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Saudi Arabia, the mainspring of Islamic radicalism
by Nauman Sadiq If we look at the evolution of Islamic religion and culture throughout the 20th and 21st centuries, it hasn’t been natural. Some deleterious mutations have occurred somewhere which have negatively impacted the Islamic societies all over the world. Social selection (or social conditioning) plays the same role in the social sciences which the natural selection plays in the biological sciences: that is, it selects the traits, norms
International Military Review – Syria, Dec. 21, 2015
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Jeff J. Brown reviews “The Essential Saker”
The Essential Saker: from the trenches of the emerging multipolar world, by The Saker (2015, Nimble Pluribus, 616 pages, ISBN-10: 1608880583, ISBN-13: 978-1608880584) By Jeff J. Brown. Cross-linked with 44 Days. The Saker and I have some key commonalities. We are both older than younger. Until later in life, we both led status quo lives, with socially acceptable jobs. We believed that what our leaders, governments, teachers and bosses were
Russian diplomacy achieved a trio of Security Council Resolutions over the last month which give Russia a decisive advantage
by Alexander Mercouris for Russia Insider At the beginning of Russia’s intervention in Syria – in an interview for Radio Sputnik – I predicted the Russians would seek legal cover for their actions in the form of a Security Council mandate. In the event, months of intense diplomatic activity have resulted in three separate but complimentary Security Council Resolutions, all passed in just a few weeks. Taken together with reports
Same Dance – Different Shoes
This comment was selected by Mod HS from the Commenter Corner post “Competition To Control Energy Supplies”. The moderator believes it gives a brief overview of how the same behaviours to destroy Russia come back again and again in different formats. The “West” will not stop. Comment by Peter J.Antonsen ” P.S. Balkans will be stable and secure only when a Balkan Federation or some kind of economic/political/military pact between
Russia Defense Review – Dec. 21, 2015
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The IMF Changes Its Rules to Isolate China and Russia
by Michael Hudson for the Unz Review As Russia and Asia move to circumvent the stranglehold of an aging, U.S. dominated international financial and legal system with its promise of endless austerity and privatization by foreign investors, the IMF and World Bank double-down by making it more difficult for them to transact business and administer credit. A nightmare scenario of U.S. geopolitical strategists is coming true: foreign independence from U.S.-centered
Crimea – the Way back home, with a introduction by Auslander
Foreword by the Saker: The recent shooting down of the Russian SU-24 by the Turkish Air Force, possibly also involving the use of a surface-to-air missile fired from Turkey, bring the topic of Crimea right back into the center of gravity of the current conflict between the AngloZionist Empire and Turkey on one hand and Russia on the other. Though this was seldom noted, Turkey did play a central role
Competition To Control Energy Supplies
This comment was selected by Mod HS from the Saker post “Week 11 of the Russian intervention in Syria”. The moderator believes it gives a good overview of the true geopolitical issues. Comment by Vuki The competition who will control energy supplies to Southern Europe is 20 years old. BP was unable to muster finances and they were outmaneuvered by Gazprom with the proposal of the South Stream line
US says Jet mistakenly violated China waters (Peter Koenig interview)
Sometimes pictures say it all (Serbia and Syria)
SERBIA: The murals shown here are from the Serbian city of Novi Sad and they have been made in remembrance of Lt. Colonel Oleg Anatolyevich Peshkov, the Russian airman shot down by the Turks over Syria. Writing on the flags are words of а song “С чего начинается Родина” (Where does the Motherland begin – a Russian song describing what love of country is) in Russian and Serbian. The mural
Thinking the Unthinkable: A Lamentation for the State of Israel – Well, Not Exactly
by Roger Tucker The following essay was inspired by a recent article in the Jewish magazine ‘The Tablet’ entitled “Thinking the Unthinkable: A Lamentation for the State of Israel.” A good, well written example of what is fast becoming a genre bemoaning the rapidly disappearing notion held by liberal Zionist Jews that a Jewish State in Palestine could be ‘both Jewish and Democratic.’ Mr. Rosenbaum’s strained but passionate elegy to
Foreign Policy Diary – Poland provokes NATO-Russia nuclear standoff?
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Palestine Does Not Belong To Muslims
by Ghassan Kadi The world has heard the Zionist rhetoric about the alleged ownership of Palestine and there is no point in repeating it herein. That said, some argue that God’s promise to Abraham was taken literally and out of context. After all, God is fair and loving, and a fair and loving God would not give unconditional privileges to offspring, regardless of whether they are virtuous or not. In
Week Eleven of the Russian Intervention in Syria: a step back from the brink?
This article was originally written for the Unz Review: http://www.unz.com/tsaker/week-eleven-of-the-russian-intervention-in-syria-a-step-back-from-the-brink This has been an amazing week. While last week I concluded that “The only way to avoid a war is to finally give up, even if that is initially denied publicly, on the “Assad must go” policy”. Now it is true that various US officials, including Kerry, did make statements about the fact that Assad need not go right now,
International Military Review – Syria, Dec. 18, 2015
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Vladimir Putin’s annual news conference (full text)
President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Friends and colleagues, We regularly meet at the end of the year. Only recently I made my Address [to the Federal Assembly]. Honestly speaking, I do not know what else to add to what I said then. I believe I covered all the key points. Nevertheless, there must be issues, which you want us to clarify. When I say ‘us’, I am referring to my colleagues in the Presidential Executive Office and the Government Cabinet and myself. Therefore, I suggest that we skip any lengthy monologues and get right down to your questions so as not
Blog news for December 2015
Dear friends, I think that it is good time to share with you some news about the future of this blog and what I have been working on behind the scenes. Much of what I will describe you have already seen, but I wanted to spell out where I think we are and where we are going. So let’s take it one by one. Guest Posts This is something I
IMF Dithers as Ukraine Defaults on Russia Loan
This article was originally published on Russia Insider: http://russia-insider.com/en/business/imf-dithers-ukraine-defaults-russian-loan/ri11901 by Alexander Mercouris The issue of the $3 billion loan Ukraine owes Russia is becoming increasingly complicated. The IMF has in recent days made a series of announcements which everyone knows relate to the Russian loan but which appear to contradict each other. One is to say that the loan is indeed “public” (“Paris Club”) debt as opposed to “private” (“London
