Dear friends,There is a lot of speculation about what really happened in Grozny in the past hours and some are even suspecting that the US has somehow re-ignited the Wahabi underground for a new insurrection.This is far from being the case.What really happened is that one of the major Wahabi terrorist groups which was traveling in three cars was blocked at a checkpoint. The Wahabis opened fire and killed all
by Alexander Mercouris The reaction to the cancellation of the Sound Stream project has been a wonder to behold and needs to be explained very carefully. In order to understand what has happened it is first necessary to go back to the way Russian-European relations were developing in the 1990s. Briefly, at that period, the assumption was that Russia would become the great supplier of energy and raw materials to
I want to draw your attention to a recent interview of Dmitry Orlov by by Chris Martenson from Peak Prosperity. I agree with every single word Orlov’s says during this interview, and I think that he did a fantastic job explaining many complex issues. Frankly, I consider that a *must listen*.Enjoy!The Saker
My Bulgarian colleagues have always told me that whatever happens, they would certainly implement South Stream, because this corresponds to their national interests. But here, unfortunately, this did not come to pass. If Bulgaria is deprived of the opportunity to act as a sovereign nation, then they should at least demand money from the European Commission to compensate for their lost profits, because direct revenues to Bulgaria’s budget alone would
Dear friends,I would like to announce that I will be recording the next Saker Podcast #3 the coming week-end and, hopefully, make it available here by Monday morning on the (temporary) Saker Podcasts home page:https://sites.google.com/site/sakerpodcast/homePlease note that thanks to the kind help of a wonderful lady “A” the Saker Podcast #1 transcript is now available for download from Mediafire (one zipped file containing the transcript in ODT, PDF and RTF
The deal between Russia and Turkey signed yesterday is truly a game changer for the EU and it is at least as painful as the Russian retaliatory sanctions against the EU agricultural export. Having achieved such a victory, you would imagine that the Russians would be eager to not only explain it, but also make some good PR from it.Think again.I just went to the English version of the Russian
I won’t make this one long or analytical. I am sure that somebody will do that within the next 24 hours. But I will say this: the Ukrainians blackmailed Russia over gas, and that created North Stream and South Stream. The Bulgarians decided to cave in to the Eurobureaucrats and that created today’s deal with Turkey. For 63bcm. Which happens to be the maximal output of South Stream. But that
I have received a lot of outraged comments for my statement that Orthodox Judaism is at its core just a type of “anti-Christianity”. My critiques informed me of the fact that since Judaism was older than Christianity, it could hardly have been an anti-Christianity. Here are some samples of these comments: Well, the first cannot possibly be true as Judaism existed well over thousand years prior, and ever since was
“A united federated Nazi-free Ukraine?” Please, that train has left the station. Total fantasy at this point“ Andreas Walsh This issue is one which divides many sincere and good people and which I rarely see addressed directly. And yet, it is a crucial one. Today, I want to address is head on.The realistic argument (version one)As Otto von Bismarck said, “politics is the science of the possible”. It is all
Bezler sure is a strange guy and I have to honestly say that the more I see him, the more I like him. Yesterday he sure made one interesting statement. Not only does he hint that he is speaking from the Poltava oblast, deep inside Ukie territory. Better, he also says that Poroshenko used to sell weapons to the anti-Nazi insurgents. Finally, and very much in line with his previous
Dear friends, It is a huge pleasure, and honor, for me to present you today with the Q&A between Mikhail Khazin and the Saker Community. For those who might have missed it, here it is (including a biography of Mr Khazin): http://10.16.86.131/exclusive-mikhail-khazin-qa-with-saker-blog-readers/ This was truly a massive effort, not only on the part of Mr. Khazin to whom I am immensely grateful for taking the time to reply in detail
This photo comes from a Polish forum and has reposted by Colonel Cassad. Meet the new US, NATO and EU “allies” QED.The Saker
Check the sad and, frankly, pathetic footage recently taken at the Ukrainain-Polish border: these poor people are trying to storm the Polish checkpoint every day to try to sell or barter something, or to find a job. This has been happening every day. The saddest thing about that is that this is only a timid beginning for a phenomenon which will inexorably grow. The poor Ukies can sing “Ще не
