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The Saker interviews Michael Hudson
Intro: I need to begin with a MAJOR caveat and tell you how/why this “interview” happened. I did not plan to interview Michael Hudson. I was listening to a well known Russian economist, Mikhail Khazin, and I was fascinated by what he was saying. I also understood only some of the points he was making. To put it mildly, I am not an economist, and while listening to Khazin did
Reassessing LDNR military capabilities
There is a lot of misunderstanding about the current tensions around the eastern Ukraine, so we have everything, anything and its opposite. All presented with great gravitas as undisputed facts. I won’t deal with all of these facts here, but I will address a few misconceptions. But first, a caveat. What follows is a much over-simplified model and the reality of tactics, operational art and strategy involves much more complexity.
Sitrep China: As the competitors start entering the newly constructed Olympics villages the war beat goes on
By Amarynth and the Here Comes China Newsletter by Godfree Roberts What were we talking about just three or four months ago? Remember? China was going to imminently attack Taiwan. There was wall-to-wall coverage. The jingoism did not work. Nobody attacked Taiwan. China stated that Taiwan will be integrated with the mainland at the right time, and follow the correct procedure. China is dealing with a recalcitrant province that historically
Ukraine and Russian escalation dominance: A Fiction
This is complete fiction based on the current situation. We post it as a counterweight to the fiction produced by the western corporate media by rzw for the Saker Blog I will try to keep it as short as possible. Some context information and static basic assumptions: Rules of targeting (NATO Standards) – Compiled after NATO interventions in Iraq, Yugoslavia, Libya, Syria, Afghanistan Valid targets in 404 (Ukraine) and NATO
Tuesday morning headlines (a little change of tone or not?)
A few more links here, and amongst the many similar to yesterday’s, I decided to single out some possibly different ones: NATO member will withdraw troops in event of war with Russia – president Russia may not be poised to invade Ukraine – Pentagon Germany has ‘betrayed’ Ukraine – Kiev mayor No threat of immediate Russian attack on Ukraine – EU Oleksiy Danilov informed about the results of the NSDC
The Menticide Manual – Terms of Breeding
By Thorsten J. Pattberg for the Saker Blog Breeding here refers to producing humans with desired characteristics. Selective breeding has been going on since we saw ass. If you have any reason to believe that you were NOT bred for desired characteristics, then you most likely are… well… a child of burden. I know it hurts, but after this chapter, you’ll have more clarity. Unnatural Degeneracy: Biopolitics In 2009, a
Latest update from Andrei Martyanov (01/ 24/ 22)
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Monday morning headlines (open thread)
US, European Stock Markets Tumble at Opening As Tensions Rise Around Ukraine NATO Sends Additional Ships, Fighter Jets to Eastern Europe Amid Ukraine Tensions White House discussed plans to send up to 50,000 troops to Eastern Europe NATO announces major new deployment US Navy displays 2 supercarriers in Philippine Sea drill Chinese Air Force alarms Taiwan with massive flyby NATO Puts Forces On Standby, Deploys More Jets & Ships –
Moveable Feast Cafe 2022/01/23 … Open Thread
2022/01/23 16:30:01Welcome 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
What Next?
Tarik in the Vineyard for the Saker Blog I’m not sure even a NATO mosquito could cross the Russian border unmolested. And when a bear is lethally threatened, it doesn’t posture; it charges in a mighty roar. So why the Russian ultimatum? There are many plausible motives, many of which are not mutually exclusive. I’d like to focus on an aspect that hasn’t been discussed yet. The last ten to
An aftermath of Washington Post – Zelensky interview
by Lilia Shumkova for the Saker blog On December 8, 2021, days before Russia presented to the U.S. its Draft of the proposed Treaty between The United States of America and the Russian Federation on security guarantees, foreign Secretary of the UK Liz Truss held talks with the Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba in the UK-Ukraine Strategic Dialogue platform. https://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/rso/nato/1790818/?lang=en After the talk, the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Response to the US Department of State’s fact sheet: Facts vs. Fiction: Russian Disinformation on Ukraine
From the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. On January 20, @StateDept released a “fact sheet” (https://is.gd/QBgF3i) on the so-called Russian disinformation on Ukraine🤦♂️ ☝️ Nothing written in that material withstands critical scrutiny. ⚡️ Here is our response to the above-mentioned “analytical” work. Hopefully, our American and NATO colleagues will make time to review it carefully. Response to the US Department of State’s fact sheet Facts vs. Fiction:
BBC HardTalk: Marandi on Vienna Nuclear Talks
University of Tehran Professor Seyed Mohammad Marandi explains the JCPOA, western sanctions against Iran and Iranians as well as Iran’s response to US military threats on BBC HardTalk. Ed Note: Listening to Dr Marandi, one can identify the tactics used in negotiations as almost exactly those that we see now in the Russia/US/NATO talks. Iran is also insisting on verifiable guarantees, and complete removal of sanctions before considering rejoining the
Iran-Russia hit maximum strategy
Three ain’t a crowd: The Iran-Russia summit this week, concurrent with RIC military drills in the Sea of Oman, in advance of a Xi-Putin meeting in two weeks, suggests a rapidly-advancing strategic vision for the three Eurasian powers. By Pepe Escobar, posted with the author’s permission and cross-posted with The Cradle The official visit to Russia by Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, at the invitation of Vladimir Putin, generated one of
Andrei Martyanov on Blinken and Lavrov
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The Other Side of the Story: Russia’s view on Geopolitics, War and Energy Racketeering
by Nash Landesman for the Saker Blog The following is an exclusive interview with Russian Duma deputy, Yevgeny Fyodorov, a high-ranking conservative, nationalistic lawmaker in President Vladimir Putin’s United Russia Party. He has been Chairman of the Committee on Economic Policy of the State Duma and a member of the Advisory Council of the President of the Russian Federation. Below we discuss war with Ukraine, principles of sovereignty and geopolitics, the ongoing
Is there a deal being prepared behind the scenes?
I have to admit that when I heard that the US has no intention of giving the Russians anything in writing I began wondering whether it even made sense for Lavrov to fly to Geneva. Yet, Lavrov thought otherwise and flew to the Swiss city. The outcome? Meh… The US wants another week to prepare a written reply. Okay, that is some kind of result and I suppose that, considering
Opening Statements: Lavrov : Blinken : Meet in Geneva (Update)
Ed. Note: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken commence talks in Geneva. This video contains only the opening statements where the press was allowed. At approx. time marker 6.35, the opening statements are over and there is nothing of value in the rest of the video. The Saker Blog will continue updating here for the rest of the day and there will be
A Short-Term Geopolitical Forecast
By Dmitry Orlov and posted with the author’s permission Ever since Putin announced his demands for security guarantees from the US and NATO (in brief, stop NATO’s eastward expansion, have NATO retreat to its positions of 1997 and remove offensive weapons from Russia’s immediate vicinity) we have been subjected to a barrage of irrelevancies from Western press: • Are these security guarantees an ultimatum or a negotiating tool? • Will
