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The imperial collapse playbook

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Some people enjoy having the Big Picture laid out in front of them - the biggest possible - on what is happening in the world at large, and I am happy to oblige. The largest development of 2014 is, very broadly, this: the Anglo-imperialists are finally being forced out of Eurasia. How can we tell? Well, here is the Big Picture - the biggest I could find. I found it thanks to Nikolai Starikov and a recent article of his.

Now, let's first define our terms. By Anglo-imperialists I mean the combination of Britain and the United States. The latter took over for the former as it failed, turning it into a protectorate. Now the latter is failing too, and there are no new up-and-coming Anglo-imperialists to take over for it. But throughout this process their common playbook had remained the same: pseudoliberal pseudocapitalism for the insiders and military domination and economic exploitation for everyone else.

Comment: Yup, 2015 will be fascinating to watch as the world power players begin their moves in earnest on the grand chessboard. It seems like an all-or-nothing scenario.


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Adam Curtis - Bitter Lake Preview

A five minute excerpt from Adam Curtis' soon-to-be-released documentary Bitter Lake that deals with politics and politicians in America, Britain, Russia, Saudi Arabia and, most of all, Afghanistan.


Curtis is British documentary film maker, best known for The Trap - What Happened to our Dream of Freedom and Century of the Self.

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The Truth Perspective: Poverty, planes and the demise of civilization

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In this week's show, we gave an update on the stock markets, the precarious economy and discussed how large numbers of Americans are living at or near poverty levels, with large numbers requiring federal assistance just to make ends meet. In the next part of the show we discuss the unusual number of airline mishaps that have occurred globally with an unsettling cluster happening in late December.

Next, a discussion of the increasing numbers of meteorites and comets that have been reported; how they have historically impacted the global climate and have been responsible for the demise of civilizations and what that means for us today. We then recap another hot topic that has caused much debate in the media: vaccines and their efficacy, or rather the lack thereof and the media hype over seasonal flu. Finally, a discussion of UFO sightings and the CIA's involvement and disinformation campaign surrounding the phenomenon.

Running Time: 01:46:00

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Cubs of the Caliphate: ISIS issuing moms' guidebook to raising 'jihadi babies'

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“Cubs of the Caliphate.” Children pose for a photograph in a training camp near Damascus, Syria, December 6, 2014
The Islamic State has released a guidebook for young mothers with "helpful tips" on how to raise a Mujahid Child, outlining techniques they believe will develop the body and jihadi spirit of the new generation of extremist fighters.

Entitled Sister's Role in Jihad, the latest propaganda move by the extremist organization tries to convince their loyal followers that the "most important" role women can play in Jihad is to raise their kids "not only in spirit", but also to develop their physical ability and training.

The key to success, IS argues lies in introducing these values in them while they are babies. "Don't wait until they are seven to start, for it may be too late by then!," the handbook that recently surfaced online states.

Comment: Trapped in the destructive games of the western and eastern psychopaths, the victims are these children.


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Russia replaces Al-Qaeda as the 'main threat' for the U.S.

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The victims of the current political events in Baltic States will not be politicians or oligarchs, but the so-called ordinary people who, as usual, will pay the highest price for their political ignorance. They were always paying for it, usually by their own death, the death of the loved ones, political and economic repression, etc.

Like everything in this world, the so-called 'peace of mind' has its own price, and it is usually paid by those people who just want to have the 'peace of mind'.

Ukrainians have already paid and will pay a price for their 'ignorance'. But it will not stop on them only. The Baltic States are increasingly drawn into the scenario of war. Where the public opinion, day after day, is being prepared for a scenario chosen in advance by the US.

And as my last interlocutor geopolitical analyst Mr Konrad Rękas said:
As we know, the second war has started in Poland, it seems that someone in Washington probably had an idea that it would be good to start the third war from Poland as well.
Propaganda that is used to carry out this purpose is similar to propaganda of Joachim Goebbels in Public Relations, a man who said that our propaganda should not comment on the facts already occurred, but create their own facts. So the opposition will be busy pulling down only those facts which are made up in advance. Take for instance never confirmed information about the Russian troops in Eastern Ukraine.

The truth does not count, important is only who control the narrative - its amount and intensity. This operation repeated day after day of even the most idiotic narrative makes you start to get used to it. It is slowly become something acceptable, normal and finally something for what you're gonna fight as a useful idiot, as Kiev pawns bombing civilians in eastern Ukraine in the name of a few most rich guys on the planet like Poroshenko, $1.3 Billion according to Forbes.

Comment: See also: The Saker "End of Year" report and a look into what 2015 might bring


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2015 will be all about Iran, China and Russia

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Fasten your seat belts; 2015 will be a whirlwind pitting China, Russia and Iran against what I have described as the Empire of Chaos.

So yes , it will be all about further moves towards the integration of Eurasia as the US is progressively squeezed out of Eurasia. We will see a complex geostrategic interplay progressively undermining the hegemony of the US dollar as a reserve currency and, most of all, the petrodollar.

For all the immense challenges the Chinese face, all over Beijing it's easy to detect unmistakable signs of a self-assured, self-confident, fully emerged commercial superpower. President Xi Jinping and the current leadership will keep investing heavily in the urbanization drive and the fight against corruption, including at the highest levels of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Internationally, the Chinese will accelerate their overwhelming push for new "Silk Roads" -- both overland and maritime -- which will underpin the long-term Chinese master strategy of unifying Eurasia with trade and commerce.

Snakes in Suits

Prince Andrew sex case claim: Duke of York is named in underage 'sex slave' lawsuit over claims of forced sexual relations

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Prince Andrew, Duke of York arrives at the Royal Albert Hall on 8 November 2014 in London
A woman has alleged that she was repeatedly forced to have sexual relations with Prince Andrew as part of a lawsuit that claims an American investment banker passed her around rich and powerful friends as a "sex slave" while she was still underage. A Buckingham Palace spokesman has said the claims are "categorically untrue".

The accusation was made in a lawsuit brought by women who say they were exploited by Jeffrey Epstein, an American multi-millionaire who was convicted of soliciting sex with an underage girl in 2008, reports the Guardian.

The woman filed the case anonymously, and is understood to have been 17 at the time, which is considered a minor under Florida law.

The prince is not a named party in the legal claim, and has not had any opportunity to respond to the allegations. He has previously denied any sexual contact with young women associated with Epstein or any knowledge of his behaviour.

Comment: If these elites were sane and rational, they could maintain their position of power for centuries to come. However, greed and amassing personal wealth is not enough; these human-looking creatures simply have to indulge every dark, destructive desire. When the people find out what has been and is really going on, the sadism that characterizes the psychopathic mindset will also be their undoing.


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Sayonara! Azerbaijan gives Radio Free Europe the boot - raids office, closes bureau


Comment: Read this report, then read it again, while keeping in mind that Radio Free Europe was at first an openly acknowledged CIA operation, until 1972 after which it fell under the purview of the Board for International Broadcasting. It is 'overseen' by the Broadcasting Board of Governors, the "independent" entity responsible for U.S.-government-related international broadcasting. (John Kerry happens to be on the board of directors.) Leopards don't change their spots.


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Azerbaijani authorities detain RFE/RL's Baku bureau staff during an office raid, Dec. 26, 2014.
Azerbaijan police raided the Baku bureau of U.S.-government-funded Radio Free Europe early Friday, shutting down the office and ordering its journalists to stop working.

RFE chief editor Nenad Pejic called the raid "a flagrant violation of every international commitment and standard Azerbaijan has pledged to uphold."

He told VOA that officials from the state prosecutor's office took documents and questioned staff members from Radio Azadliq into Friday evening.

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Propaganda! U.S. continues to spread myth that North Korea hired hackers from Russia to take down 'The Interview'

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U.S. investigators believe that North Korea likely hired hackers from outside the country to help with last month's massive cyberattack against Sony Pictures, an official close to the investigation said on Monday.

As North Korea lacks the capability to conduct some elements of the sophisticated campaign by itself, the official said, U.S. investigators are looking at the possibility that Pyongyang "contracted out" some of the cyber work. The official was not authorized to speak on the record about the investigation.

The attack on Sony Pictures is regarded to be the most destructive against a company on U.S. soil because the hackers not only stole huge quantities of data, but also wiped hard drives and brought down much of the studio's network for more than a week.

Comment: With no evidence to support their claims, the U.S. fabricated a story out of thin air to again vilify both North Korea and Russia, call for more strict cybersecurity legislation, and divert attention from a massive protest movement across the country against police brutality.

Joseph Goebbels must be turning in his grave from envy!


Snakes in Suits

Poroshenko: Does he want peace or war?

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What is one to make of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko's recent statement that violence and force have failed in suppressing the Donbass and that negotiations must be carried out? Poroshenko said that there is no military solution to the war in Donetsk and Lugansk while qualifying his statement by saying that if Russia will launch an intervention, Ukraine will introduce martial law. Poroshenko's statement that "we haven't got the resources for an offensive today" can be interpreted to mean that either he is planning to get the resources in the future or attempting to appear pragmatic so as to deflect accusations from ultra-nationalists that he betrayed their cause. Poroshenko also said that he would meet the leaders of Russia, Germany and France in Kazakhstan on January 15 (incidentally the same day in which anti-Russian government protests are expected to be held in Moscow and around the world) to discuss a settlement.

Comment: In sum, prepare for more of the same. And to get an idea of what that 'same' really is, just watch this: Don't miss this the previous documentary by the same filmmaker, either: