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    Posted: June 08 2023 at 3:00am

DJ, 

[url]https://www.amazon.com/Disarmament-Time-Perestroika-Control-Soviet/dp/1949762610[/url] or https://www.amazon.com/Disarmament-Time-Perestroika-Control-Soviet/dp/1949762610 ;

Disarmament in the Time of Perestroika is the definitive history of the implementation of the INF Treaty signed by Mikhail Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan in all its complexities, and the lengths both sides went to “trust, but verify” this successful and unique historic disarmament process. It demonstrates how two nations fundamentally at odds with one another could come together and rid the world of weapons which threatened international peace and security and, indeed, all of humanity. Those engaged were pioneers in what was to be the new frontier of superpower arms control―on-site inspection―that would define compliance verification for future treaties and agreements to come. Their work represents not just a guide to but the standard upon which all future on-site inspections will be based and judged.

The NATO-west -in fact- has no other option than start talking to BRIICSS+...

In Ukraine [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyLkbfSKWaI[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyLkbfSKWaI Military Summary -another NATO pushed Ukraine offensive is resulting in the destruction of dozens of tanks, fighter jets, hundreds of Ukraine soldiers getting killed. ANY OFFENSIVE on such a basis is suicide, selfdestruction...crazy !

like Scott Ritter [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQZdp0ZMjNU[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQZdp0ZMjNU -very likely to go to Russia promoting his book-and promoting arms control, sanity...[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxd7O4r6Pl0&t=202s[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxd7O4r6Pl0&t=202s New Atlas, [url]https://twitter.com/BrianJBerletic[/url] or https://twitter.com/BrianJBerletic talking to CGTN host [url]https://twitter.com/Jingjing_Li[/url] or https://twitter.com/Jingjing_Li ...

DJ-A "group of crazy western fanatics" is pushing for war-industry profits by promoting more wars...without going into a "real war" because that would end US/UK/EU war industry...

So;

-Yes we may see (more) NATO troops moving into Ukraine...Poland may have seen over a 1,000 of its "military volunteers" killed...UK, US "advisors/instructors" also got killed...

-Yes...maybe even NATO planes may go for "promoting peace by war" in Ukraine...they will be shot down...

-Yes...US/Israel may try to "stop Iran"

-China tensions could increase...

But so far the west avoided getting involved that much war would spread into the EU/UK/US...

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[url]https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/evidence-indicates-ukraine-blew-the-dam-to-flood-out-russian-defenders[/url] or https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/evidence-indicates-ukraine-blew-the-dam-to-flood-out-russian-defenders ;

A satellite service in France measures the water levels of lakes and water reservoirs like the Nova Khakovka Dam. The data suggests that Ukraine artificially raised the water level in the reservoir to the highest level in 8 years just before the dam was destroyed. Smoking gun?

Last October, the Russian Federation alerted the United Nations they had uncovered a plot by Ukraine to blow the dam, and had begun evacuating about 80,000 people from Kherson to prevent them from being KILLED when the dam was blown.   Russia sked the UN to intervene to prevent what would become a catastrophe if Ukraine carried out the dam attack. 

Moreover, an article in the December 29, 2022 issue of the Washington Post reported back then that Ukraine’s military command considered the option of artificially raising the water level in the Dnipro River as part of the operation to liberate Kherson, Maj. Gen. Andriy Kovalchuk, who led the counteroffensive, said in an interview with the Washington Post on Dec. 29.

The Ukrainians, he said, even conducted a test strike with a HIMARS launcher on one of the floodgates at the Nova Kakhovka dam, making three holes in the metal to see if the Dnipro’s water could be raised enough to stymie Russian crossings, but not flood nearby villages.

The strike on the dam was successful, he said, but its destruction remained a last resort, which was ultimately avoided. 

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Finally, as you read this tory today, June 7, 2023, the sluice gates of Dnepro Hydroelectric Power Station upstream from Kakhovka are still fully open, which is a sure indicator that Ukraine is not interested in slowing down the flood caused by the destruction of Kakhovka dam.  Here's video of those gates still being open:


The sluice gates of Dnepro Hydroelectric Power Station upstream from Kakhovka are still fully open, which is a sure indicator that ukraine is not interested in slowing down the flood caused by the destruction of Kakhovka dam.

DJ, there are "limits to lies" even for NATO members....

Taiwan is in talks with Bejing...South Korea, Japan are in talks with their major economic partners. And of course those partners are in Asia...OPEC+ further decreasing production will further increase energy problems for the "NATO-west"....

[url]https://www.debka.com/mivzak/us-to-iran-stop-high-grade-uranium-enrichment-and-win-20m-of-frozen-assets/[/url] or https://www.debka.com/mivzak/us-to-iran-stop-high-grade-uranium-enrichment-and-win-20m-of-frozen-assets/ ;

Significant progress in the US-Iran talks underway in Vienna is reported by sources close to the IAEA (international Atomic Energy Agency) following a new proposal. The Biden administration is reported to have made this offer to Tehran: Halt high-grade uranium enrichment and in exchange we will release $20m of the frozen assets locked in Western banks as part of the sanctions regime imposed on the Islamic Republic.

DJ, The US is violating international law by "locking" assets of Iran (Venezuela, Afghanistan, Russia)...most countries now try to avoid running risks in western banks...

Again...my view, the "NATO-west" is running out of options -and into massive protests...

[url]https://www.france24.com/en/video/20230606-protests-in-france-as-unions-make-last-ditch-bid-to-resist-higher-retirement-age[/url] or https://www.france24.com/en/video/20230606-protests-in-france-as-unions-make-last-ditch-bid-to-resist-higher-retirement-age 

[url]https://www.dw.com/en/eu-asylum-policy-will-germany-agree-to-get-tough/a-65853685[/url] or https://www.dw.com/en/eu-asylum-policy-will-germany-agree-to-get-tough/a-65853685 

DJ-EU "concentration camps" for refugees at EU borders ? With the EU/NATO starting wars and not stopping climate, health crises....

Lots of European policy makers are against "camps"....

NATO more and more is getting divided;

-US has a major conflict with China...the "Ukraine crisis" went "out of control"

-US still very divided..."uni-party" running into major opposition...

-EU followed US -but now is seeing its economy destroyed...the "war" was not a short road to victory-becoming a major problem

-UK high speed third world status/"failed state"..."Conservative-Labour-Union-Party" CLUP destroying democrazy...in that way only increasing public outrage...

[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pgr4WZh9-v0[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pgr4WZh9-v0 ;

"The Party Is Always Right" (also know as Lied Der Partei, or Song of the Party) is a party and socialist song written in the 1950s as the anthem of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED). The song was frequently used at congresses and events held in the German Democratic Republic (East Germany), including May Day, alongside the socialist anthem "The Internationale" and other German socialist songs like "Auf, Auf Zum Kampf" and "Arbeiter Von Wien." After the collapse of the German Democratic Republic and breakup of the SED, the song maintained its popularity and common use as a secondary anthem for many current Marxist-Leninist parties and organizations like the KPD and Roter Morgen, and Ostalgie (nostalgia for East Germany) groupings. (English Subtitles)

DJ, in a democracy there has to be room for difference of opinions...From vaccines to international relations...The "lack of room" in "the NATO west" is undermining democracy...A tendency to "uni-party" with all major parties agreeing on most major points is unhealthy !

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[url]https://nltimes.nl/2023/06/08/still-office-pm-rutte-barely-survives-motion-confidence-groningen-debate[/url] or https://nltimes.nl/2023/06/08/still-office-pm-rutte-barely-survives-motion-confidence-groningen-debate ;

Rutte admitted that his Cabinets and he himself made some “unprecedented” mistakes with gas extraction in Groningen. He feels shame and anger at himself for that, he said. “Shame because you know what the consequences were and are.” But he would not resign. “My absolute conviction is that I want to be part of the way forward,” he said.

That was enough for the coalition parties VVD, D66, CDA, and ChristenUnie. But all of the opposition except for the SGP supported a vote of no confidence against Rutte. The no-confidence was for Rutte himself, not his Cabinet.


“An entire province has been sacrificed for the State’s lust for money under the responsibility of this Prime Minister,” said SP parliamentarian Sandra Beckerman. “This Prime Minister must go.” According to her, it is an extra shame “that a vote of no confidence is needed at all.”

“My faction is shocked by the way in which the Prime Minister looked back,” GroenLinks leader Jesse Klaver said. He found Rutte’s expressed regret insufficient.

DJ, Gas exploitation in the north part of NL did cause earthquakes...but was good for profits of Shell and Exxon...neo-liberal sponsors...

Production could have DEcreased from 2012-NL still would have enough for export obligations...but "rutte/neo-liberals" INcreased production for Shell/Exxon profits....causing more earthquakes...

In 2021 NL had 13% of its energy needs from renewable, in 2022 it was 15%...storing renewable (most solar/wind) energy may increase renewable energy value further...If we could reduce energy consumption maybe 18-20% of NL energy needs could be "home made"...(with lots of solar panels, wind turbines imported from -most- China...(Uyghur made...)...

Also NL food prices-in comparison with some other countries-could see limited inflation...We produce and trade food...NL in some ways is the "EU distribution center" still-limiting costs...

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The duran [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5gY0SFXQho[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5gY0SFXQho ; Decline of the EU w/ MEP Clare Daly, Alexander Mercouris and Glenn Diesen 

DJ, In Brussel-EU capital 60,000 lobbyists "control" the European Parliament (EP)...the EP however does NOT control EU leaders...Industry via lobbyists and industry owned media do control politics...So the war for profits goes on...EU as a US "colony"...no room for debate...

[url]https://nltimes.nl/2023/06/08/dutch-banks-lower-economic-growth-predictions-first-quarter-contraction[/url] or https://nltimes.nl/2023/06/08/dutch-banks-lower-economic-growth-predictions-first-quarter-contraction

The Dutch economy will grow by 0.6 percent this year and 0.9 percent next year. Rabobank expects this after the first quarter of 2023 recorded a surprising economic contraction due to the weakening of world trade. ABN Amro economists have also become less optimistic and expect 0.7 percent growth this year and 1 percent in 2024.

The Rabobank economists predict that Staff shortages will limit economic growth while the demand for goods and services remains stable due to household and government spending. That will increase inflation, but less than last year. Rabobank also assumes that unemployment will rise slightly but remain low due to the continuing shortage of personnel.

DJ, The NATO-west is sinking into economic collapse...Energy will become problematic coming winter...

[url]https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/four-days-until-nato-exercise-begins-and-maybe-direct-war-with-russia[/url] or https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/four-days-until-nato-exercise-begins-and-maybe-direct-war-with-russia  and

[url]https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/former-nato-head-some-nato-countries-are-considering-sending-troops-ukraine[/url] or https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/former-nato-head-some-nato-countries-are-considering-sending-troops-ukraine 

DJ Major NATO excercises with also NATO fighting Russia in Ukraine may "mix"...A.o. Military Summary/MS [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQmvc7qwd9o[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQmvc7qwd9o Ukraine is losing tanks-including Leopard-2 tanks- high speed...The Ukraine offensive since june 5 may have seen over 5,000 Ukraine soldiers killed...[url]https://southfront.org/mainstream-propaganda-finally-admits-whitewashing-nazi-affiliation-of-kiev-regime/[/url] or https://southfront.org/mainstream-propaganda-finally-admits-whitewashing-nazi-affiliation-of-kiev-regime/ ; The unashamed glorification of Nazism has been the “new normal” in former Ukraine for nearly a decade now. And while even the mainstream propaganda machine has been reporting on it relatively regularly until early 2022, ever since, there’s been a disturbing trend of whitewashing amid attempts to portray the Neo-Nazi junta as some sort of “heroes of the free world”. Worse yet, it was Russia and its leadership that have been openly portrayed as the “new Nazi Germany”.

DJ, western "reporters/propagandists" asking Ukraine fighters to cover nazi-symbols (or photoshop it away ?) As a reminder-the west supported hitler in the 1930's because "stalin was worse"....

The New York Times

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The decision by some Ukrainian soldiers to wear patches with Nazi icons threatens to reinforce Russian propaganda used to justify the invasion. It also could give the symbols mainstream life after the West's decades-long efforts to eliminate them. https://nyti.ms/3IXcipn

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If Ukrainians are wearing Nazi symbols and adhere to Nazi ideology, then it wasn't Russian "propaganda," it was Russia warning the world.

[url]https://southfront.org/israel-faces-escalation-on-northern-southern-front/[/url] or https://southfront.org/israel-faces-escalation-on-northern-southern-front/ "Semi-NATO" Israel keeps attacking targets in Syria/Lebanon...with Arab/Iran reaction very likely coming soon...

The "NATO-west" is fighting BRIICSS+ often via terrorism, indirect/proxy warfare...Western "media/propaganda" are a very major tool;

-to get the general public to still support billions for more weapons

-to force politicians to "step in line"...

DJ-Western democrazy becoming more and more "democrazy"....The outcome a "democratic dictatorship"; politicians doing what their "sponsors/owners" tell them to do...NO room for critical questions, debate, thinking...Very depressing !

It is NOT in the interest for western war industry to have an all out nuclear war...would be bad for profits ! However countries spending 90% of their GDP on wars would be in the war-industry share holders interests...


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[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZP9y6TphG78[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZP9y6TphG78 

Russian Spring | The Complete Defeat Of The Ukrainian-NATO Forces. Military Summary For 2023.06.09

military Summary/MS closing his latest update on the Ukraine "offensive/suicide"...two UK "storm shadow" missiles hitting a children holliday camp in Crimea...no doubt "western intel" did see this holliday camp as a "military target"....

[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d87uBEaPLJA[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d87uBEaPLJA Weeb Union; 

COMPLETE FAILURE Of The Ukrainian Offensive (so far) | Summer Offensive Update 09/06/23

DJ, [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3HnwqTfcJ4[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3HnwqTfcJ4 ;Hindustan Times/India;

Biden Washes Hands Off Ukraine's Failed Counteroffensive; 'Have Done Everything We Could..' | Watch

After Ukraine's apparent 'failed' counteroffensive against Russia, President Joe Biden in a press briefing stated that the West and its allies have exhausted all efforts to arm and prepare Ukraine for an attack against Russia. However, Biden has ensured unwavering support to Kyiv

what can I say....Most of NATO-west weapons in Ukraine by now have been destroyed. Very likely hundreds of billions of $/€ of "militairy aid" is gone...replacing that "military support" will cost several times that amount of money...

It is not only Ukraine pushed to destroy itself, "western political criminals' also destroying the NATO "west"....

Worst parts;

-Ukrainians killed must be in the hundreds of thousends...

-Ukraine refugees over 10 million

-trust in "politics/propaganda-media" in NATO-west is gone...

So...will the NATO-west increase its selfdestruction by sending in western "boots on the ground" ? Will western F16's be shot down over Ukraine or F35's ? 

[url]https://ejmagnier.com/2023/06/09/a-dirty-war-full-of-surprises-and-dangers-an-inside-look-at-the-ongoing-conflict/[/url] or https://ejmagnier.com/2023/06/09/a-dirty-war-full-of-surprises-and-dangers-an-inside-look-at-the-ongoing-conflict/ 

Of course western "media/propaganda" ignoring Ukraine total destruction in its "offensive"...Western propaganda focussing on the dam-blow up flooding in the Dnjepr-delta...blaming Russia for it. As always without any proof...lots of indications point to Ukraine/NATO blowing up the dam (from timing to NOT closing dams north of the reservoir to decrease water influx). 

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US "politics" The duran [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkBFnDKRplY[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkBFnDKRplY ; Using lawfare to knock Trump out of 2024 race

DJ...by now I have lost my trust in "western politics/media"...a lot of NATO country citizens are breaking with the power elite...

The damage this "power elite" is creating is that massive it results in western/NATO self destruction...In Ukraine the NATO military may run out of weapons for realistic warfare...Ukraine "leaders" may still push soldiers to front lines with sticks & stones...One may only hope Russia is willing to take them as P.O.W. 

[url]https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/06/kursk-20.html[/url] or https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/06/kursk-20.html ;

The biggest tactical mistake I see on the Ukrainian side is the bunching up of vehicles. The distance between combat vehicle on roads and in open fields should be 100 meter, not 10, 5 or 1 meter like in the picture below. The Ukrainian columns regularly get slaughtered by artillery strikes because they always(!) bunch up. Keeping distances is a basic training lecture for any combined arms warfare unit.

Where are the air defenses? Ukraine has received 37 German Gepard (cheetah) air defense tanks. These are old but can keep the air clean,  each within a 10 kilometer wide bubble. The Gepards were specifically designed to cover tank and mech-infantry battalions in battle. But judging from the number of drone videos the Russian can put out, there is not one Gepard in the whole area.

Also where are the electromagnetic measures. Why can Russian artillery directing drones fly over the combat zone but not Ukrainians?

Why are no fog grenades used by Ukrainian artillery to cover the approaches and breaching attempts by Ukrainian armor?

How are piecemeal commitments, wave after wave but hours apart, going to change anything when what is needed are massive consistent pushes to get through?

Folks, these are basics, not higher level operational or strategic issues. I have drilled these basics into conscripts. If you can't even get those right, after allegedly intense 'western' training, what hope is there to breach through seriously prepared Russian defense lines?

None.

and [url]https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/06/media-one-side-says-the-other-provides-no-evidence.html[/url] or https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/06/media-one-side-says-the-other-provides-no-evidence.html ;

The recent reporting on the conflict in Ukraine in 'western' media has reveled a deceiving scheme in which baseless claims from Kiev are taken for granted while everything Moscow says, even when based on facts, is put into doubt.

DJ, There has been a "ping-pong" between Kiev lies and NATO lies resulting in Afghanistan XL disaster...Does NATO want to go for an Iraq-level of mass murder-over 1 million Iraqi killed ? 

Will western propaganda now go for "trump crimes" in "US election campain news"? 

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DJ-What do non-western countries think of the present-insane-NATO west ? 

After 79 years... German tanks are crashing again on the Eastern Front

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Medvedev to American politicians who criticize the SMO: Who are you to open your heathen mouth? The Deputy President of the Security Council of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, listed US and NATO military operations in other countries, stressing that the Americans have no right to criticize Russia, which, unlike them, protects its compatriots. "In recent decades, not a single major regional conflict has passed without the direct or indirect participation of American 'benefactors,'" Medvedev wrote on Twitter.

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Military Summary noticed western countries do no longer want to see pictures of western weapons being destroyed in Ukraine...bad for shares....

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DJ-I think NATO may have run out of military means -other than nuclear- for any major war. [url]https://southfront.org/hezbollah-deployed-medium-range-rockets-near-u-s-base-in-syrias-al-tanf-report/[/url] or https://southfront.org/hezbollah-deployed-medium-range-rockets-near-u-s-base-in-syrias-al-tanf-report/ ;

Lebanese Hezbollah has deployed “medium-range rockets” near the United States-led coalition garrison in the southeastern Syrian area of al-Tanf, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on June 9.

Around 200 U.S. troops are usually deployed at al-Tanf. The coalition maintains a 55-kilometer no-fly zone around the garrison.

The London-based monitoring group said that the rockets and their launchers were transported by two trucks from positions of Hezbollah on the Syrian-Lebanese border to the area of al-Alyaniyah in the easter Homs countryside, which is located some 30 kilometers away from the border of the coalition’s 55-kilometer zone. They were later hidden in underground depots in the area.

No information on the exact type and range of the rockets deployed by Hezbollah near al-Tanf were provided by the monitoring group.

The claims came just a week after a report by The Washington Post revealed an alleged plan by Iran’s Quds Force, Hezbollah and the Syrian intelligence to launch attacks against U.S. troops in the country.

so it is "time to pay" ;

-US/NATO military/terrorists will be "cleaned out" out of Syria/Iraq

-Russia may deal with what is left of "NATO-aid" in Ukraine

-Russia/China will "secure" their East Asia borders (including Taiwan)

Of course it is up to NATO citizens to "wake up" ;

Boris Johnson quits over Partygate report. Resigns his seat with immediate effect.

DJ-In a "friendly scenario" bojo, blair, obama, bush-jr, clinton (h&b) and lots of other western "leaders" would face the I.C.C. for war crimes. History has lots of indications for "unfriendly scenario's". The internet provides means for massive repression. The western power elite will seek to increase more wars, more public money in war industry (shares)...Less public spending. 

The US/UK may give an indication; destruction of healthcare, education, infrastructure to get more money for the rich...

From pandemics, climate crisis to wars...the rich only try to get more rich...even if that is killing-at the end-the planet...

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[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWhoW_zqW8E[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWhoW_zqW8E ;

Russian Spring | The Ukrainian-NATO Forces Prepares More Attacks. Military Summary For 2023.06.10

DJ, Canada-trudeau visiting Kiev...promises F16's...Germany willing to send more radar...There seems to be a discussion inside NATO; 20 countries would welcome Ukraine in NATO, 10 would not...also unclear when Ukraine could join NATO-after "Ukraine victory"???

MS/Military Summary also claimed;

-zelensky visited Kherson/Xepcoh maybe also discussing some peace plan (with who ???)

-Russia may start its own "Free Ukraine" proxy army after NATO/Ukraine starting Belarus/Russian "Free army proxies"...

-A video of long distance mining/de-mining by Russia

DJ-In the US trump (77) made clear if he beats biden (80) war with Russia, China will end...I think most Americans hope fresh new politicians will run for US president...

In Germany left wing groups protested against NATO drills -starting tomorrow...june 12. 

All indications are Ukraine is losing lots of soldiers, tanks, planes...in an offensive they no longer deny. A Polish general did say NATO should go for a "no-fly-zone" over Ukraine, NATO control over the Black Sea - if NATO would escalate further in that direction it would mean NATO military openly fighting (pro)Russian military...

Over the past month, more than 100 attempts of penetration of Ukrainian drones into the Zaporizhzhya NPP were prevented “In just about the last month, we have recorded and stopped more than 100 attempts to penetrate the territory adjacent to the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant by unmanned aerial vehicles,” Renat Karchaa, adviser to the general director of Rosenergoatom, said on Soloviev Live. According to him, the activity of the Ukrainian side in this direction remains the highest. On June 9, it was reported that electronic warfare equipment landed 3 Ukrainian drones with PG-7L ammunition flying in the direction of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.

DJ, Ukraine blowing up the Kharkovka dam [url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destruction_of_the_Kakhovka_Dam[/url] or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destruction_of_the_Kakhovka_Dam turned the once reservoir into a swamp. A dry summer may open a new route towards Russian held area's in Ukraine but also increases risks for the ZNPP [url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaporizhzhia_Nuclear_Power_Plant[/url] or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaporizhzhia_Nuclear_Power_Plant 

Ukraine controls dams north of the reservoir-with that also inflow of water from Dnjepr river...(The Kiev reservoir may contain nuclear waste linked to the [url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl_disaster[/url] or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl_disaster so lots of nuclear risks...UK depleted uranium munition may have been blown up in Russian strikes in West Ukraine). 

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The West freaks out over China-Africa relations, but Global South welcomes it. "I'd be super thrilled if China's leading an alternative economic project, so we'll not rely on US dollar." New video w/ , debunking media's attacks on BRI. https://youtube.com/watch?v=uRdyYG7gwnI

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BRICS Bank Chief   Dilma Rousseff: "BRICS is now just an acronym, because the reach of our bank is far more than just BRICS countries... We've always wanted to expand our membership in our development. Therefore, I believe your visit is of great importance." Honduras President   Xiomara Castro: "The conditions that we've had to endure in our countries came together with models that in any cases brought us more and more poverty and misery. And to open the doors for our country, firstly in the BRICS and ND Bank...  we think that there are all the possibilities that we could find mechanisms that will allow us to develop our economy and find permanent allies that will help us provide a different level of quality of life to our people."

-As a reminder [url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_of_Dilma_Rousseff[/url] or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_of_Dilma_Rousseff US also went after Lula da Silva-now Brazil president. Bribes ended Imran Khan in Pakistan...A US coup against Erdogan in Türkiye failed in 2016...just to mention a few "democratic moves" of NATO...

" We must occupy their country like Germany or Japan " - this is how the future US President Biden planned to solve the Yugoslav issue. Moreover, Biden proudly declared that he was one of the initiators of the bombing of Belgrade. NATO bombed Yugoslavia for 78 days until June 10, 1999.....

DJ, The Yugoslavia war/collapse was NATO reaction to a plan of Yugoslavia-Belarus-Russia cooperation...[url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yugoslav_Wars[/url] or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yugoslav_Wars killing "only" 140,000 people NATO "did better" in 2001 Afghanistan, 2003 Iraq...killing millions...

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Western sabotage in international cooperation may see an "alternative UN" NOT run by the west, an alternative International Criminal Court...maybe going after bush-jr, tony blair, bojo, biden, balkenende for warcrimes...

We may end up with "western olympics" and the rest of the world going for their own alternatives...

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⚡️ Iranian surgeon robot is slowly making a name for itself... It's named "Sina" after "ibn-Sina", a polymath, who was one of the most well known Persian physicians, astronomers, philosophers and writers in the country's history.

DJ since the only value the west has is money...even if it means destroying the planet, the rest of the world may have better plans...

(Maybe to make clear my position-I once voted for PSP-a Pacifist party that did end decades ago...Left wing groups [url]https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2023/06/09/rqwy-j09.html[/url] or https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2023/06/09/rqwy-j09.html and right wing groups-trump etc.-are all against destroying this planet to get the rich even more rich...During World War Two resistance in both Germany and German held area's was pluriform...Communists often played a major role-partly also defending themselves (to not end up in concentration camps) but lots of right wing, even cristian groups organized against fascism...The NATO-west has a "democracy problem" silencing other views.

Are we on our way to a form of civil war? A "revolution"? Maybe for the US, UK two-party-system may bring more risks...)

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Some relevant links; 

[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMqBMCER-xE[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMqBMCER-xE Military Summary/MS on Ukraine. In fact Russia giving up limited land while destroying Ukraine forces. Main Ukraine goal is PR...get more NATO support/money...

Ukraine sea drones attacking Russian ships in Black Sea -coordinated by US Black Hawk drone..."Turkstream pipelines" Two different pipelines between Russia and Türkiye at risk...

DJ-If the US blows up those energy links Türkiye may join Russia, Iran, Syria in the war against NATO...

[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1P88ywb8xY[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1P88ywb8xY The Duran on US-Iran tanker tensions...US stopping Iran tankers because they break US sanctions...So Iran stopping tankers going to western countries...[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pDSoHslVFo[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pDSoHslVFo The Duran on Saudi Arabia/OPEC+ cutting further oil production...This will further worsen economies of the west...

DJ-In economic numbers EU giving 700 billion € as compensation for its sanctions to companies and households. The US further increasing debts...on top of over 200 billion (?) on weapons for Ukraine...The NATO-west is in self destruction modus...

[url]https://southfront.org/eric-zuesse-since-1945-u-s-has-been-secretly-obsessed-to-destroy-both-russia-and-china/[/url] or https://southfront.org/eric-zuesse-since-1945-u-s-has-been-secretly-obsessed-to-destroy-both-russia-and-china/ DJ-Basic story-"West" wants to "rule the world"...the "rest" does not accept that any longer...

DJ-The wise thing to do is talk...But you need "wise leaders" for that....

So....

NATO may push for even more escalations; [url]https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/four-chinese-troop-carrier-ships-loaded-with-combat-soldiers-enter-taiwan-strait[/url] or https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/four-chinese-troop-carrier-ships-loaded-with-combat-soldiers-enter-taiwan-strait and [url]https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/china-orders-15-000-iranian-drones-for-potential-war-with-taiwan-japan-and-australia[/url] or https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/china-orders-15-000-iranian-drones-for-potential-war-with-taiwan-japan-and-australia 

DJ-If NATO is preparing for more NATO fighters, soldiers in Ukraine talks between Russia and China may result in China/Russia preparing a Pacific frontline...

No doubt there will be talks with (North)Korea, Indonesia, India...The Kwo-Mihn-Tang Taiwan party is expected to have talks with Bejing on "One China-Two systems"...South Korea, Japan may "work together" (maybe with Philippines) on de-escalation...China is -by far- the main trading partner...

In the Middle East North Africa/MENA Israeli claim [url]https://www.debka.com/us-israel-stunned-iran-offers-to-help-saudis-develop-nuclear-program-with-chinas-backing/[/url] or https://www.debka.com/us-israel-stunned-iran-offers-to-help-saudis-develop-nuclear-program-with-chinas-backing/ ;

Iran has swiftly followed up on its thaw with Saudi Arabia by offering to help the oil kingdom develop a nuclear program. Beijing which brokered the reconcililatilon is again stepping forward with backing. Acceptance of the offer by Saudi Crown Prince Muhammed Bin Salman would be a strategic poke in the eye for Washington, boost China’s Middle East footholds and upset the 2020 Abraham accords that normalized Israel’s relations with the Arab world.

DJ, Egypt, Türkiye are involved in Russian nuclear power...Iran may have plans for nuclear power-may work with Saudi Arabia on that...

Iran’s nuclear energy minister Mohammad Eslami threw out this possibility in March adding that Iran’s nuclear assistance to Saudi Arabia would be monitored by the UN’s atomic agency.


It took some weeks for Tehran’s initiative to register. On June 5, Israel’s minister of energy Yisrael Katz disclosed that Riyadh was demanding that the US establish a uranium enrichment plant in the kingdom as part of a deal for establishing diplomatic relations with Israel. He went on to say: “Iran is the most dangerous country in the world. Its acquisition of nuclear arms would add fuel to its support for the most extremist organizations which already serve as its proxies.” 


He added: “We are preparing for a situation which is far from theoretical and acting in the diplomatic sphere as well.” Katz also said: “I don’t think Israel is expected to agree to this, but we are talking.” At the same time, he said “Normalization of relations with Saudi Arabia is important and I hope it will lead to a peace agreement.”


These comments by the minister of energy were taken to mean that Israel is aware of – and takes exception to – the US-Saudi discussion of a uranium enrichment plant.


China is pushing ahead with its drive for influence in the region by backing Iran’s initiative for assisting the Saudis in the development of their own a nuclear program. 


This initiative would help Riyadh overcome the US-Israel veto against establishing an enrichment plant in the kingdom, according to Nour, a publicationthat speaks for Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and sites affiliated with Iran’s National Security Council. Israel’s objection, they say, comes from its hostility to any move for strengthening the Islamic Nation.

DJ Israel may need to rethink its partners...[url]https://southfront.org/iranian-fattah-hypersonic-missile-infographics/[/url] or https://southfront.org/iranian-fattah-hypersonic-missile-infographics/ Arab/Iran region is stronger then ever before...also-with Russia/China support-willing to make a "deal" with Israel...Asia is the major global economy by far...

Large lithium field discovery in Iran to change balance of power 10% of the world's #lithium reserves, currently estimated at around 89 million tons, now believed to be in #Iran "It has the potential to buff the Iranian economy and seemingly nullify the effectiveness of the imposed sanctions. It is considered a "winning trump card" for the Islamic Republic that will increase its leverage with #China & #US https://en.mdn.tv/7AuM

DJ renewable energy will need China, Iran...from windturbines to solar panels...

The major risk comes from US/NATO hard liners/racists..."white power" seems to be the basic ideology of the NATO-west...

A.o. Alex Christoforou pointed at exchange of Ukraine/NATO destruction of democracy...The NATO power elite is getting under more and more pressure from many sides. NATO companies may move to Asia/Africa/Latin America if they want to remain global players....

I think the EU is already at breaking point. EU talks with a Tunisian dictator in fact to lock up refugees in Tunisian concentration camps again underlining the BRICS view on NATO as a racist, terrorist, in many ways nazi, organization...Will biden go nuclear ? BRIICSS+ will have to do all they can-both via diplomacy and military to stop biden...

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[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mc8leLEScPE&t=411s[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mc8leLEScPE&t=411s ;

BRICS Is Growing: FRANCE Is the First European Country To Join?

DJ, BRICS/BRIICSS+ has its main conflict with the US NOT !!! with the EU...

Macron made clear earlier-after a very warm welcome in Bejing by Xi-US conflicts, debts are NOT EU issues persé...

If the US want to go for endless debts, conflicts with almost all other countries -and lots of internal problems-it is a US choice...

Germany is "on the move" -both the "green" and FDP-"liberals" may not get over an election treshold...(5% of the votes)...Die Linke, AfD would get 25% (+?) of the votes if there were elections held in Germany...SDP and christian-democrats may end up with a lot of public unrest...

For now FDP=SDP-greens ruin/run Germany...[url]https://www.dw.com/en/germanys-far-right-afd-profits-from-climate-change-spat/a-65797438[/url] or https://www.dw.com/en/germanys-far-right-afd-profits-from-climate-change-spat/a-65797438 state run media try to ignore the Ukraine war problem...Most Germans, Americans want talks...not more war...

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So biden-the insane arrested trump...How much deeper can the US "politics" sink ? 

In Ukraine the Ukraine offensive keeps destroying the Ukraine army...DJ-I think by now even most "pro war politicians" in NATO must see the limits...

So...will biden "invite" Putin for talks in a neutral country ? Since Sweden, Finland, Switzerland are no longer neutral maybe Iceland, Austria ? 

Will biden go for a "compromise" keeping Ukraine out of NATO and try to spin it as a "NATO victory"? (western media may go for that non-sense...). 

Or does BRIICSS+ go for an "end of NATO" ? 

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Good interview The Duran with Jeffrey Sachs/JS [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkrQokUYMmY[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkrQokUYMmY ;

Security guarantees w/ Jeffrey Sachs (Live) #TheDuran #TheDuranLive Follow Jeffrey Sachs: The Center for Sustainable Development (CSD),  https://csd.columbia.edu/ https://www.jeffsachs.org/

DJ, around minute 50 on the future of the US some very basic problems;

-"freedom of speech" translated into each (company/billionaire) $ is a political vote...(democrazy)

-US in between position 40 and 50 in life expectancy [url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_life_expectancy[/url] or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_life_expectancy 2020 has the US at #51...in 2023 it only will have gotten worse....

-DJ-of course if you ignore public health pandemics will be one of the outcomes....

JS was hopefull "Europe" might be able to "balance" the US...but the EU has the same lobbyist problem...(over 60,000 lobbyists in Brussel some no doubt trying to push company interests at both EU and NATO...both in Brussel (Brussel is the Dutch name, Bruxelles the French one, English has Brussels...[url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brussels[/url] or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brussels )

In short; in world war two the Soviet Union had over 20 million people killed..[url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II#/media/File:World_War_II_Casualties.svg[/url] or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II#/media/File:World_War_II_Casualties.svg  China 18 million...

The Soviets (and China) wanted peace...Austria could stay united if it stayed neutral. Russia pulled out of eastern Austria-Russian zone...It was willing to leave the Soviet/Russian zone in Germany as well if Germany would stay neutral...But "the west" wanted West Germany in NATO...that was the basis for East Germany/DDR...

Of course the Cuban missile crisis had to be mentioned. Via wikileaks we did learn the US did put missiles in Türkiye to begin with...Chrutsjew promissed Kennedy he would not tell the world the US pulled out its missiles from Türkiye...after wich the Soviet Union did stop its missiles in Cuba...

JFK wanted lasting peace...limit the US/west war industry and got murdered november 1963....now another Kennedy is trying to push for peace...

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My "feeling" is the US/NATO war machine is out of "politics" control...It will keep pushing for escalation untill BRIICSS+/others stop it...

The Organisation of African Unity OAU, Indonesia, Brazil, China may come up with plans to end the war in Ukraine but the basic conflict/problem is "the west"....If zelensky does not follow NATO orders another NATO puppet will...

The NATO-goal is to "liberate" Russian oil and gas, bring "western values" to China, India, Indonesia....Somehow a western elite is going for "white power" ...I do not want to see NATO and nazism as the same thing...eventough it may have the same colonial military industrial racist roots...but one point in the video; "march 2023 no depleted US uranium weapons to Ukraine...june 2023 the US will send depleted uranium weapons to Ukraine" ...US/NATO seems to be unable to get to reason...

[url]https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/hackers-promise-to-destroy-europe-s-banking-system-in-the-next-48-hours[/url] or https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/hackers-promise-to-destroy-europe-s-banking-system-in-the-next-48-hours DJ-Electronic warfare, may be a try to stop insanity...

But stopping a crazy person may result in an explosion of insanity....

DJ-I would love to be optimistic....IF France is serious in trying to get in contact with BRICS it may be an opening...BRICS/BRIICSS+ may have to think on an answer...It would be unwise to keep France totally out...but France still is a colonial power...so you can not allow France in without hurting Algeria, Vietnam...many other countries once exploited by France...

BRICS has to discuss the point how to deal with former colonizers...now to "balance risks" to avoid new colonialism...Germany was not that succesfull in colonialism...however in a short time of German colonialism the Germans did do a lot of damage... Dutch, Belgian colonialism killed millions in Africa, Dutch East Indies, slave trade....

JS mentioned UK-Russia conflict going back (at least) 200 years...We have a lot to learn....but STOP killing each other !

The NATO warmachine-getting a few billionaires even more money-has to be stopped by BRIICSS+....

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[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3u5k7Pd3vPU[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3u5k7Pd3vPU ;The story of the Russian Liberation Army, the German's Russian legion recruited from Soviet POWs.

DJ some comments;

My friend’s history professor was one of the few men who was able to look at the Russian archives when they were opened. According to him the reason they were closed again was because the Russians wanted to keep the mass collaboration of Russian soldiers and civilians from becoming public knowledge. Beyond just these soldiers, Russian civilians across the front welcomed the Germans as liberators and entire units of the Red Army surrendered en mass. Millions of these collaborators were eliminated by their own government after the war and publicly listed as having been killed by the Germans.

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There was also a Russian formation operating in the Balkans composed from the White emigre officers, called Russian Protective Corps. In 1920 in the monarchist Yugoslavia there were about 30 000 white officers given asylum (most notably Wrangel).  After the invasion of Yugoslavia they joined the Germans with general Boris Shteifon as commander. At the peak it had 15 000 men mainly ex white Russians, they even used their former White uniforms.  They suffered heavy casualties during the Soviet liberation of Yugoslavia and evacuated to Austria to surrender to the British. An interesting fact is that after the war the Soviet collaborators were extradited to Stalin, the members of Russian Corps were spared, the Allies citing that they were not Soviet citizens.
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DJ Some of the Russians in the German created "liberation army" joined the Prague uprising against Germany in may '45...fighting Germans...often ending up-still-in Russian camps...

[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQTXaWTmQE4[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQTXaWTmQE4In August 1944, a Ukrainian Waffen-SS battalion serving in France staged a dramatic mutiny against its German commanders and changed sides, joining the French Resistance. 

and [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UB_Gs-0dhOo[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UB_Gs-0dhOo ; The largely unknown story of the first Ukrainian refugees in Britain - an entire SS division composed largely of Ukrainians who arrived in 1947, with many later emigrating to Canada - the 14th SS Galizien. Why did the British Government permit them to settle, and why are they today considered national heroes in Ukraine?

DJ, The UK -later on OSS/CIA- welcomed former Soviet fighters that had joined the nazi forces...to work a.o. as spy. But many colonial powers could use trained soldiers in colonial wars...The pope called these Ukrainians "good catholic-anti-communists"...Some comments;

My father worked as a miner in Lancashire and Stoke on Trent 1950 - 58. The collieries around Stoke had many Ukrainians and Poles working double shifts underground. A Ukrainian population existed in the Rochdale, Lancs (now Greater Manchester) well into the 70s. Their descendants will still be there.

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I had a summer job in a Derbyshire quarry in the mid-80s and one of the people I worked with was an Eastern European in his 60s who spoke no English other than a stream of obscenities. One of his co-workers told me that he had fought against the Soviets in the war and lived in "a Russian gypsy colony over the hill." I've long suspected that he might have been a member of one of the foreign SS divisions and this video does seem to confirm that. Keep up the excellent work.

DJ...Napoleon did use Polish fighters against Russia-the Poles hoped they would get their own country if Russia would be beaten...[url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holodomor[/url] or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holodomor

The Holodomor (UkrainianГолодомо́рromanizedHolodomorIPA: [ɦolodoˈmɔr];[7] derived from морити голодомmoryty holodom, 'to kill by starvation'),[a][8][9] also known as the Terror-Famine[10][11][12] or the Great Famine,[13] was a man-made famine in Soviet Ukraine from 1932 to 1933 that killed millions of Ukrainians. The Holodomor was part of the wider Soviet famine of 1930–1933 which affected the major grain-producing areas of the Soviet Union.[14]

While scholars universally agree that the cause of the famine was man-made, whether the Holodomor constitutes a genocide remains in dispute.[15] Some historians conclude that the famine was planned and exacerbated by Joseph Stalin in order to eliminate a Ukrainian independence movement.[b][16] Others suggest that the famine was primarily the consequence of rapid Soviet industrialisation and collectivization of agriculture.[17][18][19]

Some nations get caught between major powers; Ukraine in its history had Russia at the North and East, Türkiye/Ottoman empire in the south...Poland and Germany (a.o.) "active" in the west...

Poland was "stuck" between Germany and Russia...part of both countries till 1917/18.. Finland between Sweden and Russia...

It is wrong to exploit hate for profits....The UK has a long term conflict with Russia-in the 19th century it could make some sense...British India and Russia did "meet/fight" in Afghanistan, Uyghur-East Turkmenistan-China...Maybe in 2023 UK oil/gas interests can explain the very anti-Russian sentiment ? [url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia%E2%80%93United_Kingdom_relations[/url] or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia%E2%80%93United_Kingdom_relations 

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[url]https://southfront.org/us-loses-credibility-as-most-of-worlds-population-supports-russia-american-journalist/[/url] or https://southfront.org/us-loses-credibility-as-most-of-worlds-population-supports-russia-american-journalist/ ;

According to an award-winning American journalist, most of the world’s population would be supporting Russia and condemning the US in the current conflict. The information echoes something that has already been widely seen by several analysts: the isolation of Washington and its Western geopolitical partners, while Moscow increases its popularity and number of allies.

During an interview to the British politician and journalist George Galloway, Pulitzer Prize-winner Seymour Hersh stated that “more than half” of the world’s population supports Russia. He commented on the growth of this support across the Global South, with Russia becoming increasingly popular among emerging nations. Hersh emphasized how this process has gained strength in Africa and Asia, where there is a strong transition of opinion among people, as citizens who previously had favorable views of the West have recently started to support Moscow.

Hersh claims that the US has “lost so much credibility around the world” with its pro-war attitudes, that the current anti-Western wave is quite “dramatic”. He also commented on how the American government has invested billions in the war to the detriment of social programs, strongly destabilizing the internal scenario and affecting its own population – which is extremely condemned around the world, being considered something “outrageous” and contributing to the loss of credibility.

DJ, The Soviet Union supported de-colonization...Countries like India, Indonesia, Egypt...even Israel have good long term relations with "Moscow"...

The "NATO-west" is not only losing support but may soon see OPEC+, de-dollar-ization causing energy, currency problems with also raw materials, production capacity getting problematic...

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DJ, The New Atlas/[url]https://twitter.com/BrianJBerletic[/url] or https://twitter.com/BrianJBerletic ;








Brian Berletic, a former US Marine who is a journalist in Asia, broke apart the Uyghur genocide narrative and explained why there is no genocide.

link [url]https://jermwarfare.com/conversations/brian-berletic-on-the-uyghur-genocide-myth[/url] or https://jermwarfare.com/conversations/brian-berletic-on-the-uyghur-genocide-myth describing the US-China conflict.

Great article about the increasingly irrational behavior of US proxies East and West and how Russia and China are working closer together to manage the growing threat they represent:

other link [url]https://www.indianpunchline.com/asia-pacific-is-where-china-russia-no-limits-partnership-will-be-put-to-test/[/url] or https://www.indianpunchline.com/asia-pacific-is-where-china-russia-no-limits-partnership-will-be-put-to-test/

Significantly, on Friday, in a video conference with General Liu Zhenli, Chief of Staff of the Joint Staff Department of China’s Central Military Commission, the Chief of the General Staff of Russian Armed Forces and First Deputy Minister of Defence General Valery Gerasimov expressed confidence in the expansion of military cooperation between the two countries and noted, “Coordination between Russia and the People’s Republic of China in the international arena has a stabilising effect on the world situation.” 

The Chinese media later reported that the two generals agreed that Russia will participate (for the second time) in the Northern/Interaction-2023 exercise organised by China, signalling a new framework of China-Russia joint strategic exercises alongside the  joint air patrol over the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea by their strategic bombers. By the way, the sixth such joint air petrol was conducted on Tuesday since the practice began in 2019. 

DJ, China, Russia working to increase control over the West Pacific. 

WION-India [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bVIUMmXnWE&t=157s[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bVIUMmXnWE&t=157s and [url]https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/485797/Iran-Cuba-sign-six-agreements-as-Raisi-visits-Havana[/url] or https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/485797/Iran-Cuba-sign-six-agreements-as-Raisi-visits-Havana After visiting Venezuela and Nicaragua Iran president Raisi visited Cuba. 

DJ-Latin America is moving high speed towards BRICS...

[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtKl-KXuPQo[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtKl-KXuPQo Danny Haiphong talking with Pepe Escobar. South East Asia main trading partner is China...SE Asian countries do also have a lot of trade with eachother...why would they damage their economy by sticking to the US$ ?

[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkftAWsEyek[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkftAWsEyek Lena Petrova on EU economy in recession...high energy costs, high interest rates, high inflation...








Prepare for higher food prices later this year. U.S. wheat, soybeans and corn surged Thursday on the Chicago Board of Trade as the result of drought in the Midwest. A 3 months forecast shows drought will persist.

Extreme weather may increase both energy costs and food prices while high interest rates damage real estate investments...[url]https://www.dutchnews.nl/2023/06/recession-more-likely-as-big-banks-downgrade-growth-forecasts/[/url] or https://www.dutchnews.nl/2023/06/recession-more-likely-as-big-banks-downgrade-growth-forecasts/ ;

The main problem facing the Dutch economy is weak exports, due to recession abroad, particularly in the first quarter, experts say.

The big three banks forecast earlier that the economy would grow between 1.2% and 2% this year, but have now revised their figures downwards.

ABN Amro economists still see minor growth in the second, third and final quarters of the year, but said on Thursday that overall growth will be no higher than 0.7% this year. The figure for 2024 has been revised down from 1.3% to 1%.

DJ, NL main trading partner is Germany...

The BIG question;

Can NATO keep pushing for wars with Russia-Iran-China ? Or is the economy of NATO in reality in such a bad shape NATO has no alternatives than rethinking its strategy ? 

-The Ukraine war is going very bad for NATO...another NATO "Ukraine" army is being killed...Scott Ritter made it very clear-this is mass murder on US orders...Sending in as good as untrained Ukrainians with no air cover into minefields is criminal...It is NOT weakening Russia...

-Scott Ritter expects Ukraine may be out of means for further war by august...The NATO-west is running out of weapons to send to Ukraine. (DJ-Poland may already have send in thousends of "volunteers" -several thousend of them may have been killed already...UK, US, Georgia, Romania "volunteers" "advisors" may also have seen heavy losses). 

-From a military point of view the "Ukraine war" is insane...If you do not have air cover, no real protection against an overload of Russian artillery you need to "limit" the conflict...Some estimates put (pro)Ukraine deaths at over 400,000....Russian losses less then 10% of that number...with Russia having air/artillery control...

-There are claims zelensky his position is getting impossible..."bojo" was his (cocaine)link with NATO...(of course bojo now is seen in the UK as a mad man...). Both the Ukraine oligarchs, nationalists and NATO think zelensky does NOT deliver the "success" needed...Some "hawks" push for more escalation...(biden his investments -as US president- in Ukraine may become a weapon). 

So Ukraine is a major conflict zone...US did increase military in Syria, Iraq...Putin will visit Erdogan in Türkiye soon. [url]https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/diplomacy/russian-president-putin-to-visit-turkiye-for-talks-with-erdogan[/url] or https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/diplomacy/russian-president-putin-to-visit-turkiye-for-talks-with-erdogan ;

"The Turkish president has confirmed his invitation to our president to visit Türkiye," Putin's adviser Yuri Ushakov said on Thursday, the Interfax news agency reported.

The plans for the trip are underway, he added, though a fixed date has not yet been set.

DJ, part of the Russian-Turkish talks will be over Iraq, Syria. BRICS+, trade will be another aspect. Even Jordan wants the US out of the MENA region...

DJ-Pepe Escobar mentioned Russia does not need to hurry...it is the NATO west paying the highest price...NOT BRICS+ !

So...a look at that "NATO-west"....

-EU moving high speed in both political and economic crises...If climate, pandemic problems worsen the support for the present political elite may be over...However who can replace them ? Critical voices were kicked out of the political "cult"....

-In the US the "show trials" biden is organizing against trump in combination with high inflation/de-dollar-ization and very likely even worse pandemic, climate problems could "collapse" the US as a country within a year....

-The big risk is NATO power elite (in US-UK-EU) could look for "nuclear solutions" with Russia, China not having enough hyper sonic weapons to destroy US nuclear weapons at US bases (both in the US and other places...NL and Belgium, submarines...)

There may be a lot of discussion inside BRICS+ on France asking if it could send an observer to South Africa BRICS+ meeting...Algeria, Vietnam (among many others)  do remember the horror French colonial wars and racism did bring...However some form of cooperation between BRICS+ and the EU may weaken the US, UK even further...BRICS+ may be willing to even "work" with the US and UK if these countries are willing to respect others...

Neo-conservatives, neo-liberals in NATO are showing themselves not that much different from "earlier enemies" Russia, China/BRICS+ did fight in the recent past...

BRICS+ is becoming the largest anti-colonial, anti-racism organization in the world...

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DJ, trying to get some view on events;

-[url]https://southfront.org/tensions-mount-in-war-torn-syria/[/url] or https://southfront.org/tensions-mount-in-war-torn-syria/ Are some Kurdish groups in some sort of coalition with Ukraine ? 

DJ-No doubt (some in) the US/NATO would welcome it...There have been IS-fighters in Ukraine fighting for Kiev/NATO. The -in fact only-reason why there are still "moderate terrorists" in Syria, Iraq is NATO/Israel support...

My view-Israel will have to "balance" more and more;

-Syria, Iran get "better" fighter jets, air defense

-So Israel may go for targets now-slowing down a build up of Arab/Iran forces

-Israel is sending (up to 200 ?) tanks to Ukraine...but Israel needs good relations with Russia, China...

-Israel also would like to keep contacts with Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia etc. as friendly as possible

DJ-My view; Israel will not go for an all out attack on Iran without NATO support. Such an attack would bring Israel/NATO not only in conflict with Iran, Russia and China see Iran as strategic partner...India has main energy interests...

[url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BRICS[/url] or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BRICS Iran is on its way to full membership of BRICS+. An attack on Iran IS an attack on BRICS+

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In Ukraine the NATO forces see heavy losses without gaining much ground. Part of the Kiev/zelensky goal is PR to secure more NATO support. 

-One may discuss how many armies Ukraine/NATO has lost...the present offensive is yet another army being destroyed...

-Russia may go for a buffer/security-zone on the Russian-Ukraine border. It had a limited safety zone inside Russia. NATO agression with all kind of neo-nazi proxies (Russian/Belarus "patriots" often Polish) may result in Wagner units creating such a (20-30 kilometer ?) zone.

-There have been reports of Ukraine soldiers refusing to die on US orders....My view; mutiny/uprising may be a matter of weeks...

-Africa, China (a.o. also Vatican, secret) peace missions visit Ukraine...zelensky may decide to break with NATO (even with NATO "advisors" likely to kill him if he does stop following US orders). 

-Putin claimed in a press meeting close to 200 Ukraine tanks destroyed in the Ukraine offensive...Long distance attacks from Russia on logistic hubs in central/western Ukraine may have destroyed more supplies.

My view; NATO has to move in (more) openly if the want the NATO expansion war to go on...(making lots of profits for a war industry).  Here in NL gas-prices doubled...More demand from China, less supplies from Norway...

NATO has to have a way out for NATO energy supplies coming winter...US-LNG is by far not enough to replace Russian oil and gas...4x the costs of the Russian alternative...with the US itself in need of more of its energy...So there is a time limit. 

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Lena Petrova [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHqiv6qLoro[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHqiv6qLoro on Yellen even admitting de-dollar-ization is increasing. 

Since for medication, food, consumer goods the US has high imports de-dollar-ization will further push US inflation. 

DJ-There are limits to US energy exports....US energy production (fracking) may have peaked....

-In Syria/Iraq US may increase its presence...but if Türkiye joins Iran, Iraq,  Syria, Russia the US ends up in an impossible position...The "friendly confrontation" may be denial of supplies to US occupation forces in Iraq, Syria...The unfriendly way may be full military actions...

-Ukraine at breaking point...both military and economy...If zelensky does not get more NATO support he has to end the war...If NATO does go for more support Iran, China a.o. will increase their support (most in weapons) for Russia

-EU facing problems in coming winter...food, energy will push inflation and recession=public unrest...

-The US has the biden-trump war on top of inflation...In the US there may be more division over the Ukraine war then in most EU countries...

-BRICS+ is booming...however fast growth may be a danger...BRICS is NOT like NATO or EU...trade is between countries with wider discussions on trade currencies (likely more then one...petro-Yuan, Rubble, Rupees, Lira will have a place...BRICS+ may think of what role the Euro/€ can play for BRICS+...for now France may "get a very restricted, limited role" in BRICS talks...If the EU breaks with the US/NATO maybe there may be more room for the EU...)

DJ If you would look at the EU as one country GDP by PPP would place the EU at #2 after China (the US still would be number 3, India #4). 

EU interests-with "Asia/Africa next door" and already very major European-Asian/African economic interaction (Tata-steel a.o. ) are different from US interests...

I think "NATO will break" on those differences...

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DJ, The Duran [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNaegvwxqac[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNaegvwxqac -my "translation"; in the US biden/neo cons, in the UK conservatives push for the war against Russia. Most of the fighting in Ukraine...(Israel a major factor in Syria...but main Israeli enemy there is Iran. Israel still "in contact" with Russia). 

Pentagon/CIA-intel see China (with Russia, others) increasing power in the Pacific. 

During Vietnam war it was the Pentagon that warned Russia was increasing its nuclear capacity...now to much focus on Ukraine may bring risks elsewhere...

DJ-Another major point; Japan only had 10% of the US GDP in 1942...it needed surprise attacks in a wide area to "beat" the allies...On the long run Japan simply was not strong enough in that time...

China-2023- has 40% of global ship building capacity...the US not even one...Industry/production, raw materials, energy etc. are no longer under US-or even NATO-control...

[url]https://southfront.org/natos-appetite-to-unlimited-expansion-continues-to-grow/[/url] or https://southfront.org/natos-appetite-to-unlimited-expansion-continues-to-grow/ 

DJ, Sweden, Finland in NATO will mean paying a high price (in Kurdish support in Syria, Iraq, but also F16's) NATO has to pay to Türkiye...Including Kosovo in NATO -a "created country" not even recognized by several NATO countries-means making deals with Serbia...

Including Ukraine in NATO is turning out to have a price NATO can not afford...Georgia may be on a NATO waitinglist even longer...

Japan has a NATO office...Australia may "work with NATO" but most Pacific countries NEED trade with China-Asia...

[url]https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/chinas-xi-greets-old-friend-bill-gates-amid-simmering-us-china-tensions[/url] or https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/chinas-xi-greets-old-friend-bill-gates-amid-simmering-us-china-tensions ;

"As the world is emerging from covid, people should move around more, communicate more, and enhance their understanding of each other," the Chinese leader added.

Xi spelled out that China stands ready and willing to engage in "extensive technological innovation cooperation with countries around the world" and "actively participate in and promote the response to global challenges," particularly in the areas of public health and the climate.

A report in American media gave some background on Gates' visit as follows

This is not the first time Xi has called on American business leaders to help improve relations between their two countries. In 2021, Xi wrote to Starbucks (SBUX)’ former chairman and CEO Howard Schultz, suggesting he help promote bilateral ties, according to Chinese state media.

Gates’ meeting with the leader of the world’s second largest economy came a day after his family’s foundation pledged $50 million toward research in China for drug discovery and treatments of "infectious diseases such as tuberculosis and malaria, which disproportionately affect the world’s poorest," according to a statement from the Gates Foundation.

But also what potentially makes the visit awkward in terms of timing is just last week the FT reported that "Microsoft is moving some of its best artificial intelligence researchers from China to Canada in a move that threatens to gut an essential training ground for the Asian country’s tech talent."

"Beijing-based Microsoft Research Asia (MSRA) has begun seeking visas to move top AI experts from China’s capital to its institute in Vancouver, said four people with knowledge of the plans," the report detailed, as the 'AI wars' and rivalry between China and the US heats up.

DJ, US companies may decrease interests in China...India, South Korea, Iran, Russia and Chiese companies are able to (more than) fill the gap...

-In general-does "the NATO west" have a clear view of who they want to fight and how ? 

The longer conflicts goes on the weaker the NATO west is getting...not only in sending military/financial aid to Ukraine but even more by being excluded/sidelined by most of the world..

The "de-dollar-ization" only started to gain speed...

-BRICS may run into some problems in the nearby future on who can join when, what currencies to use for what...basic idea in trade is bi-lateral contacts have to find ways for themselves...Iran-India can exchange goods...while India may buy energy from Russia in rupees...

Some NATO hardliners may push for nuclear war...but a nuclear attack on Russia would be self destruction for the US...A nuclear (Israeli) strike on Iran would be the end of Israel...

Nuclear options are limited...the main NATO "enemies of choice" are Russia-Iran-China...and that is a large piece of land...

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[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VM8Ttj1b4WQ[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VM8Ttj1b4WQ Lena Petrova/LP on the global food situation.

DJ, Russia made some claims they may have a good harvest. Some other countries may only see limited effect of climate collapse this year...(as far as I can see so far NL/NW Europe is not doing bad so far...but we have a record long number of dry days...it may be a bit early to make good predictions). 

However climate collapse and escalation of NATO wars may worsen the perspectives...If Russia has a lot of food/energy to export the US may try to stop the export to deny Russia an income (even if that would kill millions...). 

[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNjrO9Pjz8[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNjrO9Pjz8 The Duran on (DJ) US insanity...

The Pentagon/Intel would like a "more balanced" view on the international situation..Overinvested in Ukraine may result in China (with a.o. help of Russia...India ? Indonesia ? Iran ? South Africa ? ) becoming dominant in the Pacific and Indian Oceans...

biden seem to promote v.nuland...There are even stories of US tactical nuclear weapons going to Ukraine....sullivan may be promoting "limiting" the war till after the US elections...biden is in the illusion anyone may welcome him as US president any longer...

DJ, Poland, Romania may think twice before getting more involved in Ukraine...Their armies are smaller then the Ukraine army was...Russia seems to be getting stronger...DJ-China, Iran may (increase) sending weapons to Russia if NATO/US further escalates...Russia itself may have enough soldiers...(DJ-however in an open war with NATO, fighting also in Baltics, Finland, Poland, Russia may ask support from its -many- allies...[url]https://forumspb.com/en/[/url] or https://forumspb.com/en/ 180 (????) countries/organizations on the St Petersburg International Economic Forum [url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Petersburg_International_Economic_Forum[/url] or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Petersburg_International_Economic_Forum 

[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPWzekrbaqM[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPWzekrbaqM Hindustan Times-India; Poland tried to stop the African peace mission flying from Kiev-via Poland-to Moscow...

[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSvPojut8No[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSvPojut8No Military Summary/MS and [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwIkUECI_us[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwIkUECI_us Weeb Union/WU describe the Ukraine offensive as a total disaster;

-thousends of Ukraine soldiers killed

-lots of modern western weapons (including Leopard-2) destroyed

Scott Ritter, Douglas Mc Gregor others expected this to happen...A modern army needs all of its weapons integrated in one big "war machine"...DJ-Without even air defense, Ukraine has no air support left- any offensive is suicide...

The PR-goal of zelensky is trying to get more NATO support on the upcoming next Vilnius NATO meeting....DJ-Even with most western media still spreading Ukraine propaganda the bill is getting much to high for most of NATO...

The main motor behind BRICS growing high speed is insane western foreign policy....

DJ-So I think the "NATO-west" soon may see divisions....biden-cult may push for escalation...maybe supported by UK conservatives and German "greens"...but lots of NATO countries by now would like to have soom "positive perspective" on Ukraine....Spending over a billion €/$ per day on the Ukraine war has to deliver more than war-industry share holders getting rich...

[url]https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/seymour-hersh-partners-doomsday[/url] or https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/seymour-hersh-partners-doomsday 

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1. NATO has been beaten.....

[url]https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/06/us-admits-defeat-in-war-on-russia-and-china.html[/url] or https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/06/us-admits-defeat-in-war-on-russia-and-china.html ;

U.S. Admits Defeat In War On Russia And China

Confronted with the realities of life the Biden administration has in the last days acknowledged defeat in two on its most egregious and delusional foreign policy games.

The Ukrainian counter-offensive has failed. Its army is getting slaughtered on the battlefield. The 'counteroffensive' of the 'NATO trained' Ukrainian brigades has made no real progress on any front. The high level of losses of men and material make it impossible that it will ever again regain the initiative.

The U.S. aim was to integrate the Ukraine into NATO. It would then have been able to station U.S. troops in Ukraine and to put its weapons into reach of Moscow so that any independent Russian move could be countered with a threat of imminent annihilation.

After more than 20 years of pursuing that aim the U.S. threw the towel:

President Biden on Saturday said he won’t make it easier for Ukraine to join NATO, adding that the country at war with Russia has to meet the requirements to be a member.

“They got to meet the same standards. So, I’m not going to make it easier,” Biden told reporters. “I think they’ve done everything relating to demonstrating the ability to coordinate militarily, but there’s a whole issue of is their system secure? Is it noncorrupt? Does it meet all the standards … every other nation in NATO does.”

And yes, that is a change. A big one:

Biden has reportedly previously expressed that he is open to removing the Member Action Plan hurdle for Ukraine to join NATO, which requires countries that want to join the alliance make reforms militarily and democratically.

Still, it is not enough:

Biden has not said anything new. Biden senses that the US lost the proxy war but he must not and cannot admit it. So, in the absence of a time machine, which could have taken him all the way back to 1999 when the NATO’s expansion began unfolding, Biden simply walked back to the default position of the 2008 NATO Summit at Bucharest welcoming Ukraine into the alliance via the MAP route — as if that moment fifteen years ago is now the past and cannot be pulled back to the present. Russia is not going to accept it. 

Though packaged in nice words the European Union gave Ukraine a similar negative outlook (machine translation):

An EU report on Ukraine's membership bid states that Kiev has so far met two of the seven conditions required to start formal EU accession negotiations.
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"There is progress. The report will be moderately positive. This is not about embellishing reality, but about recognizing progress, for example, there are well-known anti-corruption cases. In particular, in the case of the head of the Supreme Court Knyazev," said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
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“In terms of reforms, the glass would be half full, we would never take a negative tone towards Ukraine at the moment. Judicial reforms have made some progress, although there are still key ones that need to be carried out. Not everything is satisfactory.”

The much hyped counter-offensive has indeed become a death trap for the U.S. EU and NATO.

The other U.S. defeat was acknowledged by U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken at the end of his trip to Bejing:

The United States will not support Taiwan breaking away from China, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has said, amid a series of confusing statements by Joe Biden on the issue.

'We do not support Taiwan independence,' America's top diplomat said in Beijing after meeting with Chinese president Xi Jingping.

This was more than a verbal change in Blinken's pronouncements:

The US State Department has updated its fact sheet on Taiwan again to reinstate a line about not supporting formal independence for the Chinese-claimed, democratically governed island.
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“We oppose any unilateral changes to the status quo from either side; we do not support Taiwan independence; and we expect cross-Strait differences to be resolved by peaceful means,” according to the document, referring to the strait separating the island from the Asian mainland.

Last month, the State Department changed its website on Taiwan, removing wording both on not supporting Taiwan independence and on acknowledging Beijing’s position that Taiwan is part of China, which angered Beijing.

Blinken's change of heart came after an extremely short meeting with President Xi which had followed a series of lectures by other high ranking Chinese officials:

Wang gave a comprehensive explanation of the historical logic and inevitable trend of China's development and rejuvenation, and elaborated on the distinctive features of Chinese modernization and the rich substance of China's whole-process people's democracy.

He urged the U.S. side not to project onto China the assumption that a strong country is bound to seek hegemony and not to misjudge China with the beaten path of traditional Western powers. "This is key to whether the United States can truly return to an objective and rational policy toward China."

Wang demanded that the United States stop playing up the so-called "China threat", lift illegal unilateral sanctions against China, stop suppressing China's scientific and technological advances, and do not wantonly interfere in China's internal affairs.

He stressed that safeguarding national unity has always been the core of China's core interests. It is where the future of the Chinese nation lies and the abiding historical mission of the CPC.

On the Taiwan question, China has no room for compromise or concession, Wang said.

The Chinese language readout of the Blinken-Wang meetings is reportedly even more scornful than its English translation.

The next step for China is to stop the provocative 'innocent passage' drive-bys by U.S. military ships and airplanes in the Taiwan Straits. To do that it simply has to apply the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea:

Article 38
Right of transit passage

1. In straits referred to in article 37, all ships and aircraft enjoy the right of transit passage, which shall not be impeded; except that, if the strait is formed by an island of a State bordering the strait and its mainland, transit passage shall not apply if there exists seaward of the island a route through the high seas or through an exclusive economic zone of similar convenience with respect to navigational and hydrographical characteristics.

A view on a map shows that this evidently applies to the strait between mainland China and the Chinese island named Taiwan.

(So the US has to follow the Pacific route not get in between China and Taiwan-part of China-following law of the sea...)

If the U.S. really has a One China policy it will have to accept that the Strait is off limits.

This double whammy of defeat in its wars on Russia and China will take some time to stick.

In the Ukraine conflict there are still dreams of creating some kind of stalemate, of implementing some kind of a Korean cease-fire demarcation line on the 38th parallel:

U.S. officials are planning for the growing possibility that the Russia-Ukraine war will turn into a frozen conflict that lasts many years — perhaps decades — and joins the ranks of similar lengthy face-offs in the Korean peninsula, South Asia and beyond.

The options discussed within the Biden administration for a long-term “freeze” include where to set potential lines that Ukraine and Russia would agree not to cross, but which would not have to be official borders. The discussions — while provisional — have taken place across various U.S. agencies and in the White House.

Russia wont have any of that. It will thoroughly defeat the Ukrainian army. It will retake the parts of Ukraine which for centuries had been Russian before the communists assigned those administratively to the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.

The rest of a then neutral Ukraine, cut off from the sea and the mineral riches of the east, will be handed over to the underling that Russia is willing to accept.

The double defeat in its wars against the 'rest of the world' marks the end of the Wolfowitz doctrine:

The doctrine announces the U.S.'s status as the world's only remaining superpower following the collapse of the Soviet Union at the end of the Cold War and proclaims its main objective to be retaining that status.
Our first objective is to prevent the re-emergence of a new rival, either on the territory of the former Soviet Union or elsewhere, that poses a threat on the order of that posed formerly by the Soviet Union. This is a dominant consideration underlying the new regional defense strategy and requires that we endeavor to prevent any hostile power from dominating a region whose resources would, under consolidated control, be sufficient to generate global power.

The end of 'unilateral moment' is there for anyone to see.

The Republicans will of course loudly blame Biden for this even though they are just as guilty of overreach as the other side of the isle. Biden may wall have to sacrifice Blinken as the pawn guilty of losing the game.

Anyway, neither will help him to get reelected.

It is, by the way, not just a coincident that Israel, on the same day of the U.S. admission of defeat, got whacked by fighters of the Palestinian resistance. This another of those U.S. sponsored global problems that China is eager to solve.


2. De-dollar-ization just started;

[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYeT19MdLmg[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYeT19MdLmg 

How US Sanctions on Russia Fueled De-Dollarization 

Economists Michael Hudson and Radhika Desai explain how US sanctions on Russia have facilitated the end of US dollar hegemony. 

DJ, a "global currency" is linked to global exploitation. The UK-pound was dominant because the UK had a large colonial empire...

The 2008 financial crisis was an Atlantic financial crisis. EU-UK-and US banks were interlinked...After 2008 EU banks did take some distance from high risk casino US banksters...

One of my (DJ) questions is how fast the US$ can drop ? 

One could claim of all the US$ in the world only 5% of it would be needed for the US home market....In 2000 over 70% of global trade was in US$ -in 2020 it may have been still 58%...

With BRICS/BRIICSS+ becoming a better alternative-room for lots of currencies-de-dollar-ization may go high speed...

So far US wars were protecting the US-petro-$...the US now faces NATO not able any longer to "protect/enforce" western (pseudo-colonial) global dominance...

DJ-The Moon-of-Alabama claims one should not only blame biden c.s. for the US downfall...I do NOT agree with that view !

The US should have gone for diplomacy not confrontationism...When biden became US president there were "problems" but bad politics turned those problems into this very major crisis...

-So no nuclear war ? 

[url]https://www.timesofisrael.com/far-right-minister-calls-for-use-of-tanks-airpower-after-heavy-clashes-in-jenin/[/url] or https://www.timesofisrael.com/far-right-minister-calls-for-use-of-tanks-airpower-after-heavy-clashes-in-jenin/ 

Finance Minister Smotrich urges ‘broad operation’ in West Bank; Egypt accuses Israel of inflaming violence, raising regional tensions; Palestinians threaten unprecedented response.

Senior coalition lawmakers called for a major military operation in the West Bank town of Jenin Monday after heavy clashes between IDF forces and local gunmen left four Palestinians dead and seven soldiers injured by a powerful roadside bomb.

Dozens more Palestinians were injured.

DJ, can NATO find new ways to accept a multi-polar world reality ? Or will it fall back to trying to enforce US/NATO dominance ? 

BRIICSS+ may offer a place for "the west"..."Korea", Japan, France could be interested...others may follow...

A major problem will be NATO has to "take some steps";

-less military investments

-accepting global trade in different currencies (US$, € can be part of that financial system)

-diplomacy, international laws rule...not NATO interventions...

The NATO west may even limit its economic damage-less military spending, cheap Asian energy/trade can soften loss of incomes from neo-colonial trade...

DJ-In theory there could be a way out...in practice it has to show...

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Military Summary/MS [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ECeQom4CWs[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ECeQom4CWs "Ukraine/NATO" losses still very high. My view-very likely over 1,000 pro-Kiev fighters killed, dozen(s) of tanks destroyed. Long range Russian (air)strikes destroy Ukraine/NATO storage & supplies. 

[url]https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/video-american-english-spoken-on-ukraine-battlefield-while-us-gov-t-claims-not-a-party-to-the-conflict[/url] or https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/video-american-english-spoken-on-ukraine-battlefield-while-us-gov-t-claims-not-a-party-to-the-conflict  (HT)

(Former) US fighters pulling back (?) from positions in Ukraine. DJ-One question has to be how many NATO/western soldiers are fighting for Ukraine/NATO ? 

A few months ago video's showed lots of dead Polish soldiers (Polish emblems on the uniform) on a frontline. The picture/impression I did get (a.o. based on MoA) Poland may have seen over 1,000 Polish "volunteers" already killed in Ukraine... (Based on NL news several Dutch volunteers also did die fighting for Kiev-NOT stopped by NL government. In NL law fighting for a foreign government is losing NL nationality...so what rules are used here ? Do western governments "look the other way" when "volunteers" from their countries fight in Ukraine ? )

The HT video's seem to show a unit made up from US soldiers...it may be mercenaries/volunteers. If they still remain citizens of the US it may go against international law-unless the US did send those forces ...

Yesterday I linked to [url]https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/06/us-admits-defeat-in-war-on-russia-and-china.html[/url] or https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/06/us-admits-defeat-in-war-on-russia-and-china.html . Some of the US elite may start to understand US/NATO has put itself in an impossible position...

Problem is UK, Poland, others may have their own agenda. NATO may already be split even more than the US on how to move further...Some scenario's;

-Some may still believe "NATO can win" push for even further escalation. "NATO boots on the ground"...very likely NATO soldiers already are fighting in Ukraine...but not as "NATO soldiers"...the modern western weapons so far did not make much difference. 

Sending in F35's instead of F16 fighter jets, maximum escalation scenario, may only increase the price NATO has to pay. It most likely will only worsen the outcome...

-France is showing interest in the coming BRICS meeting in South Africa. Türkiye may even think of joining BRICS+...NATO/west may be close to breaking point on how to go on further...

-Again, both Ukraine and the US have very serious political crises...The UK may not be doing much better...Poland is very divided. Germany present government is running out of public support...Very likely crises in (pro)NATO countries may escalate...

-NATO countries also face high inflation, supplies/energy problems are increasing. "Switching to war economy" needs both finance and supplies make such a move possible...MSM propaganda may be able to still get some public support for this (insane) war...My view-the pro-NATO west may be able to continue this war for some months...NOT years...

So the choice NATO faces is accept another defeat -this time a very major one-changing the global "order"...or "give it another try" but with what ? 

Diplomacy may be testing the water-see how oppertunities are...China, India made very clear they do NOT support in any way US/NATO agression any longer...BRIICSS+ may be able to "stop the west" in many ways...

So-will the US...biden...go "nuclear"? Will zelensky/others blow up nuclear facilities in Ukraine, go for dirty bombs ? 

The point is rationality is gone...In wars often lots of people die in the last days of a war..."to get a better position" for fighting parties...

The "wise" thing to do is talk...but wisdom does not play a role in this conflict. biden hates Russia...blames Putin for trump...it is based on insanity...

From that perspective; Yes the NATO west has already lost it conflict with BRICS...but it did not lose hard enough...

[url]https://www.debka.com/palestinian-gunmen-murder-4-israelis-at-gas-station-near-eli/[/url] or https://www.debka.com/palestinian-gunmen-murder-4-israelis-at-gas-station-near-eli/ 

There is a growing risk the NATO-BRICS conflict may "move its wars" to the Middle East...

The US must be very unhappy with Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Algeria, moving into BRIICSS+...the outcome of the US coup against Imran Khan in Pakistan did not bring the change the US wanted... Iran getting hypersonic weapons, modern Russian fighters, India, China investments also does not fit in with the US agenda...

So recent US steps;

-increasing its military in Syria, Iraq (against any international law...but NATO does not care...)

-Very likely more military aid to Israel

-Kurds in Syria/Iraq now partners of Ukraine (IS already did send fighters to Ukraine...IS in many ways is a US/Israel ally...[url]https://www.debka.com/mivzak/islamic-state-massacre-in-uganda-kills-at-least-45-in-a-school/[/url] or https://www.debka.com/mivzak/islamic-state-massacre-in-uganda-kills-at-least-45-in-a-school/ Uganda is involved in the African peace initiative for Ukraine...)

The outcome could be more endless wars...Sudan just one of the "new US made wars"...An exchange from "unwinnable war" to "winable wars" in Africa and Asia...

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DJ, Modi-India visited the US [url]https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jcJd7Mc0hX4[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jcJd7Mc0hX4 US-India war industry trade is growing...

Another major point for India can be positioning itself as a major global power. I would not be surprised if Modi talked with biden on India becoming a UN Security Council permanent member (maybe the US may try to push France out of that UNSC ?) 

India is-and will remain-a long term ally of Russia...but its relations with both Pakistan and China are "not good" ...so maybe the idea Modi could  have the US may be of help here...India-Iran have become "partners"...

[url]https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/06/and-then-biden-blew-it-.html#[/url] or https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/06/and-then-biden-blew-it-.html# Blinken managed to get into "some contact" with China...biden did more than undo any progress Blinken may have made...

[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wc3NMUO_J9s[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wc3NMUO_J9s The Duran...

Biden blows up China rapprochement, calls Xi Jinping a dictator

DJ...biden "has a mental problem" -maybe Modi did "take bidens hand" knew how to deal with a demented US president...

One of the "biden clan" goals is "four more years" of biden....If 1% of the US voters would vote for biden that is would be even shocking....

[url]https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202306/1292997.shtml[/url] or https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202306/1292997.shtml ;

Chinese Premier Li Qiang stressed on Thursday that China is ready to work with France to advance balanced development of bilateral trade, expand two-way market access, and optimize business environment in a bid to push "bilateral practical cooperation" to a new level while meeting with French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne during the last stop of his ongoing first overseas visit since taking office.

Li also called on France to continue playing a positive role in facilitating Europe to form a more objective, rational perception and policy toward China, so as to make win-win cooperation between the two economies the main theme.

Analysts said on Thursday that Li's visit to France will consolidate the good momentum of China and France relations built based on the consensus reached by the two heads of state following French President's visit to China in April, serve to dispel misunderstandings of China in Europe amid "de-risking" rhetoric and avoid the potential widening of conflicts between China and Europe veering into confrontation. The trip will also help promote deeper engagement and cooperation between China and France, and China and Europe in industries, sci-tech, aerospace, corporate and other practical sectors.

DJ, If Macron/France has any serious interest in BRIICSS+ Macron has to "provide evidence"...support peace efforts to end the "biden war" in Ukraine...

Modi did meet zelensky recently - told this cocaine addict to go for peace...

If anything the global support for NATO wars is only decreasing.....

[url]https://southfront.org/turkey-syria-agreed-on-russian-roadmap-to-normalize-relations/[/url] or https://southfront.org/turkey-syria-agreed-on-russian-roadmap-to-normalize-relations/ ;

Turkey, Syria and Iran have agreed with the concept of a road map submitted by Russia to normalize relations between Ankara and Damascus, Russia’s special presidential envoy for Syria Alexander Lavrentyev told Sputnik on June 22.

Work on the roadmap draft began after a meeting between the foreign ministers of Russia, Turkiye, Syria and Iran that was held in Moscow on May 10. Deputy foreign ministers of the four countries met in Astana on June 20 to discuss the draft.

DJ, the increase of Israel violence is related to Russia, Iran, "taking over" the Middle East North Africa-MENA region...Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Iran joining BRICS/SCO etc. 

For Israel it is "now or never"  to "show red lines" -DJ very likely with lots of talks with Russia, Egypt on how Israel has to deal with a new situation...The US only can play a "limited role" for Israel security....

-Ukraine...some within NATO may still push for escalation...The Ukraine-NATO army is destroyed again...Rheinmetall-German Leopard-2 tank builder may not be very happy with Russia blowing up its "superior tanks"...bad for sales....Also US, UK, France "modern weapons" fail in Ukraine...

So the "war industry" -promoter of NATO- may become less happy on profits perspectives...(maybe investments in big pharma -producing lots of profits- even if products do NOT work... may be more interesting...). 

Greed is the main driver behind NATO "push" for liberating Russian oil and gas...bring "democrazy" to Chinese, Indian factories....

It would be very welcome if Modi was able to "get at least some sense" in the biden-cult ruining the west....

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DJ-I am shocked by the totality of western insanity towards Russia and China...If you would have told me in 2020 we would be this close to global war with Russia, China, Iran I would not have believed it...

Both western "politics and media" FAIL !!!! 

[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lY4e3H0NDV4[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lY4e3H0NDV4 Sahra Wagenknecht/Die Linke-Germany is one of the few western politicians still talking sense....

In the US Kennedy Jr. may be of interest (???)...In the UK the "push" for a "uni-party" resulted in bojo getting kicked out....[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2BS6Z4Bhs4&t=15s[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2BS6Z4Bhs4&t=15s The Duran on the break down of UK "politics"...

Redacted [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzDaKeXMIbQ[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzDaKeXMIbQ on NATO support for terrorism...against BRICS. 

Again...western "democracy" has fallen in the hands of big investors going for max profits -and willing to push for global war....If "politics" fail to correct that we WILL see W.W.3....

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DJ, "interesting developments" in the Russia-NATO/Ukraine war....

[url]https://tass.com/russia/1637475[/url] or https://tass.com/russia/1637475 ;

MOSCOW, June 24. /TASS/. A criminal case over charges of organization of armed mutiny was initiated against Wagner PMC founder Yevgeny Prigozhin after his Telegram channel published his claims that the Russian Defense Ministry hit PMC units with airstrikes and his calls for supporters to rise against the national government.

The Defense Ministry debunked claims of airstrikes at Wagner PMC units. Kremlin Spokesman stated that President Vladimir Putin was informed about the situation regarding Prigozhin, adding that all necessary measures are being taken.

The Federal Security Service (FSB) press office said that the criminal was initiated due to the seriousness of the situation and the threat of escalation in Russia; it also called on PMC fighters not to comply with Prigozhin’s orders and to detain him.

DJ, Prigozhin will be arrested-may even report himself to "limit damage"...my view...The "Vagner PMC group" in many ways IS part of the Russian army. Lots of fighters have army background. Maybe a few might be willing to "fight Putin"...most are very pro-Russia...

[url]https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/flash-urgent-russia-engages-fortress-plan-expecting-external-attack[/url] or https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/flash-urgent-russia-engages-fortress-plan-expecting-external-attack DJ...may not be very realistic....

VERY, VERY CURIOUSLY. . .  A NUMBER OF B52s were launched from US earlier today and air refueling tankers are now on the border of Ukraine.

If it goes down, they will penetrate Ukraine airspace to refuel the B52s    -    and would likely be shot down by Russia upon entering Ukraine air space.

The Duran [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFUtrlE_GZM[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFUtrlE_GZM discussing further neo-con/NATO escalation;

-Goal of sending in (old) F16's could be to push Russia attacking NATO airbases (so article 5 could be used...)

-Romania air bases most likely;

    -So Moldova would get involved in the fight...

    -Crimea is closer to Romania than to Poland

[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAjzPFmEFWQ[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAjzPFmEFWQ Military Summary/MS

-Russia may be preparing for an offensive in the Charkov region

-Also special helicopter forces could be used for an attack on Odessa

DJ-I wonder if Russia has that many military organized. Both Charkov and Odessa population over 1 million. 

[url]https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/06/the-ukrainian-counter-offensive-had-no-chance-nato-failed-to-explain-that.html[/url] or https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/06/the-ukrainian-counter-offensive-had-no-chance-nato-failed-to-explain-that.html ;

ISW also writes:

Russian forces appear to have executed their formal tactical defensive doctrine in response to the Ukrainian attacks ...

Well, what did the ISW 'experts' expect? That the Russians would use their manuals as toilet paper and run away when the turkey shooting begins?

In their utter stupidity the neoconservatives probably really believed that.

The assessments made did not acknowledge the dubious quality of freshly stood up Ukrainian forces. They did not acknowledge the changes and growth in the military structures on the Russian side. They failed to recognize the quality of the Russian fortifications and military capabilities and the deep roots of their doctrine.

The results are the consequence of ignoring reality, of seeing what one wants to see.

The politics of this war demanded that the 'western' side wins. NATO military was biased towards that. Instead of telling the politicians what a realistic outcome would be it delivered hopeful assessments that defied reality.

In consequence the Ukrainian military suffered many unnecessary casualties and lost the initiative.

Let's hope that at least some folks will learn from this.

DJ, my view....[url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Barbarossa[/url] or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Barbarossa june 22 1941 Germany(Austria as part of Germany), Hungary, Romania, Finland a.o. started their attack on the Soviet Union. The basic nazi-idea was "Russians are drunk farmers"....

NATO is repeating the same mistakes all over....(nazi's and NATO have the same evil war-industry roots)...

In many ways NATO may be in a phase Germany and its allies were in 1943-45....Germany "did fight" a "total war" till may '45...

DJ-One of the secrets is the many  (indirect) contacts there were between the allies and Germany....The secret/hidden war went from the Arctic to Iran...with some excursions to even the South Pole...

Is it "likely" the "west" did give Germany "intel" on the Soviet Union ? In many ways both the "west" and Germany hated both stalin and communism...On the other hand Germany did "work" with the Soviet Union till june 22 1941...even recieving grain from Ukraine by train that morning....(If I am getting it right the Germans a.o. waited for the grain-train to get inside their lines before starting the attack...) Germany may have had more info on the Soviet Union than the "west" had...

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[url]https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/not-zaporozhye-npp-south-ukraine-npp-being-used-to-store-us-weapons-and-intelligence-hq[/url] or https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/not-zaporozhye-npp-south-ukraine-npp-being-used-to-store-us-weapons-and-intelligence-hq ;

Because Ukraine and NATO are using this plant to store NATO High-tech weaponry such as HIMARS, ATACMS and the like.   Ukraine and NATO are also using this plant as an Intelligence Headquarters, in which all NATO Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and targeting coordinate info is shared with Ukraine.

If Russia hits this place, most of the high-tech weaponry gets wiped out, and so does the Intelligence sharing center.

So NATO is changing its rules about invoking Article 5, so that if (when) Russia hits this weapons depot, and all that NATO hardware goes up in multiple, giant, explosions (possibly also causing the nuke plant itself to start leaking) then NATO can claim a "radiation incident" and send in the troops.  (Story on Article 5 change HERE)

DJ, Russia did destroy several NATO command-bunkers in Ukraine killing hundreds of NATO military staff. NATO now moving a command post to a nuclear power plant would make sense....

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[url]https://southfront.org/western-weapons-supplied-to-ukraine-has-already-surfaced-near-israels-border-netanyahu/[/url] or https://southfront.org/western-weapons-supplied-to-ukraine-has-already-surfaced-near-israels-border-netanyahu/ ;

A Newsweek report from June fueled concerns that not all of the Western weapons intended for Ukraine had arrived at their destination. An Israeli defense official told the magazine that Israel had “seen signs” that the weapons in question, including American-made Javelin anti-tank guided missiles, were being smuggled from Ukraine to Iran.

Still, several other reports from earlier this month talked about a possible supply of Israeli Spike anti-tank guided missiles and Merkava main battle tanks to Ukraine via Poland. However, there is no proof that these weapons were transferred to Kiev forces or could be transferred soon.

Netanyahu’s remarks indicate that Israel understands the consequences that could result from providing lethal military support to Ukraine. Russia could restrict Israeli aerial operations and arm its enemies in the Middle East.

and 

[url]https://www.debka.com/mivzak/idf-aerial-measures-okayed-to-combat-rising-n-west-bank-terror/[/url] or https://www.debka.com/mivzak/idf-aerial-measures-okayed-to-combat-rising-n-west-bank-terror/ ;

An IDF drone Wednesday struck a vehicle carrying 3 Palestinian terrorists from an attack on a military post near Jenin. All three were killed. The operation was in line with the introduction for the first time in 17 years of aerial operations for targeted assassinations in the northern West Bank. The mew policy was approved by PM Binyamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant to meet the proliferating Palestinian use of firearms and bombs for lethal attacks – some of them across the security border into northern Israel. The most violent are traced to the currently lawless northern Palestinian towns of Jenin and Nablus. The three terrorists eliminated on Wednesday came from Jenin and tried to shoot up the IDF checkpoint at Jalameh.

On Monday, two gunmen armed with M-16 automatic rifles murdered 4 Israelis outside Eli, the day after heavy explosives and roadside bombs blew up an IDF arrest raid in Jenin, injuring 7 troops.

The Shin Bet said that 300 of the 375 significant Palestinian attacks aborted up to June this year unprecdentally entailed gunfire.

DJ using proxies gives countries a chance to deny they are at war. In modern warfare lots of countries use "armed groups" to do the dirty work...sometimes at the same time countries may be also have "good diplomacy"....

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[url]https://twitter.com/Sprinter99880[/url] or https://twitter.com/Sprinter99880 may be "on top of news" from Russia...

DJ-My view; [url]https://tass.com/politics/1637507[/url] or https://tass.com/politics/1637507 ;

MOSCOW, June 24. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin will deliver an address shortly, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told TASS.

"Indeed, Putin will deliver an address shortly," he said in response to a question.

I think the "Prigozhin news" is a smokescreen...Since NATO seems to be preparing a major escalation Russia may go for "prevention"...

Last weeks Military Summary mentioned Ukraine taking forces from the border with Belarus. Maybe Poland did give guarantees on the Ukraine-Belarus border security...(If Russia would use Belarus for an attack Poland would move in). 

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So...how bad is "the situation"? Pretty bad....Some NATO countries may have been planning a "major escalation". Russia (and allies) may have made some "counter moves" both in Ukraine and Syria...[url]https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/06/20/705599/Iran-Pakistan-Shahram-Irani-Admiral-Muhammad-Amjad-Khan-Niazi-Islamabad-military-Air-Chief-Marshal-Zaheer-Ahmed-Baber-Sidhu[/url] or https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/06/20/705599/Iran-Pakistan-Shahram-Irani-Admiral-Muhammad-Amjad-Khan-Niazi-Islamabad-military-Air-Chief-Marshal-Zaheer-Ahmed-Baber-Sidhu Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Shahram Irani is in Pakistan to discuss ways on improving bilateral cooperation in various military fields.

DJ-again my view/speculation; NATO by now could be very divided over how to move on....A Chinese bussiness delegation is visiting Germany...The EU NEEDS Asia trade...even Russian energy....US/UK (and Israel ?) still may push for escalation...

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Since western "media" has become most propaganda;

[url]https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202306/1293058.shtml[/url] or https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202306/1293058.shtml ;

Putin orders neutralization of Wagner rebellion organizers
By XinhuaPublished: Jun 24, 2023 03:35 PM

 

 

 

 

The Russian Armed Forces have received the necessary order to neutralize those who organized the armed rebellion of the Wagner private military group, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an address to the nation on Saturday.

[url]https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/06/24/705834/Russia-Wagner-mutiny-Moscow-operation-Putin-address[/url] or https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/06/24/705834/Russia-Wagner-mutiny-Moscow-operation-Putin-address ;

Russia has declared an "anti-terrorist operation regime" in Moscow and the Moscow region after mutiny by the chief of the Wagner mercenary group which President Vladimir Putin called a "stab in the back" of the country. 

In an emergency televised address to the nation on Saturday, Putin said the "armed mutiny" was treason, pledging that anyone who had taken up arms against the Russian military would be punished.

"This is a stab in a back to our country, to our nation," Putin said. "What we have been faced with is exactly betrayal. Extravagant ambitions and personal interests led to treason." 

His remarks came after Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin said he was inside the army headquarters in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don and controlled military sites there.

Putin said, "All those who consciously stood on the path of betrayal, who prepared an armed rebellion, stood on the path of blackmail and terrorist methods, will suffer inevitable punishment, before the law and before our people."

In a statement, Russia’s national anti-terrorist committee said an anti-terror operation regime has been introduced “with the aim of preventing possible terrorist acts on the territory of the city of Moscow and the Moscow region”.

Russia also declared an anti-terrorist operation in the southern Voronezh region, where some reports said Wagner mercenaries were headed.

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said the measure was "aimed at strengthening security."

He said there was "additional control" on roads and that the capital's mass events may be limited.

Moscow's transport department said there could be delays in bus routes from the capital to "southern directions."

Prigozhin launched the most audacious challenge to President Putin since the start of the offensive in Ukraine last year after accusing the Russian top brass of launching strikes against his men.

Putin described efforts by the Wagner military group to unseat the country's top brass as a "deadly threat" to Russia and urged the country to unite.

"Any internal turmoil is a deadly threat to our statehood and to us as a nation. This is a blow to Russia and to our people," he said, adding: "This battle, when the fate of our people is being decided, requires the unification of all forces and unity."

The FSB security service accused Prigozhin of attempting to launch a "civil conflict" and urged Wagner fighters to detain him.

Russia's defense ministry appealed to Wagner fighters to "show reason" and abandon Prigozhin, saying it would "guarantee the safety" of those who did so.

and [url]https://www.rt.com/russia/578553-prigozhin-armed-insurrection-updates/[/url] or https://www.rt.com/russia/578553-prigozhin-armed-insurrection-updates/ ;

Evgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner Group private military company, has been accused by the government of staging an armed insurrection.

The charges were brought late Friday night after Prigozhin accused Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu and General Valery Gerasimov, the chair of the Russian general staff, of serious crimes.

Prigozhin claimed to have ordered troops loyal to him to move towards Rostov-on-Don, a major city in southern Russia. Security measures were also reportedly beefed up in Moscow.

DJ, Unclear what is happening....non-western media also reporting on "Russia unrest"....

[url]https://www.timesofisrael.com/rebellious-wagner-leader-says-hes-taken-key-military-sites-in-russian-city/[/url] or https://www.timesofisrael.com/rebellious-wagner-leader-says-hes-taken-key-military-sites-in-russian-city/ 

the coming hours may provide more info...

Military Summary/MS (from Belarus) [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGnyi__DNHg[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGnyi__DNHg ;

Military Coup Or Planned Action? Military Summary And Analysis For 2023.06.24

DJ from minute 16; Putin may now have an excuse to go for martial law and mobilization of 5 million soldiers.....


Ukraine Reporter

@StateOfUkraine
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Just in: Prigozhin's channels release video, claiming rocket strikes on Wagner PMC camps. Reports of numerous casualties. Eyewitnesses suggest the attack came from the rear, implicating Russian military forces.

and 

An obvious fake video for a fake claim. Lost of trash, some impact in woods, no cas, two small camp fires, only one possibly dead person from who knows when cut in at the back.

DJ, The NATO-west would love to believe Russia is facing an uprising by Wagner...I do not trust the claims of this Wagner uprising...I think Russia is playing a game....

[url]https://southfront.org/putin-delivers-address-to-nation-russia-is-engaged-in-hard-fight-for-its-future/[/url] or https://southfront.org/putin-delivers-address-to-nation-russia-is-engaged-in-hard-fight-for-its-future/ 

and [url]https://southfront.org/prigozhin-announces-start-of-rebellion-attempt-in-russia-situation-in-first-half-of-june-24/[/url] or https://southfront.org/prigozhin-announces-start-of-rebellion-attempt-in-russia-situation-in-first-half-of-june-24/ 

DJ-Just like NATO most likely will be divided also inside Russia there may be different views. Putin is very "moderate"...even Medvedev went much more hard line...A very likely outcome of this "(fake) Wagner uprising" may be Russia (and other...) going much more hard line...

[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l532VKHA2E[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l532VKHA2E The Duran....

DJ-This may be a "critical phase" in the conflict...[url]https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/wagner-chief-declares-full-coup-against-russian-defense-ministry[/url] or https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/wagner-chief-declares-full-coup-against-russian-defense-ministry 

I will write a new post later on if more info is available...

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DJ, lots of claims on the situation in Russia. 

President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan emphasized in his conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin that Turkey is ready to contribute to solving the newly emerging situation in Russia ▪️Erdogan, as pointed out by the office of the Turkish leader, mentioned that no one should benefit from the events in Russia.

It looks like a mix of talks and military action may need to get the -limited- wagner units under control...

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It’s hilarious how Wagner group turned from a “genocidal militia committing war crimes” to an “anti-corruption rebellion group” in the western media. If NATO had the chance, they will arm Wagner and call them freedom fighters.

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Yes, and the same people *also* claiming Wagner was brutally crushed by the Ukrainian army are now seriously convinced it has the power to destroy Russia's domestic security/intelligence/military apparatus.

also

#BreakingNews: Wagner leader #Prighozin rebellion is over quicker than expected.

So...[url]https://www.rt.com/russia/578553-prigozhin-armed-insurrection-updates/[/url] or https://www.rt.com/russia/578553-prigozhin-armed-insurrection-updates/ ;

  • 24 June 2023

    17:32 GMT

    Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has held negotiations with the leader of the mutinous Russian PMC Wagner Group, Evgeny Prigozhin, and found an “absolutely beneficial and acceptable” way to end the crisis. The development was announced by Lukashenko’s press service, with the breakthrough reached after tense “day-long” talks.

    The negotiations were conducted after speaking with and in coordination with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the press service noted. Prigozhin has accepted the offer to “stop advancements” of the PMC’s companies across Russia, it added.

We have to see how things work out...Prigozhin may have hoped there would be any support for his mutiny inside Russia...There is NO support, neither inside Russia or from any of Russian allies....

Prigozhin has the choice between surrender or death...very likely he will surrender soon...

[url]https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/russia-descending-into-civil-war-putin-addresses-nation-treason-mutiny-us-nato-nuclear-first-strike-if-wagner-gets-russian-nukes-ruaf-bombs-wagner-pmc-convoys[/url] or https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/russia-descending-into-civil-war-putin-addresses-nation-treason-mutiny-us-nato-nuclear-first-strike-if-wagner-gets-russian-nukes-ruaf-bombs-wagner-pmc-convoys ;

Belarusian president Lukashenko held talks with Prigozhin today. Lukashenko says that Prigozhin has agreed to "stop the movement of armed persons on the territory of Russia and to take further steps to deescalate"

DJ, Lukashenko/Belarus talking with Prigozhin on how to get out of this crisis...








#Wagner paramilitary group’s flag hoisted in Tel Aviv Today, Wagner's paramilitary group which has long been the focus of the Kremlin's opponents, and whose flag was hoisted in Tel Aviv, revealed its betrayal of the Russian army. #Russia

Russia may rethink its relations with Israel.....

We are sure that everything will work out: German journalist Alina Lipp spoke with Wagner's fighters in Rostov None of the Wagnerians want to go against Putin. The soldiers hope for early negotiations with the Ministry of Defense. Military PMC "Wagner" in Rostov-on-Don told the journalist about this. As Oleg Pakholkov has already said, a difficult situation has arisen for Wagner's commanders: they are all patriots of Russia, they have served for the good of the country for many decades. Here are their families, here they received awards - not for serving certain people, but for serving the motherland. Prigozhin led the army to the wrong place, but the heroes believe that the situation will be resolved soon and they will be able to communicate peacefully with the Russian Ministry of Defense

DJ, Prigozhin may even have lost support of most Wagner fighters....

[url]https://southfront.org/armed-munity-in-russia-seems-to-be-ended-before-its-real-start/[/url] or https://southfront.org/armed-munity-in-russia-seems-to-be-ended-before-its-real-start/ ;

Prigozhin stated that Wagner units turn their forces around and return to their ‘field camps’.

The announcement came as a Wagner convoy moved closer to Moscow Region (according to Prigozhin – 200km to the city). In a statement on June 23, Prigozhin declared that he was moving on Moscow to confront Russian military officials he labeled corrupt.

Nonetheless, Prigozhin’s actions and rebellion attempt garnered no support from the Russian population and establishment. Russian President Vladimir Putin described the situation as “backstabbing our country and our people,” while Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) opened a criminal investigation into Prigozhin for “calling for an armed rebellion.”

Senior Russian political and military figures called on Wagner fighters to de-escalate the situation and lay down their arms. Considering the news about the accepted agreement, it seems this is happening right now.

Meanwhile, reports appeared that forces of the Kyiv regime are launching a new large-scale attack on the Russian military as part of the so-called ‘counter-offensive’. Intense fighting continue on key parts of the frontline. Zaporozhye Region and South Donetsk region remain the main hot points.

The situation is developing.

So Ukraine/NATO may try to use the oppertunity...very likely did NOT know of Prigozhins plans....

Weeb Union [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0y5ei8A969A[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0y5ei8A969A "It is over"....

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From [url]https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/russia-descending-into-civil-war-putin-addresses-nation-treason-mutiny-us-nato-nuclear-first-strike-if-wagner-gets-russian-nukes-ruaf-bombs-wagner-pmc-convoys[/url] or https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/russia-descending-into-civil-war-putin-addresses-nation-treason-mutiny-us-nato-nuclear-first-strike-if-wagner-gets-russian-nukes-ruaf-bombs-wagner-pmc-convoys at the end;

This analysis is NOT mine, it comes from a guy in Europe whom I respect.  I think you'll like it:

From recent events I can conclude following:

Wagner mutiny was very likely staged operation. Fallout of ostensible rebelion provided cover for fast military movement with numerous air defense units and thousands of troops reaching western borders of Russia practically unnoticed as everyone was focused on Prigozhin's insurgency. Without mutiny pretext such massive movement would be seen, and mainly linked, directly to Ukraine very quickly.

If I consider that Russia already did some serious preparatons to protect its capital, with roads blocked and checkpoints rised, I think Russia is about to blow heavy strike on Kiev and its forces (if not even further) and all this protective measures, ostensibly related to mutiny, were done actually as protective measures if NATO will decide to intervene.

If my conclusions are correct then such blow will come in next hours or days.

DJ...so was it a trick, an act ?

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DJ, Weeb Union called yesterdays events in Russia a "fake uprising"...[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0GAF3Vez-I[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0GAF3Vez-I ;

Russian Spring | Lukashenka Saved Russia. The West Revealed All Plans. Military Summary 2023.06.24

MS also wonders if this was some kind of show event...

-Wagner trucks moving north to Moscow in between civilian traffic

-"helicopters and truck explosion" fake ? (same explosion-video used (by who ?) for two different positions...

-Highest estimate number of Wagner forces "on the move" was 50,000 -most of them may not have known for what goal...

-Lukashenko/Belarus in contact with Prigozhin most of the time

-Putin "trying to avoid bloodshed between Russians"...

DJ-The "uprising" also came at the same time NATO major drills ended....

[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZR4BfdhIw_A[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZR4BfdhIw_A Alex Christoforou/AC believes these events may bring more support for Ukraine by NATO in its Vilnius summit july 12...DJ-NON SENSE !!! 

MS mentioned Russia moved its forces -under cover of dealing with a wagner uprising- north of Charkov...Also more Russian forces near Rostov-on-Don east of Ukraine...

DJ-my view- Putin c.s. showed his KGB background and put up a show....To mislead "the west" Putin used Russian media...The west was surprised by the "uprising" not involved...It took hours before "Belarus opposition" claimed they would start moving onto Minsk...

So will Putin go for a "state of war" in Russia, mobilize millions of military ? 

[url]https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/06/on-prigozhins-insurrection-farce.html[/url] or https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/06/on-prigozhins-insurrection-farce.html ;

On Prigozhin's Insurrection Farce

Some thoughts on the ongoing insurrection attempt in Russia.

I wonder who or what lured Yevgeny Prigozhin into staging this farce.

In twelve or so hours things are likely to have calmed down.

'Western' anal-cysts will spend weeks fantasizing about their wished for outcome which, of course, was never to happen.

DJ, confusion of the west was one of the goals....

Again Russia may have decided to go for a more agressive strategy...given up hope there was a chance for making any deals with NATO...

[url]https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202306/1293095.shtml[/url] or https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202306/1293095.shtml ;

Chinese Premier Li Qiang wrapped up his visit to Germany and France, his first overseas visit since taking position, and returned to Beijing on Saturday. During his trip, Li stressed that China will continue to open up and improve its business environment, and called on China and Europe to rise above differences, demonstrating the importance China attaches to the European market in an era of heightening geopolitical tensions.

Chinese experts said the Premier's visit to Europe, which included bilateral as well as multilateral engagements, has achieved positive results in confirming the importance of strengthening economic ties with Germany and France - the two major European countries - amid the "de-risking" rhetoric and have dispelled, to a certain extent, misunderstanding over the matter.

and [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGovYqCJbTI[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGovYqCJbTI Lena Petrova-US$ as economic weapon is declining...

In Ukraine fighting did NOT stop....The NATO-BRIICSS+ conflict now has NATO confused even more....

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DJ, The west is wondering where Prygozhin went....Of course asking the wrong questions may be part of the problematic western strategy...

[url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_warfare[/url] or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_warfare Putin/Russia had to find a way to get Prygozhin "out of the way" while keeping (most of) Wagner fighters on his side...So Prygozhin overplaying his position was "the best possible" way to get that goal...

[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMD6DstL6Wg[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMD6DstL6Wg New Atlas/NA discussing also how Ukraine is running out of military means to continu its war...NA expected Ukraine to "get more land" at the price of lots of lives....So far the "Ukraine offensive" may have resulted in massive loss of lives, tanks, fighter jets...further demilitarization of Ukraine/NATO.

[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4fwFu5E9v0[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4fwFu5E9v0 Weeb Union/WU and

[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXuotpINeoM[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXuotpINeoM Military Summary/MS mention Russia may have started its own offensive...

DJ-Dealing with Prygozhin (at the end of NATO major drills in western Europe) may have been part of the plan...WU mentions Ukraine/NATO now may face all of the Belarus/Russia border (DJ and Black Sea coast) as frontline...further overstretching Ukraine forces...

The Duran [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLNcwL3cBUQ[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLNcwL3cBUQ ;

Obsessed with the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant

DJ...my view; There is a real major nuclear risk in the NATO expansion war in Ukraine...It may get very ugly very fast....

[url]https://southfront.org/ukraines-accusations-against-moscow-about-znpp-preparation-for-false-flag/[/url] or https://southfront.org/ukraines-accusations-against-moscow-about-znpp-preparation-for-false-flag/ ;

Written by Lucas Leiroz, journalist, researcher at the Center for Geostrategic Studies, geopolitical consultant

As well known, the Kiev regime has been carrying out irresponsible attacks against the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) since last year. Russian officials, independent journalists and ordinary citizens have repeatedly reported the Ukrainian strikes, with strong suspicions that the regime deliberately wants to provoke a nuclear leakage in the region. However, Kiev now seriously accuses Russia of planning such a crime, which sounds like a coordinated operation to delude public opinion.

On his social media, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky claimed to have received an intelligence report exposing that Moscow is planning a “terrorist attack” on the ZNPP. The objective would be to destroy the plant and cause a radioactive leak, thus affecting the lives of thousands of civilians. On the occasion, the Ukrainian president also resumed the unfounded accusations that Russia was responsible for the incident at the Novaya Kakhovka dam, in addition to saying that the whole world is being warned in advance about what will possibly happen in ZNPP. He called on Kiev’s international partners to “act” in order to prevent such a tragedy.

DJ, Western media -owned by the war industry- did claim "Russia was shelling itself" in the ZNPP....Western media are part of the "frontline" 

NATO is running out of options for "helping Ukraine" (in destroying itself). So a major incident, blowing up a major dam, shooting down a passenger plane and "Putin did it" insanity may be the main part of "western strategy".....

DJ-I am NOT neutral-see myself as "left wing" and I am getting more and more angry with European "Left wing" parties now supporting NATO .....The main reason why the "Left" is losing elections is because that "Left" is doing all the right wing policies....There was opposition against US invasion of Iraq in 2003...Now "the Left" is fooling themselves "NATO is defending democracy".....Is "the Left" taken over by young people without ANY !!! knowledge of history ? 

Here in NL both "SP" and Animal Rights Party "claim" Ukraine "has a right" to join NATO....Ignoring the 2014 coup, ignoring the extreme right wing ruining Ukraine...(not all are nazi's....ultra-nationalists in Ukraine may become a growing problem for NATO. zelensky is running out of support inside Ukraine...). In Germany "Die Linke/The Left" protest against the war and the destruction of the German economy via sanctions...

I miss the voices of Trade Unions so far....in many countries Trade Unions have links with "social democratic parties" (SDP in Germany)....How you fight inflation if you do not fight ineffective sanctions ???

Renewable energy is increasing but unable to replace the amount of fossil fuels we imported from what now is the BRIICSS+ bloc....Less cars, less flying, very welcome...but not enough ! We are moving into a very major economic crash in the coming winter in the NATO-west....

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Did the Prygozhin-problem "damage" Russia ? It was controlled within a day...it was a problem that developed over months...If Russia is able to "end" Ukraine in august, september I think Russia may even end up stronger in BRIICSS+....Türkiye, Brazil, Pakistan did face more dangerous coups...

[url]https://news.cgtn.com/news/2023-06-14/Saudi-Arabia-announces-plan-to-open-modern-China-Arab-Silk-Road--1kCzXsM6Co8/index.html[/url] or https://news.cgtn.com/news/2023-06-14/Saudi-Arabia-announces-plan-to-open-modern-China-Arab-Silk-Road--1kCzXsM6Co8/index.html ;

The Saudi investment ministry on Monday announced that a modern "Silk Road" will be opened between China and Arab countries to help Saudi Arabia diversify its economy and improve the skills of its youth at the 10th Arab-China Business Conference.

The two-day event, which opened in the Saudi capital of Riyadh on Sunday, is the largest in scale since its inception in 2005, with over 3,000 participants joining this year.

The first day of the conference witnessed the signing of more than 30 groundbreaking agreements valued at over 70 billion yuan (about 9.8 billion U.S. dollars), illustrating the immense potential of economic and investment cooperation between China and Arab countries.

The economic and trade cooperation between China and Arab countries is highly complementary.

Judging from the results of this conference, the economic and trade cooperation between the two sides has extended from traditional oil and gas energy to the fields of science and technology, renewable energy, minerals, supply chains, tourism, and healthcare.

DJ, Saudi Arabia may be the target of the next US/NATO regime change operation....

-If it fails it only underlines NATO is "the enemy of the world"...

-If it succeeds BRICS may go for "a more agressive" strategy...what non-NATO country will be the next target ? 

On the other hand China is very active in "make trade not war" ...inviting US bussiness people, visiting EU countries...

NATO countries have to evaluate...what did confrontation policies (biden) bring so far...The NATO west by now is much weaker in many ways than it was in 2020...US$ share of global trade is dropping high speed...

[url]https://thecradle.co/article-view/26288/the-greater-eurasia-project-building-bridges-and-breaking-barriers[/url] or https://thecradle.co/article-view/26288/the-greater-eurasia-project-building-bridges-and-breaking-barriers ;

On July 4, at a New Delhi summit, Iran will finally become a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).

That will be one of the key decisions of the summit, held via video-conference, along with the signing of a memorandum on the path by Belarus to also become a member state.

In parallel, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk has confirmed that Iran and the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) should sign a free trade agreement (FTA) by the end of 2023.

The FTA will expand an interim deal that already lowers customs duties on hundreds of categories of goods.

Russia and Iran – two key poles of Eurasia integration – have been getting closer and closer geoeconomically since the west’s sanctions tsunami that followed Russia’s February 2022 Special Military Operation (SMO) in Ukraine.

The EAEU – as much as the SCO and BRICS – is on a roll: FTAs are expected to be clinched, from middle to long term, with Egypt, India, Indonesia, and the UAE.

Overchuck admits negotiations may be “very difficult” and “take years,” considering “the interests of all five EAEU member states, their businesses, and their consumers.” Yet despite the obvious complexities, this high-speed rail geoeconomic train has already left the station.

This way for a SWIFT exit

In a parallel track, the members of the Asian Clearing Union (ACU), during a recent summit in Iran, decided to launch a new cross-border financial messaging system this month as a rival to the western-centric SWIFT.

The ACU comprises the Central Banks of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Iran: a healthy mix of West Asia, Southeast Asia, and South Asia.

DJ, From Trade Unions to major companies (Volkswagen, BASF, Airbus) the EU economic future is in Asia....if EU politicians keep ignoring this it is time for other EU politicians....

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DJ, The NATO expansion war in Ukraine-just another NATO crime-and climate, pandemic all share the same problem; western "leaders" deny the real problem and live in phantasyland...

[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zRF9FGRr9s[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zRF9FGRr9s ; Judge Napolitano/Douglas McGregor on the Prigozhin "uprising"...

Russian Rebellion & the Ukraine War w/Col Doug Macgregor

in short; Does Putin have to go for time or should he finish NATO now ? 

[url]https://southfront.org/in-video-18-ukrainian-servicemen-fighting-russian-minefields/[/url] or https://southfront.org/in-video-18-ukrainian-servicemen-fighting-russian-minefields/ 

[url]https://southfront.org/in-video-ukrainian-commander-punished-soldiers-blowing-them-up-with-grenade/[/url] or https://southfront.org/in-video-ukrainian-commander-punished-soldiers-blowing-them-up-with-grenade/ 

This is what NATO "leaders" call "success"....totally disgusting....NATO is spending trillions on insane wars...from stealing oil in Syria and Iraq to "regime change in Moscow"....

[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPT7pQr8hhA[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPT7pQr8hhA

Monday's Pandemic Update Weekly Walgreens Update Is In

DJ..."politics" made their profits in big pharma...."so" the pandemic for now "is over"...profits now via wars...

[url]http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/06/extreme-heat-stress.html[/url] or http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/06/extreme-heat-stress.html ;

Extreme heat stress


High Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) is forecast to hit the Southeastern United States over the next few days. The image below shows a forecast for June 29, 2023, 18 UTC with WBGT as high as 34°C (93°F) forecast for a location near Jackson, Mississippi, of WBGT up to 34°C (93°F). 

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As temperatures and humidity levels keep rising, there comes a point where the wind factor no longer matters, in the sense that wind can no longer provide cooling.

Once the wet-bulb temperature reaches 35°C, one can no longer lose heat by perspiration, even in strong wind, but instead one will start gaining heat from the air beyond a wet-bulb temperature of 35°C.

The 'Misery Index' is the perceived air temperature as a combination of wind chill and heat index (which combines air temperature and relative humidity, in shaded areas).

The image below shows high readings on the Misery Index for parts of Pakistan, the 'feels like' temperature at nullschool.net. On June 22, 2023, an air temperature of 45.4°C (113.7°F) and a relative humidity of 25% resulted in 'feels like' temperatures as high as 51°C (123.7°F) at the area marked by the green circle. 

DJ, Spain dealing with another heatwave, 44C/110F....will show up in excess deaths...[url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wet-bulb_temperature[/url] or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wet-bulb_temperature ;

The wet-bulb temperature (WBT) is the temperature read by a thermometer covered in water-soaked (water at ambient temperature) cloth (a wet-bulb thermometer) over which air is passed.[1] At 100% relative humidity, the wet-bulb temperature is equal to the air temperature (dry-bulb temperature); at lower humidity the wet-bulb temperature is lower than dry-bulb temperature because of evaporative cooling.

The wet-bulb temperature is defined as the temperature of a parcel of air cooled to saturation (100% relative humidity) by the evaporation of water into it, with the latent heat supplied by the parcel.[2] A wet-bulb thermometer indicates a temperature close to the true (thermodynamic) wet-bulb temperature. The wet-bulb temperature is the lowest temperature that can be reached under current ambient conditions by the evaporation of water only.

Even heat-adapted people cannot carry out normal outdoor activities past a wet-bulb temperature of 32 °C (90 °F), equivalent to a heat index of 55 °C (130 °F). The theoretical limit to human survival for more than a few hours in the shade, even with unlimited water, is a wet-bulb temperature of 35 °C (95 °F) – equivalent to a heat index of 70 °C (160 °F).[3]

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wet-bulb_temperature#Wet-bulb_temperature_and_health

A sustained wet-bulb temperature exceeding 35 °C (95 °F) is likely to be fatal even to fit and healthy people, unclothed in the shade next to a fan; at this temperature human bodies switch from shedding heat to the environment, to gaining heat from it.[9] In practice, such ideal conditions for humans to cool themselves will not always exist – hence the high fatality levels in the 2003 European and 2010 Russian heat waves, which saw wet-bulb temperatures no greater than 28 °C.[10]

A 2015 study concluded that depending on the extent of future global warming, parts of the world could become uninhabitable due to deadly wet-bulb temperatures.[11] A 2020 study reported cases where a 35 °C (95 °F) wet-bulb temperature had already occurred, albeit too briefly and in too small a locality to cause fatalities.[10]

DJ Proteins break down when overheated....bio-chemistry gets disrupted....

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US general: We will prevent China's reunification at all cost, even if that decision is devastating for the Chinese people in the form of blood.

So how fed up is the world with the NATO-western elite ? 

[url]https://www.dutchnews.nl/2023/06/revised-forecast-dutch-economy-contracted-by-0-3-in-2023-q1/[/url] or https://www.dutchnews.nl/2023/06/revised-forecast-dutch-economy-contracted-by-0-3-in-2023-q1/ ;

The Dutch economy contracted by 0.3% in the first quarter of this year, not the 0.7% stated by national statistics agency CBS in its early estimate.

Better than expected export figures and new information about industrial investments led to the revised figure, the CBS said on Friday.

However, there was less positive news on jobs. There were 49,000 new jobs in the first three months of this year when compared with December 2022, and that is down 14,000 on the earlier forecast.

A contraction in the second quarter would mean the Netherlands had entered a slight recession, as has happened in Germany. Nevertheless, economists say that this is unlikely to be the case.

DJ, NL is very flexible...we still produce a lot of things, import/export a lot...maybe partners may change...Germany gets part of it replacement imports via Dutch ports...so "Germany sanctioning Russia" may see Russian energy imported from India via NL....but US-LNG (high costs) in part also go via NL...

[url]https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/06/26/705994/Iran-crude-oil-output-rise-EI-report[/url] or https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/06/26/705994/Iran-crude-oil-output-rise-EI-report ;

Figures from the Statistical Review of World Energy, an annual report published by the Energy Institute (EI), have confirmed that there was a major rise in Iranian crude oil output in 2022 despite the continued pressure of US sanctions on the Iranian petroleum sector.

The report published on Monday showed that Iran’s oil output, including production of crude oil, condensate and NGL, rose by 4.6% last year compared to 2021 to reach an average of 3.822 million barrels per day (bpd).

Figures in the report showed that Iran’s combined production of crude oil and condensate, which is a very light form of oil, rose by 129,000 bpd or 4.1% in 2022 from figures reported in the year before.

Iran’s output of natural gas liquids (NGL) also rose by an average of 40,000 bpd or 8.5% from 2021 to reach 509,000 bpd last year, said the report.

It said that fuel production in Iranian refineries rose by 2.2% year on year in 2022 to 2.397 million bpd while oil refining capacity in the country rose 2.3% to 2.67 million bpd over the same period.

Natural gas production in Iran reached 259.4 billion cubic meters last year, up 1.1% from 2021, showed EI figures.

DJ, Iran increasing trade with Asia...

[url]https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202306/1293199.shtml[/url] or https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202306/1293199.shtml ;

French President Emmanuel Macron again made a public call for building an autonomous Europe in a persistent attempt to shake off Europe's shackles and prove that it is not the vassal of any superpower. 

His remarks were widely viewed as being constructive for pushing forward a more multipolar world and bringing more global stability.

Macron made the remarks in a wide-ranging interview with CNN's Fareed Zakaria that was  released on Sunday, in which he also noted that a global agenda is impossible without US-China cooperation. "We need cooperation, especially between China and the US," Macron told CNN. At the global level, the top priority is to address existing crises and combat inequality, poverty and climate change, according to the French leader.

He also stressed his hope of building a good relationship and promoting cooperation with China.

DJ, Modi visited the US. biden hoped India would end good relations-since 1945-with Russia....so the US could use India against Russia, Iran, China...all three major partners (in BRICS, SCO etc) for India...

A totally insane biden now is willing to "provide India with all it asks for" in the crazy idea the US can use India...simply failing to understand India might be using the US....

All together the main question is-will BRICS deal with NATO high speed or slowly....

[url]https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/06/prigozhins-farce-is-over-and-it-is-clear-who-has-won-.html[/url] or https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/06/prigozhins-farce-is-over-and-it-is-clear-who-has-won-.html 

The former Indian ambassador M.K. Bhadrakumar agrees:

Blinken has piled up a consistent record for being horribly wrong on his assessments on Russia — starting from the deathly blow the ‘sanctions from hell’ were expected to give to the Russian economy; Putin’s hold on power; Russia’s catastrophic defeat in Ukraine; Russian military’s deficiencies; Kiev’s inexorable military victory, and so on.

In this case, he has reason to feel embittered particularly because of the spectacular unity of the Russian state, political elite, media, regional and federal bureaucracy, and the military and security establishment in rallying behind Putin. Arguably, Putin’s political stature is now unchallengeable and unassailable in Russia and the Americans have to live with that reality long after Joe Biden’s departure from the scene.

Today Prigozhin again tried to justify his 'march for justice' as he calls it and again repeats the evidence free claim of the attack on his group. He also claims that his operation demonstrated the problems in the Russian military and the quality of Wagner.

But in fact there was at no moment any danger for Russia. The Russian airforce could have destroyed the Wagner convoys on their way to Moscow at a few minutes notice. His troops in Rostov-on-Don were surrounded by the Chechen troops of Ramzan Kadyrov who had rushed to the city and were prepared to fight Wagner down.

I don't think that there is a chance that Prigozhin will ever have a come back. He is finished and he has only himself to blame for it.

DJ-Some claim "western intel knew of prigozhin plans"...simply very unlikely....By now it is getting even more clear "the west" has lost contact with reality...

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DJ, Several developments-just trying to understand some basics...

sources (a.o.);

[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJEsLXQ4cv0[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJEsLXQ4cv0 Military Summery/MS

[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VK0Uu8ZS7s[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VK0Uu8ZS7s Alex Christoforou/AC

[url]https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/06/ukraine-sitrep-prigozhin-affair-kramatorsk-missile-attack.html[/url] or https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/06/ukraine-sitrep-prigozhin-affair-kramatorsk-missile-attack.html MoA

-Kramatorsk (?) 

zelensky/NATO claiming Russia used two S-300 to attack a pizza restaurant in Kramatorsk-killing 10 civilians...[url]https://southfront.org/british-storm-shadow-missile-struck-ukrainian-city-of-kramatorsk/[/url] or https://southfront.org/british-storm-shadow-missile-struck-ukrainian-city-of-kramatorsk/  and [url]https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/u-s-nato-hq-in-kramatorsk-reportedly-hit-by-russian-missile-s-conflicting-claims-and-blame[/url] or https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/u-s-nato-hq-in-kramatorsk-reportedly-hit-by-russian-missile-s-conflicting-claims-and-blame 

...so what missile hit what target ? My view; Russia used an Iskander missile against a NATO gathering in Kramatorsk. Ukraine used S-300's to stop the Russian missile...very likely also an air-launched UK storm shadow missile was involved...

Lots of indications some (ex) NATO militaries got killed/wounded...

🇺🇦 An ordinary "tourist" with a chevron of the US anti-aircraft troops watches his compatriots being pulled out from the rubble in Kramatorsk

DJ, NATO military "tourists" now evacuated to German hospitals via NATO military transports ?????

-Belarus (?)

Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia: The deployment of Russian Wagner units in Belarus makes the situation in the region even more volatile.

MS claiming (min 29) Duda/etc from Poland visiting Kiev may be linked to Poland/Baltics planning to send in military to western Ukraine end of july...If Poland would move into Ukraine Wagner forces would stop/fight them from Belarus...

DJ-It would further increase risks for a war between Belarus/Russia and Poland/Baltics...NATO may still claim "it is not a party"....

-Prigozhin

Olaf Scholz said that Prigozhin's rebellion was a complete surprise for German intelligence - DPA “The actions of the private army came as a surprise to the German Federal Intelligence Service,” said the German Chancellor. Scholz noted that the German intelligence agencies were "of course not aware of this" . He added that the events that had taken place would soon be discussed among Western politicians.

DJ, Western "intel" totally missed the Prigozhin plan "to protest". MoA makes the point Russia did not know Wagners had Pantsir Air Defense...Wagners did shoot down Russian planes ? 

NYT/other western war-industry owned "media" claim "Russian general knew of Prigozhin plan" based on NATO intel that itself did not know of these plans....

Another point on Prigozhin...still not clear if it is a form of 4D chess or did Prigozhin "run wild" and survive it ? (My view is Prigozhin may be used to confuse the west...)

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Middle East North Africa (MENA)

[url]https://southfront.org/northwestern-syria-front-is-heating-up/[/url] or https://southfront.org/northwestern-syria-front-is-heating-up/ DJ-Moderate terrorists backed by NATO try to stop Turkish-Syrian talks...

[url]https://www.debka.com/new-iranian-and-hizballah-bases-south-of-damascus-irans-3-spy-agencies-split-by-quarrel/[/url] or https://www.debka.com/new-iranian-and-hizballah-bases-south-of-damascus-irans-3-spy-agencies-split-by-quarrel/ ;

Two new military centers are under construction south of Damascus by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) and Hizballah, DEBKAfile’s military sources report. They are designed to consolidate their access to Lebanon and the Golan. Satellite and Western intelligence have recorded the new projects. Acting for Iran, the Imam Hussein Brigades, an Iraqi militia assigned by the IRGC to the Damascus region, began in mid-June building a string of bases in the Khan al-Shih district. Twenty kilometers away, Hizballah has been constructing on the large tract of land it occupies another network of military facilities south of the Syrian air force’s Mezzeh Military Airport.

All this construction work is designed to bring Iran’;s military and its proxies closer to the Israeli border, the Golan and Lebanon.
The Iraqi militia is focusing its effort on new military staff headquarters and hangars for storing weapons and ammo not far from its own bases at Sayyidah Zaynab, where Iran has established its main command center in Syria.

DJ, from Israeli (extremist) view most Arabs are "Iran proxies"....

[url]https://www.debka.com/egypts-president-el-sisi-seriously-challenged-by-army-chief-gen-askar/[/url] or https://www.debka.com/egypts-president-el-sisi-seriously-challenged-by-army-chief-gen-askar/

Nine years in power, Egypt’s president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, 68, a former army chief himself, is facing a challenge from disaffected officers. It is led by the armed forces’ Chief of staff, Lt.-Gen. Osama Askar, who is defying the president’s order of dismissal and hanging on to office. Sources in Cairo read the situation as signifying an attempted military coup against the president.


Gen. Askar was last seen at an officers’ graduation ceremony taking place on June 22 at the Nasser military academy, alongside Defense Minister Lt. Gen. Mohammed Zaki. Reports that a number of high-ranking officers were plotting to unseat the president appear to have led up to Askar’s dismissal. The British weekly The Economist recently revealed that El-Sisi and the Egyptian high command are deeply at odds and the president has taken to frequently reshuffling the generals because he does not trust any of them.

DJ, Al-Sisi so far was backed by Saudi Arabia...now Saudi Arabia is going BRICS-followed by Egypt-can al Sisi still "do the job"? 

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DJ-One of my major questions is will there be a BRIICSS+-"NATO" military cooperation...China, Russia pay a lot of attention to Cuba. Iran visiting Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua...South Africa, Iran had drills with the Russian/Chinese navies...

The NATO-BRIICSS+ conflict seems to be getting worse...so does China further prepare for "large scale war"? 

[url]https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/escobar-russias-coup-gate-putin-wins-all-counts[/url] or https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/escobar-russias-coup-gate-putin-wins-all-counts ;

So what really happened after The Longest Day?

Hefty CIA funds may have changed hands. But in the end the “coup” could turn out to be the Greatest Russian Trolling of the West Ever.

The Mother of All Maskirovkas

Once again, facts on the ground prove Putin is the undisputed champion of Russia. After keeping a strategic silence for a few hours, his intervention gathered full support from the civilian population, the FSB, the Chechens, the Army, the Communists, everyone.

The exact terms of the deal between Luka and Prighozin, with help from the governor of the Tula region, Alexey Dyumin, are still unclear.

Prighozin said he was satisfied with the terms. Peskov confirmed on the record that a criminal case against Prigozhin would be dropped. A key Prighozin demand was the twin resignation of Defense Minister Shoigu and Chief of Staff Gerasimov. That may – or may not – happen in the immediate future.

And that brings us to the still fascinating possibility this was the Mother of All Maskirovkas. Prigozhin sets up all this circus just to get a meeting in Moscow with Shoigu and Gerasimov.

Talk about an overkill just to go out on a date.

The Mother of All Maskirovkas scenario also implies a move worthy of 5D chess.

On Saturday, Wagner was 200 km away from Moscow.

Yet on Sunday, Wagner was 100 km away from Kiev.

Next level Sun Tzu Art of War, anyone?

reminds me of [url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matryoshka_doll[/url] or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matryoshka_doll ;

Matryoshka dolls (/ˌmætriˈɒʃkə/ MAT-ree-OSH-kə; Russian: матрёшкаIPA: [mɐˈtrʲɵʂkə] (listen)), also known as stacking dollsnesting dollsRussian tea dolls, or Russian dolls,[1] are a set of wooden dolls of decreasing size placed one inside another. The name matryoshka, mainly known as "little matron", is a diminutive form of Matryosha (Матрёша), in turn a diminutive of the Russian female first name Matryona (Матрёна).[2]

DJ, Putin c.s. have KGB background so misleading enemies is part of their training....

[url]https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202306/1293343.shtml[/url] or https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202306/1293343.shtml ;

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed on Tuesday that he is set to visit China next month, and according to Chinese analysts on Wednesday, Israel will seek to enhance bilateral ties with China in the regional power rebalancing process at a time when countries in the Middle East have increasingly engaged in a "wave of reconciliation" since China brokered a rapprochement between Saudi Arabia and Iran in March. It will also serve as a reminder to the US that Israel has other diplomatic options than Washington, experts noted. 

DJ, Israel NEEDS to trade with Asia/BRIICSS+....China may find a way to end the Middle East conflict...the US/NATO exploited that conflict (a sort of new crusade...). 

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[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgxmnI_TvgU[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgxmnI_TvgU Military Summary,

DJ-Basic point, Ukraine may go "all out" before the NATO top in Vilinius july 11....this may go as far as claiming a nuclear accident happened at ZNPP...by launching nuclear waste via himars in that direction...

[url]https://southfront.org/revealing-truth-behind-the-strike-in-kramatorsk/[/url] or https://southfront.org/revealing-truth-behind-the-strike-in-kramatorsk/ Western propaganda claimed Russia did attack a pizzeria...still Ukraine arrested a "traitor"....very likely a meeting of Ukraine and NATO staff was hit....The meetingplace may have used the restaurant as "human shield"...

DJ-Western "news" is part of the war machine...reminding me of nazi-lies in W.W. 2...Just like the nazi's NATO will destroy itself by attacking Russia/BRIICSS+....

The Duran [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-9b73FwB1w&t=1s[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-9b73FwB1w&t=1s in short;

-US trying to pull out of Ukraine war...(Vietnam scenario...support most in words)

-Poland, Baltics may go for unilateral "promisses" to Ukraine

-Ukraine will NOT join NATO or EU in the short term...

-zelensky ending up in an impossible position

-For the US China is the main "problem" ...not Russia

My view; zelensky may understand the US/biden only used Ukraine-like it uses the Kurds-for US goals...zelensky may become more unpredictable...The EU also has very major political problems....spending hundreds of billions on an insane war with Russia...now going for conflict with main trade partner China ? 








The 3rd China-Africa Economic & Trade Expo kicked off in Changsha, Hunan Province ystd with 1,500 exhibitors from 29 countries, the largest economic & trade cooperation platform under the framework of FOCAC. China has been Africa's largest trading partner for 14 years in a row.

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“The Quran is sacred for Muslims and should be sacred for others.” Russia’s President Vladimir Putin was gifted a copy of the Quran during his visit to the Juma Mosque of Derbent in Dagestan, known as the oldest mosque in Russia, on the first day of Eid al Adha

DJ, confrontation politics by the NATO-west more and more are destroying that west...from violent protests in France to hyperinflation risks for the US...

[url]https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/06/30/706180/US-State-Department-plans-to-sell-440-weapons-munitions-Chinese-Taipei-Taiwan[/url] or https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/06/30/706180/US-State-Department-plans-to-sell-440-weapons-munitions-Chinese-Taipei-Taiwan ;

The US State Department has announced plans to sell military hardware to Chinese Taipei despite Beijing's strong disproval of Washington's relationship with the island.

The State Department said In a notification to Congress on Thursday it would sell $440.2 million worth of weapons' parts and munitions in its latest effort to boost Taiwan’s forces as tensions remain high with China.

Again...even the US claims Taiwan is part of China...When will Russia sell weapons to an Alaska militia ? China, Iran make weapondeals with Texas, California, Hawaii ? 

(When will the Dutch retake New Amsterdam ???)

[url]http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/06/arctic-sea-ice-under-threat-update-5.html[/url] or http://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2023/06/arctic-sea-ice-under-threat-update-5.html ;

The danger is that, as El Niño strengthens, there will be massive loss of Arctic sea ice over the coming months, with water in the Arctic Ocean heating up strongly due to loss of the latent heat buffer and loss of albedo, while huge amounts of ocean heat keep entering the Arctic Ocean from the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.

DJ, Paul Beckwith [url]https://paulbeckwith.net/[/url] or https://paulbeckwith.net/ came up with the idea of Bleu Ocean Event-BOE...less than 1 million km2 of ice in the Arctic...we may get there this year ? 

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BLOWBACK The weapons of war in the streets of France come from - where else - Ukraine. French police already seized Accuracy International sniper rifles handed over by the EU in 2022. Banlieue connections note French favelas are infested  with all kinds of weapons.

DJ, "the poor" have to do the fighting....the "rich" make profits out of wars....In the pandemic "the poor" had often over 2x more chances of catching/dying from CoViD...A.o. the Turkish secret service recruited fighters for IS ten years ago...Lots of poor western young people ended up -in fact- fighting for the US NOT IS !- in Syria, Iraq...

[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xm9u124XC1Q[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xm9u124XC1Q Military Summary /MSand [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lzxt4R79wo[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lzxt4R79wo Weeb Union/WU on the Ukraine war...

DJ, Maybe a few major points;

-If Ukraine pushes in the south Russia increases presure in the east (WU)

-Zelushny in an interview with the washington post blamed the west for "pushing for offensives without enough support"...DJ-Ukraine simply has a point here from the start (in 2014 ?) ...the "NATO-west" wants Ukraine to "weaken Russia" but the outcome is destruction of Ukraine...The sooner Ukraine "elite" gets that point the sooner the Ukraine-war will be over ! [url]https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/06/ukraines-zaluzhny-is-back-and-asking-for-more-weapons.html[/url] or https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/06/ukraines-zaluzhny-is-back-and-asking-for-more-weapons.html 

-MS also included  video from boats crossing the (low) Dnjepr river in Kherson...DJ-Is the [url]https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/royal-marines/special-boat-service/special-boat-service[/url] or https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/royal-marines/special-boat-service/special-boat-service / [url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Boat_Service[/url] or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Boat_Service involved ? 

DJ, my "idea" is NATO staff may be using drones, directing artillery, US Black Hawk gathering intel over the Black Sea to find Crimea targets...Polish soldiers a.o. already in frontlines...Very likely most of the "Ukraine army" in number of soldiers may still be Ukrainian...Intel, modern weapons however is NOT Ukrainian...

[url]https://southfront.org/ukraine-u-s-are-recruiting-syrians-plotting-attacks-against-russian-forces-from-iraq-report/[/url] or https://southfront.org/ukraine-u-s-are-recruiting-syrians-plotting-attacks-against-russian-forces-from-iraq-report/ ;

The source alleged that the CIA, the U.S. main intelligence agency, is now negotiating with the Kurdish People’s Defense Units (YPG) and the heads of several Arab tribes in Syria to recruit militants for Kiev forces, with a monthly salary for each militant of up to $2,000.

The YPG is the core faction of the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which control a large part of Syria’s northeastern region including the border line with Iraq’s Kurdistan.

Attempts by Kiev forces to recruit military from Syria were first reported just a few days after the start of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine in February of last year.

Last April, a report by The Washington Post citing leaked U.S. intelligence documents revealed a plot by the Ukrainian intelligence and the SDF to launch attacks against Russian bases and key oil fields in Syria. The SDF has since denied any involvement in such a plot.

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[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNE1WaDdmwE&t=3s[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNE1WaDdmwE&t=3s Lena Petrova on the BRICS summit coming august in South Africa (the "west" may go for "sanctions" when SA will NOT arrest Putin even with the western controlled International Criminal Court ICC has an arrest warrent on Putin (on non sense claims of kidnapping children from Ukraine...please !)

Africa is planning to STOP !!! any deals with the western IMF, World Bank...Using the US$ for trade is "good" for the US but is keeping poor countries poor...

One of the basics for the NATO-BRIICSS+ conflict is the neo-colonial relations the west is enforcing on the rest....

Western main stream media still may spin their story on : "bad Russia, bad Putin" but global relations have changed....

[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PB5dAQT0Des[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PB5dAQT0Des ;

Clear indications of Ukraine's dwindling resistance on the battlefield have emerged. Peace negotiations on the Ukraine conflict could begin as early as next month. According to German state TV channel ARD, the West wants Kyiv to hold peace talks. The report states that an unofficial international meeting aimed at ending the conflict has already taken place in the Danish capital, Copenhagen.

DJ, [url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_Sullivan[/url] or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_Sullivan may have been at that Copenhagen meeting...One of biden his goals is getting reelected..."four more years"....for that reason biden needs to be able to claim some success...

BRIICSS+ want the wars -caused by US/NATO- in Syria, Iraq, Ukraine to be over....Both China and Africa went for a peace initiative to both Kyev and Moscow...Putin showed the delegations a signed peace agreement from march 2022 after talks in Türkiye...

[url]https://www.timesofisrael.com/cia-director-traveled-to-ukraine-met-with-zelensky-and-intelligence-counterparts/[/url] or https://www.timesofisrael.com/cia-director-traveled-to-ukraine-met-with-zelensky-and-intelligence-counterparts/ ; According to The Washington Post, which first reported the visit, Ukrainian officials shared plans to claw back Russian-occupied territory and begin ceasefire negotiations by the end of the year.

DJ, Israel itself is trying to balance between the US, Russia and China against Iran. Russia and China can mean more for Israel in limiting Iran than the US can do...

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DJ-There is a very serious risk "hard liners" may go for (extreme/nuclear) escalation both in Ukraine and in MENA/Syria-Iran...Goal may be getting more support from NATO...

Realists in the NATO west point to increasing risk for energy/resources/economy...the extreme costs of these wars...NATO simply can NOT pay for these wars much longer...


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The Duran [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyPMFZKQUds[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyPMFZKQUds on the UK with Nigel Farage UK-IP no longer able to do any banking....

DJ-One of the outcomes of the NATO war against Russia in Ukraine is "democrazy ukraine style" in NATO countries...[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMXejvS2u0o&t=46s[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMXejvS2u0o&t=46s Clare Daly, Irish member of the Euro Parliament on growing EU pressure for Ireland to give up neutrality...Ireland, Austria, Switzerland still not in NATO...

Alexander Mercouris compares the Ukraine war with the Vietnam War...under Kennedy first involvement...65-68 US expected to win...68-72 "limiting damage" and last phase 72-75 "Vietnamization of the war" with the fall of Saigon and a corrupt western backed regime ending that (neo colonial) war...

As a reminder; Ho Tji Minh after 1919 Versailles Peace deal asked Wilson [url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodrow_Wilson[/url] or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodrow_Wilson if the US would support self determination also for non-western nations...Ho Tji Minh may have hoped for US support of decolonization in Asia...

It may have stopped Japan from expanding their colonial empire (Korea, Taiwan a.o. Japanese colonies)...So also the Vietnam War [url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam#First_Indochina_War[/url] or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam#First_Indochina_War ...the US did support the (later) Viet Cong against Japan/Vinchy France from 1941....the war ended in 1975...Vietnam had to fight the French, Japanese, US (Australia, New Zealand South Korea...Labour kept the UK out of the Vietnam war).

Losing that war did start for the US a.o. interventions in Afghanistan to end the pro-Soviet government there...resulting in the 1979-89 Soviet intervention in Afghanistan fighting a.o. Osama bin Laden and other western supported jihadi's ...new to the region...

No doubt the US/NATO supported/started protests in Eastern Europe "bringing down that wall" in 1989...German reunification, end of Soviet Union in 1991...

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So "history did NOT stop" after the 1975 end of the Vietnam War...one could even claim 1975-89 did see the "west win"...beating "Russia/communism" without a major war...

However after 1989-91 the "west" did not know what to do with its victory...(???) Before 2000 Jeltsin/Russia was even thinking of joining NATO...

DJ, Like the EU closing its doors for Türkiye (out of fear for Islam...) the "west" failed to find a good strategy for Russia...

Nixon/Kissinger agreed with Mao on a "one China policy" in 1972...introduction of the petro-$ also in the early 70's...Maybe the west not able to stop the 1979 Iran revolution was a sign ? 

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[url]https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/us-releases-internal-review-botched-disastrous-afghan-withdrawal[/url] or https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/us-releases-internal-review-botched-disastrous-afghan-withdrawal ;

Via The Cradle,

The US State Department did not adequately prepare for the possibility of a swift collapse of the Afghan government as part of its planning for the military withdrawal from Afghanistan, an internal review has found. The US government announced it would complete its withdrawal by September 2021, expecting the US-backed Afghan government and security forces to remain in power and continue peace negotiations with the Taliban.

However, as the US withdrawal progressed, the government quickly collapsed, and then-president Ashraf Ghani fled the country in August 2021 as the Taliban took control of the capital, Kabul. This led to a chaotic final evacuation of US and Afghan personnel from Kabul airport. The two-week evacuation was marred by the deaths of at least 175 people when NATO troops indiscriminately opened fire on crowds of civilians gathered outside the airport after an ISIS suicide bomber blew himself up.

Al-Jazeera notes that the State Department After Action Report (AAR) issued on June 30 said the decision by US President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump to withdraw US forces from Afghanistan after over 20 years of occupation had “serious consequences” for the viability of the US-backed Afghan government.

“Those decisions are beyond the scope of this review, but the AAR team found that during both administrations, there was insufficient senior-level consideration of worst-case scenarios,” the review said.

The report specifically criticized the State Department for failing to set up a crisis-management task force soon enough to cooperate with the Pentagon in the case of an evacuation. “Establishing such a task force earlier would have brought key players together to address issues related to a possible [evacuation],” the report stated.

DJ, After the fall of Saigon 1975 history repeated itself in 2021 with the fall of Kabul...Very likely Kiev soon will end the war...

The price NATO has to pay for this fall however may be much more than the trillions of $/€ put into weapons (now showing up all over the world...). It may end NATO, (this) EU...maybe even it could end the US, UK some other countries...

The "west" dominated the world for some 500 years...The US did take over the UK as a global power in two world wars...

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The west may see increasing chaos and (limited ???) collapse...but is BRICS on its way to BRIICSS+ strong/united/flexible enough to become the new dominant global player ? 

One of the unexpected for NATO outcomes of sanctions war against Iran, Russia was growing Russia-Iran cooperation...resulting in more Russia-Asia trade via shorter (land)routes...

There are claims sanctions make Russia, China stronger...Given the resources, location, production capacity, trade I think sanctions by the west only could have limited effect (just like vaccines during a corona pandemic have a limited effect).

Putting national interests first ended up in international cooperation and trade OUTSIDE the west...Somehow "the west" did not expect that...

The EU has shown "many faces"...some of those "faces" may want to make deals with Asia/BRIICSS+...The present EU has become a US slave...ignoring European interests...

DJ-My vision of a reformed EU has more room for regions (Bavaria, Catalunya) and citizens (European public transport, health rules...One EU minimum wage as a basic idea...). The EU should become a "super power" but NOT a military one...Diplomacy has to STOP wars...

Both the US and UK face even worse crises...Reunification of (neutral) Ireland, Scotland as an EU/Euro member...

Mexico may join BRIICSS+ ...Canada has to find its own route...may look at both the EU and Australia/New Zealand...

The US is in a very major crisis...I wish for most Americans there may be more spending on PUBLIC healthcare, PUBLIC housing, education, transport...

Democracy is more than a right to vote...it is MORE !!! than a right to form your own opinion...Maybe BRICS members get that basic idea better...Life expectency [url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_expectancy#Variation_over_time[/url] or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_expectancy#Variation_over_time and [url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)#Table[/url] or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)#Table may be better indicators for "democracy"...

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DJ, some links to begin with;

[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuuWQTDMm98[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuuWQTDMm98 The Duran

Biden White House traps EU into escalation with China

also The Duran [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q49W1sI2Afc[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q49W1sI2Afc ;

The deindustrialization of Germany has begun

and Lena Petrova [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfr8vCAWv_M&t=416s[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfr8vCAWv_M&t=416s ;

Is Stagflation The NEW Economic Threat In 2023?

see [url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stagflation[/url] or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stagflation ;

In economicsstagflation or recession-inflation is a situation in which the inflation rate is high or increasing, the economic growth rate slows, and unemployment remains steadily high. It presents a dilemma for economic policy, since actions intended to lower inflation may exacerbate unemployment.

The term, a portmanteau of stagnation and inflation, is generally attributed to Iain Macleod, a British Conservative Party politician who became Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1970. Macleod used the word in a 1965 speech to Parliament during a period of simultaneously high inflation and unemployment in the United Kingdom.[1][2][3][4] Warning the House of Commons of the gravity of the situation, he said:

"We now have the worst of both worlds—not just inflation on the one side or stagnation on the other, but both of them together. We have a sort of 'stagflation' situation. And history, in modern terms, is indeed being made."[3][5]

DJ...we live in "complex times"...

-We need to reduce fossil fuels high speed [url]https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202307/1293567.shtml[/url] or https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202307/1293567.shtml ;

According to a notice by the NCC, China has recorded an average of 4.1 days this year where the temperature exceeded 35 C, the highest number since records began in 1961. Within the northern region, capital Beijing has been the most severely affected, followed by the neighboring Hebei Province and Tianjin Municipality. 

climate collapse is now a fact...

-[url]https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/more-dedollarization-indian-refiners-payments-russia-argentina-payment-imf-both-yuan[/url] or https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/more-dedollarization-indian-refiners-payments-russia-argentina-payment-imf-both-yuan Using the US$ as a weapon has back fired...

-BRIICSS+ is replacing "the west" dominance...after 500 years of "European rule"...

-[url]https://nltimes.nl/2023/07/02/china-urges-netherlands-apply-export-restrictions-asml-chip-machines[/url] or https://nltimes.nl/2023/07/02/china-urges-netherlands-apply-export-restrictions-asml-chip-machines  now is answered by China restricting export of  [url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallium[/url] or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallium  and [url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanium[/url] or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanium basic ingredients for chips, solar panels etc...

-Western media keep blaming Russia for [url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destruction_of_the_Kakhovka_Dam[/url] or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destruction_of_the_Kakhovka_Dam ...with western/Ukraine propaganda also warning for the nuclear risks of the [url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaporizhzhia_Nuclear_Power_Plant[/url] or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaporizhzhia_Nuclear_Power_Plant ...Both the dam and the ZNPP are under Russian control-it will be Russia that suffers most...Ukraine has been attacking both ...

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One of the insane US ideas may be "find some way out of the Ukraine war" to start war with China...In the absurd idea China and Russia would not join forces...

A "way out" in the NATO expansion war destroying Ukraine seems to be [url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scorched_earth[/url] or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scorched_earth ;

scorched-earth policy is a military strategy of destroying everything that allows an enemy to be able to fight a war, including water, food, humans, animals, plants and any kind of infrastructure. Its use is possible by a retreating army to leave nothing of value to the attacking force or by an advancing army to fight unconventional warfare.[1]

Scorched earth against non-combatant has been banned under the 1977 Geneva Conventions.[a]

"NATO can not win in Ukraine...so NATO destroys Ukraine and blame Russia for it"....

Just like western warnings against South Africa when Putin visits the BRICS meeting there next month...South Africa will ignore the (insane) arrest  Putin order by the ICC..If the west wants to sanction (South) Africa...It will only speed up marginalization of "the west"....

[url]https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/escobar-matryoshka-psyops-and-why-general-armageddon-not-going-anywhere[/url] or https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/escobar-matryoshka-psyops-and-why-general-armageddon-not-going-anywhere 

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NApoleons invasion of Russia ended France

NAzi invasion of Russia ended Germany

NAto invasion of Russia will end NATO....

However an all out war between NATO-west and BRIICSS+ will also end this planet....

DJ-In the US "biden would love to get reelected" but even he knows even Kermit-the-frog would get more votes....Given biden is insane he rather "blows up the world" than not win next election...It was h.clinton lies-Putin made trump US president-that is part of the problem...

A political elite acting as spoiled children without any sense of history or responsibility...

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[url]https://southfront.org/despite-western-pressures-israel-and-russias-pragmatic-good-relations-are-intact/[/url] or https://southfront.org/despite-western-pressures-israel-and-russias-pragmatic-good-relations-are-intact/ ;

Written by Uriel Araujo, researcher with a focus on international and ethnic conflicts

Recently, influential US Senators Chris Van Hollen (Democrat) and Lindsey Graham (Republican) sent a letter to the US Senate Armed Services complaining about the fact that Israel is blocking the transfer of American US Iron Dome batteries to Ukraine. Meanwhile, in an interview with the Wall Street Journal, published on June 28, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave his explanation on why his country will not allow Kiev to have such missile defense batteries.

Iron Dome is a joint Israeli-American project and thus any deal with a third party regarding a sale or transfer must be approved by both countries. So far, the Jewish state has been vetoing the system’s transfer to Kiev. In the aforementioned interview, Netanyahu had this to say: “We are concerned with the possibility that systems we would give to Ukraine would fall into Iranian hands and could be reverse-engineered, and we would find ourselves facing Israeli systems used against Israel itself. And, by the way, that is not a theoretical threat because Western systems, anti-tank systems for example, did exactly that journey, and we now find them on our borders, with Hezbollah.”

Asked on what size the Jewish state stands on the current confrontation, he replied that “we’ve expressed our sympathy” (to Ukraine), but said that “there is a limit: limitations we have and concerns and interests that we have”, also adding that “our pilots are flying right next to Russian pilots over the skies of Syria in order to block the attempts of Iran to establish a second Hezbollah front in Syria.”

DJ Israel is in a "war like" scenario in the West Bank [url]https://www.debka.com/israel-continues-jenin-operation-after-unearthing-550-extra-powerful-palestinian-bombs/[/url] or https://www.debka.com/israel-continues-jenin-operation-after-unearthing-550-extra-powerful-palestinian-bombs/ ;

The 550 explosive devices discovered on Day One of the IDF’s “House and Garden” operation in Jenin on Sunday, July 3, were more powerful and artful than the standard Palestinian tools of terror – hence Israel’s decision to carry on for another day or two. And after the special troops conducting the operation are withdrawn, it was also decided that the force deployed in advance to surround the town would stay in place.


DEBKAfile’s military sources also report on special features of the Jenin operation, aside from the substantial use of aerial power. The IDF fielded 1,200 special forces fighters against 3,000 armed Palestinians in a full-scale battle – over and above a routine arrest raid. However, members of the terrorist Islamic Jihad and local Jenin Brigades went AWOL and took no part in the confrontation.

and [url]https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/07/03/706410/Palestine-Israel-military-aggression-Jenin-displacements[/url] or https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/07/03/706410/Palestine-Israel-military-aggression-Jenin-displacements ;

Israeli troops have forced hundreds of Palestinian families in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin and its refugee camp to leave their homes, as the regime continues its savage aggression against the camp’s residents.

Israeli forces' brutal attack on the Jenin camp started on Monday, with the regime's forces making the camp and the entire city of Jenin target of their incessant land and aerial assaults.

So far, more than 10 Palestinians have lost their lives and scores of others been injured in the barbaric offensive, whose main focus is the Jenin refugee camp.

DJ, my non expert view;  Palestinians/Hezbollah may be preparing for an all out war...Syria would like to retake the Golan Heights, Lebanon and Israel also have "(sea/gas) border issues"...There may be growing unease in both Jordan and Egypt on what more and more could look like "[url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_cleansing[/url] or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_cleansing ";

Ethnic cleansing is the systematic forced removal of ethnicracial, and religious groups from a given area, with the intent of making a region ethnically homogeneous. Along with direct removal, extermination, deportation or population transfer, it also includes indirect methods aimed at forced migration by coercing the victim group to flee and preventing its return, such as murder, rape, and property destruction.[2][3][4] It constitutes a crime against humanity and may also fall under the Genocide Convention, even as ethnic cleansing has no legal definition under international criminal law.[2][5][6]

So how long will Russia accept Israeli terror against Palestinians in exchange for a "limited role" of Israel in Ukraine ? 

[url]https://www.debka.com/mivzak/israeli-security-sources-warn-netanyahu-against-china-visit/[/url] or https://www.debka.com/mivzak/israeli-security-sources-warn-netanyahu-against-china-visit/

Since Israel also keeps attacking (Iranian) targets in Syria (from Lebanese air space) and the US is pushing Syrian/Iraqi Kurds to support Ukraine "we may be close to limits"....

I would not be surprised if Russia already had "radar" pointed at Israeli fighter jets...as a warning they may be shot down-by Russia....

[url]https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/07/03/706397/Turkey-Mossad-Istanbul-MIT[/url] or https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/07/03/706397/Turkey-Mossad-Istanbul-MIT ;

Turkish authorities say they have uncovered and disrupted a vast "ghost" Mossad spy network centered in Istanbul, following months of surveillance.

The substantial efforts by Turkey's National Intelligence Organization (MIT) exposed 56 operatives allegedly spying on non-Turkish citizens in Turkey in the service of the Israeli spy agency Mossad, Turkey's Daily Sabah newspaper reported on Monday.

MIT and the Anti-Terrorism Branch of the Istanbul Police Department also managed to arrest seven of the suspected spies during a collaborative operation, the report further said, adding that the detainees, according to the agency’s counterintelligence unit, had confessed to working for Mossad in their testimonies.

DJ, Türkiye wants to "limit" Kurdish activity...The US/Israel may rearm Kurds to fight Russia and Iran in Syria and Iraq...even try to push Kurds in Iran for an uprise...Türkye and Iran are more or less one front on limiting Kurdish activities...

The "big picture" may be US/NATO wants chaos in West Asia to "stop BRIICSS+"...punish China and Saudi Arabia/UAE for making deals with Iran...

One of the outcomes may be even further reduction of oil/gas exports to "the west"...worsening even further the economic outlook for NATO members...Of course de-dollarization only further will increase...pushing up inflation in the US...

The poor are put in an impossible position...so more "social unrest" should be expected...

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[url]https://www.debka.com/mivzak/sgt-yitzhak-killed-in-jenin-battle-as-idf-winds-down-major-operation/[/url] or https://www.debka.com/mivzak/sgt-yitzhak-killed-in-jenin-battle-as-idf-winds-down-major-operation/ ;

Staff Sgt. David Yehuda Yizhak, 23, from Bethel, member of the elite Egoz unit, was killed in the last, furious exchange of fire in Jenin during the IDF force’s exit from the Palestinian refugee camp, so ending its House and Garden operation on Tuesday. It was sparked by Palestinian gunmen sheltering in the Jenin hospital and graveyard. Sgt/ Yitzhak is survived by his parents and six siblings. His death is under probe.

The IDF estimates that at least 18 armed Palestinian terrorists were killed in battle during the two-day operation and several hundred detained. Fourteen addresses were targeted as hideouts for wanted terrorists and operations command centers.  as well as six explosives workshops and more than 500 products ready for distribution.

While satisfied with the operation’s outcome as a major setback for the Palestinian plan to set up a second Gaza Strip in Jenin, security and military leaders stress that  Palestinian terror is far from finally vanquished and more action will be unavoidable.

DJ...[url]https://southfront.org/russia-announces-joint-air-defense-drills-with-syria/[/url] or https://southfront.org/russia-announces-joint-air-defense-drills-with-syria/ ;

“Joint Russian-Syrian drills will begin on June 5 and will last for six days. It is planned to drill joint actions by aviation, air defense forces and electronic warfare to repel air attacks,” the commander said.

The drills come amid high tensions by the United States-led coalition over alleged violations of the flight safety protocols over Syria.

Gurinov said that coalition drones violated the protocoles nine times the previous day by conducting uncoordinated sorties over the country’s northern region.

“The increase in the number of non-deconflicted flights adds to the escalation of tension and in no way promotes mutual constructive cooperation. We repeat that the Russian side bears no responsibility for the safety of uncoordinated flights of unmanned aerial vehicles,” he stressed.

According to the Russian Center for Reconciliation in Syria, the coalition violated flight safety protocols over Syria 315 times in June.

The U.S.-led coalition maintains some 900 troops between Syria’s northeastern region and the southeastern area of al-Tanf under the pretext of fighting ISIS. Coalition drones also operate in areas occupied by the Turkish military in the northern region as well as the northwestern region of Greater Idlib, which is controlled by al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham and other terrorist groups.

In the past, U.S. drones were also spotted over the government-held central region, where ISIS cells have been waging an insurgency for a few years now.

Gurinov’s remarks indicate that the joint Russian-Syrian drills are meant as a warning to the U.S. Russia keeps dozens of warplanes in Syria, where it also built a multi-tier air defense network that is connected with the country’s own network. Both Russian and Syrian air defenses targeted coalition drones in the past.

One of the goals Israel may have had is provoke an Iranian (blamed) reaction...Netanyahu may hope to get NATO support against Iran...with NATO fighting Russian forces in Syria...

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[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu9v9EUH320[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu9v9EUH320 Military Summary/MS; (last minute) 

-[url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destruction_of_the_Kakhovka_Dam[/url] or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destruction_of_the_Kakhovka_Dam (going for the NATO lies...) When Ukraine first offensive ended in disaster Ukraine blew up the dam as distraction...With the second phase of the Ukraine offensive Ukraine may go for blowing up/claiming nuclear leaks from the ZNPP...Ukraine is already claiming Russia planted bombs in the ZNPP Russia controls...What benefit Russia would have from blowing up Nordstream, the NK-dam, MH17, or the ZNPP is unclear...it fits however in NATO propaganda...just like in Syria Assad would go for chemical weapons when he was winning...(h.clinton was responsible for the transfer of chemical weapons from Libya to "Syrian mederate-western backed-terrorists"....

[url]https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/07/punishing-sanctions.html[/url] or https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/07/punishing-sanctions.html ;

Xi to Biden:

Do you really want to hamper our chip producing companies?

Really?

China curbs critical metal exports in retaliation for Western restrictions on chip industry

China on Monday ordered export restrictions on two technology-critical elements in retaliation for new Western sanctions on its semiconductor industry.

The restrictions, which take effect on August 1, will apply to gallium and germanium metals and several of their compounds, which are key materials for making semiconductors and other electronics.

The Ministry of Commerce said in a statement that the export controls on gallium- and germanium-related items were necessary “to safeguard national security and interests”.

Exporters in China will need to apply for permission from the ministry, with information about the end users and how the materials will be used.

Gallium and germanium are used in lots of electronic components. AESA (active electronically scanned array) radars used on modern warships and fighter airplanes can not be made without those metals. China produces some 95% of those available on the global market.

It will take one or two years until the currently available stocks outside of China are diminished. But it takes much longer to open up new mining and processing facilities for replacement of the Chinese production. The processes used therein are quite dirty. A not-in-my-backyard attitude will make any setup of new facilities difficult to pursue.

The situation will soon become similar to the titanium market where Russia is the biggest global supplier but has restricted access for certain customers.

This is just one of many cards China (and Russia) can play in their anti-sanction games.

The U.S. is reaching the limits of its sanction power.

DJ...the worst scenario is biden and his cult of the insane is going for all out war with Russia-Iran-China....

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[url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_war[/url] or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_war ;

civil war[a] is a war between organized groups within the same state (or country). The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies.[3] The term is a calque of Latin bellum civile which was used to refer to the various civil wars of the Roman Republic in the 1st century BC.

Most modern civil wars involve intervention by outside powers. According to Patrick M. Regan in his book Civil Wars and Foreign Powers (2000) about two thirds of the 138 intrastate conflicts between the end of World War II and 2000 saw international intervention, with the United States intervening in 35 of these conflicts.[4]

A civil war is a high-intensity conflict, often involving regular armed forces, that is sustained, organized and large-scale. Civil wars may result in large numbers of casualties and the consumption of significant resources.[5]

DJ [url]https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/04/26/what-the-data-says-about-gun-deaths-in-the-u-s/[/url] or https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/04/26/what-the-data-says-about-gun-deaths-in-the-u-s/ ;

More Americans died of gun-related injuries in 2021 than in any other year on record, according to the latest available statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). That included record numbers of both gun murders and gun suicides. Despite the increase in such fatalities, the rate of gun deaths – a statistic that accounts for the nation’s growing population – remained below the levels of earlier decades.

Here’s a closer look at gun deaths in the United States, based on a Pew Research Center analysis of data from the CDC, the FBI and other sources. You can also read key public opinion findings about U.S. gun violence and gun policy.

In 2021, the most recent year for which complete data is available, 48,830 people died from gun-related injuries in the U.S., according to the CDC. That figure includes gun murders and gun suicides, along with three less common types of gun-related deaths tracked by the CDC: those that were accidental, those that involved law enforcement and those whose circumstances could not be determined. The total excludes deaths in which gunshot injuries played a contributing, but not principal, role. (CDC fatality statistics are based on information contained in official death certificates, which identify a single cause of death.)

and [url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_violence_in_the_United_States[/url] or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_violence_in_the_United_States ;

Gun violence is a term of political, economic and sociological interest referring to the tens of thousands of annual firearms-related deaths and injuries occurring in the United States.[4] In 2022, up to 100 daily fatalities and hundreds of daily injuries were attributable to American gun violence.[5] In 2018, the most recent year for which data are available, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics reported 38,390 deaths by firearm, of which 24,432 were suicides.[6][7] The national rate of firearm deaths rose from 10.3 people for every 100,000 in 1999 to 11.9 people per 100,000 in 2018, equating to over 109 daily deaths (or about 14,542 annual homicides).[8][9][10][11] In 2010, there were 19,392 firearm-related suicides, and 11,078 firearm-related homicides in the U.S.[12] In 2010, 358 murders were reported involving a rifle while 6,009 were reported involving a handgun; another 1,939 were reported with an unspecified type of firearm.[13] In 2011, a total of 478,400 fatal and nonfatal violent crimes were committed with a firearm.[14]

According to a Pew Research Center report, gun deaths among America’s children rose 50% from 2019 to 2021.[15]

So...is the US in some sort of civil war ? Are there more people dying from gun violence in the US-per 100,000 then in Mexico, Honduras, Colombia ? (Or Ukraine ?)

[url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Troubles[/url] or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Troubles The Irish conflict did see 3532 people killed...The US deaths in Vietnam [url]https://www.archives.gov/research/military/vietnam-war/casualty-statistics[/url] or https://www.archives.gov/research/military/vietnam-war/casualty-statistics is put at 58,220 US deaths...10,000 more then 2021 did see in US gun violence...

Polarization is a major problem in many countries...with the supply of large number of weapons to Ukraine/the black market "groups" may get a grip on weapons...Civil wars often are even more deathly than "other" wars...

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The Duran [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE8krK1D9lA[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE8krK1D9lA;

NATO summit and a failed, big counter-offensive

DJ, (my view) the US "democrats" goal is to win the elections in november '24...Very likely biden will NOT be the candidate...because biden is totally unfit for the job...(not age related, more a character issue-over emotional, non rational). So Vilnius NATO meeting luly 11 may see chaos...

-Poland, Baltics, UK, neo-cons/neo-liberals may push for sending more weapons...

-Lots of weapons do NOT end up in Ukraine...but in organized crime...

-Ukraine running out of fighters

-Support in the west for more war is gone...

-West is facing economic, financial, political crises...

The Duran makes the point for NATO the CIA-burns (former US ambassodor in Moscow in 2008) has to "balance" the conflict(s)...avoid a total disaster Afghanistan XL style before november 24...But the CIA has problems on getting any form of grip on Ukraine...

[url]https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/russian-fighter-jets-harass-u-s-drone-over-syria[/url] or https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/russian-fighter-jets-harass-u-s-drone-over-syria and [url]https://www.debka.com/jenin-operation-ends-in-success-excepting-the-death-of-sgt-yitzhak-and-8-injured-in-tel-aviv/[/url] or https://www.debka.com/jenin-operation-ends-in-success-excepting-the-death-of-sgt-yitzhak-and-8-injured-in-tel-aviv/ 

DJ-In MENA Middle East North Africa the US/NATO finds itself also in an impossible position...even Jordan wants uninvited foreign armies gone....Netanyahu may try to provoke a war by terrorizing Palestinians...If Arab/Islam countries react a "sort of article 5 situation" (Israel is a "non-member"member of NATO-just like Ukraine...) could give Netayahu NATO support in actions against Iran...

Iran is a strategic partner not only for Russia, China...but also for India, Pakistan, Türkiye...

DJ-The "good news" is a lot of "western leaders" may start realizing what a total mess they created....

The Duran also mentioned a NATO-BRIICSS+ meeting in Copenhagen/Denmark on how to get out of this (US made) swamp....

My view;

The CoViD pandemic is "managed out of the news" so "the pandemic is over"...De-escalation in Ukraine, "Ukrainization" of the conflict with indirect talks between NATO and BRIICSS+ could get Ukraine out of US news...so the US "democrats" still may get their "president"....Russia does not want all out war...Russia also does not want new Minsk-talks now...

The Russian goals were always clear and realistic; 

-Ukraine (and Georgia) stay neutral

-Safety for Russian speakers

-De nazification/de-militarization

The US goal was regime change in Moscow...the CIA role may  be to avoid regime change in all of the west...

[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFTJOTmx6h0[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFTJOTmx6h0 Scott Ritter -from minute 15- on who NATO has been supporting in Ukraine...the same sort of nazi scum that killed tens of thousends of jews in Babi Yar [url]https://www.history.com/news/babi-yar-massacre-holocaust[/url] or https://www.history.com/news/babi-yar-massacre-holocaust as "nazi-helpers"....The CIA supported bandera fascists after 45 against the Soviet government-killing Russians...

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So how bad is it ? 

-De-dollar-ization is only starting...it will push the US into hyperinflation...

-Not doing high tech deals with China means China will not sends basics (gallium, germanium) to "unfriendly partners"...In fact NL ASML chip makers may have done a lot of damage to themselves...Chips, high tech, will go to Iran, India, South Africa, Brazil, with China already working on 6G...

-The "west" will break up...end of NATO and EU in its present form...

-I expect EU may go for some kind of deal with BRIICSS+...

-NATO may go full brakes to limit further escalations...In a major conflict NATO would be beaten...

-A reason why Ukraine did not attack (yet) the ZNPP is "western advisors may leave" in a major nuclear accident...With any perspective for Kiev on joining NATO/EU gone...will Ukraine go "wild" ?

-Israel may try to get into BRIICSS+ ...it has "balanced" relations with Russia, China, India...It may need them to limit Iran...

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The western domination of the world wich lasted some 500 years (1492-Columbus as a starting point ?) has ended...

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[url]https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/breaking-news-russia-confirms-brics-to-launch-gold-backed-currency[/url] or https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/breaking-news-russia-confirms-brics-to-launch-gold-backed-currency ;

According to state-run Russian Television (RT), the Russian Government HAS CONFIRMED Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, known as the "BRICS" nations, will introduce a new trading currency backed by Gold.

The official announcement is expected during the upcoming BRICS Summit in South Africa, this August.

If this takes place, it will likely mark the end of "fiat" currencies like the US Dollar, which is backed by nothing.

How fast nations around the world switch to using this new gold-backed currency for their foreign trade, is anyone's guess.   

The more countries that choose to use this new currency, the more foreign-held US Dollars will come rushing back to the USA from those countries, which no longer need to hold US Dollars for their foreign trade.   As those Dollars come back to the USA, it will cause inflation to spike in ways never-before seen here in America.

The US manufactures almost nothing here anymore.  Almost everything we buy and sell in the USA is made overseas.   As US dollars come flooding back from overseas, the value of the US dollar will plummet versus other currencies, which means it will take many more US Dollars to buy goods from foreign countries.

Hence, sudden and dramatic inflation here at home.

It is worth pointing out that the US has, on more than one occasion, gone to actual WAR to stop this exact thing from taking place in the past.   Two recent examples would be Libya and Iraq.

In Libya, Mohamar Qadaffi wanted to create a gold-back Pan-African currency.   Within a month of his announcement, there were riots and uprisings in Libya that ultimately resulted in Qadaffi being mobbed and brutally killed in the streets.

Iraq made a similar effort under Saddam Hussein.    He announced that Iraq would begin selling oil in currencies OTHER THAN the US Dollar, which sent the US to Iraq War 2, toppling Hussein from power.  Ultimately, Hussein was found hiding in a hole in the ground, was arrested, tried, and HUNG BY HIS NECK until dead.

The US takes it ___ V E R Y ____ serious when anyone around the world tries to do anything that would unseat the US dollar as the world's defacto Reserve Currency.

The US is already itching to go to war with Russia over the Ukraine conflict.   With today's announcement about a Gold-Backed BRICS trading currency, it seems logical that the US "gloves" will come off.

If Russia and the BRICS Nations do what they have announced, it would mean the total collapse of US world dominance.  There are many people inside the US Government that would rather burn the entire world to the ground, rather than lose control of it.  Put simply, they will stop at NOTHING to maintain their financial control power; and will actively, viciously, brutally, destroy anyone and anything threatening their power. 

(HT REMARK: This is gonna get ugly.)

DJ, HT ends with an RT-link on the subject...

The WISE thing to do would be "if you can not beat them-join them"...US-UK-EU opening talks on what they may offer BRIICSS+...France may move in that direction...

The US disaster [url]https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/07/ukraine-biden-again-escalates-war.html[/url] or https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/07/ukraine-biden-again-escalates-war.html biden is not...[url]https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/biden-says-assad-must-go[/url] or https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/biden-says-assad-must-go 

[url]https://www.zerohedge.com/political/kunstler-how-can-one-bumbling-political-idiot-wreak-so-much-havoc[/url] or https://www.zerohedge.com/political/kunstler-how-can-one-bumbling-political-idiot-wreak-so-much-havoc ;

Authored by James Howard Kunstler via Kunstler.com,

“If cocaine is so prevalent in the West Wing that there is somehow ‘extra’ cocaine just laying around, when is the White House going to start drug testing its employees.”

- Margot Cleveland

Consider for a moment, and be grateful for, how perfect “Joe Biden” is as president of this foundering republic. He and his family project the rectified essence of every depravity now driving the life of our nation to some murky bottom, where it may be forced to assess its sorry state, repent, and perhaps recover (or just give up and die). There he stands, without ambiguity or conscience: “Joe Biden,” the personification of a failed state.

DJ, the "western standard for success is money" ...so from pandemics to climate change-now wars-it all serves to get a very rich criminal insane elite to get even more rich...even if it will destroy the planet...It is a crazy tunnelvision...

[url]https://nltimes.nl/2023/07/08/rutte-says-blame-cabinets-collapse-coalition-parties-say-otherwise[/url] or https://nltimes.nl/2023/07/08/rutte-says-blame-cabinets-collapse-coalition-parties-say-otherwise DJ...Rutte-4 lasted 1,5 years...the vvd, rutte is a "charming form of trump"...always smiling and shaking hands...

How do neo-liberals, UK conservatives, a US elite...both the UK and US in fact run by a "uni-party"...the faces change, the policy stays the same...score on [url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism#Definitions[/url] or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism#Definitions ;

In his book How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them (2018), Jason Stanley defined fascism as "a cult of the leader who promises national restoration in the face of humiliation brought on by supposed communists, Marxists and minorities and immigrants who are supposedly posing a threat to the character and the history of a nation" and that "The leader proposes that only he can solve it and all of his political opponents are enemies or traitors." Stanley says recent global events as of 2020, including the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2020–2022 United States racial unrest, have substantiated his concern about how fascist rhetoric is showing up in politics and policies around the world.[40]

DJ, most BRICS leaders also "are no friends of democracy"....

[url]https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/nato-erects-air-defense-fortress-for-upcoming-summit[/url] or https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/nato-erects-air-defense-fortress-for-upcoming-summit ;

NATO will host a major Summit next week in Vilnius, Lithuania and frankly, NATO is scared.  They have erected a full Division of PATRIOT air defense missiles around the country, to "protect the Summit" while NATO bigshots have their meeting.

At this Summit, the questions about the corrupt armpit of Europe, Ukraine, becoming a NATO member will be discussed.  But Ukraine is unable to join NATO because it is presently in an active conflict with Russia.

What mechanism may be employed to thwart that obstacle to Ukraine joining NATO is not yet known, but the meddlesome, and aggressive, NATO alliance --  which long ago outlived its usefulness -- may just find a way to sneak it through.

The photo above was taken from a passenger jet as it landed in Vilnius yesterday.  In it you can see several PATRIOT missile batteries active with missile launchers aimed at the sky.

Clearly, NATO fears that Russia may decide it has had enough of NATO meddling in Ukraine, and smash the Summit in one fell swoop.

(HT REMARK: If that happens, it seems to me that NATO will have brought it upon itself.  I wouldn't shed a tear if all those Nazi collaborators in NATO got wiped out by Russia.)

DJ, BRICS is ending 500 years of western mass murder, slavery, exploitation...The NATO "core" is 10% of the global population stealing from, killing the 90% rest of the world...

Latin America, Africa, Asia have had enough !

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Military Summary/MS [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeeAYKvJWeU[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeeAYKvJWeU Ukraine still trying to push at some frontlines...(DJ-US/NATO now doing the intel-finding targets for a.o. himars ?)...Russia may be going in an offensive at other frontlines...Yesterday MS had a "speculation" on Türkiye/Erdogan releasing 5 Azov-steel Ukraine POW's during a zelensky visit may be "made up" as an excuse for Russia to end the grain-deal...The POW's were supposed to stay in Türkiye till the end of the conflict...Did Putin and Erdogan think of earlier release so NATO shipping of weapons to Odesa "grain deal" could be stopped ? Is Russia planning to "get more control over the Black Sea?

DJ-NATO will meet tomorrow at Vilnius,...

[url]https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/breaking-news-biden-offers-security-guarantees-to-ukraine-but-there-s-a-catch[/url] or https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/breaking-news-biden-offers-security-guarantees-to-ukraine-but-there-s-a-catch ;

U.S. President Biden has stated before the NATO Summit this upcoming week in Lithuania, that the United States and several other Countries are ready to provide Security Guarantees for Ukraine that is similar to the U.S-Israeli Framework, but . . . 

such guarantees will not be possible until the end of the war with Russia.

Biden further stated, when asked about possible NATO Membership for Ukraine, that it will not happen in the near Future and “It will take some time due to Ukraine having to meet other steps before they are considered, such as Democratization and decisions regarding its Occupied-Territories.

The reaction inside Ukraine to Biden's remarks, has been stunned silence, so far.

Initially, it appears that this is NOT what Ukraine thought was going to happen . . . .

DJ, Erdogan claimed "Ukraine was ready for NATO...but also Russia, Serbia "was ready for NATO" ????

[url]https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/hmmmmm-serbia-suspends-all-arms-exports[/url] or https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/hmmmmm-serbia-suspends-all-arms-exports 

DJ...Will Russia start a major offensive in Ukraine during the NATO meeting ? To send a message...NATO do you want to invest in losing wars ? 

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[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBccwAgV0gw[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBccwAgV0gw Lena Petrova;

BRICS Launches New Pharmaceutical Association In South Africa

DJ, the idea is (South) Africa-India-China cooperation will provide low cost healthcare...I can imagine Iran/Cuba, Brazil may also join this cooperation...medication/medical goods available for local currencies...

[url]https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/china-fires-first-warning-shot-metal-export-controls-traders-scramble-gallium[/url] or https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/china-fires-first-warning-shot-metal-export-controls-traders-scramble-gallium ;

Beijing is furious with the Biden administration mulling over a broader semiconductor chip export ban and, in response, decided last week to announce export restrictions on two metals, gallium and germanium, which are heavily imported by Western countries for semiconductor production. 

The timing of the announcement is one to ponder about. It came days before US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's China visit on Thursday. It appears Chinese officials are playing a complex game of chess with the Biden administration as their dominance over rare earth mining and refining, and the lack of that in the West would open up talks with Yellen about future US bans on chips and semiconductor equipment that are critical for China's economic growth. 

China goes for "make trade not war"...Taiwan (part of China) has a major chip-industry...so BRIICSS+ may see Chinese rare metals for chips, solar panels etc...Taiwan may need to talk with Bejing...

[url]https://new.thecradle.co/articles/finance-power-integration-the-sco-welcomes-a-new-global-globe[/url] or https://new.thecradle.co/articles/finance-power-integration-the-sco-welcomes-a-new-global-globe ;

The next step for the “Global Globe” – what the collective west dismissively qualifies as “the rest” – is to work on the complex coordination of several development banks and then the process to issue bonds linked to a new trading currency.

The main ideas and the basic template already exist. The new bonds will be a real safe heaven compared to the US dollar and US Treasuries, and will imply accelerated de-dollarization. Capital used to purchase those bonds should be used to finance trade and sustainable development, in what will be a certified, Chinese-style “win-win.”

DJ, there may be 40+ countries on a BRICS waitinglist....Already BRIICSS (Brazil-Russia-India-Iran-China-South Africa-Saudi Arabia) controls most of global energy...When one looks at "goods" not the prices of those goods...BRIICSS may already see more trade than US (and/or EU ???)...China production capacity is larger then US-UK-EU-Japan combined...

No-BRIICSS is NOT democratic in a western way...but the west never cared about democracy in "the rest" of the world-only self interest...

US life expectency may be lower than that of China, Cuba...available healthcare, available education, etc ALSO are "democratic rights"...

The US, UK are ruled by a "uni-party"...most of the EU may not be doing that much better...major parties agree on 90%+ of major issues...

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[url]https://nltimes.nl/2023/07/10/opposition-wants-rutte-step-immediately-hoekstra-wont-lead-cda[/url] or https://nltimes.nl/2023/07/10/opposition-wants-rutte-step-immediately-hoekstra-wont-lead-cda ; After the fall of his fourth Cabinet, outgoing Prime Minister Mark Rutte can expect another vote of no confidence, widely supported by the opposition. If the motion passes in the parliamentary debate on the Rutte IV Cabinet’s collapse today, Rutte won’t be able to stay on as caretaker Prime Minister. However, the motion will need support from one of the coalition parties for a majority, and it is highly doubtful whether they will take that step.

DJ, who can replace rutte ? Maybe 75-80% of NL population is fed up with rutte...but agreeing on an alternative may be hard...

PvdA and GroenLinks told Nieuwsuur that they’d submit or support a motion of no confidence against Rutte. Opposition leader Geert Wilders also wants Rutte to leave as Prime Minister. “He must leave immediately,” the PVV leader tweeted.


As far as PvdA leader Attje Kuiken and GroenLInks leader Jesse Klaver are concerned, an administrative Prime Minister will replace Rutte until elections have been held and a new Cabinet has been sworn in. The interim Prime Minister must have distance from politics. “There are really suitable candidates,” Klaver said. Kuiken wants to remove “the political sting,” and “the political sting is now called Mark Rutte.”

Experts don’t think an administrative Prime Minister can be appointed just like that. “It doesn’t work like that,” said historian Bert van den Braak on Twitter. The Tweede Kamer, the lower house of the Dutch parliament, will have to start a whole formation process with a scout, an informateur, and formation negotiations. Professor of Constitutional Law Wim Voermans agrees. An interim Prime Minister cannot simply start without a completely new interim Cabinet, he said. “Parachuting a new PM into a caretaker Cabinet is impossible in our system.”


Parties like the SP, PvdD, BBB, and smaller right-wing parties are also expected to support the motion. “Let this be the end of the Rutte era,” said PvdD leader Esther OUwehand when the Cabinet fell. SP leader Lilian Marijnissen wants a “Netherlands without Rutte.” BBB leader Caroline van der Plas confirmed her support for the motion in De Telegraaf.

The question is whether D66, CDA, or ChristenUnie will also support a motion. The latter party did clash with Rutte this week. Irreconcilable differences between mainly ChristenUnie and VVD led to the Cabinet’s fall. PvdA leader Kuiken also pointed to harsh words from the CDA about the Prime Minister’s position.

It is also unclear whether the SGP would support a motion of no confidence. The small conservative-Christian party is often loyal to the Cabinet and does not easily support a vote of no confidence.

The Tweede Kamer will debate all day on Monday about the Cabinet’s fall and resulting political crisis.

DJ...IF there are new elections it may be mid november...Maybe rutte, some other parties will try to avoid election (losses) and try to form a more right wing government...frustrating large parts of the population even further...DJ-Did rutte hope he could get a job in Brussel (EU or NATO ???)...he is also a part-time teacher...Maybe he wants to go for a teaching job ? 

Another vvd-minister decided to become a bus driver years ago....

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DJ, [url]https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/events_216418.htm[/url] or https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/events_216418.htm agenda, and [url]https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_216979.htm[/url] or https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_216979.htm ;

The Secretary General said that when Allies meet on Tuesday and Wednesday, they will take further major steps to strengthen deterrence and defence. This includes three new regional plans, backed by 300,000 troops on high readiness, and major capabilities across all domains. "This sends a clear message that we will defend every inch of Lithuania, and every inch of Allied territory," said Mr Stoltenberg.

Mr Stoltenberg also said that Allies will take decisions on Ukraine, including a multi-year package of assistance, and upgraded political ties with a new NATO-Ukraine Council. He added that Allies will also address Ukraine’s path towards NATO membership. 

To continue supporting Ukraine and strengthening deterrence and defence, Allies will set a more ambitious defence investment pledge, building on nine consecutive years of defence spending across European Allies and Canada. This includes a rise of 8.3% in real terms this year, the biggest increase in decades. 

Allies will also meet with close partners in Vilnius, including the European Union, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and South Korea. "This will be Finland’s first Summit as a NATO Ally, and we look forward to Sweden joining as soon as possible. I will meet with President Erdogan and Prime Minister Kristersson later today as the next step in this process," said Mr Stoltenberg.

Sweden will join NATO...Türkiye and Sweden/NATO agreed to sacrifice Kurds so Sweden can join NATO (and promote its weapon industry)....

[url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_NATO[/url] or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_NATO DJ-my view; nazi's and NATO have the same military industrial roots...colonialism went neo-colonial...Racism via weapons...NATO as a "white power club" dominating the world...(I am not a fan of NATO...)

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The Duran [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x80YmDLyc4c[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x80YmDLyc4c on why Türkiye "stopped stopping" Sweden; Turkish self interest...

-It did get from Sweden/NATO a promise of support (again)  in fighting terrorism...Erdogan means fighting the Kurds...NATO did support genocide on the Kurds for decades...

-Russia is helping the Syrian army in limiting NATO supported "moderate terrorists" in the north of Syria...some of them claim to be pro-Turkish groups...

-[url]https://tass.com/world/1644865[/url] or https://tass.com/world/1644865Russia expects clarifications form Ankara regarding Turkey’s recent handover of Azov nationalist battalion (outlawed in Russia) commanders to Kiev, as this contradicts an existing agreement, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday.

DJ, Russia claims the POW's are nazi's...Military Summary claims Russia may have agreed to the handover in exchange for stopping the grain-deal NATO weapon transport to Odesa...

One may ask questions on how important including Finland and Sweden in NATO are...Does it solve any problem ? Does it make "NATO stronger"? 

My view; NATO is now more divided than ever before...Hungary, Türkiye are "still member" ...an idea is NATO has Israel, Ukraine as "non-member member"...

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According to recent information, more than 4,800 mercenaries, mostly from the United States, Canada, and European countries, have been killed on the side of Kiev, while an additional 4,800 have fled from Ukrainian territory. 

Several statements from the Russian Ministry of Defense regarding foreign mercenaries have been collected: Since the beginning of the special operation, 11,675 foreign mercenaries from 84 countries have officially arrived to participate in combat actions in Ukraine. 

In light of the failure of another wave of mobilization in Ukraine and with the aim of concealing the catastrophic losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the Kiev regime has intensified recruitment efforts in Asian, Latin American, and Middle Eastern countries to attract foreign mercenaries. 

Currently, there are still 2,029 mercenaries active within the ranks of the AFU. In the past month, Ukraine has launched recruitment of mercenaries in Argentina, Brazil, Afghanistan, Iraq, and in areas of Syria controlled by the United States. 

The majority of foreign mercenaries, over 2,600 individuals, have arrived in Ukraine from Poland. 

The recruitment of foreign mercenaries by Kiev is carried out with the assistance of Western intelligence agencies, primarily the CIA.

Reminding me of how the CIA a.o. recruited "fighters for IS" decade+ ago...Entering Syria/Iraq from Türkiye, funded a.o. by Arab Gulf States...

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‘America has pissed off the rest of the world…we’ve been the bully with the dollar. But the rest of the world is actually producing the food, gold, silver and machinery. So finally the rest of the world has said enough is enough’ -Robert Kiyosaki on the rise of BRICS

The economy is the real frontline...And the "NATO west" is getting a lot weaker by the day...US$ "dropping high speed" in international trade...Soon BRIICSS+ may no longer need the US$...over half of the global population will see the US$ as "neo-colonial past"...

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How can the US stop the end of the US$ ?

[url]https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/bizarre-rumor-nato-to-admit-western-ukraine-into-organization-impose-no-fly-zone[/url] or https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/bizarre-rumor-nato-to-admit-western-ukraine-into-organization-impose-no-fly-zone ;

I have just been told an extremely bizarre rumor claiming that tomorrow, when the NATO Summit begins in Vilnius, Lithuania, the organization will admit "Western Ukraine" as a full member immediately.   The Bizarre rumor also claims NATO troops will enter Kiev immediately after membership is granted, so as to prevent Russian invasion from (guessing) Belarus,  and NATO will then impose a "no Fly" Zone over western Ukraine.

I don't pretend to know how Treaty language can be interpreted, but it seems to me this is total hogwash.  It seems to me there is no "country" named "Western Ukraine" and so such a non-existent nation entity cannot simply be admitted to NATO.

Moreover, the notion that NATO troops would enter Kiev to prevent a Russian invasion from, let's say, Belarus, is absurd.  As soon as those troops entered Ukraine on their way to Kiev, they would be legitimate targets for the Russian Army.

Lastly, the notion that NATO can impose a "No Fly" zone over Western Ukraine, I suspect would be met by the full force of the Russian Air Force, which immediately triggers World War 3.

This entire rumor seems not only outlandish and unbelievable to me, it smacks as propaganda to incite trouble.

I report this "rumor" because it is rapidly becoming widespread in a manner that seems quite unusual to me.

In fact, because it is spreading so very fast, I've begun to wonder if the folks at NATO might just be crazy enough to try a stunt like this?

Again, all of this is RUMOR.   We will all have to wait for the NATO Summit to begin tomorrow, to find out.

As such, passing this along FYI.

DJ, NATO may no longer have the military means for such a major operation...BRICS+ will see NATO as a paper tiger, waste of time...If NATO wants to isolate itself...why should the 90% of the global population "rest" stop that ? The US$ is a "share in debt"...US-UK-EU policies only problematic...

[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZf2U49zHrA[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZf2U49zHrA Hindustan Times;

Russian defence ministry released three videos that show how Russian forces destroyed Ukraine's armoured vehicles. Russian armed forces blew up a Ukraine convoy that was advancing towards the Moscow frontline. According to the ministry, the army destroyed five Ukrainian vehicles

DJ, the UK did not want to see its "Challenger" tanks destroyed on the frontlines...so Russia had to destroy them in Lviv-Western Ukraine...bad for weapon sales...

By now most of the world may see the "west" ruined by a bunch of criminal crazies...better to keep them away from your borders...(Military Summary, Weeb Union giving the same picture of Ukraine forces in an "offensive" destroyed by mines (Russian/NATO...does Ukraine even have an idea where there are mines ???)

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The Duran [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-tC7_XU3QQ[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-tC7_XU3QQ on NATO...

-Major US goal may to keep biden in the white house...

-Russia wants to keep NATO from moving further east...(and I think there may have not been a signed agreement stopping NATO moving east in 1989, German reunification...but there were "lots of understandings, promisses etc." in that direction....Besides that most of the world by now is not happy with "more NATO"...)

[url]https://southfront.org/china-hits-back-at-entire-western-industries-with-rare-earth-elements-restrictions/[/url] or https://southfront.org/china-hits-back-at-entire-western-industries-with-rare-earth-elements-restrictions/ ;

Even the Pentagon seems to be in quiet panic, as it announced the invoking of the Defense Production Act to boost the domestic mining and processing capacity of gallium and germanium. This is because gallium is one of the key elements used in the production of advanced AESA (active electronically scanned array) radars.

It seems that China has finally had enough of foreign attempts to slow down or effectively stop its technological advances. The Asian giant is now making very concrete moves against the United States and its numerous vassals and satellite states, targeting their own high-tech industries, including their massive Military Industrial Complex (MIC). The troubled Biden administration (but also the previous one) has started an essentially suicidal economic confrontation with Beijing, particularly against its high-tech sector, by far the fastest growing in the world. This includes a US attack on Chinese semiconductor advances.

In response, last week Beijing decided to impose export restrictions on two rare-earth elements it produces in abundance (up to 95% of global production, depending on the source) – gallium and germanium. The two metals are heavily imported by the countries of the political West and its satellites, particularly for semiconductor production. It also seems that China’s timing for this was perfect, as it greatly strengthened its negotiating position, particularly as it came mere days before US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen visited China last week. In other words, Beijing is finally capitalizing on its absolute dominance in rare-earth mining and refining.

DJ, The NATO war with BRIICSS+ has lots of frontlines;

-Syria/Iraq US/NATO position is getting more impossible by the day...even Jordan wants NATO out...Israel as "NATO+ member" -divided in itself- also trying to "limit" Iran but netanyahu knows Russia, China can "control" Iran (via talks) ...US/NATO no longer a major factor in MENA (Middle East North Africa)...

-Ukraine...NATO running out of weapons to send to Ukraine...DJ-If NATO was able to send more weapons faster they would have done so...Most European countries have very limited armies...Also wasting money on a corrupt war industry is not very popular...(Russia, most of BRICS, has a war industry owned by the state...long term production planning. The factories are already there...so increasing production may mean switching from 40 hrs per weak to 24/7 -3 shifts- jobs...)

-In an economic sense "the NATO west" is sinking into a recession high speed...BRICS+ controls energy (also via rare earths renewable energy...solar, wind = made in China or made from Chinese exports...)

-Time is on the side of BRICS...the closer we get to winter the more we may face energy prices increase/explode...

-Very likely by now <50% of global trade is made in the US$...it was (if I am correct...many statistics) over 75% in 2000....Global de-dollar-ization going faster...financial front...

-Public support for this NATO expansion war is decreasing...Maybe up to 10 million Ukrainians did seek safety in the west, on top of lots of other refugees escaping from NATO (drug) wars, climate collapse...(The largest group of immigrants are foreign workers NOT refugees for most countries...Here in NL the neo-liberal cabinet in fact ended on disagreement over reuniting 5000 refugees with family members already in NL...given the scandals rutte did cause it is yet another insult...)...political front...

[url]https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/07/natos-big-climb-down.html[/url] or https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/07/natos-big-climb-down.html ;

Well. The little comedian seems disappointed. As if the whole play had not been obvious from the very beginning. Since 2008 the Ukraine was to be used as a tool to nag Russia. It is otherwise of little value. It will end up as a discarded rag while NATO will, in the end, again recognize the Russian Federation as the super power that that it is. NATO will have to relearn to listen to and negotiate with it.

Now lets wait and see what NATO's climb down will do to the morale and motivations of the Ukrainian army and people.

DJ [url]https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/peace-negotiations-not-even-broached-key-nato-summit-preparing-even-greater-war[/url] or https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/peace-negotiations-not-even-broached-key-nato-summit-preparing-even-greater-war some in the US want to "keep weakening Russia" going till november '24 elections...

Lots of "internet sources" indicate Ukraine may be out of means for war next month...Is losing several hundred soldiers, to much tanks, artillery per day...Zelushny-Ukraine army-wanted a much more defensive strategy. (DJ-If you are the weaker "party" in a conflict being "invaded" such defensive strategy makes sense...)... It was the US, UK, that were pushing for Ukraine offensives...destroying Ukraine...

The bigger picture is Russia is NOT getting weaker but may see limited economic growth...Putin is NOT isolated...may visit Türkiye on his way to the South African BRICS meeting next month...

NATO is getting less united, cluster ammunition only a next point of disagreement...No agreement on F16's, no agreement on Ukraine position in NATO....Denial on the collapse of the US$ as a global currency...In fact...lots of observers may not yet see it...NATO is collapsing...

Without (cheap) energy, without global export, the EU has a very major problem. Yes renewable energy production (for electricity) has become a major factor...There are growing investments in storing renewable energy (wind, solar most) to avoid "negative prices" (consumers may get paid for using electricity when there is lots of sun and wind...). 

Renewable energy in itself can NOT replace all fossil fuel (e-cars in many ways are growing problems in urban area's )...we have to do much more with much less energy...Public transport, bicycles, did become "political" in many places...NOT a means to optimize mobiliity..

Climate change/collapse and a global health crisis needs global answers...the present (western) leaders go for more NATO wars...The west is the problem...

(China is also going high speed for renewable energy...most BRIICSS+ countries are even hit harder by climate collapse and health crises than western countries...The difference may be most of their leaders have to take those problems serious...Western "leaders" kick cans down the road, buy time...). 

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DJ, [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztMvrfbGKl8[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztMvrfbGKl8 questioning the "official" outcome of the NATO-Vilnius meeting...[url]https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/07/zelenski-visits-nato.html[/url] or https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/07/zelenski-visits-nato.html zelensky -in that picture- would have returned to Kiev empty handed...No NATO/EU membership, not even F16's...

[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJs9fwEN5VE[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJs9fwEN5VE Danny Haiphong;

ASEAN nations have agreed to trade in their own respective currencies at the same time that more than 19 countries have pledged interest in joining BRICS. These moves signal the end of the US dollar dominance, says Danny Haiphong.

DJ, an end to a global role for the US$ is part of the end-and bankruptcy-of the US...And the US/western elite...

[url]https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/nato-leaders-tell-zelensky-cool-it-rare-dressing-down-summit[/url] or https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/nato-leaders-tell-zelensky-cool-it-rare-dressing-down-summit ;

Bloomberg is just out with a devastating behind-the-scenes account of a hot-headed Zelensky at the NATO summit in Vilnius, and the growing Western backlash in the face of his obvious frustration and what's being seen as ingratitude for the steady flow of billions of dollars in arms to Kiev.

Apparently even the mainstream media agrees with our own assessment of the Ukrainian leader having thrown a "tantrum" as he complained about the "weak" and "absurd" NATO stance on Ukraine's membership. The blistering tweet he issued in English while en route to Lithuania exposed cracks in the alliance, as Bloomberg highlights in the opening of its very revealing Wednesday piece

Volodymyr Zelenskiy was running hot ahead of his sit-down with NATO leaders on Tuesday evening. The Ukrainian president had been angered earlier in the day by what he said was an "absurd" reluctance to give his country a clear timeline on membership.

That outburst in turn riled the partners who have funneled billions of dollars of weaponry and aid into Ukraine’s defense against the Russian invasion — the US had been given no warning before Zelenskiy unleashed his attack on social media.

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And things were even more tense behind the scenes, as Bloomberg writes: "Over dinner in Vilnius, with US President Joe Biden back at his hotel, the other leaders delivered a clear message to Zelenskiy, according to one person who was present. You have to cool down and look at the full package, Zelenskiy was told."

While it's not quite yet a full on 'hero to zero' story... things are certainly sliding in that direction, given it's unprecedented that the Ukrainian president who previously enjoyed rockstar status in Western capitals since the start of the invasion could be told to basically 'cool it'!

Bloomberg continues in reference to Zelensky: "He had, after all, been given a renewed commitment to eventual membership and new security guarantees from the Group of Seven nations. By the next day, the message appeared to be sinking in." The publication was privy to some key Western leaders' exact words, presenting the rare dressing down as follows [emphasis ZH]: 

"Whether we like it or not, people want to see gratitude," UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace told reporters the following morning. "You’re persuading countries to give up their stock" of weapons and ammunition, he added.

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Ultimately the hawks (mainly among the Baltic and Eastern Europe states) have lost at Vilnius. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has admitted "There was a lack of political will." Thus it appears that Zelensky's angry, desperate tweet lashing out at Western partners was a last ditch effort at shaming NATO into conceding to its demands of being immediately fast-tracked to membership.

Bloomberg reveals further, that "Crucially, it was the US and Germany that insisted on dialing back the commitment to Ukraine joining the alliance. Earlier drafts of the communique offered a clearer pathway to Ukraine eventually joining, but Biden and Chancellor Olaf Scholz were wary of going too far."

DJ, Since 2008 NATO decided Ukraine and Georgia could join NATO the real goal was to weaken Russia...

Claiming "Russian agression" while it was NATO moving east was supposed to isolate Russia...Sanctions were supposed to "break" the Russian economy and support for Putin...That strategy failed-was totally out of contact with reality...

The US is using NATO to support US global dominance...biden does not know diplomacy only confrontation-"politics"...

Since European interests are not (always) the same as US interests, "we" have "Asia next door" the US foreign policy disaster may destroy the US and push the EU closer to "Asia"...

The EU did NOT step out of the Iran-deal, still wants "working relations" with China, India...BRICS+ is in control of lots of global essential trade; energy, pharma, food...rare earths means the "west" still needs doing deals with China...even when investing billions in its own chip/renewable energy industry...

DJ-The EU may have to go for protecting the Euro/€...even if that further damages the US$...

So there is a widening gap between the EU and US...breaking up NATO....

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DJ, The "US goal" has become the [url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden[/url] or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden (born november 20 - 1942 ) goal...[url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biden%E2%80%93Ukraine_conspiracy_theory[/url] or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biden%E2%80%93Ukraine_conspiracy_theory ;

The conspiracy theory alleges that then-Vice President Biden withheld loan guarantees to pressure Ukraine into firing a prosecutor to prevent a corruption investigation into Burisma and to protect his son. The United States did withhold government aid to pressure Ukraine into removing the prosecutor[4] due to his own corruption and failures to clean up corruption,[5] in accordance with the official and bipartisan policy of the federal government of the United States, the European Union, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.[6][7]

DJ...a lot of the corruption claims may NOT be Russian propaganda...

Both trump and biden may be seen "by most" as criminals...The US has a very major political problem....

The Duran [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehUpO1PtUwY[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehUpO1PtUwY ;

Reality smacks NATO in Vilnius. Zelensky trapped. Biden, take Crimea or else

DJ, NATO could only "celebrate" Sweden, Finland as new members...(there is pressure on Ireland, Austria...maybe even Switzerland, Serbia to "join NATO" to "show strenght"). Military Summara expected there could be some secret NATO-Ukraine deals but it looks like ;

-Ukraine only getting limited new weapons

-Is supposed to keep fighting Russia till there is no Ukrainian left...

-Ukraine not welcome in either NATO or EU....

So what can zelensky-elected by the Ukraine people to bring peace-now do ? 

DJ-zelensky/Ukraine may start realizing the US/biden only used them in a try to get rid of Putin/break up Russia....Promises made in 2008, 2014, 2022 of Ukraine joining NATO and/or EU turn out to be "empty words"...A few options;

-Switch sides; get Russian help in claiming parts of Poland, Moldova, Romania etc...Poland and Ukraine have a love-hate relationship...[url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massacres_of_Poles_in_Volhynia_and_Eastern_Galicia[/url] or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massacres_of_Poles_in_Volhynia_and_Eastern_Galicia ;

The massacres of Poles in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia (Polishrzeź wołyńskalit.'Volhynian slaughter'; UkrainianВолинська трагедіяromanizedVolynska trahediialit.'Volyn tragedy') were carried out in German-occupied Poland by the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) with the support of parts of the local Ukrainian population against the Polish minority in VolhyniaEastern Galicia, parts of Polesia and Lublin region from 1943 to 1945.[4] The peak of the massacres took place in July and August 1943. The massacres were exceptionally brutal and affected primarily women and children.[5][2] The UPA's actions resulted in about 50,000 to 100,000 deaths.[6][7][1] Other victims of the massacres included several hundred Jews, Russians, Czechs, Georgians, and Ukrainians who were part of Polish families or opposed the UPA and sabotaged the massacres by hiding Polish escapees.[2]

DJ, The Ukrainians responsible for the mass murder of Polish people 80 years ago are now presented as Ukraine nationalistic heroes...Most Ukrainians are -like Russians- orthodox...while Poland is catholic...

-Ukraine/zelensky may seek help from Türkiye (kept out of the EU because the EU is in fact anti-Islam...)...Go for a ceasefire/freezing of the conflict with Russia. As long as Russia has its security guarantees and Ukraine may move to become part of TIP (Türkiye-Iran-Pakistan) -a link between China, India and the EU- maybe even biden may claim it as a "victory for the west" (Western "politicians" turn out to be liars...)

-Zelenski could try to find a safe place...Most Ukrainians by now may wonder what (damage) he did bring ? A reason why zelenski is making so much travels is that his security in Ukraine has become uncertain...No doubt if Ukraine nationalists kill zelenski western propaganda will try to blame (all mighty) Putin...I think the Ukraine present power elite may see zelenski as a problem...

-zelenski could continu the war...western help is getting that limited, very likely public support for the war inside Ukraine may be as good as over...A possible scenario could be a very major Russian offensive to get all of Ukraine under pro-Russian control...More likely Russia does see Ukraine as a US made failed state...with millions of people soon close to starvation...Further fighting may bring major wild fires...more refugees...

[url]https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/07/grain-deal-shenanigans.html[/url] or https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/07/grain-deal-shenanigans.html 

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[url]https://southfront.org/american-british-and-french-fighter-jets-violated-syrias-airspace-russianmod/[/url] or https://southfront.org/american-british-and-french-fighter-jets-violated-syrias-airspace-russianmod/ ;

United States-led coalition’s fighter jets violated Syria’s airspace nine times during the past day, Oleg Gurinov, deputy chief of the Russian Ministry of Defense’ Center for Reconciliation in Syria, announced on July 11.

“Two pairs of the coalition’s F-16 fighter jets, a pair of Typhoon combat aircraft, a pair of Rafale fighter jets, and one MC-12 plane violated Syria’s airspace in the al-Tanf area nine times during the day,” the commander said.

According to Gurinov, coalition drones also violated the deconfliction mechanism in Syria nine times in the past 24 hours, including over an area that was closed for flights due to the joint Russian-Syrian drills in the northern region.

DJ, When (not if) will Russia, Iran, Iraq, Syria kick NATO/US out of the Middle East ? 

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How will the US/NATO be able to fight BRIICSS+ ? BRIICCS+ controls 50%+;

-energy

-pharma

-rare metals

-food

-uranium

-soon the financial system....

NATO is running out of most means for a major conflict...A large scale all out attack on Russia or Iran may result in a NATO-BRIICSS+ all out war NATO can not win...

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DJ-The most sad part is we needed billions of investments to deal with the climate/health crisis...Summer 2022 did bring over 60,000 EU extra heat wave deaths...this year will be (far) worse...From CoViD to H5N1, M-pox etc...we are in a very major health crisis...

The biden-war may destroy the planet...I blame biden for this utter disaster !

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[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4WEHDBXkj4[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4WEHDBXkj4 ;

Michelle Makori, Lead Anchor and Editor-in-Chief at Kitco News interviews Simon Hunt, Founder of Simon Hunt Strategic Services, who says the BRICS countries are on a “deliberate” path to develop a new mechanism that will work against the U.S. dollar. Hunt warns not to underestimate the threat posed by the BRICS group and its expansion. Hunt discusses why he expects the new BRICS currency to be backed by gold and weighs in on other key geopolitical consequences.

DJ, Simon Hunt claims country unable to pay debts to "western institutions" like IMF, WorldBank still can join BRICS-deals...Some estimates put the BRICS waitinglist at over 40 countries...

Another point is; You do not have to be a BRICS member to use other currencies for international trade ...countries around the globe can and will decrease US$ reserves...

DJ It would be "very unwise" if the EU insisted on buying oil/gas from OPEC countries in US$...It would damage further-help to destroy-the €/Euro...Mean even further betrayal by EU leaders following US orders...I think by now the mood may change in Europe/UK high speed; the public wants "leaders" working for national public interests NOT for the (corrupt) US elite...

It may be very hard to estimate the effects of de-dollar-ization both for the US and worldwide...I think raising the US debt cieling-simply even creating more US$ out of thin air- at record levels- is already pushing the US towards "high/hyper" inflation itself...The EU- even when it would want it- can NOT save the US from a financial collapse...

It may be in the interest of the US if at least the €/Euro survives...And coming winter may decide what kind of energy demand will be on inflation...If we do get a cold winter energy prices may go up...(Alexander Mercouris made the correct point energy prices are going down in lots of places because demand is dropping. Investors expect an economic depression for "the west"...). 

Renewable energy is good for electricity...in most (EU) countries heating is NOT (yet) electric...There is a slow change towards electric mobility....

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The NATO war against Russia-fought in Ukraine, against Iran-fought in Syria may only increase a need for BRICS+...If countries kept poor by the west want a way out by now they know BRICS will fight for them...NATO -as a neo colonial army- is not able to stop it...

[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlTcEvkXcmg[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlTcEvkXcmg Military Summary/MS -a.o.- the US wants to see "results" from an (impossible) Ukraine counteroffensive by november...MS puts Ukraine soldiers killed now moving over 1.000 per day...

[url]https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/07/pentagon-dragging-its-feet-over-f-16-gifts-to-ukraine.html[/url] or https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/07/pentagon-dragging-its-feet-over-f-16-gifts-to-ukraine.html 

[url]https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/07/syria-outmaneuvers-west-regains-legitimacy.html[/url] or https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/07/syria-outmaneuvers-west-regains-legitimacy.html 

Most NATO members want to get out of the Ukraine, Syria US-made wars....

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The bigger picture is NATO/US is running out of means to keep global conflicts going...NATO war industry needs imports they would like to pay for in western currencies...A growing number of countries by now no longer want to export to NATO members, certainly NOT in western currencies (weakening their own currencies). 

You need energy for an economy...renewable does make a difference but it -for now- is not enough to "move into a war economy"....

Public support for this insane confrontation -biden made- policy is running out. The US went for confrontation, NATO had to move east...Most of the world-and most of western population- may no longer buy "blame Russia, blame China" non-sense...Diplomacy, mutual respect, could have avoided the downfall of the west...

The "west" could have worked with "the rest" of the world to make changes...But even in the UN-SC (security counsel) UK, France had to stay permanent members...as if India, Brazil were minor players...The idea of US$ domination-as part of western currencies "run" the global economy-was unfair...

"Action speaks louder than words"...it was only a matter of time before upcoming non-western economies joined forces...OPEC may have been an early starter-willing to compromise with the west/US- by accepting the petro-dollar...So far the US ended regimes switching away from US$ dominance a.o. in Iraq, Libya...

A "sense of realism" could avoid the US  (and UK) collapse...I think the EU is already on the move...balancing between US-anti China insanity and making deals with Asia...

[url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_gold_production[/url] or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_gold_production (2018) has BRCS 26,3% of global gold production...Australia, US, Canada ("west") at 21%...Mexico, Indonesia I do not yet include in BRICS...

Gold-reserves is a different discussion...Russia, China may be even in a better position here...so gold backed currencies may be the future ending western domination after 500 years...

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DJ, Some recent news on de-dollar-ization;

[url]https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/07/15/707129/India-UAE-de-dollarization-bilateral-trade-local-currencies[/url] or https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/07/15/707129/India-UAE-de-dollarization-bilateral-trade-local-currencies ;

India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have signed an agreement to carry out the two countries' bilateral trade in their own national currencies, thus reducing dependence on the US dollar.

The agreement was signed during a visit to the UAE's capital city of  Abu Dhabi by India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday. The Indian premier was making a stopover in the Emirati capital while returning to his country from a visit to Paris.

Both India and UAE can hardly be described as "strong anti-western"...

The new development came amid India's efforts to promote cross-border transactions in local currencies and reduce dependence on the US dollar.

This came as the global drive toward de-dollarization rages on unabated amid growing efforts by different countries to ditch dependency on the US dollar and trade with their own national currencies.

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in the middle of June that Washington should expect a gradual decline in the dollar's share of the global reserve, as the global de-dollarization move gains momentum.

"We should expect over time a gradually increased share of other assets in reserve holdings of countries — a natural desire to diversify," she said.

Yellen acknowledged that the use of sanctions has motivated some countries to look for currency alternatives.

At present, all indicators show that the amount of US dollars held in reserves by non-US central banks has fallen to its lowest level.

The weaponization of the US dollar, in addition to the imposition of US sanctions on perceived adversaries, has made other countries wary of utilizing the greenback in their financial transactions.

As a result, countries such as Iran and Russia are moving towards the elimination of the dollar altogether, while China and other major Asian economies, including India and Malaysia, have declared their support for such de-dollarization projects.

It has to increase US inflation...Lots of US$ -once held in reserve for global trade- will return to the US...

[url]https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/07/15/707081/Iran-Russia-mulling-joint-shipping-company-Ambassador[/url] or https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/07/15/707081/Iran-Russia-mulling-joint-shipping-company-Ambassador ;

Iran’s ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali says Tehran and Moscow are discussing the possibility of establishing a joint shipping company, as the two sides work to further bolster strategic cooperation.

Jalali said in an interview with the Rossiya-24 TV Channel on Friday that the creation of a joint shipping company was discussed between Iranian and Russian officials as part of efforts to “strengthen” Tehran-Moscow’s shipping fleet.

“There is a need to reinforce our ports; there is a need to strengthen the shipping fleet. Even to create a joint shipping company. I just had a conversation with First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Andrey Belousov. Iran’s Minister of Transport also discussed this topic with him. Our Russian counterparts welcomed the creation of a joint shipping company,” the Iranian diplomat said.

Countries need to develop ports and link them “like railroads,” he said. “The potential for freight shipping is huge there.”

Moscow and Tehran are working together on multiple fronts, facilitating bilateral trade and business, expediting the completion of transit routes including the North-South Transit Corridor and its Caspian Sea component, and linking their banking systems to facilitate financial transactions.

The development comes as Iran and Russia plan to open multiple new areas of cooperation by finalizing a long-term strategic cooperation agreement.

According to official reports, trade between the two countries doubled in 2022. Russia invested $2.76 billion during the Iranian calendar year that ended in March, becoming Iran’s largest foreign investor.

DJ Iran is the link between Russia and India...For Russia-India trade this Iran transport route also is much shorter-and in that way cheaper-than export via western Europe...

[url]https://www.rt.com/business/579601-russian-oil-exports-decline/[/url] or https://www.rt.com/business/579601-russian-oil-exports-decline/ ;

Shipments of Russian oil have started to decline from February levels, a sign that Moscow is carrying out its plan for a voluntary cut in output, Bloomberg reported this week, citing ship-tracking data.

Russian seaborne crude exports fell by 205,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 3.21 million bpd on a four-week average basis in the period to July 9 and were down compared to the 3.38 million bpd in the four weeks to February 26, the outlet said.

In February Russia pledged to voluntarily cut oil production by 500,000 bpd starting in March. The move followed a Western-imposed price ceiling of $60 a barrel, which Moscow views as a non-market mechanism and deems unacceptable.

DJ, NATO "free market" price caps confronted with lower energy exports...so the price will end up above those price caps...

[url]https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/imf-hints-allowing-countries-use-chinese-yuan-debt-repayment[/url] or https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/imf-hints-allowing-countries-use-chinese-yuan-debt-repayment ;

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has hinted that it may accept the Chinese Yuan as a currency for countries to settle their obligations with the IMF following Argentina’s recent debt repayment in yuan.

DJ, Not paying debts to western institutions (IMF, World(NATO)bank etc) is no problem for BRICS-bank...

US/Israel speculation ? [url]https://www.debka.com/cracks-in-russia-iran-pact-moscow-holds-back-su-35-jets-delivery-to-tehran/[/url] or https://www.debka.com/cracks-in-russia-iran-pact-moscow-holds-back-su-35-jets-delivery-to-tehran/ ;

After waiting a year for promised Russian warplanes, Iran’s Air Force Chief Brig.-Gen Hamid Vahedi admitted this week: “Regarding the purchase of Su-35 fighter-jets [from Russia], we need them, but we don’t know when they will be added to our squadron.”


Just a year ago, Iran began supplying Russian forces fighting in Ukraine with suicide drones. Their role in the war has been critical. In return, Moscow contracted to deliver to Iran its most sophisticated warplane, the Sukhoi-35, in the course of 2023. Two months ago, Tehran began remitting payment for the jets. Today, Iran’s air force chief does not seem sure he will get them at all.


American intelligence sources speculate that recent exchanges between Moscow and Israel may have caused the Kremlin to have second thoughts about letting the Islamic Republic lay hands on this major asset to its air power. They note that high-ranking Russian and Israeli officials met on June 13 for a conversation that was described as “open and frank.” The prospect of Su-35s falling in the hands of Israel’s archenemy was almost certainly discussed.


Last week, in a further sign of coolness towards Tehran, Mocow delivered a striking diplomatic blow to the Islamic Republic by releasing a joint statement with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) affirming the United Arab Emirates’ claim to three strategic Gulf islands. Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb and Abu Musa and challenging Iran’s claim. Those islands in fact serve Iran as military bases for its Revolutionary Guards.


Russia’s ambassador was summoned to the foreign ministry in Tehran for a dressing down and told categorically that “the three islands belong to Iran forever.”

DJ, Both Iran and UAE want to join BRIICSS+. This can bring "questions" on border issues...For that matter BRICS has to show it can find answers...

[url]https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/young-ukrainians-scared-leave-their-homes-more-and-more-videos-emerge-forced[/url] or https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/young-ukrainians-scared-leave-their-homes-more-and-more-videos-emerge-forced DJ-Hungary may get very angry with Ukraine pulling ethnic Hungarians living in Ukraine to die in an insane US made war...

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[url]https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/russia-iran-coordinating-expel-us-troops-syria-report[/url] or https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/russia-iran-coordinating-expel-us-troops-syria-report ;

"There's a confluence of interests between those three groups, the Iranians, the Russians, and the Syrians. I see evidence of operational-level planning between mid-level Quds Force leadership that's operating in Syria [and] Russian forces that are operating in Syria," the anonymous official told the outlet. 

According to the official, the Russian-Iranian coordination in Syria centers around "collaborative planning, collaborative understanding, and intelligence sharing… [at the] mid-level to upper echelon" of Moscow and Tehran’s armies. 

"Frankly, [it's] the same sorts of things that we would do with our partners in the face of something we were trying to accomplish. We see them doing that on their side, as they try to think about how they sync the different things that different arms of them are doing in order to put that pressure on us," the source added. 

In recent months, Washington has continued to reinforce its occupation in Syria, particularly in the country’s oil-rich northeast. In occupied Hasakah, local sources told Syrian news agency SANA last week that large deliveries of US logistical equipment and cement recently made their way into the region. 

Such reinforcements have been ongoing for months, particularly in the aftermath of the surge in Iranian-linked attacks against US bases in Syria this year.  According to Al-Monitor"Pentagon officials deny their forces' actions in Syria have had anything to do with Russian and Iranian provocations," adding that the US believes its recent responses "have arrested the escalation cycle for now."

Over the past two years, attacks on US bases by Iran-linked groups in Syria have become commonplace. In early 2023 particularly, US military sites across Syria witnessed significantly increased levels of drone and missile attacks. 

In March, one such strike resulted in the killing of a US military contractor at a base in Hasakah. In response, US forces bombed Deir Ezzor, killing several, including Syrian and, allegedly, Iranian military officers. Shortly after the US strikes, two more occupation bases were attacked. The attacks against Washington have "fallen silent" since the strikes on Deir Ezzor, Al-Monitor suggests

DJ, NATO forces in Syria, Iraq are there against international law...stealing oil....Russia moved into Ukraine to stop NATO moving east...

[url]https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/video-proof-ukraine-has-begun-using-cluster-bombs[/url] or https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/video-proof-ukraine-has-begun-using-cluster-bombs ;

Russia has made clear that if Ukraine begins using cluster bombs against Russian troops, that Russia also has such weaponry. 

Based on past performance, the Russians also aim much better.

DJ, cluster grenades/shells are not of that much use against enemies in fortified defenses...They may stop forces on the move...

[url]https://www.debka.com/biden-said-to-order-reassessment-of-relations-with-israel/[/url] or https://www.debka.com/biden-said-to-order-reassessment-of-relations-with-israel/ ;

When President Isaac Herzog visits Washington next week (Biden has made a point of withholding an invitation to Netanyahu), he will be armed, says Friedman, with the message that “tough love for Israel is a real necessity before it goes off the rails.”

The term reassessment conjures up disquieting memories of a former crisis in relations: 


In 1975, following the Rabin government’s refusal to obey Washington’s demand for a unilateral withdrawal from Sinai – in the aftermath of the Yom Kippur war – US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger froze arms deliveries to Israel, particularly F-15 aircraft. He also recommended that “every department should put Israeli activities at the bottom of the list.”


Today, President Biden’s raps on the knuckles for the Netanyahu government may not go so far. According to the NYT columnist, “military and intelligence cooperation remains strong and vital.” DEBKAfile also points to the Biden administration’s troubled relations with some other senior US allies as well. 


Although London and Washington boast a “special relationship,” UK prime minister Rishi Sunak is in a serious huff with Biden over his refusal to back British defense minister Ben Wallace for the post of NATO secretary general, in preference to the German diplomat Ursula von der Leyen. UK media accuse the US president of detesting all things British.


Then, the NATO summit this week was marred by the frustration voiced by Ukraine’s Volodymir Zelensky with Biden who, while his country’s foremost armorer in the war with Russia, denies alliance membership to his country “pending necessary reforms.”


Zelensky accused Biden of manipulating Ukraine as a tool for his policy against Russian President Vladimir Putin. Tempers were finally calmed enough to for the summit to issue a joint statement promising to work on “bilateral, long-term security commitments and arrangements” with the war-torn country. 


In the Middle East, the US president, who hold strong views on the state of civil rights in Saudi Arabia, failed to persuade Crown Prince Muhammed bin Salman to walk away from his pact with Putin. This pact is mainly responsible for keeping oil prices high on world markets.

DJ, Israel may be in the same position as Türkiye...Ukraine may not be that far away from it- a need to balance between US, EU, China, India, Arab world, Russia...biden is running out of friends...

[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9gN6GmO4QU[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9gN6GmO4QU ;

China is Ready for HOT WAR with the U.S. as Yellen Visit FAILS w/ Andy Boreham in Shanghai!

DJ, The US telling a.o. NL to stop export of chip-maker high tech to China does damage China...So China stops export of basic materials needed to make chips, solar panels etc. from...Could even stop export of renewable energy sources (wind turbines, solar panels...part of them made by Uyghurs...China gets some oil and gas from the South China Sea..that is why the US is making conflicts there...) ...

Taiwan -under international law- is part of China...US, UK, putting their navy in between China and Taiwan, exporting weapons to Taiwan soon may be stopped...

Lots of commentators now demand regime change in D.C. ...biden is destroying the west

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DJ, Military Summary/MS did -the last two days- mention Russia may be preparing another invasion of Ukraine from the north...other (US) sources claim Russia, Iran, Syria may be joining forces to kick out NATO from Syria (and most likely Iraq). I would not be surprised if China closes its waters at the same moment operations start in Ukraine, Syria, Iraq and other places ? 

[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oq_hfGIzKSY[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oq_hfGIzKSY The Duran on the biden family Ukraine -Burisma-corruption scandal...how rotten and corrupt is NATO ? 

[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oq_hfGIzKSY[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oq_hfGIzKSY Democracy Now on the history of NATO...with close ties to Portugal, Greece, Türkye military fascists rulers in the past...Main goal is to sell/promote US weapons...

DJ-Again-looking at history-it did take two world wars to replace UK domination for US domination...The US may not have started World War 1....they did (have to) use it...It ended US isolationism, did change US-UK relations...(Till 1914 the UK did see the US as a major possible enemy...). 

The "west" funded hitler, nazi's to deal with communism, the Soviet Union, stalin....(Dachau concentration camp opened in 1933 and held German communists, socialists, trade union activists. Nazi's killed over 1 million German civilians in a terror campain against its own citizens...). 

From de-militarizing Ukraine Russia/BRICS had to move towards unable NATO-west to fight (let alone win) any major war...For that matter BRICS+ may welcome a cold winter worsening energy problems...Time is on the side of BRICS+

-The Crimea bridge attack came from the NORTH !!! Sea of Azov-side...MS also claims US/UK drones/planes over the Black Sea may have played a (major) role in this attack...(and the special boat service-UK ???) ...DJ-Maybe the only thing "Ukrainian" on the boat-drones was the flag on these sailing bombs...

US delivered 155 mm cluster shells have been used a lot recently in Ukraine...but cluster ammo has "limited use" (against attacking forces)...so it may make not much difference either...But both the Crimea-Bridge attack and cluster ammo make the BRICS+ position stronger...NATO is a terrorist neo-colonial organization...

[url]https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/putin-rejects-south-africas-request-not-attend-brics-summit-over-icc-arrest-warrant[/url] or https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/putin-rejects-south-africas-request-not-attend-brics-summit-over-icc-arrest-warrant ??? and [url]https://www.news24.com/news24/politics/parliament/how-will-putin-be-arrested-3-ministers-3-different-answers-20230718[/url] or https://www.news24.com/news24/politics/parliament/how-will-putin-be-arrested-3-ministers-3-different-answers-20230718 

BRICS meeting august 22-24 may be replaced to China or India ? 

[url]https://tass.com/economy/1648233[/url] or https://tass.com/economy/1648233 ;

MOSCOW, July 18. /TASS/. The dollar remained unchanged at 91 rubles at the opening of trading on the Moscow Exchange on Tuesday.

The euro dropped by 22 kopecks to 101.9 rubles.

The Chinese yuan rose by 0.8 kopecks to 12.682 rubles.

[url]https://tass.com/world/1647571[/url] or https://tass.com/world/1647571 ;

ISTANBUL, July 17. /TASS/. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is leaving on Monday for a three-day tour to the Persian Gulf countries, which will result in the signing of investment agreements worth more than $50 billion, TRT reported. About 200 Turkish businessmen will accompany him on the trip.

In addition to negotiations with the leadership of Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, Erdogan will take part in business forums the Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey organized in those countries.

The Board’s head, Nail Olpak, told journalists before the trip that, following the results of the meetings, it is planned to conclude contracts in the construction and contracting sectors, as well as in healthcare, energy, transport, finance, tourism, and agriculture.

DJ, BRICS+ is more than "just" Russia or China...it is about doing international trade using your own currencies...making themn stronger...So far NATO/US enforced the US$ for most of that trade...


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The Duran [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VMUkLlO4w4[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VMUkLlO4w4 ;

NATO summit failure and further Biden escalation w/ Jeffrey Sachs (Live)

DJ, Jeffrey Sachs discussing on how the US was willing to provide Poland with all kinds of financial help in 1992 to avoid a financial, economic collapse...but the US elite refused any help to Gorbachow/Jeltsin...hoping to "break up" Russia...DJ-Brezinsky wanted to create in Afghanistan a "Vietnam for the Soviet Union" after 1975...supporting jihadis against a pro-Soviet regime in Kabul...The Soviet Afghan war 1979-89, Tjernobyl nuclear disaster 1986 were part of breaking up the Soviet Union...(there was a lot of mis management, corruption...it was far from perfect-however after the collapse of the Soviet Union life expectency decreased in former Soviet states...The collapse was used by the west "to move east"...). 

NATO now is lost...further escalation in Ukraine may only weaken the west further...but a ceasefire is impossible-it would mean NATO has to admit "going east now" was not a good choice...

[url]https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/07/17/707203/Oil-Gas-Barter-Deal-Iran-Iraq-Further-Infuriiate-US-Expert[/url] or https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/07/17/707203/Oil-Gas-Barter-Deal-Iran-Iraq-Further-Infuriiate-US-Expert ;

The recent oil-for-gas barter deal between Iran and Iraq marks a new milestone in the history of relations between the two neighbors and will further frustrate US plots to drive a wedge between them, says an Iraq-based commentator on regional affairs.

In an interview with the Press TV website, Hussein al-Kanane said Washington has miserably failed to damage Tehran-Baghdad relations, despite making all-out efforts to prevent any kind of commercial, industrial, political, and social interaction between them.

Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shia al-Sudani announced on Tuesday that his country had reached an agreement with Iran to pay for Iranian natural gas supplies with crude oil.

The agreement came after Washington refused sanctions waivers that previously allowed Iraq to buy gas from Iran and pay in dollars, prompting Iran to cut its gas supply, which led to power outages in Iraq.

However, the new barter deal has reinforced optimism that the supply of much-needed Iranian gas would return to previous levels during the scorching summer.

DJ, The US/NATO missed the point Russia-Iran-China are land-linked...in many ways...(Caspian Sea as a "bridge") ...so NATO may go for sanctions...but is unable to enforce them...

MH17 

[url]https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%84%D0%B0_Boeing_777_%D0%B2_%D0%94%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%86%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B9_%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8[/url] or https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%84%D0%B0_Boeing_777_%D0%B2_%D0%94%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%86%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B9_%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8

The Boeing 777 crash in the Donetsk region  is a major aviation accident that occurred on July 17, 2014 in the east of the Donetsk region of Ukraine in the area of the armed confrontation between the government forces of Ukraine and the formations of the unrecognized Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, over which Russia had effective control [4] [5] [6] [7] .

The Boeing 777-200ER of Malaysia Airlines operated a scheduled flight MH17 on the route AmsterdamKuala Lumpur , but about 2 hours and 49 minutes after takeoff was hit by a 9M38 series missile fired from the Buk anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) [8 ] , and collapsed into several pieces. The wreckage of the liner crashed to the ground near the villages of GrabovoRassypnoyePetropavlovka and the urban-type settlement of Rassypnoye [9] . All 298 people on board were killed - 283 passengers and 15 crew members [10] .

The disaster was among the ten largest in the history of aviation and became the largest in the post-Soviet space [11] and in Eastern Europe , as well as the largest in the history of Malaysian aviation.

DJ, the pro-western version in Russian of the MH17 mass murder now 9 years ago...My view-I do NOT believe "separatists" had the BUK-air defense...or needed it...Ukraine still had an air force making ground attacks...the BUK-missile (complex) is meant for high flying targets...

Russia did know international flights were taking place over the conflict area...for some reason those flights were NOT diverted...I think Ukraine had a motive to shoot down the civil aircraft...the speed in wich the west "blamed Russia" may indicate it was a western false flag...Goal was to get "wide support of the civilized world against the Russian devils"...It reminds me of the [url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichstag_fire[/url] or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichstag_fire ; a pretext to claim that Communists were plotting against the German government, and induced President Paul von Hindenburg to issue the Reichstag Fire Decree suspending civil liberties, and pursue a "ruthless confrontation" with the Communists.[1] This made the fire pivotal in the establishment of Nazi Germany.

DJ [url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of_Tonkin_incident[/url] or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of_Tonkin_incidentThe United States government falsely claimed that a second incident occurred on August 4, 1964, between North Vietnamese and United States ships in the waters of the Gulf of Tonkin. Originally, US military claims blamed North Vietnam for the confrontation and the ostensible, but in fact imaginary, incident on August 4. Later investigation revealed that the second attack never happened; the official American claim is that it was based mostly on erroneously interpreted communications intercepts.[5][6][7] The National Security Agency, a subsidiary of the US Defense Department, deliberately skewed intelligence to create the impression that an attack had been carried out.[8]

Do countries lie ? Yes they do !

Another crazy story; 

[url]https://nltimes.nl/2023/07/17/dutch-man-receives-american-military-email-years-due-typo-risk-real[/url] or https://nltimes.nl/2023/07/17/dutch-man-receives-american-military-email-years-due-typo-risk-real ;

A Dutch man has been receiving thousands of emails linked to the American military due to a typing mistake. According to the Financial Times, Johannes Zuurbier has received more than 115,000 emails just since January because he manages Mali's top-level internet domain, .ml. The email issue is because of its similarity to .mil, the sponsored top level domain held by the U.S. military. "This risk is real and could be exploited by adversaries of the US," the Financial Times quoted Zuurbier as saying.

Most emails routed to Zuurbier do not contain classified information, but he said he has collected many with sensitive information from time to time. For example, travel information about high-ranking officers, passport numbers, details of weapons production, passwords, and tax returns. Zuurbier received over a thousand emails in a day last Wednesday.


Zuurbier discovered the problem almost ten years ago and said he has tried to contact the US government on several occasions to address it. According to the internet entrepreneur, it is a severe risk that enemies of the United States could use. American officials have done little with the warnings thus far, according to the Financial Times.

He has again raised concerns over the issue, as Zuurbier’s contract for the domain code expires on Monday. This means that the government of Mali will take back control of the .ml top level domain from Zuurbier's Amsterdam firm, Mali Dili. Mali has strong connections with Russia. The Russian state-funded paramilitary organization, Wagner Group, has been in combat alongside Mali’s military to fight off a jihadist rebellion trying to topple Mali’s government.

DJ...So someone does not know ending an email adress with .ml sends the mail to Mali-Africa...when it is supposed to go to .mil....US military...








The US itself is harming millions of hungry people via its illegal sanctions, but we put that aside for now. If the US didn't want Russia to react like this, perhaps it should've told its proxy not to use the Odessa port to carry out terrorist attacks on the Crimean bridge.

DJ, misuse of the graindeal by Ukraine now is stopped...Russia is destroying Ukraine port facilities...A lot of agriculture export was going via Poland into the EU (lowering price for food-limiting inflation...)

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In the NATO-BRICS+ war timing is everything...Coming winter may see lots of energy problems for NATO...time is on the side of BRICS+...so they are not in much of a hurry but might be preparing escalation scenario's...

The Syria-Iraq frontline is different from Ukraine...NATO is in a much weaker position..."Increasing pressure" in that area may see more BRICS forces available on other frontlines...Indian Ocean may become one of them...Both Iran and China (via Myanmar, Pakistan) want to have better links with India and Africa...After kicking NATO out of Syria and Irak US/UK bases in the Indian Ocean may become the next target...

The BRICS meeting in South Africa next month may also make further plans for Latin America...Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua are already working with Russia, Iran in defense...Brazil, Argentina, Mexico may go for "stronger ties" in Latin America trade...

The US coups in Brazil (resulting in bolsonaro...) so far did not help NATO...Will NATO go "old style" and support facist dictators like pinochet etc. again ? Is there any support left for that kind of crime ? 

BRICS will put getting a stronger economy first...may limit the number of new members while opening for lots of trade with lots of potential members...

BRICS leaders also have to think of how to deal with a.o. France asking if it -in some way- could "work" with BRICS...

In the economic -currency- war getting the Euro/€ somehow under BRICS "influence" may speed up "further limiting" US-$-power...

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[url]https://southfront.org/blasts-heard-near-russian-hmeimim-air-base-in-syria-photos/[/url] or https://southfront.org/blasts-heard-near-russian-hmeimim-air-base-in-syria-photos/ ;

Hmeimim Air Base, the headquarters of the Russian military group in Syria, is protected by a multi-layered air defense network. Several S-400, Pantsir-S and Tor air-defense systems are known to be deployed at the air base.

Since 2018, the base has been attacked with armed drones on several occasions. All previous attacks were launched from the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib, which is ruled by al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham and other terrorist groups.

Last year, the Russian Ministry of Defenses warned of several plots by terrorist groups in Greater Idlib to attack Hmeimim with drones from Greater Idlib. In addition, a United States intelligence document that was leaked earlier this year exposed a plot by the Ukrainian secret service to attack the base with drones in cooperation with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces in Syria’s northeastern region.

The reports of a new attack on the base came amid high tensions between Russian and U.S. forces in Syria. If confirmed, the attack attempt will provoke a fierce response from the Russian military group in the country.

DJ, containment of the NATO-BRICS conflict to one frontline would limit risks of escalation...

[url]https://southfront.org/shocking-extent-of-ukraines-unrelenting-demographic-collapse/[/url] or https://southfront.org/shocking-extent-of-ukraines-unrelenting-demographic-collapse/ ;

Written by Drago Bosnic, independent geopolitical and military analyst

Prior to the unfortunate dismantling of the Soviet Union, Ukraine was one of its most prominent republics, even rivaling Russia itself in numerous aspects. In many ways, it was a sort of “Soviet California”, as approximately 30% of the USSR’s massive industrial and scientific might was situated precisely in Ukraine. Much of Soviet shipbuilding, advanced electronics, rocketry, chemical industry, metallurgy and numerous universities and scientific institutions were based all across the country. Moscow built an enormous and highly robust energy infrastructure that Ukraine uses to this very day and without which it would never have been a functioning country.

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Citing local sources, official data and statistics, as well as other methods of collecting information, the Italian newspaper states that both urban and rural areas are essentially empty, while countless families have been divided (likely forever), particularly as wives of many soldiers forcibly deployed on the frontlines have gone abroad and never returned. Corriere della Sera insists that Ukraine is going through a catastrophic demographic crisis and that the population collapse will soon cause very serious economic and social problems in the country, as it has an estimated 15 million residents less than in early 2022.

“From 52 million to less than 30 in three decades. It’s a very serious loss for the country as it threatens our chances of reconstruction after the end of the war, prevents economic normalization and sinks the pension system,” Alexander Demenchuk, rector of the Faculty of Political Science in Kiev told Corriere della Sera, adding: “Children are missing, therefore the future is missing. Young, upper-middle-class women with an excellent level of education left. And what is even more serious, more than half of them do not intend to return to Ukraine. Children study in German, Polish, Austrian, French or Dutch schools. The mothers found work immediately. The European welcome policy initially seemed to us a miracle of generosity, but now it turned out to be a curse.”

According to Ella Libanova, a distinguished demographer at the National Academy of Sciences, all this affects the fertility rate, which has fallen to 0.7%, one of the lowest in the world. Families fall apart overnight as soldiers and officers increasingly complain that their wives leave them for other men in host countries. This is resulting in even higher divorce rates, exacerbating a problem that has already been quite common in previous years. There is virtually no public debate about these burning issues, the Italian newspaper warns, adding that no one in Ukraine is dealing with these problems because all efforts are supposedly directed toward the front.

DJ Ukraine is de-populated...The biden/NATO expansion war may result in Russian speaking population becoming a majority in Ukraine...(and Russia annexation...)

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#SaudiArabia hosted a GCC meeting today, including Central Asia states. This is another confirmation that the countries in the Middle East are organising themselves in a new multipolar world that marks the end of the US unipolar and exclusive dominance of the world.

[url]https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/07/19/707357/Persian-Gulf-Cooperation-Council-normalization-Iran-Saudi-Arabia-stability-region[/url] or https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/07/19/707357/Persian-Gulf-Cooperation-Council-normalization-Iran-Saudi-Arabia-stability-region ;

The Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) says the normalization of relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia has contributed to the region’s stability, expressing willingness to engage in serious discussions with the Islamic Republic.

Jasem Mohamed al-Budaiwi, the secretary general of the GCC, made the statement in an interview with the Qatar-based Al Jazeera network's Arabic service on Wednesday.

Budaiwi said the entire Persian Gulf countries have welcomed the normalization process between Saudi Arabia and Iran as Riyadh-Tehran ties can contribute to the stability of the region.

"We are willing to hold deep talks with Iran within international conventions," the GCC’s secretary general underlined.

Pointing to the economic woes facing Arab countries in the Persian Gulf region, Budaiwi described the economic issue as the “biggest and most important challenge” for the littoral states.

"We are working on completing some elements to reach economic integration," he said, adding, “There is a conscious will among Persian Gulf leaders to achieve this goal.”

On March 10, after several days of intensive negotiations hosted by China, Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed to restore diplomatic ties and reopen embassies seven years after their relations were severed.

DJ [url]https://www.debka.com/mivzak/israel-denies-nyt-account-of-biden-netanyahu-conversation/[/url] or https://www.debka.com/mivzak/israel-denies-nyt-account-of-biden-netanyahu-conversation/ Netanyahu may be yet another major politician unable to work with biden...Israel -for decades- tried to improve relations with "moderate Arab countries"...it may try to move further in that direction...In that way it could become a "bridge" between NATO and BRICS...

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Russia ended the "grain deal"...misused by NATO to send weapons into Ukraine (double deck boats...upper floor grain, lower floor military "aid"). Now the Ukraine Black Sea coast has been blocked by the Russian fleet...Russia did increase navy ship building in Black Sea ports to increase its fleet. 

In missile strikes not only ports like Nikolayev, Odesa were attacked also lots of NATO radar/gear in the Ukraine zone close to Romania was destroyed...(it may have killed NATO military...very likely HIMARS/drones were controlled by US/NATO staff...)

DJ-A scenario in the Ukraine war could have been Russia blocking western "aid" getting into Ukraine. I think the chances for "BRICS" to "take over" the Ukraine western border is increasing...

[url]https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/russia-blockades-ukraine-ports[/url] or https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/russia-blockades-ukraine-ports has a map of possible division of Ukraine...Poland, Romania may be willing to make a deal with Russia if they can also get a part of Ukraine...

Hungary, Türkiye, are NATO members...but SE Europe now may be moving closer to breaking with NATO...In the US itself there may be growing discussion on NATO...The UK idea of a "global NATO" may end the present NATO...a global role is different from "North Atlantic"...

Some push for confrontation with China...[url]https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/07/20/707382/Taiwan-VP-s-planned-visit-to-US-threatens-china,-must-be-stopped-[/url] or https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/07/20/707382/Taiwan-VP-s-planned-visit-to-US-threatens-china,-must-be-stopped- Australia, New Zealand, Japan -in that idea- would be part of a western (neo-colonial, military) "plan"....However countries like India, Indonesia are already close to/in BRICS...Economy wise Australia, New Zealand, Japan (also) need the Asia market...

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Weeb Union [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2I6fJmO184[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2I6fJmO184 ;

Ukrainian Armored Attacks In Four Different Fronts End In Disaster

describing how the NATO-BRICS+ war in Ukraine is going....

[url]https://www.zerohedge.com/political/watch-rand-paul-warns-were-out-ammo-were-out-money[/url] or https://www.zerohedge.com/political/watch-rand-paul-warns-were-out-ammo-were-out-money ;

“From a fiscal conservative perspective, it makes no sense to borrow money from China to send it to Ukraine,” Paul urged, adding “It’s not like we’re sending them surplus funds. It’s like, ‘Oh, we have surplus ammo around.’”

“We’re actually out of ammo now, we’re out of money. And so, there’s no real sense in continuing to do this,” Paul further emphasised.

Biden himself admitted recently that the reason he is sending horrific cluster bombs to Ukraine is that “we’ve run out of ammunition.”

“This war can go on forever,” Paul continued, adding “I don’t think the Russians are ever leaving Crimea. I don’t think the Ukrainians have the might to push them out.”

“If the endpoint is Russia has to leave Crimea and all other parts they occupy of Ukraine then the war goes on, it will be a war of attrition over many, many years and the Ukrainian people are suffering horribly,” Paul further explained.

DJ, this war should have been avoided....biden has to end up in the I.C.C. !

[url]https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/media-and-ukraine-war-coverage-where-truth-takes-holiday[/url] or https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/media-and-ukraine-war-coverage-where-truth-takes-holiday how can western "free independent media" become such a propaganda channel ? They FAIL in reporting on ongoing pandemics ! They FAIL in reporting on the NATO-BRICS conflicts (do most western "journalists" even know BRICS, SCO EAEU ???)

[url]https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/whoa-mass-media-begins-telling-public-ukraine-is-losing-territorial-concessions-to-russia-and-the-west-can-do-no-more[/url] or https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/whoa-mass-media-begins-telling-public-ukraine-is-losing-territorial-concessions-to-russia-and-the-west-can-do-no-more ;

Financial Times (London): "Farewell to Arms -- The West Has Nothing Else To Do To Help Ukraine"

"The West has nothing else to help Ukraine, the armament is running out and the stocks used by Kiev will have to be replensihed for years" writes the Financial Times.

 

Washington Post Newspaper: "Washington No Longer Believes in Ukraine's ability to Break Through Russian Defenses"

 

In Germany, BILD Headline:  "The Losses are Colossal"

The German Magazine BILD published a report in which it emphasized that the losses of the Ukrainian Army "are colossal; there is not enough equipment, and a counter-attack is not possible."

 

The fact that ALL of these reports came out today indicates (to me) that the mass-media has been specifically instructed to start an effort to change the narrative on Ukraine, and to change it fast. 

That so many Main-Stream-Media outlets all began to run the "Ukraine is Losing" narrative tells me the delusional politicians in the West, who lied to themselves thinking they could take on Russia, now have to let down the public as gently as they can, but as fast as they can!

DJ, are western media no better than RT, PressTV, CGTN ???

[url]https://southfront.org/investigation-by-scott-ritter-agent-zelensky/[/url] or https://southfront.org/investigation-by-scott-ritter-agent-zelensky/ 

I know GlobalTimes is government run...but it can be a source for info ! [url]https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202307/1294780.shtml[/url] or https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202307/1294780.shtml ;

In a meeting with revered former US diplomat Henry Kissinger on Thursday in Beijing, Chinese President Xi Jinping hailed him as an "old friend" whom the Chinese people never forget for his historic contributions to promoting China-US ties and stressed that China and the US can help each other succeed and prosper together. The Chinese president also expressed hope that Kissinger and other people of foresight in the US will continue to play a constructive role in restoring China-US ties to the right track.

DJ...Kissinger (a war criminal no doubt !) did visit Mao over 50 years ago as FM under Nixon...In 2023 he may be one of the limited more realistic US elite figures....

.....to divert attention from corruption charges, the Ukraine disaster biden now going for more war in Syria ? 

[url]https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/u-s-locks-on-fire-control-radar-against-russian-jet-in-syria[/url] or https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/u-s-locks-on-fire-control-radar-against-russian-jet-in-syria ;

That the United States allegedly did this today, to a Russian fighter jet, is a very big deal.  Things continue to escalate between the US and Russia, and, as usual, the US is the aggressor.

also; [url]https://southfront.org/advanced-u-s-anti-drone-system-spotted-in-northeastern-syria/[/url] or https://southfront.org/advanced-u-s-anti-drone-system-spotted-in-northeastern-syria/ ;

The United States-led coalition has deployed the Fixed Site-Low, Slow, Small Unmanned Aircraft System Integrated Defeat System (FS-LIDS), which is designed to counter all types of drones, in Syria’s northeastern region.

A photo that surfaced online showed a vehicle of the system near a base of the coalition located at the Conoco gas facility in the eastern Deir Ezzor countryside.

The FS-LIDS system uses a small, expendable drone dubbed the Coyote to intercept its target. The drone delivers a kinetic effect by crashing into enemy drones or exploding near them and dispersing blast fragments from its warhead.

DJ [url]https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/07/21/707431/Iran-United-Nations-Qur-an-desecration-Sweden[/url] or https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/07/21/707431/Iran-United-Nations-Qur-an-desecration-Sweden ...in lots of western countries there is discussion on "burning holy books" as protest...I am anti religion....see it as a basis for any other form of totalitarinism...But I know I may be wrong...So I am against burning any kind of holy book as a form of "protest/provocation"....

The sooner western countries "limit" that kind of book burning "freedom to insult" the more damage with the Islamic world may be limited....

Once this forum did a good job....freedom of (trying to get an) opinion is NOT freedom to insult people with other ideas ! NEVER !!!!

DJ-The "NATO West" now is running into major economic problems...energy prices may become "major issue" in a few months time...I think lots of (groups of) countries going for self interests...US needs a US$ to still have some global role...EU may go for local currencies in energy deals...buying Russian energy from Türkiye, India in Lira or Rupees...

The biden-confrontationism-insanity did -in fact already !!!- destroy the west ! If you can 't beat them-join them...EU - BRICS+ talks very likely already ongoing....

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-Ukraine frontline;

[url]https://tass.com/world/1650119[/url] or https://tass.com/world/1650119 ;

MOSCOW, July 21. /TASS/. Plans may be in the works to use an intended Polish-Lithuanian-Ukrainian joint military unit as an occupation force in western Ukrainian territories, and any Polish forces entering Lvov are certain to remain there, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a working meeting of the Security Council.

"I cannot but comment on what has just been said [by Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) Director Sergey Naryshkin] and on the press reports that have appeared about plans to create a so-called Polish-Lithuanian-Ukrainian unit. We’re not talking here about some motley crew of mercenaries - there are enough of them there [in Ukraine] already, and they are being destroyed - but rather about a regular, well-oiled, well-equipped military formation that is planned to be used for operations on the territory of Ukraine," Putin said.

"In particular [this is being done] purportedly for ensuring the security of contemporary western Ukraine, but in fact - if you call things by their proper names - for the subsequent occupation of these territories. After all, the future outlook is obvious; if Polish units enter Lvov, for example, or some other territories in Ukraine, then they will be staying put there. And they will remain there for good," he added.

see also [url]https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/report-poland-intends-to-tear-off-parts-of-ukraine-and-belarus-under-nato-umbrella[/url] or https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/report-poland-intends-to-tear-off-parts-of-ukraine-and-belarus-under-nato-umbrella ;

Reports are beginning to circulate claiming Poland intends to enter Ukraine with troops, to "grab" parts of Western Ukraine, but also to "Tear-off" part of Western Belarus, under the protection of the NATO umbrella.

While Russia __may__ be willing to allow Poland to take back parts of Ukraine that were formerly Poland, Belarus, it appears, would be "off-limits."

Should Poland try to grab parts of Belarus, the region of Eastern Europe will likely immediately explode into full scale World War 3.  Poland seems ready to begin playing a VERY dangerous game.

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UPDATE 2:04 PM EDT --

President Vladimir Putin on Friday accused NATO member Poland of having territorial ambitions, and said any aggression against Russia's neighbour and close ally Belarus would be considered an attack on Russia.

Moscow would react to any aggression against Belarus, which forms a loose "Union State" with Russia, "with all the means at our disposal" Putin told a meeting of his Security Council in televised remarks.

DJ, NATO may only have military means at very limited levels-this war is based on (biden his) insanity...The socio-paths political "leaders" of the west rather face nuclear war than admitting they were very, very wrong...(I do hope to be very, very wrong !)

East Asia;

[url]https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/n-korea-fires-cruise-missiles-toward-yellow-sea[/url] or https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/n-korea-fires-cruise-missiles-toward-yellow-sea ;

North Korean leaders threatened potential nuclear retaliation over America’s presence in the region for the second time this month, following the docking of a U.S. submarine in South Korea.

The U.S deployed the nuclear-armed USS Kentucky, which arrived at the South Korean port of Busan earlier this week.

The presence of the Ohio-class submarine marks the first visit with a U.S. SSBN to South Korea since the 1980s.

 According to Pyongyang’s Defense Minister Kang Sun-nam, the arrival of the USS Kentucky could give North Korea the greenlight to launch a nuclear attack.

Following the submarine’s arrival to Busan, North Korea fired two ballistic missiles eastwards. 

DJ, My impression is North Korea sometimes is doing the "dirty work" for China...so China itself can stay "more friendly"....

Middle East

[url]https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/07/18/707269/Iran-US-Pentagon-Persian-Gulf-F-35-fighter-jet-destroyer-Sabrina-Singh-Strait-Hormuz-USS-Thomas-Hudner[/url] or https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/07/18/707269/Iran-US-Pentagon-Persian-Gulf-F-35-fighter-jet-destroyer-Sabrina-Singh-Strait-Hormuz-USS-Thomas-Hudner 

Pentagon says it plans to send additional fighter jets and naval assets to the Persian Gulf region to increase US military presence in the region, an announcement that comes against the backdrop of Iran’s stern warning.

Addressing a briefing on Monday, Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh claimed the deployment would be an effort to counter Iran, citing a number of “alarming” events in the Strait of Hormuz earlier this month.

On July 10, an Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) commander announced that the US made “unprofessional and risky” attempts to impede the seizure of a foreign oil tanker smuggling Iranian fuel in the Persian Gulf last week, but the IRGC successfully confiscated the vessel.

According to IRGC’s Rear Admiral Ramazan Zir-Rahi, the vessel carrying contraband fuel had arranged military backing from US military forces in the area but was still seized by Iran’s naval forces.

He further elaborated that the US Navy attempted to intervene as IRGC naval forces moved in to intercept the oil tanker involved in smuggling one million liters of Iranian oil and gas.

Singh, however, alleged that Iran is conducting destabilizing activities that “threaten the free flow of commerce” through the strategic Strait of Hormuz “of which the world depends on for more than one-fifth of the world’s oil supply.”

“The Secretary of Defense has ordered the deployment of the destroyer USS Thomas Hudner, F-35 fighters and F-16 fighters to … defend US interests and safeguard freedom of navigation in the region,” she told reporters.

She did not give details about the date the fighter jets and guided-missile destroyer would be sent to the region, or how long the new deployment would last but emphasized that the move would help to monitor and secure “vital waterways.”

and [url]https://www.zerohedge.com/military/pentagon-sends-thousands-marines-deter-iran-tanker-seizures-persian-gulf[/url] or https://www.zerohedge.com/military/pentagon-sends-thousands-marines-deter-iran-tanker-seizures-persian-gulf 

Austin said the USS Bataan amphibious readiness group and the 26th Marine Expeditional Unit are being sent to the Gulf region, which consists of about 2,500 Marines, to provide "even greater flexibility and maritime capability in the region.”

The amphibious readiness group consists of the Bataan warship and two others, the USS Mesa Verde and the USS Carter Hall. The group had already left Norfolk, Virginia earlier this month. 

Weeks ago the Pentagon sent the USS Thomas Hudner and additional F-35 and F-16 fighter jets to the region, to assist A-10 attack aircraft, as tankers have come under increasing threat - including an incident in which one was fired upon. 

A fresh Central Command (CENTCOM) statement said the additional assets will "provide unique capabilities, which alongside our partner nations in the region, further safeguard the free flow of international commerce and uphold the rules based international order, and deter Iranian destabilizing activities in the region."

US officials are fearful that the Iranians are poised to seize additional vessels, given that US-captured Iranian oil currently sits off the Texas coast. As we detailed earlier, the US Justice Department seized the Greek tanker Suez Rajan in April under the pretext of sanctions enforcement and forced the ship to head for Texas instead of China. The Suez Rajan is carrying 800,000 barrels of stolen oil and is currently off the coast of Galveston. US officials are now hoping a US company agrees to offload the seized oil, but the companies are fearful of Iranian retaliation.

DJ, The US wants to keep stealing oil from Syria, Iraq and hijack Iranian tankers....enforcing US sanctions against Iran - so seizing Iran tankers in open sea on their way to China...

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DJ-I hope to be wrong- We may see a shift away from the land war in Ukraine -NATO may not be able to win- to a sea war in the Mediteranean Sea, NW of Indian Ocean. Increase of pressure on US/NATO occupation forces in Syria, Iraq (against international law !) may be answered by more US/NATO navy/air actions...(Most NATO-navies only did get a little weaker in the US provoked Ukraine NATO expansion war). 

The US/UK will keep proviking China on Taiwan (under international law part of China) and the (oil rich) South China Sea...

We may see further -major- escalation in the coming weeks...(again-hope to be wrong)

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DJ ...should we expect a shift to (more) war on sea...or do we get a NATO try to "overstretch" BRICS defenses ? 

[url]https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/urgent-flash-belarus[/url] or https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/urgent-flash-belarus ;

President Aleksandr Lukashenko has just sought authorization from the All-Belarusian People's Assembly, the power to send military abroad.

President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, did the same thing in Russia two days before invasion on Ukraine.

Does this mean Belarus is entering the Ukraine situation?   Or is Belarus going to do something . . .  else?   Like with Poland, or the Suwalki Gap in Lithuania?

This is an extremely unexpected, and VERY serious development in eastern Europe.

and [url]https://tass.com/russia/1650607[/url] or https://tass.com/russia/1650607 ;

MOSCOW, July 23. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a meeting with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko who is currently on a working visit to Russia.

The Belarusian head of state arrived in Russia on Saturday evening.

The Kremlin press service said earlier that the two leaders would discuss "pressing issues related to the further development of Russian-Belarusian relations of strategic partnership and alliance, as well as integration within the Union State."

Minsk officials, in turn, pointed out that the presidents would touch upon "a wide range of the most important and fundamental issues of bilateral relations, including those pertaining to security, the international agenda, economic cooperation, the implementation of Union State programs and cooperation in countering illegal sanctions pressure."

DJ [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKcsEW-DyBY[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKcsEW-DyBY Alex Christoforou/AC walking in Moscow (

супермаркет
supermarket

lots of streetsigns are readable...) discussing "NATO light" could move into western Ukraine...

The present Polish (catholic extremists) government denies stalin did give lots of former Germany to Poland after 1945...(but also did push Belarus/Russian borders west again...after World War 1 -1917- those borders had moved east...) So...is Poland (and ??? Lithuania ???) planning to move into western Ukraine ? 

DJ-I do not expect Poland to do so on a sunday...

-[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhLLupsfGEU[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhLLupsfGEU Democracy Now talking to "newsweek editor" (embedded press) on the role the CIA is playing in this Ukraine war...a major part might be checking weapons/money goes to where it was supposed to go (but corruption will be a major issue -DJ).

Another aspect is trying to get a "view" of what the "ruling fractions" in Kiev want...zelensky may not even be the main player...

In Europe the CIA has to keep support for the war going. Also via NL weapons are send to Ukraine...but the CIA is also using air transport into Ukraine (DJ-No doubt Odesa was one of the major CIA hubs...long range missiles to hit Crimea...)

-US Cluster-ammo now been used into Russia in the Charkiv/Kharkow region...also Russian journalist were attacked by Ukraine/US cluster ammo in the south of Ukraine...Both US and UK provide both the intel and weapons to attack targets inside Russia(n held territory)...

-Middle East

[url]https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/07/23/707554/US-military-dispatches-new-convoy-oil-rich-Syrian-province[/url] or https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/07/23/707554/US-military-dispatches-new-convoy-oil-rich-Syrian-province ;

As part of Washington’s attempts to further plunder oil reserves and natural resources in Syria, the US military has dispatched truckloads of ammunition and logistical equipment to the Arab country’s northeastern province of Hasakah.

The Arabic service of Russia’s Sputnik news agency, citing local sources, reported that ‏a convoy of 30 trucks, carrying logistical equipment, fuel and ammunition, crossed the Waleed border crossing on Saturday and headed toward US positions in the province.

The sources added that the convoy drove toward illegal US military bases in the countryside of Hasakah, especially the base set up at al-Jibsah oilfields in the town of al-Shaddadi.

The development comes only a few days after 39 US military tankers rumbled through the al-Mahmoudiya border crossing and headed toward Iraq’s northern semi-autonomous Kurdistan region after being filled with Syrian crude oil.

and [url]https://southfront.org/iran-downplays-u-s-military-buildup-in-middle-east/[/url] or https://southfront.org/iran-downplays-u-s-military-buildup-in-middle-east/ 

Iran’s defense minister Brigadier General Mohammad-Reza Ashtiani has downplayed the United States military buildup in the Middle East, praising his country’s key role in the region.

“America is pursuing its own plans, but the Islamic Republic has reached such a level of power and authority, where no one is capable of threatening it,” the minister said on July 19 when asked by state media reporters about the significance of the U.S. military buildup.

The minister described his country as a “leading regional player,” with growing technological advancements across naval and ground fronts.

Ashtiani also praised Iran as a “drone power in the world,” noting that “all types of Iran-made drones have drawn the attention of other countries,” but did not name the receiving sides, nor did he explain if they will be used in potential military confrontations with the U.S.

DJ...One of the US plans may be [url]https://globalsouth.co/2023/07/21/neocons-want-war-with-china/[/url] or https://globalsouth.co/2023/07/21/neocons-want-war-with-china/ to destroy BRICS energy trade via the Indian Ocean...I (DJ) would not be surprised if the Turkstream-Black Sea- pipelines also got blown up...

NATO may try to "move the war" into Asia...attacking Russia-China trade, the Russia-Iran-India trade route...NATO/US is already hindering Iran oil on its way to China...(New Atlas did report on minority groups being recruited/used for US goals. MEK in Iran, Baluchi "freedom fighters" in Iran/Pakistan/Afghan border area, Uyghurs in China -recruited for IS CIA wars in Iraq, Syria, Libya...)

US "victoria nuland" is send to South Africa to warn against the next month BRICS+ meeting...BRICS+ may work further on alternatives for the US$....Alternatives for the US$ in global trade are crossing US red lines....

I hope to -again- be very wrong...but we may face furter escalation...

Regime change operations in Latin America ? US supports another fascist...bolsenaro-coup in Brazil...? (With bolsenaro also still inside BRICS...the Pakistan -US bribery coup- against Imran Khan did NOT end Pakistan-Russia trade...). 

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