Dear friends,
I have to admit with a great deal of embarrassment that I simply have not found the time to thank those of you who have sent donations to support this blog in person. I realize that this is rude, but my choice was stark: every minute spent on sending out personal thank you notes is one I did not spent working on this blog and maintaining contacts with the other Language Teams. I think that most of you would probably prefer that I focus on the blog, in particular at this crucial moment in time. To the others, my heartfelt and sincere apologies.
So, asking again for your understanding, here is the list of those whom I wish to thank now for their contributions:
Through PayPal: RA, AJ, WN, FA, PC, AZ, BG, EU, YE, RC, GW, RH, JL, MG, JS, J6, SE, DM, GB, HS, PP, CV, AJ, JC, FD, AK, LH, RL, DM, CG, JS, HM, WM, MM.
Through Amazon: MD
Through snailmail: MB (I could not cash your check, please only send cash)
To all of you a huge and heartfelt thank you! You guys are literally helping my family pay the bills (as we live paycheck to paycheck) and without your help by family simply could not have made it this spring and summer. Even the Amazon gift card we used to get household items.
Then, as always, this blog owes a big debt of gratitude to HJ without whose weekly donation I would literally not be able to make it.
Finally, I want to say something which I find extremely important: can anybody of you guess from which country this blog get the most donations and from which big country no donations were ever sent?
Most donations come from the USA, followed by Canada, the UK, Australia and New Zealand. That’s right! The Echelon countries. The Five Eyes if you prefer. The countries which really “run the planet” or, should I say, “run the Empire”. Not only that, but I get a lot of mail from donors and just readers expressing their support which begin like this “I am an American and I love my country” or “I served 20 years in the US Navy”. In other words, this blog subsists in a large part thanks to Anglo help from people who love their countries and people, and who are not even offended by my use of the expression “AngloZionist” because they understand that the “Anglo” part is a historical reference to the British Empire’s transformation into the Five Eyes and, most importantly, because while they love their country and people, they categorically oppose the Empire and its policies.
I mention that because I regularly get comments by one (or several) creeps who spew hatred at the British people and at all Anglo-Saxons and claim that somehow these people (as oppose to elite-backed regimes in power) are the cause of the evil we see today. They regularly post crap like “Russia should nuke London”. Well, if the author(s) of these comments read these lines I want you to know that the people you hate so much are the very same ones who make this blog possible. Think about it.
And since some will no doubt ask about this: no, I have not received any donations from Israel. But I don’t discount this possibility in the future.
The other thing I want to mention is that a lot of you have written to me (or posted comments) saying that the Russian government should hire or sponsor me. I always laugh when I read this. Let me tell you: I never got even one kopek in support from Russia. Not from the government, not from regular people either. I did get donations from Russians living outside Russia, but from Russia proper not a single penny. If, by some kind of bizarre twist of fate, the Russian government or Gazprom wanted to sponsor my work, I am not sure I would accept that help anyway, but if I did, I would certainly have to post a note about that on the blog. I think that getting money behind the scenes from governments is plain unethical even if you maintain your editorial independence. So, friends, if I get a call from Putin thanking me for the blog, I will let you know, but I am not holding my breath :-)
In the meantime, thanks to all of you who have send donations and thanks also to those of you who have sent kind emails of support. If donations help making ends meet, your kind emails of support have helped me retain my sanity, especially in the most depressing and discouraging times. When I read the news every morning I often get totally disgusted and despondent, but then I read your emails filled with kindness and humanity and I feel the courage come back to me and that helps me get back behind the keyboard and resume the struggle.
To all of you, a huge and heartfelt THANK YOU!
The Saker
Thanks to Saker and all the contributors, and happy to see Mr. Pragma commenting.
Mr. Pragma’s comments at the MOA blog turned me on to what was really happening with Ukraine.
40 min video posted by globalresearch of banderista thugs at work. I couldn’t watch it after a while, but no doubt there’s material here worth seeing and weighing up especially by people who know the various locations:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WN_Mbe9u-vE&list=UUPLAYER_globalresearchtv#t=406
Saker, re: your paragraph on “The Five Eyes … because while they love their country and people, they categorically oppose the Empire and its policies.”
Your are very close to the truth of the matter, imo, but not entirely.
I speak for myself as one in this recent list donors from the 5-eyes domain you refer. It is not from a sense of “love of country” but rather from a sense of commitment to the Truth as the only viable way forward for a sustainable world of 9+billion in 2050.
There is much that is good about the modern world and there is no reason on earth why millions/billions more people cannot raise up their living standards and enjoy it as well.
Donating to your work is part of a global ‘public information service’ at a time when there is a need to assist wherever/however possible the exposure and neutralization of a parasitic class of human enterprise that, in historical times, was usually closely associated with usury and slavery.
I suspect those who see value in your work, and can assist, do so because they can appreciate the need to confront criminal cultures at all levels – globally and in their own human-scale localities.
We can all play our part — either on the front line (such as yourself), or in logistical or moral support.
There is universality in this current struggle you picture well in your blog: (a) in part due the distance and time reducing technology of the internet; but also (b) in respect to the nature of the issues at hand. This is about truth verses falsehood at all scales — way beyond simple nationalism. It is about imagining a new world and working to make it emerge through the miasma of historical empire you rightly criticise.
The tipping points we are all experiencing — especially in the 5-eyes domains — is reminiscent of the abolition of slavery in the 19th century. The challenge is to caste out the bath water and not the baby. No ideology will help with this. If there is an ‘end’ in all this – it is the end of ideology. Only good works count in value towards ending the tragedy of the 21st century commons. And in this you are correct in allowing/including religious themes to emerge in discussion – it is only through this framework that many people can come to their own self-awareness as to what “good” means.
I end with paraphrasing the thoughts of a lesser known teacher and writer of the 20th century: the only way forward for the degenerate modern human is through touching their conscience. With the withering of this sacred function there is little hope of proper guidance ‘here and now’, nor eventual success in things that ‘come next’.
Keep up the good work.
Dhanyavad….thats thank you in Hindi derived from Sanskrit .
we are lucky to have a blog like urs which is kind of encyclopedia in analysis,finer nuances and gets to the bottom of things (more often than not) ,compassion for fellow homo sapiens
well i m sure the majority of the visitors have it as their moral duty to spread a word about this fine piece of work that u put up it so much finer detail..and moreover the underlying message that it conveys to clear the smokescreens we are made to ingrain as a part of our existence
Hats off to you dost.(friend)
With Much Regards
TheInescapeable….
Dear Saker I want to encourage you to de-camp and move to Asia where any income you generate via the internet can go much further. It is simply absurd that a person of your talents live in the rat race as it is called. Do not hesitate to contact me @WeiDeLi14 for any information or assistance.
V.P. did it again trivalizing the new sanctions. He has a mortal enemy on his doorsteps and plays a fool and sacrifice human lives. They will presser him evem more if he desplay such a weknesses. Is he normal or hold a trump card in his sleeve. If it’s true he said that war is coming in Europa so maybe he wates for good excuse or that Ukies do the move but they already done more than enough. Maybe he has a wet brain from too much Stolichnaya.
USAF Major-General Randy Kee and the column he was part of got ambushed 50 north west of Slaviansk. Three other officers KIA.
http://herstelderepubliek.wordpress.com/2014/08/01/amerikanen-sneuvelen-al-in-oekraine/
If true, big development. Rumour is he is in charge of the ‘ATO’.
One witnesses the importance of this blog by the complete absence of similar facilities across the entire Internet. The filthy zionist monsters have made great strides since even a few years back passing laws and suppressing non-zionist approved opinion across the Internet.
Most forums I visited during the time of the invasion of Iraq have been closed down- and the reason was always the same- terror of the authorities (in nations of the West, mind) clamping down on any political speech they ‘disliked’. The forums remianing open have been turned into ghost-towns by the other foul zionist trick- the zionists themselves working to become ‘moderators’ of these outlets.
Take the DavidIcke official site. Almost 100% of the moderators there are zionists of the most organised type. Every powerful poster there was banned and driven away. All that is left is a group of regular drunken dribblers (most of them well meaning), and maybe a handful of people still trying to make a difference under the draconian rules in place there. To illustrate the power of the zionist scum, the DavidIcke site OFFICIALLY banned all discussion of the film made to expose the truth about the death of ‘Princess Diana’. Not too surprising when this coincided with members of Britain’s ‘special services’ admitting their direct involvement in the murders. The truth had to suppressed at all costs.
We witness the same phenomenon with the launch of 4 horrific WMD ballistic missiles by Kiev. Even though the vile zionist CNN broke the story (to a degree that cannot then be denied), every news outlet was told to censor the story out of all existence. When your enemy makes clear a particular truth must NOT be disseminated- THAT is the truth sites like this should be repeating, as loudly as possible, EVERY SINGLE DAY.
“Kiev fired four life-exterminating WMDs at major population centres- only the fact that Russia was able to shoot down these missiles prevented the loss of tens of thousands of lives”
People here are so dumb, they’d say “oh, no you cant say this- we don’t have all the facts, dribble”. WRONG. This message is EXACTLY the form of counter-propaganda we should be using. While the other side would ‘attempt’ to dispute the targets, and other details, at the same time they would have to be admitting Kiev had these WMDs and used these WMDs.
Sadly no-one here seems to understand how propaganda works. Nerdy ‘trainspotting’ discussions’ about the finer points of tens of tedious satellite photographs distract the foolish. I don’t need to waste time doing this- I KNOW that the other side uses lies.
What matters is the message they fear- the messages with some chance of waking up the sheeple. Kiev firing WMDs is exactly such a message, which is why even sites like Alex Jones’ Prisonplanet have risked burying this story- THAT is how dangerous the monsters think this truth is.
A brief note to reinforce the point made by the Saker: I suspect many of us from the Anglosphere share a profound sense of disgust, intermittently overwhelmed by a raging fury, at the reality of our governments’ support for a fascism that our forefathers fought during WWII. My maternal grandfather nearly died for this?
We are led by hypocritical scum, we know, yet we are powerless to thwart the machinations of the diplomats, the spooks, and the political generals. But we know who the traitors are, and it sure as hell isn’t us, or our ancestors.
Our day will come.
Paul Rigby, UK
re: donations…how about a grocery store gift card ? Can you mention one that you use in Florida. thanks.
@Saker, congrats from one of the 5 blackened eyes that have been able to keep our eyes on the ultimate prize, the truth. Keep fightin’ the good fight my friend!
Update from Canuckistan:
While we are diligently putting together a rather large and comprehensive summary about the Harper Regime and their globalist neocon cabal that seeks to destroy our Nation along with the rest of the world, this article seems to
be one worth a peek by all. It may be of use to see how the current narrative and word play is being utilized. If one was to read between the lines, it might appear as if there is a major shift occurring as the comments show. It is also worth noting that “our” National publicly funded outlet has not only decided go push primarily selectively edited AP, aka: Associated Propaganda, as well as admitting that Radio Free Europe is a primary source of disinfo. Additionally it is worth noting that the CBC has quietly outsourced comment moderation to a US entity that oddly enough also does the same work for CNN, etc…
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/pro-russian-rebels-in-ukraine-learning-social-media-difficult-to-control-1.2721434
Anon @ 17:37
It shows how little you know about V.V.P.
Get acquainted first and then try again:
http://www.dailystormer.com/who-is-vladimir-putin/
http://www.russiaotherpointsofview.com/2014/04/russia-report-putin-.html
Even a troll should aspire to some consistency, otherwise it works in vain… Repeating media lies will not work here.
I just sent a tweet to Putin, telling him shame on him for not supporting people who are defending him.
@inabster
The collective human mind awakens in time of trouble. Suffering humanity awakens to find a caste system of lies, criminality, greed, slavery, ignorance, and casual violence devoid of Truth and Conscience. The following article in the Times of Israel illustrates the degradation of the fully identified pathological human mind.
When Genocide Is Permissible
by Yochanan Gordon August 1, 2014 5:36PM
(My comments enclosed on the words of a mind controlled automaton devoid of empathy and without a trace of conscience)
Judging by the numbers of casualties on both sides in this almost one-month old war one would be led to the conclusion that Israel has resorted to disproportionate means in fighting a far less- capable enemy.
That is as far as what meets the eye. But, it’s now obvious that the US and the UN are completely out of touch with the nature of this foe and are therefore not qualified to dictate or enforce the rules of this war – because when it comes to terror there is much more than meets the eye.I wasn’t aware of this, but it seems that the nature of warfare has undergone a major shift over the years. Where wars were usually waged to defeat the opposing side, today it seems – and judging by the number of foul calls it would indicate – that today’s wars are fought to a draw. I mean,who ever heard of a timeout in war? An NBA Basketball game allows six timeouts for each team during the course of a game, but last I checked this is a war! We are at war with an enemy whose charter calls for the annihilation of our people. Nothing, then, can be considered disproportionate when we are fighting for our very right to live.
The sad reality is that Israel gets it, but its hands are being tied by world leaders who over the past six years have insisted they are such good friends with the Jewish state, that they know more regarding its interests than even they do. But there’s going to have to come a time where Israel feels threatened enough where it has no other choice but to defy international warnings – because this is life or death.
(Classic projection from a mind controlled automaton)
Most of the reports coming from Gazan officials and leaders since the start of this operation have been either largely exaggerated or patently false. The truth is, it’s not their fault, falsehood and deceit is part of the very fabric of who they are and that will never change. Still however, despite their propensity to lie, when your enemy tells you that they are bent on your destruction you believe them.
(Now, the use the ‘chosen people’ mythology to justify genocide of the Palestinians)
Similarly, when Khaled Meshal declares that no physical damage to Gaza will dampen their morale or weaken their resolve – they have to be believed. Our sage Gedalia the son of Achikamwas given intelligence that Yishmael Ben Nesanyah was plotting to kill him. However, in his piety or rather naiveté Gedalia dismissed the report as a random act of gossip and paid no attention to it. To this day, the day following Rosh Hashana is commemorated as a fast day in the memory of Gedalia who was killed in cold blood on the second day of Rosh Hashana during the meal.
They say the definition of insanity is repeating the same mistakes over and over. History is there to teach us lessons and the lesson here is that when your enemy swears to destroy you – you take him seriously.
(The author betrays his intention to genocide the Palestinian people. The Israeli mind is horrifying to observe. It is so casual and self righteous as it prepares to murder the neighbors, blaming them for crimes against humanity in the name of Israeli Jews.)
Hamas has stated forthrightly that it idealizes death as much as Israel celebrates life. What otherway then is there to deal with an enemy of this nature other than obliterate them completely?
THE TIMES OF ISRAEL | http://www.timesofisrael.com
@anonymous : Can you mention one that you use in Florida. thanks.
Sure :Target, Publix, Walmart, Winn Dixie are the most common ones around here. Thanks a lot,
The Saker
So that I force myself to remember to donate, lest my conscience be burdened further by my failure thus far- I promise to donate when I can, which is as soon as I can get to the bank and make a deposit, get online and press some keys, enter some numbers… voila! Monkey on Back, meet floor. I do support independent media on a regular basis, I just seem to keep missing this one. And please Saker, if you can, STAY independent- as tempting as sponsorship may be, that would all but guarantee questions to, and attacks upon, your authenticity and integrity , which, as we all know, is in desperately short supply in media worldwide. Reader funded, and only reader funded media can truly be called independent, and it’s value really just can NOT be understated. And this makes it incumbent upon the readers to support the sites, if they have any means at all to do so. I’m rather lucky in my situation, despite no regular income at the moment, to be able to contribute to anyone. But I do keep my promises, so for now, again, all my thanks- and by thanks I mean real gratitude and deep appreciation for this site, it’s author, contributors, and readers.
I also have an idea I’d like to share with you as a source of possible extra donations/income, I’m not talking business venture or anything close to it, a very simple idea and probably suggested before. I’ll email it, I need to think it over a bit more anyway.