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Did Russia Just Threaten Turkey With Nuclear Weapons?
February 19, 2016 Guest Analyses

Did Russia Just Threaten Turkey With Nuclear Weapons?

[Note by the Saker: I do not believe that Russia has made such a threat and I will post my reasons for this in the next 24 hours.  However, I might be wrong and Mercouris and Perry right, I therefore feel like I should post this analysis] Reports say a source close to Putin claims Russia warned Erdogan of readiness to use tactical nuclear weapons to defend Russian strike force

Déjà vu
February 18, 2016 Guest Analyses

Déjà vu

by Kakaouskia Greetings to the Saker community and readers. Let us imagine that we are tasked with producing a sequel to the 1990s masterpiece “First Gulf war”, this time to be filmed in Syria. We will definitely need a villain; lucky for us we have two: Vladimir Putin and Bashar Al Assad. Throw in a criminal organisation – let’s call them ISIS – for good measure and the cast is

Russian Diplomat Drops a Bombshell: US Expected ISIS to Seize Damascus by October
February 16, 2016 Guest Analyses

Russian Diplomat Drops a Bombshell: US Expected ISIS to Seize Damascus by October

In an article in a British newspaper Russia’s ambassador to the UK reveals the Russians were told by the Western powers that after the US proclaimed a no-fly zone ISIS would capture Damascus by Alexander Mercouris for Russia Insider: http://russia-insider.com/en/politics/russias-ambassador-uk-drops-bombshell-us-expected-isis-seize-damascus-october/ri12860 Alexander Yakovenko, Russia’s ambassador to Britain, dropped something of a bombshell on Monday, though one that has gone completely unnoticed. In a piece in the print edition of the London

Saker appeal to the community: I need your help!
February 15, 2016 Blog, Community News and Announcements

Saker appeal to the community: I need your help!

Dear friends, I was putting off this post over and over again, but now I really have no other option than to finally post it.  Here is the deal: I need your help. First, it has been many, many months (over 6 for sure) since I have made a appeal for donations and while a few good hearts have continued to send in support (thanks guys!!), the donations have slowed

Sergei Glaziev: The full extend of economic manipulations in Russia.
February 15, 2016 Speeches, Statements and Interviews

Sergei Glaziev: The full extend of economic manipulations in Russia.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPzNS7DxrVk Translation: Eugenia ANCHOR: Good evening. Here in our studio this Friday we have the member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Sergey Glasyev. Sergey Yurievich, welcome. Thanks very much for finding time to come here. I have heard that you have to use metro to reach us. GLASYEV: It is a perfectly good means of transportation. The only reliable one. ANCHOR: Do you have to use it often?

Turkey and Saudi Arabia: to fight or to flight?
February 14, 2016 Guest Analyses

Turkey and Saudi Arabia: to fight or to flight?

by Ghassan Kadi No one knows how the “War On Syria” is going to end, let alone what turns it will take in a year from now, a month, and even a week. There are many variables, new developments, twists and turns, and they happen quickly, and sometimes unexpectedly. And because we do not really what is going on behind the scenes in the corridors of Washington, Ankara and Riyadh,

Week Eighteen of the Russian Intervention in Syria: a dramatic escalation appears imminent
February 13, 2016 Saker Analyses and Interviews

Week Eighteen of the Russian Intervention in Syria: a dramatic escalation appears imminent

This column was written for the Unz Review: http://www.unz.com/tsaker/week-eighteen-of-the-russian-intervention-in-syria-a-dramatic-escalation-appears-imminent/ The situation in Syria has reached a watershed moment and a dramatic escalation of the war appears imminent. Let’s look again at how we reached this point. During the first phase of the operation, the Syrian armed forces were unable to achieve an immediate strategic success. This is rather unsurprising. It is important to remember here that during the first weeks

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