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Monday, March 27, 2023

(2) Bad News: How the Media Marched Us to War in Iraq and Beyond - YouTube

(2) Bad News: How the Media Marched Us to War in Iraq and Beyond - YouTube

Why pushing for the break up of Russia is absolute folly - Responsible Statecraft

Why pushing for the break up of Russia is absolute folly - Responsible Statecraft

For Putin, Iraq War marked a turning point in US-Russia relations - Responsible Statecraft

For Putin, Iraq War marked a turning point in US-Russia relations - Responsible Statecraft

It's not too late to stop a new cold war - Responsible Statecraft

It's not too late to stop a new cold war - Responsible Statecraft

The World Bank used to cause untold harm - but 30 years ago it started reforming. What went right

The World Bank used to cause untold harm - but 30 years ago it started reforming. What went right

‘It’s all about trolling’: how far-right influencers are shaping Republican narrative | Republicans | The Guardian

‘It’s all about trolling’: how far-right influencers are shaping Republican narrative | Republicans | The Guardian

The Iraq war's damage to public trust in experts has consequences right up to today

The Iraq war's damage to public trust in experts has consequences right up to today

CP panel: 'Women are going to lose' if trans ideologues win | Church & Ministries News

CP panel: 'Women are going to lose' if trans ideologues win | Church & Ministries News

After Escalation, White House Says US Troops in Syria are There to Stay - News From Antiwar.com

After Escalation, White House Says US Troops in Syria are There to Stay - News From Antiwar.com

America Hangs From a Cross of Iron - Antiwar.com Original

America Hangs From a Cross of Iron - Antiwar.com Original

The Banality of Biden's 'Exceptional' Elite Advisers - Antiwar.com Original

The Banality of Biden's 'Exceptional' Elite Advisers - Antiwar.com Original

(1) Douglas Macgregor: The Future of Warfare is Devastation - YouTube

(1) Douglas Macgregor: The Future of Warfare is Devastation - YouTube

Thousands Attend Service at Kiev-Pechersk Lavra as Monks Brace for Eviction by Zelensky Regime

Thousands Attend Service at Kiev-Pechersk Lavra as Monks Brace for Eviction by Zelensky Regime

South Korea Will Stay Out of a Taiwan Strait War – The Diplomat

South Korea Will Stay Out of a Taiwan Strait War – The Diplomat

Exploding the Cheap Offshore Wind Fantasy - by David Turver

Exploding the Cheap Offshore Wind Fantasy - by David Turver

Holding the right people responsible for the global energy crisis

Holding the right people responsible for the global energy crisis

Why Rahul Gandhi’s Disqualification May Be a Turning Point

Why Rahul Gandhi’s Disqualification May Be a Turning Point

US is stirring up the Syrian cauldron - Indian Punchline

US is stirring up the Syrian cauldron - Indian Punchline

Prognosis: China’s (Belated) Covid Vaccine Boom - Bloomberg

Prognosis: China’s (Belated) Covid Vaccine Boom - Bloomberg

Pentagon Woos Silicon Valley to Join Ranks of Arms Makers - WSJ

Pentagon Woos Silicon Valley to Join Ranks of Arms Makers - WSJ

COVID-19 Vaccines: Proof of Lethality. Over One Thousand Scientific Studies - Global ResearchGlobal Research - Centre for Research on Globalization

COVID-19 Vaccines: Proof of Lethality. Over One Thousand Scientific Studies - Global ResearchGlobal Research - Centre for Research on Globalization

Another ‘Revolution’ in the Church - The Catholic Thing

Another ‘Revolution’ in the Church - The Catholic Thing

Republicans would be wise to drop the talk of bombing Mexico - The Boston Globe

Republicans would be wise to drop the talk of bombing Mexico - The Boston Globe

Independent Kurdistan in US interest: John Bolton

Independent Kurdistan in US interest: John Bolton

America’s language problem in the Middle East signals a bigger quandary | The Hill

America’s language problem in the Middle East signals a bigger quandary | The Hill

Ray McGovern Connects Anniversary of Iraq Invasion and Ukraine Proxy War - Part 1 | Black Agenda Report

Ray McGovern Connects Anniversary of Iraq Invasion and Ukraine Proxy War - Part 1 |

Israel’s Consul General in New York Resigns - Israel News - Haaretz.com

Israel’s Consul General in New York Resigns - Israel News - Haaretz.com

The BRICS Has Overtaken The G7 In Global GDP - Silk Road Briefing

The BRICS Has Overtaken The G7 In Global GDP - Silk Road Briefing: By Chris Devonshire-Ellis The India-based Megh Updates platform, one of the world’s largest online informational platforms in terms of views, has stated that BRICS countries have officially overtaken G7 in share of world PPP GDP, and that this trend can be expected to continue. The BRICS currently include Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa,[.....]

Sunday, March 26, 2023

In Both Israel and the U.S. Congress, Lunatics Are Taking Over the Asylum - Israel News - Haaretz.com

In Both Israel and the U.S. Congress, Lunatics Are Taking Over the Asylum - Israel News - Haaretz.com

NATO bombing Yugoslavia with depleted uranium 'inhumane': Serbia | Al Mayadeen English

NATO bombing Yugoslavia with depleted uranium 'inhumane': Serbia | Al Mayadeen English

Fear of China is pushing India and Japan into each other’s arms | The Economist

Fear of China is pushing India and Japan into each other’s arms | The Economist

Younger Americans are friendlier to China | The Economist

Younger Americans are friendlier to China | The Economist

How Bush and Blair plotted war in Iraq: Read the secret memo in full | Middle East Eye

How Bush and Blair plotted war in Iraq: Read the secret memo in full | Middle East Eye

U.S.-China Decoupling: America's Zero-Sum Economics Doesn't Add Up

U.S.-China Decoupling: America's Zero-Sum Economics Doesn't Add Up

The Donald Trump Problem - The Chris Hedges Report

The Donald Trump Problem - The Chris Hedges Report

Inside the CIA’s bureau for hiding defectors | The Economist

Inside the CIA’s bureau for hiding defectors | The Economist

Russia, China are not creating military alliance, Putin says | Reuters

Russia, China are not creating military alliance, Putin says | Reuters

Congress Has Been Captured by the Arms Industry - TomDispatch.com

Congress Has Been Captured by the Arms Industry - TomDispatch.com

NATO carried out ‘inhumane experiment’ in Balkans – health minister — RT World News

NATO carried out ‘inhumane experiment’ in Balkans – health minister — RT World News

Commercial Real Estate Faces Perfect Storm: The Demise Of Downtown Office Buildings | ZeroHedge

Commercial Real Estate Faces Perfect Storm: The Demise Of Downtown Office Buildings | ZeroHedge

The Influential Rabbi Who Wants to Turn Israel Into an Iran-style Fundamentalist State - Israel News - Haaretz.com

The Influential Rabbi Who Wants to Turn Israel Into an Iran-style Fundamentalist State - Israel News - Haaretz.com

What is Depleted Uranium - the new entrant in Russia-Ukraine conflict which is keeping world on edge

What is Depleted Uranium - the new entrant in Russia-Ukraine conflict which is keeping world on edge: Russia and the UK continue to engage in a new, bitter war of words over the British side's plan to supply Ukraine with armour-piercing shells with Depleted

Raising Faith - The Catholic Thing

Raising Faith - The Catholic Thing

PG&E faces time crunch on Diablo Canyon license renewal as California weighs nuclear plant’s future | Utility Dive

PG&E faces time crunch on Diablo Canyon license renewal as California weighs nuclear plant’s future | Utility Dive: Utility industry news and analysis for energy professionals.

Scientists Who Dismissed Covid Lab Origin Are Increasingly Implicated in 2014 Ebola Outbreak

Scientists Who Dismissed Covid Lab Origin Are Increasingly Implicated in 2014 Ebola Outbreak

Beware the Luxury Beach Resort

Beware the Luxury Beach Resort

Life Is Worse for Older People Now - The Atlantic

Life Is Worse for Older People Now - The Atlantic

How Lazarus can symbolize us as sinners

How Lazarus can symbolize us as sinners

What does it mean to be a martyr today? A Church in Rome answers

What does it mean to be a martyr today? A Church in Rome answers

How Zeynep Tufekci and Jeremy Howard Masked America

How Zeynep Tufekci and Jeremy Howard Masked America

The Downward Slide of America's Healthcare Apparatus

The Downward Slide of America's Healthcare Apparatus

Florida Doctor Stripped of Board Certification Over 'COVID-19 Misinformation' · The Floridian

Florida Doctor Stripped of Board Certification Over 'COVID-19 Misinformation' · The Floridian

Who Does Israel Really Belong To? - Opinion - Haaretz.com

Who Does Israel Really Belong To? - Opinion - Haaretz.com

What Are Pfizer's Lipid Nanotechnologies?

What Are Pfizer's Lipid Nanotechnologies?

Lies The Ruling Class Tells Us - The American Conservative

Lies The Ruling Class Tells Us - The American Conservative

Subscribe to read | Financial Times

Subscribe to read | Financial Times

Putin says Moscow to place nuclear weapons in Belarus, US reacts cautiously | The Straits Times

Putin says Moscow to place nuclear weapons in Belarus, US reacts cautiously | The Straits Times

Little room for maneuver as U.S.-China ties slide further | Reuters

Little room for maneuver as U.S.-China ties slide further | Reuters

Bad Lessons Learned - The American Conservative

Bad Lessons Learned - The American Conservative

Port of Los Angeles Sees Huge 43% Cargo Drop

Port of Los Angeles Sees Huge 43% Cargo Drop

The Collapse of Antiquity: Greece and Rome as Civilization’s Oligarchic Turning Point, by Michael Hudson - The Unz Review

The Collapse of Antiquity: Greece and Rome as Civilization’s Oligarchic Turning Point, by Michael Hudson - The Unz Review

Give the Libertarians a Break - Opinion - Haaretz.com

Give the Libertarians a Break - Opinion - Haaretz.com

"The Putin–Xi summit." - by Patrick Lawrence - The Scrum

"The Putin–Xi summit." - by Patrick Lawrence - The Scrum

Why Chinese Apps Are the Favorites of Young Americans - WSJ

Why Chinese Apps Are the Favorites of Young Americans - WSJ

India's Gandhi vows to keep fighting after removal from parliament

India's Gandhi vows to keep fighting after removal from parliament

China, Russia top world's trade surplus leaders in 2022 | Al Mayadeen English

China, Russia top world's trade surplus leaders in 2022 | Al Mayadeen English

American Dream, Global Nightmare: On the Origins of the Iraq War - CounterPunch.org

American Dream, Global Nightmare: On the Origins of the Iraq War - CounterPunch.org

Erdoğan calls for ‘immediate’ end to war in Ukraine during call with Putin | The Hill

Erdoğan calls for ‘immediate’ end to war in Ukraine during call with Putin | The Hill

Saturday, March 25, 2023

U.S.-China Decoupling: America's Zero-Sum Economics Doesn't Add Up

U.S.-China Decoupling: America's Zero-Sum Economics Doesn't Add Up

US resumes theft of Syrian oil hours after merciless attack on occupation bases

US resumes theft of Syrian oil hours after merciless attack on occupation bases

Why does the Iranian opposition continue to support a failed approach? | Middle East Eye

Why does the Iranian opposition continue to support a failed approach? | Middle East Eye

Russia’s Nuclear Industry Continues To Rake In Export Revenue | OilPrice.com

Russia’s Nuclear Industry Continues To Rake In Export Revenue | OilPrice.com

Great Texas COVID-19 Tragedy

Great Texas COVID-19 Tragedy

Still Spinning the Iraq War 20 Years Later - CounterPunch.org

Still Spinning the Iraq War 20 Years Later - CounterPunch.org

American Dream, Global Nightmare: On the Origins of the Iraq War - CounterPunch.org

American Dream, Global Nightmare: On the Origins of the Iraq War - CounterPunch.org

Grants Reveal Feds' Horrific Plans To Censor Americans’ Speech

Grants Reveal Feds' Horrific Plans To Censor Americans’ Speech

House Passes Parents Bill of Rights Act

House Passes Parents Bill of Rights Act

Annunciation | EWTN

Annunciation | EWTN

Scholz warns China not to use force to alter Taiwan status quo - Nikkei Asia

Scholz warns China not to use force to alter Taiwan status quo - Nikkei Asia

The Role of U.S. Diplomacy in Countering Russia's Nuclear Threats and Misbehavior - Texas National Security Review

The Role of U.S. Diplomacy in Countering Russia's Nuclear Threats and Misbehavior - Texas National Security Review

The U.S. Needs Economic Regime Change - WSJ

The U.S. Needs Economic Regime Change - WSJ

An Army of None?, by Gregory Hood - The Unz Review

An Army of None?, by Gregory Hood - The Unz Review

Seymour Hersh: I am very used to the stupidity of my government - Opinion - Chinadaily.com.cn

Seymour Hersh: I am very used to the stupidity of my government - Opinion - Chinadaily.com.cn

White House Forced to Make Hilarious Edit to Biden Transcript After He Made Stunning Mistake

White House Forced to Make Hilarious Edit to Biden Transcript After He Made Stunning Mistake

Wolfgang Streeck, Germans to the Front — Sidecar

Wolfgang Streeck, Germans to the Front — Sidecar

US bank trouble heralds end of dollar reserve system – Asia Times

US bank trouble heralds end of dollar reserve system – Asia Times

Pelosi attacks Abp. Cordileone over opposition to abortion, same-sex 'marriage,' calls for women priests - LifeSite

Pelosi attacks Abp. Cordileone over opposition to abortion, same-sex 'marriage,' calls for women priests - LifeSite

From Louisville to Ukraine, Two Women and a Partnership of Help

From Louisville to Ukraine, Two Women and a Partnership of Help

Documents prove they made you Stay at Home & Refused to treat you through the NHS so they could kill the Elderly in Care Homes & pretend they were COVID Deaths – The Expose

Documents prove they made you Stay at Home & Refused to treat you through the NHS so they could kill the Elderly in Care Homes & pretend they were COVID Deaths – The Expose

Third Reich Eugenics in America’s Hospitals

Third Reich Eugenics in America’s Hospitals

Giving New Heart to the Wounded - The Catholic Thing

Giving New Heart to the Wounded - The Catholic Thing

Pall of suspicion: NIH’s secretive ‘China initiative’ has destroyed scores of academic careers | Science | AAAS

Pall of suspicion: NIH’s secretive ‘China initiative’ has destroyed scores of academic careers | Science | AAAS

China is tightening its embrace with Russia as it builds bulwarks against the west | Markets Insider

China is tightening its embrace with Russia as it builds bulwarks against the west | Markets Insider

Deny, Deflect, Deter: Countering China's Economic Coercion

Deny, Deflect, Deter: Countering China's Economic Coercion

What does St. Gabriel’s name mean?

What does St. Gabriel’s name mean?

Three young Opus Dei members die while preparing to help those in need

Three young Opus Dei members die while preparing to help those in need

When Our Lady appeared to a little girl who was afraid of the dark

When Our Lady appeared to a little girl who was afraid of the dark

Who really blew up Nord Stream pipelines? The 4 key theories

Who really blew up Nord Stream pipelines? The 4 key theories

Tick, tock: The countdown to Washington’s strategic idiocy – Globalities

Tick, tock: The countdown to Washington’s strategic idiocy – Globalities

Digging Into Data | Columbia College Today

Digging Into Data | Columbia College Today

For Putin, Iraq War marked a turning point in US-Russia relations - Responsible Statecraft

For Putin, Iraq War marked a turning point in US-Russia relations - Responsible Statecraft

Cause Unknown: Expert Opinions are Subjective, Increased Sudden Deaths are Not

Cause Unknown: Expert Opinions are Subjective, Increased Sudden Deaths are Not

Artificial Intelligence in Medicare Advantage Plans Impedes Access to Care | naked capitalism

Artificial Intelligence in Medicare Advantage Plans Impedes Access to Care | naked capitalism

What’s Actually Behind the Banking Crisis? Why You Pay When They Play. | naked capitalism

What’s Actually Behind the Banking Crisis? Why You Pay When They Play. | naked capitalism

DEA overseas review barely mentions corruption scandals | U.S. | EL PAÍS English

DEA overseas review barely mentions corruption scandals | U.S. | EL PAÍS English

Paul Triolo on Twitter: "Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will propose a “peace club” with China to mediate an end to the conflict in Ukraine when he travels to Beijing this week to meet President Xi Jinping. https://t.co/xKiBVfrCNg" / Twitter

Paul Triolo on Twitter: "Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will propose a “peace club” with China to mediate an end to the conflict in Ukraine when he travels to Beijing this week to meet President Xi Jinping. https://t.co/xKiBVfrCNg" / Twitter

MoA - The Rebirth Of The Axis of Evil

MoA - The Rebirth Of The Axis of Evil

Antitrust Deregulation is Undermining Innovation - ProMarket

Antitrust Deregulation is Undermining Innovation - ProMarket

Opinion | Russia and China are threatening the power of the dollar - The Washington Post

Opinion | Russia and China are threatening the power of the dollar - The Washington Post

Quarter Of Muslims Face Challenges While Banking: Report | HuffPost Religion

Quarter Of Muslims Face Challenges While Banking: Report | HuffPost Religion

Former national security adviser John Bolton: There never was a bad war or a good peace

Former national security adviser John Bolton: There never was a bad war or a good peace

Opinion | Daniel Ellsberg, the Man Who Leaked the Pentagon Papers, Is Scared - The New York Times

Opinion | Daniel Ellsberg, the Man Who Leaked the Pentagon Papers, Is Scared - The New York Times

Rogue Economics

Rogue Economics From The Middle Class…. To The Rich: America’s LAST Wealth Transfer A Strange Force (Not Inflation) Is Taking The U.S. By Storm: Transferring Wealth From The Middle Class to The Rich… PhD Nomi Prins Uncovers What’s Happening and Reveals Her “New American Era Blueprint” for Protecting & Profiting in 2023

Japan and Germany Are Again Preparing for War - WSJ

Japan and Germany Are Again Preparing for War - WSJ

Opinion | When will Trump be indicted? Waiting is an arresting comedy. - The Washington Post

Opinion | When will Trump be indicted? Waiting is an arresting comedy. - The Washington Post

Bono and Bob Dylan: Two venerable musicians enter the audiobook world | America Magazine

Bono and Bob Dylan: Two venerable musicians enter the audiobook world | America Magazine

Pentagon: Budget Readies US for Possible China Confrontation | Military.com

Pentagon: Budget Readies US for Possible China Confrontation | Military.com

Guest Post About Kohelet Policy Forum -

This is a letter I have sent to the Washington Post about their full page article about the right-wing Israeli think tank Kohelet. To the editor, Washington Post. The Washington Post has performed a notable public service by publishing the important article, “The Secretive Israeli Think Tank Behind Netanyahu’s Judicial Overhaul.” This think tank, Kohelet Policy Forum, has long advocated for annexation of the West Bank, gender segregation inside Israel, and a weaker Supreme Court. It has contempt for non-Orthodox streams of Judaism and for the rights not only of Palestinians but of the LGBTQ community and of women. It is largely financially supported by ultra-Orthodox Jewish Americans. The policies of Israel’s far-right government have been rejected by the overwhelming majority of American Jews, including such traditional supporters of Israel as Abraham Foxman, the long-time leader of the Anti-Defamation League, Prof. Alan Dershowitz of Harvard, and the leaders of Reform, Conservative and Reconstructionist Judaism. When Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who called for the Palestinian village of Huwara to be “wiped out” and said, “there’s no such thing as Palestinians,” visited Washington earlier this month, no member of the Biden administration would meet with him. Neither would any of the major American Jewish organizations. William Daroff, CEO of the Conference of Presidents of American Jewish Organizations, called his statements “disgusting.” Zionism itself is becoming a minority view within the Jewish community. Zionism proclaims that Israel is the “homeland” of all Jews and that Jews living outside of Israel are in “exile.” In fact, Judaism is a religion of universal values, not a nationality. The homeland of Jewish Americans is the United States. They are American by nationality and Jews by religion, just as other Americans are Protestant, Catholic or Muslim. In 1841, in the dedication of America’s first Reform synagogue in Charleston, South Carolina, Rabbi Gustav Poznanski told the congregation, “This country is our Palestine, this city our Jerusalem, this house of God our temple.” Israel would do well to confine its concerns to its own citizens. Almost all Jewish Americans believe in freedom of religion and separation of church and state. Israel, sadly, is a theocracy. Non-Orthodox rabbis cannot perform weddings, conduct funerals, or have their conversions recognized. In fact, Jews have less religious freedom in Israel than anyplace in the Western world. Shira Rubin has performed a notable service with her article about Kohelet Policy Forum. Sincerely, Allan C. Brownfeld, Editor of ISSUES, The quarterly journal of the American Council for Judaism (www.ACJNA.org)

Friday, March 24, 2023

TikTok CEO grilled by U.S. lawmakers over China ties - Nikkei Asia

TikTok CEO grilled by U.S. lawmakers over China ties - Nikkei Asia

Russia, China, Propose Global Trade and Cooperation 'New Era' - Russia Briefing News

Russia, China, Propose Global Trade and Cooperation 'New Era' - Russia Briefing News

PIERRE KORY: Here Are Three Unforgettable Lessons From The COVID Pandemic | The Daily Caller

PIERRE KORY: Here Are Three Unforgettable Lessons From The COVID Pandemic | The Daily Caller

They're Rebooting "Axis Of Evil" On The 20th Anniversary Of The Iraq Invasion

They're Rebooting "Axis Of Evil" On The 20th Anniversary Of The Iraq Invasion

Nuclear power developments in China and the world -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Nuclear power developments in China and the world -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

‘Earnest and temperate’: TikTok’s Singaporean CEO’s poise fails to sway sceptics in US Congress | The Straits Times

‘Earnest and temperate’: TikTok’s Singaporean CEO’s poise fails to sway sceptics in US Congress | The Straits Times

Xi in Moscow: Russia Offers China a Glimpse of Its Own Future - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Xi in Moscow: Russia Offers China a Glimpse of Its Own Future - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

TikTok is owned by a Chinese company. So why doesn't it exist there? | CNN Business

TikTok is owned by a Chinese company. So why doesn't it exist there? | CNN Business

‘Now or Never’: The Immediate Origins of Putin’s Preventative War on Ukraine | Journal of Military and Strategic Studies

‘Now or Never’: The Immediate Origins of Putin’s Preventative War on Ukraine | Journal of Military and Strategic Studies

Syria Attacks Epitomize America’s Troubled Middle East Policy | The National Interest

Syria Attacks Epitomize America’s Troubled Middle East Policy | The National Interest

The Reality of Neo-Nazis in Ukraine is Far From Kremlin Propaganda – Ray McGovern

The Reality of Neo-Nazis in Ukraine is Far From Kremlin Propaganda – Ray McGovern

Rage With the Machine: Stanford Law and SBV ⋆ Brownstone Institute

Rage With the Machine: Stanford Law and SBV ⋆ Brownstone Institute

The Devastation is Deeper and Wider than We Know ⋆ Brownstone Institute

The Devastation is Deeper and Wider than We Know ⋆ Brownstone Institute

The Lab Leak and the Counter Measures: What Really Happened ⋆ Brownstone Institute

The Lab Leak and the Counter Measures: What Really Happened ⋆ Brownstone Institute

Madness in the Law Schools  ⋆ Brownstone Institute

Madness in the Law Schools  ⋆ Brownstone Institute

The DOD Plays Hardball with Covid Vaccinations ⋆ Brownstone Institute

The DOD Plays Hardball with Covid Vaccinations ⋆ Brownstone Institute

For Sale: Mansions in Los Angeles at Bargain Prices - The New York Times

For Sale: Mansions in Los Angeles at Bargain Prices - The New York Times

TikTok hearing obscures wider issue of Americans' online privacy - The Washington Post

TikTok hearing obscures wider issue of Americans' online privacy - The Washington Post

China Brokers Diplomacy Between Iran And Saudi Arabia: Implications For The US Role In The Middle East | Hoover Institution China Brokers Diplomacy Between Iran And Saudi Arabia: Implications For The US Role In The Middle East

China Brokers Diplomacy Between Iran And Saudi Arabia: Implications For The US Role In The Middle East | Hoover Institution China Brokers Diplomacy Between Iran And Saudi Arabia: Implications For The US Role In The Middle East

“Deliverables” vs Nice Words: Reflections on the Xi-Putin Summit

“Deliverables” vs Nice Words: Reflections on the Xi-Putin Summit

What feast is called the "Feast of Swallows" in central Europe? - Get Fed™

What feast is called the "Feast of Swallows" in central Europe? - Get Fed™

Russia will not return to Council of Europe — diplomat - Russian Politics & Diplomacy - TASS

Russia will not return to Council of Europe — diplomat - Russian Politics & Diplomacy - TASS

China’s Rise Relied on the West. Xi Jinping Is Turning Away. - The New York Times

China’s Rise Relied on the West. Xi Jinping Is Turning Away. - The New York Times

Most Americans Doubt Their Children Will Be Better Off, WSJ-NORC Poll Finds

Most Americans Doubt Their Children Will Be Better Off, WSJ-NORC Poll Finds

One Continuous War - The American Conservative

One Continuous War - The American Conservative

It is Done: Putin Announces Agreement for the Yuan to Become the New Global Reserve Currency, by Andrew Anglin - The Unz Review

It is Done: Putin Announces Agreement for the Yuan to Become the New Global Reserve Currency, by Andrew Anglin - The Unz Review

20 Years of Iraq Denialism: The New York Times Continues to Get it Wrong on U.S. Empire - CounterPunch.org

20 Years of Iraq Denialism: The New York Times Continues to Get it Wrong on U.S. Empire - CounterPunch.org

Seymour Hersh: CIA Planted Nord Stream Cover-Up Story in the Media - News From Antiwar.com

Seymour Hersh: CIA Planted Nord Stream Cover-Up Story in the Media - News From Antiwar.com

Putin and Xi Standing Firm on the Right Side of History — Strategic Culture

Putin and Xi Standing Firm on the Right Side of History — Strategic Culture

Diplomacy Watch: The heavy price of a new cold war - Responsible Statecraft

Diplomacy Watch: The heavy price of a new cold war - Responsible Statecraft

NORD STREAM UPDATE: Danish authorities invite the Russian company that operates Nord Stream 2 to observe the recovery of an unidentified object resting near the sole intact pipe

NORD STREAM UPDATE: Danish authorities invite the Russian company that operates Nord Stream 2 to observe the recovery of an unidentified object resting near the sole intact pipe

USA befürchten, durch den chinesischen Vorschlag in die Enge getrieben zu werden – Anti-Spiegel

USA befürchten, durch den chinesischen Vorschlag in die Enge getrieben zu werden – Anti-Spiegel https://www.anti-spiegel.ru/2023/usa-befuerchten-durch-den-chinesischen-vorschlag-in-die-enge-getrieben-zu-werden/ USA fears being cornered by the Chinese proposal China's peace plan While German media claim that the Chinese peace proposal for Ukraine is not taken seriously internationally, the truth is quite different. 24. March 2023 German media like to refer to the peace plan presented by China as an "alleged" peace plan and they have continuously claimed during the Chinese president's visit to Moscow that the plan is not to be taken seriously and "internationally controversial". This formulation is only partially true, because the fact that the plan is internationally controversial is mainly due to the fact that the West rejects it. However, this means that the West is quite alone internationally. The Chinese peace plan is reasonable, because it also includes the history of the conflict, which must be resolved if there is to be a negotiated peace that ends the bloodshed. And as is well known, the West has played an important role in this history by ignoring Russia's security interests and arming Ukraine and advancing its accession to NATO. That was the main reason for the escalation of the war a year ago. There are legally valid agreements between the West and Russia that state that no state may enforce its security interests at the expense of the security interests of another state. It is precisely this agreement that the West violated when it forced Ukraine's accession to NATO. China's peace plan provides, among other things, to establish this provision worldwide, which the US-led West does not like at all. However, German media consumers do not know anything about it, because the German media conceal this and other details and backgrounds of the Chinese peace plan. But in the rest of the world, all this is known very well, which is why China's peace plan outside the West is not criticized, but is welcomed as quite reasonable. This is also known in the USA, as Bloomberg has now reported. According to Bloomberg, the US government is very worried about the Chinese peace plan, because the rejection of the plan by the USA openly shows the rest of the world that the US is not interested in peace in Ukraine. I have translated the Bloomberg article so that German readers can get their own picture. Start of the translation: The USA fears that a war-tired world could accept China's peace offer for Ukraine The USA is on the sidelines of the action, while the Chinese-Russian "Brother's Festival" strengthens relations Some uncomfortable realities of Xi's visit to Putin in Moscow Xi Jinping's meeting with Vladimir Putin in Moscow put the Biden administration in an unpleasant situation: she was on the sidelines when her two opponents discussed a peace proposal for Ukraine, which the USA considered unacceptable. US officials have publicly expressed very skeptical about the Chinese idea and claimed that the demand for a ceasefire would reward Moscow's invasion by cementing its territorial gains. Secretly, however, the meetings and the proposal within the government have caused a feeling of discomfort, which in turn led to questions about the general attitude of the USA towards the two countries. According to a government representative who does not want to be named because he talks about internal consultations, the USA fears being cornered by the Chinese proposal. Regardless of the reservations of the USA, if it rejects the proposal outright, China could give other nations that are tired of the war - and the economic damage it causes - the impression that Washington is not interested in peace. If the US rejects the agreement, "China will probably increasingly spread the message that the US is against a ceasefire, that the US is against the end of the war," said Bonny Lin, Fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, who used to serve in the Pentagon. There will be many ways in which China will try to interpret the results of the meeting between China and Russia in such a way that the USA is presented in a negative light. The debate on China's version of a peace plan is just one of the many unpleasant aspects of Xi's three-day visit to Moscow this week, at which the Chinese head of state was warmly welcomed by Putin. The two countries promised to deepen their partnership even further. The Biden administration has tried to keep China on the sidelines since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, but the opposite seems to have happened. As Xi and Putin are getting closer and closer, China finds an open-minded audience for its broader diplomatic efforts around the globe. At a Senate hearing on Wednesday, Senator Jeff Merkley asked Secretary of State Antony Blinken for a statement on what the Oregon Democrat described as a "three-day brother festival with Putin and Xi, who celebrate their authoritarian power." Blinken admitted that this was a continuation of the promise of the two nations shortly before the war to maintain a "partnership without borders". "This is no surprise - both countries have completely different worldviews than we do," Blinken said. "They could find a common cause in opposing the worldview that we and so many other countries in the world are trying to defend and advance." Blinken did not mention all the countries that refused to take sides despite the insistence of the USA. China has disregarded the US sanctions because of the partnership of its companies with Russia, bought oil from the Iranian regime despite Western warnings and helped to bring about diplomatic détente between Saudi Arabia and Iran. Important global economic powers such as India and Brazil refuse to choose between China and the West because they do not want a new Cold War. And a week ago, Honduras began to abandon its diplomatic relations with Taiwan in favor of economic relations with China. The move was "a sign of my determination to fulfill the government plan and expand the borders in harmony with the nations of the world freely," President Xiomara Castro explained in a tweet. Deteriorating bonds All this is happening at a time when relations between the USA and China, which began to crumble with the trade war of former President Donald Trump, are further deteriorating. This was underlined by the excitement about the alleged Chinese spy balloon, which triggered a national outcry in the USA and angry accusations between Washington and Beijing. This episode nullifies the attempt to stabilize relations at the end of last year through a personal summit between President Joe Biden and Xi in Indonesia. This led to a tense meeting between Foreign Minister Antony Blinken and the Chinese top diplomat Wang Yi in Munich, and Xi later warned against "comprehensive containment and oppression by Western countries under the leadership of the USA." US officials argue that their sharp words have an effect on Beijing. They say that the public warnings from the US that China could provide deadly aid to Russia have prompted the Xi government to think twice about this idea. The USA continues to supply Ukraine with weapons - they announced new ammunition worth 325 million dollars this week - in coordination with European countries that are setting up new delivery schedules themselves. The Biden administration has tried to get China to face the Ukraine crisis on the terms of the USA, but "Xi is now interfering on its terms," said Christopher K. Johnson, president of China Strategies Group, a political risk consulting firm. "And I think that this is likely to cause some confusion within the government." Since Washington is constantly pursuing a hard line towards China, some analysts believe that China may have effectively given up an early improvement in relations with the US. The less China sees the opportunity to work with the US, "the more likely it is to pursue these other paths and options," said Melanie Sisson, a foreign policy associate at the Brookings Institution. "And this will mean in many ways and in many places that they will try to shatter the US's relations with other countries." End of translation

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