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Czech President: Crimea cannot be returned to Ukraine


South Front
Sun, 11 Sep 2016 02:25 UTC
Milos Zeman
© BGNES
Crimea cannot be returned to Ukraine, Czech President Milos Zeman said on Friday, answering readers' questions in the Parlamentni Listy newspaper.
"An annexation means breaching international agreements, and it is doubtless that agreements guaranteeing Ukraine's territorial integrity were breached," Zeman said.
But, at the same time, the Czech President noted that an unforgivable stupidity was committed by Nikita Khrushchev, who in 1954 made Crimea a part of Ukraine, which was then a part of the Soviet Union.
"The world's politicians acknowledge today that Crimea cannot be given back to Ukraine," Zeman stressed.

Comment: See also:

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Economic silk road: Transformational projects in Eurasia land space

F. William Engdahl
New Eastern outlook
Sat, 10 Sep 2016 00:00 UTC
China-MoscowTrain line
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With so much murder and destruction of infrastructure around the world from Syria to Ukraine to Venezuela and Nigeria, I want to highlight two recent projects to build new infrastructure in order to bring economic growth and prosperity to some of the least developed regions of the Earth—Eurasia, the vast land space between Russia and China. Two projects have just confirmed they are going ahead. The Moscow-Kazan-China high-speed railway via Kazakhstan is one. The second is a major railroad bridge over the Amur River to China. Both in and of themselves are not transformational. In context of the broader multi-trillion dollar infrastructure project, One Belt, One Road or the Economic New Silk Road as it is also called, the two projects are vital links in creating the next world economic center of growth for at least the next century.

On June 3 Alexander Misharin, First Vice-President of the state-owned Russian Railways announced that the New Development Bank (NDB) of the BRICS countries, formally established in 2015, after hearing the presentation from Russian Railways, has agreed to provide partial financing of up to $500 million for the Moscow-Kazan high-speed railway project. China has recently confirmed plans to provide a 400 billion-ruble or $6 billion loan for Russia's Moscow-Kazan section of what will be a far greater Moscow-Beijing high-speed rail link of the One Belt, One Road infrastructure. China will also give equity financing of 52 billion rubles and an additional $1 billion to complete the project.
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Canny 2001 predictions, why Slobodan Milošević was demonized by the West

Quintus Curtius
Quintus Curtius Fortress of the Mind
Wed, 17 Aug 2016 00:00 UTC
Milosevic and blood flag
© www.youtube.comSlobodan Milošević
In a recent article here we reviewed the recent findings of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. We saw how the tribunal finally cleared Milošević of the accusations that had been heaped against him by the Western press for over two decades. [...] The question to be asked is: why was he demonized in the first place? Whose interest or interests did it serve? Were there larger programs and plans at work?

The short answer, of course, is that it served the purposes and interests of the West. I recently came across a very perceptive and - as it turns out - incredibly prescient article on this subject. The article was written in 2001 by Nico Varkevisser and Jared Israel, and it predicts precisely the trajectory of US policies towards the republics of the former Soviet Union. It not only explains in detail the reasons for Milošević's portrayal in the West as the new Hitler, but it also sheds a good deal of light on the reasons behind Washington's policies today in the Russian spheres of influence. Current events in the Middle East, the Ukraine, and other places make much more sense when viewed through the prism of the points raised below.

As you read these quotes below, ask yourself: have these predictions from 2001 come to pass?

Comment: We think of history just pivoting to repeat itself, as in making the same mistakes in intervals and arriving in relatively the same place. But, have we truly examined this very long narrative for its commonalities within an arching agenda of purposefully constructed 'mistakes?' Might provide an interesting perspective and suggest answers to our questions.

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Prelude to further military intervention? Russia conducts massive war games in Caucasus


Sputnik
Tue, 06 Sep 2016 11:07 UTC
russian exercises
Don't mess with The Bear
The exercise codenamed as Caucasus2016 follows a period of heightened tensions between Russia and Ukraine after the Kremlin accused Kiev of plotting terror attacks against Russians in Crimea.

russia war games
On Monday, the Russian forces began a massive military exercise to test troops' combat readiness and cooperation between different branches of the country's armed forces. The exercise, involving over 12,500 servicemen including Navy, Airborne and Aerospace units was conducted in the south of Russia.

The war games, codenamed Caucasus2016, will be carried out over six days ending on September 10 according to an announcement by the Russian Ministry of Defense. The exercises aim to assess and improve the skills of military commanders "in planning, preparation and conducting of combat operations."

The massive war games are likely to grab the attention of Western analysts who continue to call for a more aggressive posture towards Russia in light of recent demonization of the country surrounding accusations tied to the 2016 US presidential election and with tensions simmering in the Ukraine providing a convenient excuse to escalate anti-Russian provocations.


Comment: Almost exactly one year ago, Russia conducted massive war games all across its southern regions, simulating war against 'an international threat coming from central Asia'. Two weeks later, Russia stunned the world by intervening in Syria and beginning the end of the Empire's proxy wars in the Middle East.

Update:

It is interesting to note how many people were involved in the exercise, including the Central Bank:
"At various stages of these measures (exercise - TASS) more than 120,000 troops, members of federal ministries and agencies and also specialists of the Central Bank of Russia were involved consecutively, at different periods in the Southern, Central and Western military districts," Gerasimov said.


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JFK and 9/11, the tide is turning, the seriously flawed "official story" is now "the conspiracy theory"

Dr. Paul Craig Roberts
Global Research
Thu, 08 Sep 2016 17:33 UTC

Anniversary of 9/11
In a few days it will be the 15th anniversary of 9/11, and this November 22 will be the 53rd anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas. These two state crimes against democracy destroyed American democracy, accountable government, and the Constitution's protections of civil liberty.

Years after the damage done by these events the American people no longer believe the official stories. Neither does the government, but the government will never validate the distrust that Americans now share of the oligarchs' government by acknowledging the truth.

The official explanation of the assassination of President Kennedy never made any sense. Videos of the assassination contradicted the official story, as did witnesses, and many credible people challenged the government's story. The CIA was faced with the official explanation becoming unglued and launched its media program stigmatizing doubters as "conspiracy theorists."

Comment: See also:
  • Deconstructing the official narrative around the attacks in Nice, France
  • Documents show JFK was murdered days after demanding answers from CIA about UFOs
  • Famed CIA vet Robert Baer knows man with foreknowledge of 9/11 - has done nothing about it, nor has anyone else


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'Please, Allah, make Trump president': Clinton claims Trump win would give ISIS 'a great gift'


RT
Sat, 10 Sep 2016 19:46 UTC
Hillary Clinton
© Chris Keane / Reuters
Islamic State jihadists are praying to Allah and "rooting" for Donald Trump to become the next president, according to Hillary Clinton, who lambasted her rival's "demagoguery" and use of the phrase "radical Islam."

"Basically, the jihadists see this as a great gift," the Democratic presidential nominee told Israel's Channel 2 News. "They are saying 'Oh, please Allah, make Trump president of America.'"

In her statement, aired Thursday, the former secretary of state referred to Matt Olsen, former chief of the National Counterterrorism Center, who recently wrote that Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) spokespeople were supporting Trump.

"[Olsen] quoted ISIS spokespeople rooting for Donald Trump's victory, because Trump has made Islam and Muslims part of his campaign," Clinton said.
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Russian Admiral: Once in a while, we still have to slap the Pentagon in the face when near our borders

Vladimir Komoyedov
Russia Insider
Sat, 10 Sep 2016 19:36 UTC
Chairman of the State Duma Defense Committee Vladimir Komoyedov
Chairman of the State Duma Defense Committee Vladimir Komoyedov.
Originally appeared at Izvestia - Russian daily news. Translated by Julia Rakhmetova

After another Pentagon statement on "unsafe and unprofessional maneuvers" by a ship or aircraft of some country in the vicinity of US sailors and pilots, who 'peacefully' violate Russian, Chinese or Iranian borders, my friends are usually indignant. This happened recently when the American Navy P-8A Poseidon surveillance aircraft twice approached Russia's border over the Black Sea and were intercepted by Sukhoi Su-27 fighters.

American military tend to misbehave, believing they will escape punishment. Dotting the world with reconnaissance stations, interception and wiretapping systems, they are sure that as "Big Brother," they can take the liberty of doing anything they want. They do this until someone explains in plain language that they must not misbehave, sobering them with a slap in the face.

Many remember the incident of the U-2 spy plane piloted by Gary Powers shot down over Sverdlovsk in 1960. In 1988, the Bezzavetny guard ship literally pushed the American missile cruiser USS Yorktown out of Soviet territorial waters. Deputy Commander in Chief of the Black Sea Fleet Rear-Admiral Valery Kulikov, who took a direct part in that incident as a first mate on the Bezzavetny told me the story.
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Dancing Israelis on 9/11 points to the real criminals of that day: 'Our purpose was to document the event'

James Corbett
Corbett Report
Sat, 10 Sep 2016 00:00 UTC
Dancing israelis
TRANSCRIPT
DAN RATHER: "Some evil is just ... it can't be explained."

DAVID LETTERMAN: "Are these people happy? Are they joyous now? Are they celebrating? Thank God?"

DAN RATHER: "Oh absolutely, they're celebrating. There's one report, this has not been confirmed but there is several eye[witness] reports that there was a cell, one of these cells across the Hudson River. And they got on the ... this is the report and I emphasize that I don't know this for a fact but there's several witnesses who say this happened. They got on the roof of a building to look across, they knew what was gonna happen. They were waiting for it to happen and when it happened they celebrated. They jumped for joy."

(SOURCE: The Late Show with David Letterman - 09/17/01)
In the days after 9/11, while Ground Zero continued to smoulder, millions heard Dan Rather and various media outlets repeat vague and unconfirmed reports of arrests that took place that day. These rumors held that Middle Eastern men, presumably Arabs, were arrested in explosive-packed vans in various places around the city on September 11th, and that some had even been photographing and celebrating those events. What most do not realize is that those reports were not mere rumors, and we now have thousands of pages of FBI, CIA and DOJ reports documenting those arrests.
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Why wouldn't Washington fight drug trafficking?

Jean Perier
New Eastern Outlook
Fri, 09 Sep 2016 19:16 UTC
DEA with gun
Last June, the US was celebrating its 45th anniversary of its fight against drugs. However, since the announcement of the war on drugs by President Richard Nixon in 1971, the number of drug addicts in the United States over the years have not decreased. What's even worse is the number of Americans who die from drug overdoses is on the rise in the United States today.

However, the civil body that is tasked with providing drug rehabilitation has recently come to the conclusion that 90% of people who are in need of rehabilitation and extensive treatment which would allow them to escape drug addiction are not receiving such aid. As for those who do receive such assistance, only 30 percent of them manage to return to their regular lives. As for the centers that receive public funding to assist people in their fight against addiction, they are often headed by poorly prepared specialist that are using outdated techniques and ineffective treatments.

The lack of any comprehensive results in the so-called "war on drugs" leads us to an important question: where did 1.5 trillion dollars allocated to fight lethal overdoses, drug addiction and the brutal violence that accompanies this illegal trade go?
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Is the Merkel era coming to an end?


Der Spiegel
Fri, 09 Sep 2016 21:42 UTC
Angela Merkel
© AFP
There are days in the life of a chancellor when the chasm between the glamour of the geopolitical stage and the political squalor back home is despairingly vast. Last Sunday was such a day for Angela Merkel.

Shortly before 10 a.m. local time, the German chancellor's Airbus touched down gently at Hangzhou airport, a red-carpet rolling up as the plane slowed to a stop. Just 200 meters away, Air Force One was parked and behind it stood French President François Hollande's aircraft. With engines roaring, the jumbo carrying Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe taxied past. On this September morning, the Hangzhou airport had become the parking lot of global politics.

The leaders had come to the Chinese city for the two-day G-20 summit. As Merkel strode past soldiers with fixed bayonets to her waiting sedan, she was facing a busy couple of days. Even before the summit officially began, she held a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to discuss the same issues as ever: Syria, refugees and Islamic State. Then she quickly headed over to the Expo Center for a meeting with the other world leaders. This time, the focus was on possible stimulus measures for the global economy. Dinner was served at 7 p.m. at the Chinese government's guest house before the group took a boat ride on Yue Lake -- which Merkel followed with a one-on-one with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The German leader would like to see the Kremlin chief put a stop to his ongoing meddling in Ukraine.

Comment: See also: Integrate or leave: Merkel's Bavaria allies want enshrined in law 'dominant' German-Christian values

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