Posts From The Saker
Pepe Escobar: Lebanonize & Conquer: ‘CIA, Mossad on Syria front line’
Saker holiday diary: folks I met this afternoon
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Sanctions: Diplomacy’s Weapon of Mass Murder
Note: While I am taking a couple of weeks off, others are working hard and resisting the Empire with every ounce of energy. Today, my friend Soraya has sent me this excellent piece of the real WMD of our times: sanctions. I am most grateful to her for allowing me to publish it and for all her excellent work. The Saker Sanctions: Diplomacy’s Weapon of Mass Murder In 1945, the
Personal announcement – I am going on a “wilderness retreat from it all”
Dear friends, This Sunday I will be leaving on holidays for a couple of weeks. I will be camping in a mountainous area with a very slow and sporadic GSM coverage which means that I should be able to read emails and approve/reject comments made once a day or so, but that is about it. I will not be able to make normal posts here or, even less so, write
Syrian wheel of fortune spins China’s way
By Peter Lee for the Asia Times The question before the People’s Republic of China (PRC) leadership is how badly it misplayed its hand on Syria. Or did it? Certainly, the solution advocated by Russia and China – a coordinated international initiative to sideline the insurrection in favor of a negotiated political settlement between the Assad regime and its domestic opponents – is a bloody shambles. As articulated in the
Syrian Blood Etches a New Line in the Sand
By Pepe Escobar for the Asia Times (via the always excellent “Information Clearing House“) Once upon a time, early in the previous century, a line in the sand was drawn, from Acre to Kirkuk. Two colonial powers — Britain and France — nonchalantly divided the Middle East between themselves; everything north of the line in the sand was France’s; south, it was Britain’s. Many blowbacks — and concentric tragedies —
Who benefits from the expulsion of a Greek athlete from the Olympics?
Frankly, this is a dumb story. But then, considering how politicized everything “Olympic” really is, it makes me wonder whether there is more to this one that meets the eye. Voula Papachristou Pretty simple summary: a Greek athlete called Voula Papachristou posted the following joke on her Twitter account: “So many Africans in Greece at least West Nile mosquitoes will eat homemade food.” I don’t know about you, but I
Israel And The Temple Mount
Soraya Sepahpour-Ulrich On July 23, 2012, in a scathing attack against the Wagf (literally translated to endowment), the Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) opinion piece’s opening paragraph stated: “This year, as Israel observes the traditional period of national mourning for the destruction of the Holy Temple on Tisha b’Av (which starts at sundown on Saturday), it has again been revealed that the Islamic Wakf is carrying out unsupervised work at the
Speech by Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah during the Victory Celebration
I take refuge in Allah from the stoned devil. In The Name of Allah, The Compassionate, The Most Merciful. Peace be upon our Master and Prophet – the Seal of prophets – Abi Al Qassem Mohammad and on his chaste and pure Household, his chosen companions and on all prophets and messengers.First I would like to welcome you all – ladies and gentlemen, and brothers and sisters – in this
It Takes a Village, and Some… The Recent Attacks Against Israelis
by Soraya Sepahpour-Ulrich On July 18, 2012, attack on an Israeli tourist bus in Bulgaria took the lives of 5 Israeli nationals, a Bulgarian, and the mysterious suicide bomber. It is reported that the suspect, a young Caucasian, had a fake Michigan driver’s license. According to Israeli Haaretz, a top Bulgarian official warned that it would be a “mistake” to blame a specific country or organization for the attack. However,
WMD used to justify yet another illegal intervention?
Did you hear how Susan Rice adamantly told the UNSC yesterday that the US/NATO resolution which Russia and China vetoed did not in the least authorize a military intervention and that the US had no such plans? Here a headline from today’s Jerusalem Post: ‘US, Israel discuss destroying Syrian weapons’ The United States and Israel were in discussions over whether Israel should take out Syrian weapons facilities as the regime
For the third time now both Russia and China have vetoed the latest anti-Syrian Resolution at U.N.
This morning both Russia and China have vetoed the latest “NATO-sponsored” anti-Syrian Resolution at UN: Good. At this point, this is not about Assad or even Syria, its about fundamental and absolutely crucial principles of international law. It’s about telling Uncle Shmuel – NIET! You are not the world’s policeman and you cannot force us to submit to your threats. On one hand, the fact that only Russia and China
Does this guy look Iranian to you?
According to the CSM this is the guy who blew up the Israeli bus yesterday. Does he look Iranian to you? Also, besides the typical shorts and baseball hat, this guy was carrying a US passport “believed to be fake“. What basis does this “belief” have? According to whom? Other sources speak of a Michigan driver’s license, also fake, of couse. Now look at the long hair, black shades and
Another flase flag in Bulgaria?
Somebody blew up an Israeli bus in Bulgaria, and Netanyahu immediately blames Iran and add the following threat: “All the signs lead to Iran. Israel will respond forcefully to Iranian terror”. Sure comes at a good time for the Israeli regime. Another false flag?
A false fag operation in Damascus?
WOW! That was my first thought when I heard the news of the bombing in Syria. So far, the details are sketchy, and I don’t trust the anglo corporate media one bit, but I do follow the news on Russian TV – unlike most Western news outlets – which has correspondents in Damascus and what they report is absolutely mind-boggling. According to the Russian TV, an individual associated with the
British propaganda reaches a new low
Latest BBC headline: “Syria: Assad regime ‘ready to use chemical weapons’. It’s not only the BBC, by the way, this story has spread like a wildfire: I guess that this is how a total canard becomes a “newsflash” even though it is based on exactly nothing. Indeed, check out what some ex-Assadist turncoat actually said: “Asked if he thought President Assad might use chemical weapons against the opposition, Mr Fares
Meet the folks who are now trying to seize power in Syria
A new video of Gaddafi’s murderers having a great time playing with his dead body has recently emerged. Look at the faces of these folks, their attitude, their “playful” joy at having fun with the body of a dead man. These are the exact same crazed Wahabi thugs who are now trying to overthrow Assad in Syria and whom the West, and some terminally stupid Arabs, is now arming and
Very interesting press conference of Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov
Translated into English: Original Russian version: Saker Commentary: I have to say that I am extremely impressed by Sergei Lavrov whom I consider to be one of the best diplomats I have ever listened to (the other one being James Baker whose views I never shared, but who undoubtedly was a top level diplomat). Russia is really fortunate to have such an excellent team as Sergei Lavrov and Vitalii Churkin
Will pedophilia be the next paraphilia to be declared a “normal and positive variation” of human sexuality?
A month ago I posted a commentary in support for the decision of the city of Moscow to ban so-called “gay pride” parades. Just as I expected, the post resulted in somewhat of a firestorm of outraged reactions from those who believe that homosexuality is, to quote Wikipedia, a “normal and positive variation” of human sexuality. They were particularly outraged at the fact that I stated that homosexuality was just
