Defence

2024-12-27

Scott Ritter reviews the prospect for the war in Ukraine when Donald Trump takes the reins in the US.

Moving on, he comments on the latest options for the Middle East, then a tail-piece on North Korea.

(82 minutes) 

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2024-12-27

OK, with Christmas done and dusted, now is the time to return to the hard realities... well, certainly hard as opposed to easy, but maybe not hard as in 'we can physically hit it and we hurt'.

So set aside all that left-over Christmas pudding that we couldn't face down on top of all the previous courses (not to mention glasses) that we faced down pre-yesterday (there, I gave us a day already to recover), we have serious, and yes, difficult, concepts to bend our minds around going forward. And best to get our poor heads around it whilst still feeling at least slightly mellow, so we may approach it in relaxed fashion and regard it without the usual 'that's way too hard for me just now' feeling that means that we never get started.

This is, fairly exceptionally, one for the dyed-in-the wool conspiracy theorists, so listen up. The rest us can sit back, relax, and continue in mellow tranquillity with whatever we were going to do today - this is way too deep for us.

Fulford Report - Monday 23 December 2024

2024-12-22

With governments around the world in crisis, how will the clashes between countries / power blocks evolve?

The aspects to this are economic, and political/military. Now that money-printing nears exhaustion, what will transpire?

Will governments go to war to impose a command economy, feeding the war in place of the aspirations of their people? How that would turn out is best not tested, but may be inevitable.

The Middle East is pivotal, and showing no signs of settling down.

(49 minutes)

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2024-12-21

Ivor Cummins and Dr Jacob Nordangard discuss the ideologies that have shaped our history since good Queen Beth and her spymaster John Dee.

Are today's events not but continuation of a centuries old movement?

Religions, rituals, dogma, secret societies, freemasons... it's not what you believe that matters, it's what they believed that counts.

Some hold similar beliefs today, and who is to say they are wrong, in the dawning age of ontology where physics is based upon consciousness?

(56 minutes) ...

2024-12-20

Ukraine / Syria centre stage, and President Putin setting out his analysis.

There's much power-play going on behind closed doors, largely unknowable. The only thing obvious is that there is no going back to the status quo ante.

And what exactly is "Greater Turkey"?

First up: Pepe Escobar

Then Scott Ritter at 61 minutes.

(187 minutes)

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2024-12-17

French and now German governments gone, what better time for Starmer to rejoin the UK into the collapsing EU? Would you bet against it?

"German lawmakers voted to dissolve the existing government by a vote of 394 to 207, with 116 abstaining"

No small margin then.

"... the political uncertainty could last for months"

Is this what happens when green pie-in-the-sky meets putting bread on the table?

Oh dear. Russia is beginning to look like a bastion of stability, with China not far behind.

Still, with the EU Commission and the EU Parliament, what need for national governments?

ZeroHedge

2024-12-16

A block buster report this week from Ben, naming big names and sharing big goings-on, including (but by no means limited to) his view on the developments in Syria.

These are indeed momentous times. (Modest subscription required for full access)

Don't miss.

2024-12-16

Mark Rutte, the much loved Prime Minister of whom the Dutch have only recently rid themselves, has been appointed to head up NATO (well, there was a vacancy and Mark was available - one can't let senior figures like Mark fend for themselves on the open market).

True to form he is now making waves across NATO with his demand to put the organisation "on a war footing" to deal with the perceived threat from those dastardly Russians. Yes, he's at least five years (probably ten) too late to build the necessary European armaments industry to a size and capability capable of matching the Russians, but like Ed Milliband, he can commandeer as much money as it takes to deal with this existential threat.

"Ukrainians are fighting against Russian swarms of drones. That’s what we need to be prepared for"

But wait - isn't Climate Change also an imminent existential threat?

Doesn't Ed Milliband have priority as the

2024-12-15

How else can light be used to affect us?

Turns out, it can affect our behaviour.

You'll never look at an LCD screen (TV, smartphone, computer. laptop, tablet) in the same light again...

(12 minutes)

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2024-12-13

The sudden collapse of Syria took nearly everybody by surprise, changing the dynamic of geopolitics in the Middle East almost overnight.

In fact, the events were so fast so unexpected and so dramatic that "conspiracy theorists" are naturally looking behind the reported events, to see whether the motivations of both the participants and non-participants might indicate explanations other than the "collapse due to internal endemic corruption" narrative so far put forward.

Danny Haiphong / Brian Berletic discuss.

(1 hr 50 mins)

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2024-12-12

If you have not already, read "They are Here" before going further.

So - it's likely to be not only a meeting of civilisations (if our current status can be so described) but also a meeting of advanced technologies, very different cultural and societal norms (will the Germans still be able to bag the best poolside/beach seats?), not to mention communication norms enabling multiplicitous methods of generating misunderstandings.

What could possibly go wrong?!

"Huge, species level, existential challenges are just ahead. Right over there. Go look over that hill, you’ll see it coming ...  Look inward, to see your way out"

(NB: speaking of problematic

2024-12-10

Two videos from Scott Ritter on one subject on one day may seem excessive, but it's hard to overstate the changes that have been wrought in the Middle East by the Syrian collapse.

It's no exaggeration to say that the politics of the region have been reversed, thrown into turmoil. The situation will take time to settle into some semblance of clarity.

Syria overthrown, Hezbollah cut off from Iran's supplies, pressure on Israel's Netanyahu massively eased, and the Israelis losing no time in taking ground in Syria and bombing military installations apparently almost unopposed.

Not to mention the pressure now being turned on Iran.

This video explores the political fall-out from the recent events, the roles played by Russia and Turkey, and not least by President Assad.

What future now for the Palestinians of Gaza and the West Bank?

The Tucker-Lavrov Interview

2024-12-10

Scott Ritter explains the many ins and outs of the lightning insurgency that toppled the Assad government.

"Nobody anticipated this happening"

(37 minutes) 

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ZeroHedge comments on how order might eventually be restored...   if not already too late.

2024-12-09

In one of the most illuminating posts for a long time, Ben reveals his viewpoint that the world is undergoing a seismic political realignment, of which the fall of Damascus is but the first and most obvious major element.

That Russia should have supported it speaks volumes, and may perhaps give the lie to the notion that Israel was behind it.

The next weeks and months will see huge changes.

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2024-12-09

"... contacts in Damascus strongly suggest a transition of power deal has already been made"

A deal that would seem to be primarily to Israel's advantage. 

ZeroHedge reports.

Zerohedge updates.

"... a US-designated terrorist has emerged as the current de facto ruler of Damascus and of Syria"

Vanessa Beeley, long-time independent journalist, comments (Telegram).

"Hamas celebrated the 'freedom of Syria'

2024-12-07

The Middle East / West Asia is being recast...

Turkey has invaded Syria and it seems Russia gave the green light

2024-12-03

Scott Ritter and Andrei Martyanov find themselves in much agreement on what has been going on, and where it is likely to go.

"I'm pretty sure that everything is all coordinated now..."

(104 minutes)

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2024-12-01

ZeroHedge summarises the latest attacks that have seen control of significant parts of Aleppo (including the airport) pass to the jihadists. It seems that whilst attention was distracted elsewhere, Syria neglected to keep a sufficient garrison in Aleppo and the attack was quickly accomplished.

Reportedly the attack benefitted from intelligence supplied by Turkey, a NATO member.