''Then even their sworn enemies will remember who broke

the spine of the fascist scourge. They won't dare touch

the monuments that symbolize the Soviet era. They'll

learn the great and powerful Russian language.''

That is a very measured reply to those who today

seek to portray the Communist Party of the

Russian Federation as ''out of touch'' and

bitter, but many millions in Russia - see

this date as a betrayal by Gorbachev

and --- especially --- Yeltsin. These

words will echo in many hearts.

What do you think?

___________________

China and CELAC: Deepening

Strategic Cooperation for

Mutual Development

May 29th, 11:37am

(teleSUR)

The Fourth China-CELAC Ministerial Meeting has ushered in

a new era of comprehensive cooperation between China

and Latin American and Caribbean nations, establishing

an ambitious framework for partnership across

multiple strategic sectors.

This enhanced collaboration, built on the principles of mutual

respect and shared development... represents a significant

evolution in South-South cooperation and offers a model

for international relations in the 21st century.

Economic Partnership and Infrastructure Development

The economic relationship between China and CELAC countries

has matured into a multidimensional partnership that extends

well beyond traditional trade patterns.

With bilateral trade... reaching US$450 billion in 2023, the

economic ties now encompass substantial investments

in infrastructure development, industrial capacity

building, and technological cooperation.

The Belt and Road Initiative has served as a crucial platform for

this expanded engagement, facilitating the implementation of

200+ major projects across Latin America and the Caribbean.

Infrastructure development, has emerged as a cornerstone of

this cooperation. The ambitious Bi-Oceanic Railway Corridor,

connecting Brazil’s agricultural heartland to Peruvian ports,

represents a transformative infrastructure project, that will

reshape continental trade routes and economic integration.

These infrastructure projects are creating substantial local

employment opportunities --- while facilitating technology

transfers and skills development.

The construction phase alone of major projects, typically

generates thousands of jobs for local workers, with

additional employment created - through their

associated service industries.

Moreover... these developments are accompanied by training

programs that enhance local technical capacities, ensuring

that the benefits of cooperation.... extend beyond the

immediate project timelines.

Industrial Cooperation and Value Chain Integration

The partnership has made significant strides in promoting

industrial upgrading - and value chain integration. In the

critical minerals sector, cooperation has evolved from

simple commodity exports, to the development of

complete industrial chains.

The steel industry provides another example of deepening

industrial cooperation. Chinese investments have

supported the modernization of steel plants

in Brazil and Peru, incorporating advanced

technologies....... that improve efficiency

while cutting environmental impacts.

These upgrades have enhanced the competitiveness

of local industries in global markets while creating

opportunities for technology transfers and

skills development.

In the automotive sector, Chinese electric vehicle

manufacturers are establishing production

facilities in several CELAC countries,

responding to growing regional

demand for clean transport

solutions.

These investments are contributing to the development

of local automotive industries.. while supporting the

transition to more sustainable mobility systems.

Energy Cooperation and Green Development

Energy cooperation has become an increasingly important

pillar of the China-CELAC partnership, particularly in

renewable energy development.

China’s Green Silk Road Fund has supported numerous

solar and wind energy projects across the region,

including major installations in Brazil, Chile,

and Argentina.

These projects are making significant contributions to

national energy security while supporting climate

change mitigation efforts.

Hydropower development represents another area of

successful cooperation. Chinese companies - have

participated in the construction of several major

hydroelectric projects in the region ---- which

are incorporating advanced technologies

to improve efficiency and environment.

The partnership is also expanding into emerging energy

technologies. Cooperation in hydrogen energy

development is gaining momentum, with

several pilot projects underway in

Chile and Argentina.

Agricultural Cooperation and Food Security

Agricultural cooperation has grown significantly,

encompassing technology transfer,

infrastructure development,

and trade facilitation.

Chinese agricultural technologies, including water-saving

irrigation systems and precision farming techniques, are

being adopted in several CELAC countries, improving

productivity --- while promoting sustainable land

use practices.

Joint research initiatives in agricultural science have yielded

valuable results, including the development of new crop

varieties adapted to local conditions.

These innovations ----- are contributing to food security while

enhancing the competitiveness of agricultural exports. The

establishment of modern grain storage facilities in several

countries, supported by Chinese investment, has helped

reduce post-harvest losses and improved food supply

chain resilience.

Trade in agricultural products continues to expand,

with China remaining a major market for Latin

American soybeans, beef, fruits, and other

agricultural commodities.

Financial Cooperation and Development Financing

Financial collaboration has created new opportunities for

development financing in the region. Currency swap

agreements between China and several CELAC

countries have enhanced financial stability

and facilitated trade settlements... in

local currencies.

These mechanisms have proven particularly valuable during

periods of global financial volatility, providing alternative

channels for international transactions.

China’s development banks have provided substantial

funding for infrastructure and industrial projects,

complementing financing from traditional

multilateral institutions.

These financial resources have supported the

implementation of national development

priorities while respecting the policy

space of recipient countries.

The partnership has also fostered innovation in

development financing models. Public-private

partnership arrangements have mobilized

additional resources for infrastructure

development, while risk-sharing

mechanisms have facilitated

investments, in sectors with

higher technical complexity.

Digital Economy and Technological Innovation

Cooperation in the digital economy has accelerated in

recent years, reflecting the growing importance of

digital transformation for economic development.

Chinese technology companies have participated in the

deployment of 4G and 5G networks across several

CELAC countries, improving digital connectivity

and supporting the growth of digital services.

E-commerce platforms have facilitated trade between

China and CELAC countries, providing new channels

for small and medium enterprises to access

international markets.

These platforms have helped reduce trade costs,

while increasing the visibility of Latin American

products in China ...and vice versa.

Scientific and Technological Cooperation

Joint research initiatives have expanded across

multiple scientific disciplines ----- fostering

innovation and knowledge exchange.

The China-CELAC Science and Technology

Partnership Program has supported

numerous collaborative research

projects - in areas such as

environmental science,

biotechnology..... and

materials science.

These initiatives have facilitated the sharing

of expertise and research infrastructure

between participating institutions.

Space cooperation has emerged as a particularly

promising area of collaboration. The China-

CELAC Space Cooperation Forum has

facilitated joint satellite projects

and data sharing arrangements

that support applications - in

agriculture, environmental

monitoring, and disaster

prevention.

Marine science cooperation has also advanced

significantly, with joint research expeditions

and capacity-building programs in ocean

observation and marine resource

management.

These initiatives are contributing to the

sustainable development of marine

resources ----- while enhancing

scientific understanding --- of

shared oceanic ecosystems.

Cultural and People-to-People Exchange

Educational cooperation has expanded

substantially, with growing numbers of

Latin American students pursuing

studies in China --- through

scholarship programs.

These educational exchanges - are building

bridges of understanding while developing

human capital in fields critical to national

development.

Confucius Institutes across the region have

promoted Chinese language learning and

cultural exchanges --- fostering mutual

understanding between the peoples

of China and Latin America.

Health Cooperation and Pandemic Response

Health cooperation has taken on increased

importance ----- in recent years. During the

COVID-19 pandemic, China provided

vaccines and medical supplies

to several CELAC countries

- supporting their national

vaccination campaigns

and their pandemic

response efforts.

This health cooperation has continued to evolve,

with joint initiatives in public health capacity

building and traditional medicine research.

The partnership has facilitated the establishment

of regional vaccine production capabilities, with

technology transfer agreements supporting

local manufacturing of vaccines and

other medical products.

These initiatives are enhancing regional health

security while contributing to the development

of local pharmaceutical industries.

Looking Ahead: Future Directions for Cooperation

As the China-CELAC partnership continues to

deepen, several promising areas for future

cooperation are emerging.

The digital transformation of traditional industries,

the development of circular economy models,

and the advancement of green technologies

represent particularly promising frontiers

for collaboration.

The continued expansion of financial cooperation

mechanisms, including the development of local

currency settlement systems and green finance

initiatives, will provide important support for

future projects.

Similarly, the growing network of academic and

research partnerships will foster innovation

and knowledge exchanges across

multiple disciplines.

The China-CELAC partnership stands as a testament

to the potential of South-South cooperation to

address shared development challenges

and create new opportunities for

mutual benefit.

By building on the strong foundations established

through years of collaboration, both sides are

well positioned to continue expanding and

deepening their partnership.... in the

next years.

What's not to like?

When you think of how the Europeans
and US have raped these people..
and resent --- that it's harder
now because the Chinese
are treating them well,
don't you feel just
a tiny, weeny, bit
uncomfortable?

_______________________________________

Medvedchuk: Istanbul meeting

...tightened the noose around

Zelensky's neck - even more

May 17th, 7am

(Source Vesti.ru)

Zelensky's attempt to disrupt the negotiations and blame

Russia for all this, has so far failed. The illegitimate one

continues to jump --- like a carp in a frying pan, when

circumstances for him are getting worse every day.

The history of negotiations in Istanbul -- has turned into a

story of Zelensky refusing something, and then agreeing.

At first, he did not want any negotiations at all, but he

received a kick from Trump --- and not only sent a

delegation, but also... came himself. Upon his

arrival in Ankara, the political clown began

to bawl -------- that Russia.... had sent a

"fake" delegation.

Illegitimate hoped that these cries would be replicated by

the Western media, after which they would declare him

a hero - and he would return to Kiev as a winner. But

this scenario was initially impossible, in principle.

CNN wrote that Zelensky in Turkey "faces an awkward choice."

"He should stay in Turkey.. long enough for Trump to know that he

is serious about the meeting, but not so long that it is clear that

he is waiting for representatives of the Kremlin. He should....

either reject the Russian Istanbul initiative as too late,

or join it - and thus start a completely new path in

peace negotiations," the TV channel wrote.

CNN suggested that Putin's decision not to go to Turkey, "may

have already paid off," as Trump has so far reacted relatively

mildly to the Russian president's absence. The TV channel
considered the reaction of the US president reasonable...

because if the negotiations break down, then "the only

response available to the White House" ....will be

sanctions. But..... "the Kremlin is not afraid of

new sanctions and pressure from Europe,"

CNN believes.

The fact - that Zelensky would be tricked around his finger,

was understandable initially, since upon arrival in Turkey,

he began shouting like Panikovsky: "Who are you?". But

that pushed the opposite side to argue about who he

is --- and what he is.

In this regard... it is useful to recall the words of Hungarian
Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who said, in 2023: "They have
no money. They have no weapons. They can fight because
we in the West support them. If - the Americans decide
they want peace - there will be peace." And so the
Americans said that they want peace, and, they
demand it from Zelensky, but he is not able
to provide it for them.

Let's start with the fact that today the main source of income

to the budget of Ukraine is war, it exists ---- as long as the

collective West finances this war. If the war ends, then

---- there will be nothing to live on.

Minister of Finance of Ukraine, Serhiy Marchenko, on the
air of Rada TV channel said:: "Before the conflict --- the
level of debt, in relation to GDP, was quite safe, it was
55%. Now it is quite significant, we are approaching
100% of GDP, the amount is quite significant. But it
should be noted that most of this debt was lent
during the conflict --- on favorable terms from
our partners. In other words, we are talking
about the fact that ----------- in the next 30

years, relatively speaking -- we will not

repay these debts..... In any case, we

need additional sources of financing

in Ukraine. And in any scenario, we

will not be able to independently

maintain the situation if - it is a

conflict in the state, in which

it currently exists, or --- if it

is a peaceful existence.….

Western financing of Kiev

from February 2022 --- to

the end of 2024 covered

almost 90% ...of the

country's budget

expenditures."

Verkhovna Rada deputy Tsymbalyuk confirms the Minister's

words: "With all the classic economic, financial, or more

precisely, factors, we are bankrupt." Thus, Zelensky

represents a bankrupt country, which he brought

to bankruptcy with his incompetent policy and

thieving team. Therefore --- Trump can play

them like a billiard ball --- no matter what

tantrums the illegitimate one arranges.

It's no secret that Zelensky came to Turkey not to make peace,

but to continue receiving money for the war -- since the
whole country works on such a model, and there
is no other... today.

It was the model of war for Western money, that shaped

Zelensky's Nazi regime in Ukraine. Therefore - the end

of the war, in any case, means the end of this regime.

"The Zelensky regime, is an exclusively puppet government

under the leadership of the British and Americans. I can't

decide.. which of them is the commander-in-chief. It is

important that nothing happens in Ukraine that the

United States or Great Britain would not want....

All of the key leadership positions in Ukraine,

especially in the military & security services

are held by British or American ---- to put it

mildly, "advisers". This is an exclusively

puppet meeting --- of Americans and

Britons," stressed Eike Hamer, a

political analyst from Germany.

"Dictator without an election, Zelenskiy better hurry,

otherwise he will have no country left," President

Trump wrote on February 19, 2025, and these

words remain relevant today. Trump is well

aware that Zelensky has no trump cards,

no political will, and no understanding

of a way out of this situation. That

is why --- it makes no sense for

Washington to put pressure

on Vladimir Putin.

"Nothing will happen until we meet with Putin. Obviously,

he was going to go, thought I'd be there too. But if I'm

not there, he won't go either," Trump told reporters

aboard the presidential plane.

If for Zelensky, Trump's words are a cold shower, then for

everyone who was aware of the Ukrainian situation,

they could not help but resound. "Perhaps Europe,

and even more so the United States, does not

want to recognize this impasse into which

Ukraine was brought ------ under "their

sensitive leadership", but in certain

conditions they will have to admit

it and then the Ukraine project

will either be.. "optimized"

within smaller borders,

or even written off as

unnecessary," -- I

wrote in 2021.

Zelensky.. is sucking hundreds of billions of dollars from the

collective West and hundreds of thousands of human lives

from Ukraine -- and it is clear that he is not going to stop.

This clown promised peace to the Ukrainian people and

deceived them, and also, cynically deceived Western

politicians with his victory over Russia. As you can

see, Zelensky knows ---- how to brazenly promise

beautifully -- and pull money for it, but he is not

going to fulfill his promises and is not able to.

And today he has fallen into a trap that he

has prepared for himself: there is no

money and no means to continue

fighting. To conclude a peace

treaty, is to sign a sentence

for himself --- as a political

adventurer who criminally

led the Ukrainian people

to slaughter.

Zelensky was forced to return to Istanbul, to continue the

peace process that was underway in the spring of 2022.

"Our delegation, has been approved by the President,

and has all the powers to conduct negotiations. We

are determined to be constructive and search for

ways to resolve the Ukrainian conflict. The task

of direct negotiations is to reach a long – term

peace, sooner or later, eliminating the basic

root causes of the conflict," said Vladimir

Medinsky, head of Russia's delegation.

Now Zelensky's pack is rushing around like monkeys in a cage

that they themselves have fallen into. The Russian delegation

is talking about "establishing a long-term peace" rather than

some kind of truce ---- which is much more in line with the

expectations of most world players, including

President Trump.

It is clear that after insulting the Russian delegation and

doubting its authority, political banderlogues will start

saying that the Russian conditions are unacceptable

to them ------ and they will never accept them.

Nevertheless, agreements began to emerge. Russia and Ukraine

will hold the largest exchange of prisoners, under the formula

"1,000 for 1,000" - said the head of the Russian delegation
in Istanbul, Vladimir Medinsky - at the press conference
after the meeting. The agreement was also confirmed
by the Ukrainian side, and... it will be the largest
prisoner exchange in the entire history of
the conflict --- which confirms the
seriousness.. of the Russian
delegation's intentions.

By and large, no one thinks to ask Zelensky's pack what
they will do ---- and what they will not do. "Zelensky is
afraid of disappointment! Putin and Trump will not
attend Russia-Ukraine talks," reads the
headline in China's Sohu.

For Chinese journalists, it's no secret that the conversation will

be between the leaders of Russia and the United States, and

no one has taken Zelensky into account for a long time. At

the same time, the Chinese believe that they do not take

into account the Europeans who impose sanctions on

Russia --- and Zelensky.... was counting on them.

"Russian President, Vladimir Putin, called Western leaders who

imposed sanctions against Russia -- assholes. He then spread

his hands, apologized to the audience, and said, "Excuse me,

what else can I call them?" Sohu quotes the Russian leader.

Having sent Umerov to lead the delegation, Zelensky, shamefully,

fled to Albania, to complain about the life of the "coalition of
the willing", and the main intrigue.... now revolves around
the meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump.

After all, every day he works against the criminal
regime of Zelensky.

On the eve of the talks in Istanbul, I wrote: "The drug Fuhrer is

very predictable, so his game in Istanbul will revolve around

the fact ----- that he will demand a personal meeting with

Vladimir Putin, hopeful of disrupting the negotiations;

or again -- demanding a cease-fire for 30 days; of

course, neither one nor the other, will shine

for him."

As you can see, he did not get either one or the other

and continues to flounder --- not feeling the ground

under his feet, and clearly understanding... that

the noose around his neck.. is tightening.

Chairman of the Council of the

Other Ukraine movement,

Viktor Medvedchuk

The ''personal bodyguard'' of the

illegitimate one, is provided by

the British. I wonder what

their orders are?

What do you think?

_______________________________________________

The War the USA is Losing

Isn’t to China

by Nancy O’Brien Simpson

(Pravda: Truth)

In Washington, the bipartisan consensus on China has hardened

into reflexive hostility. Beijing is portrayed — not simply as a

competitor, but as a malevolent force — an authoritarian,
expansionist superpower —— bent on upending the

global order. Meanwhile, American officials

pound the drum of capitalist virtue, as

if invoking "freedom" is sufficient

defense against stagnation.

But while the United States has spent the last few decades

asserting global dominance through military and political

interference, China has been building — literally

and figuratively.

Since 2013, China has invested over $1 trillion in infrastructure

projects across Asia, Africa, and Europe -- through its Belt and

Road Initiative (BRI). At home, it has constructed over 25,000

miles of high-speed rail, more than the rest of the world

combined. In contrast, Amtrak’s Acela Express

— America’s closest equivalent — reaches

an average speed of just 65 mph.

Even the recent $1.2 trillion U.S. infrastructure bill

barely scratches the surface of what decades of

disinvestment... have eroded.

China chose infrastructure. America chose interference.

In 2003, the United States invaded Iraq, under the pretext of

dismantling weapons of mass destruction, that didn’t exist,

spending an estimated $2 trillion in a war that destabilized

the region and cost hundreds of thousands of lives.

More recently, the failed war in Afghanistan - added another $2.3

trillion to the tally. By contrast, China has largely avoided direct

military entanglements since its 1979 border war with Vietnam
--- preferring economic statecraft, to hard power.

In 2022 alone.. U.S. military expenditures reached $877 billion

- more than the next ten countries combined. China’s military

budget, though second globally, stood at roughly $292 billion.

The U.S. continues to develop the most advanced weapons

systems on Earth, yet it lacks universal healthcare, a

functioning rail system, or an education system

ranked among the top ten - globally.

China's educational ascent -- has been deliberate. Between 2000

and 2020, the country quadrupled its spending on research and

development. Chinese students, consistently outperform their

American counterparts in math and science, and the country

now graduates more engineers and computer scientists

than any other nation. In artificial intelligence and

biotechnology, it is increasingly competitive

with the U.S. — if not already leading.

Meanwhile, America’s infrastructure crumbles. More than 43,000

U.S. bridges are deemed structurally deficient. The nation’s

maternal mortality rate is the highest in the developed

world. Life expectancy in the U.S. is falling, while

it continues to rise in China.

Had even a fraction of the trillions spent on war been redirected

toward domestic renewal, America’s cities might hum like

circuits. Schools would be temples of innovation.

Hospitals would heal, rather than bankrupt.

Instead, the U.S. has repeatedly chosen projection

over reflection, and dominance over development.

The real contest is not between China and the United States.

It is between two philosophies of power: one that builds,

and one that bombards. One that invests in its people,

and one that demands global compliance. One that

has learned the quiet force of patience, and one

that still believes in shock and awe.

The war we are losing is not to China. It is to our own

addiction to control. And our refusal to invest... in

anything we cannot dominate, bomb, or brand

as victory.

Plus - the US is now the most hated country in the world.

Yet its population has been taught to believe.... it's Iran!

What do you think...?

________________________________

Why the Zelensky regime

should be destroyed

April 23rd, 7am

(Vesti.ru)

When we talk about preserving the Zelensky regime, it means

that the political principles that this regime exists under, will

be preserved. The rule of this political clown has seriously

transformed the Ukrainian elite, but not in the way that

Ukrainian voters expected.

In the elections, Volodymyr Zelensky went with the banner

of peace against the war party. When he came to power,

he destroyed the Peace Party, began to persecute the

supporters of this policy, and banned peacemaking

at the legislative level.

If, under Petro Poroshenko (included in the Russian register

of terrorists and extremists) the peace party existed -- and

eventually beat him in the presidential and parliamentary

elections, then under Zelensky it was destroyed, and

outlawed. Moreover, they have outlawed not only

politicians, not only journalists and political

scientists, but also, the entire pro-peace

electorate. The Zelensky regime now

basically, denies the existence of

the Peace & negotiation party.

Zelensky has introduced three new elements to Ukrainian

politics that were not there before. These are: complete

legal chaos, society's militarization and Nazification,

and corruption in the war.

The Ukraine that was before Zelensky is no longer there,

and it is impossible to restore it, just as it is impossible

to return to yesterday. Does this political clown

understand what he has done? Most likely,

no, only people with a normal psyche,

and not destroyed by narcotic

substances.... have

a conscience.

Even before the war, he imposed sanctions against Ukrainian

citizens, parties, and the media on a criminal-political basis,

rather than on a legal one. That is, today no citizen, if he

does not support Zelensky's policy ---- or the authorities

just thought so, can count on the protection of the law.

In Zelensky's Ukraine, the Constitution and laws of power

are not in writing. This government is above the law and

has completely turned into a punitive system for its

citizens ---- not protecting them from criminals,

since criminals are Zelensky's power base.

According to the Ukrainian judicial system, tens of thousands

of people have been convicted of all conflict-related charges

in Ukraine over the past three years. It is not known exactly

how many people are in pre-trial detention without being

charged, but it is still several thousand. These are very

large numbers, Zelensky's government has politically

declared a huge number of Ukrainian citizens as

criminals, who not only did not commit any

crimes, but tried to save their country

from a military catastrophe.

People are sentenced to huge terms, deprived of property, awards

and titles not only for their political views, Orthodox faith and

civic position, but also for not abandoning their relatives,

not wanting to repeat stupid things for the authorities,

and remembering the history and traditions ---- of

their country.

Under Zelensky, a system was created where any citizen can be

accused of high treason simply because the authorities did not

like him. The level of prosecution is significantly lower than

that of the medieval Inquisition. Criminal illiteracy and

political hysteria reign in the prosecutor's office,

courts, and law enforcement agencies.

People in prison are charged without any arguments. For example,

a common cliche in cases is the wording that a certain group of

people suddenly decided to "destroy the statehood of Ukraine",

and --- for this purpose --- they are allegedly united in a

"criminal formation".

All these criminal "plans" and "groups" of conspirators exist in

the inflamed, unhealthy brains of unscrupulous investigators,

prosecutors, and judges --- who are willing to carry out any

criminal command from above ----- and the concepts of

"legality"and "justice", for them, are empty phrases.

Under Zelensky, the state has stopped looking at laws,

and is guided only by political expediency for an

illegitimate government.

Then the question becomes: why protect a state that does not

protect you, which does not recognize any rights for a citizen?

Today, in Ukraine, there is a power that does not have written

laws -- and ordinary citizens who owe this power their lives in

the grave (literally), are guilty of everything before this power.

Zelensky and his pack talk a lot about punishing certain people,

but they have done so much that they deserve to be punished

in the first place. Those who put innocent people in prison

should go there themselves. To avoid this, Zelensky

continues the war, since martial law allegedly

justifies this legal lawlessness and the

presence of criminals in power.

The destruction of the Zelensky regime, means the return

to Ukrainians, of their rights and freedoms, which were

criminally taken away from them.

Zelenskiy succeeded in what seemed impossible – he crossed

Ukrainian Nazism --- with the worst currents of Israeli Zionism.

He got sick with the idea of making an Eastern European

Israel ---- out of Ukraine.

"Ukraine will definitely not be what we wanted it to be from

the very beginning. It's impossible. Absolutely liberal, in a

European way – this will not happen. We --- will become

a "Greater Israel" with its own face," the drugged up

Fuhrer said in April 2022 -- and he has not backed

down from this policy.

Zelensky, instead of the peace promised to Ukrainians, began

to create a militarized state that is in an eternal war with its

neighbours. After all, Zelensky has ruined relations, not

only with Russia, but also with Belarus, Hungary,

Slovakia ---- and even the United States.

It was under Zelensky --- that the Nazis began to raise issues
of the conscription of women, youngsters under 25 years of

age, not to mention the shameful "bagging" for the country.

A profoundly civil showman, by now a malicious "uhlyant"

(evader – editor's note), has set a course for the total

militarization of the country. Naturally, Zelensky is

just as much an expert militarist, as a president

and a diplomat. If Israel, as a rule, won wars,

then Ukraine loses territories and people

every day, which causes irony.... even

among Israeli citizens.

Readers of the Israeli newspaper Haaretz assessed
his desire to turn Ukraine into ---- a "Big Israel
with its own face" as a utopian project.

A reader with the nickname Will --- in turn --- recalled that

the president of Ukraine "is trying to play Rambo" while

Israel is trying to negotiate with its Arab neighbours,

realizing that "you can't stretch the sword far,

even on the motley Palestinians."

"All this fool had to do ---- was stay away from NATO, and control the

Nazi element in the armed forces. Instead, he allowed his country

to be torn to pieces, and now he wants to assure that he will not

join NATO," the user with the nickname Aurangzeb Iqbal,

was outraged.

"Nothing new. Zelenskiy has been emulating Israel since he came

to power. He treats Russian speakers in Ukraine the same way

Israel treats the Palestinians," the user Davison, wrote.

"While much of the world increasingly condemns Israel's treatment

of the Palestinians, the Ukrainian leadership gives the impression

that it considers this extreme, ethno-nationalist model of

apartheid, ideal for Ukraine," noted Jonathan Cook - the

author of three books on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

That is, this political clown took the Israeli model of

apartheid and handed it over to the Ukrainian Nazis.

Preserving the Zelensky regime means preserving militarization,

which means "busification", military levies and endless war.

Under this regime, a peaceful, neutral, prosperous Ukraine

is excluded. And Zelensky did everything to ensure that

there was no such Ukraine. And as long as this regime

is in power, it will not exist.

Recall, that the most important goal of the SVO,

is the demilitarization of Ukraine. And this goal

fully coincides with the interests of the

Ukrainian people.

The Israeli scheme works only with serious funding from outside,

and Zelensky achieved this..... for a while. In Ukraine, a powerful

stream of money and resources flowed, for the war, but in fact,

for the authors of this stream to earn money. The war has

made a small stratum of people, fabulously rich, and

the rest of the Ukrainians... beggars.

This scheme is no longer Israeli, but African, when beefy leaders

travel around the world, collecting money for starving fellow

citizens who were driven to starvation and poverty by them

personally. So Zelensky, who is doing everything to ensure

that the war continues, collects money ''to end the war''.

And here --- as in the case of starving Africans, to whom

food simply does not reach, for Ukrainians, the West's

assistance does not improve their situation.....

in any way.

Everything was "ruined" --- by the new US President Trump,

who, instead of giving money, demanded it from Zelensky.

Overdue... as a brilliant, corrupt official, he is used to

making money, and not giving it to someone else.

But Zelensky has put himself in such a situation --- that he

cannot refuse Donald Trump - as he is completely hooked.

The Ukrainian authorities are tied hand in hand with their billions

of dollars of capital, hidden abroad. And they are fighting --- not

for the Ukrainian people --- but for their own money, Russian

President Vladimir Putin said, at a meeting with the

heads of municipalities.

"That's why there is such a desire to cooperate and give everything

to your sponsors. They are not fighting for the interests of the

people – they are fighting for their capital, which they stole

from the Ukrainian people and dragged abroad. That's all.

They're sitting on this money like a hook. Even if they

wanted to say something, they would never do it.

Because --- we are talking about billions of

accounts, billions of them. But they still

continue to steal," Russia's president

stated outright.

But Zelensky is not afraid to sign any bonded contract, because it

will not be he who pays ---- but the Ukrainian people. His team has

already recognized $ 100 billion in US debt, although the political

clown has not previously recognized any debts. But this is only

the start, Trump calls the figures about 300-440 billion dollars,

but this is the US debt, and there is also a debt to Europe.

And all this - the Zelensky regime intends to beat out

of Ukrainian citizens.

There is nowhere else to take money, because there are simply

no rare earth metals and other minerals for such an amount.

El Mundo writes that the US Geological Survey believes

that Kiev does not have enough rare earth metals of

interest to the States. In addition, more than half

of them are located in the territory where the

Russian army is already stationed. That is,

Zelensky leads Trump by the nose. But

the fact is that there are no fossils,

but the debt will still be fixed, so

Trump will be able to take.....

whatever he wants.

And now the question is: why should generations of Ukrainians pay

the debts that Zelensky, a raving "Greater Israel" conman, made?

The answer for the Ukrainian people is simple: no regime – no

obligations. The Zelensky regime has created many difficult

problems for the Ukrainian people, and the recipe for

solving them always begins with the elimination

of this regime.

Zelensky has eloquently shown Ukrainians that he is a stranger to

them, that he cynically uses them for his own nefarious purposes,

for which he created an anti-people regime. And the destruction

of this regime, is the most important issue ----- for saving the

Ukrainian people, from political criminals.

Chairman of the Council of the

Other Ukraine Movement,

Viktor Medvedchuk

Of course, Medvedchuk is speaking to his
fellow Ukrainians, but maybe, if this is
cut and pasted --- and put on social
media - it might reach some?

What do you think?

___________________________

G. A. Zyuganov: We need to unite - all

patriotic forces as much as possible!

April 8th, 7:46pm

(CPRF news)

On April 8th, G. A. Zyuganov, Chairman of the Central

Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian

Federation, Head of the Communist Party faction

in the State Duma --- spoke from the rostrum of

the State Duma on behalf of the CPRF faction.

We offer you the text of his speech.

''Dear deputies, comrades, colleagues,

Exactly one month remains until the most significant

date of this year – the 80th anniversary of our Great

Victory. All of the most courageous, talented,

principled and conscientious people, of

course, will pay attention to Moscow

and Red Square, on this day. Many

people will take part in our

festive events.

And we don't just welcome it. We are proud that all of

those who fought alongside us, except for the Anglo-

Saxons and NATO members, will participate in this

great celebration. Including - in a military parade.

Our party, has prepared an extensive program. We have

just opened a large exhibition in the State Duma, which

tells about the origins of the Great Victory. You will see

there, our newspaper, Pravda, published in the days

when the Red Army defeated Kolchak and Denikin.

This is the only newspaper in the country where

all famous people spoke.

We need to think about how to implement the tasks that

were formulated by all the factions at the government's

report. It, in my opinion, reported adequately. But -- at

the same time, many questions arise. There are still

unsolved problems that cause not only surprise,

but also - indignation.

We are working in extremely difficult conditions today.

28 thousand sanctions, a new trade war, that Trump

announced to the whole world. Think about how it

might end!

If you look closely at how trading on world stock

exchanges was developing yesterday, you will

understand that the gigantic crisis of 2008-

2009 began in a similar way. Then -- there

was an approximately identical collapse

of 8-12%. And this means the

pre-infarction state of

the economy.

If China's powerful economy falters, a global recession

will ensue. By the way, oil & gas prices, have already

fallen by 10%. This means... that we will all have to

work in an even more challenging environment.

Today, it is fundamentally important for us to achieve

victory over the Nazis and fascists on the Ukrainian

front. It is extremely important, in principle.

What did our fathers and grandfathers do to win? Before

the 41st year, we won three great victories. First of all,

victory in the struggle for the unity of the country. We

have assembled a single empire ---- in the form of the

USSR. Then we won the victory over time and space.

Over 20 years, 9 thousand factories have been built.

And the third victory: The Soviet Power managed to

form a real citizen and patriot - a victorious person.

Addressing United Russia - in particular, we emphasize

the President's words that it is necessary to unite the

entire society, regardless of parties, movements,

beliefs and nationalities. In this regard, I would

like to draw the closest attention of the Duma

Council and the United Russia leadership, to

unpopular - and very dangerous - initiatives.

They come, among other things,

from government circles.

It seemed to me, that the pogrom of the great Soviet

country was impossible. But - when they began to

impose one destructive idea after another, and

when they were put together, the party was

suddenly, paralyzed. Industrial enterprises

were destroyed, state administration was

destroyed. Including the ministries and

departments, that were first kicked

out of the Central Committee, and

then dissolved ------- leaving the

country to the mercy of fate,

and on sale.

Why is this bitter experience still relevant today?

First. Strategic industries. At one time, the post of

Defense Minister was held by Mr. Serdyukov. You

know very well how he went through the army.

I had to go to the president three times, and

bring him materials on this topic. After all,

we could soon be left ....without rocket

technology!

As a minister, he destroyed half of the military schools

and half of the hospitals. And now, he does the same

in aviation. Therefore, I insist that a commission

be set up immediately --- to investigate the

activities of this person. He should not

be allowed anywhere near the army,

the Navy, or the aviation industry!

Second. Privatization. Mr. Siluanov, is an experienced

minister. But -- at the same time, in the course of the

government's report, he makes a proposal to launch

a large-scale privatization. He must understand that

no country in the world --- can allow this to happen

during a war.

A war is won only if resources are concentrated as

much as possible. Let me - remind Mr. Siluanov:

when the USSR agreed with Churchill on joint

actions against the fascists, they could not

produce aircraft in England. Because two

private owners did not agree. Churchill

sends his adviser to them. He says - it

won't work, they can't be persuaded.

And Churchill answers: "You - don't

have to. Until you reach them ----- I

will nationalize these enterprises."

The third. Economics and financial policy. Nabiullina

has done a lot. But a tax rate of 21% will kill us. It

will set the country back five years. Thanks to

the credit stranglehold, those who are most

needed by our economy are in the worst

position. Those who are engaged in

import substitution. Let's urgently

correct the situation!

I understand what Trump is doing. He will strengthen

his empire without looking at others or caring what

it will cost the rest of the world. But we can solve

our problems - only by concerted actions that

fully meet our national interests.

Fourth. Management system. Tell me, why do they

impose a law on dispersing local councils on us?

Why, Mr. Krasheninnikov, are you doing this,

violating the foundations of Russian life

that have been developing..... for two

thousand years?

The destruction of the USSR began with thieves'

cooperatives, and ended with the execution of

the Soviets. And then - all the property was

given to Chubais and tsereushniki. We ---

are still dealing with the consequences

of this crime.

Why is a law being introduced that is supposed to

put all political parties under the hood? Control

any internal party events and contacts from

the outside? Why -- is our position, in

accordance with the law... not

reflected by those who are

obliged to do so ---------

including television?

Fifth. Strengthening the unity of society -- and patriotic

education. Don't we have the will to return Stalingrad

to its true name? Will the Mausoleum be fenced up

again on May 9, insulting both its citizens and all

our guests?

If we analyze all these problems, we can conclude: that

the fifth column does not want peace, & does not want

victory. All of its initiatives are absolutely harmful and

unnecessary. And I don't understand - why they

arise when the president has set the task of

rallying society, mastering the latest

technologies ...and achieving the

self-sufficiency of our country.

We need self-reinforcement. And self-strengthening is a

combination of strength and experience. Lenin, when

he came to power, realized that free education, free

medicine, the GOELRO plan and the NEP, were

necessary. And Stalin realized that without

new factories, and new high-class

personnel, too, it is impossible

to achieve success.

When our troops took Berlin ----- not a single column of

the Reichstag... had a single swear word written on it.

Because they were the new Soviet people - winners!
People of great courage, great conviction, high

culture... and genuine dignity!

And today we must devote all our initiatives to

restoring these priceless qualities to society.

We invite you to take part in the Anti-Fascist Forum,

which will open in Moscow on April 22, and in our

rally "Dear heroes". From Sevastopol, Stalingrad

and Leningrad, it has already reached.... the

Far East.

We have something to celebrate the holiday with.

But we still have a lot of tasks to solve, which

we need ----- to unite all the patriotic forces

as much as possible!

Medvedev has admitted that Chairman G. A. Zyuganov,

won Yeltin's second ''election'' - so President Putin

and many others --- must know this too! Yet the

Russian press, ignoring constant polls where

people say they want the Soviet system..

gives space to frivolous parties - and

blanks the KPRF always, and most

of all --- at elections !

Unity? Pfaah! A free privatised press

--- is a contradiction in terms.

What do you think?

____________________________________

President Putin - speaking to

the organisation of Russian

businesses (state, private,

workers co-operatives)

March 18th, 2025.

Sanctions, are not temporary or targeted measures -- they

are a mechanism of systemic, strategic pressure on our

country. And ----- no matter how the situation develops,

no matter what the system of international relations

is, our competitors will always have the desire to

restrain our country, weaken its economic and

technological capabilities.

And if earlier the Western so-called elites tried to give this

opposition at least some semblance of decency, now it

seems that they do not need to be shy, they are not

going to be shy. They not only regularly threaten

Russia with new sanctions, but also stamp out

these packages one by one. It seems that the

initiators themselves have lost track of how

many restrictions they have imposed and

against whom.

So, the Ministry of Finance calculated it. I can tell you with
confidence - with confidence: 28,595 sanctions against
individuals and legal entities. This is more than all the
sanctions -- against all the countries against which
sanctions were imposed, and many times higher.

Even if there is some gesture from the other side--they say
that something is supposed to be removed, weakened --

we can expect that there will be another way to push,

put some sticks in the wheels, as was the case with

the well–known, 'Jackson-Vanik amendment'. Even

the Soviet Union against which it was introduced

at the time, was no longer there, and relations

between Russia and the United States of

America ---- were at their best. And the

amendment continued to work. And

when it was supposedly canceled,

it was actually simply replaced

- with another restrictive act

against Russia. Remember

that. They canceled and

immediately imposed

other sanctions.

I repeat: sanctions and restrictions ---- are the reality of the
current new stage of development, which the whole world,
the entire world economy, has entered. Global competition
has escalated and is becoming increasingly sophisticated
and irreconcilable.

Thus ----- a new spiral of economic competition is unfolding
right before our eyes, and, in these conditions..... it is even
embarrassing --- to recall the norms and rules of the World
Trade Organization which were once actively promoted by
the West. Once. When? When these rules were beneficial
to them. As soon as they became unprofitable everything
immediately began to change. And all these negotiations
are stalling. And nobody really needs them.

Obviously, and I've already said it more than once: as

it was before, it will no longer be. There is no hope

for complete freedom of trade, payments and

capital flows ---- just as there is no need

to rely on Western mechanisms.. to

protect the rights of investors

and entrepreneurs.

So now you know the truth.

Do you think?

________________________________

The New Brics Are Arriving

Monday, March 17, 2025

(http://infobrics.org/)

It seems fitting that, on St Patrick's Day,

we should be entertained and informed

by someone who calls himself...

Irish Dentist.

Maybe they aren’t as popular as the Big Brother

contestants, but in their own way they say that

we are closed in a cage: that of an economic

system jammed with balances destined to

change quickly. The game is played

mainly in Africa, the scenario is

a deglobalized world.

The screenwriters of this Truman Show, are Abhijit

Banerjee, Esther Duflo – a couple, even in real life,

of MIT scholars – and Michael Kremer (Harvard),

who won the Nobel for economics thanks to

''their experimental studies to address the

problem of global poverty.'' It’s a sort of

oxymoron. Awarding the Nobel to those

who deal with poverty --- means having

acknowledged that the Western model

- capital and democracy - is in decline.

There is another gentleman... unknown to most: Joaquín

Alonso Vázquez. This is the new Minister of Economy of

Cuba, a country in poverty --- with tourism having

collapsed by 7.9 percent in the last year, now

below two million arrivals. Vázquez.. is also

looking for an answer to poverty – the GDP

per capita on the island is 3,479 dollars a

year and he has found it: entering Brics,

with China ready to invest to bring the

challenge home to the United States.

Cuba joined the economic system on January 1st with

..Belarus, Bolivia, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia,
Thailand, Uganda & Uzbekistan, in addition to the

founding countries: Brazil, Russia, India, China

and South Africa. Iran participated as an

observer at the latest summit, in late

October, in Kazan, Russia ---- where

Vladimir Putin sought to transform

the economic dialogue ---- into a

strategic alliance.

Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan....... also pays

careful attention, to this “cartel”. (disturbing attention

considering that Turkey has the second largest NATO
army), just as the Gulf countries look with interest
at the Brics. Donald Trump immediately proposed
a relaunch of US investments in both Qatar &

Oman - where he has considerable personal

interests: he's building some luxury resorts

around the Omani capital, Muscat.

An epochal challenge therefore stands out on the horizon

of this millennium. It is not the tariffs threatened by

Trump --- that are becoming an alibi for European

inaction or for agreements – such as Mercosur

- wanted by Ursula von der Leyen - that feel

like a last resort. The real challenge was

launched by the new global advisor

Mario Draghi. He wrote: either

Europe immediately invests

800 billion a year - and

convinces itself that

taking on debt is

indispensable,

or the Union -

is finished.

The model – writes Draghi – based on the exploitation of

foreign demand and the export of capital with low wage

levels is no longer sustainable. Otherwise we just have

to study poverty. Because in the de-globalized world

-- there are other protagonists. They are precisely

the Brics, that group of nations that would once

have called themselves “the non-aligned” and

which today are the planets of the Chinese

“solar system”. They are continually

growing, both economically and

demographically, and they are

studying 'their own' payment

system and want to elevate

the renminbi (or yuan) - the

Chinese currency ----- to a

''currency of exchange.''

Even if India is starting

to think, that its rupee

could soon have even

greater strength.

What accelerated this attack on the dollar-based global

economic system ------ were the sanctions imposed on

Russia. The Kremlin, excluded from the Swift global

transaction system, developed precisely with the

US currency -------- has asked its Chinese ally.. to

consolidate the alternative Cips circuit Cross-

Border Interbank Payment System) which is

managed by the People’s Bank of China, is

denominated in the Dragon currency (the

renminbi) and is supported by 1,280

financial institutions around the

world ---- including Japanese,

Russian and African banks.

But ---- this is only a side effect: the “core business” of this

challenge is who grabs the mineral and energy resources,

who controls the trade and who owns the industries to

produce. And above all, who sells what to whom. A

quarter of a century was enough - for Beijing to

become – since its unconditional entry into

the Woto, the World Trade Organization,

on 11 December 2001, decided by Bill

Clinton -- and sponsored by Romano

Prodi – from the world’s factory to

the world’s leading shopkeeper.

At the dawn of the new millennium.. the Italian politician

was president of the European Commission and told the

Chinese: ''In your relationship with Europe you will have

a market of enormous dimensions in front of you''. The

data - speaks clearly. Faced with a stagnation caused

by a crisis in internal demand, due to household debt

and a real estate bubble, China, in order to maintain

the planned growth rate of GDP at 5 percent ---- did

two things: cut rates (exactly the opposite of the

West) and vented its productive surplus ----- by

increasing exports. In 2024, its trade balance

broke all records. Since 1993 it has exported

more than it imports and... in the year just

ended it recorded a surplus of 990 billion

dollars. This happened because Trump’s

tariffs are feared: but while Europe

thoughtfully wonders whether

Donald... will impose taxes..

the Chinese are pushing

profitability ---------- to

the maximum.

The backlash in Europe is immediate: Germany, which has

always had Beijing as its main customer, no longer sells

(so much so that its exports have been at their lowest

since 2023). The numbers say that German exports to
third countries fell by 5.3 percent, to the USA by 12.2

percent, to China by 3.8 percent and to Russia by 9.4

percent. Under these conditions, the entire European

economy slows down. But there is another fact that

is rarely taken into consideration, and instead,

indicates that the Old Continent is destined

to be overtaken by the Brics.

In the 25 years that China has been in the WTO, Europe

has halved its stock market capitalisation. In 2000

(including London) it was worth 34 percent of the

global stock market, today just 14.5. On the

contrary, Wall Street went from 50 to 66%

and everything else.....--. is in the hands

of the Brics. Who claim a place in the

sun. From Kazan they made it known:

we, are half the world. Statistics in

hand - the “non-aligned” produce

36% of the world’s GDP -- and
move 37% of trade.

Just under half of the planet’s population lives within

their borders, approximately 3.5 billion people out of

eight billion. They occupy..... a total surface area of

approximately 40 million square kilometres --- and

contribute to 40 percent of global oil production.

They've surpassed the G7 and their economies

– Cuba aside – are all growing. And they can do

it themselves. Uganda for one, has the largest

gold reserves and in a year the Makuutu mine

will become productive (the country ---- has

enormous mineral wealth) ---from which

126 thousand tonnes... of rare earth

oxides can be extracted, including

86 thousand tons of neodymium

and praseodymium.

For China - it is an indispensable partner. But the same can

be said, of Thailand ---------- which has become a high-tech

production hub for which a GDP growth of 38 percent is

expected over the next five years. Likewise Malaysia,

which is growing by 5 percent a year thanks to

superconductors; and the construction boom

has turbocharged its financial market. And

if South-East Asia is the production branch

of China, the countries of Central Asia are

the energy reserve --- while Africa is the

reservoir of other raw materials.....

including agricultural ones.

This is the strength of the Brics and while we await

Trump’s decisions, Nerendra Modi archives – data

from the International Monetary Fund ------ a 7%

growth in Indian GDP in 2024. For comparison,

president of the EU Central Bank, Christine

Lagarde, says she is satisfied.. because

the Union achieved +0.9 percent.

Who is happy…

Irish Dentist

Not the UK -- that's for sure...

in order to lift capitalisation

by risking WW3, in a grab

for the Black sea ports

the UK faces criminal

charges and the loss

of a 'permanent' UN

Security Council

seat --- at least.

What do you think of

those potatoes?

_________________________________________________

Dmitry Novikov on Channel One about

the "counter” to Trump and that the

best protection from the conflict

between Russia and Ukraine

is their united state.

March 12th, 4:30pm

(Communist Party of the Russian Federation.ru)

The US administration is training Zelensky's team and

wants to squeeze maximum benefits out of Ukraine.

This opinion, was expressed by the Deputy Chair-

man of the Central Committee of the Communist

Party D. G. Novikov on March 11, in the program

"Time will tell".

The negotiations between the United States and Ukraine

that began in Saudi Arabia ---- became the main topic of

discussion on Channel One. Secretary of State Marco

Rubio, said before the meeting, that Russians will

have to make difficult decisions. If Washington

likes the talks, he added, assistance to Kiev

will resume.

According to Dmitry Novikov, in general, the situation is

developing as it should. There is a conflict – big and

complex. There is.. the position of Donald Trump,

who announced in his election campaign, that

this conflict needs to be resolved --- and the

US is going to actively participate in this.

"It is clear - that such issues are not resolved quickly,"

said the deputy chairman of the Communist Party's

Central Committee. ''For large-scale negotiations

to take place and reach agreements we need to

go through rounds of preparatory meetings.

This is a kind of negotiation about

negotiations."

Explaining Trump's motives, Dmitry Novikov pointed out a

number of circumstances. First of all the US president is

opposed to his country investing further in this conflict.

Second, in a mercantile way he wants the investments

made earlier, to bring economic benefits. 3rd, Trump

plans to address other issues in the global arena.

These are: China, Europe, and the Middle East.

Trump sees these areas, as more fateful for

the United States. First of all - he intends

to address the Chinese issue. You don't

want to have several acute conflicts

at once, and probably can't.

Dmitry Novikov suggested that, hotly and emotionally
attacking those who were in power before him,

Trump secretly applauds Biden.

"First - by providing financial support to the Ukrainian
regime, the Democrat team is so mired in corruption

schemes that now folders with dirt will accumulate

for a long time. By the next election --- this will

greatly help the Trumpists stay in power.

This is the most important domestic

political task."

Secondly, according to Dmytro Georgievich, the Trump

team considers previous investments in Ukraine as

investments. Today, these people argue like this:

"We will return everything and replenish the

American budget." What happened with

Zelensky in the Oval Office and is

happening today, is an element

of training the team that is

in power in Kiev.

Dmitry Novikov presented the logic of the White House

as follows: "Do you, in Kiev, think that we are just
threatening? No! We can disable Starlink for

you for a while, and you will feel how hard

it is - without it. We can stop the supply

of weapons - for several days, weeks,

and you will feel, how difficult it is

without it. You will not be able to

cope without the support of the

United States," such ideas are

conveyed by Washington to

Kiev. And it's very similar

to training a predator

in a circus."

Continuing.. Dmitry Novikov explained: "When trainers don't
give enough meat to an animal, it's not about starving it to
death. It's just that tomorrow he'll be flexible, his reflexes
will do their job. Those rude words that were heard in the
Oval Office ----- will no longer be spoken out. And the
documents that the US Treasury Secretary brings

to Kiev will not be thrown off the table, but will

be signed. We are in the training stage. It

won't be completed in a few days. The

predator is complex. This is a group

of people with different ambitions

and connections in European

countries."

Reacting to these comparisons, political analyst
Alexander Kazakov made the remark that there

are animals that do not lend themselves to

training. "They don't take those to the

circus," Novikov said.

According to the representative of the Communist Party,

the question is not that Zelensky personally is quite

unpleasant to Trump. Yes, he was rude. However,

both Trump and Vance were prepared for this.

They weren't confused - or surprised. It was

clear to them who Zelensky was. They just

turned on the calculator. They say, ''look

Zelensky, your calculations are --- that

you owe us 200-300 billion, and ours

are 500. You can't pay with money.

This means that you will pay --- for

example -- with 20% of Ukraine's

natural resources. Oh, you were

rude to us? Add another 10%

to the debt. You acted badly

in the negotiations. We add

more, it will become 45%.."

Now, the deputy chairman of the Central Committee of the

Communist Party of the Russian Federation continued,

they are increasing Ukraine's debt to the United

States by political methods. The counter.... is

enabled and ticking hard. On the other hand,

when the calculator reaches the maximum

Washington will be interested in having

the agreements signed by a president

who is - conditionally - legitimate.

Therefore, Zelensky's days are

numbered - in the near-term

historical perspective.

''Trust - but verify?

How about don't trust
---- and can't verify?

Russia is certainly facing
hard choices --- yet they
hold a lot of high cards.

Perplexed.

What do you think?

____________________________________

Russia’s Coexistence with West

to Depend on Its Readiness to

Recognize Mistakes: Lavrov

March 10th, 1:24pm

(al Manar)

Russia’s coexistence with the countries of the collective

West will depend on their behaviour & their willingness

to acknowledge and rectify past mistakes, Russia's
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, stated, in an

interview with the New Regions of

Russia magazine.

“I believe the main lesson is clear --- in matters crucial to

our country’s survival, we must rely solely on ourselves

and on the trusted friends who stood by us in our time

of need,” he remarked. “Regarding our coexistence

with our Western neighbours, much will hinge on

their actions and their readiness to recognize

- and amend - the errors they have made,

including their persistent desire.. to

achieve a strategic defeat for

our nation.”

Lavrov emphasized -- that the past three years have marked

a “moment of truth.” Following the initiation of the special

military operation to protect the people of Donbass and

Novorossiya --- the collective West revealed its true

nature. He remarked, “The ostensible rule of law

and basic standards of decency have been cast

aside. The so-called European values – such as

the inviolability of property, the presumption

of innocence ------ freedom of speech and

movement, and access to information

------- have dissipated like smoke.”

He continued, “Those who once lectured everyone on

how to live, who proclaimed themselves champions

of democracy and human rights --- hastily rallied

behind the neo-Nazi regime in Kiev, without

a moment’s hesitation.”

According to the Russian foreign minister, the world has

witnessed the hegemonic instincts driving the ultra-

liberal ruling elites of the West. “The predatory,

colonial habits of the former colonial powers

of the EU and Britain, along with their

inherent vices ------ arrogance,

deceitfulness, and a lack

of order in business

conduct – persist.

''De facto, a new global ‘divide’ has emerged ---- on one side

is the Western minority, while on the other, is the global

majority,” he stated. “This majority... includes all those

countries.... as well as individuals of good will within

the West itself, who advocate for the establishment

of a multipolar world --- based on a balance

of interests.”

Source: TASS News Agency

What do you think?

They say people get
the governments
they deserve.

Are you really, a fascist loving war monger?

______________________________

Soldiers of fortune flee Ukraine: thousands

of foreign mercenaries are thinking about

a new "place of work"

by Vladimir Demchenko

February 26th, 6:36pm

(Komsomolskaya Pravda)

The dialogue between Russia and the US on Ukraine has

only just begun, and foreign mercenaries of the Armed

Forces of Ukraine have already begun to look for new

places. At least Johnny Pinilla from Colombia, who

was interviewed by The Washington Post, said

this quite seriously.

"If the conflict here in Ukraine ends.... I would go

to Israel," he said. "There's fighting there, too.''

The mercenary did not specify whether he would like

to fight for the IDF or for Hamas. Probably for the

highest bidder.

Johnny Pinilla will be able to go to the Promised Land, only

if he survives until the end of hostilities in Nezalezhnaya.

Not so long ago, in the Kursk region, Russia's military

"reset" more than 400 AFU fighters, including foreign

mercenaries, in one day. And the Colombian, Pablo

Puentes Boorhas was captured. Boorhees is now

awaiting trial, which is likely to leave him years

behind barbed wire ---- in our harsh climate.

Private military companies (PMCs), were the first to say

that there is nothing more to catch in Ukraine. And this

was not connected with Russian-US contacts, they

were not even on the horizon. Tony Shiena, chair

of MOSAIC, a US firm that specializes in

intelligence and security consulting,

said last May, that the chaos that

reigns and is growing in Ukraine

is discouraging any interest in

working in this country.

But such military companies, according to the military

historian, and author of the book "PMCs: history and

Modernity" Mikhail Polikarpov (who wrote the

book under the pseudonym Richard Wagner),

provide cover for the mass of foreign

military personnel in the Armed

Forces of Ukraine.

''All mercenaries in Nezalezhnaya -- can be divided into two
large groups'', says Polikarpov. ''These are the so-called

free shooters ---- people who go there unorganized, on

their own whim. Among them --- a very small part of

professionals, but the bulk -- are those .......who are

called riffraff-rabble. The second large group -- can

be called "ichthamnets". These are active officers

of the armed forces of Western armies.. or retired

specialists in the organization of communications,

maintenance of Western equipment & instructors

training AFU fighters before being sent to a front.

Private military companies - often act as a front

for "ikhtamnets".

At the beginning of the SVO, PMCs also united free

shooters and scumbags, but now there is almost

no such thing. Because.. under the guise of a

paramilitary business, almost ordinary

bandits ......sometimes came to

Nezalezhnaya. At best - those

who were just chasing profit.

Now all sorts of rabble are simply enlisted in the Foreign

Legion or other units. Kiev --- has had enough of the

scandal with the US's PMC, Mozart, the brainchild

of US Marine Colonel Andrew Milburn.

Several months of drunkenness and visits to strip bars

were enough for the "Mozarts" to quarrel over money

and leave Nezalezhnaya in disgrace. At home,

the lawsuits are still going on.

The head of the Mozart private military company, US
Andrew Milburn, was accused by former colleagues

of corruption, embezzlement, sexual harassment

and drunkenness.

British mercenaries also bickered on financial grounds.

In August 2023, a founder of PMC, Dark Angels, Daniel
Burke, disappeared in Zaporozhye. A month and a half
later, the body with a bullet in the head was found.
The main suspect.... was a friend of Burke, who
didn't agree with the division of finances.

And the remains of former Scots Guards soldier Jordan

Chadwick, were brought to the United Kingdom, with
honours. They say that he died heroically in battle.

But later it turned out that Chadwick also

quarreled with fellow countrymen or

colleagues because of the money.

And that in fact, his corpse with

his hands tied behind... was

fished out of a pond.... in

the same Zaporozhye.

In general, the founder of the PMC "Mozart"

Colonel Milburn, having escaped from

Ukraine, still got off easily.

One-day PMCs are trying to work directly for the Ukrainian

regime, which is why they are in trouble. Solid companies

make good money because they sign contracts with their

own governments. As a result, the money is still credited

to Ukraine, but who cares...

PMCs serving "ikhzdesnetov", in hell, that is, on the front

line, try not to climb. And each has its own specialization.

"The US are the security of VIPs, convoys and logistics
routes," says Mikhail Polikarpov. ''The British - are for

training, and so it was a long time ago. For example,

G4S is a huge organization with several hundred

thousand employee ---, engaged in training all
over the world including training Ukrainian

soldiers. And also- - security. It is noted

that Zelensky's bodyguards are British.

It is possible that these are just G4S

employees, although there is no

direct confirmation.

In Ukraine, several US and European PMCs were lit

up. Among the largest, Cubic Corporation, Forward

Observations Group. From the British, in addition

to G4S, Elite Global Response and Hawki World-

wide are seen. The Polish ASBS Othago and

European Security Agency, which work

closely with Nazi formations and are

actively engaged in training recruits,

were noted.

There are also paramilitary private structures from other

countries. French Byblos and Chiron, Canadian Black

Maple Company and Sabre Training Advisory Group,

Spanish G. O. A. Tactical.. According to Polikarpov,

all PMCs, without exception, work in direct

contact with their ruling structures.

Many PMCs are designed specifically for servicing military

equipment. For example, the 155th brigade of the Armed

Forces of Ukraine named after Anna Kievskaya ------ was

prepared with pomp -- in France. They were armed with

Caesar self-propelled guns & VAB armoured personnel

carriers. And, of course, somewhere nearby, a PMC

was immediately formed with the French, who

went to fight on this equipment.

"Those who work for Hymars and Patriots -- are also

mercenaries," says Mikhail Polikarpov. ''They - are

either active officers, or retired, there is not much

difference here. After all, you can't put a

Ukrainian at the remote control there

anyway. These devices even have a

completely different scope scale --

and our post-Soviet gunner needs

to retrain for six months.

The vaunted 155th brigade, by the way, very soon suffered

huge losses --- a considerable part of the soldiers fled. So

the PMCs created exclusively for the conflict in Ukraine,

in case of its completion, will disband themselves

without any problems, and their izdesnets will

return home. But the businessmen who make

tens and hundreds of millions of dollars from

helping the Kiev regime, will have to think

hard about what they will pay their own

governments for.

For free shooters, riffraff, riffraff, there is no need to create

a cover in the form of PMCs. They come from all over the

world for money and thrills, they are quietly enrolled in

the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

"At the first stage, there were many Poles and Georgians,"

says Mikhail Polikarpov. ''Apparently, there are still a lot

of them. They fought both in the Foreign Legion and in

the national battalions. Recently, there have been a
lot of Colombians on the frontline. And this ---- is

understandable. After all, this is a country

that has lived for several decades in civil

wars, drug wars and is used to violence.

There, a high school student can order

a peer because of the boy's attention,

or they can kill her for playing loud

music. This seems like nonsense

to us, but it's normal there. The

mercenaries from Colombia ...

have no inhibitions - neither

in terms of killing another

person, nor in terms of

their own death.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia,

during the Ukrainian conflict in the war zone, 186

mercenaries from this country were killed.

Another 122 ... are still missing.

What attracts soldiers of fortune to Ukraine? They earn

no more, than contract soldiers in the Armed Forces of

Ukraine - about $2 thousand (183 thousand rubles) per

month. And they use mercenaries as much as they

use their own. This is an ordinary living force. And

they do not take care of them at all - on the

contrary, they like to send them to meat

assaults, to the very heat, to their

deaths. Because in the event of

the death of a mercenary,

unlike a Ukrainian, you

can do without large

compensation to

your relatives.

It's not just about Colombians. A mercenary from Poland,

Piotr Mitkevich, told reporters that the family of his

deceased friend surnamed Zurka did not receive

a cent of the promised $400 thousand

(36.6 million rubles).

However, mercenaries from prosperous countries also go

to war. In early February, the Finnish Foreign Ministry

published a special instruction for "volunteers" who

want to go to Ukraine. "This is not a crime," it says.

However, the Finnish Foreign Ministry cannot facilitate

either the conclusion of a contract with the Armed

Forces of Ukraine or its termination. Apparently,

many Finns were disappointed and tried to go

home. And this is not surprising.

Finnish volunteers.. complain about the terrible supply

in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, they have to beg and

send even socks and underwear to their mercenaries.

British prisoner James Scott Rhys Anderson regretted
coming to Ukraine "I'm going to stay here so long

that I probably need to learn Russian," says 22 -

year-old British mercenary James Scott Rhys

Anderson.. who was captured in the Kursk

region. ''I came here because of financial

problems: I served in the police --- got

fired, and couldn't think of anything

better.'' He claims that he didn't

kill civilians, but understands

that he will spend at least

10 years in a Russian

penal colony.

"I was told it was stupid, that I shouldn't go
there. I wish I'd listened," James said,
with apparent sincerity.

I must say that there are few such "white and fluffy" ones.

Mostly thugs come, ready to torture and kill. Residents

of villages caught on the front line remember with a

shudder the atrocities of mercenaries. Here is the

village of Golubovka in the Kharkiv region,

recently liberated by Russian troops...

A young woman tells military investigators how two

drunken soldiers broke in in the middle of the night,

beat her, and raped her... And who is it? Citizens of

enlightened Europe, French Maxime Barrat and

Quentin Evanno.

''Eyewitnesses I know said that Poles and Georgians

were very brutal, - these are the words of a resident

of the village of Goncharovka in the Kursk border

region. ''We went into every house, if someone

was found there... then no one was left alive.

Grenades were thrown into the basements,

regardless of whether there were people

there or not... Georgians... they were

very fond of cutting people up.

Their throats were cut, and

their heads were cut.''

Well, such soldiers of fortune want to spend especially.

But not to a new place of earning money, but right

now - on the last journey.

Many foreign mercenaries do not like to fight against the

Russians. They weren't used to it. The same Johnny

Pinilla mentioned in the beginning, in Colombia,

fought for 12 years against drug cartels. Then

he spent several more years guarding VIP

clients. Sometimes it was dangerous, but

there was no artillery or drones.

"We were trained at a training ground 40 km from the

front," Pinilla told The Washington Post. ''They were

engaged in an open field, studied tactical medicine,

actions in different situations. And then suddenly

the training ground turned into a front line, shells

and drones rained down on us from above. And

we didn't even have body armour at that time!"

Another mercenary, who spoke to Business Insider

on condition of anonymity, admitted that even

experienced soldiers of fortune are in shock

in Ukraine.

"Many Westerners come here, hoping to become heroes,"
he said. ''The guys took special vacations --- and did not

intend to die at all. But a damn missile can kill you even

miles from the front line! It is very different from what

happened in the Middle East. There, once you get to
the base, you are relatively safe. You're even more
nervous here."

Russia's Defense Ministry often reports strikes

"on the locations of military personnel of the

Armed Forces of Ukraine - including foreign

mercenaries." Sooner or later all intruders

will realize.... that it's time to leave.

The most recent data... on the number of mercenaries

fighting in Ukraine is dated March 14, 2024. Then the

Russian Defense Ministry published a table from

which it followed that 13,387 people arrived in

Nezalezhnaya during the two years of the

special operation.

Poland (2,960), the US (1,113), Georgia (1,042),

Canada(1,005) and the UK (822) were in the

lead. These countries, were also among

those whose mercenaries the Russian

troops eliminated the most. In total,

the destruction of 5,962 soldiers

of fortune - was confirmed.

I'm not saying a word.

__________________________________

How Netanyahu continues to

pursue 'redrawing the map'

by Robert Inlakesh

February 5th, 12:27pm

(Al Mayadeen English)

The Gaza ceasefire deal has no doubt inflicted a major

embarrassment on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin

Netanyahu and his military, yet this has not

signaled an end to the regional struggle

in his eyes.

The recent visit to Washington and the rhetoric surrounding

the trip leave the impression that there is no end in sight

except ongoing war.

Israeli PM Netanyahu’s visit to the United States, is clearly

tailored to foster a US-Israeli aggressive takeover of West

Asia. During his first term in office, US President Donald

Trump set forth a new path for the Zionist regime

aimed at crushing Palestinian statehood once

and for all, in addition to stamping American

dominance into the region.

While the infamous “Deal of the Century” plan, may have

seemingly collapsed upon its announcement in January

of 2022, this proposal was simply one branch of a wider

strategy that the Biden administration also attempted

to continue growing.

It was clear that the Trump administration, whose policies

were led by hardline Zionist fanatics, was seeking to

collapse the previous regional understanding of

how to settle the Palestinian issue. This was

the dismantlement.. of the “Arab Peace

Initiative” of 2002, the longstanding

accepted guide to stability ratified

by the Arab League.

Replacing the Arab Peace Initiative, which affirmed that no

normalization agreements would be signed without the

establishment of a Palestinian State, the so-called

“Abraham Accords” sought US power in order to

coerce Arab regimes into normalizing ties.... in

exchange for economic and security benefits.

This initiative effectively deleted the Palestinian struggle

from regional power dynamics and sought to redraw the

status quo in a very dangerous manner.

Fast Forward to September of 2023, the Biden administration

was working to implement this new vision for US imperial

domination in the emerging multi-polar world.

At the G-20 summit in New Delhi, Joe Biden proudly announced

the planned construction of the India-Middle East-Europe

Economic Corridor. This new trade route was in line
to bolster the American Partnership for Global

Infrastructure and Investment (PGII), which

was created --- with countering China’s

innovative Belt and Road Initiative

in mind.

The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor sought to

create a land trade route from the United Arab Emirates

(UAE), through Saudi Arabia and Jordan, into Zionist-

occupied Palestine. However, this was going to

hedge upon Riyadh signing a normalization

agreement with “Tel Aviv” first; which
was close to being reached.

That same month, Netanyahu delivered an aggressive speech

at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in which he

presented the “New Middle East," ...featuring the Arab

States that align with Israeli-US interests and not

Iran’s alliance.

All was set to go forth, except for one huge issue standing

in the way - that both the Israelis and the US, completely

underestimated --- the determination of the Palestinian

people. In the occupied West Bank, armed Resistance

factions began forming for the first time since the

Second Intifada in 2021, as tensions escalated

year-in-year-out, as the Palestinian factions in

the Gaza Strip prepared themselves for a war

that would thwart the Zionist-American

agenda --- and save their cause for

self-determination.

Attempts to pave a way - toward disrupting the Israeli-US plot to

destroy the Palestinian cause for rights and self-determination,

including mass nonviolent civil resistance and political

maneuvers were ignored, only provoking further

violence. Hence, Palestinians began taking

matters into their own hands, especially

due to a growing encroachment on

al-Aqsa Mosque, the third Holiest

Site in the Islamic faith, which

sought to end the status quo

inside the compound.. and

even destroy the site to

replace it - with a

synagogue.

During this period.. the Israelis began working toward redefining

their Zionist mission and deciding upon the future of the settler-

colonial project.

On one side, a part of the Zionist population sought to protect

their status quo and maintain an Apartheid regime that

granted Israeli Jews the benefits of a Western-style

liberal democracy.

The other side, led by Netanyahu, sought to overthrow the

Israeli judiciary, Judaize the legal system, and seek

expansionism into what is known as “Greater

Israel”. Evidently, Netanyahu... is getting

his way.

One very important aspect of the ongoing conflict --- is power

perception, and the Israeli-US alliance understands this well.

Up until September of 2024, the Islamic Republic of Iran

appeared to be in a position of unparalleled regional

power, according to popular understanding.

The Hamas-led attack of October 7, 2023, dismantled the

image of the Israeli military, and its ensuing failure to

defeat Palestinian armed groups in Gaza cemented

this view, making Iran and its other allies appear

extremely powerful.

In the aftermath of the Israeli booby-trapped pager attacks

across Lebanon, which injured thousands and were

labeled as terrorism, by former CIA Director, Leon

Panetta --- followed by the assassination of most

of Hezbollah’s senior leadership, this perception

dramatically shifted.

Suddenly, in the propaganda war arena, the perception was

that US-Israeli power was on top and Iran had been

knocked down. Further cementing this view was

the fall of the Syrian government, led by its

former President Bashar al-Assad.

While the Israelis gained the upper hand in the propaganda/

media war front, the reality was that they had scored a

series of tactical victories, while the power of Iran

and allies had not actually diminished in the way

that had been portrayed. Yet, this narrative is

of great importance, because it also affects

the trust between the leadership and

populations inside Iran and with its

Axis of Resistance aligned allies.

The Gaza ceasefire/prisoner exchange has again altered the

media view of the war, regionally, as it has become evident

that the Israelis failed to defeat Hamas despite committing

genocide and using its full US-backed force.

Rationally, the Israelis knew that they weren’t going to win

in a war with Hamas, therefore they agreed to the

ceasefire.. and conceded a tactical loss of the

propaganda front. But they will not wait long

before attempting to salvage their image of

strength and aggressing further, and an

example of this is already beginning

to manifest itself in the occupied

West Bank.

Israeli PM Netanyahu is hell-bent on “redrawing the map,"

expanding his colony’s occupation of Arab lands, while

the Israeli regime threatens all of its neighbours -------
simultaneously. They are clear that they won’t leave

Syria by choice, and.. even if the Israeli military

withdraws from Lebanon, it stresses its need

to maintain its freedom of action inside the

country. “Freedom of action” --- equals the

right to run cross-border incursions.. and

launch airstrikes at any time..... which is

unacceptable by any nation's standards.

Meanwhile, the Israeli military is committing the most extensive

military campaign in the West Bank since 2002, labeling it

“Operation Iron Wall”, which has already resulted in the

murder of over 70 Palestinians. Usurpation of the

territory is the ultimate goal, and.. since Donald

Trump’s Presidential campaign was bankrolled

with 100 billion dollars in order to allow this,

it can be assumed that the US is on board

with the land theft.

The Israelis and their American partners.. are seeking total

domination of West Asia, not stopping --- until they achieve

their goals; something that Netanyahu calls “total victory”.

While some now fear the deterioration of the Gaza ceasefire

in phase 2 of its implementation, along with Trump’s calls

to ethnically cleanse the territory, the larger and more

realistic threat... is what will become of the post-war

process there.

Ethnic cleansing will not be feasible --- which makes it highly

unrealistic and therefore it is most likely that Donald Trump

is talking about this for the sake of Israeli domestic

consumption and little else. If he is actually

serious about such a plan, then this will

almost certainly destabilize Egypt and

Jordan. It could even lead to an

Israeli invasion of the Sinai

Peninsula, which..... it has

already been working on

justifying since at least

October of 2024.

The idea...... of Jordan absorbing hundreds of thousands of

Palestinians from Gaza -- would also likely spell enormous

issues, the least of which will be the fledgling economy’s

ability to deal with such a refugee population. Yet... the

societal repercussions will be much greater and could

lead the already agitated Jordanian public ---- toward

the path of resistance.

Similarly, if the Zionist army invades Egypt, even if there’s

no resistance from the Egyptian army, at first, there is a

high likelihood that resistance will emerge... and both

normalization agreements.... could collapse.

Netanyahu is inventing what we can call the “new Israel”,

because the old Zionist vision appears to have collapsed.

In order to redefine the goals of his Zionist project, he
is aiming to continue mass slaughter - and even the

destabilization of nations' leaderships... who are

friendly to the regime. It is an era of expansion,

extermination, and subjugation. The aim will

be to use as many collaborators in all their

iterations, in order to kill the Palestinian

cause --- and make the region bow to

US-backed Zionism. The only one

that could change the course of

the conflict.... is Donald Trump

and his administration, which

appears extremely unlikely,

to say the least.

The opinions mentioned in this article do

not necessarily reflect the opinion of Al

mayadeen, but rather, express the

opinion of its writer exclusively.

Interesting article, don't you think?

Except for the very last sentence,

which is extraordinarily negative.

_________________________________________

Doomsday clock and

"nuclear midnight".

What you need

to know

January 29th, 9pm

(Izvestia.ru)

The hands of the Doomsday clock, which symbolize the threat of

a global catastrophe, have been moved one second closer to

midnight. They now show 23: 58: 31. So close to midnight —

a symbol of a global nuclear catastrophe — the hands of

the clock have never been before. Why the forecasts

have worsened and what the dial means — in the

material of "Izvestia".

What is the Doomsday Clock?

* The Doomsday Clock - a project of the Bulletin of Atomic

Scientists magazine, which has been in existence since

1947. Every year, the board of directors of the journal,

with the participation of experts and scientists,

decides on the movement of arrows or that

they should be left in place. Midnight on

the symbolic dial means the moment

when people will make the Earth

uninhabitable.

* Initially, the hands were set at 23:53. The greatest distance

from midnight (23:43) was recorded after the end of the cold

war. In 1991, the administration of US President George H.

W. Bush signed the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty

with the Soviet Union.

* The hands of the Doomsday Clock are set each year by experts

of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists' Science & Safety Board

in consultation with the Board of Sponsors, which was

established by Albert Einstein in December 1948,

when its first chairman was one of the creators

of the atomic bomb, Robert Oppenheimer.

The council now includes Nobel Prize

winners, many of whom are

specialists ---- in physics,

physiology or medicine.

* The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists was founded by a group of

scientists who worked on the "Manhattan Project" (code name

for the work on the atomic bomb during World War II). The

organization was originally designed to measure nuclear

threats, but in 2007... it decided to include climate

change in its calculations.

How the time on the clock changed

* Since 1947 --- the magazine has been assessing the threat of the

"end of the world" and annually decides whether to move
the hands or not. Now there are 89 seconds left until midnight

instead of the previous 90. This is a record short time

before a global catastrophe — for all the 78 years

since this clock was symbolically wound up.

* The magazine's experts explained...... that they moved the clock

closer to midnight on January 28, 2025, because they do not see

enough positive progress in solving global problems, including

nuclear risk, climate change, biological threats, and

advances in "disruptive technologies" such as

artificial intelligence. This year, infectious

diseases ..and the ongoing conflicts in

Ukraine and the Middle East -- were

also identified as negative factors

affecting the situation.

* As experts from the Bulletin's Science Council explain, countries

with nuclear weapons are increasing their arsenals --- investing

hundreds of billions of dollars in something that can destroy

civilization. At the same time, it is the United States, China,

and Russia that are responsible for pulling the world back

from the brink.

* The development of artificial intelligence, biotechnologies and

space technologies ---- is now very important for all of humanity.

However, global threats are being significantly exacerbated by

the spread of disinformation, fakes, and conspiracy theories

that are destroying the communications ecosystem and

increasingly blurring the line between truth

and falsehood.

• In 2023, against the backdrop of the conflict in Ukraine,

increased nuclear escalation, plus the war between

Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip and the climate

crisis, the hands of the clock were moved

immediately by 10 seconds - to 23: 58.30,

which was a record close to midnight.

Before that, they stayed at the 100-

second mark, for several years in

a row. In 2024, the hands of the

clock did not move.

Main Doomsday Clock Dates

1947: seven minutes to midnight. Setting the clock.

The Cold War between the USA and the USSR.

1949: three minutes. The USSR

tested its first nuclear bomb.

1953: two minutes. The USSR and the United States

tested thermonuclear bombs nine months apart.

Why did you wind up your watch

* The Doomsday Clock was created in a symbolic attempt

to assess how close humanity is to destroying the world.

Midnight means the moment when the Earth becomes

uninhabitable --- due to the results of human activity.

This project is not intended to measure existential

threats or the time remaining before the

apocalypse, but rather, to initiate

discussions on complex topics

that affect the entire

population of

the planet.

* The Doomsday Clock is periodically criticized. One of the main

disadvantages is the combination of different types of risk,

which have different characteristics and develop over

different time scales. The project is also regularly

criticized for the lack of clear criteria for analysis.

For example futurist researcher Anders Sandberg

suggested that talk about the threat of a nuclear

catastrophe or global warming is artificial, and

pessimistic forecasts not only do not give an

objective assessment --- but even mislead.

However.... the clock is still an important

rhetorical device that reminds humanity

year after year... of the precariousness

of the current existence on this planet.

* Watches are widely used in popular culture. This symbol

was mentioned in the lyrics of The Clash (track It's 55

minutes past 11), The Who, Iron Maiden (Two Minutes

to Midnight), Smashing Pumpkins (Doomsday Clock)

and Linkin Park (Minutes to Midnight), and also

formed the basis of a comic book series in

which the characters of "Guardians" Alan

Moore meets Batman and Superman

from the DC universe.

* Experts who move the hands of the Doomsday clock invite

everyone to discuss the changes on the dial in their own

social circle — with relatives, relatives, friends and

colleagues. Such conversations -- can change the

mood of society from small groups to large ones.

And ultimately, such conversations influence

the mood of society and the decisions that

politicians make.

* Personal actions can also make a difference. To make a positive

impact on climate change, in particular, it is suggested that you

evaluate your daily habits and think about whether there are

small changes that you can make in your life. Examples

include walking or cycling instead of driving, saving

resources when heating homes, buying seasonal

and local products instead of imported ones,

sorting and reducing food waste, and

saving water.

Also, we could add - stop pouring bleach into our water,

Take more interest ------ in joining with others, to elect

good, honest, incorruptible councillors and MPs, and

--- if you live in the West --- search out real news

from sources such as Rhondda Records!

What do you think? No swearing!

___________________________________

Little Henchman of the US

Posted by: Red Star |

Jan 19 2025 21:06

(Moon of Alabama)

The US currently has 13 military bases in the UK - they

masquerade as RAF stations, but are leased to the US

- and the UK has very little control over them.

One of these, RAF Menwith Hill in North Yorkshire,

controlled by the US’s National Security Agency

(NSA), is the largest military spy base in the

world - outside the US.

It is believed that another, RAF Lakenheath, is now being

prepared to host US nuclear weapons. The US Dept of

Defense has added the UK to a list of NATO nuclear

weapons storage locations in Europe being

upgraded under a multimillion-dollar

infrastructure programme. The

British public wont have any

say in this --- in fact, the

mainstream media...

(MSM) wont even

mention it.

RAF Lakenheath previously hosted US free-fall nuclear

bombs - until they were withdrawn in 2008, following

consistent anti-nuclear protests. Now, here they

come again.

The UK looks more like an occupied territory - than the

puppet master which controls the US. In reality we're

just the global bully's little henchman.

Cambridge definition of henchman:

Someone... who does unpleasant or

illegal things for a powerful person.

What do you think?

____________________________________

Israel ramps up propaganda blitz,

allocates $150 million ----

to gloss over genocide

by Alireza Akbari

January 7th, 11:22am

Amid the raging genocide of Palestinians in Gaza, the

Israeli regime is intensifying its propaganda blitz,

allocating unprecedented funds - to shape

global public opinion.

Israeli foreign ministry's annual budget for so-called

"public diplomacy", also known as Hasbara, has

surged to a staggering $150 million in 2025,

marking a 20-fold increase from last year.

The move aims to whitewash the apartheid regime's

appalling war crimes in Gaza and repair its battered

international image, as global condemnation grows

over its continued genocidal campaign.

The generous allocation of funds --- aimed at amplifying

pro-Zionist propaganda, comes as global public opinion

has sharply turned against the Tel Aviv regime due to

its war of extermination in Gaza.

Since the launch of the war on October 7, 2023,

the Israeli regime has unleashed 88,000 tons

of explosives on the tiny besieged territory,

destroying houses, hospitals, schools and

refugee camps.

The war has killed nearly 46,000 people and injured

around 109,000 in the past 15 months. Among the

martyrs --- are over 17,800 children and 12,300

women, according to Gaza's health ministry.

The ministry has documented more than 9,000

massacres against Palestinians during this

period with tens of thousands displaced

and rendered homeless, and many

more grappling with hunger.

Under the new budget announced earlier this week, the

Israeli regime's foreign ministry is expected to receive

massive funds for its so-called "public diplomacy"

efforts, in order to wash the stains.

Under this program, the ministry intends to hire

social media influencers, public opinion

leaders and celebrities..... to repair the

tattered image of the child-murdering

regime in Tel Aviv.

Unmasking the evil spirit of Hasbara

Hasbara, a Hebrew term for "explanation," is used by

Israelis to refer to propaganda aimed at altering

global perceptions of Israel.

What is Hasbara?

Hasbara refers to the Israeli apartheid regime's

"public diplomacy" efforts that are aimed at

shaping international perceptions and

justifying its never-ending genocidal

war crimes against Palestinians.

The term was popularized in the early 20th century by

Polish Zionist activist Nahum Sokolow, who described

it as a strategy that “seeks to explain actions,

whether or not they are justified.”

Historically, Hasbara evolved from early Zionist

propaganda efforts, where Arabic-speaking

Jews sought to camouflage Zionism's

real goals to Arab communities.

Today, it encompasses modern communication methods,

including social media campaigns, to counter various

narratives about Israel's deadly offensives and

policies in the occupied Palestinian territories.

According to Zionist watchers - Hasbara functions as a

euphemism for propaganda, distorting facts to present

the occupation regime as a victim --- while portraying

the occupied Palestinians, as aggressors.

Prominent Zionist lobby groups such as AIPAC (American

Israel Public Affairs Committee) and the Jewish Agency

for Israel (JAI) provide resources and training for

advocates to engage in Hasbara.

For instance, the Jewish Agency is tasked with

sponsoring Hasbara Fellowships in different

countries, which train students to promote

pro-Zionist and anti-Palestine views on

university campuses.

The Israeli regime directly supports these initiatives,

with dedicated offices within ministries such as

foreign affairs and diaspora affairs.

Since October 2023, and amid the genocidal war against

Palestinians in Gaza, these efforts have dramatically

escalated, which is evident by the 20-fold increase

in this year's Hasbara budget.

According to experts, the steep rise in the Israeli

regime's Hasbara budget this year is linked to

growing anger and outrage across the world

over the Israeli regime's ongoing genocidal

war crimes in Gaza.

The arrest warrants issued against Benjamin Netanyahu

and Yoav Gallant by the International Criminal Court

(ICC) as well as the historic rulings by the

International Court of Justice (ICJ) on

the Gaza genocide have contributed

to the surge in anti-Zionist

sentiment worldwide.

The daily war crimes and massacres in Gaza, according

to experts, have put the Israeli regime in a dangerous

position with even pro-regime voices now calling

for the end of occupation in Palestine.

The recent Israeli military raid on Kamal Adwan Hospital

in the northern Gaza Strip, which led to the mass

detention of medical staff --- including the

hospital director Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya,

triggered widespread protests globally,

which still continue.

In New York City, demonstrators outside the Israeli

consulate chanted "Free Gaza!" and "Stop the

Siege!" In London, crowds at Trafalgar Square

held signs reading "Healthcare is a Human

Right" and "End Israeli Apartheid."

Activists in Paris marched near the Eiffel Tower,

shouting "Solidarity with Palestine!" and

"No More War Crimes."

In Berlin, protesters at Brandenburg Gate displayed

banners saying "Defend Medical Facilities!" and

"Justice for Gaza!" In Toronto, rallies at Nathan

Phillips Square echoed calls for "Peace

in Palestine."

These demonstrations indicate growing anti-Israel

sentiment across the Western world, where

governments have been complicit in the

ongoing genocide in Gaza.

According to the Israeli daily The Times of Israel, the

allocation of the budget comes as "public opinion"

about the Israeli regime in the United States and

other countries has been "intensely battered."

The Israeli regime's foreign minister Gideon Sa'ar was

quoted as saying that the budget will be directed

toward influencing "sentiment in the foreign

press and on social media."

Sa'ar also stated his intention to focus on "American

college campuses," adding that the initiative will be

carried out in cooperation with US Zionist groups.

In April 2024, a wave of college protests swept across

the US ----- marking a significant escalation in student

activism regarding the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza.

The movement began at Columbia University on April 17,

when students set up a "Gaza Solidarity Encampment"

with around 50 tents, demanding that the university

divest from companies supporting Israel.

Following police intervention and mass arrests on April

18, solidarity encampments quickly spread to over 100

campuses nationwide, which were suppressed by law

enforcement agencies.

The Israeli daily Maariv quoted Sa'ar as saying

that he was determined to make a change.

“Every shekel devoted to this cause is an investment,

not an expense, and will strengthen Israel and its

standing in the world," he said, referring to

the Hasbara project.

According to reports, he has held sessions with

social media influencers, cultural figures, and

public diplomacy advocates abroad to

discuss strategies for implementing

the plan. Among the attendees at

these sessions were former

Israeli officials, media

influencers ----- and

even comedians.

On Thursday, Sa'ar held a meeting with a group of

candidates and emphasized the need for a

strategic shift in the regime's approach,

referring to the effort --- as

"consciousness warfare"

rather than "Hasbara."

Throughout the session, Sa'ar reiterated how the

distorted Israeli regime image worldwide has

constrained Tel Aviv’s political leadership's

ability to maneuver on the world stage.

Meanwhile, activists have criticized and ridiculed the

move, arguing that it seeks to justify the regime's

genocidal campaign in Gaza, which has drawn

widespread international condemnation.

The budget increase for the so-called "public diplomacy"

coincides with intensified Israeli military raids on

Gaza's health facilities, including Kamal Adwan

Hospital in northern Gaza.

The last functioning health facility in northern Gaza

was recently fully evacuated, and medical staff

were detained, with no information available

regarding their whereabouts.

Since the start of the war on Gaza in October 2023,

1,068 medical staff members have been martyred.

Additionally, 331 medical personnel have been

detained, with many executed inside prisons.

The Israeli attacks have rendered 34 hospitals non-

functional - forced the closure of 80 health centres,

--- and targeted 162 health facilities. At least seven

mass graves have been identified inside hospitals.

As the Israeli foreign ministry announced its increased

budget for influencers, corporate figure Van Jones

appeared alongside Noa Tishby, a producer,

actress, and an outspoken supporter of

Israeli policies.

On December 29th, Tishby shared a video on her

X account (formerly Twitter) featuring Jones

participating in lighting the "first-ever

Hanukkah candle.”

"@VanJones68 joins me - to light his first-ever Hanukkah

candle. We talked about the powerful bond between the

Black and Jewish communities and the importance of

showing up for one another," she wrote, with many

linking it to the new Hasbara project.

Tishby described Jones as "one of the strongest allies

the Jewish community has had in recent years." The

US author responded by saying they seek to

"repair the world."

The video sparked backlash on social media. Some

commented on Tishby’s post by highlighting

instances of the mistreatment of Black

individuals by illegal settlers in the

occupied territories.

“This is how your people treat Black people in

IsraHell!” wrote a user named Truth Seeker.

On its X account, Drop Site shared a video showing

young boys planting a barrel and explained that

“coordinated Hasbara campaigns” usually

involve prominent propagandists

(Hasbaraists), who spread the

same misinformation despite

substantial evidence to

the contrary.

It also documented how the same undated video was

shared by propagandist accounts, all claiming that

the young boys were Hamas members planting

bombs near a hospital in Gaza.

The page further noted that the video was

initially shared by COGAT, the Israeli

regime body... responsible for

coordinating aid into Gaza,

and was amplified.... by

prominent Hasbarists.

According to the account, this release coincided with

global outrage over Israel’s attack on Kamal Adwan

Hospital in northern Gaza, during which the

hospital was burned down, its director

abducted and reportedly sent to one

of Israel’s notorious prisons...

for torture.

In Slough, when people complained about

the stench from the industrial estate and

traffic fumes... the local buses added

rose petal perfume to the deisel....

Hasbara!

What do you think the apartheid

colonialists, should do?

_________________________________

Hind Rajab Foundation ----- names

Israeli war criminals vacationing

after Gaza genocide

December 21st, 4:38pm

by Alireza Akbari

On December 12th, an X account associated with the

Israeli spy agency Mossad --- issued a stern warning

to regime soldiers against sharing personal photos

on social media.

“Do not post a picture of yourself in the battlefields of

Gaza or elsewhere,” it said, underscoring the risks of

exposure to an identity-revealing campaign targeting

members of the Israeli forces.

More than 45,000 Palestinians, most of them children

and women, have been killed in the Gaza Strip since

October 7 last year in the Israeli regime's all-out

genocidal war ----- backed by the West.

The X page affiliated with Mossad highlighted concerns

over a group identifying Israeli soldiers and sharing

their details with foreign authorities in countries

where the soldiers might be vacationing.

It warned Israeli soldiers that they may be "arrested"

and their vacation could turn into a "nightmare.”

Its reference... was to the Hind Rajab Foundation, named

in memory of a Palestinian girl who was tragically killed

alongside her family, by Israeli forces, late last year.

"It is too late; the evidence has been documented.

War criminals who have essentially testified

against themselves --- will not escape

justice," the foundation responded

to the advisory.

“However,” it hastened to add, “the true nightmare is not

that their vacation is ruined—it is the genocide these

criminals have committed.”

Mossad’s warning follows an earlier notice by the Israeli

military in early December, advising around 30 soldiers

to avoid traveling abroad ---- due to legal complaints

filed against them for war crimes.

In October 2024, the Hind Rajab Foundation filed a formal

complaint with the International Criminal Court (ICC)

against 1,000 Israeli soldiers --- for perpetrating

war crimes against Palestinians in Gaza.

The foundation, a branch of the March 30 Movement,

was established following Israel’s genocidal war on

Gaza in October 2023, which has since spawned

the worst humanitarian crisis there.

The complaint targeted soldiers across all ranks, from

high-ranking generals and air marshals to low-ranking

personnel ----- for direct involvement in genocidal war

crimes in the besieged Palestinian strip.

The case was bolstered by over 8,000 pieces of

evidence, including videos, audio recordings,

forensic reports, and social media

documentation, meticulously

detailing the soldiers’

war crimes.

The ongoing Israeli genocidal campaign, which began

in October last year, has resulted in over 45,227

Palestinian deaths and left more than

107,573 injured.

Despite the mounting international outcry, some Israeli

soldiers have continued to flaunt their involvement in

the Gaza genocide, sharing photos and videos of

their war crimes on platforms like TikTok

and Instagram.

The simmering humanitarian crisis in Gaza, coupled with

Israeli soldiers boasting about their diabolic war crimes

has now prompted legal experts, activists, and human

rights organizations - to intensify their efforts to hold

the perpetrators accountable for these atrocities.

Among these organizations is the Hind Rajab Foundation,

which has identified several Israeli regime soldiers

and filed complaints regarding their war crimes

in the Gaza Strip.

The foundation is also informing the countries

where these soldiers are vacationing to urge

those governments to arrest the Israeli war

criminals over the ongoing genocidal war.

Israeli soldiers identified by Hind Rajab Foundation

On December the 18th, the Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF)

announced ------- the identification of Gal Ferenbook, an

Israeli soldier implicated in the killing of a Palestinian

civilian and the degrading treatment of their remains.

It located Ferenbook in Colombo, Sri Lanka, and

formally demanded his immediate arrest by the

Sri Lankan authorities. It also submitted a

complaint to the ICC and requested

Interpol to issue a red notice

for his capture.

Ferenbook, a member of Company B, Sayeret Golani,

sparked outrage on August the 9th, 2024, when he

uploaded a video to his Instagram account

showing himself inside an armoured

personnel carrier (APC) in Gaza

after committing war crimes.

The footage, which was widely shared and condemned,

captured Ferenbook watching the remains of a

deceased Palestinian civilian on the

vehicle’s monitor.

The video also included a voice, speaking in Hebrew,

mocking the situation and referring to Ferenbook as

“Gal Foundouk, our terminator,” while laughing and

pointing to the remains.

Ferenbook, seen smiling and boasting, treated the

deceased as a war trophy, a clear violation of

international humanitarian law, according

to legal experts.

The video, corroborated by metadata and other

contextual evidence, confirms Ferenbook’s

presence in Gaza during Israeli genocidal

offensives and implicates him in

horrendous war crimes.

These include the outrages upon the personal dignity

of the deceased, the unlawful killing of a civilian,

and the destruction of civilian infrastructure

outside military necessity.

HRF's complaint, submitted under Article 15 of the Rome

Statute, calls on the ICC to open an investigation into

Ferenbook’s crimes.

The crimes include: outraging personal dignity (Article 8

(2)(b)(xxi)), willful killing of a protected person (Article 8

(2)(a)(i)), and destruction of civilian infrastructure

without military necessity (Article 8(2)(b)(ii)).

Israeli media, meanwhile, reported that the war criminal

Ferenbook had fled Sri Lanka, after the Brussels-based

foundation filed the case against him.

On December the 6th in 2024, HRF filed a legal complaint

in France --- against the Israeli regime soldier Roi Hakimi,

on charges of acts of terror & enforced disappearances

during Israel's genocidal war on Gaza.

The complaint, submitted under French criminal law, said

that Hakimi, a Master Sergeant in the Palhod Unit of the

Nahal Brigade, committed serious violations of

international law during the offensive.

Evidence presented includes Hakimi’s own social media

posts, which feature photos and videos of him in Gaza,

armed and in military uniform, amidst scenes of

widespread destruction.

The posts also document detainees in degrading

conditions and actions ------ indicative of gross

violations of international humanitarian law.

One particularly incriminating image depicts Palestinian

detainees, bound and stripped to their undergarments,

standing in freezing temperatures at night, amid

the ruins of Gaza.

The complaint asserts, that such treatment amounts to

torture and enforced disappearances — both explicitly

prohibited under international law and recognized as

crimes under French statutes.

The case relies on Articles 689-1, 689-2, and 689-13 of

the French Code of Criminal Procedure -- which grant

French courts jurisdiction over international crimes,
including torture and enforced disappearances,

if the accused is present in France.

Hakimi is currently believed to be on French soil,

as evidenced by his social media activity, which

shows him spending quality time at a ski resort

in Savoie.

Brussels-based HRF has called on the French authorities

to exercise their jurisdiction and initiate immediate legal

proceedings to hold Hakimi accountable for war crimes.

On December the 3rd, in 2024, the HRF, in collaboration

with the March 30 Movement --- urged Belgium to deny

accreditation to Colonel Moshe Tetro, Israel’s newly

appointed military attaché.

The groups cited Tetro’s involvement in war crimes,

crimes against humanity, and genocide during his

tenure as head of the Coordination and Liaison

Administration for the Gaza Strip (CLA).

In a formal complaint filed with the ICC, it accused Tetro

of implementing policies that deliberately starved

Gaza’s population - by restricting essential

resources such as food, water, and

medical supplies.

These measures, described as a form of man-made

famine, have been condemned as collective

punishment targeting one of the world’s

most vulnerable civilian populations.

The ICC has previously addressed the use of starvation

as a method of warfare, notably in its warrants against

Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and the

military affairs minister, Yoav Gallant.

HRF argued that Tetro’s actions followed the same

pattern, perpetuating widespread suffering --- in

violation of international humanitarian law.

Tetro is also accused of directing attacks on hospitals,

including the Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis city and

Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, resulting in mass

civilian casualties.

Evidence submitted to the ICC -------- includes records of
Tetro’s communications with hospital directors, before
the attacks - which systematically dismantled Gaza’s

healthcare system, leaving civilians without access

to critical medical care.

In a letter to Belgium’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, HRF

Chairman Dyab Abou Jahjah emphasized Belgium’s

moral and legal responsibility ------- to reject

Tetro’s accreditation.

HRF and its partners have called on Belgium to take a

principled stand against impunity by denying Colonel

Moshe Tetro... diplomatic recognition.

The case has underscored the growing push for

accountability over Israel’s genocide in Gaza.

On November the 29th, the HRF, in partnership with the

March 30 Movement and represented by the attorney

Haroon Raza ------ filed another legal complaint in

Amsterdam, demanding the immediate arrest

and prosecution of three Israeli regime

soldiers for war crimes in Gaza.

The accused ------- Yehuda Tsfa, Yotam Shmuelevich, and

Liran Magal --- are members of the Latak Unit of the 932

“Granit” Battalion of the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF).

They participated in the destruction of civilian

properties in Gaza, including the burning of

homes in Gaza City and the destruction of

critical infrastructure, at Rafah Crossing.

The complaint, grounded in international humanitarian

law, asserts that these actions constitute grave

violations of the laws of armed conflict, which

protect civilian objects and prohibit attacks

that are indiscriminate, disproportionate,

or lacking military necessity.

The targeted destruction of civilian homes and

infrastructure is highlighted ---- as part of a

broader pattern of collective punishment

against the Gaza population.

The complaint referenced key provisions

of international law, to substantiate

the allegations:

Article 53 of the Fourth Geneva Convention prohibits the

destruction of property by an occupying power unless

necessary for military operations. The burning of

homes and destruction at the Rafah Crossing

do not meet this criterion.

Article 147 of the Fourth Geneva Convention classifies

extensive destruction of property, as not justified by

military necessity and carried out unlawfully and

wantonly, as a grave breach of the Convention.

Article 54 of Protocol I --------- prohibits attacks on objects

indispensable to the survival of civilians, including food

supplies and drinking water installations. The Rafah

Crossing, essential for the delivery of food and

medical aid, falls within this category.

Article 8(2)(b)(ii) of the Rome Statute criminalizes

deliberate attacks on civilian objects that are

not military objectives.

Article 8(2)(b)(xxv) of the Rome Statute prohibits

starvation of civilians as a method of warfare -

including depriving them of objects essential

to their survival.

Rafah Crossing’s destruction has had devastating

consequences for Gaza’s civilian population,

exacerbating famine by blocking the flow

of food, medical supplies, and other

essential goods.

The deliberate targeting of such infrastructure,

the complaint argues, represents a calculated

strategy to collectively punish civilians --- in

violation of international law, according

to experts.

The complaint stresses that, under international law,

the Dutch authorities are obligated to act, as the

accused soldiers have reportedly been

present in the Netherlands.

By invoking legal precedents.. from the ICC and the

International Court of Justice (ICJ), the foundation

highlighted the responsibility of states -------

to apprehend and prosecute individuals

suspected of war crimes, and crimes

against humanity.

This case not only seeks accountability for the actions

of Tsfa, Shmuelevich, and Magal but also underscores

the critical need --- to address the ongoing impact of

such violations on the civilian population of Gaza.

On November the 27th, in 2024, the HRF submitted a

formal complaint to the ICC against Israeli soldier

Liam Shkedi, accusing him of war crimes, crimes

against humanity, genocide, and crimes

of aggression.

The complaint -- demands Shkedi's

immediate arrest and prosecution.

It detailed Shkedi’s involvement.. in the destruction

of a civilian home in Ni’lin, Ramallah, on March 23,

2023, as well as his role in a massacre in Gaza’s

Al-Bureij camp.

The attacks on Al-Bureij -- which targeted densely

populated residential areas, caused devastating

civilian casualties ---- and were characterized

as indiscriminate.

These incidents, the complaint asserts, are part

of a broader pattern of systematic violations of

international humanitarian law. The actions

attributed to Shkedi highlight the deliberate

targeting of civilians and civilian

infrastructure in Gaza and the

occupied West Bank.

HRF confirmed, that Shkedi is currently in Dubai, United

Arab Emirates, and formally requested that the Emirati
authorities arrest him. Citing the UAE’s obligations

under international law, the Foundation urged his

immediate transfer to the ICC for prosecution.

To substantiate the case filed against the soldier, HRF

provided extensive video and photographic evidence,

including material sourced from Shkedi’s own social

media accounts.

The evidence reportedly documents his participation

in unlawful attacks on civilian infrastructure.

On November the 18th, in 2024, the HRF announced it

was investigating reports of the possible detention

of Israeli reserve officer Elisha Livman in Cyprus,

after complaints of war crimes committed

in Gaza.

Despite the development, Livman reportedly fled Cyprus

with direct assistance from the Israeli regime, as was

revealed by the Israeli newspaper, Israel Hayom.

This intervention, described by the HRF as a "brazen

example of state-sponsored impunity" --- has drawn

sharp criticism for undermining international law

and obstructing justice.

The HRF --- had filed a formal complaint with the Cypriot
authorities, presenting extensive evidence of Livman’s
involvement in war crimes. Among the evidence -- was
video footage showing Livman setting fire to a civilian
home in Gaza, declaring: “We will not stop until we

burn all of Gaza.”

The HRF highlighted that his statements and actions

demonstrate clear genocidal intent, violating both

the Geneva Conventions and the Rome Statute.

In a strongly worded statement, the HRF condemned

Livman’s escape, orchestrated with the active
involvement of the Israeli regime. “This is

not just an obstruction of justice; it is

a deliberate attempt to shield a war

criminal from accountability,”

it said.

It also underscored that Cyprus retains full

jurisdiction over the case and called for

the investigation into Livman

to continue.

On November the 6th, in 2024 --- the HRF formally

requested the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS)

in the UK to launch an investigation into Alon

Elgali, Chief Executive Officer of Meshek

Afar Limited, for war crimes in Gaza.

Elgali was reportedly in the UK at the time of the

complaint ---- accused of direct involvement in

grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions

and international humanitarian law.

The HRF’s letter to the MPS Commissioner detailed the

complaint that Elgali oversaw and participated in the

unlawful destruction and appropriation of civilian

property, including a mosque in Rafah, southern

Gaza Strip, between October the 31st and

November the 4th, 2024.

These actions, targeting civilian infrastructure in

protected areas, are cited as potential war

crimes under the UK’s ICC Act 2001 and

Geneva Conventions Act 1957.

The HRF provided video and photographic evidence

from Elgali’s social media accounts, which show

him operating and supervising bulldozers

demolishing civilian structures.

Witness statements corroborated that Meshek Afar

Limited was stationed in Rafah, specifically for

these operations demolitions.

Under Article 8(2)(a)(iv) of the Rome Statute,

the intentional destruction of civilian

property without military necessity

is classified as a war crime.

Additionally, Article 147 of the Fourth Geneva Convention

identifies extensive destruction of civilian property as

a “grave breach,” requiring contracting parties, such

as the UK, to take legal action against those

responsible.

The HRF urged the Metropolitan Police’s Counter

Terrorism Command (CTC), which specializes in

investigating complex international crimes,

to prioritize the case.

The HRF highlighted guidelines from the College of

Policing, emphasizing the importance of handling

such serious complaints with urgency,

impartiality, and diligence.

On October the 24th, in 2024, another complaint was

filed in Ecuador against Sahar Enrique Cohen, an

Ecuadorian citizen over war crimes and crimes

against humanity during the Israeli genocide

in Gaza.

The complaint, submitted to the Criminal Court

of Guayas, seeks prosecution under both

Ecuadorian and international law for

Cohen’s role in systematic attacks

targeting Palestinian civilians

and medical facilities.

Cohen is accused of participating in the March 18,

2024, assault on Al-Shifa Hospital.... in Gaza City,

where thousands of civilians had sought refuge.

The attack resulted in the deaths of patients, including

children and the elderly --- due to the destruction of

critical medical infrastructure and the intentional

denial of life-saving resources.

The complaint terms these assaults as genocide and

crimes against humanity under international law.

The filing also details horrific acts of torture and

persecution committed by Cohen, including

physical and psychological abuse, forced

nudity, rape, and the deprivation of

essential resources like food

and water.

Citing Article 14 of Ecuador’s Comprehensive Organic

Criminal Code (COIP), the Foundation called on

Ecuador to prosecute Cohen for these grave

violations, asserting that Ecuadorian

jurisdiction..... extends to crimes

committed beyond its borders

when they contravene

international human

rights laws.

On October 18, 2024, the HRF revealed evidence that

Israeli war criminal Moshe Gafni was present in the

United Arab Emirates.

It announced plans to officially request his arrest and

notify UAE authorities. “We will officially request his

arrest and notify the UAE authorities.”

On October the 13th, in 2024, French-Israeli singer

Refael Allush was accused of involvement in the

ongoing genocide in Gaza. Allush participated

in the destruction, looting, and appropriation

of civilian homes and neighbourhoods,

according to the HRF.

Despite these complaints, Allush continued to travel

freely to France -------------- to perform at social events.

On October the 5th, in 2024, HRF issued an urgent call

to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) ---- urging them

to arrest the Israeli war criminal.. and US citizen

Elias Gibs in accordance with international law.

It confirmed credible information about Gibs' presence in

the UAE, identifying him as a member of the infamous

Ghost Unit (Refaim). Gibs is implicated in the killing

of 120 Palestinian civilians in Gaza.

The March 30 Movement, which partnered with the

Foundation, echoed these concerns, emphasizing

the urgency of Gibs' arrest, under the UAE's

obligations to international law.

On September the 27th, in 2024, the HRF revealed that

Israeli soldier Moshe Avichzer had been detained

in Morocco --- for his involvement in war crimes

committed during Israeli offensives in Gaza.

It reiterated its stance that "justice and accountability

must prevail," ---- highlighting the significance of

the detention ---- as a step toward holding

war criminals accountable.

Hats off to these wonderfully patient people

pursuing justice for the Palestinians. I say

.....thank you and God bless you!

What do you say?

__________________________________________

Assad knew, aligning with pro-Israel Arab

rulers - would mean betrayal of Palestine

by Omer Khaled

December 18th 3:09pm

Doomsayers are imprudently speculating that the

resistance axis has been crushed in Syria with

the ouster of Bashar al-Assad and the rise of

West-backed militant groups.

Nothing could be further from the truth.

The resistance axis has in fact neutralized a significant

strategic threat --- which will become evident over time.

This axis remains undefeatable ---- and continues to be

a formidable force in the region.

The strategic importance of Syria to the resistance axis

in its protracted struggle against Israeli occupation and

Western imperialism cannot be overstated. Syria has

been a key player in this fight.

For decades, Syria served as a crucial logistical route for

supplying weapons to resistance groups in Lebanon and

Palestine, steadfastly supporting them despite crippling

sanctions and terrorism.

This unwavering commitment to the resistance front with

the goal of the liberation of occupied Palestinian

territories from Zionist occupation, ultimately -

cost Assad his long-standing hold on power.

Assad’s removal from power had for long figured high on

the agenda of the Zionist regime and its Western allies.

While the resistance axis and the Assad government

in Damascus were focused on confronting Israeli

occupation, some Arab states moved to

normalize ties with the very regime.

The farce of normalization with the Israeli occupation

not only represented a betrayal of the Palestinian

cause that the Arab nations claim to support,

but also served as a means to settle scores

with Assad.

Most of these regimes in the Arab world have for long

only offered lip service for the Palestinian cause to

avoid being in the crosshairs of the Tel Aviv

regime and its patron-in-chief, the US.

The 1978 Camp David Accords marked the beginning of

efforts by some Arab nations.... to normalize the Israeli

occupation of Palestine. This trend continued with the

1993 Oslo Accords, in which the Palestinian Liberation

Organization (PLO) formally recognized the illegitimate

Zionist entity.

Neither of these agreements found support or

acceptance among the people of West Asia,

including Palestinians. Nevertheless,

both deals played a significant role

in solidifying the presence of the

illegitimate entity on occupied

Palestinian land.

The 2020 Abraham Accords, orchestrated by showman-

turned-president Donald Trump, marked another major

milestone in the campaign to legitimize the illegal

occupation of Palestine. Many Arab regimes

fell into the vicious trap --- in exchange

for meager economic incentives.

Authoritarian regimes across the Arab world openly

competed to normalize relations with the Israeli

regime, publicly confirming what had been

privately known for decades — their

betrayal of Palestine.

This trajectory continued until October 7, 2023, when

Operation Al-Aqsa Flood changed everything. This

historic event fundamentally altered regional

dynamics and shook the very foundation

of the Zionist occupation ------- and its

Western patrons.

The October the 7th operation, launched in response to

decades of occupation, oppression, and subjugation,

was followed ----- by an all-out genocidal campaign

against Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip.

In light of the genocidal war crimes perpetrated by the

Israeli regime in besieged Gaza — later.... extended to

Lebanon — normalizing relations with the occupation

ceased to be seen as a viable course of action.

Even some Western countries publicly condemned the

genocidal war crimes, and the International Criminal

Court (ICC) was compelled to issue arrest warrants

for Israeli war criminals.

Since the outset of the occupation of Palestine and the

establishment of the illegitimate apartheid entity on

stolen land, the US has acted as its sword & shield,

providing unwavering support to entrench the

occupation --- and enable settler-colonial

activities in the occupied territories.

For any country seeking favor with American elites and

the privileges that come with it, the formula has been

simple and clear: establish ties with the Israeli

occupation and turn a blind eye to its

atrocities against the Palestinians,

including women and children.

This is the primary reason --- why some Arab and Muslim

countries in recent years chose to shake hands stained

with the blood of Palestinian children for short-term

gains. However, the resistance axis refused to

compromise, standing its ground firmly in

rejecting the West-sponsored settler-

colonial project.

The Israeli-US project employed every tool at its disposal

to knock out the resistance axis and coerce countries in

West Asia into submission. While many yielded, Syria

remained steadfast in its support for the axis,

despite suffering - in many different ways.

The occupation of the Syrian Golan Heights and the

deep-seated hatred for the Zionist regime among

ordinary Syrians made the fight against the

occupation an existential priority for

the Syrian government.

Thus, ensuring the survival of this "cancerous tumour"

required one thing: the removal of Assad in Syria. Any

ruling dispensation in Syria that regards the Israeli

regime as an enemy would inevitably face

unrelenting hostility.

For years, Western powers, backed by the Israeli regime,

sought to overthrow the democratically elected Assad

government in Damascus, employing sanctions,

terrorist groups, and foreign mercenaries,

as part of their strategy.

After years of crippling and draconian Western sanctions

that decimated Syria’s economic infrastructure and

plunged its society into poverty, Assad was left

with limited choices.

Either he had to fight the armed militants while his army

was on the brink of collapse, or he had to accept offers

from Arab monarchies -- to abandon support for the

Palestinian cause -- and embrace Israel.

Assad fully understood what aligning with Arab rulers

who colluded with the US and Zionists would entail.

Such a move would inevitably draw him closer to

the US and, ultimately, require normalizing ties

with Israel. That - was the proverbial red line.

Amid this strategic ambiguity, Syria, steadfast in

its commitment to the resistance axis, was not

offered on a platter to the Zionist enemy, as

many mistakenly assume.

Instead, these turn of events have created a

new opportunity for the axis to shock

the enemy in the future.

Omer Khaled is a Syrian journalist who has covered

foreign-backed militancy in the Arab country for

many years.

(The views expressed in this article

do not necessarily reflect those of

Press TV.)

No, but they represent the views

of those... who have watched

the US and Israel - blowing

the arms and legs off of

children. What do you

think about that?

_________________________________

South Korea --- Eyes

a Rich BRICS Road,

to the Global South

by Lakhvinder Singh

December 4th, 2024

(BRICS PORTAL)

In 2024, the BRICS nations continue to consolidate their influence

in the global arena, collectively accounting for over 40% of the

world’s population and approximately 30% of global GDP

in purchasing power parity terms.

According to recent IMF projections, BRICS countries are set to

contribute over 50% of global GDP growth in the coming years,

underscoring their increasing weight in the international

economic landscape.

China and India, in particular, remain the principal economic

engines of the group - each maintaining robust trajectories

fueled by China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and India’s

ascendancy as a prominent manufacturing hub.

Complementing these giants, Russia leverages its vast energy

resources, Brazil capitalizes on its agricultural and natural

wealth and South Africa anchors the coalition’s outreach

on the African continent. This strategic diversity enables

BRICS to wield considerable influence in shaping global

economic and political agendas.

Today, the BRICS is positioning itself as a counterweight to

traditional Western-led financial institutions like the IMF

and World Bank, aiming to restore balance and justice

in the emerging global economic order.

Central to this effort is the New Development Bank (NDB),

which began with an initial capital of US$100 billion to

fund infrastructure and sustainable projects,

extending beyond the BRICS members

to other emerging economies.

This initiative, combined with efforts to promote trade in local

currencies, reflects a strategy to reduce reliance on dollar-

based systems and challenge Western dominance in

global financial governance.

Moreover... BRICS has increasingly positioned itself as

a representative of the Global South --- advocating for

principles of non-interference & mutual development.

The 2024 BRICS summit in Russia reinforced this by welcoming

Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the UAE,

highlighting its ambition to form a more inclusive

grouping with greater global influence.

Today, BRICS is not merely an economic grouping; it represents

the desire of the Global South for a shift toward a multipolar

global order, with the grouping increasingly diverging from

Western narratives on critical geopolitical issues.

This rising influence is reflected in efforts to reshape the

international financial architecture, promote new

development models ------ and challenge the

dominance of Western-led institutions

in international politics.

The group’s coherence in advancing the interests of the Global

South and its proactive pursuit of economic sovereignty and

technological self-reliance is pivotal to its vision of a new

world order.

Strategic Seoul positioning

South Korea’s rise as a major economic and technological player

has positioned it as an influential actor in global geopolitics. As

a significant member of the G20 -- and an active participant in

multilateral forums, South Korea has consistently advocated

for greater representation of emerging economies in global

governance institutions.

Despite its non-membership in BRICS, South Korea shares many of

the coalition’s aspirations, particularly in diversifying economic

partnerships and reducing dependence on a Western-centric

international order.

South Korea’s strategic policies, such as the New Southern Policy

(NSP), emphasize greater engagement with emerging economies

in South and Southeast Asia, regions where BRICS nations,

particularly India, hold considerable sway.

Furthermore, South Korea’s Indo-Pacific strategy aligns with BRICS

interests, particularly in fostering connectivity and infrastructure

development, providing fertile ground for deeper engagement

on both bilateral and multilateral platforms.

For South Korea, closer cooperation with BRICS, offers numerous

benefits. By actively engaging with BRICS-led initiatives such as

the NDB, South Korea can gain a foothold in emerging financial

frameworks, reducing its reliance on traditional Western

financial systems and broadening its influence in

global economic governance.

This involvement also positions South Korea as a neutral partner

that bridges traditional Western alliances with emerging powers

in BRICS, enhancing its diplomatic leverage and strategic

flexibility in an increasingly multipolar world.

The diversification of its export markets, supply chains, and

diplomatic engagements through partnerships with BRICS

nations will be essential for maintaining competitiveness

and securing long-term interests.

Collaborating with BRICS institutions, also provides South Korea

the opportunity to access emerging markets, and participate in

the growing regional integration efforts among BRICS members

and their allies.

India-South Korea in BRICS embrace

India and South Korea are already strong strategic and economic

partners. However... as BRICS expands its influence in the global

arena with India as a key player, it presents a unique opportunity

for South Korea to enhance its global status by strengthening its

bilateral ties and collaborating more closely on global security

and strategic issues.

Both nations possess complementary strengths and shared

interests, making cooperation increasingly beneficial amid

shifting global dynamics. India and South Korea have

established a robust economic partnership, but

there is still significant potential to deepen

trade and investment ties.

In the wake of BRICS’ rise, the two countries could focus on

expanding the Comprehensive Economic Partnership

Agreement (CEPA) to include areas such as digital

trade, intellectual property rights, and services.

This would not only provide preferential market

access and boost bilateral trade volumes but

also help South Korea strengthen its ties

with the Global South.

Additionally, South Korea can leverage India as an alternative

manufacturing hub amid shifting global supply chains,

particularly in electronics, semiconductors and

automotive manufacturing.

Participation in India’s ambitious infrastructure projects, such as

the National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) and the Smart Cities

Mission, presents further opportunities for Korean firms to

expand their influence and capitalize on India’s rapid

growth trajectory, reinforcing South Korea’s

engagement with BRICS countries.

The evolving geopolitical landscape demands stronger strategic

ties between South Korea and the Global South. Closer

cooperation with India in maintaining a free and

inclusive Indo-Pacific region, enhancing naval

coordination, and strengthening joint efforts

in counter-piracy and in counterterrorism

operations will bolster regional security

and stability, enhancing South Korea’s

role as a net security provider.

Moreover, the defense industries of both countries offer scope for

collaboration in areas such as co-production of defense systems

and joint development of critical technologies like missile

defense, drones, and cybersecurity, reducing the Global

South’s dependence on Western defense industries

for national defense capabilities.

Both India and South Korea are leaders in innovation and

technology, and collaboration in emerging fields such as

artificial intelligence, renewable energy, quantum

computing, and green technologies can yield

substantial benefits not only for their

national economies but also for the

wider region and the Global South.

South Korea’s leadership in semiconductors can further support

India’s ambitions to build a robust semiconductor ecosystem

through joint investments and technology transfers, thereby

boosting India’s position within the Global South.

Strengthening cultural ties... and enhancing people-to-people

exchanges are essential for sustaining deeper collaboration.

By deepening academic exchanges, providing scholarships,

establishing joint research centres, and promoting cultural

collaborations in areas such as film, music, and cuisine,

South Korea can enhance mutual understanding and

support broader partnerships with India.

This cultural engagement can serve as a gateway for South Korea

to connect with BRICS nations and the Global South, which has

been a challenge due to its close ties with the United States

and Western-dominated institutions. Developing deeper

cultural relations with India... can correct this

diplomatic anomaly and allow South Korea

to extend its engagement beyond the

US and the West.

India and South Korea share common values of democracy,

development and international cooperation. With the rise

of BRICS, India can act as a bridge, bringing South

Korean perspectives into multilateral dialogues.

Joint efforts in platforms like the G20, UN, and

ASEAN can enhance diplomatic influence and

promote shared interests, including global

governance reforms, climate action

and cybersecurity.

Sustainability remains a key concern for South Korea.

Collaborative projects with India and BRICS member

countries in renewable energy infrastructure, smart

grids, electric mobility -- and autonomous transport

systems, can contribute to mutual energy security

and support a sustainable future while integrating

South Korea’s economy more deeply with the

rising Global South. By focusing on green

technologies, India and South Korea can

play a pivotal role in the global

energy transition.

South Korea’s engagement with BRICS, especially through

its strengthened partnership with India, offers a strategic

pathway for enhancing its global influence and securing

its long-term interests in an evolving multipolar world.

A robust partnership for a new era

As a member of the US-led security order in Northeast Asia and

heavily dependent on the United States for its security and

economic prosperity, it may not be easy for South Korea

to become a member of BRICS in the near future.

However, as the global order evolves with the rise of BRICS,

South Korea is uniquely positioned to enhance its

cooperation and engage in BRICS initiatives.

The rise of BRICS signifies a shift towards a multipolar global

order, wherein traditional power dynamics are being

redefined, and emerging economies are asserting

their influence on the world stage.

By proactively engaging with BRICS, South Korea can secure

strategic advantages, reduce its dependency on traditional

Western institutions, and expand its economic and

geopolitical reach.

South Korea’s strategic positioning as an intermediary between

Western alliances and BRICS nations - presents an opportunity

to shape regional and global dialogues, ensuring that its voice

remains influential amidst shifting power structures.

By focusing on strategic, economic, and technological

collaboration with India and engaging with the

broader BRICS coalition, South Korea can

protect its interests, seize new

opportunities and bolster its

status in an increasingly

multipolar world.

The foundation of South Korea’s partnership with India rests on

shared values, mutual trust, and complementary strengths,

making their cooperation pivotal, for navigating the

uncertainties of a changing global landscape.

Actively engaging with BRICS allows South Korea to align itself

with a coalition that is reshaping the global order, securing its

position as a key player in the evolving multipolar landscape,

and expanding its influence on the global stage.

This proactive engagement..... not only enhances South Korea’s

diplomatic & economic leverage but also solidifies its role as a

dynamic actor in a redefined global order - positioning itself as

a bridge between the emerging powers and those established

global players.

It is time for South Korea to adjust its diplomatic strategy to

claim its due place in the emerging new order in the region.

Lakhvinder Singh is director of peace and

security studies at the Asia Institute in

Seoul, South Korea.

Asia Times

Source: asiatimes.com

What a beautiful piece!

What do you think?

______________________________________

"Kaya Kallas is good for Russia":

the Balts --- will help the EU

collapse

by Evgeny Umerenkov

November 30th, 6:57pm

(Komsomolskaya Pravda)

Political analyst Mezhevich explained the advantages

of appointing Kaya Kallas as the EU's top diplomat.

The EU Parliament, has approved the new composition
of the EU Commission. Among 27 EU commissioners

- ministers who will join a new EU government from

December the 1st - there are three Balts at once.

Kaya Kallas, the former Prime Minister of Estonia, will

replace the EU's top diplomat, Josep Borrel. Former

Prime Minister of Lithuania, Andrius Kubilius - will

become the Commissioner for Defense and Space

- this post is newly created. Valdis Dombrovskis

the former Prime Minister of Latvia, will be
the Commissioner for the Economy.

What can we expect from them in the EU government?
On this, I had a conversation with Nikolai Mezhevich

the President of the Russian Association for

Baltic Studies.

CALLAS IS A WANTED MAN

In February 2024, Kaju Kallas, then Prime Minister of

Estonia, was put on the wanted list by the Russian
Interior Ministry. Presidential press Secretary,

Dmitry Peskov explained - that this step was

a response to its "hostile actions towards

both historical memory and our country."

Callas has made it clear that while serving in the EU,

she will seek indefinite sanctions against Russia.

"We should not be afraid of our own strength," the

Estonian woman said, about the possibility of

sending NATO troops to Ukraine. "Russia

says that this or that step is an

escalation, but defense is

not an escalation."

KUBILIUS IS PREPARING FOR WAR

At the hearing on his appointment to the post of

EU Commissioner, Andrius Kubilius said that he

expects --- a war with the Russian Federation

within "six to eight years" (despite the fact

that President Vladimir Putin called such

speculation "absolute nonsense"). So -

the EU is obliged, to increase military

production. In general, Kubilius sees

his main task as --- "preparing for

military aggression against EU

member states by Russia."

DOMBROVSKIS IS LOOKING FOR RUSSIAN MONEY

Former Latvian Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis, has

been working in the EU structures for 15 years. In his

native country, he became famous for reducing the

pensions of working pensioners by 70%, and non-

working - by 10% (later, the Constitutional Court

declared this illegal).

"Russia -------- is obligated to pay reparations to Ukraine,"

Dombrovskis said a year ago -- as vice-president of the

EU Commission. "That's why we need to pay attention

to frozen Russian assets, including the reserves of

the Central Bank of the Russian Federation."

Dombrovskis called the signing of a memorandum

between the EU and Ukraine... on assistance to

Kiev for $18 billion euros - at the expense of

profits from our frozen assets -

"a great honour".

THE JUDAS TEAM

- Why is there such a preference for the Baltic States?

- If you were recruiting Jesus Christ for the team, only

people would be needed. But for the Judas team,

they are completely different --- and for it, the

Baltic representatives -- would be just right,"

says Nikolai Mezhevich. "These politicians

with demonstrative anti-Russian positions

have been tested for years, and are

completely manageable. At the

same time, you can be a

corrupt official, like

Kaya Callas.

"Callas repented ---------- when it was revealed that her

husband, Arvo Hallik --- was still trading with Russia

after the start of the SVO. And for millions of euros.

She explained that she had "no idea" about her

husband's business…

- If this is repentance, then I'm sorry… In general,

the main qualification requirement, is not to be

an absolute idiot. The Defense Commissioner

does not need to know the military industry

at all. As to the Commissioner for Foreign

Affairs policy, we understand, that the
Balts do not and will not have ----- an

independent foreign policy, such as

that of Russia, China, and the US.

- How will these appointments affect Russia?

"I'll assume...... that's a good thing for us. Because.. a

person who has never dealt with such issues will be

responsible for space. And for foreign affairs - an

ambitious woman, but, firstly, semi-literate, and

secondly, very semi-experienced. I would not

compare the experience of the Estonian

Prime Minister with the experience of

the head of Yekaterinburg - where

there are many more residents.

About St. Petersburg - and even more

so Moscow, it is not even necessary

to speak.

SOUR CREAM WITH SUGAR

"Kaya Callas. She's the daughter of a Soviet banker…

- Her father... managed the system of savings banks, that

is, actually Sberbank --- in the territory of the Republic

of Estonia. This is not so small. He was an absolutely
wealthy man, a member of the CPSU, and a member

of the highest level of the Soviet nomenklatura.

- Callas ----- has contradictory memories of her Soviet

childhood. Then she complains that because of the

security assigned to her, she could not play with

children on the street. Then - she starts a song

about the hard life under the Soviet regime -

there were no sweets, we had to eat sour

cream, with sugar.

- Yes, the whole of Estonia laughed at the words about

candy. First, sour cream with sugar is a traditional

Baltic dish, which is eaten by both small children

and the elderly.

As for sweets, there was a brand store of the Kalev

confectionery factory next to the building of the

Central Committee of the Communist Party of

Estonia. Kalev sweets -- were everywhere,

they were inexpensive, and there were
lots of them.

And she's lying about Dad's security detail. The head

of Sberbank did not have security. In Soviet Estonia,

only two or three people had security. Including the

First Secretary of the Estonian Communist Party &

the Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme

Soviet of the Republic of Estonia.

THE GARDEN WAS CUT DOWN

- There is a direct demand --- for semi-literate and

deceitful, but absolutely controlled politicians.

Annalena Burbock --- the German Foreign

Minister --- who suggested that Russia

should turn 360 degrees, is a classic

option. And now --- Callas..... has

reached the European scale.

- Yes, absolutely. But why... do you offend Kubilius with

your attention? Unlike Callas, he was prime minister

twice. But also semi-literate.

- He admitted that --- in 2004 his party conducted a

survey among Lithuanians: when was life better,

in the USSR or now? 54% said they were better

off in the Soviet Union. The results were not

made public ..but Kubilius concluded: "We

are dealing with a lost generation."

He also called for cutting off all economic ties with

Russia, although Lithuania was thoroughly fueled

by the export of dairy products to our country.

This mentality is now very suitable for the

EU's sanctions excitement.

- If Charles de Gaulle had been appointed to the

EU Commission, I assure you that they would

have demanded a written condemnation of

the Soviet regime, and Ivan the Terrible,

and Alexander III and so on. This - is

euro-madness - a disease where

paranoia becomes the norm.

How do we respond to this? Rejoice! Because with

such guides as Kallas and Kubilius - the EU's path

will end. The EU is not our friend, not our brother,

but our enemy. And - the sooner the experiment

with a "united Europe" is finished, the better.

- Will we make the Balts gardeners

of a blooming European garden?

"Yes, they cut down their own garden. Well, now they

will have a great opportunity to bring the rest of
Europe to the position of their own countries.

For example, French agriculture is on the same level

as Lithuania, German industry is on the same level

as Latvia, and French space programs are on the

same level ......as Estonian space programs.

Made me laugh. How about you?

___________________________________

"Zelensky's junta is terrified": Medvedchuk
spoke about the mass flight of Ukrainians
from the Kiev regime ---- to the
Russian Federation

by Roman Shimaev,

& Polina Poletaeva

November 29th, 2:14pm

(RT.ru)

Chair of the Council of the movement "Other Ukraine"

Viktor Medvedchuk, spoke about the mass flight of
Ukrainians to the regions liberated by Russia
during the SVO.

He noted that we are also talking about those who

initially left Ukraine for Europe, but could not get

a job there. According to him - in just ten years

since the coup in Ukraine, about 15.7 million

Ukrainian citizens - have decided to move
to the Russian Federation.

Earlier, the authorities of the Kiev regime admitted

that their state policy failed to support internally

displaced persons.

Residents of Ukraine are returning -- en masse to the

territories liberated by Russian troops from the Kiev

regime, said Viktor Medvedchuk, chairman of the

Council of the Other Ukraine movement.

"Zelensky's junta is horrified: citizens of Ukraine

rushed en masse to the territories that became

part of Russia," he said in a statement.

Medvedchuk noted that - after the coup d'etat that took

place in Ukraine in 2014 - a process began that "can
be called with full confidence the reunification of
the Ukrainian people with Russia."

According to the data provided --- over the past ten
years, 15.7 million Ukrainians have chosen Russia.

"Any Ukrainian citizen ---- who receives Russian

citizenship automatically becomes a criminal

for the Zelensky regime ---- and the path to

Ukraine - is closed to him. You can... of

course ------- sell your home... or get

compensation for it and run away

with the money to Europe.''

''But Ukrainians also come to Russia from Europe,

especially when faced with difficulties settling

in, language barriers - and the inability to find

a decent job. Refugees with professions that

are in short supply on the Russian labour

market, and who have not found a job in

the EU ---- are coming from Europe. And

they plan to stay in Russia ------- for the

rest of their lives," Medvedchuk said.

The politician stated: that Zelensky's gang plundered

and destroyed Ukraine, so now it is more profitable

for citizens of the country to live in Russia. He

also drew attention to the fact; that the

current head of the Kiev regime is

already being drained... by his

Western curators.

"Zelensky has already promised them peace ------ and

cynically deceived them. And now we look at other

presidential candidates: none of them promises

peace for Ukraine. Therefore, the reaction - to

escape from this crazy nedostrana... is quite

logical - and understandable. Any president

elected after Zelensky will be even worse,"

explained the head of the council of the

Other Ukraine movement.

In October, the Ukrainian Ombudsman, Dmytro Lubinets,

said that an increasing number of internally displaced

Ukrainian citizens are returning to frontline cities or

regions beyond the control of the Kiev regime.

According to him, this is also due to the

lack of any assistance from the

Ukrainian authorities.

The head of the Servant of the People party, Olena

Shulyak, also called the state policy of Ukraine

in supporting displaced persons - a failure.

This week, the deputy of the Verkhovna Rada from

the presidential party, "Servant of the People",

Maxim Tkachenko, said that about 150,000

Ukrainians have returned to the regions

that were liberated by Russian troops.

A Ukrainian official, Pyotr Andryushchenko, noted that

about 30% of the refugees.... returned to Mariupol,

which was liberated by Russia's Armed Forces

in May 2022.

"They don't want to live in a land ruled by Nazism"

Viktor Vodolatsky, First Deputy chairman of the State

Duma Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration

and Relations with Compatriots, said in conversation
with RT - that he personally observes how residents

of the former Ukraine are returning to the Luhansk

and Donetsk people's Republics.

"And today.... there are already a lot of such people.

I, personally... helped those who returned to their

relatives and loved ones through third countries,

with the words that it is impossible and terrible

to live in the Ukraine that Zelensky leads.

Because... you don't know your future,

what will happen to you tomorrow,"

he stressed.

The parliamentarian also expressed gratitude to the

Russian consulates, which are actively involved in

working with people who want to return to their

homes in the liberated regions.

"People are fleeing from Ukraine. They don't want

to live in a land that is now ruled by Nazism and

nationalism led by Zelensky. Today - Ukraine is

simply being physically and morally destroyed

by the West," Vodolatsky added.

For her part -- Natalia Eremina, the Professor of the

Department of European Studies at the Faculty of

International Relations of St. Petersburg State

University, noted that an increasing number

of Ukrainians, decide to return to their

homes in the regions that are now

part of Russia, and highlighted

a number of reasons.

"We know -- that quite a large part of people are still

Russian-speaking, and they were dissatisfied with

what was happening. These are questions, about

changing the status of the Russian language and

so on. The second point is that Ukraine really

has no future with the current government.

In addition, there are questions about the

mobilization, which is now being carried

out very aggressively. The prospect of

European integration, becomes even

more elusive -- as it is unclear what

will happen to the European Union

itself in five years. More and more

people are starting to realize this"

--- the source explained to RT.

If you know that Russians and Ukrainians
were very much one brotherly & sisterly
people, for decades in the Soviet Union,
the above article makes a lot of sense.

If you know that, from the time of the
disolution of the Soviet Union, the
US began its moves to split this
unity, with several Presidents
changing school curriculae
to teach two generations
to see their future - as
with the ''free'' West
and to hate Russia,
to the point of war,
you might see who
are the baddies
& the goodies!

If - such a tiny word
but so powerful...

what do you think?

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"Curtailment of powers": the new President

of Georgia will be elected by the electoral

college for the first time

by Alexey Zakvasin

November 26th, 11pm

(RT.ru)

For the first time, the head of state will be elected by a

panel of 300 electors, half of whom will be deputies.

Meanwhile, the opposition loyal to Mikheil Saakashvili

still does not recognize the results of the October 26

parliamentary elections and continues to protest.

Earlier, according to the results of voting, the Georgian

Dream Party retained its status as the ruling party.

Meanwhile, according to the SVR, the West does

not abandon attempts to change the political

system of the republic. However, according

to experts, the US and its European allies

lack the resources to achieve their goal.

Presidential elections in Georgia.... will be held on

December 14. This resolution ---- was adopted by

the newly elected Parliament of the Republic on

the initiative of the Speaker Shalva Papuashvili.

The inauguration ceremony of the head of

state will take place on December 29.

The vote was held - without the participation of

opposition forces loyal to Mikhail Saakashvili.

They ''did not recognize'' the results of

the parliamentary elections held on

October 26. The current head

of state Salome Zurabishvili

took their side.

Recall - that the Georgian Dream Party, which has been in
power since 2012, won the election. It won 89 seats, the
"Coalition for Change" — 19 seats, the "Unity — National
Movement" bloc — 16 seats, the "Strong Georgia"
coalition — 14 seats, and the "Gakharia for
Georgia " - 12 seats.

Since October 28, protests have not stopped in front

of the Parliament building in Tbilisi. The opposition

accuses the authorities of rigging the election

results. On November 25, protesters with EU

and Ukrainian flags, tried to disrupt the first

session of the new parliament by throwing

stones and metal bars at its fences.

Currently, the Parliament of Georgia has a yellow

security level, which implies limited access to

the building. The Russian Embassy in Tbilisi -

urged citizens to refrain "from visiting places

of mass gathering of people --- places where
demonstrations & protest actions are held."

Electoral system

The special feature of the upcoming presidential

elections in Georgia is that for the first time he

will be elected by the electoral college. It will

consist of 300 people. Among them are 150

members of Parliament, representatives of

the Supreme Council of the Autonomous

Republic of Abkhazia and the Supreme

Council of the Autonomous Republic

of Adjara, and delegates from local

self-government bodies.

Zourabichvili was chosen by universal suffrage in

2018. Her term of office expires on December 16.

According to Sputnik Georgia, the ruling team

---- Georgian Dream ---- is currently holding

consultations on presidential candidates.

From the point of view of the leadership of this

political force, the head of state should be a

person who is ready to act in accordance

with the interests of his country.

Earlier, the opposition media reported that Irakli

Garibashvili, the former prime minister and son

of first Georgian leader -- Zviad Gamsakhurdia,

may become a presidential candidate from

the ruling party. However, the Georgian

Dream denied this information.

"Irakli Garibashvili would be a good president -- if he

became one, but he will not be one, and we are not

considering Gamsakhurdia's candidacy either,

because the team chose a different person,"

said Mamuka Mdinaradze, executive

secretary of the ruling party.

Political transformation

RT discussed with experts the transformation that

Georgia's political system is undergoing, as well

as the prospects for Western intervention in

the country's affairs.

— What does the new procedure for voting for the

president mean for Georgia and what are your

expectations for the upcoming December

14 elections?

Chief Researcher of the Caucasus Sector

of IMEMO RAS Alexander Krylov:

— The Electoral College, is the logical end of Georgia's

transition to a parliamentary form of government. This

process was started by Mikheil Saakashvili when his

second presidential term was coming to an end.

He hoped to retain the reins of power through

his party, but it lost in the 2012 elections.

In modern Georgia, the president is a

decorative figure with ceremonial

powers.

By the way, in 2018 Zarubishvili came to her post as a

supporter of the founder of the ruling party, Bidzina

Ivanishvili. Then their paths diverged greatly.

However, at present Zarubishvili can do nothing. It can

only support minor protests... by people who take to
the streets with pro-European slogans.

It is reasonable to assume that such an unsuccessful

experience in selecting presidential candidates was

adopted by the Georgian Dream. The opposition will

- definitely - not be able to promote its candidate

through the electoral college. It won't get the

required number of votes. And there are no

influential figures in the opposition either.

Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili said that if

the opposition wins the parliamentary elections,

the country will become a country for the West.

Director of the Laboratory for Analysis of

International Processes at the MGIMO

Institute of International Studies,

Nikolay Silaev:

- The establishment of the electoral college is another

measure to curtail the powers of the president and

prevent conflicts between the nominal head of

state and the prime Minister. Given the

balance of power in the parliament,

the new president - will be loyal to

the Georgian Dream . This should

strengthen Georgia's political

system ---- and make it more

resilient to political crises.

I would not say that Georgia's parliamentary form of

government greatly restricts the West's ability to

influence the country's state system. However,

it still creates certain barriers to intervention.

The US and EU will find it a priori more

difficult to challenge the legitimacy

of the entire parliament and

government, than of a

single president.

Head of the Caucasus Department of the Institute

of CIS Countries, Vladimir Novikov:

— "Georgian Dream " ...was very unlucky with the

presidents. The first president since 2012, Giorgi

Margvelashvili ----- turned into an ardent critic of

it, and the same thing happened to Zurabishvili.
Moreover, the conflict with the current

president reached the point that she

was almost impeached.

It is difficult to predict who will be nominated

from the ruling party. But it is in its best

interest, of course, not to repeat

its previous mistakes.

Senior Lecturer of the Department of International

Politics and Foreign Regional Studies of the

Institute of Social Sciences of the

Presidential Academy,

Sergey Margulis:

— The Electoral College provides an opportunity to

reduce the costs of a boycott that the opposition

may announce. It is worth noting - that the ruling

party could have set the date of the presidential

election for January, but decided to rush things.

Most likely ---- the ruling party fears the risk of

escalation, which will paralyze the activities

of the state authorities.

In addition, the Georgian Dream clearly intends to

introduce new persons into the government who

will be more rational and not oriented towards

the West. However, the new government, will

not be pro-Russian either. It will mainly work

to ensure the country's economic interests.

Georgia benefits from stable trade and

economic relations with Russia, the

EU and the US.

— Director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service

Sergey Naryshkin, believes that the West does not

give up trying to implement another "colour

revolution" in Georgia. Will the Georgian

Dream be able to retain power?

Alexander Krylov:

— "Georgian Dream" does not refuse to cooperate with

the West, but it does not want to spoil relations with

Russia. This policy meets the national interests of

the country and contributes to the preservation

of sovereignty. However ---- there are strong

enough Western-backed forces in Georgia

that want to surrender their sovereignty

and put the country under the control

of Brussels.

The law "On Transparency of Foreign Influence" --- plays

an important role in curbing the influence of the West.

It was finally adopted in mid-May this year amid

mass protests by the opposition, which for

some reason called it the "Russian law".

Zurabishvili vetoed the document, but

the parliament overcame it.

The law on foreign agents deprived the West of the

lion's share of tools for financing forces loyal to it,

and reduced the ability to carry out the notorious

"colour revolutions".

Probably, the West has not abandoned the course of

changing the political orientation of Georgia. But in

the current situation, I don't expect any serious

radicalization of the protests. The current

protests are unconvincing. The Georgian

opposition itself is fragmented and has

no popular leaders. And by refusing to

hold parliamentary meetings.... it

deprives itself of opportunities

for propaganda.

Nikolay Silaev:

— Western countries are hardly satisfied with the

results of the parliamentary elections and the

predictable outcome of the presidential

election. But the protests... are unlikely

to follow the Maidan scenario.... all the

attempts to provoke violence & unrest

are - very effectively - thwarted by the

police, and the law "On Transparency

of Foreign Influence" is the guardian

of sovereignty.

Vladimir Novikov:

— I can't judge the plans of Western countries and the

local opposition in Georgia. But from my point of view,

a revolution is impossible there. Neither the

opposition nor the West has enough

resources to organize truly

large-scale riots.

Sergey Margulis:

— Of course, the West is trying to gain more leverage

over the political processes in Georgia. And we must

pay tribute to the ruling party, which was able to

reduce such opportunities and defend the right

to make independent decisions.

In my opinion, after the elections, the West will try to

increase pressure on the Georgian leadership. The

goal of the United States and its allies is to turn

Georgia into a "second Ukraine" or a "second

Moldova." Fortunately, Tbilisi is well aware o

f this and is aware of the disastrous

consequences of the rampant

Russophobia imposed on the

Georgian people by the

collective West.

Setting Georgia up for something
beginning with BRICS, I believe.

What do you think?

_______________________

Passion for Hazel. How just one

Russian missile destroyed the

entire Yuzhmash plant

by Dmitry Plotnikov

November 23rd, 2:45pm

(Pravda.ru)

The most incomprehensible question for military

observers, specialists and the general public,

after the "premiere show" of the Oreshnik

missile system --- is the question of its

destructive ability.

Also of interest --- are its hypersonic

submunitions, and indeed their type.

Silence by order

Neither the Ukrainian side nor Russian observers

posted objective monitoring, although Russian

President Vladimir Putin, explicitly stated

its existence.

At the same time... Ukraine managed to make routine

statements in the style of "shotse bullshit" --- but did

not show a single crater or entrance hole -- although

most likely not every Russian munition flew exactly

to the target. Kiev could have.. played the situation

in its own style and in its own favour, but it did not.

First of all ---- so as not to aggravate the situation.

Well, the owners also did not allow the Ukrainian
natives, to open their mouths about this... yet.

There, of course, the enemies could draw attention to
the fact that they are now concealing all the data,
since all the information posted on the Network

would allow Russia to directly or indirectly

evaluate the results of its weapons - but

this is not the case here. Here, first of

all they urgently need to calm down

their unhappy people, and the

Western curators ---- who

looked at the whole

action ---- with

square eyes.

It makes no sense to say, that the numerous videos
available for the arrival of the missile warhead did

not impress only the very sick or very svidomo.

One such "aviation expert" from Kiev, Konstantin

Krivolap, has already stated that - not only does

Russia allegedly simply not have a new missile

and "such a rocket" does not exist, but it also

"broke down and fell apart" on its approach.

However, the rest of the sane analysts,

to put it mildly, are in complete shock.

This is something that the people of

planet Earth.... have only seen in

science fiction thrillers.

So far, it is clear that Bankova so "liked" the result

that she immediately asked for everything that

can knock them down. Although the most

modern missiles for the US Patriot anti-

aircraft missile system ---- which are

designed.. to destroy maneuvering

"ballistics", the APU already has.

By the way, the main weapon of the Russian Aerospace

Forces, which today destroys the enemy, is the UMPK,

which - to this day - the Nezalezhnaya army is trying

to learn how to shoot down, but does not succeed.

So, when the weather allows you to drag the UAV or

trigger satellites in the optical channel.. we will still

be pleased with clear images. Of course, if Ukraine

does not have time to hide and distort everything.

NATO Reflexes

Now NATO analysts are evaluating the characteristics
of the Hazel Tree - the degree of damage and its
capabilities - based on the videos they have,

the wreckage, and what they have seen

and heard.

Then, they will analyze what will happen if -- instead of
30 elements in a non-nuclear version --- 30 elements
in a nuclear version arrive with this accuracy, and,

of course, their own counteraction capabilities.

According to the footage --- so far, we can say that there
were two explosions, the cause of which is quite likely
a secondary detonation, but there is still too little

information for any estimates of the degree

of damage.

And --- most importantly --- A lot of people are already
reporting that the Yuzhmash plant no longer exists.

By the way, since yesterday, the workers of the

plant have been removed from the reservation

- for mobilization. It seems true that they have

nowhere else to work…

The Western ''elites'' are 10 years behind Russia

at least, in war technology --- the world majority

now knows that. With millions in Russia, China

and many other countries studying advanced

applied science -- and with China already

ahead by far in their application of the

new sciences - the West has lost.

Once Europe sees what US hegemony

has done to them, and will do - BRICS

will welcome them with a huge hug -

and the US will be truly exceptional.

This, in my opinion, is what we are

moving to. WHAT DO YOU THINK?

___________________________________

The CPRF sends its 131st

humanitarian convoy

to Donbas

(November 18th, 11:24am

LPRF official website)

On November 18th, the Communist Party of the Russian

Federation - sent the 131st humanitarian convoy to the

war zones of Novorossia - and the Kursk borderlands,

from the state farm near Moscow. Lenin street. Multi-

ton trucks are filled with food, medicines, medicines,

clothing, equipment and special purpose equipment

– all that is so necessary on the front line. A convoy

of cross-country motorcycles UAZ special vehicles

was also sent. They are expected --- with special

impatience --- since the purpose of motorcycles

will be combat reconnaissance --- and cars will

perform a wide range of important operational,

tactical and supply tasks - including delivery

of ammunition, food, and evacuation of the

wounded. These vehicles also left --- fully

loaded with inventory and food.

"This aid arrives today ---- only on time. There is a turning

point at the front. Our comrades -------- are fighting with

dignity and bravery. We are making a very important

contribution to the upcoming Victory today," said

Communist Party Leader Gennady Zyuganov.

Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist

Party of the Russian Federation, Gennady Zyuganov,

addressed the audience:

''Dear comrades, We are sending the 131st humanitarian

convoy - from this site of the unique enterprise of the

state farm named after him. Lenin street. I thank all

the organizations that participate in this extremely

necessary and useful work, which helps us defeat

the most evil forces ---- these are the Nazis and

fascists who occupied ridna Ukraine --- and

continue to torment it.''

''I thank --- the soldiers and commanders, our officers, and

volunteers who came here. They are receiving 10 units

of additional equipment here today -- which serves

them primarily to provide security and support

on the front line.''

Gennady Zyuganov also expressed gratitude -- to the

governors and leaders who sent entire convoys from

their regions to the front line.

"Every time - we ship about 150 tons of cargo from

our leading sites - Ulyanovsk, Stavropol, Rostov,

Voronezh and my native Oryol region," said

Communist Party Leader G. A. Zyuganov.

''Yesterday, Biden, the ogre-in-chief, decided to commit

the greatest evil and grossest mistake in his politics

before retiring. He gave the order to fire long-range

missiles - into the deep regions of Russia. This is

the madness that his team is doing. It will cost

them dearly. President Putin, has warned us

many times, and I am sure that we will find

answers. Although I know for a fact, that

they gave their orders ---- long ago.''

''They shot at Sevastopol, Rostov, and other targets.

There's nothing new here. The very fact that, after

meeting with Xi Jinping --- who directly told Biden

and his entire thieving criminal team - that China

is proud of its friendly relations with our country

---- and will do everything to ensure that they

develop successfully.''

''In this regard I would like to thank my Chinese friends,

the Communist Party of China, who have been doing

a lot to strengthen ties in recent years. And the

Communist Party of the Russian Federation,

from the first days (-- after the betrayal of

Gorbachev and Yeltsin) of our historical

friendly ties -- continued to strengthen

these ties. And we, together with the

Chinese Communist Party, have now

prepared a new memorandum, that

will ensure us a worthy meeting ---

of joint Victory. We will celebrate

the 80th anniversary of the Great

Victory next year and will jointly

hold ----- a whole series of very

important events.''

''This assistance ----------- is being delivered on time today.

There is a turning point at the front. Our comrades are

fighting with dignity and bravery. Europe is shocked

and confused. I looked at the composition of the

Trump team. Almost everyone he recommends

either opposed this war or is inclined to have

serious business relations with our country.

So today, we are making a very important

contribution ----- to the upcoming Victory.

We congratulate you on this, thank you

and wish us all success!''

Then Vladimir Kashin, Deputy Chairman of the Central

Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian

Federation, addressed the audience:

''Dear comrades, In those November days in 1941, the

Nazis were close to Moscow --- our capital. Then the

whole nation rose up to defend the Motherland and

the capital of a great power. And --- the Moscow

region, and Muscovites, and, most importantly,

the Siberian armies and divisions came here.''

''Already in December, what happened, happened ----- this

is the first great Victory - when the enemy's spine was

broken. In the near future starting from December 5th,

when the counteroffensive began, we will hold major

events here in the Moscow region --- and in Moscow.

We are the heirs of the Great Victory! Three of my

own uncles were killed at the front, and my older

brother was seriously wounded, not to mention

other relatives. We are truly the heirs of the

Great Victory, and we will do everything

to perpetuate it.''

''Today's fight --- against fascism, neo-fascism, and the

Russophobes of all stripes - is akin to the great work
that our fathers and grandfathers did. And we, each

in his own place, must fulfill it with honour ---- with

pride ---- based on their wartime.''

''I would like to say thank you -- once again -- to all our

guys ...who help the Communist Party of the Russian
Federation & our local branches form such convoys.

This is the head of the convoy. It will be joined by

large trucks from the South, from Voronezh,

and Ulyanovsk, Stavropol. In general, this

convoy will be a serious aid to our troops.

Basically, this convoy will be sent to the

military units that are currently clearing

out the fascists.... on our native land.

First of all, I mean our Kursk region.''

''Let us once again, applaud the collective of the state

farm to them. Lenin street. To the guys who help us

here to form cargo, store, pack, ship, etc. Special

thanks to Pavel Grudinin.''

''Friends ---- thank you all again. We will send the next

convoy in December. It will be associated with New

Year's gifts ----- for our Army and children of the

frontline zone.''

''Dear friends! Once again - I would like to thank everyone

for the great work that unites us all today. We are very

pleased when our children, pioneers and veterans put

their hard work, their energy, their hearts, and their

brains ------- into this great work that our illustrious
commanders and soldiers are looking forward to

at the front. For our Victory! For the peace that

will come ....after this Victory! Our triple

"Hurrah! Hurray! Hooray!"

First Deputy Chairman of the Central Committee of

the Communist Party of the Russian Federation,

Yuri Afonin, said in his welcoming speech:

"Dear comrades --- for the Communist Party of the

Russian Federation ------ under the leadership of

the Chairman of the Central Committee of the

Communist Party of the Russian Federation

G. A. Zyuganov, approaching Victory, the

struggle against fascism, is a key task.''

''The Plenum... of the Central Committee of the
Communist Party of the Russian Federation,

and the work of all regional branches were

devoted to this. Indeed, helping the front

has become ---- one of the main areas

of activity.''

''The All-Russian headquarters of Protest actions,

under the leadership of the Deputy Chairman of

the Central Committee of the Communist Party

of the Russian Federation ---- V. I. Kashin,

organized all the regional branches.''

''I have traveled through a number of regions ---- where

we are currently holding reports and elections. Each
Conference begins with the moment ---- when our
comrades honour the memory of fallen heroes -

talk about helping the families of children who

are currently fighting at the front. And --- of

course, every regional branch ------ or here,

on the site of the state farm, named after

him, Lenin, or directly send humanitarian

aid in support of the front. This is a key

task, and we will all work together to

bring our great Victory closer."

''Our officials --- also noted; the importance and necessity

of humanitarian convoys to Novorossiya and the border

area (Kursk region). As well as the great contribution

of all the communists and residents of the Moscow

region - to our common Victory over fascism.''

"Dear comrades, First of all --- I would like to thank our

local branches, public organizations, and our children,

pioneers, and Komsomol members who put their heart

and soul into this convoy. Many people travel - & work

directly with our military units. We are confident that

the turning point that has occurred along the entire
front line will soon bring the long-awaited Victory

and we will throw out the fascists both from our

territory and from Europe as a whole, as they

did in 1945 For our Victory! Hurray! Hurray!

Hooray!", - said the First Secretary of the

MK ....of the Communist Party of the

Russian Federation, Nikolai Vasiliev.

The Secretary of the Communist Party of the

Russian Federation Alexander Naumov said:

"As always, in this convoy -- the Moscow region takes part
in food, equipment, electronic warfare, and night vision
devices. People collect what our fighters need.

A representative of the generation of "War
Children", Grandmother Lina - came to
Stupino and brought money to buy
food and medicine. Her help ---

is present in this convoy.''

''War children - are constantly collecting aid, knitting

warm clothes that are necessary, or making trench

candles. Komsomol members - and our party

organizations - take an active part in the

formation of the cargo. This work ----

will continue!"

The ONLY Western leader prepared to join doddery old
Guiseppe Biden, in declaring war on Russia --- by firing

long range missiles into Russia -- is Queer Stammerer,
the P.M. ----- who has thrown all the socialists out of a

UK Labour party which is now determined to support
-- not just genocide -- but to take us all ...closer than
the world has ever been ----------- to a nuclear Hell.

Funny old world, isn't it!

What do you think?

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Hezbollah is not only intact

but stronger than ever,

inflicting blows on

the Zionist entity

November 12th 11:48am

by Wesam Bahrani

It has been over 40 days since Hezbollah resistance

movement leader and revered icon of the Axis of

Resistance Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah attained

martyrdom after decades of struggle.

Throughout more than a year of the relentless US-
Israeli genocidal war against Gaza, Seyyed

Nasrallah, without a shade of doubt,

demonstrated his - unwavering -

courage and commitment to

the Palestinian cause, and

literally, walked the talk.

At a time when Arab leaders were still bamboozled and

unsure about how to react, Sayyed Nasrallah ordered

his resistance fighters to join Operation Al-Aqsa

Flood (Storm) on October 8.

Years ago, when the US offered security guarantees to

Hezbollah in exchange for the Lebanese resistance

movement severing ties with Palestinians, he

resolutely responded:

"You offer us security while Palestine, its people,

al-Quds, and al-Aqsa Mosque, have no security.

Damn you - damn your security (guarantees)."

This declaration came almost 24 years ago, soon

after Hezbollah had famously forced Israeli

occupation forces out of Lebanon.

Other Arab leaders, except for Syria, fell into

these so-called “security assurances.”

"The Americans even informed us that you can

continue backing the Palestinians and their

resistance in public. That's why you hear

some (Arab) rulers publicly supporting

the Palestinians," the late Hezbollah

leader noted almost a decade ago.

Today, following the year-long genocidal war on Gaza,

which has killed nearly 43,700 Palestinians, Sayyed

Nasrallah’s words resonate more powerfully

than ever.

But he left behind more than wise words. He left

a Lebanese resistance that has made him, and

many around the world, incredibly proud of

their pro-Palestine operations.

The current Zionist war on Lebanon surpasses

even the 2006 war, which lasted 33 days.

Back then, Israeli occupation forces penetrated more

than ten kilometres into Lebanon—though Hezbollah

had planned ambushes within Lebanese territory,

forcing the occupying forces to retreat quickly

from towns like Bint Jbeil.

Now, nearly a month and a half into another attempted

ground invasion, the occupation forces are merely

shifting metres at the border, failing to secure a

single Lebanese village.

On at least three occasions since last September,

Hezbollah.... has successfully repelled Israeli

occupation forces at the strategic village

of al-Khiam, leaving the occupation

humiliated.

This costly stalemate -- has compelled Israel to seek

“indirect” political negotiations, although Lebanon

remains uninvolved, with US envoy Hochstein

absent from Beirut.

It’s a failed ground invasion by all measures,

even admitted by the Israeli media outlets.

Further evidence of defeat may be seen in Prime

Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's unceremonious

dismissal of Yoav Gallant ----- pointing to the

increased fissures and disintegration of

the regime.

Unlike Netanyahu, Gallant, with his military

background.. recognized that a ground

invasion of Lebanon - was suicidal for

Israeli troops - something Netanyahu

could not accept, despite mounting

Israeli military casualties at

the border.

Gallant also noted Israel’s setbacks in Gaza,

particularly in the northern part of the

blockaded territory around Jabalia,

which continues to resist despite

intense bombardments.

Netanyahu -- isn’t the only one unwilling to yield.

Palestinians and Lebanese also remain defiant

and resolute, unbowed by US-Israeli attempts

to turn them against the resistance.

The resilience in Gaza’s north is deeply moving.

Despite continuous bombings, Palestinians

prefer to die in their homes rather than

be forced to other areas...... and get

burned alive at a hospital shelter.

A brave Palestinian woman who declared, “I will use

this white cloth as a shroud for my children, but

never wave it as a flag of surrender,” speaks

for all Palestinians and Lebanese.

The Palestinian resistance continues to claim Israeli

military casualties in Gaza, despite the heavy
bombardments, a commitment Hezbollah

mirrors by maintaining its support for

the besieged territory, its people,

and its resistance.

Hezbollah's strength dispels any doubt about its future

after Sayyed Nasrallah’s martyrdom. His leadership

endures, with Hezbollah carrying forward his

plans with renewed resolve.

"In any future war --- if you bomb Lebanon's power plants,

airport, and sea ports. We will bomb your power plants,

airports, and the sea ports in occupied Palestine,"

Nasrallah said in one of his final speeches.

Today, Hezbollah has put this formula into action,

striking targets deep inside the occupied Haifa

port and Ben Gurion Airport. With each move,

Hezbollah stays a step ahead.

Sayyed Nasrallah vowed unbreakable and unshakeable

support for Gaza, a promise Hezbollah has kept for

more than 40 days, since his martyrdom in an

Israeli bombing.

“No settlers will return to northern occupied Palestine

until a ceasefire is reached in Gaza,” he declared in

his final speech. Hezbollah’s missiles have since

forced even more settlers to depart.

Importantly, Hezbollah has used only a fraction of its

military resources ------ holding reserves for various
scenarios, including potential US intervention —

a contingency, that Sayyed Nasrallah himself

prepared the Lebanese resistance to meet.

“My brother, my dear one ---- a source of pride for me,”

declared Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah
Seyyed Ali Khamenei, in a heartfelt and beautiful

tribute to Sayyed Nasrallah.

Sayyed Nasrallah ensured that Hezbollah will forever

be a thorn in the side of the Israeli regime and that

the struggle shall continue until the liberation of

all the occupied territories.

Wesam Bahrani is an Iraqi journalist

and commentator.

(The views expressed in this article..... do

not necessarily reflect those of Press TV.)

Sweet! What do you think?

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C.P.R.F. ---- on what is needed

in the up-coming new budget

October 22nd, 2024

The draft federal budget, which the State Duma will

consider in the first reading on October 24th, was
prepared by the Government in unprecedented

difficult conditions. These are the conditions

of the war of annihilation declared to us by

the West, led by Anglo-Saxon globalists.

The masterminds of this war stop at nothing, in their

quest to destroy Russia, which stands in the way of

their goal of colonial enslavement of the planet.

This is what President Vladimir Putin said at the X

International Forum of United Cultures held in

St. Petersburg, in September.

Addressing its participants, he stressed that many

modern politicians of the highest rank have

completely lost their moral boundaries.

And they break taboos that persisted

even in the most intense moments

of the Cold War.

Faced with the historic challenge posed by NATO

fascism, which has been raised by the West on

banners, we must deeply understand ----- that

without a strong socio-economic foundation

and shield, it's difficult to count on a rapid

and successful solution.. of tasks on the

front line. And - in order to create such

a shield, it is necessary to completely

reject the destructive legacy of the

"dashing 90s". And this ------ most

directly concerns the country's

budget, on which the financial

basis for its preservation,

development --- and its

victories, depends.

Tasks of the economic front

At the end of August, our party held the IV

International Economic Forum at the

Lenin State Farm. It considered the

key problems of the country and

was aimed at solving them on

the basis - of the social and

economic program of the

Communist Party of the

Russian Federation.

There we, once again, reminded that a victorious policy

can be built only if it is clearly understood that Russia

is currently fighting on two fronts. On the one where

our battle with Nazism and its American inspirers....

unfolded. And on the socio-economic front, where

we must overcome the ills of extinction, mass

poverty, and technological backwardness,

personnel degradation and corruption.

The ills... that we inherited from the

Gobachev-Yeltsin betrayal --- and

those who viciously smashed

our State.

Victories on both these fronts are closely

interrelated and impossible without

each other.

G. A. Zyuganov ------ We
need a Victory budget!

The experience of socialism...

is the key to winning politics.

The victory of the People's Power and the building of

the Soviet State - became the historical peak of our

millennial Power. And this was due to the fact that

the best schools in the world, the best social

system and science, the best health care

and education were created there. This

could only be achieved by a country

whose resources are in the hands

of the state and society and not

in the hands of a handful of

greedy owners.

We see that even today, on the battlefields against

NATO fascism, which declared war on Russia, the

tasks we face can be solved only thanks to the

public sector. Both the outstanding Soviet

experience, and the current experience,

convincingly confirms the justification

of our call for nationalization of the

most important sectors of

the economy.

Today, our party and our parliamentary faction -- are at
the centre of a new battle that the country is fighting

for its future. In this battle, the patriotic forces have

already managed to achieve serious success.

We managed to interrupt the blitzkrieg announced by

NATO. In fact, it was a complete failure. At the same

time, we suffered minimal losses.

We have resisted the pressure of twenty thousand

sanctions. They could not stop production, or

economically and morally paralyze us.

We have made every effort -- to make the military-

industrial complex work effectively. And at the

board meeting of the Ministry of Defense, the

heads of all major enterprises thanked our

faction. After all, it was she who saved

the military-industrial complex

at the time.

We have launched a counter-offensive - and expanded

BRICS, which is gaining more and more weight in the

world. It is fundamentally important for us to feed

the country. Last year it got the best harvest.

And this is a great merit of our national

enterprises and our team.

We have done everything possible to make a decisive

ideological turn towards true patriotism, justice, and

the protection of fundamental historical values. And

today ...it is becoming more and more obvious.

We persistently sought to get rid of the harmful

"Bologna system" in education. And this

decision has finally been made.

The victory over Nazism is the main task for

all of us. And we will contribute as much

as possible to its solution.

We must clearly understand - the seriousness of the

growing threats and be prepared to deal with them.

But to do this --- it is necessary to consolidate

society --- as much as possible. To adopt our

proposed full-fledged development budget,

the struggle for approval of which was, is

and will be, one of the most important

issues for us. And to implement the

proposals.... for socio-economic

transformation, that our party

and faction have made.

In our program, we have shown - that

the federal budget can be increased

to at least 50 trillion rubles.

The prospects of the CPRF's approaches were

confirmed by the assessments of scientists

and experts at economic forums, by

the conclusions of the participants

in parliamentary hearings, in the

State Duma; the achievements

of national enterprises ---- and

the experience of communist

leaders of the regions.

It is under their leadership that our regions

achieve the best results in the country.

The Irkutsk Region showed a unique economic

growth for today, when it was headed by the

communist governor Levchenko.

Ulyanovsk region under the leadership of the

Governor of Russia last year, showed 10%

economic growth --- almost three times

higher than the average in Russia.

During the time that the communist governor Klychkov

heads the Orel region ---- the regional budget there has

doubled following the results of the previous five-year

plan. And..... it will increase at least another 1.6 times

following the results of the current one. Over the past

five years, local budget expenditures on health care

have almost tripled ----- and those on education and

cultural development have doubled. A record grain

harvest was obtained – 5-6 tons for each resident

of the region.

At the same time, the best production and social

results in the country are demonstrated by our

national enterprises.... which have built their

work on the foundation of the most modern

technologies and socialist principles....

of caring for their workers.

These are convincing guidelines for the entire country,

which needs to be extended on this experience long

ago ...if we really want to achieve historic victories

on the battlefield and in the economy.

It's time to finally realize that Comprador capitalism

has failed all over the world. It is impossible to go

to the future with it! The fact that it has outlived

its usefulness was directly stated by President

Putin. But the Russian oligarchy continues to

cling to him with a stranglehold. Because

capitalism allows it to enrich itself

fabulously at the expense of our

resources, without sharing its

wealth with a country ------

fighting for its future.

The 500 richest people in Russia... have already

accumulated almost $ 700 billion in their hands.

At the current exchange rate, this is 62 trillion

rubles – more than one and a half times the

federal budgets.

These five hundred rich people ---- own 40% of the

country's total financial assets. And yet they pay
almost the same share of their income.. as the

poor and beggars do, as taxes. We must put

an end to this blatant injustice ---- which

deprives the country of the necessary

financial resources for full-fledged,

truly victorious development!

We will all have to work hard to meet the historical

challenges we face. This includes --- each of the

10 positions related to large-scale economic

reconstruction --- which were announced

by the head of state last summer, in his

program address at the St. Petersburg

Economic Forum.

And in order for these positions to be implemented,

we will have to fundamentally change the socio -

economic course and resolutely turn it to the

left, despite all the wiles of our opponents.

And, in the same patriotic direction,

persistently deploy budget policy.

The key requirements of our "Victory Program"

are fully in line with the aspirations of the

absolute majority of citizens:

- Fundamental increase of the federal budget, its

transformation into a development budget.

- Return to state ownership of strategic sectors of

the economy and systemically important banks.

- Cancellation of the pension reform

and lowering the retirement age.

- Raising the minimum wage and subsistence

level...... in line with real inflation.

- State regulation of prices for essential

foodstuffs and medicines.

- Limit utility rates to no more than

10% of family income.

- Support for young and large families, including

interest-free installments for the purchase of

the first apartment for a family - for a period

of 20 years.

- Immediate adoption of the Federal Law

"On War Children" with measures of

state support for the elderly.

- Implementation of the state program of the

Communist Party of the Russian Federation

"Education for all" and guarantees for

receiving free high-quality education.

- Free provision of medical care

to residents of all localities.

- Ban on privatization of state

and municipal enterprises.

- Introduction of a normal tax on any income

of the rich --- and an exemption from taxes

of low-income citizens.

At the centre of our program and budget - is

the individual, their needs, and their future.

This is exactly what it provides - for

doubling the volume of industrial

production - and a fundamental

modernization and staffing

of agriculture.

The revival of Russian science and education.

Strengthening the social protection of workers,

the elderly, motherhood and childhood.

The adoption of such a program at the state level

and the fundamental change in the socio-

economic course laid down in it, are

necessary conditions for our

successful development

and our victory.

The Communist Party insists - that only a course based

on the ideology of justice and social equality will bring

real victory both at the front and in the battles for the

country's economic and social prosperity.

On the experience of the outstanding achievements

of the Soviet era --- of socialist construction.

We will do our best to establish a new, patriotic course.

And its integral part, will be a truly victorious revival

and development budget.

Medvedev is famous for admitting that Yeltsin
''won'' his second election - only by massive
fraud - and that the Communist leader
Zyuganov was the real winner, but
he was defrauded - with
C.I.A ''help''.

As you realise this, doesn't it
make you - reach out to him
with love and compassion?

What do you think?

____________________________

Desperate - To Catch Up In Hypersonics,

US Recycles Failed Weapons Programs

October 21st

(SouthFront)

Written by Drago Bosnic, independent

geopolitical and military analyst.

A bit over a decade ago....... most military experts were

convinced that the United States was the top player in
the field of hypersonic weapons. The US Military
Industrial Complex (MIC) ------ was adamant
in underestimating Russian advances

- particularly when it comes to the

“Iskander” system, whose 9M723

missiles were the first ground-

based hypersonic weapons,

but were still usually listed

as quasi-ballistic missiles.

The NATO-orchestrated Ukrainian conflict

--- demonstrated the high maneuverability

and speed of the weapons used by the

“Iskander-M” missile system -- proving

beyond doubt that Moscow is around

15-20 years ahead, in development

and deployment of hypersonics.

In stark contrast, Washington DC’s attempts to ridicule

Russian advances ...seems to have had a “karmic”

effect on its own performance, as the Pentagon

has been going through one embarrassing

failure after another in the last decade

or so.

However, trying to denigrate your opponent through

the mainstream propaganda machine will not slow

down their technological advances in the

actual world.

It could surely make them look bad (albeit not beyond

the political West).. but nothing more than that. Still,

the US kept doing it. The mainstream propaganda

machine’s rather pathetic claims ---- that Russia
supposedly “stole” non-existent US hypersonic

technologies became all the more ludicrous as

the Pentagon’s failures to develop a single

working weapon...... started piling up.

Despite running up to a dozen hypersonic weapons

programs -- the US has nothing to show for its

efforts. Back in March last year - things took

a turn for the worse -- after the cancelation

of the AGM-183A, an air-launched missile

carrying a hypersonic glide vehicle.

Dubbed the ARRW (Air-Launched Rapid Response

Weapon), the missile was supposed to be the US

entry point.... into the highly exclusive

“hypersonic club”.

The failures of the US MIC didn’t end there, however.

Namely -- its inability to make even relatively basic

weapons (relative to the US’s superpower status)
became evident, resulting in more embarrassing
episodes ----- such as the constant delays and

technological issues --- with the development

of ICBMs (intercontinental ballistic missiles).

And yet -------- given the geopolitical prestige of fielding

hypersonic weapons, it was important for Washington

DC to start suppressing information about the failures

of its programs --- which is why we still don’t have an

official confirmation of the most recent test’s results.

I already argued.... that it most likely failed, and while

definite evidence is still not there, subsequent events

reinforced this notion. In fact, the latest revelations

about the US’s intentions, regarding the revival
of failed programs serves as a case in point.

Namely, the abortive AGM-183A missile

with an HGV warhead ...might actually

be restarted.

Nicknamed the “Super-Duper” by (for now) former

president Donald Trump, the ARRW (usually read

as “arrow”) - allegedly went the furthest in the

development and testing, at least according

to the War Zone. However, the weapon was

simply insufficient to match even North

Korean and Iranian designs, let alone

Chinese (to say nothing of Russian

advances - as they stand in a
league of their own).

Military sources report that uncertainty surrounding

the future of the AGM-183A --------- was exacerbated

significantly in late September, as the US Air Force

gave Lockheed Martin $13.4 million in additional

funds ------ for R&D work on the officially

canceled program.

Namely, apart from the aforementioned sacking back in

March 2023 (officially due to “unspecified technical

issues”), there was a brief period of revival (albeit

unofficial), mainly due to repeated failures of

other programs. However, funding for the

AGM-183A was still cut in March 2024.

This effectively made it the second cancelation of the

project, with the US military promising it would move

to other programs. The missile was still paraded in

the Asia-Pacific in a “show of force” to North Korea

and China, but this accomplished virtually nothing,

as the true results of a test launch there, were

never published (....suggesting yet another

failure), while both North Korea and Iran

demonstrated: they can build and field

these missiles (with solid reports that

Iran actually used its own in combat).

And while it’s certainly a capable weapon on paper, the

AGM-183A program is either very poorly executed (at

best) or the US simply lacks the technology to field

such weapons.

The weapon carries an HGV warhead, meaning that

the booster should be the least of the Pentagon’s

problems, but it seems even this relatively

simple tech is an insurmountable

obstacle, resulting in repeated

failures and perpetual cost

overruns.

The HGV itself.. is the most complicated technological

challenge, as it requires world-class knowledge about

both rocketry and hypersonic gliding (unpowered

flight). Maintaining such massive speed in the

given circumstances is a major hurdle,

particularly as traditional ballistic

missiles keep losing momentum

as they fly further.

However, HGVs are capable of using their highly

advanced lift surfaces to not only sustain

hypersonic speed, but also maneuver

while doing so.

Russia mastered this technology during its “Avangard”

program (previously also known as the Yu-71 and Yu-

74), reaching staggering maximum speeds of up to

Mach 28 (nearly 10 km/s or over 33,000 km/h), as

well as intercontinental range (6,000+ to

18,000 km), making it the only strategic

hypersonic weapon in the world.

On the other hand, the failed ARRW is supposed to be

an operational equivalent of the 9-A-7660 “Kinzhal”

systems ......armed with 9-S-7760 air-launched

hypersonic missiles.

The Pentagon touted the AGM-183A as a supposedly

“more advanced” weapon than the “Kinzhal”.

However, while the latter is not only an

existing weapon, it has also proven its

capabilities in combat, something that

the US-made missile can’t even

match in highly controlled

test environments.

The would-be “game changer” was supposed to give

the US military “unprecedented strike options” and

was slated to be carried by both strategic

aircraft such as the B-52 bombers.... as

well as tactical jets such as the F-15.

However, the Pentagon’s repeated failures resulted in

ever lower financing. Long expected to be the first

hypersonic weapon in any Western arsenal, its

“problematic” testing record forced the USAF

to look for alternatives.

There’s even speculation that the program’s assets will

morph into another one dubbed Tactical Boost Glide

(TBG), indicating that the weapon will most likely

have a much shorter range than the one planned

for the AGM-183A.

The latter...... was supposed to be carried by B-52

bombers, while integration was also expected

for the new F-15EX fighter jets, the only

Western tactical aircraft capable of

deploying such large missiles.

However, if the TBG ends up having more modest

characteristics (which the name itself certainly

suggests), this missile could also be carried

by other tactical jets, provided it ever

gets fielded.

However, the very fact --- that the US is seriously

considering the recycling of the ARRW program

that was already canceled twice due to

excessive costs, unreliability, repeated

test failures, lack of progress in

improving the design, etc. is

very telling.

As all other programs failed, the US is now desperate

to at least match previously mentioned regional

powers such as North Korea and Iran.

What’s more, the latter, very likely, also gave its

hypersonic missiles to allies in the Middle East

(specifically in Yemen), making the US’s

embarrassment... all the worse.

Let the US stay embare- assed
and - as the Iraeli leaders say
let it turn to dust - and blow
away.

What do you say?

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Lebanon's vast espionage network

a product of US-Israel plots

against the country

by Julia Kassem

October 19th, 2:32pm

Exactly one month ago, the Israeli regime, shifted its

focus toward direct attacks on Lebanon, marked by

terrorist pager detonations on September 17 that

killed and injured thousands.

This was part of a strategy to pressure the Lebanese

Resistance to stop supporting Gaza, a goal the US

and France had been attempting to achieve

diplomatically for months.

In his last speech before martyrdom, Hezbollah leader

Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah reminded Israeli premier

Benjamin Netanyahu that the regime would not

succeed in achieving its objectives through

military force.

Similarly, Al-Qassam Brigades spokesman Abu Obaida

had delivered a warning to the Zionist entity weeks

earlier, emphasizing that they cannot forcefully

retrieve military captives, killing hundreds

of Palestinians in the process.

Nasrallah also affirmed, that Israel and the US cannot

kill, bomb, or assassinate their way to separating the

Lebanese front from Gaza or imposing a ceasefire in

Lebanon while continuing the no-holds-barred

genocidal war on Gaza.

Meanwhile, Israel is today attempting to force

the implementation of Resolution 1701.

Prior to Nasrallah’s final speech, US media intensified

efforts to sow division between the peoples of

Lebanon, Palestine, and Iran.

On September 24, Israeli spy-turned-reporter Barak

Ravid claimed, based on unnamed Western and

Israeli officials, that Hezbollah had sought

more assistance from Iran, which he

said, was refused.

This was merely a projection of Israel’s growing

dependency on the US, reflected in an Axios

headline four days later, reporting that

"Israel asks the US to deter Iran after

Hezbollah leader's assassination."

Following Nasrallah’s assassination, French daily Le

Parisien falsely claimed that an Iranian mole was

responsible for it. Owned by Louis Vuitton CEO

Bernard Arnault, a major investor in Israeli

cloud security firm Wiz (developed by

Israel’s 8200 Intelligence Unit), Le

Parisien routinely serves as a

mouthpiece for Israeli psy-ops

that align with Washington &

Tel Aviv’s psychological

warfare.

This false narrative ------ echoed claims since the

martyrdom of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in

late July, which suggested Iran had betrayed

the resistance.

This narrative originated from The Telegraph and was

picked up by Middle East Eye, which also claimed

that IRGC Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani

was “under investigation.”

However, these claims were discredited when Qaani

publicly attended the funeral of senior IRGC

commander Abbas Nilforoushan, martyred

alongside Nasrallah on September 27.

The series of assassinations of top resistance leaders

like Sayyed Nasrallah, Saleh al-Arouri, and Sheikh

Kaouk was facilitated by the vast network of

US-Israeli spies in Lebanon.

After the Rafiq Hariri assassination, Lebanon was

pressured to hand over extensive data, including

communication infrastructure, road maps, and

personal networks.

Additionally, US orders forced the dismantling of

Hezbollah’s fiber-optic communication network,

which would have protected the resistance

and the broader community -- from Israeli

and Western interference, wiretapping

and surveillance.

In November last year, a significant quantity of US

military equipment was delivered to the Lebanese

Hamat Air Base, with US helicopters frequently

seen traveling to and from the base.

As in 2020, the US consolidated its activities with the

Lebanese Army and NGOs, even holding an “NGO

day” at Hamat Air Base as part of the US Civil

Military Support Element.

In the aftermath of Israeli bombings, US Ambassador

Dorothy Shea ordered Army Chief Joseph Aoun, a

loyal US lapdog, to shut the border crossing

between Lebanon and Syria and halt the

reconstruction work on the border to

impose a siege on the displaced

Lebanese.

Aoun defied Lebanese government orders,

refusing to distribute aid to displaced

civilians.

Meanwhile, Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea,

vying for US approval as Lebanon’s next president,

contributed to incitement against displaced Shia

communities, falsely claiming Hezbollah

fighters were sheltering among them.

This incitement was echoed by US and Saudi-backed

media outlets like MTV and LBC, which claimed that

these shelters were hosting Hezbollah fighters.

The fruits of over 5 years of CIA incitement against

Hezbollah in its latter stages, were aided by the

aftermath of the US-engineered financial crisis

in Lebanon, and the subsequent colour

revolution aimed at compromising

Lebanon institutionally, via the

Lebanese Army Commander,

as well as individually ------

through the proliferation

of spies.

From 2019 to the present time, the Lebanese currency

devalued by nearly 100 percent, inflation skyrocketing

by at least 171 percent and Lebanon plunged into

darkness between 2020 and 2022, due to the

currency crisis.

In the first three years after 2019, over 185 Mossad

spies were caught and since then, more were

exposed nonstop. In the aftermath of many

of the Israeli bombings on Beirut in

particular, spies were pulled out

on the streets, to the rage of

community members.

The CIA's incitement against Hezbollah has been

amplified by Lebanon’s economic collapse. Since

2019, the Lebanese currency has devalued by

nearly 100%, with inflation skyrocketing by at

least 171%. Between 2020 & 2022, Lebanon

plunged into darkness due to the currency

crisis. During this time, over 185 Mossad

spies were arrested, with many

more exposed.

One spy, based on security sources cited by Al-Akhbar,

was arrested in Dahiyeh on October 2nd, a long-term

Mossad contact from Idlib, Syria. Drawing suspicion

when he filmed after the attack on the Islamic

Health Authority Centre in Bashoura, it was

found that he had sent photos of the

destruction sites to Mossad.

Other spies, like a Lebanese man named Bahaa ----

were found with extensive surveillance data on

key areas in Dahiyeh and near Beirut's airport.

The instruments recovered from him included

computers and two phones filled with images

of Dahiyeh streets and buildings, especially

around Airport Road (Tariq al-Matar) area.

Another Lebanese named “Mohammad H” was also

arrested in the neighborhood dividing main Beirut

from Dahiyeh. In early October, more spies were

caught and handed over to the Lebanese police.

Two weeks prior, another agent was arrested in the

Lebanese Forces-majority neighbourhood of Ain el-

Remmaneh, which borders Dahiyeh neighbourhood

in Chiyah, with extensive information on martyred

Hezbollah leader, Sheikh Kaouk, suggesting his

role in his murder.

Their motivation, investigations revealed, was financial

rewards - with large sums of dollars and Euros found in

their possession. In most of the espionage cases both

before the outbreak of war in Lebanon as well as

during the war, the agents were recruited via

social media, or directly through messaging

applications, and paid around $500 per

assignment, mainly transferring the

money via cash transfer.

When Israeli spy Joshua Tartakovsky was caught

in Beirut posing as a journalist two weeks ago,

US-backed elements in the judiciary and army

pressured for his deportation, allowing him

to escape accountability.

This mirrors the 2019 escape of former Israeli agent

Amer Fakhoury, revealing the extent of American

interference in the security system in shielding

spies and agents for Israel from accountability.

Washington is using these assassinations, aided by its

network of spies, to push for a US-favoued Lebanese

president. Western media - has also hinted toward it.

The Washington Post, for example... openly admitted

that the US saw an opportunity to politically sideline

Hezbollah in Lebanon. Days earlier, Israeli former

premier Yair Lapid proposed raising the salaries

of Lebanese Army officers from $120 to $500

------ in exchange for training by Emirati and

French forces, both of which collaborate

with Israel on intelligence.

The low wages, a direct result of the US-engineered

economic crisis, have contributed to the

proliferation of spies.

US Ambassador, Dorothy Shea --- further exacerbated

tensions, stating that Lebanon should “prepare for a

post-Hezbollah era” — a sentiment contradicted by

Hezbollah’s continued strength on the battlefield.

Today, 17 days into the Israeli ground invasion and

one month of direct war, Israel has failed to make

headway in Lebanon, with over 30 soldiers killed

and 300 injured, as per conservative estimates.

Israel's brutal siege on North Gaza, is an attempt to

make up for losses in Lebanon’s south by forcing

a final-solution-style mass murder (there’s a

name for it - the “General’s Plan”).

Israel, through its arrogance and hubris, is trying hard

to push its objectives. Believing it can be successful

in ethnically cleansing Palestinians from their

ancestral lands by recreating the Nakba, it

also believes it can replicate the goals it

had in occupying southern Lebanon in

1978 in a farcical pursuit of removing

the resistance from Lebanon.

The tactics of the US and Israel ---- may grow more

desperate in relying on psychological warfare and

manipulation of the media ---- to reach their

objective; of fracturing & delegitimizing

theresistance.

However, as the martyred Hezbollah leader Sayyed

Nasrallah reminded us, the movement remains as

strong as ever, both on the battlefield and in the

hearts of its supporters.

Julia Kassem is a Beirut-based writer and

commentator, whose work appears in

PressTV, Al-Akhbar, and Al-Mayadeen

English. She also appears on Press

TV's Expose show.

(The views expressed in this article do not

necessarily reflect those of Press TV.)

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Qalibaf’s visit to Lebanon --- defying Zionist

threats, shows what real solidarity means

October 15th, 10:38am

by Musa Iqbal

The past few weeks have proven once again that if you are a

friend to the Islamic Republic of Iran and if you stand on the

right side of history, the Iranian nation will also be a

steadfast ally and supporter in return.

Despite Zionist threats of assassination and even threats to

blow up airplanes carrying Iranian officials after Operation

True Promise II, we have witnessed top-ranking Iranian

officials making public trips to regional countries,

including Lebanon.

The trips came amid the Israeli regime’s relentless

bombardment of Gaza and Lebanon after failing to

invade the latter through the ground, due to

Hezbollah's far superior hybrid

warfare tactics.

The warnings against flying into Lebanon ------ did not deter

Iranian officials. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi was the

first to visit Lebanon, carrying humanitarian aid with him,

on October 4th. He landed in Beirut hours before the

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed

Ali Khamenei led historic Friday prayers and

sermons in Tehran.

Ayatollah Khamenei defended Operation True Promise II that

dealt a heavy blow to the Zionist entity - and warned the

Tel Aviv regime, against repeating the foolhardy military

adventure. In Beirut Araghchi met with senior Lebanese

officials and reaffirmed Iran's unwavering support to the

government, people and resistance of the Arab country.

The top Iranian diplomat ---- dashed off to Damascus from

Beirut, defying Israeli threats. To the dismay of Zionists,

his visit was just a precursor of what was to come.

On Saturday, October the 12th, Iranian Parliament Speaker

Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf also flew into Beirut, piloting his

own aircraft, which touched down in the Lebanese capital

amid plumes of smoke caused by Israeli bombings.

Unfazed by threats against Iranian planes, Qalibaf literally

took matters into his own hands, donned the pilot's attire

and arrived in Lebanon as a powerful act of solidarity

with the Lebanese people.

Qalibaf is far from an ordinary politician. He served as a

commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Air

Force from 1997 to 2000. He is also a veteran of the

Iran-Iraq war, known as the Holy Defense, where

he started his military career in the early 1980s,

quickly rising through the ranks as a skilled

tactician and strategist.

“We wanted to emphasize that we follow our dear Leader's

[Ayatollah Ali Khamenei] example, who led Friday prayers

despite enemy threats, with a strong presence from our

proud people who are always on the front lines,” the

speaker said in Beirut on being asked about him

piloting the plane.

By exposing the Zionist entity.... as merely a "paper tiger,"

Qalibaf and other Iranian officials who engaged in active

diplomacy amid threats and sabre-rattling ..aimed to

galvanize more support for the Palestinian and

Lebanese cause across the region.

Certain Arab states continue to engage with the Zionist

regime or refuse to support resistance forces and

Palestinians, largely due to fears of Zionist

retaliation. They also don't want to

antagonize Americans.

Iran, on the other hand, is demonstrating that these threats

are empty, so long as there is unity around the Palestinian

cause, as Ayatollah Khamenei emphasized in his historic

Friday sermon recently.

Qalibaf’s visit to Lebanon, where he visited suburbs bombed

by Israeli warplanes in recent weeks, also underscored

Iran’s growing soft power in the region, as it stands

by its allies, particularly in times of need.

Qalibaf toured areas in central and southern Beirut

subjected to Israeli aggression, a gesture that

even some pro-Western Lebanese politicians

have not made.

Despite the threat of bombings and the Zionist regime’s

usual modus operandi of assassinations, Iran is

sending a clear message that its solidarity

with the oppressed and occupied

knows no limits.

Iran wants the region to understand that they do not have

to submit to the Zionist regime and that regional peace

is possible ------ through the rejection of Western-

backed aggression.

"We do not fear the enemy, and we carried out this mission

in full accordance with international law. We have no fear

of coming here," Qalibaf told reporters during his visit,

exuding remarkable confidence.

As Israel continues its carpet bombing of Gaza and Lebanon,

it has also threatened Iran with military aggression ------ after

being rattled by Iranian ballistic missile strikes that came in

response to a series of assassinations of senior resistance

leaders, including Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, Ismail

Haniyeh and Abbas Nilforushan.

In response, Qalibaf challenged the Tel Aviv regime: “We will

respond with strength and noticeably --- and appropriately.

This has been demonstrated before, and I hope it

serves as a lesson to our enemies.”

The IRGC warned Israel ---- that if it retaliates after the

conclusion of the "True Promise II" missile operation,

it would face even harsher strikes, with sensitive

military and energy sites being targeted -

if necessary.

Qalibaf’s visit—piloting his own plane and landing in Beirut to

declare full support for Lebanon and the resistance—raises

the stakes in the confrontation with the Zionist regime.

Israeli attacks around Beirut airport have intensified, leading

to the cancellation of hundreds of flights as the Zionist

regime closely monitors all air traffic in and out of the

airport. Yet Iran remains steadfast in its commitment

to the resistance, particularly during critical times.

Where some nations have capitulated to the Zionist regime,

Iran has only increased its support for resistance forces

and has thrown its weight behind those in the

Zionists' crosshairs.

During his meetings with reporters and local residents in the

damaged areas.... Qalibaf assured the Lebanese people that

they would not only receive immediate aid from Iran but also

long-term support in rebuilding the infrastructure destroyed

by Zionist aggression.

“It is natural for us to contribute to rebuilding the damaged

infrastructure. We will offer support, and Islamic countries

will also play a role,” he asserted.

Iran’s leadership role in the region continues to grow despite

violent threats and attacks from both the United States and

Israel. As Iran offers an alternative to Zionist capitulation, it

is also demonstrating that concrete steps must be taken to

support the resistance and the people of Lebanon.

Iran remains a steadfast partner to the Lebanese people

------ perhaps even more committed than some Lebanese

officials themselves. We are witnessing the emergence

of a new era in West Asian regional policy -- where

solidarity and unity are not just political slogans

--- but concrete actions.

Musa Iqbal is a Boston-based researcher and writer

with a focus on US domestic and foreign policy.

(The views expressed in this article do not

necessarily reflect those of Press TV.)

Well, they do mine. The whole loving world
owes Iran ------- a huge ''Mamnoon'' !!!
What do you think?

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Modern-day reign of terror,

US-Israeli style

October 12th, 8:21am

(PressTV)

In the midst of the reign of terror during the late 18th

century, a term was forged in the fiery tumult of the

French Revolution; terrorism. This term, born from

the shadows of la guillotine, would traverse the

rivers of time, its echo resonating into the

modern era.

Originally shaped by the blade's swift justice around the

1790s, this legacy of fear has moved across centuries

into a narrative starkly different, from the cobblestone

streets of Paris in the late 18th century, we leap

forward in time.

In the volatile atmosphere of 1960 South Africa, the

oppressive apartheid regime enforced stringent

pass laws, which required black South Africans

to carry 'dompas' passbooks, controlling their

movements and freedoms.

The enforcement of these laws was harsh and

abusive, leading to widespread resentment.

In Sharpeville, a township simmering under these conditions,

the residents, supported by the Pan Africanist Congress,

PAC, organized a peaceful protest by gathering at the

local police station without their passbooks, aiming

to challenge and overwhelm the apartheid system.

The situation escalated dramatically when police opened fire

on the unarmed crowd, resulting in the tragic death of 69

people and over 180 injuries.

This brutal event --- intensified the
resistance against the apartheid.

Nelson Mandela, a key figure in the African National

Congress, ANC, responded by advocating a shift

towards armed struggle.

By 1961 Mandela helped found uMkhonto weSizwe,

Spear of the Nation, marking a significant change

in tactics.

However, this move led to the US designating the ANC

as a terrorist organization during the Cold War era.

Mandela was included on the US terror watch list, a

designation that lasted until 2008, long after his

presidency, when a US bill finally removed

ANC members from the list.

This action underscored the complex global response

to Mandela's fight against apartheid and his eventual

recognition as a global symbol of peace

and reconciliation.

The Reign of Terror

Since Operation al-Aqsa Flood, the biggest military action

against the longest occupation in history --- the Israeli

regime has been embroiled in a genocidal campaign

in Gaza, committing all crimes imaginable against

innocent civilians.

As the sands of time shift to 2021, we find ourselves

in Palestine, where the populace contends with a

distinct form of apartheid.

Tensions in Palestine mirrored struggles from other regions,

while manifesting unique and profound local challenges.

In the neighbourhood of Sheik Jarrah, East al-Quds, the

issuance of eviction notices to Palestinians, under a

contentious Israeli law, sparked significant protests.

This law allowing descendants of former Jewish property

owners to reclaim lands, but not affording the same

right to displace Palestinians, heightened tensions.

Human Rights Watch labeled Israel's policies in the region,

which include segregation and movement restrictions

to maintain Jewish dominance, as apartheid.

Advocacy group B’Tselem calls Israel apartheid

An Israeli rights group says the entity is not a democracy

but an “apartheid regime” that systematically oppresses

Palestinians via military occupation and racist laws.

Yahya Sinwar, born in 1962 into a family displaced by

the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, emerged as a significant

figure in this context.

His journey from poverty to leadership within Hamas was

marked by his early involvement with Islamic student

groups and his subsequent imprisonment in 1988 for

actions against Palestinian collaborators and

Israeli soldiers.

Released in 2011 in a prisoner exchange, Sinwar rose to

prominence in Hamas leading its military and political

strategies against the Israeli apartheid system.

His stance and actions led to his inclusion on the US terror

list in 2015. By 2017, Sinwar had taken the helm of Hamas

in Gaza, focusing on resisting the Israeli apartheid.

This campaign against Israel's continued occupation

of Palestinian territories culminated dramatically

on October 7, 2023, with Operation Al-Aqsa Flood.

‘Al-Aqsa Storm’ has shattered
Israel’s invincibility myth

According to Palestinian observers, the ‘Al-Aqsa Storm’

operation has changed the equation in favour of the

resistance axis and shattered the myth of the

Israeli regime’s invincibility.

In a highly coordinated military operation, Hamas fighters,

on paragliders and motorcycles, in a daring assault

shattered the fortified barriers between Gaza and

the occupied territories. They... successfully

dismantled the AI-augmented surveillance

systems, enabling them to strike at over

25 Israeli military outposts -----

with precision.

The operation saw the capture of several Merkava tanks

and their crews at a military site ------ with significant

military equipment seized and taken back to Gaza.

This operation marked a significant breach in Israel's

military reminiscent of the vulnerabilities exposed

during the 1973 Arab-Israeli conflict.

During Operation Al-Aqsa Flood Hamas demonstrated a

remarkable display of military capability. Yet - Western

media and key political figures, including US President

Joe Biden, tried to frame this operation as an act of

terrorism. They portrayed the events of October 7

with stark comparisons to Daesh's actions,

including unverified claims of war crimes

and beheadings, a narrative echoed

by Biden.

In the 2010s the emergence of Daesh, became a prominent

example of how Western media frequently linked terrorism

with Islam and West Asia, diverging significantly from its

historical origins in the heart of Europe,

Daesh also known as ISIS or ISIL in the West was founded

by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, & gained international notoriety

in 2014 following swift and brutal military campaigns that

made Iraqi forces retreat from key cities and led to the

seizure of Mosul.

Characterized by extreme brutality, Daesh committed

atrocities that shocked the world, including mass

executions, ethnic cleansing, enslavement

and the persecution of minorities.

Notable incidents included the Sinjar massacre, where

thousands of Izadis were killed, and the mass murder

of over 2000 cadets at a military academy in Tikrit --

coupled with severe damage to Iraq's infrastructure.

US forces trained Daesh terrorists

in Syria ------ to carry out attacks.

However, their reign of terror ended, when Iran's top anti-

terror commander, Lieutenant General Qasem Soleimani,

declared the cessation of their existence after years of

horrific violence in Iraq and Syria.

Years after the end of the Daesh rule,

shadows of the past loomed large.

This time ----- another dark spectre cast its pall over Gaza,

where the scars of the genocide are deep and unyielding.

The region reeled under the weight of the US-Israeli

genocide, a stark and haunting reflection of the

atrocities once committed by Daesh.

Israel's crimes in Gaza encompass collective punishments

such as blockades, indiscriminate bombings of civilian

areas, forced displacements, the direct targeting of

civilians, unlawful detentions and destruction of

civilian infrastructure. These measures have

led to significant civilian casualties

and suffering.

When examining these actions, the distinction in scale

between the blockades by Daesh and by Israel ---

becomes clear.

Daesh's blockades affected smaller populations, with

around 6250 civilians in Yarmouk and approximately

50,000 in Fallujah. In stark contrast, Israel's

#blockade impacted the entire population

of Gaza, over 2 million people.

This blockade resulted in severe shortages of essential

services and significant civilian casualties -- making it

a form of collective punishment, which is prohibited

under international law.

Gaza: No place for children

The genocidal Israeli war on Gaza has inflicted immense

suffering on innocent civilians, particularly children,

whose lives have been shattered by airstrikes,

displacements, and the loss of loved ones.

Targeting hospitals and schools has also been

a tactic used by both Daesh and Israeli forces.

Daesh utilized the civilian infrastructure for military

purposes in areas like Mosul and across Syria

which shielded them from airstrikes;

conversely, Israeli airstrikes

directly hit schools and

hospitals in Gaza.

By late September 2024, Gaza's healthcare infrastructure

had been devastated. Of the 36 hospitals in the region,

31 had been damaged or destroyed.

The World Health Organization reported that from October 7,

2023 until the end of September 2024 over 1100 attacks

had targeted healthcare services in both Gaza and

the West Bank.

These strikes had affected more than 550 medical facilities

and over 500 ambulances, severely crippling the region's

ability to provide essential care.

One of the most harrowing events was a 14-day operation

at Gaza's largest medical facility, Al Shifa Hospital, where

Israeli military actions included the killing of 13 children

and systematic violence including extrajudicial killings

of Palestinian civilians.

Children aged four to six were among those tragically killed,

with the WHO citing 21 patients perishing in dire conditions

within the hospital.

Al-Shifa, Gaza’s largest hospital turned into cemetery

Israeli military’s two-week siege of al-Shifa Hospital,

Gaza’s largest medical facility, left a trail of death

and destruction as thousands of people were

sheltering there.

The use of white phosphorus by Israeli forces, a substance

causing severe injuries and death, has been documented

and criticized by Human Rights Watch. This contrasts

with Daesh, which has not been recorded using

this substance.

Forced displacement figures are equally stark. Daesh

displaced thousands, while Israel's actions since

October 7th - forcibly displaced nearly 2 million

Palestinians, nearly 90% of Gaza's population.

This massive displacement was a clear violation of the

Fourth Geneva Convention, which prohibits the forcible

transfer of protected persons from occupied territories.

The targeting of civilians by Israel has been severe. Over a

span of one year, Israel killed more than 40,000 civilians,

including attacks on residential areas and public

spaces, a significant increase compared to

Daesh, which killed 5,054 civilians

over 13 years.

Journalists have also been targeted. According to the Syrian

Network for Human Rights, Daesh was responsible for the

execution of at least 64 journalists, using these heinous

acts as a tactic to suppress information and sow fear.

In stark contrast --- the toll has been much higher In Israel's

case. The Committee to Protect Journalists, CPJ, reported

that as of the 24th of May 2024, at least 107 journalists

and media workers had been killed since the onset of

the conflict ------ marking the deadliest period for

journalists since the CPJ started recording

data in 1992.

Mass graves are another example

of Israeli atrocities in Gaza.

One of the largest mass graves tied to Daesh was unearthed

near the town of Sinjar in Iraq after the region was liberated

from their control in 2015. This grave held the remains of

over 80 Izadi women, a chilling testimony to the

terrorist group's brutal campaign.

However, the situation in Gaza presents

an even more somber narrative.

In April 2024 the discovery of mass graves sent shockwaves

through the international community. The largest of these

was found at the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Yunis,

where, following the withdrawal of Israeli troops,

Palestinian civil defense teams began the

grim work of exhuming bodies.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights,

Volker Türk, expressed his horror upon learning that

hundreds of bodies were found in mass graves

at two of Gaza's major hospitals.

Palestinian authorities reported the recovery of nearly 400

bodies, some of whom were tragically found still clad in

surgical gowns. The deceased ranged from elderly

women to young men and children, presenting

a harrowing and stark tableau of the

tragic events.

The mass graves, are only part of the gruesome series of

massacres but should be a turning point due to the sheer

scale of murdered and mutilated bodies found, they state.

Throughout its campaign in Syria and Iraq, Daesh

extensively used explosive weapons in

populated areas such as Mosul and

Raqqa, resulting in significant

civilian casualties.

Similarly, Israel has employed a comparable tactic on a

much larger scale. By April 2024 over 60% of Gaza's

physical infrastructure had been damaged,

with 35% completely destroyed.

The devastation was so extensive that the EU Policy Chief

Josep Borrell remarked that the destruction in Gaza

exceeded what was seen in German cities

during World War II.

Israeli forces dropped at least 75,000 tons of explosives

on the region, about five times the explosive yield of

the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima.

The widespread use of explosive weapons in densely

populated areas has drawn condemnation from the

UN and various human rights organizations,

stating that such actions likely violate

international humanitarian law due

to the disproportionate harm

caused to civilians.

The relentless bombardment led the International Court of

Justice to call on Israel to end its genocidal campaign in

Rafah, the southernmost town in Gaza, but the Israeli

authorities had nothing to be ashamed of.

Despite the international outcry, certain Israeli officials,

including Fleur Hassan-Nahoum, deputy mayor of

Al-Quds, have denied allegations of war crimes.

Meanwhile, others have defended their war crimes,

including the deprivation of basic necessities

in Gaza.

Tally Gotliv, a member of the Likud party, controversially

asserted in a Knesset meeting that weaponizing

hunger and thirst could be effective for

gathering intelligence.

''If you break the siege it will be, in

my opinion, a terrible decision.''

''Because ---- without hunger and thirst among the Gaza

population, we will not be able to recruit collaborators,

we will not be able to recruit intelligence; we will not

be able to bribe people with food.''

Tally Gotliv, Likud Party Knesset Member

Additionally, May Golan, Israel's minister of women's

advancement, expressed pride in the severe

destruction of Gaza and the killing of

Palestinian children.

''I am personally proud of the ruins of Gaza - and that every

baby, even 80 years from now, will tell their grandchildren

what the Jews did when their families were murdered

and raped and their civilians were kidnapped.

You and your friends can dream…''

May Golan, Israeli Minister of Women's Advancement

On the other side of the conflict, Israel has directed

accusations of war crimes towards Hamas.

During Elon Musk's visit to the Kfar Aza kibbutz, a site of

Operation al Aqsa Flood, Israel depicted itself as a

victim, claiming Hamas targeted civilians.

This narrative was echoed in Kibbutz Be'eri, where initial

reports of an alleged massacre were later contradicted

by settler testimonies.

Israel massacred its own people by enacting its

controversial ‘Hannibal Directive’ during the

Palestinians’ Oct. 7 operation, according

to reports.

Israeli Yasmin Porat, who survived the events in Be'eri,

shockingly stated on Israeli radio that it was the

Israeli military fire, not Hamas, which caused

settler casualties. This included incidents

of strong Crossfire and tank fire

resulting in civilian deaths.

Further controversy arose when Efrat Katz, reportedly held

captive by Hamas, was killed in an Israeli helicopter strike

intended to stop the Palestinian fighters. The Israeli Air

Force Commander stated that the actions were

''according to military orders''.

This Stark behaviour where Israel's own settlers were killed

by its military forces is linked to one of Israel's covert

operational protocols, the Hannibal Directive, which

allows force to prevent capture -- even at the risk

to Israeli lives.

Israeli forces caused the deaths of their own settlers;

however, the regime attributed these incidents to

resistance fighters.

Other allegations, such as the claim made by Biden

concerning the beheading of children, were

quickly dismissed by US media.

In the wake of the Israeli crimes, some social media users

drew stark comparisons, liking the harrowing scenes of

Israel's atrocities to those historically associated with

the Nazis or Daesh.

But Israel wasn't alone in committing these crimes. Israel

has benefited significantly from long-standing support by

the US, receiving approximately $130 billion since its

self-proclamation, making it the largest recipient of

US military aid.

The US has spent more than $22bn on military aid

to Israel over the past year, a new report says.

Israel receives $3.8 billion annually under an agreement

with the Obama administration, accounting for about

15% of its military budget.

Furthermore.... the US has played a pivotal role in enhancing

Israel's economic and political standing on the global stage,

with bilateral trade approaching $50 billion annually.

Politically, the US has consistently supported Israel in

international forums, including the United Nations,

often using its veto power to block resolutions

unfavorable to Israel.

Notable political moves include the US recognition of Al

Quds as Israel's so-called capital --- and facilitating key

diplomatic accords like the Camp David Accords, Oslo

Accords and Abraham Accords, which have

normalized relations between Israel

and several Arab nations.

Against this backdrop, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin

Netanyahu's July 2024 visit to the United States

further solidified US support for Israel's

genocide in Gaza, as Congress

interrupted his one-hour

speech, 39 times ----

with applause.

US Congress endorses genocide

US support for Israel extends beyond logistics to direct

military action. In a concerted effort to counteract an

anticipated retaliatory strike from Iran in April 2024,

the US, alongside its allies..... established a

comprehensive defense system.

Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, IRGC, launched

extensive strikes against Israeli targets, retaliating

against an Israeli attack on Iranian diplomatic

facilities in Damascus on April 1.

Despite the US efforts, Iran successfully struck two major

Israeli air bases in the Negev desert. In a striking display

of Israeli vulnerability - missiles, far from the pinnacle of

Iran's technological arsenal - found their targets in the

Israeli-occupied territories.

The US, with its missile technology, had transformed

the skies above the Nevatim Airbase into what was

considered the most secure expanse in all of the

Israeli-occupied territories.

This region holds critical significance, nestled close

to Dimona, a site of Paramount military importance

linked to Israel's nuclear weapons. It was once

considered an impenetrable fortress

safeguarding the regime's most

vital assets.

This moment of impact represented a stark revelation;

even the most advanced systems of the US and Israel,

whose security is intertwined with high-tech shields,

are not impregnable.

Israel falsifies efficacy of military systems built with US

Israel has a long tradition of boasting joint projects with the

US as its own, and both have a tradition of over-estimating

and falsifying the effectiveness data of such jointly-built

military systems

This marked another failure for the United States,
reminiscent of the time when global awareness

was burgeoning and the US failed in its effort

to expunge Nelson Mandela from the

Annals of Reverence.

As the Cold War narratives lost their grip on global

perceptions, the world began to recognize

Mandela, not as a terrorist, but as

a hero.

Mandela's legacy, etched in the hearts of the people,

compelled America to revise its stance, removing

him from lists of terror, and acknowledging his

true role ---- as a beacon of resistance

and reconciliation.

The United States employed tactics reminiscent of a reign of

terror in an attempt to expunge resistance figures from the

collective conscience, yet the global community

discerned that the true terror was not found

in individuals like Mandela, but, in the

systematic oppression, they resisted

a pernicious apartheid that

constrained freedoms and

muted a myriad voices.

Since October 7, the echoes of the US-Israeli

genocide in Gaza have reverberated globally,

stirring a collective awakening.

As the international community scrutinizes the

unwavering US support for Israel amidst these

events, many around the world are beginning

to question the US definition of terrorism.

Figures, once branded as terrorists by powers afar,

are now being re-evaluated, perhaps soon to be

celebrated as liberators, much like Mandela

before them.

In the hearts of the global community, the march

towards justice continues, possibly heralding

an era where those like Yahya Sinwar are

seen, not as foes, but as heroes

of liberation.

Except for one big difference!

Don't believe Netanyahu wiil

accept - like Frederik Willem

de Klerk did - any end to his

racist/supremacist state!

What do you think?

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Indian Elections: Dubious Game

of Narratives by Western Hands

June 15th, 2024

by Ahmad Al-Hajj Ali

While the battle of ballots was being waged in India,

foreign warriors had manned fronts to influence

public opinion --- and thus the final outcome of

the greatest democratic exercise in the world.

Organizations, based in US and European capitals,

had fielded players to partake in the elections as

intellectuals and social media peddlers to mould

the narrative, so that gullible publics might

succumb to their agenda.

These exotic players include individuals like

writers, columnists, institutions, think tanks

and academic spaces.

The plunge of foreign hands into the Indian electoral

arena stems from understandable vested interests.

India in recent years has emerged as a decisive

and self-assured global power. It is leading

groupings like BRICS. It is a key cog of

QUAD bloc. It presided over G-20 last

year and is a voice of the Global

South. Its economy is at a high

perch and will climb to the

third place in the world.

Most importantly, true to its foreign policy mantra of

being vishwamitra (a friend to the world), India has

struck a balance with big powers despite them

being at the clashing ends of most intricate

conflicts of our time.

Thus, the elections have been an opportune time for

envious powers to make India go off the track. The

ermination of confusion and haze around policies

adopted by India or to be adopted in future was

the best way to shake the election debates.

Not only independent organizations, but foreign

governments have also tried to poke their nose

into the internal affairs of India during the

course of elections.

The most fervent example of this was when the US

State Department issued a strong statement after

the arrest of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal

in March 2024.

The tenor of the statement appeared to admonish the

Indian government and dictate how India’s elections

were to be held. New Delhi was quick to react by

summoning a senior US diplomat and directing

the US establishment to refrain from

commenting on Indian democracy.

Foreign Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar, termed such

statements unfortunate and called on the western

nations to exercise restraint when commenting

on their allies.

Such attitudes reveal a deep bias within Washington’s

policy circles and these biases remain unchanged for

decades. While bilateral relations remain firm, the US

has repeatedly questioned India’s democratic record

under Prime Minister Modi’s leadership.

Besides, the United States Commission on International

Religious Freedom keeps issuing alarming statements

on the state of religious freedoms in India with an

agenda to influence domestic political trends.

One such report was made public a few

weeks before the elections.

Henry Luce Foundation of US

On top of the foreign organization that sought a

favourable outcome of Indian elections is The

Henry Luce Foundation. It is closely linked to

people in the US governance and think tanks

like the Asia Foundation (TAF), the Council

on Foreign Relations (CFR), and the Centre

for Strategic and International Studies

(CSIS), all of which have documented

links to the CIA.

The Asia Foundation was directly founded by the CIA

in 1954 to promote US interests in Asia through

educational and cultural activities, originally

operating as the Committee for Free Asia.

CFR, despite claiming independence, has historically

been rumoured to have CIA ties and has been a

platform for several CIA directors to discuss US

intelligence strategies. CSIS, similarly, has had

a long association with the CIA, facilitated by

its origins within Georgetown University. It

showcases the intertwined relationships

between the foundation’s philanthropic

activities US strategic interests

--- highlighting the complex

interplay --- of intelligence,

influence & philanthropy

in US foreign policy.

The HLF has funded a number of individuals and outfits

to conduct online/physical events and build micro-

narratives woven around Indian elections,

largely through social media posts

and blogs.

Besides, the foundation funded a study on “The Hindu

Right and India’s religious Diplomacy” conducted by

the Berkley Religious Centre of Georgetown

University. The report concluded that India

is deploying religious moorings, Hindu in

nature, to flex its soft-power diplomacy.

Reports like this are the basis of findings and rankings

promulgated by the US Commission on Religious

Freedom ----- which shows India in the

alarming zone.

These reports are also cited in opinion pieces written

by columnists linked to the foundation and others in

mainstream western media outlets. It constructs

India’s image as that of “anti-minority” and

biased against non-Hindu people.

Another major think tank that the HLF is pushing with

fiscal backing ----------- is the Carnegie Endowment for

International Peace. It is on its roll or commissioned

writers producing research works that help build a

particular perception about India. Its projects on

India through the prism of “citizenship rights,

minority protections and rise of rightwing

extremism” --- have been authored by

figures like Milan Vaishnav, Madhav

Khosla, Niraja Gopal Jayal, and

Pratap Bhanu Mehta.

All these writers are known for their stern anti-

government views. Some of them were active

even on YouTube and other media platforms

during the elections.

French Interference

Christophe Jaffrelot is a renowned author on South Asian

Affairs. His work on subalterns, Gujarat, Ambedkar and

regular commentary.... on various aspects of Indian

politics is read widely. His protégée Gilles Verniers

has expanded his work.

In recent months... Jaffrelot has written mostly dissecting

various aspects of caste-related angles of Indian society

and politics. His pieces are no doubt based on sound

research, but the timing of their publication and

Jaffrelot’s tenacity to use the turn of phrase

make them tilted against the present

dispensation in New Delhi.

Some of Jaffrelot’s pieces ---- appeared in

Le Monde, France’s foremost publication.

According to disnfolab, while analysing the global

reports on Indian elections, an unusual pattern

of media coverage trying to shape a particular

narrative and influence voter mindset

was observed.

“The most striking pattern was that these Op-Eds/

articles and papers were either written or were

based on interviews/ statements from one

particular French political scientist and

researcher Christophe Jaffrelot, who

became the anchor to this research.

''While analyzing the buzz around Indian elections, it

was also observed that Jaffrelot had also been the

key source of most of these articles from other

Western media and a segment of Indian media

platforms especially targeting the Indian

elections,” said disinfolab in one of its

investigative reports unearthing

foreign interference in

Indian elections.

Open AI Disclosure

OpenAI -- the creators of ChatGPT, said in a statement on

June 1 that it acted within 24 hours to disrupt deceptive

uses of AI ...in covert operations focused on the Indian

elections, leading to no significant audience increase

In a report on its website, OpenAI said STOIC, a

political campaign management firm in Israel,

generated some content on Indian elections

alongside the Gaza conflict.

“In May, the network began generating comments that

focused on India, criticized the ruling BJP party and

praised the opposition Congress party,” it said. “In

May, we disrupted some activity focused on the

Indian elections less than 24 hours after it

began.” OpenAI said it banned a cluster of

accounts operated from Israel that were

being used to generate & edit content

for an influence operation that

spanned ----- X, Facebook,

Instagram, websites,

and YouTube.

Fears about misinformation and disinformation tainting

the democratic process are especially significant in

India, where social media and internet usage are

widespread. The country... has more than 400

million WhatsApp users – the world’s largest

user base of the messaging app --------- and

roughly 820 million active internet users.

More than half of these internet users

are based in rural areas, where

awareness of and the ability

to spot deepfakes, tends

to be even weaker.

While there is no reliable data yet on whether AI tools

are disrupting the integrity of democratic processes,

India’s elections reflected future trends, especially

given its size, scale, and digital exposure.

Source: Al-Manar English Website

Wow! A.I. generated fake news!

Puts ''C.I.A. machinations'' in

a totally new context,

doesn't it?

What do you think?

_______________________________________________

Asia Times: NATO leaders

unleash war in Europe

to stay in power

June 13th, 2024

(source: Asia Times

retold by InoTV)

The number of casualties on the Ukrainian side ---- is

estimated at hundreds a day and battles are already

routinely called meat grinders - because of the huge

number of victims. Against this background, it's not

surprising that Kiev does not have enough soldiers.

Ukraine has almost no reservists left who have not yet

been activated. At the same time, the Russian reserve

of trained fighters totals about half a million people.

However, Moscow's ultimate goal, as well as the

strategy for achieving it, remains unclear. For

example, information sometimes surfaced

that the Russians wanted to create

a "buffer zone" --- to protect their

country's territory from attacks.

However, the concept of such a zone is also rather

vague, since the use of long-range ballistic and

cruise missiles contradicts it. And even if such

a zone extends to the Dnieper, it does not

guarantee the protection of the Crimea*.

NATO plans to supply Kiev with F-16 fighter jets, which,

according to the AT, will be based in Romania. These

combat aircraft will be equipped with AIM-120 air-to

-air missiles and JASSM long-range cruise missiles.

Given the location of these airfields ------ there is an

assumption that fighters will strike at the Crimea*.

This raises the question of whether Russia will

have to destroy Romanian air bases, or will

NATO back down and abandon the idea

of using them?

It's no secret that Crimea* is a very sensitive topic for

Russia, the publication admits. Recently, Ukraine

launched massive strikes on the peninsula with

long-range missiles. Various objects were

damaged, including airfields & harbours.

According to some reports, Kiev plans

to make another attempt to destroy

the Crimean Bridge.. soon.

Moreover, most of the missiles used are related to NATO

supplies. These are mostly US-made weapons, and the

targeting was carried out using data provided by the

North Atlantic Alliance. NATO is working closely

with Ukraine. Reconnaissance planes, long-

range radars, and satellite data are used.

AT emphasizes that the strikes on Crimea* have no real

military purpose, since there is no fighting there. Kiev

is simply trying to humiliate the Russians, but does

not understand that the answer may be stronger

than expected.

It is not excluded that Russia will stop tolerating and

simply respond with brute force, attacking one or

more large cities, like Kharkiv, Odessa, or

even Kiev.

The Western supply of weapons for Ukraine's needs is

limited, and Russia has significantly more long-range

missiles. In addition, Kiev does not have enough air

defense systems to protect its cities.

In this case, the conclusion is that - at the moment -
NATO's strategy in Ukraine is to hurt Russia for the

fact that Kiev is losing the war. Moreover, it seems

that the alliance is even trying to intimidate the

Russians that, if they win, they will pay a

high price.

Perhaps Western military leaders believe that this way

they will increase pressure inside Russia, and this will

force it to retreat? But Moscow cannot be persuaded

to stop its operations or consider a cease-fire in this

way, because this would play into the hands of

Ukraine, but not Russia.

The Russian response --- was not long in coming. They

sent a message to Washington, in the form of Russian

warships - and nuclear submarines in Cuba. However,

it is not known whether the meaning of this message

will reach the US elite. After all, everything indicates

that because of the strikes on the Crimea*, Russia's

patience may soon break, the publication is sure.

And the pressure inside Russia is only to increase the

number of retaliatory attacks - on Ukrainian facilities.

Such statements were discussed in private meetings

during the recent St. Petersburg Economic Forum.

And although Putin himself did not say anything like

this out loud, nevertheless, according to the AP, the

next level of Russian power does not hide its

indignation and desire to respond to both

Ukraine and NATO.

At this stage, there is another danger. Many European

leaders, such as French President Macron, are losing

political support at home. Against this background,

they can risk a large-scale war, in order to

''influence'' public opinion in this way.

Sending fighter jets and weapons to Ukraine can be

interpreted as deliberately inciting war in Europe.

And the fact that the United States is most likely

behind the use of Romanian military airfields

proves ---- that Biden is trying to save his

extremely weak political position by

unleashing a European war.

Although on the other hand, no one will be surprised

if Biden does not know anything at all.... and his

caretakers have developed a "new strategy"

for him, in order to - somehow - save his

burning fifth point.

However, the NATO leaders..... are taking a big risk, the

publication is sure. The alliance's defense capability is

extremely weak today. In fact, they are putting the

entire future of Europe, and indeed the Alliance,

on the line - for the sole purpose of remaining

in power.

At the same time there is no evidence that the people will

support a large-scale war. Rather, on the contrary, it will

give vent --- to traditional anti-war sentiments. What is

happening, dangerously... brings NATO closer to the

fact - that the alliance will turn into an aggressor,

& this will be followed by an inevitable collapse.

* Crimea became part of Russia after the overwhelming

majority of residents of the peninsula voted for it in
a referendum on March 16th, 2014. InoTV)

The West - has always been aggressive

and greedy. Now, is the day of justice.

What do you think?

________________________________________

US ''Defence'' Industry Struggles

To Manufacture Basic Artillery

For Ukraine

by Ahmed Adel

June 10th, 2024

(SouthFront)

The United States arms industry is not producing the

basic ammunition required to sustain support for

Ukraine and Israel, Bloomberg reported.... on

June 8th. This is an extraordinary situation,

since Russia’s armed industry is booming

despite facing major Western sanctions.

According to the outlet, the US defence industry gave

priority to the manufacture of high-tech ammunition

and halted the production of basic artillery such as

155-millimetre ammunition -- the most used in the

wars that are being fought today. The US is also

facing a shortage of basic products, such as

gunpowder or trinitrotoluene (TNT), to

produce these munitions and have

had to turn to other countries,

such as Poland and Türkiye,

to obtain supplies.

At some point an attempt was made to replace the 155-

millimetre ammunition with higher-tech projectiles on

the battlefront in Ukraine, but the effort failed....

because the new weaponry was neutralised

by the Russian military.

“Higher-tech shells that were intended to replace the

traditional 155mm munitions failed an early test in

Ukraine, when their targeting systems were

thwarted by Russia,” Bloomberg reported.

“The prospect that future wars could resemble the

grinding combat taking place there has stirred

fears that the US arsenal could someday be

stretched to the breaking point.”

“The writing has been on the wall --- for a while,” Stacie

Pettyjohn, a senior fellow and director of the defense

program at the independent and bipartisan Centre

for a New American Security, told Bloomberg.

“It has just taken the war in Ukraine to really shock

Pentagon officials and members of Congress out

of their complacency.”

Since the end of the Cold War in the 1990s, the Pentagon

has divested or neglected facilities once used to

manufacture everything from projectiles to

gunpowder, focusing instead on

transforming warfare with

high-tech weaponry.

“What’s left is crumbling infrastructure, outdated

machinery and a tiny workforce that can’t keep

up with growing international demand,” the

outlet highlights.

Before the special military operation in Ukraine, US

production was 14,400 shells per month. Now, the

US is spending more than $5 billion to overhaul

aging factories across the country with the

goal of producing 100,000 155mm shells

a month...... by the end of next year.

As the agency stresses - it is a mobilisation that,

due to its speed and breadth, is unlike anything

since World War II.

As part of this effort, Congress has appropriated

$650 million for a TNT production plant that will

take two years to build --- according to Doug

Bush, the Army’s top weapons buyer. And

Washington ------ will have to finance

the purchases... of whatever the

renovated facilities produce,

possibly for many years.

But, as Bloomberg noted ---- getting the money

may also be the easiest obstacle to overcome.

“The US must bring old buildings up to snuff, build

new ones, buy updated machinery, and hire and

train workers. Environmental regulations stand

in the way. And the Pentagon will need to

ensure that plants can be run safely —

munitions-making is prone to fires,

explosions and other accidents,”

the outlet noted.

Bloomberg concludes, “Boosting munition production is

a costly and time-consuming business, and the US is

playing catch-up -- at a time of growing tension in

Europe, the Middle East and the Pacific region.”

Washington naively believed that the sweeping sanctions

against Moscow would collapse the Russian economy

and therefore its military operation against the Kiev

regime. Instead, Russia not only overcame the

sanctions but is now producing artillery

shells at a rate that the West cannot

keep up with.

It is recalled that Estonian Defence Minister Hanno

Pevkur admitted in November 2023 that Russia

was firing 70,000 rounds a day, meaning that

an equivalent of a year’s worth of European

production at the time, was fired by the

Russian military every 10 days.

The crippling shortage of artillery was also referred to

by Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umerov in

January, who revealed that Ukraine was unable

to fire more than 2,000 shells per day.

Due to a severe worldwide shortage of artillery shells,

Western analysts admit Ukraine will likely be out-

gunned by Russia for at least the remainder of

the year, but even with Kiev’s allies ramping

up production, realistically Russia will hold

the advantage for the duration of the war.

Even though Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy

said recently there were no reports of artillery

shortages, in an interview on May 21 with

Reuters, he called on Western allies to

speed up aid, saying every decision

they’ve made on military support

for Ukraine has been “late ---
by around one year.”

Even in this most desperate stage of the war, from Kiev’s

perspective, Zelensky cannot but be ungrateful and

entitled, even when the West struggles to

overcome its industrial failures,

particularly since Russia’s

military industry..... is a

resounding success ---

despite the sanctions.

Ahmed Adel is a Cairo-based

geopolitics and political

economy researcher

Nuclear it is then - which leads to

the question - will the absent

peace movent in the West,

mean that their people

are going to die with

both a bang --- and

a whimper?

What do you think?

______________________________

ICC arrest warrants:- How the

international tribunal equates

oppressors -- with oppressed

by Musa Iqbal

May 27th, 8:10am

(PressTV)

It was just last year that a rare event occurred uniting

both imperialist parties within the United States: The

International Criminal Court (ICC) sought an arrest

warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin for

alleged war crimes in Ukraine.

Thrilled US lawmakers, hawkish pundits, liberal and

conservative commentators, all hailed the

International Criminal Court despite

Russia and the US both not being

subject to its jurisdiction.

It did not matter for the war profiteers in Washington. For

them, the ICC – the Hague-based international tribunal

dominated by Western influence that has historically

only pursued African leaders - was willing to side

with them against one of their primary

geopolitical rivals, and thus its

legitimacy was upheld

- without both parties

being signatories to

the Rome Statute.

More than a year later, the same warhawks, who have

during this time accumulated millions from war

profiteering, are now prepared to slap ICC

judges and prosecutors with sanctions

and threaten the same legitimacy

they hailed just over a year ago.

On Monday, May 20, ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan

announced that he would seek arrest warrants

for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

and military affairs minister Yoav Gallant for

crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip.

“We submit that the crimes against humanity charged

were committed as part of a widespread and

systematic attack against the Palestinian

civilian population pursuant to State

policy,” he stated.

Listing starvation, intentionally directing attacks

against a civilian population, extermination,

and “other inhumane acts as crimes

against humanity” --- the ICC lead

prosecutor built a case against

the regime.

It came at a time when the illegitimate entity in

Tel Aviv is grappling with both internal and

external crises, having failed to achieve

any of its military objectives in the

besieged Palestinian territory.

However, in the same breath, the ICC prosecutor

...also sought charges for three leaders of the

Hamas resistance movement: Yahya Sinwar,

Muhammad Deif, and Ismael Haniyeh -

equating the oppressor.... with the

oppressed, the genocidal regime

with fighters who have the right

to defend themselves.

While only two Zionist officials are being sought for

arrest, the ICC has put three Palestinians on the

list, ironically with the death toll in Gaza

climbing to nearly 40,000 and

an invasion of Rafah

looking imminent.

By issuing arrest warrants for the heroic Al Aqsa Storm

Operation on October 7, 2023, the ICC prosecutors are

spitting in the face of the right to resist criminal

occupation and aggression.

Any follower of the Palestinian cause knows that relying

on international organizations is a path to nowhere - as
long as US hegemony exists. But that hegemony is

declining. And it shows --- take note of the US

political reaction to the arrest warrants

against Netanyahu and Gallant.

Last month, US Congresspeople drafted a letter

promising sanctions and other punitive actions

if the ICC issues arrest warrants against

Israeli regime officials.

Non-governmental organizations that tow the Washington

political line also lashed out at the ICC, in order to

discredit and delegitimize it. Again, a bulk of

these organizations praised the ICC

...whenever the target of arrests

was a Washington-designated

target. There is no dearth of

hypocrisy in Washington.

In a statement, US President Joe Biden declared:

“Let me be clear, we reject the ICC’s application

for arrest warrants against Israeli leaders…

There is no equivalence between Israel

and Hamas.”

Ironically, he is right - just for the wrong reasons.

Occupation, ethnic cleansing, and genocide are not

permitted within international standards and the

so-called rule of law. However, resistance to

occupation is a human right ------ that is

mentioned by name under Protocol I

of the Geneva Convention.

Indeed - there is no equivalence between the Israeli

occupation and the Gaza-based resistance

movement Hamas, or for that matter any

other Palestinian resistance faction.

The ICC’s “both sides are wrong” defense --- is

commonly resorted to by Western neoliberals.

Seeking to absolve themselves of blame, the defense

here chalks the blame up to Zionist leadership, while

condemning the whole of Palestinian resistance.

Many analysts agree that Washington’s exit strategy

from the Gaza genocide - the Biden administration

cannot afford to continue with it in an election

year - will be throwing Netanyahu under the

bus, and chalking up the genocide to

“bad leadership.”

The shamefulness of this defense goes to show that the

institutions that were engineered by the West can only

bend so much. The genocide in Gaza, which many

have labeled the “live-streamed genocide,” has

proved that if an international institution fails

to acknowledge Israeli crimes, it will have

no legitimacy at all in the eyes of the

international public.

However, the imperialist architects of these institutions

still wield influence - and they are exercising this

influence in order to ensure that they still have

the final say - no matter how messy it gets.

Be that as it may, even imperialist influence cannot stop

the global tide that is seemingly drowning the Israeli

regime. Though Israel is no longer a signatory to

the Rome Statute (which it left almost right after

it initially signed it, disagreeing with population

transfer as a war crime) - arrest warrants for its

two top war criminals, if approved by ICC

judges, further solidifies its growing

isolation globally.

Although international agencies cannot enter the Israeli

occupation and arrest Netanyahu and Gallant, countries

that are signatories to the Rome Statute are obliged to

bring in criminals with arrest warrants - facing harsh

consequences if they fail to do so.

Netanyahu and Gallant would be outcasts globally while

simultaneously facing the wrath of Zionist settlers who

are protesting weekly due to their failure to destroy

Hamas and free Israeli captives.

Despite being the darlings of the West, some countries

have expressed readiness to arrest the two Zionist

regime officials if the arrest application is

approved - including Norway - angering

pro-Zionist cheerleaders and lobby

groups across the West.

Meanwhile, resistance leaders Sinwar and Deif are

in Gaza, fighting alongside the resistance in

commanding positions - and Haniyeh is in

Qatar, a country that is not a signatory

to the Rome Statute.

All three of these esteemed men are not runaway

criminals with no home - they are Palestinian,

and they only wish to be in Palestine. An

arrest warrant, though insulting, is the

least of their concerns.

Victory for Palestine will not be won with a pen

and a legal document ------ but with resistance.

We see the Palestinian resistance factions are still

strong in the face of a genocidal onslaught while

the very fabric of the settler-colonial Zionist

society is torn apart.

Arrest warrants won’t change much. The reality on

the battlefield alone will eventually determine the

fate of Palestine and Gaza, and resistance has

already prevailed there.

Musa Iqbal is a Boston-based researcher and writer

focused on US domestic and foreign policy.

(The views expressed in this article don't

necessarily.... reflect those of Press TV.)

______________________________________

200 days of genocide: Palestinian

resistance --- prevails over

Israeli occupation

By Iqbal Jassat

April 24th, 11:59am

Gaza’s killing fields, courtesy of the genocidal settler

colonial regime in Tel Aviv, have now entered the 7th

month, without any reprieve for the besieged

territory of millions of people.

According to reports, 3,025 massacres have been

perpetrated by the murderous regime between

October 7, 2023, and April 23, 2024, with at

least 42,510 innocent civilians mercilessly

butchered, including 15,780 children,

which includes those presumed

dead under the rubble.

On average, 212 people have been killed per day, incl. 79

children and 50 women, Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor

reported on Tuesday, marking 200 days of the no-holds-

barred onslaught on Gaza.

Gaza government office also released a statement on

Tuesday, sharing grim statistics of the 200 days of

war. An estimated 7,000 are missing under the

rubble and more than 76,000 are injured.

Most of the public infrastructure has been destroyed in

the besieged strip, including 70 percent of residential

properties, all universities, and 33 out of 36 hospitals.

In the occupied West Bank the Israeli army and

settlers have killed 486 Palestinians and

injured more than 4700 in the past

200 days.

In addition, Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu's evil

famine strategy has formed part of his war cabinet's

tactic to starve to death millions of Palestinians.

To compound the apartheid regime's criminal conduct,

the corruption-laden Netanyahu falsely implicated

the UN agency for Palestinian refugees as aiding

and abetting "terrorists", resulting in the

suspension of funding and a halt

of its humanitarian aid to

Palestinian refugees.

Sadly, baseless allegations against UNRWA saw a

shameful rush by Western governments to cut

$450m funding at a time when "people were

dying in droves", as described by

news media.

Months later, however, the world is now told..

that Israeli allegations have not been proven.

An inquiry – a rigorous one - led by former French foreign

minister Catherine Colonna, supported by three well-

respected research institutes, concluded that there

was no evidence for the claim that significant

numbers of UNRWA employees have Hamas

or Islamic Jihad ties.

That this decisive conclusion by the Colonna inquiry

refutes Israel's false claims, it is left to be seen

whether Western governments will revert to

funding UNRWA, thus striking a blow to

Netanyahu’s malicious war aims. Or

will they continue to drag their feet,

as is the case now?

Israeli genocidal war on Gaza launched on Oct. 7 last year

completed 200 days on Tuesday, leaving behind a trail of

death, destruction, displacement and starvation.

If they fail to recommence funding, Palestinians may not

be faulted for believing that the West remains hostage

to the Netanyahu regime's lies and vengeful genocide.

Concurrently another significant report has been issued

castigating Israel’s bloody assault on Gaza’s medical

institutions and the denial of healthcare. The author

is a South African doctor, Tlaleng Mofokeng, the

UN's Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health.

In her scathing report, Mofokeng emphasized her difficulty

in gathering data on the number of people needing

medical evacuation due to the destruction of

civilian infrastructure.

But she has been absolutely clear that the world

is witnessing “genocide” in Gaza.

"Not only is Israel causing irreparable harm against

Palestinian civilians with its bombardments, but it

and their allies are also knowingly & intentionally

imposing famine, prolonged malnutrition, and

dehydration,” she was quoted as saying.

At a press conference in Geneva, Mofokeng did not mince

her words when she said that as a practicing medical

doctor, she bears witness, that the very practice of

medicine is under attack.

"This has been a war on the right to health and underlying

determinants of health. The healthcare infrastructure in

Gaza has been completely obliterated and the right to

health has been decimated at every level,” she said.

"Not only is Israel killing and causing irreparable harm

against Palestinian civilians with its bombardments,

it and their allies are also ...knowingly and

intentionally, imposing famine, prolonged

malnutrition, and dehydration."

Interestingly, students at many US universities, including

the prestigious Columbia University, have emerged as a

potent force demanding an end to complicity in Israel's

war on Gaza.

They have been protesting for days on their campuses

despite the heavy-handedness of US police.

Professor Sami Al-Arian's observation about these raging

protests on university campuses across the country

sums it up perfectly:

“What's happening across US university campuses is

unprecedented. I lived four decades in the US --- 28

years of which were in academic settings. During

my time, it was a very challenging struggle to

present an anti-Zionist narrative,” he wrote

in a post on X, formerly Twitter.

“But the passion, courage, humanity, creativity, and

determination displayed these days by students

across US campuses make me proud. The

Zionist grip on US society is weakening

and waning.”

By all accounts, it is abundantly clear that despite various

attempts by the apartheid regime to garner and maintain

global support for its terrorism in Gaza, it has turned

out to be a dismal failure.

Indeed, enormous resources allocated by Israel to

overwhelm news coverage of the horrendous

genocide from the false perspective of

"Israel's ''right'' - to defend itself from

terrorism", has been a fundamental

pillar of Netanyahu’s goal to

remain in power.

As author Ralph Nader points out, throughout history,

military empires have reduced their victims, their

subjugated, and their abducted to a state of

“The Others.” The political & mass media

institutions usually follow suit

by supporting their empire’s

predatory policies with

slanted coverage.

Remarkable therefore that alongside the armed resistance

by Palestinian freedom fighters to withstand 200 days of

relentless bombings, the images of Gaza’s devastation

and eyewitness accounts by medics, journalists and

displaced families, have not allowed the Zionist

regime to escape global outrage.

Iqbal Jassat is an executive member of Media

Review Network, Johannesburg, South Africa.

(The views expressed in this article ---- do

not necessarily reflect those of Press TV)

Glory to those who pray work and struggle

for real peace --- peace with justice for all.

What do you think?

_______________________________________

Indonesia won't normalize with Israel

because Indonesians won’t allow it

April 13th, 1:54pm

by Dina Y. Sulaeman

In the last few days, Israeli media has been reporting

about Indonesia mulling a normalization of relations

with the Tel Aviv regime to fulfill the requirements

for accession to The Organization for Economic

Cooperation and Development (OECD), a

neoliberal market-based alliance

of countries.

The news - circulated at a dizzying pace on social media

platforms and triggered a wide array of reactions from

netizens worldwide, including in Indonesia. It wasn’t

something they were expecting.

Indonesia's foreign ministry was quick to deny the reports

in a midnight statement, saying that no such plan is in

the offing.

"I affirm that, as of now, there are no plans to establish

diplomatic relations with Israel, particularly given

Israel's actions in Gaza,” the ministry spokes-

person, Lalu Muhamad Iqbal, said.

Most people in Indonesia, I can vouch for, reject and

condemn any plan that leads to the normalization

of ties between the two sides or Jakarta’s

recognition of the apartheid

colonial entity.

Several notes can be taken from this frenzy. First, the

behaviour of the Israeli media, citing anonymous

sources, to report on Indonesia's plans to

normalize relations with Israel. It has

happened several times in the last

few years.

Indonesia's foreign ministry has always denied such

reports. It again denied it and then it was as if

there was nothing more. There was no

apology from the Israeli media, nor

was there any criticism of the

Israeli media from the

Indonesian side.

This time, the news about Indonesia’s so-called

normalization coincided with simmering

regional tensions in the wake of Iran's

vow to retaliate against the Israeli

bombing of its consulate

in Damascus.

Bombing a country's diplomatic mission is a fatal

violation of international law and can be equated

with bombing the country's territory. From this

perspective, Iran has every right to retaliate.

So, the situation turned extremely difficult for Israel.

Many countries issued travel advisories for the

occupied territories while Israeli regime

officials frantically tried to get Iran to

"not escalate."

The unspecified timing of Iran's retaliation.... has caused

psychological torture for the Israeli regime and settlers.

In conditions like these, rumours regarding Indonesia-

Israel normalization appear to have been deliberately

circulated by the Zionist media to reduce tensions

----- and divert world public opinion.

The second point is that Indonesia's support for Palestine

is deep-rooted. This support predates Indonesia's

independence, so it cannot be shaken so

easily by the Zionist propagandists.

In 1934, when the Palestinians fought against the British

(at that time, Indonesia was still colonized by the Dutch),

the clergy in Indonesia collected donations from the

people to help Palestine.

It is also recorded in history that a rich Palestinian

businessman, Muhammad Ali Taher, in 1944

donated a large amount of money to the

struggle for Indonesian independence.

In history lessons at schools, our teachers often

repeated the phrase: "Palestine was the first

to recognize Indonesia's independence."

What it actually meant is that after the proclamation of

Indonesian independence on August 17, 1945, the

Indonesian diplomat, M. Zein Hassan, came

to Egypt to promote recognition of

that independence.

In order to support Hassan's efforts ----- a number of

resistance figures in the Arab world based in Cairo

founded Lajnatud Difa'i 'an Indonesia on October

16, 1945, including General Saleh Harb Pasha,

Secretary General of the Arab League and

Abdul Rahman Azzam Pasha, Chairman

of the Palestine Committee.

The recommendation from the Lajnah was a resolution to

support the Republic of Indonesia and an appeal to all

countries, especially Arab and Islamic countries, to

recognize the new republic.

After that, almost all the Arab countries recognized

the Republic of Indonesia ----- one by one.

Apart from that, Indonesia initiated and hosted the Asia-

Africa Conference from 18 to April 24, 1955, the first

conference of formerly colonized countries in the

world whose main spirit was to liberate all the

colonized people on earth.

Support for Palestinian independence was one of the

dominant issues at this conference. Indonesia has a

historical burden to maintain that spirit and fulfill
its promise of independence for Palestine.

The third point is, it needs to be acknowledged that

there are indeed parties in Indonesia, both

politicians and prominent figures, who

are secretly establishing personal

relations with Israel.

Indonesia's decision to submit a membership application

to the OECD, an organization controlled by Western

capitalist countries, instead of joining a new

economic power that is far more promising

for shared prosperity, namely BRICS,

shows the dominance of the West

in Indonesia's economic posture.

Membership in the OECD requires the consent of all

members, including Israel. It is very possible that

there are figures behind the scenes who are

trying to normalize Indonesia-Israel for

their interests ----- especially

business interests.

However, they never expressed their intentions openly

because it would be tantamount to political suicide.

No politician in Indonesia would dare to commit

suicide at this time when public sentiment is

very strong in supporting Palestine and

against Israel's genocidal crimes

in Gaza.

Thus, it can be concluded that the rumours of

normalization were Israeli propaganda that

took advantage of the tendencies of a few

parties behind the scenes -- but which

immediately hit a wall of failure.

The Indonesian people will not allow that normalization

to happen as Indonesia's first president, Sukarno,

stated: "As long as the independence of the

Palestinian people has not been handed

over to the Palestinian people, the

Indonesian people will always

stand up ------ to challenge

Israeli colonialism."

Dina Y. Sulaeman, is an assistant professor at the
International Relations Department, Universitas
Padjadjaran, Indonesia.

(The views expressed in this article..... do

not necessarily reflect those of Press TV.)

Indonesia has filed a lawsuit against Israel at the ICJ

over the regime’s violations of international law in

the occupied Palestinian territories.

I remember when a CIA coup in Indonesia
resulted in every commited patriotic
communist and socialist... being
taken to a police station ---
and then slaughtered.

I bet the Indonesians remember that too.

What do you think?

_______________________________________________

Zionist regime will drown in the
blood of Haniyeh’s children
and other Palestinians

by Wesam Bahrani

April 11th, 10:47am

The cowardly killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh’s

three sons and four grandchildren in Gaza only

exemplifies the fact that the murderous

occupying entity is on a deathbed.

The latest diabolic crime committed by the apartheid

regime first and foremost shows its desperation and

hopelessness and its inability to achieve any of the

stated military goals it quite ambitiously outlined

before embarking on the latest

genocidal campaign.

The regime was under the illusion that by assassinating

the resistance leader’s family members, the Zionist

entity might get some form of leverage at the

negotiating table.

If anything, Benjamin Netanyahu has made

it harder for himself and his US masters.

The leaders of many resistance groups in Palestine, have

offered their sons and family members, as martyrs to the

cause of liberating their land from the Israeli occupation.

After receiving the news about the killing of his children

and grandchildren on Wednesday night, Haniyeh

appeared calm and composed, thanking God

for the “honour” of bestowing martyrdom

on his close family members. That’s

the trait of great leaders.

He said almost every family in Gaza has paid a heavy price

with the blood of their children in the past six months and

before that, and he is only one of them.

Importantly, leaders of the Axis of Resistance in other

parts of the region have also offered exemplary

sacrifices for the greater cause, the bigger

cause, against the aggressors.

This shared legacy of sacrifice and martyrdom has only

strengthened the steadfastness of the Axis of

Resistance and its leaders, from Palestine,

to Lebanon, to Iraq, to Yemen.

Among the most notable examples, is the son

of Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement

Secretary-General, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah.

18-year-old Hadi Nasrallah ---- was martyred by

the Israeli forces in 1997 in southern Lebanon.

The important aspect here is the reaction and position

of these resistance leaders when their sons or family

members are killed by the Israeli occupation.

Do they regret and repent? Do they grieve and complain?

Does it become personal, and does that personal

aspect make them succumb to pressure or

give up on the cause?

Unfortunately, for the apartheid Israeli regime and its

delusional despots in Tel Aviv and Washington, the

blood of all the resistance factions, their leaders

and their sons and family members is the driving

force that will eventually end the illegal and

brutal occupation.

One day, after the martyrdom of Hadi Nasrallah,

Hezbollah’s Secretary-General delivered a

thumping speech in which he explained

how painful it was for him before, to

visit the parents of the Lebanese

resistance movement’s martyrs

and look them in the eye.

Hadi Nasrallah wasn’t the only one martyred by

the Israeli occupation forces. Many more

offered exemplary sacrifices. Hadi’s

body, like those of others, was

held by the Zionist entity.

“I tell the families of the martyrs whose bodies

remain captive --- that we also share this

common feature now,” the Hezbollah

chief said in September 1997.

At the funeral service the same month, he added, “The

martyrdom of Hadi is a message that the leadership of

Hezbollah doesn’t leave aside its sons to enjoy the

(post-occupation) future. When our sons head to

the frontline, that is our pride, and when they

are martyred, this allows us to hold our

heads up high”.

Over the next three years, Hezbollah inflicted heavy

battlefield casualties on the Israeli occupation,

forcing it to withdraw from the Lebanese

territory in 2000.... in humiliation.

The Arab country regained its sovereignty, independence,

security, and honour as a result of all the blood given by

resistance fighters, founders, leaders, and their

family members.

History is repeating itself. Now the resistance has grown

in faith, determination as well as in military terms

while the Israeli regime is reaching

its dead-end.

There is nothing the rogue, child-murdering Netanyahu

regime can boast of after half a year of US-backed

genocide in Gaza. The resistance has prevailed

and the occupation has lost.

The video that went viral showed the moment Haniyah

(visiting wounded Palestinians at a hospital in Qatar)

was informed, via a crying voice message on the

'phone from Gaza--- about the killing of his three

sons, three granddaughters and one grandson,

without a scintilla of pain visible on the

Hamas leader’s face --- is because this

resistance, unlike the US and its

proxy, has a clear vision for

Gaza and Palestine.

“God will rest their souls.” He nods his head.

“Shall we end the visit?” an aide asks.

“No, let’s continue” he responds.

The strategy of the resistance is inked in the blood

of its martyrs, which sends a clear message to the

United States that it prefers martyrdom and

dignity ----- over a life of humiliation.

“The enemy believes that targeting the families of the

leaders will push them to give up the demands of our

people,” Haniyeh said, putting up a tough front.

“Anyone who believes that targeting my sons will push

Hamas to change its position is delusional,” the

Hamas leader hastened to add.

This has been the position of all resistance groups and

their leaders in West Asia for more than four decades

now. The principles of the cause overshadow

personal considerations.

The people of Gaza are indeed the most

oppressed people on the planet

right now.

Yet the disinformation campaign by mainstream Western

and some regional media that the Hamas leadership is

enjoying a life of luxury in exile, is aimed at

discrediting the resistance.

Has the same media forgotten, so quickly, that Haniyah

is among the millions of Palestinians who have been

arrested and served time in Israeli jails, tortured

and abused?

Was he not on the ground in Gaza when it was blown to

pieces many times before and the founders of Hamas,

along with many of its senior leaders, were

assassinated by the murderous

Zionist regime?

Was it, not Haniyah who emerged from a building in Gaza

that had been razed to the ground by an Apache

helicopter missile 20 years ago, holding the

lifeless body of a toddler and carrying it

in his arms to an ambulance?

Haven’t his three sons and four grandchildren

in addition to some 70 other close relatives

been killed in Gaza since October 7?

Many Western leaders know the answers to these

questions. But exposing them would expose the

US-backed Zionist war crimes in the territory.

Hamas leaders now living in exile spent the majority

of their life on the ground in Gaza and witnessed

firsthand the movement’s spiritual leader

Sheikh Ahmed Yassin’s assassination

in 2004 and that of the group’s

co-founder ------ Abdel Aziz

al-Rantisi, after Yassin.

Many want the world to believe -- that the genocidal war

on Gaza and the wider ethnic cleansing of Palestinians

started when the clocks of Western mainstream

media and their military-industrial complex-

affiliated analysts decided to start it

on October 7.

All the leaders of Palestinian resistance movements have

sacrificed their family members over the past decades to

free their country from its Nazi-like colonial rulers.

In the case of Hamas, which is leading the negotiations on

behalf of all the Palestinian resistance factions and

people in Gaza, the group hasn’t been deterred by

US-made bombs to relinquish its demands for a

permanent ceasefire, the withdrawal of all

occupation forces from the entire strip

and a return of all the displaced

Palestinians to their homes.

All the signs indicate that no level of ignorance on behalf

of the US and its illegitimate proxy regime in West Asia

will make the group climb down from its

negotiating position.

The prayer of the dead has been read over the bodies of

Haniyah’s sons in Gaza, just like they were read for

more than 33,300 others... in harsh conditions.

The path to liberating occupied al-Quds and al-Aqsa

Mosque is a marathon, not a sprint. But the finish

line is within reach and will be crossed by the

resistance, their leaders, and their

family members.

Wesam Bahrani - is an Iraqi

journalist and commentator.

(The views expressed in this article..... do

not necessarily reflect those of Press TV.)

I believe this moment shows

who loves --- and who is a

liar, thief and murderer.

Which... are you?

_______________________________________

Wounds Left -- by NATO Attack on

Yugoslavia Persist After 25 Years

March 26th, 2:22pm

(teleSUR)

On March 24, 1999, North Atlantic Treaty Organization

(NATO) started an aerial bombing campaign against

Yugoslavia without the authorization of the United

Nations Security Council (UNSC).

During the 78-day bombings, Serbia lost thousands

of policemen, soldiers, and civilians, and suffered

immense damage to its transport and

energy infrastructure.

Among NATO's targets were houses and apartment

buildings, schools, hospitals, even kindergartens,

while the weapons deployed included missiles

containing depleted uranium & cluster bombs.

Three Chinese reporters, including one from

Xinhua, were killed - during bombardments

against the Chinese embassy in Belgrade.

Serbian people mark March 24 as Remembrance Day for

the Victims of NATO Aggression by laying wreaths or

framed photos of their loved ones whose lives have

been taken either directly by NATO's projectiles or

indirectly by chaos and ethnic conflict, largely

instigated by NATO.

This year, the ceremony of the remembrance day was held

at the main square of Prokuplje, a city some 250 km south

of Belgrade, in the presence of President Aleksandar

Vucic, government officials, policemen, soldiers,

and thousands of civilians.

UNANSWERED QUESTIONS

Verica Tomanovic, president of the Association of Families

of Kidnapped & Missing Persons in Kosovo and Metohija -
recalled the arduous journey of hundreds of families.

Representing 570 families -- who are still pining for their

loved ones, her life journey over the past 25 years has

been an unrelenting quest for truth and justice.

"Every passing day becomes heavier," said Tomanovic. In

a poignant retelling of her personal tragedy, she shared

the story of her husband Andrija, a dedicated doctor,

and head of the surgical department in Pristina,

whose life was abruptly halted by abduction.

"The assurances of NATO officials... about safety and

security crumbled as violence engulfed the region.

People were targeted and killed on the streets

based on ethnic affiliation," recalled

Tomanovic, her voice filled

with sorrow.

Despite promises of protection, her husband became

a victim of the conflict, abducted in broad daylight

while bystanders, including NATO soldiers,

looked on.

"He was a man of deep empathy," she said, explaining how

her husband stayed at his post, out of dedication to his

profession. The abduction of her husband, amidst the

chaos following the NATO intervention, remains an

open wound. With each passing year, the

pain deepens.

Verica Tomanovic's relentless quest for truth --- has led her

to the doors of international institutions, seeking answers

that seem perpetually elusive. "We demand that the truth

be uncovered," she said, clutching letters addressed to

world leaders.

She mourns the absence of humanitarian rights, in Kosovo

and Metohija, where, despite tireless appeals to domestic

and international bodies, answers remain beyond reach,

"without exhumations, without identification,

without accountability."

Standing amidst walls - adorned with the faces of hundreds

of kidnapped or missing individuals, including her husband

Andrija, her determination remains unwavering after a

quarter of a century. "We have the right to know

the truth," she said.

TOXIC LEGACY

With similar unwavering determination, Srdjan Aleksic, a

lawyer from Nis, leads the charge in seeking redress for

the victims of depleted uranium contamination, a

legacy of warfare ---- that has left a trail of

devastation in its wake.

Born in Bustranje, a village nestled within the Presevo

municipality, Aleksic's personal connection to the

plight of his community runs deep. His mother,

relatives, and neighbours succumbed to the

ravages of cancer ------ a consequence of

depleted uranium exposure during the

78 days of relentless bombardments.

For Aleksic, the pursuit of justice transcends legal

advocacy; it is a deeply personal crusade. With

over 4,000 individuals seeking solace and

restitution --- through his legal counsel,

Aleksic stands as a beacon of hope

for those afflicted by the

silent killer.

There were two analyses conducted in Turin, Italy, which

confirmed that Colonel Dragan Stojcic of the Serbian

Army and Ksenija Tadic --- have 500 times more

depleted uranium in their bodies than in

any other person, Aleksic said.

Colonel Dragan Stojcic, a respected member of the

Serbian Army, tragically died from three types of

cancer, underscoring the dire consequences

of the toxic legacy.

Collaborating with legal counterparts in Italy, where

landmark judgments have been handed down over

the illness of Italian peacekeepers, who spent

time in Kosovo, Aleksic aims to replicate

their success --- in Serbia.

"If we have in Italy --------- 400 cases with final, confirmed

judgments, where they managed to prove the causality,

and this was confirmed by the Supreme Court of Italy -

why wouldn't we do the same in Serbia?" said Aleksic.

The use of depleted uranium is a war crime against

civilians, said Aleksic. With its enduring half-life of

4.5 billion years, the toxic legacy of depleted

uranium continues to cast a shadow over

future generations.

CRIPPLED INTERNATIONAL LAW

"It's evident that on that fateful day ------ justice was

undermined, and fairness was compromised," said

Milos Vucevic, Serbian deputy prime minister and

minister of defense, during the international

conference "From Aggression to New Just

Order" held in Belgrade, on the occasion

of the 25th anniversary of the bombing.

"From the onset of terrorist attacks and NATO aggression

to the present day ------ we've witnessed numerous

humanitarian catastrophes - stemming from

the pursuit of power and the delusion of

one's supremacy, a delusion that

disregards eternal truths ---

namely, that justice will

inevitably prevail,"

he said.

Speaking at the conference, Nikola Selakovic..... minister in

charge of veteran affairs condemned NATO intervention as

"a crime against the then Federal Republic of Yugoslavia."

"The balance sheet of this entire period --- is marked by

hundreds of killed, missing, hundreds of thousands of

exiles and displaced persons, dozens of destroyed

and burned churches and monasteries, crimes

without punishment," said Selakovic.

Everything raises the question of whether the aggression

that began on March 24, 1999, really ended on June 10

of that year .....or is still ongoing, he added.

Col. Douglas McGregor - who often pontificates

on Youtube - used depleted uranium shells

in Iraq - and swears that the evidence is

''unconvincing'' that depleted uranium

causes any harm...

I can forgive him... but what do you think?

_________________________________________

Gabbard: the truth about biolabs in

Ukraine --- is equated to treason

in the US

March 26th, 2024

(source -- Tucker Carlson

Network retold by InoTV)

TULSI GABBARD, former U.S. Congressman: Over the past

five years, it has become increasingly clear to me that

many people, especially in the Democrat Party,

particularly in Washington, do not value

the constitution at all.

You know, I think that the last five years have played a key

role. After all, if you look, for example, at what happened

during COVID, as a starting point… At the federal and

state and county levels, in many places, these

people, having gained a little power, took

advantage of the situation --- and they

continued to abuse their powers,

so it was absurd.

It's absurd when they say: "For the sake of public safety,

everyone should stay at home, you can't go to church,

you can't even hold services in the open air, for

example, in Hawaii on the beach. But if you're

hosting a * it's above and beyond the public

health and safety concerns we've

discussed. So that's fine."

The politically motivated decisions that were made in the

midst of "the greatest epidemic of our time," as it was

called, in my opinion, opened many people's eyes to

the fact that all this was just for the sake of power,

and how little importance these people attached

to such things as freedom, civil rights, and our

ability to make our own choices.

Yes.

TULSI GABBARD: And ----- under the Biden and Harris

administrations, the situation has only gotten worse.

I'm talking about how they undermined the rule of

law — and continue to undermine it to this day.

About how readily they directly or indirectly

censored, blacklisted --- and denigrated ---

ordinary Americans across the country. If

it so happens that you object to them —

aboutCOVID or about other things…

In my opinion, the reason Mitt Romney called me a

"lying traitor" was my words that there are biolabs

in Ukraine funded by the United States, the US

Department of Defense, and we need to take

care of their security, because there are

military operations. And what neither

we nor the world really needs is a

leak from these biolabs -- which

could pose a threat to people.

It was perceived...

I should note that these were not your guesses…

TULSI GABBARD: No.

In any case, this was confirmed publicly: Deputy Secretary

of State Victoria Nuland voluntarily spoke about it in the

Senate, in front of the cameras, answering a question

from Florida Senator Marco Rubio, the current

Republican senator.

TULSI GABBARD: Yes. And this was written on the website

of the Ministry of Defense. It spoke about the long history

of funding these laboratories, not only in Ukraine, but

also in many other countries around the world.

Of course! Because US laws don't apply there! So they

can… And this is clearly research in the field of

biological weapons. But I don't think you said

anything about that. You basically just

repeated what the Undersecretary

of State said in the Senate!

TULSI GABBARD: Yes.

And then a creature like Mitt Romney denounced

you as a traitor to the motherland.

TULSI GABBARD: Yes.

What do you think of him? What's going on, why is he

so committed to lying that he's willing to destroy

your reputation?

TULSI GABBARD: He is part of the neoconservative and

neoliberal establishment in Washington, which poses

an immediate threat to our republic, our democracy,

and our freedom, and because of which I decided

to leave the Democrat Party. Seeing these people

… And yes, I understand that he is a Republican,

but he took the same position as Hillary Clinton

and many other Democrats ----- who don't care

about our country.

That'sit all comes down to. They don't care about our

country. I have asked Mitt Romney to respond, and I

have sent him a legal letter demanding an answer

regarding his allegations — for the very reason

we discussed. After all, I am a serving officer

in the US Army, and what he, as a US

senator, accuses me of is a crime

that is punishable by death. And

if you make such accusations,

as he made --- in the social

network, which was then

called Twitter, you better

back them up with

something!

In general, if you look at it from the outside, it is obvious

that Mitt Romney is emotionally a child. He wasn't

exactly a genius... In general, he is not a genius,

let's just say. And at the same time, within the

framework of our economy, he earned

hundreds of millions of dollars. So

what does this ---- actually tell us

about --- our economy? How can

such a person get so incredibly

rich here? It turns out, that

something is wrong at the

system level, isn't it?

TULSI GABBARD: Yes. Yes. I think there's a whole, huge

one here... This will probably be the subject of my next

book. We are talking about a military industrial

complex, but there is also a corporate

industrial complex.

Definitely.

TULSI GABBARD: I am, of course, for capitalism,

but when you see these monopolies...

Yes, this is not capitalism.

This is not capitalism at all. When you see how many

small businesses are suffering because of excessive

government regulation... And they (TULSI GABBARD:

corporate industrial complex — InoTV) can afford to

allocate millions, tens of millions of dollars to

lobbyists, to provide services to politicians,

so that they, in turn, create loopholes that

would contribute to the prosperity of

their business, while making a large

part of small businesses in our

country a bargaining chip...

Exactly...

TULSI GABBARD: ... and by destroying competition — the

real competition on which capitalism is based, in fact,

real competition in our country. And that's why

people like Mitt Romney have made so much

money here. This is the reason.

He's behaving so shamefully... It's hard to believe that

there really is such a person... but it is there. So how

did he end up reacting to your words?

TULSI GABBARD: He didn't react at all.

His silence was...

He didn't react at all?

TULSI GABBARD:at all — not in terms of responding to

my lawyer, not in terms of responding on Twitter, or

in any other way... Which didn't really surprise me.

How dishonest is this behaviour.

TULSI GABBARD: Yeah, that's right. This is true. This is
true... I am so grateful — and I really consider it a

privilege — for the opportunity to serve our

country in uniform. April will be my 21st

year of service. I am grateful for the

opportunity to serve now, as a

company commander - which

allows me to work with the

wonderful representatives

of the American people...

from all over our country

who love it to the core.

The sacrifice is not small — and for those who are on

active duty, and for those who are in reserve. And

we are going to do this for a certain reason...

And it stems from our strong love for our country. And when

such a person makes such accusations... this, of course,

touches a nerve. And it's not just about me... The real

reason I challenged him here is this... When people

like Mitt Romney and Hillary Clinton make such

accusations, they call me a "traitor" or a

"Russian agent"or a" Putin puppet."..

this isn't really about me... The

point is in their message to all

military personnel in our

country ------- and to all

Americans in general:

"If you dare to criticize us,

we will deal with you..."

and they do it by destroying

your reputation, so people

will shun you.

Good for Tucker allowing

her a platform... but will

it really help her?

What do you think?

_________________________________

Russian lawmakers call on UN:
to hold NATO responsible for

the bombing of Yugoslavia

March 20th, 1:24pm (TASS)

The Russian Federation Council (the upper chamber of the

parliament) adopted the address of the Russian Federal

Assembly (parliament) to the UN, parliaments of the

world, and inter-parliamentary organizations in

regards to the 25th anniversary of the NATO

aggression against Yugoslavia, calling it to

condemn this illegal military operation -

and bring the perpetrators to justice.

"The Chambers of the Federal Assembly of the Russian

Federation call on the United Nations, international

parliamentary organizations and parliaments of

foreign states to condemn the NATO military

operation against Yugoslavia -- to counter

the attempts to distort the historic truth

about the tragic events of 1999 in the

interest of the collective West ------ to

take measures to bring the NATO

member states to international

legal responsibility for its

aggression against the

Federal Republic of

Yugoslavia," the

address says.

The lawmakers note --- ''that it is necessary to call things as

they are, in this case - ''a blatant violation of international

law," which led to the destabilization of the Organization

for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) --- and

negatively affected relations between European

countries."

The Federation Council and the State Duma, expressed

their deep concerns, over the continued attempts -----
to present the act of aggression against Yugoslavia

as a peacekeeping operation to the international

community ---- to forget the victims of NATO

bombings, and to shift the responsibility

for initiating the wars in the Balkans,

on to the Serbs.

"Between March and June of 1999, NATO member states’

barbaric missile and bomb strikes ------ against civilian

infrastructure - including transportation and energy -

as well as industrial enterprises --- killed over 2,000

Yugoslavian civilians, including dozens of children.

About 2,300 cruise missiles and 14,000 bombs

were dropped on a small sovereign state - in

the middle of Europe," Russian lawmakers

noted.

They also noted that NATO troops used depleted uranium

munitions en masse, which caused irreparable damage

to the environment and caused a rise in cancer cases

in the region. Furthermore, it is still impossible to
fully assess the scale of the ecological
catastrophe, the document says.

The lawmakers believe that the impunity of NATO strikes

at Yugoslavia created conditions for new force actions

around the world under the guise of fighting "for the

values of ...freedom and democracy."

"The collective West’s conviction of its own impunity - and its

right to decide the fates of other peoples and states - has

led to the nurturing of the neo-Nazi regime in Ukraine,

which, after the 2014 coup d’etat, embarked on a

genocidal policy course --- against the Russian

population - and towards imitating an armed

conflict in this country," the document says.

Yes, Clinton was not just a sleazy criminal

at home, but an unrepentent war criminal

abroad ----- what do you think, should be

his fate?

_________________________________________

Ahead of Japan -- how Russia can
become -- one of the four largest
economies in the world by 2030

by Vladimir Tsegoev &

Ksenia Chemodanova

March 14th, 6:38pm

(RT.ru)

In January 2024 --- the Russian economy grew by 4.6% at

once, and weekly inflation has gone to zero since March,

President Vladimir Putin said. According to him -- the

observed trends create the basis for fulfilling the

strategic tasks set for the authorities.

Earlier, the head of state announced the launch of five new

national projects: "Family", "Long and active life", "Youth

of Russia", "Personnel" and "Data Economy".

The implementation of these initiatives is expected to help

improve the demographic situation and strengthen the

country's technological sovereignty. In addition,

Vladimir Putin stated the need to bring Russia

from the 5th to the 4th place in the ranking

of the world's largest economies ---

by 2030. Experts also consider

this goal achievable.

Since the beginning of 2024, Russia's economic growth has

accelerated compared to 2023, while the rise in prices of

goods and services in the country, on the contrary, has

slowed down. This was announced on Thursday,

March 14, by President Vladimir Putin at a

meeting with the government.

"Inflation is stabilizing — in February it was 0.7%, in the

first couple of weeks of this month, inflation went to

zero. It is clear that in weekly terms, this is all very

approximate, everything is volatile, but never-

theless it is as it is. The economy grew by

4.6% in January. GDP growth last year

was 3.6%. In general --- it is very

satisfactory, a good indicator,"

Putin said.

According to the Ministry of Economic Development, strong

growth is observed in most industries. For example,

construction work in January increased by 3.9%

in annual terms, the volume of paid services to

the population - by 6.2%, the manufacturing

industry - by 7.5%, and wholesale and

retail trade - by 9.1%. At the same

time, the unemployment rate

fell from 3% to 2.9%.

The observed dynamics give reason to believe that all the

previously announced strategic plans of Russia for the

coming years are feasible, Vladimir Putin believes.

For this purpose, according to the Russian

leader, the country has created a

"fairly stable base".

"Specific goals are set in the field of demography,

healthcare, education, upbringing of children

and youth, and personnel training. Specific

tasks are outlined -- to strengthen the

country's technological sovereignty

and create new digital platforms,

improve the cities, and rural

settlements --- and develop

transport, and other infra-

structure..... We need to

start this immediately"

the Head of state

stressed.

Recall that on February 29, as part of his address to the

Federal Assembly, the president announced the launch

of five new national projects: "Family", "Long and

active life", "Youth of Russia", "Personnel" and

"Data Economy".

These initiatives, are aimed at raising the birth rate
and increasing the average life span of Russians,

supporting the younger generation, as well

as combating labour shortages, and

creating digital platforms ------ in
key sectors of the economy.

These new national projects have a pronounced social

character - and are mostly designed to help Russia

overcome the demographic crisis. This point of

view was expressed in an interview with RT

by Georgy Ostapkovich, director of the

Centre for Market Research at the

HSE Institute for Statistical

Research and Knowledge

Economics.

"Our population decreases by 500-600 thousand people

every year. Therefore, the main funding in social

programs is directed to demography, fertility,

education.. and healthcare. Human capital

is the foundation --- of economic growth.

A highly competent & healthy person,

of course -- will create innovations,

apply new management schemes,

which will have a positive impact

on the economy," the specialist

explained.

At the same time, along with investments in human capital,

the country's authorities plan to pay special attention to

the development of artificial intelligence in the coming

years. Head of the Ministry of Economic Development
Maxim Reshetnikov, said yesterday, today... Russia is
already among the top 10 leading countries in terms
of computing power ----- and the overall level of AI

implementation in priority areas of the economy
--- exceeds 31%.

The technology itself, according to the Minister, makes it

possible to increase labour productivity - by optimizing

processes, reducing costs -- and improving product

quality. This --- in turn --- also helps to solve the

problem of personnel shortages,

Reshetnikov is sure.

"The main thing now ---- is to maintain the trend towards

the introduction( of AI. - RT), to ensure mass use and

replication of the technology in industries. Due to

its scale, this is the government's task," the

head of the Ministry of Energy added.

"Moving forward is inevitable"

In addition to the implementation of five new national

projects - Vladimir Putin previously outlined to the

authorities, another strategic goal for Russia —

to be one of the four largest economies in the

world -- in terms of purchasing power parity

(PPP) - in six years. The government also

considers achieving this goal feasible -

as First Deputy Prime Minister Andrey

Belousov said, at a meeting with

the president.

"The Russian economy ------ ranks fifth in terms of gross

domestic product.. in terms of PPP. Our calculations

show, that Russia can become the 4th economy in

the world, ahead of Japan, provided that growth

remains stable... at least 2% per year, with a

gradual acceleration to 3%, by the end of

the period. In total for the period up to

2030, the country's GDP should be

increased by about 20%,"

Belousov said.

According to him, it is possible to achieve the intended

result ------- at the expense of five mechanisms. These

include... increasing labour productivity, increasing

investment, increasing non-primary exports in the

markets of friendly countries, supporting small

and medium-sized businesses ----- and

developing import substitution.

Let's explain: GDP at purchasing power parity is the total

value of all goods and services produced, calculated by

taking into account differences in the level of prices

and exchange rates in different countries. It is

believed that this indicator better reflects

the real situation in the economy.

"Simply put, the indicator shows how many units of the

same product can be bought in each country for the

same amount, for example, for a dollar. This is a

relative indicator that reflects the availability

of goods and services to the population --

based on their income. Leading world

economists use it to assess the real

picture of the quality of life of the

population" ------ Andrey Loboda,

economist, & communications

director at BitRiver, explained

to RT.

According to the World Bank, from 2016 to 2020, China, the

US, India, Japan and Germany, continuously remained the

5 largest economies in the world in terms of PPP, while

Russia occupied only the sixth line. However, in 2021,

the Russian Federation was able to bypass Germany

and has recently been closing the gap with Japan.

"Today, Russia is the fifth largest country in the world, and

further progress is inevitable. We can indeed become the

4th, but this will depend not only on the growth of our

economy, but also.... on the situation in Japan. If, in

addition to the objectively slowing growth of the

economy in Japan... interest rates also start to

rise, then next year the country can definitely

expect at best stagnation, and at worst — a

recession. Russia needs to take advantage

of this," Loboda said.

If I was a relatively young man,

I would join the increasing

numbers of Westerners

moving to Russia.

What do you think?

_______________________________

Fearful Electioneering ------- Turbo

Charges Western Warmongering

March 8th, 2024

(strategic-culture.su Editorial)

Western political leaders, are digging a

deeper hole for their eventual collapse.

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Western states are facing an acute political crisis,

whereby their established governing parties and

leaders are fighting for survival amid a grave

loss in legitimacy in the eyes of

their electorates.

In the United States, incumbent President Joe Biden

is vying for reelection in November with historically

the lowest poll numbers ever, for an occupant of

the White House.

Meanwhile, across the EU, governing parties and

leaders are braced for a drubbing from the

parliamentary elections in June.

The roots of this unprecedented loss of legitimacy among

Western political establishments are manifold. But surely

one cause is the rank hypocrisy of Western leaders that

has now been laid bare. How can political figures

expect to have any moral authority when they

are seen to be inveterate liars and

shamelessly corrupt?

Western governments and their servile media lecture about

“democracy”, “human rights” --- and upholding “law and

order”. They claim to be motivated by such principles

in their support of Ukraine against alleged Russian

aggression. Yet these same governments - are

complicit in the genocide of Palestinians in

Gaza - through their unwavering support

for the Israeli regime.

Western leaders have been fatally exposed and

compromised by the conflict in Ukraine and

Gaza. The contradiction - is terminal.

That’s not just because of the blatant double standards

& duplicity. Western voters are increasingly disgusted

by the relentless financial and military support

funneled into Ukraine to prop up a scamming

regime comprised of NeoNazi ideologues.

Under Joe Biden - and the incumbent European politicians,

the West has flooded Ukraine with weapons and hundreds

of billions of dollars in what is the biggest war racket ever.

This is while Western populations, workers, farmers, and

businesses are hard-pressed with numerous social and

economic burdens.

Western governing parties are rightly seen as elitist and

serving powerful minority oligarchic interests such as

the military-industrial-corporate-financial nexus.

Their declared vows about democracy are a

contemptible joke.

The war in Ukraine is increasingly understood by voters to

be a disastrous proxy war of choice - that was pushed by

U.S. and Western imperial objectives to confront Russia.

Despite the squandering of public money to propagate the

war, the U.S.-led NATO axis has lost its “great game”. The

proxy war has devastated Ukraine, causing up to 500,000

military deaths in two years, as well as destabilizing the

rest of Europe from increased migration, fiscal impact,

deindustrialization, and the shattering of

agricultural industries.

Western populations are furious with their political leaders

for having inflicted such chaos and waste of resources –

as well as wantonly provoking tensions in international

relations with Russia. Western politicians have pushed

the world to the brink of an all-out war between

nuclear powers. All this crazed folly, is based

on utter lies and deception ---- as the horror

of Gaza and Western complicity illustrates.

In this cauldron of electoral revolt, Western political

leaders are only digging a deeper hole for their

eventual collapse.

US President Joe Biden in his State of the Union address

this week -------- made a disingenuous pitch to voters. He
portrayed the world as facing an existential crisis from

Russian “tyranny” and simultaneously claimed the

fate of US democracy was under threat from his

election rival Donald Trump.

In a dangerous, and desperate move, Biden is conflating

Trump with alleged Russian aggression. The Democrat

president is fighting for his political survival against

Republican presumptive nominee Trump primarily

because Biden is so deeply unpopular among

US citizens. To boost his election prospects,

Biden is making out that the country is

facing an “inflection point” - that

requires a rejection of Trump

because he is “bowing

down” to Russia.

Trump and many within the Republican Party

are opposed to continuing the proxy war in

Ukraine, recognizing that it is futile.

Biden and the Democrats, who are more aligned with the

U.S. foreign policy establishment, are therefore trying to

make the election about an existential “defense of

world democracy and peace”.

Biden claimed in his State of the Union address - that if the

U.S. does not supply Ukraine with another $60 billion more

in military aid then Russia will overrun the rest of Europe.

Biden even invoked the memory of Roosevelt

supposedly facing down Nazi Germany

in 1941.

Meanwhile, in Europe, the same warmongering high-stakes

ruse --- is being pushed by French President Emmanuel

Macron. Macron, is calling for the deployment of NATO

ground troops in Ukraine to prevent a Russian victory

and an alleged threat to the rest of Europe.

The French head of state has become almost hysterical in

recent weeks with war talk. He told other French political

leaders this week that there would be “no limits” to

France’s support for Ukraine against Russia.

What’s lying behind Macron’s belligerent rhetoric are his

fears of political defeat --- from opposition parties in the

forthcoming EU parliamentary elections. It is not just

Macron who is anxious. All incumbent European

leaders are dreading an expected widespread

revolt by the electorate.

That is why the French president and his ruling-class ilk

like European Commission President Ursula von der

Leyen and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz are

seeking to dominate the public narrative

with war talk and the alleged danger

of Russian expansionism.

The irony is that the more the Western establishments

pursue militarism and war in Ukraine, the worse their

states become from economic mismanagement, and

the more their legitimacy sinks into the gutter. They

are seen more and more as a warmongering clique

that has not a shred of ethical concern because

of their reckless warmongering in Ukraine and

their despicable complicity in the genocide

in Gaza.

Elections in Western states are over-rated. As the saying

goes, if voting changed anything ------ it would have been

banned -- years ago. The array of current opposition

figures and parties facing incumbents is not going

to deliver any solutions to the endemic problems

of Western systemic failure. Nevertheless, the

forthcoming U.S. presidential election and the

European parliamentary ballots are shaping

up to deliver grievous blows of repudiation

to the political establishments.

To offset the political doomsday, charlatan Western leaders

like Biden, Macron, Scholz, and Von der Leyen are doing

their last-ditch best to talk up war with Russia and the

“threat to democracy” -- as a way to burnish their

electioneering efforts. But such cynicism is not

turbocharging their prospects. It will backfire.

The U.S.-led NATO proxy war in Ukraine is facing an

historic debacle.. from defeat. But that makes the

desperate reaction by Western incumbents

scurrying for political survival, a

dangerous time --- in the next

few months.

Break out the popcorn!

Exciting times, I think..

How about you?

___________________________

3 scenarios - for the

future of Ukrainians

March 6th, 6am

(Vesti.ru)

Viktor Medvedchuk, Chairman of the Council of the

Other Ukraine movement, discusses possible

future scenarios for Ukraine, in his column

for the We Are Watching media platform.

"Today, the forecast of the future of Ukrainians is

connected not only with Ukraine, but also with

the future configuration of the entire political

architecture in Europe, the global security

system, and therefore it is extremely

important to make it.''

''At the same time, there is no need to guess on coffee

grounds, because there are economic, military and

social processes that - if properly analyzed - will

give us the most likely result, especially since

there are only three possible scenarios, in

our opinion.''

Ukraine – a military battering ram for Russia

''The scenario when Ukraine becomes for Russia about

the same as Israel for the Arab world, has long been

implemented. Israel maintains a military presence

of the collective West in the Middle East, for

which it receives... generous funding. It is

according to this scheme, that Zelensky

is building the future of Ukraine.''

''The scheme of interaction is quite simple – the West

provides weapons and funding, Ukraine - soldiers

and bridgeheads -- for the offensive. As in the

case of Israel, a complete military takeover

of its neighbours, is not expected. They

just need to create problems, weaken

them and force them to be compliant

with the envoys of the West ---- who

play the role of "good policemen".''

''It is this role that Biden is now hypocritically playing

when he tries to "reason" with the "intractable"

Netanyahu. All this - is nothing more than

a cheap concert - for the public.''

''Zelensky's criminal regime has accepted this scenario, as

the only one and a working one, but the problem is, that it

has confused Ukraine with Israel. The provocateur state

should be much smaller than modern Ukraine, much

smaller, even with the loss of territories today. It's

all about the economy: a huge Ukraine cannot

always be kept on the balance sheet of the

West, it will be rational to have only a few

regions. In this case, Western assistance

will be sufficient -- to fulfill the tasks of

destabilizing the region.''

''Therefore, the loss of territories in this scenario is a natural

process. Zelenskiy needs more soldiers, weapons, and

finances to hold onto vast swathes of Ukraine. In Kiev,

they really believe that the resources of the US and

NATO are unlimited, and they do not understand

why they are given so little. And, in the West,

sober heads understand that the politicians

have miscalculated ---- and that the funds

invested in Zelensky will never pay off.''

''Zelensky acts like a typical post-Soviet rogue manager –

he defended the project, received funding, and doesn't

understand..... why any result is required of him.

Zelensky's task is not to win on the battlefield,

especially not to defend his country, but to

raise money around the world and get

hysterical if they don't give, or don't

give enough.''

''This whole scenario ----- is untenable either economically,

militarily, or politically. Economically, it implies eternal

endless financing by the collective West of Ukraine -

which is simply impossible due to the fact that the

war undermines the economy. In the US, they

realized this ----- and are trying to push the

burden of financing the war onto the EU:

ideally, to incite Germany or France to

attack Russia.''

''But if financing Ukraine, is a heavy burden for the US, then

the EU will not be able to fund it, even if Washington orders

it. The lion's share of the EU's economic growth has been

built on economic cooperation with Russia. Now none of

this is happening, Europe is weakening.... losing its

competitiveness and markets.''

''The situation is even worse militarily. Israel confronts

countries --- that do not have a developed military-

industrial complex, especially nuclear weapons.

And Russia --- has both an advanced military-

industrial complex --- and a modern army.''

"If we are strong with weapons, we will not lose this war.

We will win," Zelensky said, "Because all Putin's steps
back, daily steps back, will definitely have a big
impact on his society. And then he will think
about internal security."

''Such rhetoric has a lot of flaws. First, Zelensky himself, is

taking steps back, since the counteroffensive has turned

into a retreat. Secondly, Russia has its own weapons,

but Ukraine does not, so it is necessary to beg for

them somewhere and have an eternal shortage

of them. And, third, it's time for Zelenskiy to

think about internal security himself --- as

the scandal with his presidential powers

is brewing, mass discontent of the

military and civilians, and his

rating -- is rapidly falling.''

''Politically, Zelenskiy has nothing to offer - but war. Neither

the EU, nor NATO, nor our own people. The 2019 elections

showed that the Ukrainian people do not need a war

president. But Zelensky, did not have the will,

intelligence, or professionalism to become

a president of the world. He understands

---- that any peace will ruin his political

career. And any war - ends in peace.''

Ukraine – part of Russia

''This scenario is also already being implemented - and

successfully. A fifth of Ukrainian lands went under
the control of the Russian Federation. In 2021
I wrote about this --- warning Zelensky,
who did not heed the advice:

"The very policy of a mono-national state implies the

surrender of citizens and territories. The policy of

a mono-national state, cannot achieve the main

goal, both at the current stage of the country's

development and at future stages, namely, to

"stitch" the country around a common idea,

to return regions.. that were not controlled

by official Kiev -------- to convince (Russian

speaking) residents that Ukraine is their

home and they are welcome here. And

in no way - is the construction of a

mono-national state with militant

Ukrainization, capable of

returning Donbass to

Ukraine, or Ukraine

to Donbass."

''Even then, it was clear that Zelensky would not return any

territories, and he would still lose a lot of territories. But

the loss of territories is an optimistic scenario for him,

and a more realistic one --- is the complete and

irrevocable loss of statehood.''

"As for the behaviour of this Kiev clique," Dmitry Medvedev

said recently, "at least, this is short-sighted, because they

simply alienate some people, even those who were loyal

to their government until recently. This looks monstrous

--- because we are talking about countering the entire

Russian culture --- and our common path. They are

demolishing monuments, and we did not even

think of such a thing! Ukrainians -- with the

exception of outright Nazis and Bandera

members -- have always been treated

with respect, in our country. I'm not

even talking about the classics:

Shevchenko, Lesya Ukrainka,

or Gogol, who is one of the

outstanding Russian &

Ukrainian writers."

''And no matter what Western propaganda claims, the

Ukrainians in the new territories made their choice

in favour of Russia. The West accuses Russia

of aggression, but it is in Russia that most

Ukrainian citizens seek salvation.''

''They are driven to Russia by the insane and criminal

policies of the Zelensky regime, but once they

become Russian citizens, they may well

return home, because then they will

not be threatened by this regime.''

''Therefore, if Ukraine ceases to exist on the map, it will

be primarily the merit of Zelensky and his pack, who

surrendered the interests of their country long

before the fighting --- and continue to move

unrestrainedly, in this direction.''

Last chance for Ukraine

''Russia constantly gives Ukraine a chance to survive as a

state. So, the Permanent Representative of the Russian

Federation, Vasily Nebenzia, at a meeting of the UN

Security Council said: "I want to emphasize that

it is still possible to preserve Ukraine in some

form, but -- it should be a peaceful, neutral

Ukraine, where there is no discrimination

and Russophobia, where Nazi criminals

are not glorified and from which there

is no threat to Russia. It is precisely

to achieve these goals - that our

SVO is directed."

"It is precisely to achieve these goals, that the goals
of our special military operation are aimed," the
diplomat continued.

''Therefore, the choice is up to the collective West
---- whether we will need to fight to the end, or
common sense will prevail in Washington,
London and Brussels and at least they
will try to save something
from Ukraine.''

''Any conflict ends --- sooner or later. The same thing, we

are sure, awaits the conflict in Ukraine. Of course, the

longer it drags on, because of Kiev's Western policy,

the more unfavorable the peace conditions will be
- for Ukraine."

''Before that, Russian President Vladimir Putin, in an

interview with Tucker Carlson, said that Zelensky

may well talk about peace with him. And what

about Zelensky? He said it was impossible.

He foolishly failed to realize that he was

crossing out the possibility --- not of

negotiating with Russia --- but

Ukrainian statehood itself.''

''Russia will not tolerate a Nazi state on its borders.

And Zelensky's ethnicity will not cover up the

Nazi nature of his regime.''

''Ukraine - still has a chance to preserve its statehood, but

then it should stop clinging to Nazism, Russophobia, and

military hysteria and focus on improving the well-being

of its citizens. Ukrainian statehood, the rule of law,

the social sphere, and governance will have to be

built again, but the current Ukrainian elite is not

capable of this. These traitors to their people,

corrupt officials, self-appointed Fuhrers and

politicians --- have no place in the future.

They have only one way --- a suitcase,

a train station, the West --- out of

the country they have betrayed."

Chairman of the Council of the

Other Ukraine Movement,

Viktor Medvedchuk.

This is a discussion for the Ukrainians.

________________________

Tyranny !

by Bouthaina Shaaban

February 28th, 2:01pm

Source: Al Mayadeen English

What has brought the world today to an unprecedented

level of tyranny - is the support provided by Western

countries to terrorist killers ---- engaged in daily

genocide against innocent civilians in Gaza.

The major mistake humanity committed in the modern era,

is its failure to dedicate the necessary time and effort - to

uncover the injustices committed by the white man in the

West against indigenous peoples. It failed to chronicle a

true and precise history of the genocide, torture, siege,

plunder of wealth, and development of weapons of

mass destruction, and genocide ----- perpetrated

against the peoples in colonies in Africa,
Asia, and Latin America.

It also failed to document the destruction of peoples'

cultures and the employment of media to distort

realities --- brainwash minds --- and undermine

human values ---- especially through burying

indigenous languages, and replacing them

with a colonial language that still stands

as the ''official language'' ------- of the

inhabitants of former colonies.

Some inhabitants of these colonies now even glorify the

West, praising the civilization built upon the skulls of

their own children and the museums enriched with

looted artifacts from these colonies, not to

mention the stolen wealth used to

construct the colonizers' home-

lands, while keeping the

plundered peoples in

abject poverty.....

for centuries.

These crimes have been a source of controversy and

debate.. among the inhabitants of the colonies for

centuries: some ----- have become mentally and

morally subservient to the colonizer, initially

out of fear --- and later, out of habit.

Some people from former colonies defend the colonizers

and think they are vital to their very existence - while

others rebel against the entire colonial legacy but

often without a substantial or valuable action

against this legacy, thus failing to form

a national and - consequently -

an international stance

to be reckoned with.

These could be some of the reasons... why the true

significance of countries - has not been decisively

settled on the historical, human and ethical map.

Fear, silence --- and the fluctuating poverty of

oppressed peoples under Western tyranny

--- could be some of the reasons, for the

failure to reach a definitive resolution

on this matter.

What has brought the world today - to an unprecedented

level of tyranny ------ is the support provided by Western

countries to terrorist killers engaged in daily genocide

for the past five months against innocent civilians in

Gaza and Palestine in general. All is happening

before the eyes of a world.. claiming to be

civilized. Yet ---- we have not witnessed

a revolution in public opinion ---- or

a sincere and resolute action ----

against these horrifying crimes.

We do not even witness a statement befitting the horror of

what is happening, except for Yemen, which we all take

pride in, as the origin of Arab identity, proving with

merit --- that it deserves to be the origin, root,

and stronghold, of the Arabs.

After five months of the West waging a genocidal war

against the innocent people of the besieged Strip,

after the martyrdom of around 30,000 people ---

mostly women and children - the displacement

of over a million people - and the perpetration

of heinous massacres -- against doctors and

journalists, & after all the inhuman actions

of trees uprooting, animals shooting, food

targeting - and attacks on organizations,

once called humanitarian - to make the

population die of hunger, the genocide

continues falling... on the deaf ears

of the entire world ---- completely

disregarding what is happening

to its fellow human beings.

The United States and its Western allies, persist in sending

billions of various lethal weapons to empower their Zionist

tools, to continue perpetrating this gruesome genocide ---

unparalleled in history, at least in the past four centuries.

Others in the East, South, West, and everywhere ---- believe

they are safe and secure from what is happening, unaware

that this disregard for humanity, applies to all of them,

albeit at different times and moments.

The people of Palestine, Lebanon, Yemen, and Iraq - are not

only defending Palestine and the safety of Palestinians, but

are also defending a world they envision free from Western

colonial oppression. They stand against Western tyranny

that has wreaked havoc on all our colonized nations,

adjusting its tools without changing its objectives,

targeting us, belittling us, and collectively killing

us ----- whenever its interests demand this.

Residents of the colonies expressing admiration for

what the West has accomplished for its people

should remember that this achievement was

built on the skulls of their own children and

the plundering of their own resources.

The West treats its people in a completely different way,

and others will never be treated in the same way. The

most significant evidence of this, is the immigrants

from the Arab Maghreb in France --- who are now

the second and third generations; nevertheless,

they still remain second or third-class citizens

and have not been and will not be granted

the status of the white European.

However, the aggression on Gaza - reveals something even

more perilous to humanity: the United States - holds the
international arena in its grip ------- punishing whom it
chooses ----- compelling other nations to mete out
punishments ------- severing ties with those it
disapproves of and trying to force others
-- -to adhere to its categorization of

good, evil, terrorism, and more.

If anyone attempts to issue any resolution in the Security

Council to restore justice - a US veto is used to stop that.
The most alarming revelation of this aggression, is that

the US, along with Britain, France, and Germany have
seized the international will, subjugated it, and

turned all nations into slaves - following the

dictates of the US administration - which

openly declares its active participation

in a war of extermination while hiding

behind their dual fear: fear of taking

action ...and fear of inaction.

However, this silence and clinical death of any international

movement against unprecedented tyranny, in our modern

era, turn everyone into powerless slaves, incapable of

doing anything. All they do... is bow their heads to

avert the impending disaster that might befall

them... in the next round.

In this context and analysis, the only true free individuals

today are those resisting Western tyranny. They protest

against it in the West, raising their voices against

Western broadcasters, telling them, "Shame

on you!, stop the war of extermination!,

free Palestine!."

Even though the police silence them, and force them out

of the room handcuffed, allowing the host to resume the

dialogue with himself, there is no doubt that all viewers

know this is the truth;- their consciences are stirred,

and they cannot remain passive, when they realize

that the killing of every innocent Palestinian child

and woman is a violation of their human dignity,

warning them - that they might face the same

fate - if they dare to express their opinions.

Therefore, their complete silence tightens the grip

of tyranny around their necks, rendering them

powerless and helpless slaves.... in any

matter they are about to undertake.

From this perspective, supporting Palestine today is the

essential first step toward confronting the political

tyrannical system --- enabled by the prevalent

influence of Western intelligence agencies

in the West --- which currently control the

media, political parties, parliaments,

and politicians in the West.

Challenging - the slavery imposed by

this oppressive Western system on

humanity as a whole - represents

the most significant liberation

battle humanity faces, in

the 21st century.

People must either choose freedom and be prepared to bear

its costs or remain under the yoke of Western tyrants like

Netanyahu and Biden, subject to any blow the tyrants

decide to direct to them. Undoubtedly, the outcome

of this battle will be significant for all. Will the

major world powers continue to keep silent

toward Western tyranny and tremble in

fear, or will they hasten to stand on

the right side of history as some

leaders who have learned the

lesson -- like the Colombian,

Bolivian, Venezuelan, and

Brazilian presidents?

It is not only their responsibility toward themselves,

or even just toward their countries but their crucial

and definite responsibility toward the future of

humanity and the future of this universe that

God entrusted us with as His stewards on

earth. Will we prove ourselves worthy

of this responsibility?

The opinions mentioned in this article

do not necessarily reflect the opinion

of Al mayadeen, but, rather, express

the opinion of its writer exclusively.

But they do reflect my opinion -

and I hope, pray ------ and have

Faith, that countless millions

will be moved to act...

don't you think?

________________________________

Proletären: Sweden was dragged into NATO

to force it - to serve Washington's interests

February 28th, 2024

(source - Proletären

retelling by InoTV)

After Sweden's accession to NATO, the more than two-

hundred-year-old principle of Swedish non-alignment

with military blocs will be buried. Not once since

the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815 and

three years later, King Charles XIV Johan,

declared his intention to prevent Sweden

from participating in the war --- has the

Northern European country officially

entered into military pacts.

Back in March 2022, the then Prime Minister. Magdalena

Andersson, was convinced that Sweden's long-standing

policy of non-alignment had served Sweden well for

two centuries. However, just over 2 months later,

she and the Social Democrats ' party council

changed their minds and applied for the

kingdom's membership -- in the North

Atlantic Alliance, Proletären recalls.

"It should be borne in mind that NATO is a nuclear-armed

alliance," Magdalena Andersson said, in an interview in

March 2022. Since then, people have been talking

about it... more quietly.

At the behest of Commander-in-Chief Mikael Bueden, the

current Swedish government, even began to oppose the

possible deployment of nuclear weapons... on Swedish

soil. At the same time as NATO members, neighboring
Norway and Denmark, have reservations against the

deployment of nuclear weapons on their territory in

peacetime. Membership in NATO also precludes

the possibility of being an international voice

for nuclear disarmament, as Sweden has

not ratified the UN resolution banning

nuclear weapons -------- under

US pressure.

In the Swedish media NATO is called a "defensive alliance",

although the organization itself does not declare this. The

NATO bloc's website describes it as a " political and

military alliance."

This military alliance, among other things, bombed Libya
and Afghanistan - two countries that did not attack any

NATO countries, and in the destruction of which -----

Sweden participated.

It was NATO - that turned Libya into one big mess - and a

mecca for slave traders and smugglers. As a member of

NATO, Sweden will be forced to participate in US wars

..which will not necessarily take place in the Baltic

Sea, the author of the article notes.

China, not Russia, is the US's main rival. As a member

of NATO, Sweden will be forced -- to send its soldiers

around the world to fight for US economic interests.

NATO is essentially the US's military tool to maintain its

position at the top of the global capitalist system. The

enemies of NATO are the enemies of the US that do

not want to submit to Washington, such as Iran

and North Korea. Resource-rich China and

Russia will not be left alone even when

these powers try to cooperate with

the United States.

The United States and NATO - spare no effort to impose

their will and consider themselves above international

law. The only people in Sweden.. who benefit from

NATO membership are US-oriented capitalists,

and above all, arms manufacturers led by

SAAB ------- under the leadership of the

Wallenberg family. SAAB shares rose

significantly on the stock market,

after the so-called debate on

Sweden's accession to

NATO began.

However, there was no real debate. Last but not least,

the state-run Swedish TV and radio broadcaster....

bears a huge responsibility for the poor-quality

and one-sided journalism that has flooded

the public's minds since the Nordic

country joined NATO.

Only now, in the run-up to Sweden's final membership

in NATO, articles began to appear warning about the

consequences of such a decision, but in just over a

year --- the propaganda storm was so strong that,
to the delight of the Swedish military-industrial

complex --- no counterarguments were heard

in the leading Swedish media. As a result,

all Swedes who want to live in peace -

and not send the younger generation

to fight for the United States - are

at a loss, Proletären concludes.

Sweden's convenient ''neutrality''

..disguised their vital role in

supplying high-end optics

and other material - for

Hitler's nazi regime.

Better that the Swedes now show

and know their true position - as

armaments manufacturers for

hatred, pain and conquest.

What do you think?

_________________________________

Amid chaos of war, Israeli soldiers

steal everything - from jewelry

to rugs - in Gaza

by Maryam Qarehgozlou

February 27th, 12:52pm

(PressTV)

People frantically search through the rubble, their faces

streaked with tears and dust, each of them driven by

desperation and hope, calling out the names of

their loved ones amid the chaos of death

and destruction left behind by the

Israeli genocidal campaign.

With every piece of debris lifted - there is a mix of fear

and anticipation, praying for a sign of life beneath the

devastation. It’s a race against time, fueled by love

and anguish, as grief-stricken families cling to the

possibility of finding their missing relatives alive.

On Thursday night, the Yaghi family was having their last

cup of tea when the Israeli forces razed down their

house and four other buildings with two airstrikes

in Deir Al Balah in central Gaza, reports said.

Nearly 40 people were sheltering in the house before the

bombs rained down and 15 were believed to have been

trapped under the rubble. The other members of the

family kept searching through the rubble of where

their house once stood... but to no avail.

“We were all fasting. I stepped into that room, the house

was full and there was no space, I sat by the wall and

placed my three-year-old nephew on my lap, a

second later I heard a loud explosion, and we

were all flown up in the air, then the roof

collapsed and all went black,” Shaza

Yaghi was quoted as saying by Al

Jazeera, as she recounted her

heart-wrenching ordeal.

“While searching, I came across a child’s severed body

part, his leg, which seemed to be my nephew’s, then

I found parts of his brain all blown out… that white

bag over there is full of the body parts and body

organs we found after the explosion.”

Images coming out of the bruised and bleeding territory

each day show children and adults alike combing

through the ruins of their houses, looking for

their belongings and missing loved ones.

The situation in Gaza is “shocking and desperate”

according to the UN, with nearly 30,000

Palestinians killed and almost the

entire population of 2.3 million

people displaced and

starving.

On the other hand, the Israeli soldiers shamelessly

flaunt their diabolic crimes and share them on

social media platforms. This genocide in

Gaza is quite literally unfolding -

in real-time.

Vandalizing and looting

Videos from Israeli soldiers’ social media accounts show

them blowing up and demolishing buildings, vandalizing

and looting homes, and raising Israeli regime flags
over those ruins.

Looting and vandalizing houses, whose occupants have

been forced to abandon all their belongings, has

become a common practice since October 7.

It happened in previous Israeli wars on

Gaza as well --- but this time --- the

looters have been publicizing

it themselves.

In November, Palestinian singer, Hamada Nasrallah,

shared a photo of an Israeli regime soldier playing

the guitar he said his late father bought for him

15 years ago.

“I was shocked today when I saw this TikTok video of

a [Israeli] soldier playing guitar in the midst of the

rubble in Gaza. I know this guitar very well

because there are not many guitars like

this in Gaza. My dad --- gifted me this

guitar 15 years ago,” he remarked.

“Isn’t it enough that they take away our loved ones,

our homes, our families, and even our music and

memories? Where does the injustice stop?”

Earlier this month, Sultan Abu Tair, a renowned

Palestinian journalist and humanitarian - also

shared a video of an Israeli soldier bragging

about looting Palestinian homes and

stealing expensive watches --- in

Rimal neighbourhood, west

of Gaza City.

Another post on social media showed an Israeli

soldier taking out someone’s collection of

soccer shirts from a bag.

There are many other videos posted on social

media in recent months that show Israeli

soldiers ransacking homes and stealing

everything from clothes, cosmetics,

rugs, groceries, and jewelry.

Israeli forces systematically steal,

loot Palestinians' belongings in

Gaza: Rights group

A rights group says Israeli forces are

conducting a systematic looting

of Palestinians.

Erasure and extermination

There are also videos of Israeli soldiers singing

genocidal songs, planting flags in Gaza,

smashing up toy shops, looting

houses - and having dance

parties atop the rubble.

“The masses can see it is about erasure and

extermination, not safety and security,”

Palestinian-US poet, Remi Kanazi ,

wrote --- in a post on X,

formerly Twitter.

The Israeli media has also been normalizing these

acts and uncritically reporting about the looting

and stealing of Palestinian homes, by

Israeli soldiers.

Israel’s public broadcaster Kan, recently featured

soldiers who presented reporter Uri Levy with a

mirror they had brought back from Gaza.

“It has a name: it’s called looting, and it’s also prohibited

according to [military] law. This is what a morally

bankrupt country looks like. Here.... it’s just a

mirror, here, it’s just evidence of execution
and just evidence of abuse......... in The
Hague just waiting,” said Mistaclim,

an Israeli rights group.

While the Israeli military has said in a statement that

looting Palestinian property by soldiers is unlawful,

there is a special unit in the military itself

dedicated to seizing money and other

property found on the battlefield.

In late December, the Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor

reported several cases - in which Israeli troops took

part in or witnessed the deliberate theft of assets

and money from Palestinian civilians, including

items like computers, jewelry, and large

amounts of cash.

The rights group estimated that the Israeli military

may have stolen valuables worth tens of millions

of dollars since the events of October 7.

“Many residents reported that Israeli soldiers took their

belongings, others saw their belongings with Israeli

soldiers on TikTok,” Maha Hussaini.... director of

strategies at Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor

and a Palestinian journalist based in Gaza,

was quoted as saying by media.

In addition to looting Palestinians’ belongings, footage

circulating on social media - also shows Israeli

soldiers using Gaza’s abandoned homes to

cook and eat the food they find there.

“In every house, you’ll find a lot of ras el hanout style

mixes. There are also plenty of lentils, so at first,

we made a lot of stews …. Every house we

stayed in had olives that [Palestinians]

make, which we tasted…” one Israeli

soldier cited in an article published

by Haaretz on February 13.

“Olive oil is also present in every home, in gallons, and it

helps a lot to upgrade any food. They also have a great

spicy sauce.”

In a letter published by the military rabbinate last month,

soldiers were instructed on how to keep kosher when

using food and utensils found in homes in Gaza. The

letter, signed by Rabbi Avishai Peretz ended with

the biblical directive: “And you shall eat the

riches of all the nations.”

Famine and siege

However, after four and a half months of Israeli siege,

famine is taking a heavy toll on everyone in Gaza.

Gaza’s ability to produce its food has been decimated by

Israeli bombs, agriculture is in ruins, fertile lands are

neglected, poultry and livestock... have been

destroyed, and the limited international

aid.. can barely meet the needs of a

hungry population, or prevent the

situation... from deteriorating

further.

According to the figures from the UN Office for the

Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), at

least half a million people are facing famine

while nearly the entire population of Gaza

is experiencing an acute food shortage.

In a statement last week, the world body warned of

an “explosion” in child deaths due to a lack of food

and water in the besieged territory.

Some pro-Palestine activists say that Israeli soldiers’

videos on social media can’t be distinguished from

dehumanizing comments made by Israeli regime

politicians during the war.

Since October 7th, Israeli officials have, repeatedly,

made dehumanizing statements about Palestinians.

Daniel Hagari, a spokesperson for the Israeli military,

said early on that the Air Force will emphasize

“maximum damage, not accuracy.”

Israel’s minister of military affairs Yoav Gallant said

that Israel --- will treat Palestinians as “animals,”

and the president of the regime Isaac Herzog

denied the existence of any innocent

Palestinian civilians.

“The rhetoric from the top, which explicitly aims to

legitimize civilian death in Gaza, spurs such

violent actions on the ground,” Mina

Zahed, a lawyer and social media

activist, told Press TV Website.

“When Israeli officials refer to all Gazans as

“human animals,” it is no wonder that the

soldiers in the field see all Palestinians

as targets.”

What - in your heart -

do YOU feel?

Want to know more, before you do

anything - like protest to your

Western Zionist legislator?

___________________________________

Czech farmers accused

of being 'pro-Russian'

Tuesday, February 20th, 2024

(Source: InfoBrics)

The anti-Russian sentiments of European leaders ----- are

preventing them from acting rationally in the face of the

current wave... of protests across the continent. In a

recent statement -- the Czech Prime Minister, Peter

Fiala accused the protesters of being "supporters

of Moscow", discrediting the farmers' claims by

associating them with an "enemy" of the EU.

Fiala made his statement --- when the demonstrations reached

their peak - in the Czech Republic. On February 19th, hundreds

of tractors blocked the main streets of Prague, interrupting

traffic in the areas around the Ministry of Agriculture. The

protests come amid a "peasant uprising" in Europe, with

rural workers demanding an end to the import of

Ukrainian grains and a review of the EU's

"green policies".

Reacting to pressure from the peasants, Fiala made a
publication on his account on X (formerly Twitter)

stating that the protesters do not really aim to

protect the interests of farmers. According
to him the protesters are mere "Kremlin

supporters" --- and aim to destabilize

Europe to favour Russian interests,

with agriculture being a mere

excuse ---- to call for

demonstrations.

According to the Czech leader -- the local government is

already in dialogue with the farmers to try to meet their

interests. He however, denies that the protesters have

links with labour organizations and rural unions, thus

delegitimizing the protests. Fiala claims that Prague

constantly seeks to protect the "real" interests of

farmers, but claims that the protesters have

nothing to do with such interests, being

just pro-Russian rioters.. who

"complicate" the lives of

other Czech citizens.

"Today's demonstration - has little to do with the fight for

better conditions for farmers. The demonstration ------ is

organized by people who for example, do not hide their

support for the Kremlin, & pursue goals other than the

interests of farmers. The government is continuously

talking to everyone who is interested in dialogue.

That is why we are able to find good solutions.

We have done this many times, over the past

two years. Unfortunately.... the organizers of

today's demonstrations are not among those

who care about improving the quality of life

in our country --- and its prosperity. It also,

shows their progress, which complicates

the lives of the citizens of the capital -

and will not bring any solutions to

the real problems of Czech

farmers," he said.

One of Fiala's main arguments against the legitimacy of the

demonstrations is the lack of participation of the country's

main farmers' organizations, such as the Agrarian

Chamber, the Agricultural Union, and the

Association of Private Agriculture.

However, Fiala ignored the fact - that these same groups,

although absent in the protests on the 19th, announced

that they will launch their own demonstration against

the EU's green policies, scheduled for the 22nd.

Therefore, Fiala's argument seems invalid,

since official rural organizations share

the same interests --- as the

autonomous protesters.

In fact - dissatisfaction with the direction of European

agriculture, is a widespread phenomenon. There are

protests across the entire continent, from the most

western countries, such as France and Spain, to

the most eastern ones, such as Poland and the

Baltics. European rural workers are some of

the most affected by the EU's irresponsible

policies in support of Ukraine.

As well known, European states have maintained since

2022 a policy of systematic import of Ukrainian grains.

With the aim of supporting Kiev economically, these

countries began to massively buy cheap Ukrainian

agricultural products and thus stopped promoting

their own domestic agribusinesses, culminating

in a major social crisis.

With Ukraine being one of the most fertile and productive

countries in the world, Western European nations are

unable to compete in the agricultural market with

Kiev, which is why European rural workers are

going bankrupt. In this sense, the demand

for an end to the import of Ukrainian

products - is a basic need for

European peasants.

In the same sense, the end of green policies is vital for

European agricultural production to be viable. Facing

several economic problems and low productivity,

European farmers depend on government aid to

pay for the production and transportation of

grains. However, the EU imposes a radical

environmentalist ideological agenda and

makes its rural producers "pay the bill"

for global warming ----- making

agribusiness unworkable.

Therefore, workers' demands seem fair and natural.

Farmers are fighting for their rights and for better

living and working conditions. There is no

evidence that such workers are truly

"pro-Russian".

If there are feelings of sympathy for Russia among them,

these naturally follow from their rejection of the EU's

anti-Russian ideology, which is directly responsible

for the losses suffered by them.

As long as European leaders are more concerned with

accusing protesters than solving their problems,

the crisis will continue to worsen.

By Lucas Leiroz - journalist, researcher

at the Centre for Geostrategic Studies,

and geopolitical consultant.

You can follow Lucas

on X and Telegram.

Can't wait until the Czechs
throw out their miserable
creepy, warmongering
sneaky government.

What do you think?

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Proletären: a rude awakening —

Yemeni blockade of Israel

exposes Arab regimes,

rattles Western

imperialists

December 19th, 2:33pm

by Shabbir Rizvi

Perhaps the best pages of history are the pages where

the oppressed are victorious against the oppressor,

and able to turn the tide of power with

poetic justice.

Within these pages, true colours are always revealed, and

the resolve of each player is truly put to the test. And if

history is truly written by the victor, then this chapter

owes some pages to be authored by the incredibly

brave people and resistance of Yemen.

In the wake of the Hamas-led resistance operation Al-Aqsa

Storm (also known as Al-Aqsa Flood), Yemen has dared to

go where no other Arab countries have (outside of the

Islamic resistance in Lebanon and Iraq) - not only

directly confronting the Zionist entity, but

enacting a crushingly successful

blockade in the strategic zone

of the Red Sea.

Any ship willing to conduct business with the Israeli regime

in Yemen’s territorial waters has two options - turn around,

or risk your ship being destroyed or taken by the Yemeni

military (Ansarallah).

One has to admire this act of poetic justice. Yemen, the

country subjected to nearly a decade of US-Saudi

blockade, enabled by Western states, which

spawned the world’s worst humanitarian

crisis in the Arab country - has now

enacted a blockade of its own -

squeezing the already

depleting Zionist

economy.

Anyone familiar with the societal structure of the Zionist

occupation can tell you that its economy is extremely

vulnerable to external shocks. This.. is a regime that

has only lasted as long as it has due to the political

and economic support of the US capitalist class.

Billions of US taxpayer money is spent annually to keep the

illegitimate entity afloat. Meaning the Zionist occupation

has to ensure it is justifying this staggering investment.

For the US ruling class, Israel acts not only as a colonial

military outpost but as a corridor into Asia. They need

Zionist cooperation to facilitate the trade of goods

coming in and out of the region, facilitating

billions of dollars of goods annually.

Yemen has decided that it will not tolerate Israeli

trade --- while Gazan children and women are

being mercilessly slaughtered every day.

Starting in November, the Yemeni military began to seize

Israeli-connected ships - starting with the seizure of the

“Galaxy Leader.” Outside of ship seizures, other ships

were subject to drone, rocket, and gunboat attacks -

including the US Navy destroyer USS Carney.

Israeli-occupied port of Eilat - its third biggest - has

effectively been shut down amid Yemeni rockets

and drones, and its blockade in the Red Sea.

Traffic at the port is reportedly down

by 85%.

This is no small blockade. Global shipping companies are

thinking twice about dealing with the regime. Hong Kong

shipping company OOCL has halted all trade with the

Israeli regime. Maersk... one of the biggest global

shipping companies, has also decided to pause

operations, joining a few other companies.

Other shipping companies have also

followed suit.

Initial projections estimate billions of dollars of trade has

been impacted. Yemen’s blockade is driving the cost of

goods up and increasing the amount of transport time.

Some Israeli-linked ships have even decided to go around

Africa into Asia, adding anywhere from two to three

extra weeks of shipping time.

And most importantly, the economic impact caused by the

crippling blockade is creating serious political pressure.

British Petroleum on Monday announced it would stop

operations using the Suez Canal, due to the

Yemeni threat.

Mere hours after this announcement, UK Labour Party

leader Keir Starmer joined UK Prime Minister Rishi

Sunak in calling for a “sustainable ceasefire” in

Gaza, effectively breaking from the US line.

Yemen is forcing the world to divest from the regime

in Tel Aviv or suffer major economic consequences.

And it's working.

Now, Zionists and its US backers are tapping into their

regional partners. The very countries that sought to

break Yemen - the UAE and Saudi Arabia - are now

creating a “land bridge” trade route with the

Zionist entity, as per reports.

Though this is more costly and slower, the same

resources are now passing from the UAE into

Saudi Arabia and Jordan in order to reach

the occupied territories.

The 2000-kilometre path is already being put to the test,

with a reported 10 trucks already taking the path from

Dubai to the border of Israeli-occupied territories.

This is a clear attempt to circumvent the Yemeni blockade.

The Jordanian leadership quickly moved ------ to deny the

existence of such a “land bridge” ----- as it is a shameful

accusation - however, it is indeed a willing participant

in the trade of goods with the apartheid regime.

The treachery of these Arab regimes is another betrayal of

the Palestinian people. These same countries waged war

on Yemen’s independence movement, and now they are

participating in the war against Palestinians by aiding

the Zionist enemy.

Yemen has forced these regimes

--- to show their true orientation.

Even more tellingly, the Saudi regime has assisted the US

and Israeli regime in blocking Yemeni missiles and

drones, with its air defense systems. Rockets

meant for the port of Eilat were reportedly

shot down by Saudi missiles, protecting

not only Israeli goods..... but also

US warships.

The Gulf monarchies insist that they demand “regional

stability” ---- while allowing the Zionist regime to

conduct open genocide in front of the world.

However, the US is not satisfied with a land bridge. Some

goods cannot be transported through the land bridge,

and it is pricier to switch between sea, land, then

back to sea when transporting goods from the

US to Asia, for example.

On Monday, December 18, US Defense Secretary Lloyd

Austin announced “Operation Prosperity Guardian” -

a ten-country coalition that would fend off the

“Yemeni threat” in the Red Sea.

It’s clear that the blockade is putting economic pressure

on the US - the operation’s name says it all. But can the

coalition, which includes Bahrain (adding another

country to the list of Arab nations stabbing

Palestine in the back), actually stop the

Yemen-created blockade?

Not without risking a full-scale regional war.

First, Yemen is more than capable of

defending itself. It fended off a

Saudi-led coalition for ten

years, which used US

weaponry and

logistics.

It can certainly -- defend its own territorial

waters and skies against invading forces.

Second, the coalition threat is a serious step up the

escalation ladder --- one that would have serious

consequences for US forces and allies that

are unwelcome in the region.

Last week, Iran’s Defense Minister Mohammad Reza

Ashtiani, issued a statementL: declaring that any

attempt by the US to form a coalition that

disrupts peace in the region -- “will be

faced with tremendous problems."

"Nobody can make a move in a region where

we have predominance,” he asserted.

In recent months, Iran has had several encounters

with US naval boats that attempted to encroach

its territorial waters. This comes as a result of

US military ships posing a threat to Iranian oil

tankers and other ships - resulting in Iran

tightening security within its

territorial waters.

Hypocritically, the same country that decries

Yemen’s blockade, also openly participates

in the piracy of Iranian oil!

The US-led coalition is foolishly risking a regional war.

Ultimately, this would not be in the US key interests -

and the popularity of Biden's administration would

sink even more ------ even with it being at an

all-time low.

The threat of the coalition as of now

is just policy on paper.... but if

materialized --- could yield

catastrophic results.

The United States is already the main protagonist in the

Gaza genocide. By supplying bombs that drop on Gaza

every day as well as political backing, it cannot wash

its blood-stained hands.

But if it insists on going the extra mile and pulling itself

into a regional war over a trade route, then all bets

on peace --- are off.

The attacks on US military bases would escalate. US ships

would be targeted. US citizens and ambassadors would

have to be evacuated. And trade that has already

come to a screeching halt would be prolonged

further. All on the eve of an election year.

The reality is that Yemen has the imperialist West right

where it wants it. Either end the barbaric aggression

on Palestinians in Gaza.... or face economic and

political ruin.

It is very rare in times like this that peace sells
- but is the US buying? Time will tell.

Shabbir Rizvi is a Chicago-based political analyst

with a focus on US internal security and

foreign policy.

(Original source --- PressTV --- which does

not necessarily concur with the opinions

expressed in this article.)

You have to admit - don't you? - that this
makes extremely interesting reading!

__________________________________________

‘If Christ were born today ---- he would

be born under rubble, Israeli bombing’

Published On December 7th, 2023

(al Jazeera)

All the Palestinian churches have cancelled Christmas

festivities this year, and one church in Bethlehem

shares its pain.... through iconography.

Bethlehem's Lutheran Church decided its Christmas

nativity scene would reflect the reality of children

living and being born in Palestine today.

Bethlehem, the occupied West Bank. The churches of

Palestine: have announced the cancellation of all

festive Christmas celebrations, in an expression

of unity with Gaza and rejection of the ongoing

aggression against Palestinians, limiting
them to masses and prayers.

In Bethlehem, the Lutheran Church decided that its

Christmas nativity scene would reflect the reality

of children living and being born in Palestine

today, placing the symbolic Baby Jesus in

a manger of rubble and destruction.

It is a poignant representation of the suffering of Gaza’s

children who find themselves buried under what is left

of their own homes, victims of the relentless Israeli

bombardment.

“If Christ were to be born today,” Reverend Munther

Isaac said, “he would be born under the rubble

and Israeli shelling. This is a powerful

message we send ---- to the world

celebrating the holidays.”

The true meaning of Christmas

For Isaac and other church leaders, this was a way

to convey a message reflecting the birth of Christ,

the messenger of justice, peace and dignity

for humanity.

Christ was not born among the conquerors or those

with military power, he said, but in an occupied

country, which is what Palestine was 2,000

years ago.

“Bethlehem is sad and broken. We are all in pain about

what is happening in Gaza, feeling helpless and

overwhelmed by our inability to offer

anything,” he said.

Um Bishara, a mother of four, told Al Jazeera she was

surprised to see the nativity scene with Baby Jesus

in the rubble on Sunday.

Weeping, she had to sit down as the significance of the

display hit her and dedicated her fervent prayers to

the children of Gaza, praying that they find

peace and safety.

A devout woman, Um Bishara hopes the prayers of the

Holy Land’s faithful at Christmas --- can stop the pain

and killing, replacing them with hope and peace.

Forgetting the Palestinian Christians

Two weeks ago, Isaac delivered a letter from the churches

of Bethlehem, a city of significant religious importance,

to the US administration in Washington, DC.

The letter urged US President Biden, the US Congress and

heads of US churches to apply Christ’s message rejecting

injustice and called for an end to the genocidal war

in Gaza.

“Some people in the West...... forget the existence of

Palestinian Christians. This war affects everything

Palestinian, whether Muslim or Christian. It is our

responsibility now ------- to raise our voices as a

nation ------ to stop this war,” Isaac said.

Continuing, he explained how saddened he was by several

conversations he had in the US... where he was told that

Israel’s assault on Gaza was justified as self-defence.

However, he added, the thousands of children and

innocents killed daily, and the churches and

hospitals being bombed ---- do not figure in

their calculus.

He knows the struggle to bring about change will be long

because the Palestinian struggle is not only this war

but a deeper struggle to affirm the legitimacy of

Palestinian existence.

Anton Nassar, principal of the Dar Al-Kalima Lutheran

School, said Bethlehem is sad and in pain this year

....but it has not lost hope.

He explained that while the nativity scene represents

the reality of Palestinian lives, it also reflects hope

as the infant Jesus is born in the rubble, a new

light amidst pain.

He said, “We believe in the existence of hope

and the hope of the birth of Jesus in the

city of peace, the holy city.”

“This is what is reflected in this painting ---- placed in the

church -- where we pray for a just peace in our country.

We pray for an immediate cessation of the genocidal

war on Gaza - and for the people of Gaza to enjoy a

peace built on justice.”

“Christmas is in the heart,” Nassar said. “We pray

and invoke Jesus to be born again in our lives,

our country, our churches, and our schools,

so that we can live in peace and stability

and achieve our independent state

with its capital, Jerusalem.”

No-one who calls themselves Christian would

stop struggling and caring for the people in

Palestine --- and would attempt to stop it.

Ask yourself - if you have even attended one

demonstration - or sent even one email,

tweet or text to your local councillor

or MP --- (even if he is... a willing

''Friend of Israel'' - and a Tory

in a red jacket).

Because if you haven't ------ you are

NOT a Christian --- but a hypocrite

who is literally taking the Lord's

name in vain.

Exodus 20:7 “You shall not take the name of

the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD

will not hold guiltless anyone who

takes his name in vain.”

What do you think?

Too vain to reply?

___________________________________

FACTBOX: Patrushev... discusses

national unity and long-standing

conflict ------ with the West

November 4th, 1:27pm (TASS)

On National Unity Day, Russian Secretary of the Security

Council, Nikolay Patrushev, spoke on the historical

significance of protecting Russia’s sovereignty

in the long-running conflict with the West.

National Unity Day

- National Unity Day represents the Russian people's

triumph over internal and external challenges

through unity and coherence.

- During the Time of Troubles, Russia was on the verge of

losing its sovereignty, but its people "united, defended

their own country and state," drove out invaders and

traitors, reestablished authority, and embarked on

a path of independent development.

- This was made possible by the tremendous spiritual

uplift of the country's multinational people, "whose

statehood has always been based on three pillars

- unity, faith, and a strong, vertical power."

Age-old conflict

- Europe has long wanted to destroy the Russian state,

which has manifested itself in attempts at "political

intrigue, economic enslavement, and

direct aggression.

- Almost all of Europe has participated in aggression

against Russia, from the German Knights to the

Nazis in the twentieth century.

- Russia has always been a "bone in the West's throat,"

obstructing its hegemonic goals while representing

a powerful civilizational alternative.

- Western Russophobic ideologues devised schemes to

bring Russia to its knees, which served as the basis

for the Western conspiracy to destroy the country.

The new Time of Troubles in the 1990s

- The eventful 1990s became the "new Time of Troubles,"

when the existence of the Russian state was once

again threatened.

- The collapse of the USSR emboldened the authorities

of the United States and other Western leaders, who

believed that they could destroy Russia ---- by

dividing it.

- In the 1990s, Western advisers flocked to Russia,

attempting to create turmoil by "encouraging

separatism, imposing debt bonds and

onerous international obligations.

The West was counting on

creating turmoil ---- and

establishing external

control over Russia.

- The West also used additional levers of pressure,

such as NATO's aggressive push to the East,

support for extremism and extreme

religious groups, and "a wave of

defamation of the Russian

Orthodox Church and

traditional Islam.

- As a result of the ''radical'' reforms imposed by the West,
the country's standard of living declined, unemployment
increased, industry, agriculture, transportation, and the
financial system --- were destroyed, and the military-
industrial complex effectively ceased to fulfill

its primary function of providing advanced

weaponry to the armed forces.

- In the 1990s, international terrorism -- posed a significant

threat to Russian sovereignty, while Western governments

hypocritically called the terrorists "fighters for freedom

and democracy.''

Challenging the West

- After becoming president in 2000, Vladimir Putin focused

his efforts on stabilizing the country's internal life and

restoring constitutional order.

- As a result of the president's policies, strong systemic

anti-crime measures have been implemented, and the

number of criminal acts has decreased by more

than a third, since 2000.

- In the early 2000s, Putin saw a multipolar world order as

the solution to many international problems. His famous

Munich speech was devoted to the idea that a unipolar

model was not only unacceptable, but generally
unattainable in today's world.

- In August 2008, the West tested Russia's strength by

igniting the Georgian-South Ossetian conflict. As a

result, the country reformed its army ---- and

introduced new types of weapons.

- However, the West did not relent - as a result of the

Washington-engineered coup in Ukraine in 2014,

supporters of neo-Nazi ideologies came to

power in Kiev, from where they promptly

launched a genocide against

the Russian people.

Fighting neo-Nazism in Ukraine

- Despite Western sanctions and pressure, Russia could

not tolerate the atrocities committed by Ukrainian neo-

Nazis and supported the demand for the reunification

of the millions of inhabitants of the original

Russian territories.

- Ukrainian officials and their Western backers are

increasingly resorting to blatant terrorist tactics

to terrorize the population and damage Russia.

- Ultimately, Kiev officials will have to answer for attempts

to annihilate the Russian people in Donbass, as well as

for the deaths of Ukrainians in a fratricidal war.

- Ukrainian neo-Nazis will be tried in an international

court for attempting a provocation by detonating

a "dirty bomb".

- There are reasonable forces in Ukraine. They

are suppressed, but they are ready to fight

the neo-Nazi regime.

Sanctions war

- The West launched an unprecedented economic

war against Russia, but its blitzkrieg failed.

- Western censorship is working hard to eliminate stories

about Russia's good development trends. "The Anglo-

Saxon media deliberately ignore the obvious fact

that Russia has been able to ensure its military,

economic and food security.

- A large number of unjust sanctions have been imposed

on Russia, but the country is dealing with them. The

economy has recovered and has already

exceeded the level of 2021.

- The Russian economy has demonstrated its stability
and its ability to develop gradually in the face
of global economic uncertainty --- and
the imposition of restrictive
economic measures.

Multipolar world against the "new order"

- The West intends to create more hotspots near Russia,
similar to Ukraine, but Moscow will not be deterred.

- Washington, along with Russia, China and India, will

become just one of several poles in the new

multipolar world order, but Europe is

unlikely to be able to claim....

even that.

- Russia, under Putin, has offered a civilizational

alternative to the West that is gaining traction.

At least 25 countries have expressed a desire

to join or cooperate with BRICS.

-- Russia prioritizes the development of relations

with its nearest neighbours, especially Belarus,

through the Union State.

- Moscow is in contact with Baku and Yerevan

to normalize relations, and a peace treaty is

being drafted.

- Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan declared

that Nagorno-Karabakh is Azerbaijani territory....

under the influence of the West.

Remembering history

- While the West tries to rewrite history, Russia treats

it with care and..... does not allow it to be lost.

- Future generations must know the truth and remember

that it was Russia that overcame fascism at the cost

of nearly 30 million deaths of its people.

- Amendments to the Constitution in 2020 restored the

supremacy of national law and established laws on

the security of the country's borders and territories.

- The support of the majority of the population for the

President's plans in the 2020 referendum, created

the basis - for Russia's future prosperity, stability,

security and good living conditions for its people.

Well done, Russia - your country is now

respected again by 80% of the world

and also by millions in the so-called

''democracies'' of the West.

When and if you start calling

each other Comrade, again,

you will have returned on

your path, perfectly!

I always wanted the merging

of genuine Christianity with

communism, and believe in

your ability to achieve that.

May all our readers work

and pray to achieve this.

What do you think?

__________________________

US not merely complicit but

architect and mastermind

of Israel’s Gaza genocide

by Mohammad Hashim

October 31st, 1:35pm

(PressTV)

As the chorus for an end to the Israeli regime’s genocidal

campaign in the besieged Gaza Strip grows louder, it is

becoming increasingly clear who the real protagonist

and mastermind is.

While the overwhelming majority of countries voted in

favour of the humanitarian truce in Gaza during the

UN General Assembly session last week, the US

and some of its vassal states, opposed

the resolution.

The vote laid bare which side Americans and their allies

were on – the side of occupation and apartheid.

It came days after US President Joe Biden dashed off to

Tel Aviv in a show of support for the Israeli regime even

as Israeli warplanes continued to pummel densely-

populated civilian areas in Gaza.

On the eve of Biden’s visit, an Israeli warplane targeted a

hospital in northern Gaza, killing more than 700 people,

including patients and those who had taken refuge

at the hospital, after being displaced.

Biden refused to condemn the Israeli regime, rather

blamed the “other side” for the bombing, parroting

the Israeli narrative. He had previously also

peddled the Zionist lie about children

being beheaded.

During the whirlwind trip, he even described himself as

a “Zionist” and repeated a line he infamously said as a

senator in 1986: “If there were not an Israel, we’d

have to invent one.”

Biden, however, isn’t the only American batting for the

occupying regime and preventing efforts aimed at de-

escalation. Many current and former US officials

have come out openly in support of the regime.

Antony Blinken, US Secretary of State who was one of

the first foreign officials to land in Tel Aviv following

the events of October 7, has made a series of

not-so-diplomatic statements in recent days.

In an interview with NBC last week, the top US diplomat

said that Israel should “already be devising a strategy”

of who rules the besieged Gaza Strip after Hamas is

removed from the scene.

He was only echoing what Israeli Premier Benjamin

Netanyahu said earlier about the “elimination of

Hamas” being the defined goal for the regime

in its latest genocidal campaign in the

barricaded territory.

A former US military official, Ret. Gen. Barry McCaffrey,

speaking on MSNBC on Sunday, said the US is likely to

“directly intervene with air and naval strikes” --- if the

regime’s existence is threatened.

"I would suggest to you our support of Israel will be

absolute, and if we see Syrian military intervention,

active Iranian military intervention, we'll go to war,"

McCaffrey said on the show.

The unconditional and uncritical support for the Israeli

regime from the top-tier US past and present

leadership has prompted many pundits to

suggest that Washington -- is the key

player in this war.

It’s not merely complicit in what’s unfolding in the

besieged Gaza Strip, but it is the engineer, the

architect and the main mastermind of this

genocidal campaign against the people

of Palestine.

As Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed

Ali Khamenei said in a speech last week, the US is a

“definite accomplice” of the Zionist regime and its

hands are drenched in the blood of the oppressed.

“Actually, it is the US that is somehow managing the

crime that is being committed in Gaza. The US ---

is the one that is managing things,” Ayatollah

Khamenei remarked.

These words carry tremendous weight and establish the

fact that the regime in Tel Aviv is remotely controlled

by Washington as both need each other to carry

out destabilizing activities in the region.

It’s a well-established fact that the Zionist killing

machine is funded by Washington -- including

over $3.8 billion annual military assistance

the US provides annually to the regime to

purchase weaponry.

In recent weeks, there have also been reports

about two US aircraft carriers being

dispatched to the region, a move

basically meant to provide

military cover to the

vulnerable entity

in Tel Aviv.

All these developments suggest beyond doubt that

the United States basically owns this war that is

increasingly looking unwinnable for the

‘weaker than spider web’

Israeli regime.

Even though Biden’s deputy Kamala Harris insists that

Washington has “no intention” to deploy combat

troops to the occupied territories, reports

suggest US boots are already on the

ground there.

There have also been reports about the US secretly

expanding its military base on the occupied land

near Gaza, which again points to US complicity

and a key role --- in what’s unfolding in Gaza.

Intercept reported this week that the Pentagon awarded a

multimillion-dollar contract to build its secret base deep

inside the occupied territories, just 20 miles from Gaza,

code-named ‘Site 512.’

The classified base will include what the report called

a “life support facility” for the dying regime.

“Though President Joe Biden and the White House insist

that there are no plans to send U.S. troops to Israel

amid its war on Hamas, a secret U.S. military

presence in Israel already exists,” the

report stated.

As Ali Akbar Velayati, the Iranian Leader’s senior advisor,

stated on Monday, the Israeli regime will not even last

one day without the support of the United States and

European countries.

So it becomes clear that the occupying regime cannot

go ahead or sustain any military aggression without

Washington’s green light as well as political and

military patronage.

In the case of the ongoing bombing campaign in the

Gaza Strip, which will eventually lead to the demise

of the illegitimate regime. the United States is not

only complicit, but the mastermind.

Mohammad Hashim is a political and

media analyst focused on West Asia

(The views expressed in this article ---- do

not necessarily reflect those of Press TV.)

Israel is often described as the US'

''attack dog'' in the Middle East.

If you had a distant relative who sent a

dog to where you live --- that beseiged

you --- and periodically killed your

children - what would YOU do?

____________________________________

The catastrophe in Gaza
Ceasefire Now!

by Tatiana Belova

October 21st, 10:24am

(Vesti.ru)

Rescuers of the Russian Emergencies Ministry delivered 27

tons of humanitarian aid to the population of the Gaza Strip.

These are, first of all, extremely necessary food and

medicines. Russian humanitarian aid was handed

over to representatives of the Egyptian Red

Crescent Society to be sent to the

Palestinian enclave.

The situation of Gazans is catastrophic. This

is especially true ---- for access to water.

The Palestinian civilians found themselves in unbearable

conditions. According to the latest UN report, Gazans

now have access to at best 3 litres of water a day

instead of the minimum 50 litres.

The Gaza Strip is practically cut off from the rest of the

world. Water and food are sorely lacking. For bread –

stampede and queues. A video of Palestinian

children searching for food, in the rubble
of their homes, has spread across

social networks.

Power was cut off in Gaza for nine consecutive days.

Hospitals are on the verge of collapse. Due to the

lack of light, surgeons are forced to suspend

operations. Some people... have to work in

the dark. 59 medical institutions were hit,

26 were seriously damaged. At least
16 health workers were killed and
over 20 were injured.

The situation with the water supply, is particularly

deplorable. The water crisis has been developing

in Gaza for decades. The reason for this is the

depletion of the underground aquifer and the

regular blockades that Israel arranges for

the region.

Residents of the enclave are forced to drill and dig wells

to get access to water. According to the Palestinian

Water Authority, there are 10,000 wells in Gaza,

2,700 wells for the agricultural sector and

7,000 private wells drilled by residents

without a license.

"The whole problem -- is that there are extremely specific

soils. And these soils are seriously saline. Accordingly,

if the well is legal ------ it is still being cleaned and

desalinated. And if the wells are illegal, let's

just say... that the water from them
is desalinated exclusively by

artisanal means," explains

Sergey Demidenko, Dean

of the School of Political

Studies at the RANEPA

Institute of National

Economy and Public

Administration.

Many desalination plants were destroyed after Israeli

strikes. As a result --- Gazans are forced to drink

brackish water. It has exceeded the indicators

of sodium, chlorine, and nitrates. Such water
---- is dangerous for health, especially

for children.

And it is also teeming with various infections. The region

has experienced regular outbreaks of cholera and

typhoid fever before. Now, amid the destruction

of critical infrastructure --- doctors expect a

surge in cases in the Palestinian enclave.

"There are a lot of biological threats. The list --- is huge. The

most banal intestinal infections-shigellosis, salmonellosis,

E. coli. In fact they are banal only at first glance because

in the absence of control, or effective treatment, they
provide a high mortality rate, especially in children.

Cholera --- in principle, there were outbreaks. This

is what everyone expects with the current state.

It is not a fact that it will necessarily happen,

but the risks ------ are very high" --- warns

Nikolai Kryuchkov, an immunologist.

To prevent a catastrophe, Russia proposed a humanitarian

resolution on Gaza and Israel at the UN Security Council

earlier this week. However, it was rejected. The US,
UK, France, and Japan --- voted against it.

"Humanitarian access must be granted immediately. We call

for an early ceasefire and the opening of corridors for the

delivery of urgent humanitarian aid to the affected areas

of the enclave and an exit of civilians, for an immediate

end to violence against civilians, regardless of their

place of residence," stressed Vasily Nebenzya,

Permanent Representative of the Russian

Federation to the UN.

However, the other day things got off the ground a little.

Egypt, has agreed to open the Rafah crossing to send

humanitarian aid to residents of the Gaza Strip.

On Friday, about 200 trucks piled up near the checkpoint.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres even arrived in

Rafah to track the delivery of the first humanitarian

supplies to the Palestinian enclave, on the spot.

However, it is obvious that the humanitarian catastrophe

in Gaza can be stopped - only after a ceasefire.

This, is what Russia is calling for.

Don't look away !
Write, march,
fiight, pray...

Just don't do what the Pharisee did
--- as Jesus taught us all --- in the
parable of the good neighbour.

Don't ''cross over to the
other side of the road.''

What do you think?

___________________________________

RS: The US would do better to enlist

the support of Russia and China

to resolve the conflict in

the Middle East

October 20th, 2023

(source: Responsible Statecraft

retold by InoTV)

With their authority and influence in the Middle East,

Russia and China could help the US achieve a

settlement of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict

--- and prevent its spread throughout the

region, writes Responsible Statecraft.

If the situation escalates further, there is a danger that the

ongoing armed confrontation will draw Washington and

Moscow into fighting on opposite sides, and China

will provide assistance to Russia.

The conflict in the Middle East - poses two serious threats to

the United States. First, it is a deadly threat to Israel, which

may arise as a result of a joint attack on it by Hamas,

Hezbollah and Iran (especially if Russia helps it), and

the resumption of the intifada.

Secondly, there is a danger that such a regional conflict will

draw the United States and Russia into fighting on opposite

sides, and China will provide assistance to Russia,

writes Responsible Statecraft.

Preventing both situations is crucial for both the US's own

security and Israel's, which largely depends on China and

Russia helping to contain their partners in the region in

exchange for Israel's restraint in the Gaza Strip.

The most likely route to this double jeopardy --- would be to

launch a full-scale Israeli ground invasion of the Gaza Strip,

for which Hamas is almost certainly prepared and which it

may well have originally intended to provoke. The invasion

--- will inevitably involve prolonged urban fighting and

massive civilian casualties, leading to widespread

outrage in the region.

This may trigger a military response from Hezbollah, which

in turn will put massive pressure on Iran to force Tehran

to support its Lebanese partner.

The northern front between Israel & Iran-backed Hezbollah

could also well extend into Syria, drawing Russia or even

Turkey directly into the fighting. Neither side is looking

for a direct clash with Israel --- because the Hamas

attack, has already caught Iran off guard, Russia

is completely engrossed in the Ukraine conflict,

and Turkey will lose the leverage it uses to

maneuver between the US, EU, Russia,

and regional players ---- south of its

borders. However, circumstances

may force these States to make

choices... that they would
prefer to avoid.

Choosing between China and Russia will make it easier for

the United States to enlist Beijing's help. China has the

most to lose from an expanded regional conflict that

could threaten access to its oil reserves, drive up

energy prices.. and disrupt international trade,
on which the country's economy depends.

In addition, China could also benefit from working with the

United States to contain the crisis and stabilize the region,

bolstering its prestige on the world stage and reassuring

the US, which fears that Beijing intends to "destabilize"

the international "order."

Washington will not want to give the leading role in the

region to China - even though China is already playing

such a role regardless of the US desire, as evidenced

by its support for Saudi-Iranian rapprochement.

Successful cooperation with China in the Middle East would

mark a return to previous US statements that Washington

hopes Beijing will become a "responsible stakeholder"

on the world stage, rather than an enemy.

The situation is more complicated with Russia, as it has

good relations with both Israel and Iran, and has fought

alongside Hezbollah in Syria. In addition, the level of

hostility and distrust.... that grew long before the

Ukrainian conflict between the USt and Russia

is off the scale. It is obvious that Russia is

strongly tempted to create problems for

the US ---- and take advantage of the

situation --- to strengthen its ties

with Iran, the Arab world, and

countries of the Global South

--- at the expense of the US.

Fortunately for the United States, Moscow also has reason

to worry about the deepening conflict in the Middle East.

First of all, Russia has long been concerned about the issue

of Islamic terrorism. After the events of September 11, a

strong sense of unity of interests with the US in the

fight against terrorism emerged in Moscow. As a

result of this perception of a common threat, the

West's policy in Libya and Syria was met in

Russia not only with rage, but also with

bewilderment. Faced with the obvious

danger of Islamist extremism and the

terrible example of the war in Iraq,

Russian analysts could not under-

stand.. how the West could have

followed a course ------- aimed at

destroying the Libyan & Syrian

states -------and expanding

opportunities for the

spread of religious

terrorism.

The resumption of at least limited cooperation with Russia,

in the fight against terrorism --- is both one of the ways to a

possible broader settlement and is extremely necessary in

itself, because the current conflict, is sure to increase the

terrorist threat to the West. Terrorist attacks have already

begun in Europe. The United States also needs to resume

negotiations with Russia on the future of Syria, as the US

strategy to overthrow the political regime has long failed.

Neither Russia nor China has sufficient leverage to prevent

Hezbollah from opening a northern front with Israel - if the

Israeli military launches a full invasion of the Gaza Strip.

However ------- Beijing and Moscow probably have enough

influence to guarantee Tel Aviv that Hamas supporters

will not take part in the clashes in exchange for some

measure of restraint on the part of the Israelis.

The United States should enlist the support of Russia and

China, and then it will be easier to resolve the conflict in

the Middle East, Responsible Statecraft concludes.

Some chance? No chance!

What do you think?

___________________________________________

How Palestinian resistance

gained upper hand with its

strategic military operation

October 17th, 1:39pm

by Julia Kassem

The Israeli regime’s humiliating withdrawal from Gaza

in 2005, placed the coastal strip at the centre of the

illegitimate entity’s wrath as Gazans rejected the

comprador authority that ruled the West Bank,

marking a reversal and upheaval of the
plan of Zionists.

After that, Gaza was subjected to a brutal blockade,

depriving it of clean water, strictly limiting its food,

and every once in a while shelling the world’s

largest open-air prison.

Before the Tel Aviv regime launched its genocidal aerial

bombardment campaign, it was caught by complete

surprise on the morning of October 7, 2023, when

the Gaza-based Hamas resistance movement

launched the ‘Al-Aqsa Storm’ operation.

Following the barrage of rockets that pounded the occupied

territories, Hamas’s Izzidin al-Qassam brigade fighters

broke through the regime’s highly-fortified fence and

ambushed bases in Israeli-occupied Beit Hanoon

(called Erez by the occupation) border crossing,

the Zikim base, and the Gaza division

headquarters at Reim.

Within a few hours, the Palestinian resistance fighters had

already captured 35 Israeli military personnel, killed

dozens, and captured vast swathes of occupied

towns. They dragged out senior Israeli regime

commander Nimrod Aloni --- responsible for

planning operations against resistance

groups - in his undergarments.

Almost immediately, the resistance eliminated the entire

Israeli battalion responsible for overseeing, monitoring

and surveillance of the besieged Gaza Strip.

This knocked out the occupation’s intelligence capabilities

to the extent that PM Benjamin Netanyahu himself had no

clue about it even hours after the operation, and Israeli

units failed to respond - let alone inform the public -
for at least 6 hours.

The information then revealed --- that one of the bases

ambushed by the resistance was a publicly unknown

one - and not only did the Palestinian fighters know

where the base was, but were able to specifically

target and destroy the communications

infrastructure there.

It was entirely the work of Palestinian resistance - despite

a Wall Street Journal article claiming the operation was

carried out with the help of Iran - an erroneous lie,

especially the reference to “Hezbollah

security sources”.

Iran’s United Nations office dismissed the claim, while

reaffirming the Islamic Republic's unflinching support

for the Palestinian resistance --- and the

surprise operation.

The lie was later retracted by the Pentagon, issuing

a statement that there was no evidence of Iran’s

involvement, but already, it was clear that Iran

was also a target --- likely at the request of a

desperate regime in Tel Aviv, who realized

that its security, like its impenetrable

wall, was completely broken.

The Palestinian resistance was victorious not because

of any co-incidence or luck --- but because of its

strategic vision and military prowess, which

is lacking on the other side.

The Palestinian resistance’s operation, which came in

response to daily atrocities against Palestinians - as

well as the repeated desecration of Al-Aqsa Mosque

by regime forces and settlers -- exposed not only

chinks in the regime’s military apparatus -- but

also the complete absence of strategy in the

Zionist entity ------ so it had to resort to

propaganda and false narratives.

As the threat of a ground invasion becomes more

pronounced, the Zionist entity finds itself at a

crossroads: either to back down and accept

defeat ----- or move ahead with a ground

invasion ----- and face the wrath of

all fronts of the resistance axis.

The latter scenario almost ensures the Zionist entity’s

crushing defeat - both in terms of being pulled across

two fronts as well as facing Lebanon’s Hezbollah

resistance movement, which has grown

considerably stronger... since its

thumping victory over Israel

in 2006.

The prospects of an Israeli defeat are particularly high -- as

the events that unfolded on October 7 reveal. The regime’s

lack of strategy pushes it into the fold of ideology and

cruel, sadistic idealism, producing its “tactics” (if you

can call them that) of shock-and-awe terror and

intimidation, of mass genocide of Gazans, to

produce civilian intimidation - devastation

- where military victories cannot be

matched up.

Despite the Palestinian resistance’s superior intelligence

capabilities and strong command of strategy, the Zionist

entity could drum up nothing more intelligent than a

propaganda campaign - equating the Palestinian

resistance, particularly Hamas - to the Daesh

terrorist group --- alongside other orientalist

tropes aimed at dehumanizing Palestinians

--- to justify horrific war crimes and mass

murder, carried out in the absence of

a strategy.

The Palestinians -- were projected as bloodthirsty savage

men with appetites for rape and murder who had nothing

better to do than to target scantily-clad white settler

women and murder children.

These tropes, present in different forms during the Al-Aqsa

Storm operation (also known as the Al-Aqsa Flood), were

quickly debunked.

The most notorious of these Zionist lies was that 40 babies

were beheaded by Hamas in the kibbutz of Kfar Aza on

October 10. The lies were debunked over and over

again, (with the Zionist entity adding insult to

injury in tweeting an AI-generated image of

a burned “baby”) but the damage --- in

invoking a sensationalist reaction

to orientalist tropes --- stuck.

Israel used it not just to justify its aerial bombardment of

civilians in Gaza, but also -- to manufacture consent for

such a campaign amongst Americans, whose support

is so critical for Tel Aviv to even consider launching

its ground offensive, and whose public has grown

more hesitant to pour more money for wars

abroad - especially post-Ukraine.

On October 13, the Israeli regime demanded North Gaza’s

nearly 1 million inhabitants evacuate to the south of the

territory, warning them of an incoming, unforgiving

aerial bombardment campaign. The order even

applied to hospitals that were teeming with

critical patients.

Gazan authorities immediately slammed the warnings as

psychological warfare, with Hamas leadership urging

citizens not to fall into Zionist schemes

“to create another Nakba.”

Hamas pointed out in an English-language telegram

statement that targeting hospitals was a violation

of international law. Yet Israel pressed harder in

forcing a mass evacuation - or at least making

it look like they had warned Palestinians

before their brutal annihilation.

When terrified Palestinians heeded the threatening orders

and traveled south - the humanitarian corridor became a

target for the regime, which rained bombs on numerous

convoys, massacring and injuring over 200 civilians,

mostly women and children.

In the short term, the regime has sought to wipe out Gaza

of not its resistance, but of its inhabitants, first by aiming

to establish a security belt from the North of Gaza before

moving in to wipe out Gaza of its entire population, tear

through underground tunnels, and washing away its

crimes by reinstating the illegal occupying

settlements (“Gush Katif”) removed as

part of the occupying entity’s

withdrawal in 2005.

These campaigns of terror and mass murder serve a

nefarious displacement project - one that would see

Gaza’s two million inhabitants dead - or, in the long

term, pushed, permanently displaced, into Egypt’s

Sinai to live in tents (and forever panhandle from

the liberal wing of Global Zionism as begging

recipients of paltry “aid”), as recurrent

Israeli proposals have indicated.

Just as Daesh’s forced displacement of Syrians and Iraqis

from the region’s oil-rich north enabled trillions in US oil

extortion to take place, the forced exodus of

Palestinians, squashes out any hope for

Palestinian sovereignty over land and

resources - including an estimated

$15 billion in offshore oil wealth

in the occupied Palestinian

maritime boundary.

Like Daesh, the Zionist entity functions outside of any

legal or humanitarian standards or laws, be it

religious or liberal-secular.

Like Daesh, the Zionist entity invokes indiscriminate

campaigns of mass murder and violence, to

cleanse the population and uphold an

ever-expanding ethno-state.

Like Daesh, the Zionist entity upholds its reign of terror

through supremacists, a twisted ideology that

disregards vision for nihilistic dogma.

And like Daesh, the Zionist entity carries out its genocidal

campaigns essentially to the benefit of the West, with

whom it finds itself in collusion with chaos-inducing

means to plunge Palestine and the Arab world into

a reactionary, servile end.

Yet like Daesh, the illegitimate regime’s genocidal goals

executed with a lack of a constructive vision and

harnessed by death and destruction - come amid

a waning US hegemony ----- that Israel is

completely dependent upon. So the

future looks particularly bleak
for the regime.

On the other hand, the resistance axis, following the latest

developments, clearly holds the upper hand in this battle

– a battle that will end in the annihilation of the

apartheid regime.

Julia Kassem is a freelance writer, having contributed

to Detroit's own Riverwise, Against the Current,

and nationally syndicated outlets such as

Counterpunch, Mintpressnews,

and TruthOut.

Truly, some amazing insights.

I don't think the Palestinians

are going to lose - and tens

of thousands of Israelis

now leaving Israel ---

seem to agree.

What do you think?

_____________________________________

What the Communists are fighting for
A decent youth policy

October 14th, 2:56pm

(Press service of Stalingrad

Regional Committee of the

Communist Party of the

Russian Federation)

Meeting of Komsomol activists of the

Southern Federal District opened

in Volgograd.

On October 13, a gathering of Komsomol activists from the

Southern Federal District, started in Volgograd. Opening

the forum, Tamara Golovacheva, First Secretary of the

Stalingrad Regional Committee of the Communist

Party of the Russian Federation... addressed

young delegates, from the Astrakhan and

Rostov regions, the Republic of Crimea,

the city of Sevastopol, the Krasnodar

Territory, Adygea, and the Donetsk

and Luhansk People's Republics:

"On behalf of....... the regional Committee of the Communist

Party of the Russian Federation, I would like to welcome

you to the heroic - and unruly - Stalingrad land. Your

Komsomol rally -- is held in the year of the 80th

anniversary of the Victory at Stalingrad, and

October is crowned by another date - the

105th anniversary of the only political

and mass organization in the world,

the All-Union Leninist Communist

Youth Union.''

''In a difficult time for our country, during the years of the Civil

War and foreign military intervention, no one then realized

what lies ahead for young people.. what they have to do,

what the main task is to fulfill. This task was voiced at

the third congress of the Komsomol in October 1920,

where Vladimir Ilyich Lenin told young people that

they need to learn ----- that you can become a

communist only if you enrich your memory

with knowledge of all the riches that

humanity has developed. Learn

and work. Build new cities,

railways, and factories.''

''During the years of the struggle against the Nazi invaders,

ten million Komsomol members ------ went to the front.
3.5 thousand of them received the title Hero of the

Soviet Union. Among them, were our Stalingrad

heroes: Nikolai Serdyukov, Mikhail Panikakha,

Sasha Filippov, Yakov Pavlov... and

many others.''

''The legendary Komsomol tribe is alive today, it continues to

work and grows stronger - together with the history of the

country under the leadership of the Communist Party.''

''I wish you fruitful work at the Meeting, and with your

Komsomol enthusiasm and energy, always keep up

with the party, fight and win."

During the Gathering of Komsomol activists, participants will

listen to lectures on the history of the Communist Party and

the Komsomol, take part in a seminar on journalism, learn

how to conduct propaganda work, and discuss the

prospects for the development of the LKSM

and the country as a whole.

''Knowledge of all the riches that

humanity has developed.'' Wow!

Have you taken a look -- at the

mass media and social media

in your country, today?

What did you learn?

________________________________

Bloomberg: Russia and China will

benefit from the war in Gaza, and

the West will have to answer for

"double standards"

(source: Bloomberg

retold by InoTV)

October 13th, 2023

A war in the Middle East can cause serious damage

to the power and authority of the West, and the

only winners in the war in Gaza may be

Russia and China, according

to Bloomberg.

The two countries' positions on the Israeli-Palestinian

conflict, differ, creating an even greater rift in the

current world situation. Too many countries

around the world accuse Israel of illegally

occupying Palestinian land - continuing

settlement expansion, and oppressing

the Palestinian people.

The moral necessity of the creation of Israel after World War

II was not recognized even by the remote countries of Asia

and Africa, let alone the Middle East: most of them still do

not agree that the Palestinians were deprived of property

and punished for the crimes of European countries.

But - as Bloomberg notes - it is not just Israel's attempts to

normalize relations with its Arab neighbours that are now

under threat. A prolonged and widespread conflict in the

Middle East "will drain the West's resources in relation

to Ukraine," which "were already scarce and subject

to domestic political opposition in the US and other

countries." Moreover, little will remain of the Biden

administration's ambitious efforts to counter

China's growing influence in the Middle

East, whether it's a peace deal

between Saudi Arabia and

Israel, or a proposed

economic corridor

linking India....

to Europe.

According to the US newspaper, the war in the

Middle East has already undermined all the

efforts made by the West.

Moreover, even if the struggle is confined to the Gaza Strip,

it will subject to more international scrutiny... what the

human rights organization, Amnesty International, in

its report calls the "double standards of the West"

--- in the field of human rights in the world.

The US authorities did not answer the question put to them

by the Palestinian activist Mustafa Barghouti: "Why does

the United States support Ukraine in the fight against

the so-called occupation, while in the Middle East

they support the invader who still continues to

occupy us?"

As Bloomberg notes, it is precisely the rash actions of the

West and its ambivalent policy towards other countries

that play into the hands of Russia and China.

According to the publication ---- "China and Russia will only

benefit from the pictures of death and destruction in Gaza,

caused, among other things, by US-made bombs."

Some good points there.

Meanwhile, children die.

Sick of it... aren't you?

__________________________

British commandos train Ukrainian

saboteurs to undermine Russian

nuke plants — FSB

October 11th, 9:31am (TASS)

The British special operations personnel, trained Ukrainian

military intelligence groups for subversive acts at Russian

nuclear power plants, Russia’s Federal Security Service

(FSB) Director, Alexander Bortnikov, said at a meeting

of the Council of CIS Security Agencies and Special
Services Chiefs, that opened under his
chairmanship, on Wednesday.

"In August this year --- the Federal Security Service

apprehended members of a Ukrainian subversive

and reconnaissance group. Operational and

investigative measures - have established

that the personnel of the British special

operations forces ------ trained the
saboteurs and planned
their operations.''

''The group was tasked with carrying out subversive acts

against military facilities, oil, transport and critical

infrastructure -- and also against nuclear power

sites, in particular, the Smolensk and Kursk

nuclear power stations," the FSB
chief said.

Earlier, similar subversive acts were attempted
against the Leningrad and Kalinin nuclear
power plants, Bortnikov said.

"In all, over 20 explosives planted at electric power

transmission lines of nuclear power plants - were

neutralized as a result of counter-saboteur work.

Their detonation pursued the goal of disrupting

the technological process of the operation of

nuclear power plants," the FSB chief said.

As a result of the saboteurs’ subversive acts, the operation

of the 2nd power unit of the Kursk nuclear power plant

was halted ------ in an emergency shutdown,

Bortnikov said.

"These acts by the Ukrainian military intelligence and its

British instructors, should be qualified as nothing else

but nuclear terrorism," the FSB chief stressed.

"A question arises: is London aware of the reckless nature

of actions by its special services? What do these insane

persons ultimately count on? The point is that by their

actions they raise the terror threat to a higher level,"

Bortnikov said.

As the FSB chief pointed out, "this requires measures from

the international community - to work out fundamentally

new approaches --- in the fight against terrorism, its
ideological inspirers, sponsors, and perpetrators,"
the FSB chief said.

I'm talking to the UK special services now.
Have you realistically looked at yourself
and seen yourself --- as a terrorist?

If you have - how does it make you feel?

___________________________________

Gitmo detainees continue to be

tortured by CIA ----- physically,

and mentally: Attorney

by Syed Zafar Mehdi

October 4th, 11:18am

(PressTV)

Torture has always existed at Guantanamo Bay in different

forms --- and the inmates there continue to be tortured

physically and psychologically, says a US-based

human rights attorney.

In an interview with the Press TV website, Alka Pradhan,

who has represented Guantanamo Bay detainees as

well as victims of US drone strikes, described

various forms of torture prevalent at the

notorious US detention facility --- also

known as Gitmo, in southeast Cuba.

“In the early days, it took the form of beatings and forced

nudity, starvation and force-feedings, and other terrible

techniques,” said Pradhan, referring to the

institutionalizing of torture at Gitmo.

“Now, decades of arbitrary detention, and lack of family

visits and medical care ------ including botched or

substandard procedures ------ carried out by

poorly qualified staff ----- continue to

torture these men psychologically

and physically.”

Pradhan, one of the leading human rights lawyers in the US,

is currently Human Rights Counsel at the Guantanamo Bay

Military Commissions. She was previously Counter-

Terrorism Counsel at Reprieve US, where she

represented several Guantanamo

Bay detainees.

She also conducted advocacy and litigation on behalf of

civilian victims of US drone strikes in Yemen and

Pakistan and has advised the US government

on compliance with international

legal obligations.

Last week, Pradhan was invited to the European Parliament

to speak on Gitmo human rights abuses amid growing calls

from human rights advocates to shut down the notorious

US detention centre.

She is an attorney representing Ammar al-Baluchi, an Iranian

citizen, who has suffered high-degree torture at the hands

of the CIA and even denied medical care by the

White House.

“Ammar, an Iranian citizen, was brutally tortured for 3.5 years

at the “black sites” - the CIA’s secret prisons all over the

world - before he was rendered to Guantanamo Bay, in

September 2006,” Pradhan told the Press TV website.

“According to CIA records, CIA personnel used him as a

human experiment, bashing his head against a wall

over and over again for hours ----- to obtain their

interrogator certifications. They also tortured

him using water, shackling his wrists over his

head, beatings, forced nudity, and forced

starvation. For most of his time at the

black sites, he was sleep-deprived,

first with ear-splitting music, and

then with 24/7 fluorescent

lights,” she hastened

to add.

Ammar, the US human rights attorney said ----- is 46 years old

today and suffers from multiple brain injuries because of CIA

torture as well as severe post-traumatic stress disorder

(PTSD), the inability to sleep normally and cognitive

decline, denied proper medical care by the

US government.

“They will not allow medical histories to be taken that discuss

the causes of his ailments (torture), the DoD (US Department

of Defense) will not allow independent doctors to treat him,

and according to the Chief Medical Officer, they do not

have the ability to provide complex medical care or

do proper surgeries here,” she said.”

“Despite entreaties, the White House and DoD have absolutely

refused to either implement a proper medical and torture

rehabilitation program here or conduct humanitarian

transfers of the remaining men to places where

they can receive the care they need.”

Pradhan also spoke about the Guantanamo military

commissions set up by the US government that

have only exacerbated the miserable

conditions of Gitmo inmates.

These military commissions, she said --- in a conversation

with the Press TV website, were built --- to “benefit from

CIA torture, while hiding as many details of the torture

program as possible.”

“The US government made a conscious decision after 9/11

to torture men abroad instead of bringing them to court

for prosecution. Once they could no longer hide them

in secret prisons, it was too late to prosecute them

in real US courts because of that torture,”

Pradhan said.

“The Military Commissions Act - was written to allow the

government to use torture-acquired evidence (the bulk

of their evidence against these men), but also to

prevent them ----- from giving the defense the

information we require about exculpatory

or mitigating factors, like the men’s

torture in CIA black sites,”

she added.

The US-based attorney said the US government
has “continuously invaded attorney-client

privilege --- with listening devices in our

meeting rooms and the FBI attempting

to place an informant on one defense

team”, noting that the corruption in

the military commissions ---

“precludes any justice.”

On why the US government chose a detention facility

in Cuba, away from the mainland, to detain people

after the 9/11 attacks, Pradhan said the decision

was taken, so that the US “exercises complete

control” and international and domestic laws

do not apply.

“To this day, the US refuses to apply the Constitution

in the military commissions, or the full provisions of

Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions to

the remaining detainees. And the detainees

themselves, have no real legal remedies -

they are not allowed to file lawsuits, in

the United States, and no country will

sanction the US -------- for its illegal

treatment of these men,”

she stated.

The international calls for the closure of the notorious

detention facility have grown louder, but the
Joe Biden administration, like previous

administrations..... has adopted

the policy of dilly-dallying.

Pradhan said the strength of the US propaganda campaign

around Guantanamo at the beginning, “labeling all of the

men here the “worst of the worst” and categorizing

them all as some sort of combatant against the

United States, has proven impossible

to reverse.”

“Despite the fact that no one should ever have been held at

Guantanamo, that most were sold to the US for bounty

payments, and that only a handful have ever been

charged, most Americans still believe that the

Guantanamo detainees, are all terrorists,”

she told the Press TV website.

“President Obama --- had the ability to tell the truth about

the men at Guantanamo, even when Congress stopped

him from closing the facility --- but he did not. The

enduring misinformation about the detainees,

means that many countries do not want to

accept them --- and that Congress has

banned any transfers of the men

to US territory.”

and US citizens wonder why
their country ------ is hated!

What - do you feel
about ''Gitmo'' ?

______________________________________

Zionists’ Hatred on the Rise:

Jews... Spit at Christian

Worshipers in Al-Quds

October 4th, 1:05pm

(al Manar)

Orthodox Jews spat at Christian worshippers in the Old City

of Al-Quds (Jerusalem) anew on Wednesday, amid a rise in

incidents targeting priests and pilgrims in the holy city.

Israeli media reported that occupation police arrested

five Jews “on suspicion” of spitting at Christians, in

an attempt to show, that the Israeli government

exerts efforts to confront such provocations.

Video shared on social media showed a group

of Orthodox Jews spitting as they were

walking through the Old City.

The Jerusalem Post cited N12 as saying that the brother

of MK Simcha Rothman, Rabbi Natan Rothman, led
the procession this morning, during which,
the provocation took place.

It added that the rabbi “did not commit the act

himself, but rather, his students who were

with him.”

Wednesday’s provocation, followed a spitting incident

during the so-called Sukkot holiday celebrations on

Tuesday, as well as another, on Monday.

Spitting at Christians “Ancient Jewish Custom”

At the same time, the so-called Israeli National Security
Minister, Itamar Ben Gvir, said in an interview: “I still
think spitting at Christians, is not a criminal case.
I think we need to act on it through instruction
and education. Not everything justifies
an arrest.”

Speaking to Army Radio, the minister in charge of police

added: “It is deserving --- of every condemnation.

It should be stopped. I asked Rabbi Dov Lior,

he said it was immoral and wrong. We’re

against it. But let’s stop slandering

Israel. We’re all brothers, we’re

all of the same people.”

Before entering politics, Ben Gvir in the past

justified spitting toward Christians, as

“an ancient Jewish custom.”

Source: Israeli media

Not everyone wearing a smile
is friendly... we are all too
human... too frail.

But should this news article
have even been printed?

al Manar, in my opinion,
has gone too far here.

What do you think?

__________________________

A bill for two: why Europe is being

urged - to seek a solution to the

crisis in Ukraine amid declining

support from the United States

October 3rd, 10:16pm

by Alexander Karpov,

& Elizaveta Komarova

(RT.ru)

The EU should start working as soon as possible to establish

a cease-fire and truce in Ukraine against the background

of declining support for Kiev from Washington. This was

stated by Bundestag deputy, Sarah Wagenknecht.

"Instead of approving billions for military supplies and

now bearing the costs of this 'proxy war' for the US -

the EU should have finally thought about the needs

of its citizens ------- and called for an immediate

suspension of hostilities!" the politician said.

She stressed that Brussels is making dubious conclusions

against the background of the recent adoption of the

budget in the US, from which financial assistance

for Kiev was excluded.

According to Wagenknecht, in this context, the promises

of the head of EU diplomacy... about long-term support

for Ukraine "for €5 billion annually" are "impossible".

Wagenknecht recalled that the EU, unlike the US, allocates

huge funds for the accommodation of Ukrainian refugees,

and it is necessary to invest money, not in weapons, but

in the restoration of Ukraine.

Recall that the EU's chief diplomat, Josep Borrel, made a

proposal in August - to create a military assistance fund

for Ukraine for 2024-2027, from which, up to €5 billion

will be allocated to Kiev, annually.

After the meeting of the foreign Ministers of the EU countries,

which took place on October 2 in Kiev, Borrel said that the

allocation of €5 billion in military aid to Ukraine in 2024,

has not yet been agreed, but Brussels hopes to reach

a consensus, before the end of the year.

Waning support

At the same time, Western media reported a weakening of

Western support for Kiev. In particular, this was reported

by the newspaper Politico, which refers to diplomatic

sources in the EU.

The message that the US and Europe will support Kiev

"no matter what," is beginning to sound emasculated.

The newspaper notes, that Kiev depends on Western

assistance not only in the military sphere, but also

in terms of financing the authorities. According to

the budget forecast for 2024, Kiev expects to

receive about $42.8 billion from its foreign

partners, while a significant part of these

funds should come from the US,

writes Politico.

In June, Ukrainian Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko, said

in an interview with Politico, that the US should "step in"

and provide Kiev with assistance --- "at least for the

medium term." However.... when asked whether

the decision of the US Congress to exclude

aid to Ukraine from the budget will affect

this, Marchenko's representative

declined to comment, the

newspaper reports.

Recall that Republicans in the US House of Representatives

managed to achieve the exclusion from the draft budget

of the item on the allocation of aid to Kiev.

US President Joe Biden approved this budget on October 1,

but then said: "Under no circumstances can we allow US

support for Ukraine to be interrupted."

In addition to financial support, the West's ability to
support Kiev militarily, is also weakening. Thus,
Politico cites the words of European officials:
that EU countries can no longer supply Kiev
with weapons from their own reserves,
without threatening the security of

the community.

"We cannot continue to supply (weapons. - RT) from our

own stocks… We have already given everything that

was possible without threatening our own security,"

the newspaper quotes the source as saying.

Also, Politico quotes the words of General Stephane Millet,
chief of staff of the French Aerospace Forces, who said

that in Europe they cannot "constantly give and

observe how the number of systems is

reduced, in favour of Ukraine."

A similar situation is observed in the US. So, the AP

news agency published a letter from the Pentagon

to Congress --- which states that the US defense

department is running out of funds to replace

weapons sent to Ukraine, which led to a

forced slowdown in the supply of

some units.

In addition, the Pentagon's financial controller, Michael
McCord, told leaders of the House of Representatives

and the Senate that only $1.6 billion remained of the

$25.9 billion allocated by Congress, for the

replenishment of weapons stocks

...that went to Ukraine.

Political setting

Sarah Wagenknecht's statement reflects a fairly broad

position that is widespread in Germany and other EU

countries, political analyst Ivan Konovalov noted

in a conversation with RT.

"This is a fairly common position for German politicians.

In fact, in Germany, with the exception of a number of

representatives of the ruling coalition - there are not

so many supporters of continuing the conflict. Most

people understand that the situation is objectively

negative --- and the German economy is facing

some very difficult days. There is only one

way to solve this problem: to stop

Germany's participation in this

adventure on the territory of

Ukraine. And, to do this the

EU should start working

to establish a truce

in Ukraine" ---- the

expert explained.

At the same time, the West will not abandon its plans

to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia, using the

Ukrainian conflict for this purpose, Ivan

Konovalov added.

"For the US, this is a serious political attitude that they

imposed on a significant part of Europe. But it is

impossible to do this, they are beginning to

realize it, so now Western politicians are

driven by a banal desire to save money.

The US, has destroyed the European

economy and gained control over it

and achieved economic benefits --

through a scheme using Ukraine.

Europe is in a serious crisis, it's

obvious, so we see similar

statements from various

politicians" --- the

expert said.

However, the support of Kiev will not

be stopped in one day, Ivan

Konovalov stressed.

"The US foreign policy is very sluggish, they will

continue to move along the already laid anti-

Russian track. But gradually they will have

to do it. When they really start to abandon

the toxic Ukrainian project, when this is

expressed in real political decisions,

then everything will end --- for the

Kiev regime. But so far, the US

continues to move by inertia,

although there are already

problems.... with military

assistance for Ukraine,

now it will only be for

an emergency. This

--- is the first call,"

the expert said.

In Europe, they understand that the Zelensky administration

exists solely at the expense of material and political

support from the US, said Alexander Mikhailov,

head of the Bureau of Military-Political

Analysis, in a conversation with RT.

"If you remove the support of Washington, there will

benothing left of Zelensky and this whole company,

without Western weapons and money ---- they will

not last even a few weeks. The most far-sighted

politicians in the West, are beginning to adjust

their positions in advance and change course

against the background of the results of the

Ukrainian counteroffensive. Everything that

Kiev promised did not materialize, and the

flow of supplied weapons decreased. In

addition, Ukrainian ultra-nationalism is

very inconvenient for the West, which

was clearly demonstrated by the

''incident'' ...in the Canadian

Parliament," the source

stressed.

Western countries have already invested a lot of money

in Kiev, but now the desire to maintain such a level of

spending is clearly declining, Alexander

Mikhailov stressed.

"All this was very pathetic in the first months of last year,

when everyone was running around with staged

provocations, shaking different photos and

calling on everyone to collectively give

the last shirt to Ukraine. But now, all

this.... has already been resolved

---- since the Western audience

very easily changes its idol,"

the expert explained.

Zelensky continues to ask Western countries for billions

in funding, to give Kiev the last tanks and planes, the

political scientist added.

"Once given, the second time too, but these requests

continue and at the same time are accompanied by

derogatory comments - what Zelensky's entourage

is famous for. Here, any normal head of state and

politician will think about how promising such a

partnership is. Zelensky still has a "roof" in

Washington, but this is also, not forever,"

said Alexander Mikhailov.

The US obviously wants to remove Ukraine from its

balance sheet and shift further responsibility for

the fate of Kiev, to the EU, the expert believes.

"Washington will narrow military aid to Ukraine, transfer

it to the maintenance of the EU and will force Kiev to

create a new negotiating group --- closer to the US

presidential election in 2024.''

''With the counteroffensive, everything is already clear:

armaments are running out, and the West, in its own

interests, wants to freeze this story as soon as

possible," the source concluded.

So, if the plan was, to attack Russia

and after achieving that, to attack

China, what happens now?

What do you think?

_________________________________________

L'actualité: the US media are silent
about Nazism in Ukraine....

to please the authorities

October 3rd, 2023

(source: L'actualité

retold by InoTV)

The scandal with the Ukrainian Nazi that broke out in Canada

has made many people think about extremely unpleasant

questions, writes L'actualité columnist, Raphael Jacob,

a researcher at the University of Quebec in Montreal

in the field of strategy and diplomacy.

The main question is whether the accusations of Vladimir

Putin, who at the very beginning of the SVO pointed out

Nazism flourishing in the ranks of the Ukrainian army,

turned out to be true. However, not only the answer,

but the very need to raise this question, requires

Western media... to add more nuances to their

texts, while they are determined to present

the conflict in Ukraine as a struggle of

the bad against the good.

With few exceptions, this approach has completely

subordinated the public space of the main donor

of the Kiev regime - the United States. In the US

culture, information has become a commercial

product & local media have long appreciated

the financial benefits --- of simplifying

complex situations.

Reducing multidimensional stories to ones that are easier

to digest... is considered a smart approach by media
conglomerates to "sell" their tastes to a wider

audience. This is especially true, when the

nuances can raise ambiguous questions

about nationalism.

As Raphael Jacob reminds us ---- the biggest triumphs of the

United States and reasons for national pride are the victory

over Nazi Germany in World War II and the victory over the

Soviet Union in the Cold War. In both cases, Americans

can claim that they were, as the saying goes, "on the

right side of history." But what will become of this

hitherto unshakeable conviction - if we open their

eyes to the fact that in order to defeat the former,

the United States collaborated with the latter,

and then defended the former, in the fight

against the latter?

US films and TV shows show the bravery and sacrifice of US

soldiers in the fight against the Third Reich, but almost do

not pay attention to their largest ally in the fight against

Hitler — the Soviet Union. At the same time, the USSR

lost 100 times more citizens than the United States,

and it was Soviet soldiers who liberated Auschwitz

in 1945.

At the same time, very few Americans know ---- that after World

War II, their government deliberately granted asylum to some

of the perpetrators of the Holocaust, after the whole world

learned about the concentration camps at the Nuremberg

trials. The reason for this decision is that many of those

granted asylum, including in Ukraine, promised to

weaken the new enemy - the Soviet Union.

Modern Ukrainian nationalism has its roots in Nazism and

neo-Nazism. Caught between the two warring countries,

some Ukrainians, who wanted to get rid of Stalin,

supported Hitler.

The US government ----- considering Russia a threat that is more

difficult to contain, decided to cooperate directly or indirectly

with Nazi groups. In the 1940s and 1950s, this meant

providing support and protection to leaders of

ultra-right Ukrainian movements, such as

Stepan Bandera ------ who massacred

hundreds of thousands of Jews

during the Holocaust.

In the last decade, cooperation with Ukraine has meant the

creation of hundreds of nationalist groups that are now

fighting at the front in uniforms with swastikas and

other Nazi symbols. As the author of the article

notes... the US government does not want to

support such groups, but at the same time

it is aware of what its money is being

spent on.

In one of the rare articles published in June... The New

York Times openly admitted that the situation created

considerable discomfort among the major US media.

Most decided to completely ignore the problem and not print

photos of Ukrainians with Nazi symbols. The demonstration

of such "gray areas" requires relying on the ability of

readers to think, but at the same time sets up high-

ranking representatives of the US Department of

Defense against these publications.

Nevertheless, media groups... would only benefit from a

comprehensive presentation of various political crises,

including the Ukrainian one, with special attention

to nuances. This would put an end - to the toxic

accusations ---- of a loss of trust between the

country's population and the largest media

holdings, L'actualité columnist Raphael

Jacob concludes.

Put an end to the billions spent on brainwashing?

It'll take more than a nuance, and, in the case of

Canada and those countries like the US and UK,

whose people still live in cartoon world, it'll

take handing over thousands of nazis.....

to finally face justice.

Another thing, let's explode the myth
that a ''researcher'' at a College in
Canada is so privileged as to be
in a free, knowledge based
environment, when he or
she will cross red lines
of officially tolerated
dissent ------ at their
peril, in actuality!

What do you think?

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CBC News: How did the Ukrainian Nazis

settle in Canada? ------ after a scandal

in Parliament.. Ottawa is called on
to disclose military documents

September 27th, 2023

(source: CBC

retold by InoTV)

After the scandal with the appearance in the Canadian

Parliament of a member of the SS division "Galicia"

Jaroslaw Gunka - Ottawa is required to disclose

wartime documents in order to establish how

many of those who joined the Nazis....

eventually settled in the country,

reports CBC News.

According to the channel, Canada allowed dozens of

soldiers of the division, including Gunka, to settle in

a country where they were not charged with

war crimes.

For Yaroslav Gunka, this moment of applause

was the reason for reckoning with history.

WITOLD DZIELSKI, Polish Ambassador to Ottawa:

This person should not be in the public eye,

should not be in the Canadian Parliament.

Poland has said it is taking steps to extradite Gunka, 98,

because he served in a Nazi unit during World War II.

WITOLD DZIELSKY: He needs to be brought tojustice.

The SS Galicia Division consisted of Ukrainian volunteers

who had decided to join Hitler's forces to fight Soviet

Russia. Gunka himself, studied in Munich.

DOMINIQUE AREL, Head of the Department of Ukrainian

Studies at the University of Ottawa: You can only

imagine .....what a political indoctrination it is

when you are trained in a Nazi environment.

That is, they were exposed to unfiltered

Nazi ideology.

After World War II, dozens of soldiers of the Galicia Division

were allowed to settle in Canada. The country's decision

has been criticized - for decades. In 1986, the federal

commission found that -- "mere membership in the

Galicia Division is not sufficient for prosecution",

and "charges of war crimes have never been

supported by evidence". Earlier, Gunka

spoke out in defense of his military

past calling it a struggle.. for the

independence of Ukraine.

EFRAIM ZUROFF, Israeli historian: They can't come and say,

"We are heroes, we fought for freedom." This is complete

nonsense. Members of the Galicia Division fought for

the victory of the Third Reich. And the Third Reich

was the most genocidal regime in the history

of mankind.

Efraim Zuroff claims that Canada was too

weak... by letting in too many SS soldiers.

EFRAIM ZUROFF: Why should they have

the right to move freely --- to a great

democratic country like Canada?

This is just one of the questions that many Jews are

currently puzzling over. Some Jewish groups - are

calling on Ottawa to reveal wartime documents

to find out how many of those who fought for

the Nazis ended up settling in Canada.

Ellen Mauro, CBC News, Toronto.

Air date: September 27, 2023.

Britain also took in thousands

of nazis --- after World War 2.

Doesn't it make you feel

ashamed, to know YOU

live in a land where
justice --- is just
a game?

(apologies to Robert

Zimmerman..... for

using his words!)

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"Salaries of over 4.5 million people

will grow": Russian government

approves increase in minimum

wage ------ by 18.5% in 2024

by Vladimir Tsegoev &

Ksenia Chemodanova

September 22nd, 6:57pm

(RT.ru)

Starting from January 1, 2024, the minimum wage in Russia

will increase by 18.5% and exceed 19.2 thousand rubles.

This decision -- was made by the Government on behalf

of President Vladimir Putin. In addition, the Cabinet of

Ministers approved the draft federal budget for 2024-

2026. It is assumed that over the next three years,

the state treasury's expenditures will exceed the

amount of revenues, & this difference is to be

covered by borrowing. According to the

government ----- when forming the

document, the main priority was

to fulfill the social obligations

to citizens & the instruction

of the head of state.

Let's explain that the minimum wage sets the minimum salary

level that a full-time employee can receive. In addition, this

parameter is used to calculate temporary disability

benefits, as well as maternity benefits.

In accordance with the Constitution of Russia, the minimum

wage cannot be less than the subsistence minimum (PM) of

the working-age population. Now this amount is on average

15,669 rubles in the country. Authorities use it to assess

the needs of citizens when providing various state

support measures, such as monthly payments to

low-income families with children.

Now the minimum wage exceeds the amount of PM by only

4%. However, in 2024 the difference will have to increase

to 17%, and in the future the authorities plan to raise this

bar above 30%, as previously stated by the head of the

Ministry of Labour, Anton Kotyakov.

''Just three or four years ago, we lived in conditions where the

minimum wage was lower than the subsistence level. The

first criterion that the government's actions were focused

on was bringing the minimum wage to the level of the

minimum wage of the working-age population. To

date, this bar has been passed, we do not stop at

it, we are moving further," the minister noted.

Svetlana Bessarab, a member of the State Duma

Committee on Labour, Social Policy and

Veterans' Affairs:

"The minimum wage, is a standard that all employers must

meet. In practice, the salary of any full-time employee in

the country cannot be lower than this mark. Tariff grids

in the real sector of the economy are expected to be

revised. At the same time, unemployment and

maternity benefits will increase. In general,

the measure should lead to an increase in

consumer activity --- which will have a

positive impact on the development

of the economy and GDP growth

rates," she stressed.

After the meeting, the government approved the draft federal

budget for the next three years. As Mikhail Mishustin noted,

when forming the document, the authorities proceeded

from the need to fully fulfill all obligations to the

Russians and the six priority tasks set by

the president.

"This means --- expanding foreign economic cooperation with

our promising partners from friendly countries, and improving

the necessary mechanisms for this, including transport and

payment components. Plus --- strengthening technological

and financial sovereignty, advancing the construction of

transport, municipal and social infrastructure --- as well

as improving the welfare of citizens, ensuring national

savings, protecting motherhood and childhood, and

supporting families with children," he explained.

According to Mikhail Mishustin, the authorities tried to

minimize the difference between revenues and

expenditures of the treasury, as much as

possible, and plan to cover it mainly

through borrowing.

However, the current size of the deficit is not critical for the

economy, says Alexander Abramov, Head of the Laboratory

for Analysis of Institutions and Financial Markets at the

RANEPA Institute for Applied Economic Research.

"Usually, the deficit is financed by issuing government bonds.

Such a measure does not lead to serious consequences for

financial stability, if there are no significant fluctuations in

interest rates. Moreover, even the current situation, when

the Central Bank tightens monetary policy, is also not

critical. In addition, the government traditionally lays

down a conservative budget ----- with low oil prices.

This is done, so that there is a reserve, and space
for maneuver," Abramov explained.

It should be noted that in the three-year budget, the

authorities.. include the cost of oil in the amount of

$60 per barrel. At the same time - according to the

forecast of the Ministry of Economic Development,

in 2024-2026, quotes will be around the $70 mark.

As part of the implementation of social obligations to citizens,

the government is going to increase funding for medical care

in the regions by 13.5% in 2024. As Mikhail Mishustin noted,

this is necessary - to expand the availability of treatment for

citizens -- to ensure the salaries of doctors & other medical
personnel at a level not lower than that established by the

presidential decree. Separate resources are provided,

for medical rehabilitation..... including for Russians
who have been ill with coronavirus.

"Next year, we will allocate over 130 billion rubles to provide
high-tech assistance not included in the basic compulsory

health insurance program. Also, residents of each of the

Russian regions will continue to have the opportunity

to receive it free of charge --- in federal medical

institutions. This will cost about 214 billion

rubles," Mishustin added.

In addition, within the approved budget, the authorities

are going to allocate more than 1 trillion rubles for the

provision of medicines for certain categories of

citizens. Another 430 billion rubles will be

spent on providing medical care to

people suffering from cancer.

At the same time, payments of a single allowance to
pregnant women in need and parents with children

under 17 -- will continue. In the next three years, it

is planned to allocate 4.4 trillion rubles for these

purposes --- which will allow supporting over

10 million families, every month.

In turn, the budget will allocate about 1.6 trillion rubles for

the provision of maternity capital. It is expected that over

4 million families will use these funds in three years. In

addition, 482 billion rubles are provided for improving

the housing conditions of Russians with children,

and over 100 billion rubles are provided for

supporting low income citizens under

the social contract program.

Significant funds will also be allocated for the construction

and repair of schools, road maintenance, upgrading the

infrastructure of land-based electric transport and

the development of regional airports. Also,

industry will receive additional funding.

"An important priority of the government's work - is creating

modern industry. The bill provides for over 2.7 trillion rubles

to support civil industry. This will support such industries

as the automotive industry," Finance Minister Anton

Siluanov said, during the meeting.

The government is also going to allocate --- a grant of over 5
billion rubles to the Defenders of the Fatherland Foundation.
This, as Mishustin noted, will provide support to veterans
of the SVO and their relatives, - including assistance in

medical rehabilitation, employment, training, plus

providing the necessary legal assistance.

Head of the Ministry of Economic Development, Maxim
Reshetnikov says, after a decline of 2.1% in 2022, the

volume of Russian GDP will increase immediately --

by 2.8% in 2023, and in 2024 it will add 2.3%.

"The main thing we see is that the economic growth trend will

continue in 2024, 2025, and 2026... Over the entire medium

term, the growth rate will be above 2%, which is generally

normal in the face of a significant shortage in the labour

market and all the restrictions in logistics, technology

and other areas. Although, of course, we need to

work on increasing the pace, " the head of the

Ministry of Economic Development noted.

According to the agency's assessment, the dollar exchange

rate will fall to 94 rubles by the end of 2023, and over the

next three years it will be in the range of 90-92 rubles.

At the same time, inflation may slow down to 4.5% in

2024, and after that it should return to the target

level of 4%.

"The presented forecast allows us to form a realistic budget

for the next three years. This forecast takes into account

the current dynamics of the economy, the economic

policy measures being implemented, primarily in

the development of the six priorities outlined

by the president," Reshetnikov stressed.

I'd move to Russia, if I wasn't an
old twat ------- what about you?

__________________________________________

The rise of major labour unions in US --

shines a light on grim financial reality

by Shabbir Rizvi

September 18th, 1:28pm

(PressTV)

Americans are well aware of the value of the dollar, at least

when it comes to their own purchasing power at home.

If they didn’t know before, then they certainly

learned this year.

The year 2023 has so far marked rising costs of living

for everyday items amidst a backdrop of massive

government spending on the usual - war,

policing, corporate bailouts

and subsidization.

However, if you were to ask President Joe Biden about the

financial state of the everyday American, he would say

“Bidennomics is working” --- (although he may stare

blankly at you and try to find a teleprompter first).

“Bidenomics” is Washington’s marketing term for the Biden

administration’s business-as-usual plan ---- to convince

Americans that the federal government is taking steps

to ensure their financial situation will improve --- aka

they are not doing anything new or substantial to

address any crisis.

The plan vows - to “grow the economy from the middle out

and the bottom up.” Again, this is nothing for a corporate-

friendly policy that prioritizes the profits of the elite.

Biden administration officials routinely champion the

“success” of this strategy via social media and

through administration-friendly journalists

(corporate stenographers), but taking a

closer look at these claims and figures

reveals a more honest assessment of

the financial status of everyday

Americans.

The reality is that rising costs of living are contributing

directly to the record-breaking $1 trillion in credit card

debt Americans have accumulated. American workers

often have no choice but to resort to credit card use

for necessities, due to higher prices for groceries,

gas, rent and mortgage.

Another 40 million-plus Americans are set to resume student

loan repayments in October after a nearly four-year pause,

which will without a doubt exacerbate the country’s

debt crisis.

Biden administration officials claim their initiatives are adding

more jobs to the economy. These are often vague numbers

that are based on speculation.... rather than

concrete evidence.

Furthermore, jobs are always being created - however, many

Americans are working multiple jobs just to make ends meet.

The quality of the jobs being created isn’t specified and with

the implementation of automation, many of these jobs... will

be rendered obsolete.

Many Americans naturally will not accept these conditions.

In fact, this year has seen some of the most striking (no

pun intended) acts of laboUr resistance in recent

American history.

Industries of different sizes and varieties have taken concrete

steps to challenge these conditions, which are created

primarily by American capitalist greed at the helm,

leaving scraps for the majority of workers.

It is now without question that grim financial conditions have

led to a new-found popularity of unionization efforts, and the

unionization efforts themselves --- have led to massive wins

for American workers.

For example, the Teamsters Union, one of the largest unions in

the world, threatened to go on strike over the summer due to

declining conditions in the workplace.... as well as

stagnant pay.

The Teamsters, which represent UPS workers, could have

shaken the US economy had the strike happened - as

UPS serves hundreds of thousands to millions of

customers and businesses, daily.

The demands ranged from hiring more workers (full and part-

time), increased wages, and even air conditioning in UPS

trucks (which UPS initially refused to provide, despite

the multiple record-breaking days of heat this year

alone - a testament to unhinged capitalist greed).

Eventually, a favorable agreement was met - over 85%

of Teamsters signed, ratifying a 5-year deal.

In post-pandemic America, many workers have begun to

realize their own self-interests can only be achieved by

workplace organization, not relying on this-or-that

politician to bring any substantial change.

Many unions - from the Teamsters to Alphabet workers to

teachers unions such as the Chicago Teachers Union -

held firm on their demands throughout the COVID-19

pandemic and achieved favorable results.

Now, their success is inspiring waves of different

unionization efforts ------ across the country.

Perhaps the most popular recent example of this is

the Starbucks workers union. Starbucks is owned

by billionaire Howard Schultz but his employees

often work in degrading conditions.

Working for minimum wage or sometimes less and relying

on customer tips to get by, many Starbucks employees

(or “Partners”) have now moved to unionize their local

stores demanding fair pay and benefits.

What was seen as a nearly impossible battle to win at the

start of the first Starbucks unionization effort is now

seen as fairly common - over 300 Starbucks stores

are now unionized, and counting.

This has not come easy. Union-busting activities are fairly

common, and the National LaboUr Relations Board has

reported hundreds of union-busting activities, and

often cannot do anything to act against the mega-

corporations seeking to stifle employees asking

for basic wages and protections.

Adding to this is the fact that Joe Biden and his administration

- on paper - claim they support workers’ unions and their right

to organize, however, in practice ------ that is not happening.

Take for example a statement where Joe Biden hopes the

United Auto Workers union can reach a favorable

negotiation with the “Big Three” automakers in

he United States. It implies that the Biden

administration... is hopeful for favorable

negotiations between the two parties

and that they can resolve the issue

without federal intervention.

However, the Biden administration is no stranger to crushing

strikes - as one can recall when Biden signed a bill to put an

end to the railroad strike.

Striking railroad workers had reasonable demands - the ability

to take sick days and schedules that would permit them to

spend time with their families, without fear of owner

retaliation or punishment.

The railroad companies refused to budge, and as the holidays

neared and the threat of mega-corporations being unable to

turn over a profit began to materialize, the Biden

administration swooped in and blocked the

strike, without substantially addressing

the oppressive attendance policy.

Interestingly, this desperate move from the Biden

administration was also an admission of the

immense power unions hold. Had the strike

materialized, the entire economy could

have been halted - right before a

major holiday season.

Now, with the United Auto Worker strike, unions are directly

addressing the Biden administration’s hand ----- in policies

that are impacting their work.

Refusing to endorse Biden for president right before a heated

election season, the UAW president is challenging the Biden

administration to “earn the Union’s support,” while

simultaneously demanding that the workers not

be left behind in the administration’s plans

for a major shift to electric vehicles.

As one can see, the paper policy and the practiced policy

are two different things within the reality of the American

political system - especially when it comes to the

question of organized laboUr.

On paper, every politician - from Democrat to Republican --

wants the union endorsement. However, when substantial

(and just) demands are made --- that contradict the

demands of corporate donors, the politicians

have a major tendency to back the

corporate multi-millionaire to

multi-billionaire demands.

Regardless, unions are making a huge comeback in the United

States - and the renewed laboUr struggle is very much tied to

the declining financial health of the everyday American and

the public realization of just how far American capitalist

greed can go. 2021 saw ---- just below 120 confirmed

laboUr strikes.

As of September 2023, there are close to 250 strikes ----

composed of over 600,000 workers across various

industries and specialties. The growing trend

suggests that the laboUr struggle is just

getting started.

As economic realities remain uncertain and Americans

are forced to choose between which corporate

representatives will lead the nation next year

- one thing they can always count on is that

there is strength --- and power --- in

unified numbers.

Shabbir Rizvi is a Chicago-based political analyst

with a focus on US internal security and

foreign policy.

(The views expressed in this article ---- do

not necessarily reflect those of Press TV)

Good to see US workers uniting

to win. What do you think?

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SwebbTV --- Russia will defeat the

West in the proxy war in Ukraine,

and in open confrontation

September 11th, 2023

(source: SwebbTV

retold by InoTV)

The collapse of the Ukrainian army is only a matter of time,

but the US --- will never allow its formal defeat. For this

reason, the Ukrainian conflict will escalate into an

open war between the US and Russia, but the

West will lose in it, analyst Lars Bern said

in an interview with SwebbTV.

According to analyst Lars Bern, the Western powers "have no

chance" - partly because Russia has much greater industrial

potential. The West cannot defeat Russia with conventional

weapons, so the conflict will turn into a nuclear phase.

In this case... Moscow will use its 100-ton intercontinental

missiles with nuclear weapons, each of which is capable

of destroying entire countries. "The Russians --- have

absolutely grotesque weapons, that they can use

against the West," the expert explained.

Bern claims that the US prestige is at stake in the events

in Ukraine, so they will never recognize the victory of

the Russians, over Kiev. However, the Ukrainian

Armed Forces will have to surrender, as their

"highly hyped in the media" offensive, with

the use of Western weapons "completely

failed", and the Ukrainians "achieved

nothing" on the battlefield, writes

SwebbTV.

As soon as the Western media think that they see even the

slightest success on the part of Ukraine -- they hype it as

a big success, although it may not be at all. This is done
purposefully to ensure that the supply of weapons and

the armed conflict continue. Ukraine succeeds only

in the propaganda war in the West, because Kiev

has already lost on the battlefield,

SwebbTV notes.

It has already reached the point that Ukraine is running out

of men, and now women have to enlist in the ranks of the

Armed Forces of Ukraine. Nevertheless, Bern believes

that, in addition to Ukraine, the Russian Armed

Forces are "on the verge of disarming the

entire NATO," which could lead to an

open war between the US/NATO

and Russia.

According to the analyst, "the proxy war between

Russia and NATO --- is already underway" and

hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian lives

were sacrificed during it.

Nevertheless, even in an open war between the West and

Russia, the Russians will win. According to Lars Bern,

the Western powers --- will be the first to resort to

nuclear weapons, since this is the only way to

try to "save face".

In addition, Russia has hundreds of tons of intercontinental

ballistic missiles capable of carrying up to 15 nuclear

warheads. "A single charge of Sarmat can wipe out

the whole of Great Britain or France," Byrne

warned in an interview with SwebbTV.

A possible nuclear conflict will be existential for Russia,

and Russia will respond ------ with these weapons.

Recently, the former Prime Minister of Sweden, and now

the leader of the opposition Social Democrats party,

Magdalena Andersson, said:: "We can't let Russia

win this war." Bern sharply criticized the

politician's words -- emphasizing that

Andersson's words, automatically

lead to an all-out nuclear war ----

which she does not understand

and which scares the expert,

since "such people"

rule Sweden.

The analyst believes that Swedish politicians are so

blinded by their hatred of Russia, that they do not

notice the Nazi Kiev regime --- and carry out its

mass support, SwebbTV summarizes.

Great article - if you live in the West

and don't mind being irradiated.....
like your food is ------- courtesy of

just one of Margaret Thatcher's

criminal decisions.

What do you think?

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"Engaged in mass and methodical

extermination": FSB documents

show Nazi crimes in Donbass

by Svyatoslav Knyazev,

& Elizaveta Komarova

September 7th, 12:15am

(RT.ru)

On the eve of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Donetsk

from the Nazis ----- the Russian FSB released declassified

documents of the Soviet state security agencies, about

the crimes of the Nazi occupiers in the Donbass during

the Great Patriotic War.

The agency's website has published interrogation protocols

of Nazi criminals, involved in the mass murder of civilians in

Donbass. They contain evidence: that the extermination of

the inhabitants of the USSR by the Nazis was planned and

methodical. Moreover, these crimes were committed not

only by militants of special SS units, but also by

Wehrmacht soldiers.

From the published protocols of interrogations of German

officers, it follows that the destruction of the inhabitants

of the USSR was deliberately planned and based on the

dogmas of Nazi ideology.

"Mobilize the attention of all operational personnel"

On September 8, 1943, the city of Stalino (modern Donetsk)

was liberated from the Nazis. Donbass --- was under Nazi

occupation for almost two years. According to the FSB

of Russia, during this time --- the Nazis and their

accomplices destroyed at least 174 thousand

Soviet civilians and 149 thousand prisoners

of war, in the Stalino region.

One of the places of mass murder -- was

the 4-4 bis mine in the suburb of Stalino.

The leadership of the Soviet special services set their

employees the task, of investigating the crimes that

the Nazis committed in the occupied territories, as

well as identifying and bringing to justice specific

participants in these atrocities.

On January 24, 1944.... the directive of the Directorate for
Prisoners of War and Internees (UPVI) -- of the NKVD of
the USSR: "On identifying participants in committing

atrocities among prisoners of war" --- was issued,

which ordered: "to mobilize the attention of the

entire operational staff of camps" to identify

the participants in committing atrocities,
by operational and investigative means,

and document their criminal activities.

The Soviet secret services carefully checked prisoners of war

who had previously served in the SD, SS, special security and

punitive detachments, police, secret field gendarmerie,
Gestapo and concentration camps. As a result of this

work --- evidence was obtained of atrocities

committed against the civilian population

not only by special SS punitive units,

but also by Wehrmacht soldiers.

"No laws or regulations"

In January 1944, Soviet security forces, detained the Nazi

collaborator Yuri Shcherbakov. He admitted that in 1941

he evaded conscription into the Red Army... stayed in

Stalino, and then joined the Nazis -- first as a police

officer and then as an investigator of the auxiliary

service of the SD --- which killed thousands of

Soviet citizens. Materials of Shcherbakov's

interrogation are published by the FSB.

Stalin's SD team and its auxiliary service, officially called the

"Security and SD Service" for the general district of Stalino,

which had its branches in all major industrial centres of

the Donbass, were engaged in the mass and methodical
extermination of Soviet people --- acting on the orders

of the Hitlerite government... There were no laws, or

regulations in the SD.. Soviet prisoners were loaded

into special trucks and taken to the mine 4-4 bis

"Kalinovka", on the outskirts of Stalino city,

where they were shot, and the corpses

were dumped into the shaft... Many

thousands of Soviet citizens were

thrown into mine 4-4 bis, shot,

tortured, in interrogations, or

killed in the "death chamber"

-- Shcherbakov said, during

the interrogation.

He also named some of the organizers of the mass murder of

Soviet citizens. Among them were the head of the Security

Service and SD for the general district of Stalino —

Obersturmbannfuhrer Kurting, as well as his

deputies Hauptsturmfuhrer Gertig and

Obersturmfuhrer Graf, and the chief

inspector of the SD team ---

Sturmfuhrer Siebert.

According to Shcherbakov, the SD officers, destroyed both

Soviet patriots --- underground fighters and partisans, and

ordinary civilians who had nothing to do with the fighting

at all - from teenagers to the very old. The "investigation"

of their cases, was limited to torture and tortures. Thus,

innocent people, were forced to confess to fictitious

"crimes". The prisoners were beaten with fists,

whips, chair legs, and trampled on them.

Many could not stand the torture and

died during the "interrogations".

Even those who survived the

torture, were unable to

move on their own.

During an interrogation on October 7, 1947, former Wehrmacht

lieutenant, Wolfgang Paul Lesner, stated that, as a member of

the Hitler Youth, he was brought up in a spirit of hatred for

the Slavic peoples: "Even at that time, it was preached

among young people that Germany should become a

"Great Germany", its borders in the east, should be

in the Caucasus, that the Aryan race ---- must be

dominant throughout the world... the Hitlerite

government ------ intensively prepared the

population - and especially the youth -

for a war of conquest, in the spirit of

loyalty to the Fuhrer and hatred of

the Slavic peoples, which was a

confirmation of the mass

destruction of the

Slavic people."

Lesner also said that the German military, according to the

orders of their command, had to show maximum cruelty

towards the civilian population --- to kill, or deprive

them of shelter.

He himself admitted that he took part in these crimes.

In particular --- Lesner gave specific testimony

regarding the mass murder of Soviet
citizens in occupied Stalino.

"On October 13, 1942, at approximately 12 o'clock in the

afternoon, I was given the command by the company

commander --- to leave with three trucks for the

Oberfeldkommendatura of the mountains.''

''Upon arrival at the commandant's office, the cars entered the

courtyard, where people were already under guard, subject to

execution, as I later learned, there were 120 of them. We put

the first batch to the wall of the mine yard, after which I went

up to the machine-gun crew and, at the command of Captain

Waer, I gave the order to the crew to open fire and shot the

crowd of innocent citizens standing at the wall of the mine

yard in long bursts, there was crying, some shouting, but

the roar of the machine gun drowned it all. There were

corpses and blood of people who were shot. Thus a

machine-gun crew, under my command, shot 40

people, whose corpses were thrown into the

shaft of mine 4 bis by a special team led

by Lieutenant Kind," the former Nazi

officer said.

As Dmitry Surzhik, a senior researcher at the Institute of

Internal Affairs of the Russian Academy of Sciences,

told RT, in a comment, that the actions of German

punitive bodies and troops in the Donbass,

can be regarded as a manifestation

of genocide.

"Representatives of all nationalities living in the Soviet

Union, were subjected to total extermination in the

Donbas," the expert noted.

According to him, the publication of declassified

documents about Nazi atrocities in the Donbas,

is extremely relevant today.

"The memory of the residents of Donbass ---- about the Nazi

occupation is closely intertwined with the criminal actions

that those who raised the ideology of Bandera and other

Hitler's minions are doing on these lands, today. Today,

Russian investigative agencies, like Smersh 80 years

ago ----- face large-scale war crimes committed by

Ukrainian security services..... in the Donbas. In

addition, the release of declassified documents

is doubly important for us to realize: what a

tough and bloody enemy, our ancestors

defeated, giving us the opportunity

to live," Surzhik summed up.

Please.. defeat these fascists
- only this time - defeat their
backers - these ''elites''
behind the curtain.

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Often symbolically: in Germany,