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Alexandr Skliar – “When war is on your doorstep” (aka “millions”)
September 03, 2016 Sandbox

Alexandr Skliar – “When war is on your doorstep” (aka “millions”)

Dear friends, This is a song from Skliar’s latest album “Iastreb” (Ястреб, Hawk).  Skliar’s group is called “VA BANK” (ВА-БАНКЪ, or “go bank” or “banco” – when you play for all the money you have).  Check out the music, check out the lyrics (my own translation below) and tell me – do the Neocons realize the magnitude of the storm brewing in the East?  Do they realize that not all

The ultimate 21st century choice; OBOR or war
September 01, 2016 Guest Analyses

The ultimate 21st century choice; OBOR or war

by Pepe Escobar for Sputnik News The G20 meets in tech hub Hangzhou, China, at an extremely tense geopolitical juncture. China has invested immense political/economic capital to prepare this summit. The debates will revolve around the main theme of seeking solutions “towards an innovative, invigorated, interconnected and inclusive world economy.” G20 Trade Ministers have already agreed to lay down nine core principles for global investment. At the summit, China will

The case for the breakup of the Ukraine
September 01, 2016 Saker Analyses and Interviews

The case for the breakup of the Ukraine

This article was written for the Unz Review: http://www.unz.com/tsaker/the-case-for-the-breakup-of-the-ukraine/ Just as the corporate media is not reporting that the USA and Russia are on a collision course which can end up in nuclear war, the corporate media is not reporting that the Ukraine is falling apart. That does not mean, however, that this is not happening. It is. In fact, it has been for a long while already, but since

The Fall of 2016 (poem)
August 31, 2016 Sandbox

The Fall of 2016 (poem)

The Fall of 2016 by Theodore McIntire Oh to be a Citizen and look with disgust at our elected leaders who we do not trust. Too many bureaucrats who are of no use. Those who rise the highest through fraud, waste and abuse. Just look back for hundreds of years or more so many criminals rotten down to their core. Who slaughtered the natives, was their land taken by stealth?

Request for help: moderators needed!!
August 29, 2016 Blog, Community News and Announcements

Request for help: moderators needed!!

Dear friends, I would like to appeal to all the members of our community to ask for volunteer moderators, especially for the following time: between the hours of 16:00 GMT and 24:00 GMT. Our moderators are exhausted and need some time off, so if you can help, please let us know and contact our webmaster, at either one of the following email addresses: vineyard.mod_hs@unseen.is saker-webmaster@yandex.com (please do not email me

The whole game is about containing Russia-China
August 29, 2016 Guest Analyses

The whole game is about containing Russia-China

by Pepe Escobar for Sputnik International The next BRICS summit, in Goa, is less than two months away. Compared to only two years ago, the geopolitical tectonic plates have moved with astonishing speed. Most BRICS nations are mired in deep crisis; Brazil’s endless political/economic/institutional debacle may yield the Kafkaesque impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff. BRICS is in a coma. What’s surviving is RC: the Russia/China strategic partnership. Yet even the

Erdogan Calls Putin as Russia Seethes at Turkey’s Syrian Incursion
August 29, 2016 Guest Analyses

Erdogan Calls Putin as Russia Seethes at Turkey’s Syrian Incursion

Note by the Saker: I have to admit that I still am rather puzzled by the Turkish “invasion” of Syria.  There are several hypotheses about what the Turks are really up to and what their real goal is.  Since my friends Alexander Mercouris and Mark Sleboda seem to have a much better understanding of what is happening than I, I submit to your attention their analysis rather than to exposes

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