For whatever reason, Typepad refused to allow me to post the following to Moon of Alabama’s Week in Review thread. I highly suggest reading Pepe Escobar’s essay linked below:
Escobar has published an essay summarizing the main points of China's "Shared Future" White Paper, "Pepe Escobar: Russia-China Partnership Defangs US Empire", which is a blend of optimism and reality. I applaud the points within the manifesto, but it must be read by ordinary people, not just national policy makers, because they actually have the most critical role to play, which is to push their governments to join with those in the vanguard and perform. And that's even more important task for those living in nations where their "leaders" are Western agents, as with Armenia and Moldova to name two very critical actors. Pepe cites Medvedev saying something I've been hinting at in my writing but have yet to go full bore with the topic:
But the Straussian neocon psychos in charge of the hegemon’s foreign policy keep raising the stakes. So it’s no wonder that after the recent attack on the HQ of the Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol, a new National Security Council report leads to an ominous warning by Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev:
“NATO has turned into an openly fascist bloc similar to Hitler’s Axis, only bigger (...) It looks like Russia is being left with little choice other than a direct conflict with NATO (...) The result would be much heavier losses for humanity than in 1945." [My Emphasis]
The outcome alluded to is quite possible given the slavish devotion of many EU "leaders" to the "neocon psychos" while ignoring their citizenry, although that seems to be a bit different in Poland at the moment. Then Pepe cites Shoigu:
And Defense Minister Shoigu all but gave away the game in terms of the long-term strategy, when he said, “the consistent implementation of measures and activity plans until 2025 will allow us to achieve our goals."
So the SMO will not be rounded up before 2025 – incidentally, much later than the next US presidential election. After all, Moscow’s ultimate aim is de-NATOization.
The key to it all is the continuing behavior of the Outlaw US Empire that just won't give up and save its homeland from the abyss it's falling into. Such behavior is why Medvedev, myself and others see the Nazism imbedded within Neoliberalcon philosophy, the latter fueled by the addiction to Megalomania and Pleonexia along with the Imperialist idea formed at the end of the 19th Century to rule the world via Financialism/Neoliberalism/Imperialism, which is expressed in the Outlaw US Empire's Full Spectrum Dominance policy goal.
So, while Harmony is sought and methods exist to attain it, the big impediment is the last remaining Criminal power from the Age of Plunder where a much larger and deeper purge is required than mere regime change.
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thank you, karl, for your work to keep us abreast & informed. as you know i live in victoria bc & our battle with nazis & their agenda to rule & erase history & rewrite it is now becoming apparent to the 'thriving majority' (@ mh). thank you for being a stalwart historian fearlessly calling attention to the truth.
asia times afforded pepe a haven, neither perfect nor safe, but i've hoped & trusted there will come a day when he will find such shelter again. sputnik is difficult for many hosts to broadcast, SC remains a target & so long as nazis hold the keys to our freedom SC will be attacked. i continue to hope some host, perhaps, smoothie or amarynth or ben norton will give him a welcoming couch. pepe, like his many comrades & fans, although accustomed to backpacking & couch surfing, must be ready for a forwarding address & a comfortable nook to pause long enough to share all that he's learned/gleaned.
Karl, I don't know what happened at MoA, but Pepe's piece was on the front page of Zerohedge yesterday, so it's not like it's been completely buried.