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What happened to the West I was born in?!

Frankly, I am awed, amazed and even embarrassed.  I was born in Switzerland, lived most of my life there, I also visited most of Europe, and I lived in the USA for over 20 years.  Yet in my worst nightmares I could not have imagined the West sinking as low as it does now.  I mean, yes, I know about the false flags, the corruption, the colonial wars, the NATO

A Curious Incident Part IV

bu Sushi for the Saker Blog Part I may be found here: https://10.16.86.131/a-curious-incident/ Part II may be found here: https://10.16.86.131/a-curious-incident-part-ii/ Part III may be found here: https://10.16.86.131/a-curious-incident-part-iii/ “It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts.” Sherlock Holmes Theresa May and the Dodgy Statement to Parliament On Monday March 12th 2018 Theresa May

Will the Putin-Xi era supersede the Western liberal (dis)order?

by Pepe Escobar (cross-posted with the Asia Times by special agreement with the author) The Chinese constitutional amendment allowing Xi Jinping the possibility of further presidential terms — staying in power long enough to bring “national rejuvenation” combined with the Russian election re-confirming Vladimir Putin in the presidency have assured consistency and continuity for the Russia-China strategic partnership way into the next decade. This will facilitate the interaction between the

The “Globalists” Love Gefilte Fish

by Israel Shamir for the Unz Review Our grandparents faced a quandary when they had to describe some body parts or physical activity. The ‘obscene words’ remained taboo at least until D.H. Lawrence broke the prohibition in Lady Chatterley’s Lover, and the four-letter words became printable only recently. However, now we have new banned words, or words one can use only at one’s own peril. ‘The Jews’ is such a word.

The War on the People-Silencing The Truth

source: https://christopher-black.com/the-war-on-the-people-silencing-the-truth/ New Eastern Outlook has been subjected to a series of DDOS attacks, denial of service attacks,  for the past week and are attempting to restore their site. They issued a statement today, March 25th, but service is still being interrupted and so people may not be able to see it so I have decided to publish it here. People should be spreading the word on what has happened

“Putin” – the Documentary Sure to Change Everything You Thought You Knew About Russia’s President

A groundbreaking new film by Andrei Kondrashev. “Putin” dives into depth about the man who we all hear so much about, but who we know so little about. From the early tumultuous days of the presidency – dealing with the terrorist situation, the Kursk tragedy and a demoralized Russia – to Putin now, the leader of a reenergized and recovered Russia. A year in the making with personal stories that

West attacks China’s Social Credit System to deflect from its fascist panopticon

by Jeff J. Brown for The Saker blog crosslinked with: http://chinarising.puntopress.com/2018/03/24/west-attacks-chinas-social-credit-system-to-deflect-from-its-fascist-panopticon-china-rising-radio-sinoland-180325/ https://youtu.be/VKeBiK0Z-Xo https://soundcloud.com/44-days/west-attacks-chinas-social-credit-system-to-deflect-from-its-fascist-panopticon-cr-radio-sinoland   Pictured above: the panopticon Illinois State Prison, in Joliet. For every Westerner out there, just look out your window. It’s even worse. Your every move, every communication and transaction, monetary and otherwise, is being tracked, recorded and stored by a faceless, multilayered, fascist corporate-government octopus. One-hundred-eighty degrees to the east in China, it’s all posted on

EMERGENCY WARNING FROM THE SAKER

Dear friends, I have learned that several anti-Empire websites have been hit by strong and sustained DDoS attacks including Craig Murray (https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2018/03/massive-attack-on-this-blog/) and, apparently, the the Russian journal New Eastern Outlook which was knocked off line by a big hacking attack and is still down Saturday. They have been attacked multiple times the past 2 months and then a final attack succeeded in shutting them down. They are trying to

“This terrible Russian youth”

“Generation Putin” gives the West a boot Ivan Danilov for RIA NEWS Translation by Scott Humor Leading American, British, and Australian publications, such as the Wall Street Journal, the Australian, and the Daily Telegraph, almost simultaneously published materials with the same message: “A new generation of Russia chooses Putin, not iPhones. This generation is terrible, there is no hope for it.” Similar titles for the articles of three different publications

Syrian War Report – March 23, 2018: Militants To Withdraw From More Areas In Eastern Ghouta

https://southfront.org/syrian-war-report-march-23-2018-militants-to-withdraw-from-more-areas-in-eastern-ghouta/ On March 22, the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) and the Free Syrian Army (FSA) captured the villages of Baay, Basufan, Kafr Nabu and Burj Haydar south of the city of Afrin from the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG). According to unconfirmed reports, the TAF’s artillery even shelled positions some of the Syrian Arab Army north of the city of Aleppo. Since the fall of Afrin on March 18, the

Full translated transcript of the Russian MFA on the “Skripal” false flag operation

Ladies and gentlemen, colleagues, friends, Good afternoon. We are glad to see you at the Foreign Ministry on this cold wintry day that nevertheless carries a promise of spring. We are grateful to you for responding so quickly to our invitation, which we issued only yesterday. The situation is indeed unusual. There is an urgent need for a non-politicised and highly professional discussion of the Skripals’ poisoning case. We have

Moveable Feast Cafe 2018/03/23 … Open Thread

2018/03/23 14:00:01Welcome to the ‘Moveable Feast Cafe’. The ‘Moveable Feast’ is an open thread where readers can post wide ranging observations, articles, rants, off topic and have animate discussions of the issues of the day. The ‘Moveable Feast Cafe’ will have two new open threads each week. The Saker stated moderation policy will apply eg ‘no caps’, no obscenity … etc to all post. The Cafe is now open for

A truly historical month for the future of our planet

[This article was written for the Unz Review] March 2018 will go down in history as a truly historical month March 1st, Vladimir Putin makes his historical address to the Russian Federal Assembly. March 4th, Sergei Skripal, a former UK spy, is allegedly poisoned in the UK. March 8th, British officials accuse Russia of using nerve gas to attempt to murder Sergei Skripal. March 12th, Theresa May officially blames Russia

Syrian War Report – March 22, 2018: Syrian Army Gets Control Of Harasta, Militants Withdraw

https://southfront.org/syrian-war-report-march-22-2018-syrian-army-gets-control-of-harasta-militants-withdraw/ About 1,500 Ahrar al-Sham militants and 6,000 civilians, mostly families of the militants, are set to leave the Harasta area of Eastern Ghouta under an evacuation agreement with the Syrian government on March 22. Under the agreement militants surrender all of their heavy weapons and get an open corridor towards the militant-held part of the province of Idlib. Late on March 21, a source in the 4th Armoured Division

A curious incident PART III

by Sushi for the Saker blog A Curious Incident Part I may be found here: https://10.16.86.131/a-curious-incident/ A Curious Incident Part II may be found here: https://10.16.86.131/a-curious-incident-part-ii/ Analysis of the Attack on the Skripals This article lays out a hypothesis in regard to the attack on Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia. The reader is cautioned that this attack is possibly just one element in a larger series of associated events.

Syrian War Report – March 21, 2018: Three Chemical Weapons Attacks Are Prevented

Three attempts by militants to use chemical weapons in Syria were prevented last week, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said on March 20. “Despite attempts by militants to disrupt peace initiatives in East Ghouta, we are negotiating with the leaders of the armed groups in order to stop fighting and prevent a humanitarian disaster,“ Shoigu said adding that a humanitarian operation in the area is ongoing. The Defense Minister also

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