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SOTT Focus: NewsReal: Winning the Information War... by Car-Bombing Dugin's Daughter?


Sott.net
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 10:00 UTC
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Putin's brain, they call him. Putin's spiritual advisor, they also call him. If so, then it looks like Ukrainian 'special forces' almost left the Russian government rudderless last night when Aleksandr Dugin's 30-year-old daughter Darya Dugin was killed in a car-bomb (which was apparently targeting her father).

Of course, in reality, Dugin has nowhere near the influence in Kremlin circles that Western 'intellectuals' ascribe to Russia's Eurasianist philosopher. But decades of lies take their toll on certain types of people - not least ultra-nationalist Ukrainians - spurring them to commit malicious crimes they believe will 'help' their cause.

This week on NewsReal, Joe and Niall take stock of the major recent uptick in military attacks and sabotage (likely of Ukrainian origin) inside Russian-occupied Ukraine and the Russian Federation proper - not least the hare-brained scheme to provoke a meltdown at Zaporozhye's nuclear plant. In the second hour they express shock at the 'news' that excess death rates are up sharply across the Western world. Whatever could have caused that?!...


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Terrorism: Russian intellectual Aleksandr Dugin narrowly avoids car-bomb, daughter Darya killed instead

Rolo Slavskiy
The Slavland Chronicles
Sun, 21 Aug 2022 07:22 UTC
Darya Dugina
Now they're saying that it was the underside of the car. Unless something big comes up, I'll end the updates now and revisit the topic later when the dust settles.
  • The bomb was under the driver's seat.
  • Therefore the assassin managed to get into the car.
  • The cameras in the parking lot were turned off.
  • Dugin was driving behind his daughter and saw it all unfold before his eyes.
  • Dugin is in the hospital now
BBC:
The daughter of a close ally of Russia's President Vladimir Putin has been killed on a highway near Moscow.

Darya Dugina died after her car exploded while she was driving home, Russia's investigative committee said.

It is thought that her father, the Russian philosopher Alexander Dugin who is known as "Putin's brain," may have been the intended target of the attack.

Mr Dugin is a prominent ultra-nationalist ideologue who is believed to be close to the Russian president.

Alexander Dugin and his daughter had been invited as guests of honour at a festival at an estate near Moscow, where the philosopher gave a lecture.
We don't know much about what happened. But, from the information that we have now on Telegram, we know that Dugin and his daughter switched cars at the last moment, for reasons unknown. The bomb was meant for him.

Comment:
Kiev denies responsibility for Dugina killing

Ukrainian presidential adviser Mikhail Podoliak
© YASIN AKGUL / AFPUkrainian presidential adviser Mikhail Podoliak speaks to the press in Istanbul, on March 29, 2022.
Kiev has nothing to do with the assassination of Darya Dugina, the daughter of Russian political commentator and philosopher Alexandr Dugin, an aide to Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said on Sunday.

Speaking on national television, Mikhail Podoliak said that his country is not "a terrorist state," an apparent response to suspicion voiced by officials that Kiev might be behind the bombing.
"I want to stress out that Ukraine, of course, has nothing to do with this, because we are not a criminal state, unlike Russia, and especially not a terrorist state," he noted.
Podoliak also indicated that the killing of Dugin's daughter is "a testament to the ongoing struggle for power and influence among various groups in Russia."
Moreover, he did not rule out that Russia could use the blast as an excuse for announcing a large-scale mobilization amid the military offensive in Ukraine. Moscow has denied all claims it plans to do so, castigating such speculation as "bogus stories."

Podoliak's comments came after Denis Pushilin, the leader of the Donetsk People's Republic, accused the "terrorists of the Ukrainian regime" of carrying out the bombing. However, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova did not pin the blame on Kiev but noted that if investigators determine that Ukraine is indeed responsible, this "would be the case of state terrorism policies carried out by the Kiev regime."

Dugina was killed Saturday night outside Moscow when the SUV she was driving was ripped apart in an explosion. According to Russia's Investigative Committee, the blast was caused by a bomb that had been attached to the underside of the vehicle. Investigators believe the attack to have been premeditated and to be a contract job.

Earlier on Saturday evening, Aleksandr Dugin was giving a lecture at a family festival called 'Tradition' in Moscow Region. Dugina was in attendance at the event. Several reports say Dugin initially planned to leave the festival with his daughter but later decided to take a separate car, while Darya took his Toyota Land Cruiser Prado.

Dugin is known for his staunch anti-Western and 'neo-Eurasian' views. Western media has portrayed him as a driving force behind key aspects of President Vladimir Putin's foreign policy. However, despite his reputation in the West, in Russia he has never enjoyed official endorsement from the Kremlin and is largely considered a marginal figure.
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UAE ambassador to return to Iran after six-year withdrawal


Middle East Eye
Sun, 21 Aug 2022 20:05 UTC
Emirates
© AFP/File photoThe Emirates, which downgraded its ties with Iran in 2016 in support of Saudi Arabia, is now calling for an easing of regional tensions
The United Arab Emirates said Sunday that its ambassador to Tehran would resume duties within days, six years after ties were downgraded in support of Saudi Arabia.

Ambassador Saif Mohammed al-Zaabi "will resume his duties at the UAE embassy in the Islamic republic of Iran in the coming days to contribute to further advancing bilateral relations", the Emirati foreign ministry said in a statement.

The move seeks to "achieve the common interests of the two countries and the wider region", it added.
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Better Earth

Kazakhstan's President meets Putin in Sochi to 'intensify bilateral ties'

Assel Satubaldina
Astana Times
Sat, 20 Aug 2022 12:00 UTC
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© Akorda press serviceTokayev and Putin shake hands.
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi on Aug. 19 to intensify bilateral ties that this year mark 30 years, reported the presidential press service.

The two leaders voiced solid optimism about the development of bilateral relations. According to Tokayev, the two countries "have every reason to be satisfied with the way the cooperation is developing."

"Indeed, Kazakhstan and Russia have a strategic partnership. This year we celebrate a very big date - the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations," said Tokayev during the meeting that lasted two and half hours.

Comment: See also: Uganda's President praises Russia's help in decolonization amidst Lavrov's tour of Africa

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Russia's Gazprom to shut Europe's Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline for 3 days


Al Jazeera
Sun, 21 Aug 2022 14:46 UTC
Nord Stream 1
© Michael Probst/AP PhotoPipes of the gas storage plant Reckrod are pictured near Eiterfeld, central Germany
Russian state gas company says the pipeline requires maintenance, deepening energy standoff with Europe.

Russia's state-owned energy company Gazprom has said a key pipeline conveying natural gas to Europe will shut down for three days at the end of this month to undergo "routine maintenance."

The unscheduled maintenance order on the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, which runs under the Baltic Sea to Germany, deepens an energy standoff between Moscow and Brussels which has already helped send inflation surging in the region and raised the risk of rationing and recession.

In a statement posted online on Friday, Gazprom said that the only operational turbine at a key compressor station along the pipeline, which links Western Russia and Germany, will shut down for routine maintenance from August 31 to September 2.

Comment: See also: Whilst Canada withholds turbine, Gazprom cannot guarantee functioning of Nord Stream pipeline

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Better Earth

US war on China/Russia targets new multipolar world, sabotages global economy: Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega

Benjamin Norton
Multipolarista
Fri, 05 Aug 2022 00:00 UTC
Ortega
© vozdeladiasporanewsNicaraguan President Daniel Ortega
In a fiery speech denouncing US imperialism, Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega analyzed the shifting balance of power in the world today. He explained:
"A new order is being born in the world that buries imperialism, buries the colonialists, and opens the way to a democracy of nations, a multipolarism that is manifesting itself in various ways. North American imperialism is trying to maintain its hegemony at all costs, even at the risk of sinking its own economy."
But in an attempt to halt this transition to a multipolar world, the United States is waging war on China and Russia, he said.

The Nicaraguan revolutionary leader argued that "fascism left its roots and is embedded" in parts of the United States and Europe, and they "have the objective of trying to destroy the People's Republic of China" and the Russian Federation.

The Western "ideologues of imperialism" are "worried," Ortega added.
"They see the People's Republic of China providing benefits to the peoples" of Latin America, Africa, and Asia, "and they feel that they are losing the power to keep these peoples enslaved."

Comment: Frankly spoken, Ortega's perspective rings true.

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CDC admits to botched COVID response, announces overhaul — critics say plan doesn't address 'unholy alliance' with Pharma

Suzanne Burdick, Ph.D.
The Defender
Thu, 18 Aug 2022 00:00 UTC
CDC failure
© Unknown
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Wednesday announced a "drastic" overhaul of the agency aimed at modernizing it and rescuing its reputation after widespread criticism of its COVID-19 response and, more recently, the monkeypox outbreak.

"For 75 years, CDC and public health have been preparing for COVID-19, and in our big moment, our performance did not reliably meet expectations," CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said in an email to the agency's 11,000-person staff. Walensky said the overhaul will focus on making the agency more nimble and responsive to needs that arise in health emergencies.

The CDC in a statement said it has never in its 75-year history "had to make decisions so quickly, based on limited and evolving science," and that the agency's traditional scientific and communication processes were "not adequate to effectively respond to a crisis the size and scope of the COVID-19 pandemic."

According to CBS News, Walensky's proposed internal changes include:
  • Expand the CDC staff focused on public health emergencies.
  • Require officials to stay in those jobs for at least six months.
  • Establish an office of intergovernmental affairs to facilitate partnerships with other agencies.
  • Create a health equity office.
  • Increase use of preprint scientific reports for issuing public health guidance, rather than waiting for research to be reviewed by peers and published by the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Comment: CDC is a reactionary agency. Reforms demand more than impression management and reputation considerations.

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Fly like an eagle, Darya Dugina

Pepe Escobar
Strategic Culture
Sun, 21 Aug 2022 17:59 UTC
Darya Dugina will be flying like an eagle in an otherworldly sky.
Darya Dugina
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Darya Dugina, 30, daughter of Alexander Dugin, a smart, strong, ebullient, enterprising young woman, whom I met in Moscow and had the honor to cherish as a friend, has been brutally murdered.

As a young journalist and analyst, one could see she would carve for herself a glowing path towards wide recognition and respect (here she is on feminism).

Not so long ago, the FSB was directly engaged in smashing assassination attempts, organized by the SBU, against Russian journalists, as in the case of Olga Skabaeyeva and Vladimir Soloviev. It's mind-boggling that Dugin and his family were not protected by the Russian intelligence/security apparatus.

The key facts of the tragedy have already been established. A Land Cruiser Prado SUV, owned by Dugin and with Darya at the wheel, exploded in a highway near the village of Bolchie Vyazemy, a little over 20km away from Moscow.

They were both coming from a family festival, where Dugin had delivered a talk. At the last minute, Darya took the SUV and Dugin followed her in another car. According to eyewitnesses, there was an explosion under the SUV, which was immediately engulfed in flames and hit a roadside building. Darya's body was burned beyond recognition.

The Russian Investigative Committee soon established that the IED - approximately 400g of TNT, unencapsulated - was planted under the bottom of the SUV, on the driver's side.

The investigators consider that was a premeditated car bombing.

What is not already known is whether the IED was on a timer or if some goon nearby pressed the button.

What is already known is that Alexander Dugin was a target on the Myrotvorets list. Myrotvorets stands for a Center for Research of Signs of Crimes against the National Security of Ukraine. It works side by side with NATO collecting info on "pro-Russian terrorists and separatists".

Denis Pushilin, the head of the DPR, took no time to accuse "the terrorists of the Ukrainian regime" for Darya's assassination. The inestimable Maria Zakharova was more, well, diplomatic: she said that if the Ukrainian lead is confirmed, that will configure a policy of state terrorism deployed by Kiev.
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US taunts Russia to escalate in Ukraine

M.K.Bhadrakumar
Indian Punchline
Sun, 21 Aug 2022 17:50 UTC
Blast at HQ
© Indian PunchlineAn UAV hit the roof of the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, Sevastopol, Crimea, August 20, 2022 .
In military terms, the crude, locally assembled drone dropping a country-made bomb or two on unguarded sites in Crimea are at best pin pricks in the big picture of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine. But it can be profoundly consequential in certain other ways.

For a start, this escalation has Washington's approval. A senior Biden administration official told NatSec Daily the US supports strikes on Crimea if Kiev deems them necessary. "We don't select targets, of course, and everything we've provided is for self-defence purposes. Any target they choose to pursue on sovereign Ukrainian soil is by definition self defense," this person said.

But Washington knows — and Moscow knows — that like any sophistry, this one too is a clever argument but inherently fallacious and deceptive. The New York Times has interpreted the drone attack on Crimea as a challenge to the leadership of President Vladimir Putin. The Times wrote that the Crimea attacks "put domestic political pressure on the Kremlin, with criticism and debate about the war increasingly being unleashed on social media and underscoring that even what the Russian government considers to be Russian territory is not safe."

Times claimed that "as images of antiaircraft fire streaking through the blue Crimean sky ricocheted through social media, the visceral reality of war was becoming more and more apparent to Russians — many of whom have rallied behind the Kremlin's line, hammered home in state media, that the "special military operation" to save Ukraine from Nazi domination is going smoothly and according to plan."

The paper quoted a prominent establishment think tanker in Moscow acknowledging that the Crimean attack is a "serious" development insofar as "People are beginning to feel that the war is coming to them." The Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky claimed in a nationwide address on Saturday, "One can literally feel in the air of Crimea that the occupation there is temporary, and Ukraine is returning."
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Israeli army raids, shuts down offices of 7 Palestinian civil society organizations

Yumna Patel
Mondoweiss
Thu, 18 Aug 2022 16:13 UTC
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh NGO palestine shut down
© Shadi Hatem/APA ImagesPalestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh meets with leaders of the Palestinian NGOs raided by Israeli forces in the West Bank city of Ramallah on August 18, 2022.
The Israeli army raided the offices of seven Palestinian civil society organizations in the occupied West Bank overnight on Thursday, confiscating and damaging items belonging to the organizations, and sealing off their offices.

Six of the seven organizations were designated as "terrorist institutions" by the Israeli government in October 2021, and were subsequently outlawed by the Israeli military commander in the occupied West Bank.

The original six organizations are human rights group Al-Haq, prisoners rights group Addameer, Defense for Children International - Palestine, the Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC), The Bisan Center for Research and Development, and the Union of Palestinian Women's Committees.
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