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EU's 'arm-twisting' making Serbia turn to BRICS - Kremlin

Belgrade, Serbia
© Getty Images/m-gucciBelgrade, Serbia.
BRICS is a more welcoming and member-oriented group than the European Union, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said, commenting on the possibility that Serbia could seek to join the economic bloc.

His comments came after Belgrade said that instead of EU membership, it would explore the option of joining BRICS, which is currently chaired by Russia.

"Serbia has been having its arm twisted. They [the EU] always lay down conditions for cooperation and demand certain actions," Peskov told the Mayak radio station. "We are certain that Serbia will make decisions that are most beneficial to its people," he added.

The Balkan country applied to join the EU in 2009 and has been a candidate for membership since 2012. In an interview on Sunday, Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vulin accused Brussels of moving the goalposts for accession, most recently by linking Belgrade's membership to severing relations with Moscow.

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EU makes 'slaves' out of member states - Moscow

Chisinau protester, Maia Sandu
© Sputnik / Rodion ProcaFILE PHOTO: A protester in Chisinau tramples a portrait of Moldovan President Maia Sandu, February 28, 2023.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has likened the EU to a 'fruit press' for countries, which strips them of their sovereignty and gives back nothing in return. Zakharova made the remark in an interview on Sputnik Radio on Wednesday, commenting on the upcoming referendum on EU integration in Moldova.

Moldova is a former Soviet republic sandwiched between Romania and Ukraine. The country has taken a distinctively pro-Western course since 2020, when President Maia Sandu came to power. Her government has been actively pushing for EU and NATO membership, going as far as banning critics and calling on Brussels to sanction those opposed to the idea.

Despite protests and widespread criticism of Sandu's policies, she is currently seeking reelection in the upcoming presidential election on October 20, which coincides with a referendum on EU accession.

According to Zakharova, Moldova should think twice before joining the bloc.

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If Israel attacks Iran, Russia is not going to stay on the sideline

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I don't think there is an implicit obligation for the United States to follow like a stupid mule whatever the Israelis do. If they decide to start a war, simply on the assumption that we'll automatically be drawn into it, I think it is the obligation of friendship to say, 'you're not going to be making a national decision for us.' I think that the United States has the right to have its own national security policy." Zbigniew Brzezinski
The US foreign policy establishment used to include men who were capable of strategic thinking. No more. What passes for strategic thinking now is the endless reiteration of Israeli talking points uttered by retired generals who are owned by the weapons industry and the Israeli lobby. These men — who represent the views of an infinitesimal percentage of the overall population — are an essential part of the larger machine that prepares the public for intervention, escalation and war. Their current assignment is to convince the American people that Israel's impending attack on Iran serves America's national security interests which, of course, it doesn't. In fact, the country is being boondoggled into a bloody conflagration that will, in all probability, precipitate a sharp decline in US global power followed by a swift end to the so-called American Century.

Wolf

Witness tampering? Texts show Liz Cheney spoke to J6 witness about testimony without lawyer present

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(L) Cassidy Hutchinson, a former aide to former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows (R) Liz Cheney, member of the Committee on House Administration’s Subcommittee on Oversight
Shame on everyone involved.

You know, because we needed more evidence that the J6 Committee and Liz Cheney are nothing but...well, you know what I mean. If you follow me on X you know exactly what I would say if I lacked respect for my boss.

The Committee on House Administration's Subcommittee on Oversight released a bunch of texts between Cheney and J6 "star witness" Cassidy Hutchinson, a former aide to former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, about her testimony without the latter's lawyer present.

You don't have to be a lawyer to know you cannot speak to a witness without their lawyer. It's unethical.

Wolf

FBI revises violent crime stats HIGHER in quiet, sneaky edit

FBI crime statistics change
© FBI/Crime Research/ZeroHedge
It's no secret that the Biden-Harris administration has been lying to us - publishing positive economic data that they tout, while quietly revising lower months later after achieving their desired result.

Now we find out that they've also been lying about crime statistics - something that author John R. Lott has been tracking and covering extensively. Now we find they've been lying about crime stats too.

Arrow Up

'New axis of influence': Is an alliance between Russia and Iran possible?

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© Alexander Shcherbak/SputnikIranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Russian President Vladimir Putin • Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
The first meeting between Vladimir Putin and Masoud Pezeshkian marks a new chapter in Moscow-Tehran relations. One of the highlights of the international forum 'The Interconnection of Times and Civilizations: The Basis of Peace and Development', held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, was the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. This was the first meeting between the two leaders since Pezeshkian assumed office on July 30. Russian presidential advisor Yuri Ushakov told reporters that this event was important not only for discussing bilateral issues, "but also for addressing the rapidly escalating crisis in the Middle East."

Initially, Putin's first meeting with Pezeshkian was supposed to take place on October 22-24 at the BRICS summit in Kazan. Iran became a full member of the organization this year, and last month Pezeshkian accepted an invitation to attend the event. This means that the two leaders will meet again in the coming weeks. However, the conference in Ashgabat was also significant. Putin expressed his pleasure at meeting Pezeshkian personally and noted that Moscow and Tehran have similar views regarding many global issues. Iranian media noted that the meeting strengthened the ties between the two nations, despite Western efforts to thwart cooperation between Iran and Russia.

Coincidentally (or not), a few hours after this meeting, it emerged that the EU will implement new sanctions against Iran due to Tehran's supposed transfer of ballistic missiles to Russia. Despite the fact that both Moscow and Tehran repeatedly denied the use of Iranian weapons in the Ukraine conflict, and the EU failed to provide any evidence supporting these claims, Brussels moved forward with its decision to impose new sanctions on October 14.

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After locking up 1000s for weed possession, Kamala Harris patronizes black men in pot pandering scheme

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© wpbf.com/sfchronicle.com/KJNKamala Harris on 'the green'
On track to post Democrats' worst presidential-election performance with blacks in 64 years, a desperate Kamala Harris smashed the vote-buying button on Monday, proposing an "Opportunity Agenda" for black men that includes dishing out one million "forgivable loans" at $20,000 each.

The loans would be offered to black entrepreneurs "in partnership with trusted organizations like mission-driven lenders and banks with a proven commitment to their communities," the Harris-Walz campaign said. If these "forgivable loans" are anything like the ones dished out to businesses during the madness of Covid stimulus, they'll be loans in name only -- meaning this is just a blatant wealth redistribution scheme aimed at buying black votes.

Pyramid

African states ratify Nile River deal despite opposition

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© Alhassan HashadNile River at sunset
Egypt and Sudan have rejected the cooperative agreement, claiming it is incomplete and unrepresentative.

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has announced the formal implementation of a cooperative framework agreement for the management and development of water resources in the Nile Basin, despite opposition from African neighbors Egypt and Sudan.

The Cooperative Framework Agreement (CFA) establishes the Nile River Basin Commission (NRBC), a permanent body that would promote cooperation among the region's upstream countries. Uganda, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Tanzania, Kenya, and Burundi signed the CFA, also known as the Entebbe Agreement, in 2010, with South Sudan joining in 2012. However, delays in approval by parliaments in at least six states slowed ratification. South Sudan's parliament approved it in July. In August, Addis Ababa forwarded it to the African Union, enabling it to take effect 60 days after South Sudan's accession.

On Sunday, Ahmed hailed the CFA's entry into force as:
"A historic milestone in the collective efforts of signatory countries to foster genuine cooperation in the Nile Basin. I also call upon the non-signatory states to join the Nile family, so that together we may achieve our shared goals of development and regional integration."

Comment: 'A dam' if you do, 'dammed' if you don't!


Bad Guys

Trump's toughest foe could be Harris' "attack dog attorney" Marc Elias

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© MSNBCElias keeps a sign behind his desk that says "BEWARE OF ATTACK DEMOCRAT."
Uh,huh . . .
If Donald Trump gets past Kamala Harris on Nov. 5, he'll likely face a fiercer opponent in court - her campaign attorney, Marc Elias.

The longtime Democratic Party lawyer has already filed more than 60 preelection lawsuits to stop Trump from becoming president again by combatting what he calls Republican "voter suppression" efforts such as requiring voters to provide identification at the polls. Echoing a standard Democratic talking point, Elias maintains that such requirements are "racist" strategies designed to make it harder for minorities to vote.

At the same time, Elias has been sending letters to election officials in Georgia and other key swing states threatening legal action if they uphold challenges to voter rolls to remove noncitizens and other ineligible registrants. Some Georgia officials complain that his intimidation tactics are interfering with county registrars' ability to check the qualifications of voters.

Comment: Citizen investigator sounds off:




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Brace Yourselves: A Tsunami Approaches

Tsunami Approaches
© agovernementofwolves.com
"What happened here was the gradual habituation of the people, little by little, to being governed by surprise; to receiving decisions deliberated in secret; to believing that the situation was so complicated that the government had to act on information which the people could not understand, or so dangerous that, even if the people could understand it, it could not be released because of national security... And all the crises and reforms (real reforms, too) so occupied the people that they did not see the slow motion underneath, of the whole process of government growing remoter and remoter."

Historian Milton Mayer, They Thought They Were Free: The Germans, 1933-45
Brace yourself: a tsunami approaches.

While we squabble over which side is winning this losing battle to lead the country, there is something being concocted in the dens of power, far beyond the public eye, and it doesn't bode well for the future of this country.

Anytime you have an entire nation so mesmerized by the antics of the political ruling class that they are oblivious to all else, you'd better beware.

Anytime you have a government that operates in the shadows, speaks in a language of force, and rules by fiat, you'd better beware.

And anytime you have a government so far removed from its people as to ensure that they are never seen, heard or heeded by those elected to represent them, you'd better beware.

We've got to get our priorities straight if we are to ever have any hope of maintaining any sense of freedom in America.

As long as we allow ourselves to be distracted, diverted, occasionally outraged, always polarized and content to view each other — rather than the government — as the enemy, we'll never manage to present a unified front against tyranny (or government corruption and ineptitude) in any form.

Mind you, by "government," I'm not referring to the highly partisan, two-party bureaucracy of the Republicans and Democrats. Rather, I'm referring to "government" with a capital "G," the entrenched Deep State that is unaffected by elections, unaltered by populist movements, and has set itself beyond the reach of the law.

This is the hidden face of a government that has no respect for the freedoms of its citizenry.