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Syria War, Sochi Peace

November 28, 2017 UNAC Editor Diplomacy

By Pepe Escobar, Originally published on Asia Times. In a well choreographed Sochi summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin defines a peaceful future for Syria after the liberation of the country from militants The main take-away of the trilateral, two hour-long Russia-Iran-Turkey summit in Sochi on the future of Syria was expressed by Russian President Vladimir Putin: “The presidents of Iran[…]

Those Magical, Fantastical Russians Vs. U.S. Empire

November 8, 2017 UNAC Editor Censorship and Propaganda

Reprinted from Black Agenda Report. “This induced ‘state of emergency’ is designed to prepare the American public, politically and psychologically, to maintain the momentum of the U.S. imperial offensive in the world.” The only people that can make Russiagate fade away are the ones that invented it in the first place: the spooks, Wall Street Democrats and institutional servants of[…]

$elling War and Pentagon Expansion in Asia-Pacific

November 7, 2017 UNAC Editor Asia Pivot

Initial publication on Bruce Gagnon’s blog, ‘Organizing Notes‘ Trump touched down in Hawaii on his way to Asia. He was met with protests there and huge marches are happening across South Korea in anticipation of his meeting with the newly elected President Moon in Seoul. Moon is turning out to be a disappointment to peaceniks across Korea as he carries[…]

Socialism or Amazonism

October 27, 2017 UNAC Editor Connecting the Dots

Originally posted on Black Agenda Report. Two unfolding developments show the stark choices faces humanity. In China, president Xi Jinping laid out the Communist Party’s 30-year grand plan to become “a moderately prosperous country” by 2020 and “a modern prosperous society” by 2049. The roadmap was both detailed and realistic, based on the world’s most populous nation’s steady — but[…]