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    Post  AlfaT8 Mon Dec 05, 2022 8:11 pm

    Mongolia is burning, the hell happened.
    Is this some "Asian Spring" BS

    [url=Protesters storm government palace in Mongolia (VIDEOS) https://www.rt.com/news/567693-government-palace-mongolia-protest/]Protesters storm government palace in Mongolia (VIDEOS) https://www.rt.com/news/567693-government-palace-mongolia-protest/[/url]
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    Post  TMA1 Mon Dec 05, 2022 10:46 pm

    Yes that would be an instigation by western (and turk) powers. Apparently Mongolians have woke retards in their midst.

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    Post  flamming_python Tue Dec 06, 2022 12:37 am

    Mongolia is burning, the hell happened.
    Is this some "Asian Spring" BS

    [url=Protesters storm government palace in Mongolia (VIDEOS) https://www.rt.com/news/567693-government-palace-mongolia-protest/]Protesters storm government palace in Mongolia (VIDEOS) https://www.rt.com/news/567693-government-palace-mongolia-protest/[/url]

    Ain't gonna have any more relevance than the entire 4 revolutions put together that there have been in Kyrgyzstan over the last 20 years.
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    Post  andalusia Sun Dec 11, 2022 11:35 pm

    US-Saudi relations should be expected to decline more because of this:


    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/china-s-alliance-with-saudi-arabia-signals-a-shift-in-the-global-order/ar-AA158jxk?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=7ebead50a953465dba0ff81c06d4e10f
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    Post  GarryB Mon Dec 12, 2022 3:54 am

    Western countries are trying to impose sanctions on Iran over officials they claim had some involvement in the death of that girl they are rioting about.

    Perhaps a large group of non aligned countries should start with sanctions over the illegal arrest and detention of a reporter doing his job in the UK (Assange), and his open persecution by the western media and political class... look at the list of western officials you could legitimately sanction over the war crimes that were exposed and then covered up by calls for action against Assange instead of the criminals guilty of war crimes.

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    Post  nomadski Tue Dec 13, 2022 12:57 pm

    The right wing religious conservative nationalist groups  , and their agents in the compromised security apparatus , sure had a hand in the unnecessary and provocative killings of about 450 protesters . So the killing of this " girl ,  " is not an isolated incident . Their administration also has arrested up to 20,000 protesters . Some protesters are subject to torture and executions have started . They aim to retain a right-wing  religious flavoured dictatorship , without any meaningful  government or legitimate elections . Anti-democratic in nature .

    The right wing non- religious Monarchist liberal groups , recently headed by the son of the late Shah , have formed , what they call a " sympathetic voice group " or transitional group that will form a transitional non-elected government after the collapse of central authority in Iran . Their agents are contacting European states for financial support for the so called " revolutionaries " on the streets , or so  called the " street kids or local kids " that seem to be directed somehow by the black - Room or the black group on the internet ( black - water / anonymous cyber group ) . The activities of the street kids , seem to be the destruction of Banks ,transportation , communications and TV , and attacks on military barracks . They aim to establish a Monarchy , a dictatorship , without any meaningful government ,  pro-west and anti - democratic in nature .

    The Iranian people should oppose both groups , that are anti-democratic and right wing , representing different forms of dictatorship . They should form their own workers and farmers and teachers political parties and form a democratic republic , with proportional representation  , without the Shah or religious head , controlled by a reactionary minority of the land - lords , wealthy Bazaar and factory and business owners . As far as western backed terrorism , leading to death of Iranians , and retaliation for NATO ( use your imagination ) ..........The Liberal and national bourgeois society or socialites are many of them political cross - dressers or Sun-flowers ! Turning with the prevailing Sunshine .

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RK21vZUI6bk

    This video , if true , related to an incident in Qum ,  about a day ago ( had happened once  previously ) , when poison gas was thrown into girl's school yard , leading to some falling unconscious , others very ill ! ( by whom ? ) Other schools have also been attacked , children arrested . One died as a result of beatings . Her father had been executed in the past for his political activity ..........Tabriz I think ( Iranian security ).
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    Post  andalusia Thu Dec 15, 2022 4:54 am

    Brazil to restore diplomatic relations with Venezuela:

    https://www.yahoo.com/news/brazil-president-elect-lula-restart-194319946.html

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    Post  andalusia Tue Jan 10, 2023 12:29 am

    This is pretty radical what is happening in Brazil:

    https://www.yahoo.com/news/bolsonaro-protesters-brazil-want-133627333.html
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    Post  franco Tue Aug 15, 2023 11:01 pm

    Not sure were this should go but will start here...

    George Soros’ Open Society Foundations NGO will shut down much of its EU-based operations and fund liberal causes elsewhere, Reuters reported on Tuesday, citing an internal email. While it remains unclear where Soros will direct his efforts, the aging billionaire has agitated for regime change in China in recent years.

    “Ultimately, the new approved strategic direction provides for withdrawal and termination of large parts of our current work within the European Union, shifting our focus and allocation of resources to other parts of the world,” the email to employees reportedly stated.

    An Open Society Foundations spokesperson told Reuters that the NGO would continue to hand out some grants in Europe, including in Ukraine, Moldova, and the western Balkans. These grants will be doled out to national-level foundations, at a scale “to be determined over the coming months,” the spokesperson said.

    Soros is best known in the EU for funding pro-immigration and pro-LGBTQ organizations, activities that have seen him demonized in his native Hungary. His NGO relocated its Budapest headquarters to Berlin in 2018, as the Hungarian government passed its ‘Stop Soros’ law, criminalizing foreign organizations aiding illegal immigrants.

    In recent years, Soros has become increasingly vocal in his criticisms of China’s Communist government, with the elderly billionaire issuing a call for regime change in Beijing last year. Ousting Chinese President Xi Jinping, he said, “would remove the greatest threat that open societies face today and they should do everything within their power to encourage China to move in the desired direction.”

    Prior to setting up the Open Society Foundations, Soros funded pro-Western demonstrators in 1980s China. Beijing claimed Soros’ Chinese operations were a front for the CIA, and shut them down after fatal clashes between rioters and government troops in Tiananmen Square in 1989.r

    Whether or not the NGO turns its attention to East Asia once more will depend on how Soros’ son manages his father’s empire. The Open Society Foundations announced in June that 37-year-old Alex Soros would take over control of the organization from his 93-year-old father, and while George Soros has made headlines condemning the Chinese Community Party, Alex has zeroed in on the Republican Party in the US.

    Alex Soros told the Wall Street Journal that he intends to keep funneling money to Democratic politicians, prosecutors, and activist groups in a bid to keep former President Donald Trump from winning next year’s election. “As much as I would love to get money out of politics, as long as the other side is doing it, we will have to do it too,” he told the newspaper.

    https://www.rt.com/news/581303-soros-closes-eu-projects/

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    Post  GarryB Wed Aug 16, 2023 4:41 am

    Alex Soros told the Wall Street Journal that he intends to keep funneling money to Democratic politicians, prosecutors, and activist groups in a bid to keep former President Donald Trump from winning next year’s election. “As much as I would love to get money out of politics, as long as the other side is doing it, we will have to do it too,” he told the newspaper.

    What a dick head... so he is funding an anti Trump campaign because he loves democracy and thinks the American people just choosing the people they want to lead them is not OK so he is going to use his famly wealth to change the election result because he thinks Trump would be bad?

    Why does he think he should get any say in such a thing other than a single vote if he is an American citizen...

    How would he feel if China or Russia or Iran said they were committing billions of dollars to ensuring the candidate they endorse is the winner in that election.

    Reminds me of that fantastic American Mark Twain...

    "If voting made any difference, they wouldn't let us do it." - Mark Twain.

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    Post  ArgentinaGuard Wed Aug 16, 2023 7:33 am

    franco wrote:Not sure were this should go but will start here...

    George Soros’ Open Society Foundations NGO will shut down much of its EU-based operations and fund liberal causes elsewhere, Reuters reported on Tuesday, citing an internal email. While it remains unclear where Soros will direct his efforts, the aging billionaire has agitated for regime change in China in recent years.

    “Ultimately, the new approved strategic direction provides for withdrawal and termination of large parts of our current work within the European Union, shifting our focus and allocation of resources to other parts of the world,” the email to employees reportedly stated.

    An Open Society Foundations spokesperson told Reuters that the NGO would continue to hand out some grants in Europe, including in Ukraine, Moldova, and the western Balkans. These grants will be doled out to national-level foundations, at a scale “to be determined over the coming months,” the spokesperson said.

    Soros is best known in the EU for funding pro-immigration and pro-LGBTQ organizations, activities that have seen him demonized in his native Hungary. His NGO relocated its Budapest headquarters to Berlin in 2018, as the Hungarian government passed its ‘Stop Soros’ law, criminalizing foreign organizations aiding illegal immigrants.

    In recent years, Soros has become increasingly vocal in his criticisms of China’s Communist government, with the elderly billionaire issuing a call for regime change in Beijing last year. Ousting Chinese President Xi Jinping, he said, “would remove the greatest threat that open societies face today and they should do everything within their power to encourage China to move in the desired direction.”

    Prior to setting up the Open Society Foundations, Soros funded pro-Western demonstrators in 1980s China. Beijing claimed Soros’ Chinese operations were a front for the CIA, and shut them down after fatal clashes between rioters and government troops in Tiananmen Square in 1989.r

    Whether or not the NGO turns its attention to East Asia once more will depend on how Soros’ son manages his father’s empire. The Open Society Foundations announced in June that 37-year-old Alex Soros would take over control of the organization from his 93-year-old father, and while George Soros has made headlines condemning the Chinese Community Party, Alex has zeroed in on the Republican Party in the US.

    Alex Soros told the Wall Street Journal that he intends to keep funneling money to Democratic politicians, prosecutors, and activist groups in a bid to keep former President Donald Trump from winning next year’s election. “As much as I would love to get money out of politics, as long as the other side is doing it, we will have to do it too,” he told the newspaper.

    https://www.rt.com/news/581303-soros-closes-eu-projects/

    When is that reptilian jew going to die?
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    Post  higurashihougi Sat Oct 07, 2023 4:50 pm

    https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0bQHQmLr2RwKymNssioKFHUoWbfnGFoDYnM5Q2GK3qj59vRpRWqVRNtiB6benMftBl&id=100064268366203

    We are continually told that China's loans to developing economies puts them into a 'debt trap'.  Well, the evidence from this report tells a different story.

    https://www.cer.eu/publications/archive/policy-brief/2023/imf-lending-too-expensive?fbclid=IwAR3AVF2ENyV0gPqHhWPykuJonHU9T9Ak-3Fhdu59dWpSAnY_aJ4lCsWSYJ8

    "HAS THE IMF’S LENDING BECOME TOO EXPENSIVE FOR ITS OWN GOOD? THE CASE FOR A LENDING RATE CAP"

    The World Bank estimates that 60 per cent of low-income countries are heavily indebted and at high risk of debt distress, while many middle-income countries also face significant budgetary challenges.

    Central bank hikes have therefore also sharply driven up the costs of borrowing from the IMF, which can currently be up to 8 per cent, probably discouraging countries from turning to the IMF.

    The Fund’s higher lending rates also means the Fund is a drag on debtor countries. In some cases, the burden of paying high interest rates to the IMF is worsening rather than alleviating countries’ budgetary woes and hampering their prospects of economic recovery.

    "If the IMF’s worst-case scenario of deteriorating global economic conditions materialises, demand for IMF support will surge even more."  So an IMF debt trap!

    What worries the authors is: "The IMF’s role is also subject to other pressures: China has become a major global creditor but has refused to join the Paris Club, and it is seeking to provide an alternative to the Fund.  

    And: "The US wants to counter Chinese competition for global influence....If they want to turn the tide, they should seriously consider ways to make IMF lending available and affordable for emerging market and developing countries in their time of need."

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    Post  kvs Wed Oct 11, 2023 11:52 pm



    "No indication of a Ukrainian offensive towards Gaza" lol1 lol1 lol1 lol1 lol1 lol1 lol1 lol1 lol1

    I know it was a misspoken phrase, but it is oddly coherent.

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    Post  franco Wed Oct 25, 2023 12:51 am

    Finland’s National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has said that the anchor of a Chinese-registered vessel may be responsible for damage sustained to the Balticconnector gas pipeline earlier this month, though it remains unclear if the act was deliberate.

    Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, an NBI spokesperson said that a large anchor had been retrieved from the seabed close to where the pipeline was damaged in the early hours of October 8. Police said that they are working to establish if the anchor belonged to a Chinese container vessel which had been in the immediate area at the time.

    “The next questions are about whether it was intentional, negligence, poor seamanship, and that’s where we get into whether there could be a motive for what’s going on,” NBI Director Robin Lardot told reporters. “But it’s too early to answer that at this stage.”

    Police had previously indicated that damage to the Balticconnector pipeline, as well as two undersea telecommunications cables, were caused by blunt external mechanical force and that investigations were ongoing to identify if the damage was caused deliberately.

    Investigators added that drag marks were visible on the seabed leading up to the section of pipeline that was damaged. The anchor had become detached from its host vessel and was lying on the seabed immediately after the damaged area.

    The NBI said last week that the focus of its investigation had centered on the Chinese container ship NewNew Polar Bear that was in the immediate location at the time of incident.

    Finnish police said on Tuesday that it had established that the NewNew Polar Bear was missing one of its front anchors. Photographs of the ship docked in the Russian port of St. Petersburg on October 9, one day after the pipeline was damaged, appears to show irregularities with its anchor system.

    On Monday, China called for an “objective, fair, and professional” investigation to be established into the cause of the damaged pipeline and telecoms cables. NATO has increased its patrols in the Baltic Sea following the damage sustained to the pipeline.

    The October 8 incident to the pipeline – through which gas flows between Finland and Estonia – has restricted Finland’s gas supplies. Helsinki said that it had made up for any shortfalls with the importation of liquified natural gas (LNG) into its Inkoo port.

    In September of last year, the Nord Stream pipelines connecting Russia and Germany were severely damaged by undersea explosions in what authorities declared to be deliberate acts of sabotage. The identity of the attackers has yet to be established.

    https://www.rt.com/news/585719-finland-estonia-pipeline-investigation/

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    Post  andalusia Tue Jan 02, 2024 6:25 am

    Javier Milei, the new Argentian president who is a committed libertarian is big trouble for Argentia.


    https://www.lewrockwell.com/2023/12/no_author/financial-elites-take-one-back-the-imfs-argentina-coup/



    https://jacobin.com/2023/12/javier-milei-decree-of-necessity-and-urgency-shock-therapy-austerity-protest-opposition

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    Post  nomadski Wed Feb 21, 2024 10:42 am

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-lincolnshire-68345843

    Was this a meteor or another satellite ? Was the British sub nuke launch a fail or intercept , twice in a row  ? Both happening one after another ? Are satellites and nuke missiles being intercepted or just falling out of the sky ? Russia still launching an ASAT nuke into orbit ? The truth will hurt them more and us less ! So out with it already ! I did predict a week ago , the West either has to climb down over Ukraine and Palestine , or go to WWIII . It looks like they are doing both ! The English King supports Israel  and his Son now supports ceasefire !  

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