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The Debate – Turkey Syria Incursion (Ft. Soraya Sepahpour-Ulrich)
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
Hillary Threatens War With Russia!
Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok Russia September 3rd, 2016
Vladimir Putin took part in the plenary session of the Eastern Economic Forum. This year, representatives of 35 countries applied to attend the forum. In total, delegations from 56 countries are taking part. September 3, 2016 08:20 Russky Island Images from the Eastern Economic Forum The Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) was established by a Presidential Executive Order in 2015 to promote the accelerated economic development of the Russian Far East and the expansion of international cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region.
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin Interview to Bloomberg
On September 1, Vladimir Putin gave an interview to the international media company Bloomberg in Vladivostok. You can download the video here John Micklethwait: Mr President, thank you very much for talking to Bloomberg. We are in Vladivostok, at the border of Russia, practically the Pacific Coast is its border, and this is already the second Eastern Economic Forum that is about to start. What are you planning to achieve at the Forum? President of Russia Vladimir Putin: We would like to draw the attention of our partners, of potential investors to the Russian Far East.
Moveable Feast Cafe 2016/09/02 … Open Thread
2016/09/02 11:30:02Welcome 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
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
Syrian War Report – September 1, 2016: Syrian Army Overruns Militant Defenses in Aleppo
https://southfront.org/syrian-war-report-september-1-2016-syrian-army-overruns-militant-defenses-in-aleppo/
Men don’t arch their backs, or why Russians reject “Western values” by Scott Humor Updated
European Military Expenditure per capita 2016 map Virtual beads and all that… Cat Motya on the meaning of the “European values” “I have been thinking about how mice have brainwashed the European tribes. The technology of brainwashing is very simple and has not changed with the colonization of the Americas, but with one difference. Native Americans were selling their lands for glass beads. Since then, the “global elites” of
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)
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?
Syrian War Report – August 31, 2016: Race for Al-Bab
https://southfront.org/syrian-war-report-august-31-2016-race-for-al-bab/
Syrian Roulette
This comment was chosen by Mod TR from the post “Erdogan Calls Putin as Russia Seethes at Turkey’s Syrian Incursion”. The moderator believes this comment gives another perspective on the complex war in Syria. There are so many different players each with their own interests and agendas – nothing is clear cut in the constantly changing playbook that is the Syrian war. Comment by Larchmonter445 “Better Understanding”? from Mercouris
Syrian War Report – August 30, 2016: US-backed ‘Rebels’ and ISIS Unite Efforts in Hama
http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2016/08/30/482373/Yemen-Saudi-Arabia-war-UN-death-toll
Moveable Feast Cafe 2016/08/30 … Open Thread
2016/08/30 00:00:01Welcome 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
Hillary vs Trump: follow the money
This is not new, but still very telling. From Sputnik International: http://sptnkne.ws/bRKm
Ayatollah Khamenei warns foes against attacking Iran (+ Steve Lendman commentary)
Syrian War Report – August 29, 2016: Militant Strongholds Fall near Damascus
https://southfront.org/syrian-war-report-august-29-2016-militant-strongholds-fall-near-damascus/
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