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The Democratic Party is unquestioningly supporting an endless proxy war and has been reluctant to press President Biden to prioritize a negotiated settlement to the war.
The Global NATO Alliance, the European Left, and the Crack in Everything
Harpers Declares It’s Over – The ‘American Century’ Is Gone
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The oligarchs response to the loss of global full spectrum dominance will be increased military action. Their ability to foment support for aggression by the American citizenry will be used as a response to the success of China’s model of foreign investment in trade and reproduction, which will become the scapegoat for dwindling purchasing power caused by financialization of the American economy.
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Jul 10, 2022 – Sri Lanka’s dire economic and political conflict is being blamed by the Western media on Chinese “debt trap diplomacy” and “Putin Price Hikes,” however buried within the same Western media sources, is the truth.
The New Atlas
Sri Lanka: Debt Trap Diplomacy & Putin Price Hikes? Or Something Else? (Odysee)
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Read More »Despite its resounding defeat, NATO is not quite done with inflicting misery on the land of the Afghans
The Empire is Not Done Torturing Afghanistan
Uganda says exploration results show it has 31 million tonnes of gold ore
Muyita said Wagagai, a Chinese company, had set up a mine in Busia in eastern Uganda and was expected to start production this year. Wagagai had invested $200 million, he said, and its mine will have a refining unit.
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Parliament early this year enacted a new mining law that, once signed by the president, will pave way for the creation of a state mining company.
The company will compulsorily acquire a 15% stake in every mining operation and investors will be required to sign a production-sharing agreement with the government. Previously investors were given mining production licenses on a first-come, first-served basis.
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HRW, sponsored by Adessium Foundation, Open Society Foundations, The Ford Foundation.
Looks like HRW & NED are on top of it! #RegimeChange
Tehran (ISNA) – The Islamic Republic of Iran was accepted as the main member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization by the vote of all members on September 21 at the end of the 21st summit in Dushanbe.
What are economic advantages of Shanghai for Iran?
Jun 30, 2022 The US has announced yet another anti-China alliance. This one is called, “Partners in Blue Pacific,” and either includes or soon will include both the UK and France as well as Australia, New Zealand, and Japan.
This is about countering China – but if China is attempting to trade, develop, and raise the entire region with its own rise upon the global stage – it means the US and its allies are attempting to counter development and progress for these Pacific island nations.
Many of these nations are approaching China in the first place specifically because of the impoverished, destabilized state they’ve been left in by the US and its allies.
“Partnership in Blue Pacific” to Turn Pacific Islands into Anti-China War Zone (Odysee) via The New Atlas
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US and allies launch initiative to help Pacific Island nations
Read More »National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Monday that he expects President Biden will speak with Chinese President Xi Jinping in the coming weeks as tensions are soaring between the two powers.
US Expects Biden and Xi Will Speak in the Coming Weeks
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The G7 on 26 June re-launched its previous Build Back Better World program to provide infrastructure funds to poor and developing nations under a new name, the Global Investment and Infrastructure Partnership. The project aims to compete with China’s Belt and Road Initiative kicked off by Beijing in 2013.
Why G7’s Program for Developing Countries is Still No Match for China’s Belt & Road
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