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<p>As spring arrives, canola flowers in Xiangshuijian Village, Wuhu City, east China's Anhui Province, came out in full bloom. Rivers and waterways winding through the golden sea of canola flowers and scattered villages dotted among them paint a pastoral spring landscape. This beautiful scenery has become popular, attracting many tourists to take photos and soak in the beautiful spring scenery. Join CGTN to feel the charm of the gold season! </p>
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Trump’s Attacks on Big Law, Universities, and the Media Have a Common Goal: Silence Dissent Against Authoritarian Rule

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<p>By <a href="https://wallstreetonparade.com/about-3/about/">Pam Martens and </a><a href="https://wallstreetonparade.com/about-3/about/">Russ Martens</a>: March 24, 2025 ~</p>
<div data-sanitized-id="attachment_11375" data-sanitized-class="wp-caption alignright"><a href="https://wallstreetonparade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/brad-karp-thumbnail.jpg"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-11375" loading="lazy" src="https://wallstreetonparade.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/brad-karp-thumbnail.jpg" alt="Brad Karp, Chair of Paul Weiss" width="125" height="135" data-sanitized-class="size-full wp-image-11375"></a>
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<p>The New York Times’ <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/issue/todayspaper/2025/03/23/todays-new-york-times#thefrontpage">Sunday, March 23 newspaper</a> featured a lead story on how the 1,000-lawyer Big Law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton &amp; Garrison, a Wall Street favorite, had caved to threats in <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/addressing-risks-from-paul-weiss/">a Presidential Action</a> from Donald Trump, which would have banned lawyers at the firm from entering federal buildings; from reviewing classified documents for their clients by stripping them of security clearance; and effectively blacklisting the firm as a member of Donald Trump’s enemy list.</p>
<p>The Chair of Paul Weiss, Brad Karp, negotiated with Trump and got the order rescinded by agreeing to spend $40 million in pro bono work on projects amenable to Trump — along with other subservient concessions.</p>
<p>Trump’s move against Paul Weiss followed his similar actions against Big Law firms Perkins Coie and Covington &amp; Burling. Unlike Paul Weiss, Perkins Coie hired another Big Law firm, Williams &amp; Connolly to represent it, and filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration. As a bold symbol that it would not be intimidated by Trump’s revenge tour, Williams &amp; Connolly listed 14 of its lawyers <em>by name</em> on the court filing as counsel to Perkins Coie.</p>
<p>Pertinent sections <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.278290/gov.uscourts.dcd.278290.1.0_3.pdf">of the lawsuit</a> read as follows:</p>
<p>“This case concerns an Executive Order issued on March 6, 2025, entitled, ‘Addressing Risks From Perkins Coie LLP’ (‘the Order’). The Order is an affront to the Constitution and our adversarial system of justice. Its plain purpose is to bully those who advocate points of view that the President perceives as adverse to the views of his Administration, whether those views are presented on behalf of paying or pro bono clients. Perkins Coie brings this case reluctantly. The firm is comprised of lawyers who advocate for clients; its attorneys and employees are not activists or partisans. But Perkins Coie’s ability to represent the interests of its clients—and its ability to operate as a legal-services business at all—are under direct and imminent threat. Perkins Coie cannot allow its clients to be bullied. The firm is committed to a resolute defense of the rule of law, without regard to party or ideology, and therefore brings this lawsuit to declare the Order unlawful and to enjoin its implementation…</p>
<p>“The Order imposes these punishments as retaliation for the firm’s association with, and representation of, clients that the President perceives as his political opponents. Many law firms represented candidates, parties, and related political committees and organizations in the 2016 and 2020 campaigns. But the Order targets only one firm—Perkins Coie—because the President views it, more than any other firm, as aligned with the Democratic Party by reason of its representation of the 2016 Clinton presidential campaign and its successful handling of challenges brought by the Trump campaign seeking to overturn the results of the 2020 election, as well as victories the firm won for its clients in a significant number of voting rights cases, including cases where Perkins Coie succeeded in upholding existing laws, in connection with the 2020 election.”</p>
<p>That Trump’s lawyers lost repeatedly to Perkins Coie lawyers in his court attempts to overturn his loss in the 2020 presidential election, would appear to be one of the prime motivators of his unprecedented attack on the firm using the imprimatur of the Oval Office.</p>
<p>Perkins Coie with Williams &amp; Connolly as its counsel decided to fight Donald Trump’s intimidation tactics to crush all perceived roadblocks to enforcing his authoritarian agenda. Paul Weiss, on the other hand, caved quickly. </p>
<p>Paul Weiss has likely done far more damage to its reputation by licking Trump’s jack boots than Trump could have inflicted on the law firm over the long-term. The firm was widely ridiculed for its capitulation by conservatives, progressives and even a senior fellow at the libertarian Cato Institute.</p>
<p>Walter Olson, a senior fellow at Cato’s Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies, <a href="https://www.cato.org/blog/paul-weiss-capitulates">wrote this on a Cato blog</a>:</p>
<p>“What is clear is that Trump himself believes that his threats have caused a prominent law firm to back down on vital principles of independence and that he has used the powers of the presidency to gratify his wish for revenge against a particular lawyer for having fought him in court. This is calculated to chill and deter vigorous courtroom advocacy against Trump and his allies. It is an abuse of presidential power that imperils the constitutional rights of all Americans. We can only hope that other litigants, if not this one, will press federal courts for rulings speedily vindicating those constitutional rights.”</p>
<p>The conservative lawyer, George Conway, <a href="https://x.com/gtconway3d/status/1902878217289208102">posted on X</a> (Twitter):</p>
<p>“This Paul Weiss capitulation is the most disgraceful action by a major law firm in my lifetime, so appalling that I couldn’t believe it at first. Any lawyers at that firm—partners or associates—who don’t promptly resign will defile their moral and professional reputations beyond repair.”</p>
<p>On Friday, Erwin Chemerinsky, a Los Angeles Times contributing writer, <a href="https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-03-21/paul-weiss-perkins-coie-columbia-university-trump-executive-order">penned this</a>:  </p>
<p>“We all learned long ago, perhaps on the playground, that giving in to a bully only makes things worse. That is why it is shocking to see capitulation on the part of those being illegally bullied by President Trump. This will only embolden him.”</p>
<p>Indeed, Trump was emboldened. After Paul Weiss was shamed widely in the media on Saturday for its capitulation, Trump doubled down on Sunday, issuing <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/preventing-abuses-of-the-legal-system-and-the-federal-court/?fbclid=IwY2xjawJL4shleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHdmzNK8Y_miox_d66_z_lJnazhe7ZMd7BvlGFi17htJIF5_7C59BgWf_zg_aem_2yLj3yhz-E7aiIP1ddCE1w">a breathtaking authoritarian memorandum</a> to his U.S. Attorney General, Pam Bondi, who has been elevated by Trump from representing him personally as one of his defense counsel in his first impeachment proceeding, to the highest law enforcement officer in the U.S., who is now tasked with carrying out Trump’s revenge against his perceived enemies. The memorandum also went to Trump’s Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, who proved she was cruel enough to serve in the Trump cabinet by <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/apr/26/trump-kristi-noem-shot-dog-and-goat-book">admitting in her 2024 book to shooting to death the family puppy</a> as an expedient means of dealing with an unruly pet.</p>
<p>Trump’s Sunday memorandum threatens retaliatory measures against lawyers and/or law firms that engage in lawsuits against the Trump administration as it shreds the U.S. Constitution.</p>
<p>As of March 15, the website <a href="https://www.justsecurity.org/107087/tracker-litigation-legal-challenges-trump-administration/">JustSecurity.org</a> listed 135 lawsuits that have been filed against the Trump administration for overstepping its legal and/or constitutional authority. Trump has lost the vast majority of the preliminary rulings by judges in these matters, thus his need to attempt to scare Big Law away from taking these cases or dropping existing cases.</p>
<p>Trump is using similar tactics against universities by threatening them with losing federal grants, which can reach into the hundreds of millions of dollars for research. Trump’s actual fear is that campus protests could accelerate exponentially from coast to coast and lead the evening news cycle, tanking his quest for authoritarian rule with little pushback. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/21/columbia-university-funding-trump-demands">Columbia University has capitulated to Trump’s demands</a> after being threatened with the loss of $400 million in federal funding.</p>
<p>Trump is also upping his threats against the media in an effort to further silence his critics. He has banned the 59-Pulitzer Prize winning Associated Press from attending press conferences in the Oval Office and elsewhere, in retaliation for its failure to follow his directive about his renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. Associated Press has not caved and has <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.277682/gov.uscourts.dcd.277682.1.0_1.pdf">filed a lawsuit</a> to challenge the restraint on its freedom of speech and freedom to choose its own words.</p>
<p>On March 6, while taking questions from the press in the Oval Office, the President called out by name two MSNBC news program hosts that he said “should be forced to resign.” The journalists are Nicolle Wallace and Rachel Maddow, both of whom have doggedly connected the dots on Trump’s grifting and unsavory alignment with his largest campaign donors and with Russian President Vladimir Putin.</p>
<p>Trump’s attack on these two specific journalists followed a more general attack on the MSNBC cable network on February 18 during a Sean Hannity interview. Five days later, Joy Reid, another MSNBC program host – and one of Trump’s key critics – learned that her program had been abruptly cancelled. (See our report: <a href="https://wallstreetonparade.com/2025/02/news-host-joy-reid-raises-threat-of-trump-selling-u-s-to-putin-ten-days-later-her-show-is-cancelled/">News Host Joy Reid Raises Threat of Trump Selling U.S. to Putin; Ten Days Later Her Show Is Cancelled</a>.)</p>
<p>We have been monitoring the evening news reporting at MSNBC since our report on the cancellation of the Joy Reid program. If Trump expected his attacks to silence his on-air critics at the network, he must be furious. The program hosts have, instead, doubled down. They are now showing the thousands of Americans that are turning out for protests and anti-Trump rallies across the United States, despite it not being a national election year.</p>
<p>A <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tByGp5zf9ao">reported 34,000 people turned out Friday night in Denver</a> as Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Bernie Sanders spoke at their “Fight Oligarchy” nationwide tour. Sanders said it was the largest rally he had ever had, notwithstanding the massive crowds he attracted during his 2016 campaign bid for President.</p>
<p>The threats to their livelihoods and personal sacrifices being made by those standing up to Trump’s tyranny, makes what Paul Weiss and Columbia University did this past week all the more unconscionable. History will not be kind to the cowards. It never is.</p>

link:
https://wallstreetonparade.com/2025/03/trumps-attacks-on-big-law-universities-and-the-media-have-a-common-goal-silence-dissent-against-authoritarian-rule/


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La Jordanie suggère d’exiler 3 000 membres du Hamas &amp; de désarmer la Résistance pour mettre fin au génocide israélien

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<p><strong>Amman</strong> – La Jordanie propose un plan visant à expulser 3 000 membres du Hamas, y compris des dirigeants militaires et civils, de la bande de Gaza afin de mettre fin au génocide israélien à Gaza, a rapporté <em>Middle East </em>…</p>

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guid: https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/?p=138420
title: Pepe Escobar Tells It Like It Is
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<p>Pepe Escobar Tells It Like It Is</p>
<p><a href="https://www.unz.com/pescobar/a-hard-rains-a-gonna-fall-from-the-west-down-to-the-east/">https://www.unz.com/pescobar/a-hard-rains-a-gonna-fall-from-the-west-down-to-the-east/</a></p>


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title: Mike Whitney Wonders if Trump Is Being Led by Israel into a Disastrous War
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<p>Mike Whitney Wonders if Trump Is Being Led by Israel into a Disastrous War</p>
<p><a href="https://www.unz.com/mwhitney/iran-in-the-crosshairs/">https://www.unz.com/mwhitney/iran-in-the-crosshairs/ </a></p>

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https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2025/03/24/mike-whitney-wonders-if-trump-is-being-led-by-israel-into-a-disastrous-war/


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Frederick Engels says that depriving people of the necessaries of life, places them under conditions in which they cannot live and is premeditated murder.

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<p>Frederick Engels says that depriving people of the necessaries of life, places them under conditions in which they cannot live and is premeditated murder.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.globalresearch.ca/structural-genocide-friedrich-engels/5882243">https://www.globalresearch.ca/structural-genocide-friedrich-engels/5882243</a><span data-sanitized-class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p>The entire world is participating in the genocide of Palestine.</p>

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guid: https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/?p=138433
title: White Ukrainian Refugees Face Deportation from England but Not Black Immigrant-invaders
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<p>White Ukrainians Face Deportation from England but Not Black Immigrant-invaders</p>
<p><a href="https://www.rt.com/news/614651-ukrainians-losing-homes-jobs-uk/">https://www.rt.com/news/614651-ukrainians-losing-homes-jobs-uk/</a><span data-sanitized-class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>

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https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2025/03/24/white-ukrainians-face-deportation-from-england-but-not-black-immigrant-invaders/


guid: https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/?p=138418
title: George Soros Finances the Violent Anti-American Left
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<p>George Soros Finances the Violent Anti-American Left</p>
<p><a href="https://sputnikglobe.com/20250322/george-soros-funneled-76-million-to-one-of-five-groups-targeting-tesla--1121665926.html">https://sputnikglobe.com/20250322/george-soros-funneled-76-million-to-one-of-five-groups-targeting-tesla–1121665926.html</a><span data-sanitized-class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p>Tesla Terrorists</p>
<p>A Jewish Operation Funded by George Soros–one of America’s top enemies–Reid Hoffman and Patricia Bauman seems to be responsible for the attacks on Tesla cars, showrooms, and charging stations.</p>
<p>Israel’s history proves that Jews rely on violence to achieve their ends.</p>
<p>Will Trump side with the Jewish terrorists or with the law and Elon Musk?</p>
<p><a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/political/rogue-soros-funded-ngo-plots-multi-city-assault-tesla-domestic-terrorism-escalates">https://www.zerohedge.com/political/rogue-soros-funded-ngo-plots-multi-city-assault-tesla-domestic-terrorism-escalates</a></p>
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<p>Pam Bondi Announces Charges Against Individuals Participating in ‘Domestic Terrorism Against Tesla Properties’</p>
<p><a href="https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/03/20/pam-bondi-announces-charges-against-individuals-participating-in-domestic-terrorism-against-tesla-properties/">https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/03/20/pam-bondi-announces-charges-against-individuals-participating-in-domestic-terrorism-against-tesla-properties/</a></p>


guid: https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/?p=138437
title: Highly Partisan Judge Boasberg Played Key Role in Fomenting “Russiagate” Hoax
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<p>Highly Partisan Judge Boasberg Played Key Role in Fomenting “Russiagate” Hoax<span data-sanitized-class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p>Paul Craig Roberts</p>
<p>Obama-appointed district judge Boasberg, who tried to prevent the deportation of a dangerous criminal gang of illegal aliens allowed into the US by the Biden regime, played a key role in fomenting the “Russiagate” hoax used by the FBI in the Democrats’ effort to destroy President Trump during his first term.<span data-sanitized-class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p>It also turns out that this highly partisan judge while presiding over the Foreign intelligence Surveillance Court renewed on false grounds the overreaching surveillance powers for us spy agencies, powers used for the purpose of trying to destroy  President Trump.</p>
<p>This partisan Democrat judge seems to be a protege of the US Supreme Court’s Chief Justice, John Roberts, who appointed Boasberg to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and who defended Boasberg against Trump’s response that Boasberg gives higher priority to illegal alien criminal gangs than to the safety of American citizens.<span data-sanitized-class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>The elevation of immigrant-invader “rights” over the rights of US citizens is a foundation of the Democrat Party’s domestic policy.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.breitbart.com/law-and-order/2025/03/20/report-judge-who-blocked-trump-deportations-played-key-role-in-russia-collusion-hoax/">https://www.breitbart.com/law-and-order/2025/03/20/report-judge-who-blocked-trump-deportations-played-key-role-in-russia-collusion-hoax/</a></p>
<p>Questions are being raised over the left-wing company that Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts is keeping:<span data-sanitized-class="Apple-converted-space">  </span><a href="https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/03/if-chief-justice-john-roberts-is-hobnobbing-most/">https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/03/if-chief-justice-john-roberts-is-hobnobbing-most/<span data-sanitized-class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></a></p>

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https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2025/03/24/highly-partisan-judge-boasberg-played-key-role-in-fomenting-russiagate-hoax/


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title: Is Negotiation the Best Way to End the Proxy War with Russia?
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<p>Is Negotiation the Best Way to End the Proxy War with Russia?</p>
<p>Paul Craig Roberts</p>
<p>Negotiations have many downsides, such as disputes over compliance, personality conflicts, arousal of anger and contempt, involvement of the egos of the negotiators, and negotiations have not served Russia well. Already Ukraine has violated the partial ceasefire agreement Putin made with Trump:</p>
<p>“A gas pipeline supplying the European Union is on fire in Russia due to an Ukraine Drone strike. A massive pillar of flames is visible near the Kursk(Russia) – Sumy (Ukraine) border. Meanwhile, Russia’s Foreign Affairs Ministry cries foul: “Kyiv has already violated the ceasefire. How will Trump deal with these mad terrorists?”</p>
<p>It was just earlier this week that President Trump and President Putin agreed to a ceasefire against “energy infrastructure.”   “Putin agreed and immediately conveyed the appropriate order to Russian Forces. So effective was President Putin’s Order that Russian Forces which had already launched Drones toward Ukraine to attack such targets, used Russia’s own air defenses to shoot down their own drones rather than cause a problem under President Putin’s order!”</p>
<p><a href="https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/news-selections/world-news/ukraine-attacks-russian-gas-pipeline-energy-infrastructure">https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/news-selections/world-news/ukraine-attacks-russian-gas-pipeline-energy-infrastructure</a><span data-sanitized-class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p>Nadezhda Romanenko reports on the immediate violation of the ceasefire agreement:</p>
<p>“This latest incident is not occurring in a vacuum. It is part of a long and well-documented pattern of deception and provocation, especially in the face of good-faith overtures by Russia.”</p>
<p>“As if anyone expected something different,” she adds.<span data-sanitized-class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>Well, Putin and Lavrov did.<span data-sanitized-class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>Negotiation with the West doesn’t seem to be a Kremlin skill.  Possibly, Zelensky’s agreement to a ceasefire did not apply to a partial ceasefire, and Ukraine struck the Russian energy infrastructure prior to Trump speaking again with Zelensky.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.rt.com/russia/614599-kiev-gas-attack-trust/">https://www.rt.com/russia/614599-kiev-gas-attack-trust/</a><span data-sanitized-class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p>The British prime minister has threatened Russia with “devastating consequences” if Putin violates the ceasefire agreement.  He is considering sending British jets to provide air cover for Ukrainian soldiers.  A British admiral said that one British submarine with Trident missiles could incinerate 40 Russian cities and it should make Putin afraid.  In other words, Washington’s “British ally” and also much of NATO Europe intend to frustrate a peace agreement with air support for Ukraine and perhaps nuclear cover from Britain and France for Ukraine.  A question before us is whether a Trump-Putin peace agreement means the death of NATO.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, Putin’s unwillingness to use force to win the conflict brings daily new embarrassments to Russia. On March 20 a massive drone attack was launched from Ukraine on Russia’s air base in Engels, central Russia.<span data-sanitized-class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p>By delaying a victory in the conflict, Putin has revealed to the West all of the Russian weapon systems, thus enabling the West to make compensating adjustments to its weapon systems.<span data-sanitized-class="Apple-converted-space"> Thus, Putin has pissed away the Russian advantage in weapon systems. </span>By not getting the war over with, Putin has also allowed the West to learn all of the vulnerabilities in the Russian air defense system.<span data-sanitized-class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>It does seem that Putin is as unfamiliar with how to fight a war as he is with how to negotiate.<span data-sanitized-class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>Indeed, why is Putin negotiating at all?</p>
<p>Apparently negotiations are a trap that Putin cannot resist. Will the ceasefire be another eight year deception for Putin like the Minsk Agreement? <span data-sanitized-class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p>Before the ink is dry on the ceasefire limited to energy infrastructure, missiles or drones fired by someone from Ukrainian territory struck an oil depot in Russia’s Krasnodar Region the day after the agreement and blew up a gas metering station in Sudzha last Friday.</p>
<p>What did Russia do?<span data-sanitized-class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>Did Putin announce that the other side had violated the agreement within 24 hours, and finally, after three years of dilly-dallying use the force required to end the conflict?<span data-sanitized-class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>No. A military victory would eliminate negotiations, which seem to have the highest value for Putin despite negotiations having a perfect record of being a disaster for Russia.<span data-sanitized-class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>Determined to keep negotiations going, the Russian government “reserves the right to retaliate” perhaps, sometime, maybe.</p>
<p>It seems that Putin will delay a victory in order to continue talks. Putin appears determined that the proxy war with Washington must end in a negotiated settlement, not in a Russian military victory.</p>
<p>Putin says one of his conditions is Washington’s recognition that the areas Russia has reincorporated within herself are Russian.  Russian news sources indicate that Putin has offered not to take the Black Sea port of Odessa and the Russian city of  Kharkov in exchange for this recognition.  Otherwise, Russia has the option of reclaiming these two cities as well.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.rt.com/russia/614638-moscow-issues-warning-kiev/">https://www.rt.com/russia/614638-moscow-issues-warning-kiev/ </a></p>
<p>I have not seen Trump’s response to the attack on Sudzha, a violation of the ceasefire agreement. Perhaps after all the hype, Trump doesn’t want to admit that the agreement only lasted 24 hours before it was violated.  If Trump  sees it this way, he is not alone. Apparently, Putin doesn’t consider the violation to be a violation and is continuing with the violated agreement. It seems the two leaders are not going to regard Zelensky’s violation  as a violation.  Thus, Trump-Putin negotiations continue and hope remains.</p>
<p><a href="https://sputnikglobe.com/20250321/sudzha-strike-zelensky-slaps-trump-in-the-face-by-subverting-ceasefire-deal-1121663106.html">https://sputnikglobe.com/20250321/sudzha-strike-zelensky-slaps-trump-in-the-face-by-subverting-ceasefire-deal-1121663106.html</a></p>
<p>To reiterate, the best and quickest way to end the conflict is for Trump to abandon Washington’s proxy war against Russia, cease supplying weapons, money, and targeting information, cancel the sanctions,  and leave the resolution of the conflict with Putin and Zelensky.  Putin will require a Ukrainian election in order to  have an elected government with which to deal.  The resolution of the conflict will reflect the realities of the situation and prove that Russia has no intention of taking all of Ukraine and threatening Europe.</p>
<p>Russia would be merciful to Ukraine as Ukraine is historically part of Russia broken away by Washington after the internal political collapse of the Soviet government.  Ukraine as an independent country has existed for only 30 years.  The parts reincorporated into Russia are  former territories of Russia herself that were incorporated into the Ukraine province of the USSR by the Soviet leadership in Moscow.</p>
<p>Remember:  If Washington and NATO had complied with the Minsk Agreement, there would have been no conflict in Ukraine and the territories that are now part of Russia, excepting Crimea, would still be part of Ukraine.  The West forced the conflict on Russia and now blames Russia for the conflict.  As the French president and German chancellor said publicly, we deceived Putin with the agreement while the Americans built a Ukrainian army.  The conflict is Washington’s fault, and it can be easily ended by Washington’s withdrawal from the conflict.  Trump has no stake in the conflict.  The question is:  Does he acquire an unwanted stake by leading the negotiations?  What happens if Trump’s ego gets involved?</p>
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https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2025/03/24/is-negotiation-the-best-way-to-end-the-proxy-war-with-russia/


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<img src="https://www.spacebar.news/content/images/2025/03/chatgpt.png" alt="What is real in the age of AI slop and SEO spam?"><p>Generative AI chatbots and search engines are not great for finding information. A <a href="https://www.cjr.org/tow_center/we-compared-eight-ai-search-engines-theyre-all-bad-at-citing-news.php" rel="noreferrer">recent study</a> from the Tow Center for Digital Journalism pointed out that ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Perplexity, and other popular tools frequently provided inaccurate or speculative answers, and even made up sources.</p><p>The BBC found similar results in its <a href="https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/2025/bbc-research-shows-issues-with-answers-from-artificial-intelligence-assistants">own research</a>, saying 51% of all AI answers to questions about news had significant issues of some form, and 13% of quotes sourced from BBC articles didn't actually exist. Also, who could forget Google rolling out AI Overviews in search results last year, which told people to <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd11gzejgz4o" rel="noreferrer">eat rocks</a> and <a href="https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/05/googles-ai-overview-can-give-false-misleading-and-dangerous-answers/">add glue to pizza</a>?</p><p>If we shouldn't use AI tools for research and fact checking, we should just stick to traditional search engines, right? Well, those are also pretty bad. Decades of search engine optimization (SEO) spam, broken algorithm updates, and link rot have made useful links difficult to find. The rise of AI-written content, which <a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-ai-content-in-search-results/478889/">Google says it treats exactly like human-written content</a>, has made this much worse. I've had more than a few searches recently where one of the first results is clearly written with AI tools. Granted, humans are perfectly capable of messing up on their own, but the AI content wasn't even written by a conscious person.</p><p>Generative AI makes up facts, and traditional web search has been broken for years and only getting worse. Many legacy media outlets that were considered authoritative and accurate are also on the decline, in part due to to <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/02/18/is-wall-street-to-blame-for-the-collapse-of-newspapers-00141920">private equity firms</a>, a rapidly-evolving media landscape, and <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/26/nx-s1-5309725/jeff-bezos-washington-post-opinion-section">influence by billionaires</a>. Misinformation on social media is <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly74mpy8klo">also getting worse</a>.</p><p>So, how are we supposed to find information online now? What's real, and what's fake?</p><h2 data-sanitized-id="generative-ai-cant-understand-facts">Generative AI can't understand facts</h2><p>I fully understand the appeal to jump to ChatGPT, Gemini, or another similar AI tool when you need a simple answer to a simple question. ChatGPT doesn't ask you to subscribe to a newsletter (<a href="https://www.spacebar.news/real-information-ai-slop-seo-spam/#/portal/account" rel="noreferrer">but you should</a>), or make you scroll past five paragraphs before finding the answer, or show pop-up video ads, or do all the other annoying things common with sites near the top of web search results. ChatGPT is still in the tech startup phase, where the name of the game is burning through investor money to attract as many users as possible. ChatGPT will eventually get worse, even if it doesn't have to pay for all the training data it's stealing, but for now it's a pretty good experience.</p><p>Generative AI chatbots and tools are helpful at certain tasks. They're great at <a href="https://blog.corbin.io/post/745401939828817920/introducing-alt-text-creator">object and text recognition in images</a>. I've used Copilot and Gemini to help me with some coding work over the past year, especially with more niche libraries and tools that don't have great documentation. They're also useful for language translation, though most translation software uses neural machine translation (NMT) models rather than the general-purpose large language models (LLMs) in ChatGPT and other similar tools. Firefox's new translation feature uses <a href="https://github.com/mozilla/firefox-translations-models/">on-device CPU-optimized NMT models</a>, for example.</p><p>Information lookup and research are <em>not</em> one of the things AI tools are great at doing. They are trained on a wide variety of stolen and licensed content, with plenty of conflicting information that isn't always sorted out. Some of them provide links to sources, but usually only for information pulled from web results, and sometimes those sources aren't real. The core training data used for general knowledge is an amorphous blob of information.</p><figure data-sanitized-class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://www.spacebar.news/content/images/2025/03/googleai_12.png" alt="What is real in the age of AI slop and SEO spam?" loading="lazy" width="695" height="570" data-sanitized-class="kg-image"><figcaption><span>Credit: </span><a href="https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/05/googles-ai-overview-can-give-false-misleading-and-dangerous-answers/" rel="noreferrer"><span>Kyle Orland / Ars Technica</span></a></figcaption></figure><p>There are many instances where finding correct information requires some amount of media literacy, which generative AI tools don't have, because they cannot think like a human. Google's AI Overview feature was telling people that geologists recommend eating "at least one small rock per day," because it indexed <a href="https://www.resfrac.com/blog/geologists-recommend-eating-least-one-small-rock-day">an article from ResFrac</a>, a geoengineering company. That might normally be a useful source for geology information, but that article was satire and <a href="https://theonion.com/geologists-recommend-eating-at-least-one-small-rock-per-1846655112/">reposted from <em>The Onion</em></a>. Google's glue-eating advice came from a Reddit comment that was also an obvious joke.</p><p>If these tools can't get basic media analysis correct, why should anyone trust it with complex questions? Would you trust a real-life person who responded confidently to every question, but was only correct some of the time?</p><h2 data-sanitized-id="search-engines-are-bad-too">Search engines are bad, too</h2><p>Traditional search results still have one clear advantage over AI tools: you always know where the information came from. You might not immediately know if that source is trustworthy, but at least you can make decisions on that basis. Finding accurate and useful information can still be challenging, though.</p><p>Spam results in search engines have always been a problem, but they have definitely become worse in recent years. Search engine optimization is an entire industry of people working to boost a website's position in search results, usually by <a href="https://www.theverge.com/c/23998379/google-search-seo-algorithm-webpage-optimization">changing the design and formatting to match Google's preferences</a>. I don't think SEO is inherently a bad thing, but some sites and outlets absolutely take it too far, especially when they <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/cnet-published-ai-generated-stories-then-its-staff-pushed-back/">resort to AI-written content</a> to compete with human-made content. You've probably stumbled upon a product review written by someone who has probably never used the product, or technical advice that mixes up terms, or a news article clearly written by AI.</p><p>There can be a lot of damage when SEO 'advice' goes wrong. I worked at one outlet where management deleted thousands of old articles, because the SEO person said the average quality of the remaining articles would be higher and rank higher in search results. Many other sites did this, including <em>CNET</em>, to the point where <a href="https://gizmodo.com/cnet-deletes-thousands-old-articles-google-search-seo-1850721475">a Google representative stepped in</a> and said sites should stop doing that. The articles deleted at the place I worked are still missing.</p><p>The rise of SEO blogspam eventually led to "reddit" <a href="https://dkb.blog/p/google-search-is-dying" rel="noreferrer">becoming a widely-used search term</a>, as people attempt to filter out low-effort content in favor of authentic answers from real humans. Google recognized the value in that and <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/google-reddit-60-million-deal-ai-training/">signed a $60 million deal with Reddit</a> for better access and AI training data. Reddit also <a href="https://searchengineland.com/microsoft-confirms-reddit-blocked-bing-search-444385">blocked every other search engine</a> from indexing its content, which it said was due to some engines being "unable or unwilling to make enforceable promises regarding their use of Reddit content, including their use for AI." Now every other search engine is worse.</p><p>Back on Google, Reddit threads about articles now <a href="https://searchengineland.com/article-complaining-about-being-outranked-on-google-being-outranked-by-reddit-437736" rel="noreferrer">frequently outrank the actual articles</a>, and spammers are now <a href="https://omr.com/en/daily/eddit-google-affiliate-spam" rel="noreferrer">directly targeting Reddit</a> as an easy SEO hack. Well done, everyone, we fixed web search! Now people <a href="https://english.elpais.com/society/2022-09-17/tiktok-is-now-generation-zs-preferred-search-engine.html">use TikTok as a search engine</a>.</p><figure data-sanitized-class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://www.spacebar.news/content/images/2025/03/image.png" alt="What is real in the age of AI slop and SEO spam?" loading="lazy" width="978" height="541" data-sanitized-class="kg-image"><figcaption><span>A search for </span><a href="https://www.spacebar.news/stop-using-brave-browser/" rel="noreferrer"><span>my article on Brave Browser</span></a><span> shows Reddit first.</span></figcaption></figure><p>There are some newer search engines that are trying different strategies to provide useful results. <a href="https://www.theverge.com/web/631636/kagi-review-best-search-engine">Kagi</a> is one of them, but the leadership there has <a href="https://d-shoot.net/kagi.html">questionable takes on AI and digital privacy</a>, so I haven't felt the need to try that one out. For now, I'm sticking to a mix of DuckDuckGo, Google, and Wikipedia—more on that in the next section.</p><h2 data-sanitized-id="how-to-find-actual-real-information">How to find actual real information</h2><p>There's not a simple way to determine if a news article, blog post, or guide is factually accurate, but there are some useful tactics that I've learned over the years, partially from my journalism work. They've saved me from many potentially embarassing moments.</p><h3 data-sanitized-id="look-for-sources">Look for sources.</h3><p>I have become <em>insufferable</em> about sources in the past few years, because they're one of the easiest ways to identify if news or other information is real or not. If you see a social media account sharing news, and there's no link to a credible news source, you're better off assuming it's fake until proven otherwise.</p><p>I also use this as a clue for identifying low-effort or AI-written content. For example, a long article or YouTube video about a historical topic without citations or source links is a massive red flag. Even if the sources are junk, source links are at least an indication the creator did <em>some</em> amount of research, instead of just copying and pasting text that ChatGPT wrote.</p><figure data-sanitized-class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://www.spacebar.news/content/images/2025/03/db7.jpg" alt="What is real in the age of AI slop and SEO spam?" loading="lazy" width="720" height="897" data-sanitized-class="kg-image"><figcaption><span>Credit: </span><a href="https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/2360522-source-i-made-it-up" rel="noreferrer"><span>Know Your Meme</span></a></figcaption></figure><h3 data-sanitized-id="try-going-straight-to-wikipedia">Try going straight to Wikipedia.</h3><p>I've started going straight to Wikipedia for searches that I know will have a lot of junk results in a search engine. For example, if I want to know if Amazon's <em>Invincible</em> series is getting another season, I'll go to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invincible_(TV_series)">the show's Wikipedia page</a> and check the introduction. That's a lot better than a web search, which includes many articles written before there was confirmation available.</p><p>It's true that Wikipedia articles can be edited by anyone, but you can still check the citation links if you're not sure about something. <a href="https://www.britannica.com/" rel="noreferrer">Britannica</a> and other online encyclopedias can also be useful resources, though they aren't updated as frequently as Wikipedia.</p><h3 data-sanitized-id="consider-the-publisher-and-the-creator">Consider the publisher and the creator.</h3><p>Look at who is publishing the content, and if it's a website, check who wrote the content. Do they have a positive or negative reputation that you know about? Have you seen them share incorrect information in the past?</p><p>Admittedly, this rule is much harder when a lot of great information is coming from independent outlets that you may have never heard about. Molly White is one of the best cryptocurrency critics, and most of her writing is on her own blog and newsletter, <a href="https://www.citationneeded.news/"><em>Citation Needed</em></a>. If I had never come across her work before, and I'm trying to "consider the source," then a person and website I've never seen before might come across as suspicious. </p><p>Some outlets and creators have also taken advantage of reputation to spread low-effort content and misinformation. Forbes is a great example: it <a href="https://www.niemanlab.org/2022/02/an-incomplete-history-of-forbes-com-as-a-platform-for-scams-grift-and-bad-journalism/">allowed almost anyone to write almost anything</a> with minimal oversight for years, and only cut back when <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/17/24322485/forbes-vetted-freelance-google-search-parasite-seo">Google started penalizing the Forbes site</a>. The articles seemed more trustworthy, even in Google's eyes, just because of where they were hosted. Sports Illustrated was also <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/27/media/sports-illustrated-deletes-articles-fake-author-names-ai-profile-photos/index.html">publishing third-party content</a> with AI-generated names and profile photos.</p><h3 data-sanitized-id="listen-to-your-gut">Listen to your gut.</h3><p>If some piece of information <em>seems</em> wrong to you, and it's in a topic area you are familiar with, you could very well be right. I'll use an example that I came across earlier this year.</p><p><em>Tom's Hardware</em> published an article on January 23rd, 2025 titled "After 18 years, Sony's Blu-ray media production draws to a close — shuts its last factory in Feb." The <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20250123165957/https:/www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/after-18-years-blu-ray-media-production-draws-to-a-close-sony-shuts-its-last-factory-in-feb">original version</a> said "Sony has announced it will end Blu-ray Disc media production in February, marking the end of its nearly two-decade run." The news came from <a href="https://www.sony.jp/rec-media/info2/20250123.html">a notice posted on Sony's Japanese website</a>, which states (according to Firefox's machine translation) that "production of Blu-ray disc media, mini-discs for recording, MD data for recording, and mini DV cassettes" was ending.</p><figure data-sanitized-class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://www.spacebar.news/content/images/2025/03/Picture1.png" alt="What is real in the age of AI slop and SEO spam?" loading="lazy" width="1044" height="746" data-sanitized-class="kg-image"><figcaption><span>Credit: The Internet Archive</span></figcaption></figure><p>This news article seemed weird to me for a few reasons. PlayStation and Xbox games are still sold as Blu-ray discs, Sony <a href="https://blog.playstation.com/2024/09/10/welcome-playstation-5-pro-the-most-visually-impressive-way-to-play-games-on-playstation/">just released a new PS5</a> that supports disc games, and most studios are still releasing movies and TV shows on Blu-ray discs. In the US, <em>John Wick: Chapter 4</em> and <em>The Super Mario Bros. Movie</em> by themselves <a href="https://www.the-numbers.com/home-market/bluray-sales/2023">made $32 million in 2023</a> from Blu-ray sales. Even if demand for Blu-ray discs have slumped over the past few years, as evidenced by <a href="https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/best-buy-ending-dvd-blu-ray-disc-sales-1235754919/">many retail stores ending sales of Blu-ray media</a>, it doesn't make sense for Sony to end all production right now. Also, the <em>Tom's Hardware</em> article was based on a machine translation that could have mixed up the facts, and made no mention of reaching out to Sony to ask for clarification.</p><p>It turned out Sony was only talking about "blank storage Blu-ray discs" (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu-ray_Disc_recordable">BD-R discs</a>), and seemingly only within the borders of Japan. Most tech news outlets correctly reported the distinction with recordable discs, such as <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/24/24350993/sony-recordable-blu-ray-end-production-no-successor"><em>The Verge</em></a>, <a href="https://gizmodo.com/sony-will-stop-producing-blank-blu-ray-discs-after-18-years-2000554288"><em>Gizmodo</em></a>, <a href="https://www.extremetech.com/electronics/sony-ends-production-of-recordable-blu-ray-discs"><em>ExtremeTech</em></a>, and <a href="https://www.engadget.com/home/home-theater/sony-is-halting-production-of-recordable-blu-ray-minidiscs-and-minidv-cassettes-140030225.html"><em>Engadget</em></a>. However, many other outlets just repeated the article, such as <a href="https://www.techspot.com/news/106477-sony-cease-blu-ray-production-leaving-physical-media.html"><em>TechSpot</em></a> and <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/01/24/sony-ends-blu-ray-md-and-minidv-media-production/">Hackaday</a>.</p><p><em>Tom's Hardware</em> quietly <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20250124220851/https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/after-18-years-blu-ray-media-production-draws-to-a-close-sony-shuts-its-last-factory-in-feb">rewrote its article the following day</a> to say, "Sony has announced it will end its recordable Blu-ray Disc media production in February, marking the end of its nearly two-decade run." The only evidence that anything was changed is an "(Updated)" label at the end of title.</p><p>This kind of thing happens a lot. I wouldn't have this level of intuition about articles discussing the politics of Egypt or new developments in plastics manufacturing, but it has been helpful in areas where I do know something.</p><h3 data-sanitized-id="ask-for-help-and-help-others-if-you-can">Ask for help, and help others if you can.</h3><p>Ever since web search engines became widely accessible, asking a question in any public setting that requires research usually gets at least one "why don't you Google it?" response. I definitely used to do that, and a few websites like <a href="https://letmegooglethat.com/">Let Me Google That For You</a> have sprung up over the years to reinforce the meme.</p><p>With search engines being less useful, asking a question in a group chat, social media post, or forum is a critical resource. You may have forgotten where to find a great article you saw a few months ago, and not know what to search to find it, but someone else might still have it in their browser history.</p><p>Don't be afraid to ask for help, and if you know the answer to someone's question, tell them! This does <em>not</em> mean you should put that question into ChatGPT or another AI tool and reply with the response—I've seen that happening a lot lately.</p>

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<p>Palestine’s Ambassador to Denmark Prof. Dr. Manuel Hassassian gave an interview here to the Schiller Institute’s Tim Rush on March 19. The Ambassador had been one of the featured speakers at the Advocacy Summit that the <a href="https://cmep.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Churches for Middle East Peace</a> held in the city.</p>



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<p>The 7-minute video interview is titled <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbMsQM0znyI">“Stop Bombing Gaza, Rebuild with Oasis Plan: Palestine Ambassador to Denmark Prof. Dr. Manuel Hassassian.”</a> The full transcript is available below.</p>



<p>Hassassian explained that the current situation in Gaza following the resumption of massive Israeli bombardments is totally unacceptable. His message to the conference was that the church leaders and their governments have to put pressure on Israel to stop the war and return to peace talks. Violence begets violence. There is no military solution.</p>



<p>The ambassador said the<a href="https://schillerinstitute.com/the-oasis-plan-the-larouche-solution-for-southwest-asia/" data-type="link" data-id="https://schillerinstitute.com/the-oasis-plan-the-larouche-solution-for-southwest-asia/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Schiller Institute’s Oasis Plan</a> can play an imperative role in bridging the gaps through development, progress and building common ground. The Palestinian and Egyptian Gaza plan could be integrated with an Oasis Plan international dimension, as a neutral, scientific approach that would not be rejected by the Americans or Europeans. He said that he has spoken about the Oasis Plan at many Schiller Institute conferences and in Palestine and in Schiller Institute interviews with him.</p>



<p>Tim Rush explained that the Schiller Institute has lobbied for the Oasis Plan on Capitol Hill in Washington, as a means to create a future vision of economic benefits. In the 1960s, former President Eisenhower proposed a “Water for Peace” plan, which was supported by then-President Johnson. A week before the June 1967 Israeli-Arab War, the International Conference on Water for Peace took place in Washington on May 23-31, with delegates from 94 countries. But the project was derailed by the war.</p>



<p>In conclusion, H.E. Prof. Dr. Manuel Hassassian said that the war cannot be sustained. Peace must be based on mutual understanding and respect, and Palestinian independence. To promote the longevity of peace, we need to be partners in economics, in trade relationships, and in developing our natural resources for the benefit of all.</p>


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<p>Tim Rush: Hello, this is Tim Rush with the Schiller Institute, in Washington, D.C. on March 19th. It is my great honor to have with me H.E. Ambassador Prof. Dr. Manuel Hassassian, the Palestinian ambassador to Denmark, who has been one of the featured speakers today at an Advocacy Summit of the Churches for Middle East Peace [<a href="https://cmep.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://cmep.org/</a>]. I want to ask, Ambassador, thank you very much for joining me.<br><br>H.E. Ambassador Prof. Dr. Hassassian: It’s my pleasure, sir.<br><br>Tim Rush: I wanted to ask you what message you brought to the assembly today, and how the recent events, horrific events of the breakdown of the ceasefire and the renewed slaughter in Gaza, how to react to that and how to try to move forward despite this setback?<br><br>H.E. Ambassador Prof. Dr. Hassassian: Well, actually, we have to understand that the current situation in Gaza is unacceptable, and this naked aggression against our people should stop. I came here with a message for the church leaders to strengthen the words of peace and justice, and to work diligently with the respective governments, to put pressure on Israel to stop this war, and to go back, basically, to peace negotiations, to strike out our differences in a peaceful way, rather than through arms and bombs, and what have you. Violence always breeds violence. And for that simple reason, we have reached a resolution that military solution to this conflict is no solution. So, the sooner the better the dust should settle down, we should have peace, and life goes on. And in order for people to prosper, basically, we need to promote certain kind of policies that could be convenient for all parties, because that’s the way you flourish. You advance, and you overcome political jingoism.<br><br>And, of course, since you are interviewing me from the Schiller Institute, I always talk about the Oasis Plan, how it could play a very imperative role in bridging the gaps, politically, by, more or less, trying to focus on development, and through development, we can overcome this narrow ideology, perceptions that negate each other.<br><br>So, the synthesis movement in this is the fact that when we approach our conflict not only as a political conflict, or cultural or religious conflict, but if we think as if the as the glass is half full, we search for common grounds. After all, national interests, economic interests, bode well in trying to create political stability.<br><br>Tim Rush: I wanted to just add one question there. The program that’s been advanced from the Arab countries, particularly through Egypt recently, first of all, how do you evaluate that? And second, is there a way to broaden it, so that the broader focus of the Schiller Institute’s Oasis plan could be integrated and bring it into a larger context?<br><br>H.E. Ambassador Prof. Dr. Hassassian: Yes. The Palestinian Authority has its own plan for the reconstruction of Gaza, as you know, and it bodes well with that of the Egyptian plan. But we also believe that there should be an international dimension to the progress of development. And in order to have that dimension, you need people who are neutral in this conflict who just come in and shoulder the responsibility of taking off with the process of reconstruction and development on the economic level, with the mentality of a purely scientific perspective, as it is laid out in the Oasis plan. I think this could be a very plausible plan that could be integrated with the Egyptian and the Palestinian plan, when we talk about the day after in Gaza. And therefore, we could give that international dimension to it, where it becomes more legitimate, more acceptable by the international community, to see the international dimension being infused, basically, within this overall comprehensive plan of reconstruction that could be acceptable to all. And I don’t think the Americans would object to that, neither the Europeans, because the Oasis plan has been well-spread all over Europe.<br><br>And I myself have been participating in so many of your conferences and talking about this, whether in Denmark or in Palestine. I’ve done many interviews and you [the Schiller Institute] are one of those who interviewed me from Copenhagen. So yes, I do believe that the international dimension of progress and development through economics [is important], and there are testimonies about what the Oasis plan has done and achieved.<br><br>Tim Rush: Well, we thank you very much for that. I should tell you that we have been very active on Capitol Hill discussing the Oasis plan as the advance, as sort of the forward — what creates the community of future benefits that can facilitate the immediate requirements in terms of halting the killing. And, particularly, on the Senate side, we found very interesting responses, including among Republicans, because back in the 1960s, it was former President Eisenhower who adopted a Water for Peace approach with a very detailed program, got the support of President Johnson [<a href="https://larouchepub.com/other/2024/5126-when_water_for_peace_was_at_th.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://larouchepub.com/other/2024/5126-when_water_for_peace_was_at_th.html</a>]. So it was a bipartisan effort. And one week before the Six Day war in June of 1967, there was a meeting in Washington, D.C., of 6,400 delegates from [94] countries about a Water for Peace program [The International Conference for Water for Peace, May 23-31, 1967. Though the U.S. State Department writes, “94 countries were represented together with 24 international organizations; 635 official delegates, 61 participants from international organizations, and over 2,000 observers attended.”]. And it got derailed, basically, because of dynamics unleashed by the by the Six Day War. So today, we believe that we can we can pick that up.<br><br>H.E. Ambassador Prof. Dr. Hassassian: Could be doable. Inshallah [If God wants].<br><br>Tim Rush: Exactly. And we very much embrace everything that you’re doing. And thank you very much.<br></p>



<p>H.E. Ambassador Prof. Dr. Hassassian: If we believe in God’s will, and with our resilience, that the conflict cannot sustain itself, but peace can be a permanent peace. And permanent peace comes with mutual reciprocity, with mutual respect, with mutual understanding that peace and security in the Middle East cannot be achieved unless the Palestinians have their own independence. And in order to have that, and in order to promote peace, and the sustainability, and longevity of peace, we need to be partners in economics, in trade relationships, and in developing our natural resources for the benefit of all. </p>



<p>Tim Rush: Indeed, Inshallah. And thank you very much.</p>



<p>H.E. Ambassador Prof. Dr. Hassassian: You’re welcome, sir. My pleasure.</p>

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<p>On March 20, 2025, the Schiller Institute posted its new <a href="https://schillerinstitute.com/the-oasis-plan-the-larouche-solution-for-southwest-asia/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Resource Page for LaRouche’s Oasis Plan</a>,<br>presenting details of LaRouche’s Oasis Plan in order to aid in organizing for its<br>implementation, and get endorsements for it. As the introductory page states, the fifty-year<br>battle for the realization of this idea, despite agreement that LaRouche’s plan is a “good<br>idea,” has been stymied by the contention that ‘a political agreement’ must come first. “So<br>now, fifty years of lives lost, bloodshed and geopolitically motivated wars, later, proves the<br>truth of LaRouche’s point: it is once you have economic cooperation that, then and only then,<br>both sides will find a common interest to work together for peace and shared prosperity.”</p>



<p>The new landing page has three primary features: 1) a page of Oasis Plan concepts which<br>contains the details of LaRouche’s design as well as other contributors whom have put forth<br>expanded ideas for it; 2) an Endorsements and Other Voices page featuring both those who<br>have endorsed the LaRouche Oasis Plan, with a separate section of what other prominent<br>individuals are saying about its importance; and 3) a Videos, Events and Other Resources<br>page of an initial listing, with links, of videos, articles and press releases on the plan.</p>



<p>The Endorsements page leads off with a recent quote from Helga Zepp-LaRouche, “It is now,<br>in my view, the moment where we should all push the Oasis Plan, because Trump has said of<br>himself many times that he is a builder, and he does understand something about<br>construction. . . Building the Oasis Plan, providing fresh new water for all the countries in the<br>region,…” will eliminate a key source of conflict. The current list of 26 endorsers includes<br>ambassadors, professors, former elected officials, peace activists, religious leaders, from all<br>over the world from Africa to Europe to Palestine, to the United States. The remaining<br>section, “What prominent leaders are saying about LaRouche’s Oasis Plan,” includes former<br>Guyana President Donald Ramotar and South Africa’s former Minister of Foreign Relations<br>and Cooperation Dr. Naledi Pandor, among others.</p>



<p>The intent of this new resource is to educate people on the essentials of this plan, and then<br>organize for its implementation. Southwest Asia is known as the crossroads of civilization,<br>and its people must be allowed to live and prosper in peace. To overcome the cycle of<br>violence for good, we must give hope to a new generation of youth in Palestine, Israel, and<br>the Southwest Asia region as a whole, by creating a durable development. This is what the</p>



<p>Oasis Plan provides. The blood stains upon the collective soul of humanity must be and can<br>be cleansed with hope for a beautiful future—if we finally build it.</p>

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<p><span>Why is Trump in such a hurry to finish business with Russia? What has transpired that’s been overlooked? What delusions fill Team Trump’s minds?</span> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXXwCyt9dHk" rel>Today’s chat</a> <span>between Judge Napolitano and Alastair Crooke and the latter’s</span> <a href="https://strategic-culture.su/news/2025/03/24/trump-and-putin-begin-addressing-cumulated-geo-strategic-debris-amidst-trump-ultimatum-to-iran/" rel>SCF essay</a> <span>provide answers, none good, for those seeking peace. The most damning evidence is provided by the words spoken by Rubio and Waltz along with a memorandum signed by Trump that includes verbiage inserted by Bolton and Pompeo that Crooke discusses with the Judge. Apparently, the Team Trump Zionists—which is almost the entire Cabinet—are impressed and adopting the Zionist method of decapitation of resistance leadership as the strategy to pursue regarding Ansarallah and Iran. Escobar’s in Yemen and is supposed to chat with Judge Napolitano later today, so we will likely get an update on the claims by the Trump Zionists of killing some Ansarallah leaders. I don’t need to say this but the attacks on Yemen and the planned attack on Iran are being done unconstitutionally—no Declaration of War—but that’s become the norm as the Outlaw US Empire declines into the Feudal beginnings from which it sprang.</span></p>
<p><span>There were several other topics I thought of writing about today, one being Witkoff’s real “elephant in the room” which isn’t the territories that have joined Russia. That would be the connections between the US and UK in the facilitation of Nazism with Ukraina and the world during the latter stages of WW2 and after along with the Aggressive War waged on Ukraine and its Russian speaking population by the Outlaw US Empire that began in 2013 and fully erupted in 2014, which generated the reasons for those areas of the former Ukraine to join Russia that began with Crimea.</span> <a href="https://www.kitklarenberg.com/p/stepan-banderas-sinister-mi6-alliance/comments" rel>A recent essay</a> <span>by crack investigator Kit Klarenberg was provided in comments that merits much wider distribution as it is part of the overall chronical of the crime committed by the UK/US of saving Nazism and negating what they pledged to accomplish in the war against Hitler. And the promotion of Nazism is continued by EU/NATO as</span> <a href="https://mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/news/2004913/" rel>Lavrov noted</a> <span>again today:</span></p>
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<p>They are shouting at all corners, except for Ukraine, about their commitment to respect human rights and minority rights. But Ukraine is different. These are "fed" Nazis for another attempt to put the whole of Europe under racist Nazi banners for the war against the Russian Federation.</p>
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<p><span>It’s important to note that Trump has said nothing about the Ukronazis who are essentially trying to do the same thing as the Zionists in Occupied Palestine and doctrinally are on the same page. The disconnect can be seen in this</span> <a href="https://www.rt.com/news/614707-ukraine-trump-envoy-remarks/" rel>RT article</a><span>, “Kiev wants Trump envoy sacked: A key Ukrainian foreign affairs official has lashed out at Steve Witkoff for ‘spreading Russian propaganda.’” As for the negotiations happening in Riyadh today, they are very narrowly focused on reviving the Black Sea Initiative and not much else despite the ravings of the Americans about the rapid progress being made toward a ceasefire—that’s not even on today’s agenda. This</span> <a href="https://www.rt.com/russia/614705-black-sea-talks-riyadh/" rel>RT item</a> <span>provides some more info. And that returns us to the big gap in the phone call readouts provided by the two sides with Russia being far more explicit than the Americans. As I wrote a few days ago, the negotiations given their current format will continue into 2026 even if they’re speed is increased by new Ukrainian elections and the removal of the no negotiation edict.</span></p>
<p><span>Now to return to the issue with Iran and Crooke’s essay that first appeared at his Conflicts Forum substack on 20 March behind a partial paywall. After his chat with the Judge, Crooke has posted a new article, ‘The Collapsing Israeli Kingdom’ -- “We are in fateful times like no other,”</span> <a href="https://conflictsforum.substack.com/p/the-collapsing-israeli-kingdom-we" rel>the portion that’s free</a> <span>being alarming—alarming because a bigger war is what Netanyahu needs to quell the building insurrection with Iran as the target. I provide the SCF essay for those who still can’t access the site or have other problems viewing it:</span></p>
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<p><strong>Trump and Putin begin addressing cumulated geo-strategic debris… amidst Trump’s ultimatum to Iran</strong></p>
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<p><span>The phone call on 18 March between Presidents Trump and Putin has happened. It was a success, insofar as it allowed both sides to label the result as ‘positive’. And it did not lead to a breakdown (by virtue of the smallest of concessions from Putin–-an energy infrastructure truce)–-something easily it could have done (i.e. devolve into impasse–-with Trump excoriating Putin, as he has done to Zelensky),</span> <em><strong>given the fantastical and unrealistic expectations being woven in the West that this would be the ‘decider meeting’ for a final division of Ukraine.</strong></em></p>
<p><span>It may have been a success too, insofar as it has laid the groundwork for the absent homework, now to be handled by two teams of experts on the detailed mechanics of the ceasefire. It was always a puzzle why this had not been earlier tackled by the U.S. team in Riyadh (lack of experience?). It was,</span> <em><strong>after all, because the ceasefire was treated as a self-creating entity, by virtue of an American signature, that western expectations took flight in the belief that details did not matter</strong></em><span>; All that remained to do–-in this (flawed) estimation–-was to ‘divvy out the cake’.</span></p>
<p><span>Until the mechanics of a ceasefire–-which must be comprehensive since ceasefires almost always break down–-there was little to discuss on that topic on Tuesday. Predictably, then, discussion (reportedly) seemed to have turned to other issues: mainly economic ones and Iran, underlining again that</span> <em><strong>the negotiation process between the U.S. and Russia does not boil down to just Ukraine</strong></em><span>.</span></p>
<p>So, how to move to ceasefire implementation? Simple. Begin to unravel the ‘cats cradle’ of impedimenta blocking normalised relations. Putin, plucking out just one strand to this problem, observed that:</p>
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<p><em>“Sanctions [alone] are neither temporary nor targeted measures. They constitute [rather], a mechanism of systemic, strategic pressure against our nation. Our competitors perpetually seek to constrain Russia and diminish its economic and technological capacities … they churn out these packages incessantly”.</em></p>
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<p><em><strong>There is thus much cumulated geo-strategic debris to be addressed, and corrected, dating back many years, before a Big Picture normalisation can start in earnest.</strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong>What is apparent is that whilst Trump seems to be in a tearing hurry, Putin, by contrast, is not. And he will not be rushed.</strong></em> <span>His own constituency will not countenance a hastily fudged accord with the U.S. that later implodes amidst recriminations of deceit – and of Moscow again</span> <a href="https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202212/1281708.shtml" rel>having been fooled</a> <span>by the West. Russian blood is invested in this strategic normalisation process. It needs to work.</span></p>
<p><em><strong>What is behind Trump’s evident hurry?</strong></em> <span>Is it the need for breakneck speed on the domestic front to push ahead, before the cumulated forces of the opposition in the U.S. (plus their brethren in Europe) have the time to re-group and to torpedo normalisation with Russia?</span></p>
<p>Or does Trump fear that a long gap before ceasefire implementation will enable opposition forces to push for the recommencement of arms supplies and intelligence sharing–-as the Russian military steamroller continues its advance? Is the fear, as Steve Bannon has warned, that by rearming Ukraine, Trump effectively will ‘own’ the war, and shoulder the blame for a massive western and NATO defeat?</p>
<p>Or, perhaps Trump anticipates that Kiev might unexpectedly cascade into a systemic collapse (as occurred to the Karzai government in Afghanistan). Trump is acutely aware of the political disaster that befell Biden from the images of Afghans clinging to the tyres of departing U.S. transport planes (à la Vietnam), as the U.S. evacuated the country.</p>
<p><em><strong>Yet again, it might be something different.</strong></em> <span>I learned from my time</span> <a href="https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v29/n13/alastair-crooke/our-second-biggest-mistake-in-the-middle-east" rel>facilitating ceasefires in Palestine/Israel</a> <span>that it is not possible to make a ceasefire in one place (say Bethlehem), whilst Israeli forces were concurrently setting Nablus or Jenin ablaze. The emotional contagion and anger from one conflict cannot be contained to one locality; it would overflow to the other. It was tried. The one contaminated the implied sincere intentions behind the other.</span></p>
<p><em><strong>Is the reason for the Trump haste mainly that he suspects his unconstrained support for Israel eventually will lead him to embrace major war in the Middle East?</strong></em> <span>The world of today (thanks to the internet) is much smaller than before:</span> <em><strong>Is it possible to be a ‘peacemaker’ and a ‘warmaker’ simultaneously—and have the first taken seriously?</strong></em></p>
<p><span>Trump and those U.S. politicians ‘owned’ by the pro-Israeli lobby, know that Netanyahu et al. want the U.S. to help eliminate Israel’s regional rival–-Iran. Trump cannot both retrench the U.S. as a western hemisphere ‘Sphere of Influence’, yet continue to throw the U.S.’ weight around as world Hegemon, causing the U.S. government to go broke.</span> <em><strong><span>Can Trump successfully retrench the U.S. to Fortress America, or will foreign entanglements–-i.e.</span> <a href="https://conflictsforum.substack.com/p/netanyahu-and-dermer-sabotage-us" rel>an unstable Israel</a><span>–lead to war and derail Trump’s administration, as all is intertwined?</span></strong></em></p>
<p><span>What is Trump’s vision for the Middle East? Certainly, he has one–-it is one that is rooted in his unstinting allegiance to the Israeli interest.</span> <em><strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkvaukA0438" rel>The plan</a> <span>is either to destroy Iran financially, or to decapitate it and empower a Greater Israel. Trump’s</span> <a href="https://strategic-culture.su/news/2025/03/24/il-regno-di-giudea-contro-lo-stato-di-israele/" rel>letter</a> <span>to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei included a two-month deadline for reaching a new nuclear deal.</span></strong></em></p>
<p><span>A day after his missive, Trump</span> <a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/03/19/trump-letter-iran-nuclear-deal" rel>said</a> <span>the U.S. is “</span><em>down to the final moments</em><span>” with Iran:</span></p>
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<p><em><span>“We can’t let them have a nuclear weapon. Something is going to happen very soon. I would rather have a peace deal than the other option,</span> <strong>but the other option will solve the problem”</strong><span>.</span></em></p>
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<p><span>U.S. journalist Ken Klippenstein has</span> <a href="https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trump-is-now-at-war-with-iran" rel>noted</a> <span>that on 28 February, two B-52 bombers flying from Qatar dropped bombs on an “undisclosed location”–-Iraq. These nuclear-capable bombers were carrying a message whose recipient “</span><em>was clear as day; The Islamic Republic of Iran</em><span>”. Why B-52s and not F-35s which also can carry bombs? (Because ‘bunker-buster’ bombs are too heavy for F-35s? Israel has F-35s but does not have B-52 heavy bombers).</span></p>
<p><span>Then on 9 March, Klippenstein writes, a second demonstration was made: A B-52s flew alongside Israeli fighter jets on long-range missions, practicing aerial refuelling operations.</span> <em><strong><span>The Israeli press correctly</span> <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/in-likely-message-to-iran-israeli-and-us-air-forces-carry-out-joint-drill-with-heavy-bomber/" rel>reported</a> <span>the real purpose of the operation–-“readying the Israeli military for a potential joint strike with the U.S. on Iran”.</span></strong></em></p>
<p><span>Then, last Sunday, National Security Adviser Mike Waltz boasted that multiple Anglo-U.S. airstrikes “</span><em>took out</em><span>” top Houthi officials, making it very clear that this is all about Iran:</span></p>
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<p><em>“This was an overwhelming response that actually targeted multiple Houthi leaders and took them out. And the difference here is, one, going after the Houthi leadership, and two, holding Iran responsible”.</em></p>
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<p><span>Marco Rubio</span> <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/marco-rubio-secretary-of-state-houthi-airstrikes-face-the-nation/" rel>elaborated</a> <span>on</span> <em>CBS</em><span>: “</span><em>We’re doing the entire world a favour by getting rid of these guys”.</em></p>
<p>Trump then followed up with the same theme:</p>
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<p><em>“Every shot fired by the Houthis will be looked upon, from this point forward, as being a shot fired from the weapons and leadership of IRAN, and IRAN will be held responsible, and suffer the consequences, and those consequences will be dire!”</em></p>
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<p><span>In a further</span> <a href="https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-iran-war-plan" rel>piece</a><span>, Klippenstein writes:</span></p>
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<p><em><span>“Trump’s menu of options for dealing with Tehran now includes one he didn’t have in his first term: full-scale war–-with “nuclear</span> <a href="https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-nuclear-war-plan-for-iran?" rel>weapons</a> <span>on the table” (the Trident II low-yield option) Pentagon and company contracting documents I’ve obtained describe “a unique joint staff planning” effort underway in Washington and in the Middle East to refine the next generation of “a major regional conflict” with Iran. The plans are the result of a reassessment of Iran’s military capabilities, as well as a fundamental shift in how America conducts war”.</span></em></p>
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<p>What is new is that the “multilateral” component includes Israel working in unison with Arab Gulf partners for the first time, either indirectly or directly. The plan also includes many different contingencies and levels of war, according to the documents cited by Klippenstein, from “crisis action” (meaning response to events and attacks), to “deliberate” planning (which refers to set scenarios that flow from crises that escalate out of control). One document warns of the “distinct possibility” of the war “escalating outside of the United States Government’s intention” and impacting the rest of the region, demanding a multifaceted approach.</p>
<p>War preparations for Iran are so closely restricted, that even contracting companies involved in war planning are prohibited from even mentioning unclassified portions, notes Klippenstein:</p>
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<p><em><span>“While a range of military options are often provided to presidents in an attempt on the part of the Pentagon to steer the President to the one favoured by the Pentagon,</span> <strong>Trump already has shown his proclivity to select the most provocative option”</strong><span>.</span></em></p>
<p><em>“Equally, Trump’s green light for the Israeli air-strikes on Gaza, killing hundreds, [last] Monday, but ostensibly targetted on the Hamas leadership can be seen as consonant with the pattern of taking the belligerent option”.</em></p>
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<p><span>Following his successful assassination of Iran’s top general Qassim Suleimani in 2020,</span> <em><strong>Trump seems to have taken the lesson that aggressive action is relatively cost-free,</strong></em> <span>Klippenstein</span> <a href="https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-iran-war-plan" rel>notes</a><span>.</span></p>
<p>As Waltz noted in his press interview:</p>
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<p><em>“The difference is these [Yemen attacks] were not pinpricks, back and forth, what ultimately proved to be feckless attacks. This was an overwhelming response that actually targeted multiple Houthi leaders and took them out”.</em></p>
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<p><span>Klippenstein cautions that,</span> <em>“2024 may be behind us but its lessons aren’t. Israel’s assassination of top Hezbollah officials in Lebanon was largely perceived by Washington to be a resounding success with few downsides. Trump likely took back the same message, leading to his strike on [the] Houthi leadership this week”.</em></p>
<p><span>If western observers are seeing all of what’s going on as some repeat of Biden’s tit-for-tat or limited attacks by Israel on Iran’s early warning and air defences, they may be misunderstanding what’s going on behind the scenes.</span> <em><strong>What Trump might now do, which is right out of the Israeli playbook, would be to attack Iran’s command and control, including Iran’s leadership.</strong></em></p>
<p><span>This–-very certainly–-would have a profound effect on Trump’s relations with Russia and China. It would eviscerate any sense in Moscow and Beijing that Trump is agreement capable. What price then his ‘peacemaker’ ‘Big Picture’ reset were he, in the wake of wars in Lebanon, Syria and Yemen, to start a war with Iran?</span> <em><strong>Does Trump see Iran through some disturbed optic–-that in destroying Iran, he is bringing about peace through strength?</strong></em> <span>[Bolded Italics My Emphasis]</span></p>
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<p>As Crooke noted in his Napolitano Chat, Putin told the Congress of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs that sanctions will continue and to make future plans accordingly. The “geostrategic debris” will not be easily swept away since Trump’s goal is to reestablish Outlaw US Empire Primacy. If you haven’t yet watched the chat, you’ll see some of this repeated alongside the very Mafia-like words coming from Rubio and Waltz. Team Trump seems to be all in favor of further murder regardless the consequences with no dissenters as many anticipated, and Trump like Biden, Obama, etc., clearly doesn’t care a whit about those he kills. Of course, all this trepidation could be wrong, but I rather doubt it. Rubio was licking his chops and relishes killing Iranians. IMO, he’s far worse than Pompeo and Russia was correct to sanction him. Crooke outlined the very important interests Russia and China share with Iran which is geographically located at the core of both nations’s Eurasian commercial plans. Is the proposed settlement of Ukraine merely a ploy to make Russia less worried about the Outlaw US Empire’s potential actions? Given the no let-up by NATO/EU and drop off of the rhetoric aimed at NATO/EU by Team Trump a month ago, IMO that’s a very good possibility.</p>
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<p>Today, Hyundai <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/24/south-korea-hyundai-us-investment.html">announced</a> a $20 billion investment in the United States — including $5.8 billion for a <a href="https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1904240895488078062">new steel plant</a> in Louisiana, which will create nearly 1,500 jobs. The investment, which builds on Hyundai’s <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/hyundai-motor-q4-profit-falls-17-discounts-weigh-2025-01-23/">pledge</a> earlier this year to “further localize production in the U.S.,” is the latest success in President Donald J. Trump’s pursuit of a Made in America renaissance.</p>
<p>It’s further proof that President Trump’s economic agenda is working.</p>
<p><strong>Hyundai is far from the only automaker planning major investments as President Trump leverages tariffs to remake the U.S. into a global manufacturing powerhouse:</strong></p>
<ul data-sanitized-class="wp-block-list"><li>Stellantis <a href="https://apnews.com/article/stellantis-uaw-union-illinois-trump-c61f162889384fc7e1337dd5613692d6" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">announced</a> a $5 billion investment in its U.S. manufacturing network — including re-opening an Illinois manufacturing plant — as it <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/stellantis-pledges-more-american-cars-thanks-trump-one-month-tariff-exemption-2025-03-06/">pledges</a> to increase domestic vehicle production.</li>
<li>Volkswagen is <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/volkswagen-considers-us-production-sites-audi-porsche-brands-handelsblatt-2025-01-29/">considering</a> shifting production of the high-end Audi and Porsche brands to the U.S.</li>
<li>Honda is <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/honda-produce-next-civic-indiana-not-mexico-due-us-tariffs-sources-say-2025-03-03/">expected</a> to produce its next-generation Civic hybrid model in Indiana.</li>
<li>Nissan is <a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/top-automaker-could-move-some-production-out-mexico-amid-trump-tariff-talks-ceo-says">considering</a> moving production from Mexico to the U.S.</li>
<li>Rolls-Royce is <a href="https://archive.is/nCOIW#selection-4525.0-4529.150">expected</a> to “ramp up” production in the U.S. by hiring more American workers and expand its U.S.-based operations.</li>
<li>Volvo is <a href="https://www.autonews.com/volvo/ane-rowan-eu-tariffs-us-added-production-0305/">considering</a> expanding its U.S.-based output.</li>
</ul><figure data-sanitized-class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized is-style-default"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="640" height="360" src="https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/america-s-newsroom-1.jpg" alt data-sanitized-class="wp-image-6761"></figure><p><strong>It’s not just the auto sector; domestic and foreign companies have pledged trillions in new investments since President Trump took office:</strong></p>
<ul data-sanitized-class="wp-block-list"><li>Project Stargate, led by Japan-based Softbank and U.S.-based OpenAI and Oracle, <a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/trump-announces-major-ai-infrastructure-investment" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">announced</a> a $500 billion private investment in U.S.-based artificial intelligence infrastructure.</li>
<li>Apple <a href="https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/02/apple-will-spend-more-than-500-billion-usd-in-the-us-over-the-next-four-years/">announced</a> a $500 billion investment in U.S. manufacturing and training.</li>
<li>Nvidia <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/03/president-trump-positions-u-s-as-global-superpower-in-manufacturing/">announced</a> it will invest hundreds of billions of dollars over the next four years in U.S.-based manufacturing.</li>
<li>Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/03/another-historic-investment-secured-under-president-trump/">announced</a> a $100 billion investment in U.S.-based chips manufacturing.</li>
<li>Eli Lilly and Company <a href="https://archive.ph/PqRtn" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">announced</a> a $27 billion investment in domestic manufacturing.</li>
<li>United Arab Emirates-based DAMAC Properties <a href="https://dailycaller.com/2025/01/07/trump-announces-20-billion-investment-in-u-s-data-centers/">announced</a> a $20 billion investment in new U.S.-based data centers.</li>
<li>France-based CMA CGM, a global shipping giant, <a href="https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1897736053504565716">announced</a> a $20 billion investment in U.S. shipping and logistics, creating 10,000 new jobs.</li>
<li>Merck <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/merck-opens-vaccine-manufacturing-facility-north-carolina-2025-03-11/">announced</a> it will invest $8 billion in the U.S. over the next several years after opening a new $1 billion North Carolina manufacturing facility.</li>
<li>Clarios <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/clarios-announces-6-billion-american-energy-manufacturing-strategy-302389129.html">announced</a> a $6 billion plan to expand its domestic manufacturing operations.</li>
<li>GE Aerospace <a href="https://www.geaerospace.com/news/press-releases/ge-aerospace-invest-nearly-1b-us-manufacturing-2025">announced</a> a $1 billion investment in manufacturing across 16 states — creating 5,000 new jobs.</li>
<li>GE Vernova <a href="https://whitehouse.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dace49741569f7585670378b3&amp;id=b772da9064&amp;e=c44d992a91">announced</a> it will invest nearly $600 million in U.S. manufacturing over the next two years, which will create more than 1,500 new jobs.</li>
<li>London-based Diageo <a href="https://whitehouse.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dace49741569f7585670378b3&amp;id=ff5989d990&amp;e=c44d992a91">announced</a> a $415 million investment in a new Alabama manufacturing facility.</li>
<li>Dublin-based Eaton Corporation <a href="https://whitehouse.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dace49741569f7585670378b3&amp;id=29b2dbc09e&amp;e=c44d992a91">announced</a> a $340 million investment in a new South Carolina-based manufacturing facility for its three-phase transformers.</li>
<li>Germany-based Siemens <a href="https://whitehouse.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dace49741569f7585670378b3&amp;id=181175ac6c&amp;e=c44d992a91">announced</a> a $285 million investment in U.S. manufacturing and AI data centers, which will create more than 900 new skilled manufacturing jobs.</li>
<li>Paris Baguette <a href="https://www.manufacturingdive.com/news/paris-baguette-plans-first-us-bakery-plant-Texas-160-million-investment/740929/">announced</a> a $160 million investment to construct a manufacturing plant in Texas.</li>
<li>Switzerland-based ABB <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/Users/APfeiffer/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/INetCache/Content.Outlook/M3U0SZ4L/manufacturingdive.com/news/swiss-giant-abb-invest-120-million-us-manufacturing/741971/">announced</a> a $120 million investment to expand production of its low-voltage electrification products in Tennessee and Mississippi.</li>
<li>Saica Group, a Spain-based corrugated packaging maker, <a href="https://whitehouse.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dace49741569f7585670378b3&amp;id=7cea6ebd23&amp;e=c44d992a91" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">announced</a> <a href="https://whitehouse.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dace49741569f7585670378b3&amp;id=91f4b79f59&amp;e=c44d992a91">plans</a> to build a $110 million new manufacturing facility in Anderson, Indiana.</li>
<li>Paris-based Saint-Gobain <a href="https://whitehouse.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dace49741569f7585670378b3&amp;id=0c626381ff&amp;e=c44d992a91">announced</a> a new $40 million NorPro manufacturing facility in Wheatfield, New York.</li>
<li>India-based Sygene International <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/indias-syngene-international-acquires-first-us-biologics-facility-50-mln-2025-03-10/">announced</a> a $36.5 million acquisition of a Baltimore biologics manufacturing facility.</li>
<li>Asahi Group Holdings, one of the largest Japanese beverage makers, <a href="https://whitehouse.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dace49741569f7585670378b3&amp;id=49ae1686ad&amp;e=c44d992a91">announced</a> a $35 million investment to boost production at its Wisconsin plant.</li>
<li>Samsung is <a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/samsung-weighs-relocating-dryer-production-us-response-trump-tariffs">considering</a> moving its dryer production from Mexico to South Carolina.</li>
<li>LG is <a href="https://www.kedglobal.com/business-politics/newsView/ked202501210009" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">considering</a> moving its refrigerator manufacturing from Mexico to Tennessee.</li>
<li>Italian spirits group Campari is “<a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/campari-pauses-ma-focus-brand-growth-amid-us-tariffs-2025-03-05/">assessing</a> the opportunities to expand its production in the U.S.”</li>
<li>Essity, a Swedish hygiene product manufacturer, is <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/essity-could-move-more-production-into-us-if-tariffs-are-introduced-ceo-says-2025-01-23/">considering</a> shifting production to the U.S.</li>
<li>Taiwan-based Compal Electronics is <a href="https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3295596/taiwans-compal-inventec-mull-us-expansion-counter-trump-tariffs-eyes-texas">considering</a> a U.S.-based expansion.</li>
<li>Taiwan-based Inventec is <a href="https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202502080004">expected</a> to expand its manufacturing operations into Texas.</li>
<li>LVMH, a French luxury giant, is “<a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/lvmh-considers-widening-us-footprint-ceo-arnault-expresses-france-fatigue-2025-01-28/">seriously considering</a>” an expansion to its U.S.-based production capabilities.</li>
<li>Cra-Z-Art, the biggest toymaker in the U.S., <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/03/13/business/uss-biggest-toy-maker-cra-z-art-to-expand-domestic-factories/">said</a> it will move a “large percentage” of its China-based manufacturing back home.</li>
<li>Prepac, a Canadian furniture manufacturer, <a href="https://www.furnituretoday.com/tariffs/furniture-manufacturer-shuts-down-canadian-operations-moves-production-to-n-carolina/">announced</a> it will move production from Canada to the U.S.</li>
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link:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/03/more-investment-more-jobs-and-more-money-in-americans-pockets/


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title: Trump’s Iran Threat is Mainly Bluster
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<p data-sanitized-class="excerpt">Trump’s threat vs Iran is mainly bluster. He will back off once he aware this would end détente with Russia; put US troops &amp; sailors at risk; cause global economic collapse and a no-win war. US Intel has not been as bad on Iran as on Iraq – so far.</p><p data-sanitized-class="more-link-p"><a href="https://raymcgovern.com/2025/03/24/trumps-iran-threat-is-mainly-bluster/" data-sanitized-class="btn btn-default">Read more</a></p>


title: China to expand all-round cooperation with ADB: Chinese premier
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<div><img src="https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-03-25/China-to-expand-all-round-cooperation-with-ADB-Chinese-premier-1C1rstQ6Lra/img/ed6e42b3efa44021b26d13389670cc3e/ed6e42b3efa44021b26d13389670cc3e-750.png" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><p>Chinese Premier Li Qiang met with Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masato Kanda on Monday in Beijing, expressing willingness to further expand all-round cooperation between China and the ADB.</p>
<p>Li said in recent years, affected by geopolitical turbulence and rising protectionism, the world economy has recovered slowly with increased instability and uncertainty.</p>
<p>Li called on Asian countries to strengthen solidarity and coordination, adhere to multilateralism, advance regional economic integration, break down barriers to the flow of trade, investment and technology, and maintain the stability and smooth flow of industrial and supply chains.</p>
<p>At the same time, all sides should strengthen macro policy coordination, deepen exchanges and cooperation in science and technology innovation, enhance the efficiency and resilience of the Asian economy, better withstand various risks, and join hands to achieve common development, Li added.</p>
<p>Noting that the ADB is an important multilateral development institution in the Asia-Pacific region, Li said China is ready to further expand all-round cooperation with the ADB, push the partnership to a new level, better achieve mutual benefit and win-win results, and provide more public goods for the region.</p>
<p>The premier said both sides should strengthen financial cooperation in such fields as environmental protection, green and low-carbon development, elderly care and medical care, and deepen knowledge cooperation in such fields as the development of emerging industries, fiscal and tax system reform, and aging response.</p>
<p>China is ready to share its useful experience in poverty reduction and digital economy with other developing members in the Asia-Pacific to support them in better meeting challenges and achieving sustainable development, said Li.</p>
<p>Kanda said at a time when international trade is increasingly fragmented, China is committed to further deepening reform and high-level opening up, which not only achieves steady growth of its own economy, but also makes important contributions to economic growth in Asia and the world at large.</p>
<p>The ADB attaches great importance to cooperation with China, and is willing to take the 40th anniversary of cooperative ties as an opportunity to strengthen cooperation with China in knowledge innovation, green development and other fields, promote the development of the Asia-Pacific region, and push the cooperative partnership between both sides to a higher level.</p>

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title: China&amp;#039;s top legislator holds talks with Italy&amp;#039;s Senate president
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<div readability="9" data-sanitized-class="cmsImage"><img src="https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-03-25/China-s-top-legislator-holds-talks-with-Italy-s-Senate-president-1C1sCQLJOc8/img/4ee93d3fc16a4a7386ceb4026acc8b41/4ee93d3fc16a4a7386ceb4026acc8b41.png" alt="Zhao Leji (R), chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, meets with Italy's Senate President Ignazio La Russa in Beijing, China, March 24, 2025. /Xinhua" layout="responsive"><div readability="17" data-sanitized-class="imageCaption">
<p>Zhao Leji (R), chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, meets with Italy's Senate President Ignazio La Russa in Beijing, China, March 24, 2025. /Xinhua</p>
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<p data-sanitized-class="title">Zhao Leji (R), chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, meets with Italy's Senate President Ignazio La Russa in Beijing, China, March 24, 2025. /Xinhua</p>
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<p>Zhao Leji, China's top legislator, held talks with Italy's Senate President Ignazio La Russa in Beijing on Monday.</p>
<p>Zhao, chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, said that key to the healthy and steady development of China-Italy relations is the commitment of both sides to mutual respect, seeking common ground while shelving differences and pursuing win-win cooperation.</p>
<p>China appreciates Italy's adherence to the one-China principle and is willing to tap into cooperation potential in shipbuilding, aerospace and new energy, Zhao said, adding that cooperation in the fields of culture, art, tourism and education should also be strengthened.</p>
<p>He called for increased exchange between the NPC and Italy's parliament within bilateral and multilateral frameworks.</p>
<p>He said China is ready to work with the EU to use the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties as an opportunity to promote the sustained, steady and sound development of China-EU relations, and hopes Italy will continue to play a positive role in this regard.</p>
<p>He said companies from all over the world, including those from Italy, are welcome to seize cooperation opportunities in and grow alongside the Chinese economy.</p>
<p>La Russa said that Italy and China can work together to make new contributions to world peace and stability. Italy hopes to expand cooperation in the fields of the economy, trade, science, technology and culture to promote the continuous development of bilateral relations and the sound, steady development of EU-China relations.</p>
<p>He added that Italy's Senate is willing to take on closer exchanges with China's NPC.</p>
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<p>Source(s): Xinhua News Agency</p>

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title: China launches &amp;#039;Sky Net 2025&amp;#039; to hunt corruption fugitives
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<p>China on Monday vowed to continue deepening its international anti-graft cooperation and maintain high pressure on corruption fugitives abroad.</p>
<p>A campaign codenamed "Sky Net 2025" was launched on Monday to hunt down fugitives, recover illegal proceeds and combat cross-border corruption, according to a meeting of the office for fugitive repatriation and asset recovery under the Central Anti-Corruption Coordination Group.</p>
<p>The meeting said specific crackdown operations will be carried out by different authorities. For example, the National Commission of Supervision will lead efforts to recover the illegal proceeds of duty-related crimes and prevent losses, while the People's Bank of China will work with the Ministry of Public Security to target the transfer of illicit funds abroad through offshore companies or underground banking systems.</p>
<p>China has long taken a tough stance against corruption fugitives. A report from the country's top anti-graft body earlier this year shows that 1,597 corruption fugitives were repatriated to China during the "Sky Net 2024" campaign, with over 18.28 billion yuan (about $2.55 billion) worth of illicit assets recovered.</p>
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<p>Source(s): Xinhua News Agency</p>

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<p>Chinese Vice President Han Zheng (R) meets with Swire Pacific Limited chairman Merlin Swire, who is here for the China Development Forum 2025, in Beijing, capital of China, March 24, 2025. /Xinhua</p>
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<p data-sanitized-class="title">Chinese Vice President Han Zheng (R) meets with Swire Pacific Limited chairman Merlin Swire, who is here for the China Development Forum 2025, in Beijing, capital of China, March 24, 2025. /Xinhua</p>
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<p>Chinese Vice President Han Zheng met with Swire Pacific Limited chairman Merlin Swire and Novartis CEO Vas Narasimhan, who attended for the China Development Forum 2025 in Beijing, in the Chinese capital on Monday.</p>
<p>When meeting with Swire, Han said China sticks to the right direction of economic globalization, upholds the world trade rules system, and unswervingly advances reform and opening up, which will inject more stability and certainty into global economic development.</p>
<p>Han noted that Swire Pacific Limited, a globally renowned multinational company, has seen strong development in both the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. He expressed hope that the company will actively contribute to the building of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and the Hainan Free Trade Port, while also supporting Hong Kong's role as an international aviation hub.</p>
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<div readability="8.5" data-sanitized-class="cmsImage"><img src="https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-03-25/Chinese-vice-president-meets-Swire-Pacific-Ltd-chairman-Novartis-CEO-1C1sTpqS5DG/img/6253a4a1fb8446b9bbc9d015b6a70c47/6253a4a1fb8446b9bbc9d015b6a70c47.png" alt="Chinese Vice President Han Zheng (R) meets with Novartis CEO Vas Narasimhan, in Beijing, China, March 24, 2025. /Xinhua" layout="responsive"><div readability="15.5" data-sanitized-class="imageCaption">
<p>Chinese Vice President Han Zheng (R) meets with Novartis CEO Vas Narasimhan, in Beijing, China, March 24, 2025. /Xinhua</p>
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<p data-sanitized-class="title">Chinese Vice President Han Zheng (R) meets with Novartis CEO Vas Narasimhan, in Beijing, China, March 24, 2025. /Xinhua</p>
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<p>During his meeting with Narasimhan, Han praised Novartis as a world-renowned innovative pharmaceutical company that has made significant contributions to global health. He emphasized that the Chinese government encourages and supports the research and development of innovative drugs, will strengthen intellectual property rights protection in accordance with the law, and strive to create a better innovation environment for foreign companies, including Novartis.</p>
<p>It is hoped that Novartis will seize the opportunity, give full play to its own advantages, deepen and expand mutually beneficial cooperation between the two sides, and achieve greater development in China, he said.</p>
<p>Swire and Narasimhan spoke highly of China's economic and social development in recent years, and expressed optimism about the country's future prospects and confidence in investing in China.</p>
<p>Both said their respective companies' were committed to long-term cooperation with China, noting that they will continue to expand investment and work toward new outcomes in mutually beneficial cooperation between Britain and China, as well as Switzerland and China.</p>
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<p>Source(s): Xinhua News Agency</p>

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title: The US Is Going Down. Get Out NOW! -Johnny Punish, by Kevin Barrett
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<div><img src="https://www.unz.com/wp-content/themes/unzSite/IMAGES/unz_large_logo.png" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><p wcount="4" data-sanitized-id="p_1_1" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents"><a title="https://rumble.com/v6r6cxo-the-us-is-going-down.-get-out-now-johnny-punish.html" href="https://rumble.com/v6r6cxo-the-us-is-going-down.-get-out-now-johnny-punish.html" rel>Rumble link</a> <a title="https://old.bitchute.com/video/5TQ0DDEjDYAU/" href="https://old.bitchute.com/video/5TQ0DDEjDYAU/" rel>Bitchute link</a></span></p>

<p wcount="95" data-sanitized-id="p_1_3" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">Mexico-based Palestinian-American ex-Veterans Today publisher Johnny Punish says the US is heading for collapse…and that one sign is <a title="https://www.reddit.com/r/Palestine/comments/1jfrurl/mexicos_president_claudia_sheinbaum_has/?rdt=47941" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Palestine/comments/1jfrurl/mexicos_president_claudia_sheinbaum_has/?rdt=47941" rel>Mexico’s recognition of Palestine</a>—alongside a sudden surge of Chinese investment that will soon make China, not the US, Mexico’s #1 trading partner. The same process, Johnny says, is playing out everywhere. Trump’s misbegotten policies, including trade wars with everyone, threats to neighbors and allies, shredding of alliances, and looming war with Iran, will implode the US economy leading to civil war and societal collapse…quite possibly sooner rather than later. Get out now!</span></p>
<p wcount="1" data-sanitized-id="p_1_4" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents"><strong>Excerpts:</strong></span></p>
<p wcount="111" data-sanitized-id="p_1_5" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">Johnny Punish: Mexico is 140 million strong. It’s not a small country, unlike popular belief in the United States of Central North America. Those people up there believe that Mexico is a backwater. It’s not. And it’s huge. And President Claudia Scheinbaum recognizing Palestine is a big freaking deal around the world. And what’s got me about that, Kevin, is when I did a search on Google for “Scheinbaum recognized Palestine” and I typed in CNN, nothing comes up. Typed in MSNBC, nothing comes up. ABC, nothing comes up. CBS, nothing. Fox News, nothing’s up. It’s a complete blackout of this news in the United States.</span></p>
<p wcount="27" data-sanitized-id="p_1_6" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents"><strong>Kevin Barrett: When Trump invades and occupies the entire Americas, then I guess you guys will all be annexed and it’ll all be the United States.</strong></span></p>
<p wcount="116" data-sanitized-id="p_1_7" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">Yeah. The hell he is. Okay, I’ll tell you right now, it’s going to be guerrilla warfare if he ever comes here. I’ll tell you right now. That’s what the Canadians are saying, too. There’s no way. Even the Canadians, they’re so nice and polite, but they’re like using F-words and talking guerrilla warfare. My next-door neighbors are Canadians. I know a lot of Canadians here in Mexico. I’ve never met one in the United States, but they’re all over Mexico. And more are coming here all the time because they’re canceling all their travel to the United States. It’s causing major disruptions for travel.</span></p>
<p wcount="98" data-sanitized-id="p_1_8" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">So this whole thing is absolutely insane, Kevin. I have never seen anything like this in my life. I am appalled, disappointed. frustrated, angry…and excited, because Mexico is kicking some serious ass right now. We just signed a a $25 billion contract with China. We’re pivoting all the way away from the United States. This is not funny for the United States, okay? Bad news, but they’re not getting the bad news. They’re getting the Trump narrative. Hey, everything’s great. We’re going to be billionaires, going to be zillionaires, manufacturing’s coming back.</span></p>
<p wcount="44" data-sanitized-id="p_1_9" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">The hell it is, Kevin. Elon Musk is the number one builder of robots in the United States. By the time his so-called manufacturing goes back to the US, they’re going to be using robots and automation. There’s no jobs coming back…</span></p>
<p wcount="7" data-sanitized-id="p_1_10" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">(Read the full transcript <a title="https://kevinbarrett.substack.com/" href="https://kevinbarrett.substack.com/" rel>at my Substack</a>)</span></p>
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title: Eliminating Waste and Saving Taxpayer Dollars by Consolidating Procurement
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title: Immediate Measures To Increase American Mineral Production
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title: Taliban Reject Trump&amp;#039;s Call to Surrender Captured U.S. Arms, by James Durso
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<ul><li><strong>On 1 March 2025, after his first Cabinet meeting, U.S. President Donald Trump said the Taliban should return the equipment the U.S. abandoned in Afghanistan as it withdrew in August 2021.</strong></li>
<li><strong>In February 2025, the Taliban replied the abandoned weapons were “spoils of war” and would be used against attempts to seize them.</strong></li>
<li><strong>Washington may have more to gain by cooperating with the Taliban against ISIS-K and Al-Qaeda.</strong></li>
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<p wcount="50" data-sanitized-id="p_1_1" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">On 1 March 2025, after his first Cabinet meeting, U.S. President Donald Trump said the Taliban should <a title="https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/donald-trump-says-us-plans-return-to-afghanistan-because-of-china-watch-7819681" href="https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/donald-trump-says-us-plans-return-to-afghanistan-because-of-china-watch-7819681" rel="noopener">return the equipment</a> the U.S. abandoned in Afghanistan as it withdrew in August 2021. He added that U.S. troops should return to Bagram air base, which he claimed was occupied by Chinese troops.</span></p>
<p wcount="14" data-sanitized-id="p_1_2" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">This isn’t the first time Trump demanded the return of U.S. equipment.</span></p>
<p wcount="78" data-sanitized-id="p_1_3" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">On the eve of his inauguration in January 2025, Trump declared that <a title="https://www.voanews.com/a/trump-seeks-return-of-us-military-equipment-from-afghan-taliban-/7943249.html" href="https://www.voanews.com/a/trump-seeks-return-of-us-military-equipment-from-afghan-taliban-/7943249.html" rel="noopener">future financial assistance</a> to the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan would depend on the return of the abandoned U.S. military equipment. (The U.S. Department of Defense estimated that <a title="https://www.dodig.mil/In-the-Spotlight/Article/3129145/lead-inspector-general-for-operation-enduring-sentinel-and-operation-freedoms-s/" href="https://www.dodig.mil/In-the-Spotlight/Article/3129145/lead-inspector-general-for-operation-enduring-sentinel-and-operation-freedoms-s/" rel="noopener">over $7 billion</a> in military equipment was abandoned when U.S. forces evacuated Afghanistan in August 2021. Between October 2021 and December 2024, the U.S. provided <a title="https://www.sigar.mil/Portals/147/Files/Reports/Quarterly-Reports/2025-01-30qr.pdf" href="https://www.sigar.mil/Portals/147/Files/Reports/Quarterly-Reports/2025-01-30qr.pdf" rel="noopener">over $3.6 billion</a> in assistance to Afghanistan according to the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction.)</span></p>
<p wcount="21" data-sanitized-id="p_1_4" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">In February 2025, the <a title="https://www.voanews.com/a/taliban-threaten-to-use-us-arms-to-thwart-attempts-to-retake-them-/7962251.html" href="https://www.voanews.com/a/taliban-threaten-to-use-us-arms-to-thwart-attempts-to-retake-them-/7962251.html" rel="noopener">Taliban replied</a> the abandoned weapons were “spoils of war” and would be used against attempts to seize them.</span></p>
<p wcount="29" data-sanitized-id="p_1_5" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">We can safely put aside any talk of U.S. troops returning to Afghanistan, but even if the Taliban agreed to return the abandoned property, how would it happen?</span></p>
<p wcount="44" data-sanitized-id="p_1_6" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">The U.S. may increase sanctions and promise to reverse them if the Taliban cooperate, but Washington will be loath to make any serious concessions to Kabul, like releasing Afghanistan’s $7 billion of seized <a title="https://sgp.fas.org/crs/row/IF12052.pdf" href="https://sgp.fas.org/crs/row/IF12052.pdf" rel="noopener">foreign exchange reserves</a>, or recognizing the Taliban-controlled government in Kabul.</span></p>
<p wcount="67" data-sanitized-id="p_1_7" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">The U.S. may also stop financial assistance, but that may encourage China to replace the American cash, further solidifying its <a title="https://thediplomat.com/2025/02/how-afghanistan-can-benefit-from-chinas-investments/" href="https://thediplomat.com/2025/02/how-afghanistan-can-benefit-from-chinas-investments/" rel="noopener">increasing support</a> for Afghanistan, and demonstrating its ability to marginalize the U.S. in Eurasia. Beijing and Kabul have exchanged ambassadors, and the Taliban envoy was <a title="https://www.voanews.com/a/china-s-president-receives-afghan-ambassador-taliban-seek-recognition-from-russia-iran-/7463837.html" href="https://www.voanews.com/a/china-s-president-receives-afghan-ambassador-taliban-seek-recognition-from-russia-iran-/7463837.html" rel="noopener">publicly received</a> by Chinese leader Xi Jinping, a clear sign that China recognizes the Taliban government without the formal say-so.</span></p>
<p wcount="46" data-sanitized-id="p_1_8" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">When U.S. forces were fighting in Afghanistan there were two overland supply routes, the <a title="https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/ndn.htm" href="https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/ndn.htm" rel="noopener">Northern Distribution Network</a> (NDN), which crossed Europe, Russia, and Central Asia, and a southern route from Pakistan’s Karachi port to the Khyber Pass and Torkham Gate, centuries-old passages to Afghanistan.</span></p>
<p wcount="56" data-sanitized-id="p_1_9" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">The NDN option is likely unavailable now, unless Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin conclude a grand bargain that will likely be tied to the war in Ukraine, though the Russian leader may not relish the thought that all that gear may wind up in Poland or the Baltic states. Logistically, its do-able, politically, probably not.</span></p>
<p wcount="37" data-sanitized-id="p_1_10" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">And the NDN option will require the cooperation of the Central Asian republics that are busy <a title="https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-taliban-kazakhstan-kyrgyzstan-uzbekistan-tajikistan-turkmenistan/33126717.html" href="https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-taliban-kazakhstan-kyrgyzstan-uzbekistan-tajikistan-turkmenistan/33126717.html" rel="noopener">growing their ties</a> with Afghanistan and may not want to dilute their efforts by facilitating the return of the abandoned property.</span></p>
<p wcount="57" data-sanitized-id="p_1_11" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">The republics are positively disposed to Washington, but they will check with Moscow before they say “yes” to Washington. Though the republics are asserting their own stances on regional issues, they sit between China, Russia, Afghanistan, and Iran and must balance among their four “forever neighbors,” Washington and Brussels which are distant but can inflict economic pain.</span></p>
<p wcount="82" data-sanitized-id="p_1_12" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">The republics may have laws that prohibit or restrict the transfer of military equipment to third parties, so the republics’ executives may have to secure the consent of the legislatures, and there is no guarantee that the outcome of that bargaining will always support U.S. interests. And its no secret where the rail lines are, which will provide excellent opportunities for protesters and activists who are opposed to shipments of military equipment, the republics’ governments, or U.S. policy in general.</span></p>
<p wcount="24" data-sanitized-id="p_1_13" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">The Pakistan route may be available but what will Pakistan’s ruling military attempt to extract for the use of its railways and ports?</span></p>
<p wcount="71" data-sanitized-id="p_1_14" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">U.S.-Pakistan relations are at a low point, as the U.S. recently sanctioned four Pakistani organizations for supporting Islamabad’s ballistic missile program which is developing missiles that could strike beyond the South Asia region and was characterized by the White House as an “<a title="https://www.reuters.com/world/pakistan-developing-missiles-that-eventually-could-hit-us-top-us-official-says-2024-12-19/" href="https://www.reuters.com/world/pakistan-developing-missiles-that-eventually-could-hit-us-top-us-official-says-2024-12-19/" rel="noopener">emerging threat</a>.” In January 2025, Former Prime Minister Imran Khan was sentenced to 14 years in jail on corruption charges that were widely seen as politically motivated.</span></p>
<p wcount="72" data-sanitized-id="p_1_15" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">Pakistan has suffered <a title="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/22/world/asia/pakistan-tribal-terrorism.html" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/22/world/asia/pakistan-tribal-terrorism.html" rel="noopener">increasing terrorist attacks</a> since the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in August 2021, calling into question the ability of the government extend its writ to the violent trial areas bordering Afghanistan. And the U.S. military and security services will recall the warning of a former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff that Pakistan’s <a title="https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2011/09/admiral_mullen_pakis.php" href="https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2011/09/admiral_mullen_pakis.php" rel="noopener">Inter-Services Intelligence</a> sponsored the Haqqani network that attacked U.S. troops in Afghanistan.</span></p>
<p wcount="65" data-sanitized-id="p_1_16" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">Will Pakistan demand the U.S. tilt away from India as the price of access? That will be hard for the Americans to do as Trump recently feted Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a White House meeting as a “much better negotiator than me.” The two leaders agreed to work to resolve outstanding trade disputes and double bilateral trade in five years to $500 billion.</span></p>
<p wcount="41" data-sanitized-id="p_1_17" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">The U.S. is India’s biggest trade partner ($119 billion/year), though India’s is the number 10 trade partner for the U.S. ($129 billion/year.) In contrast, in 2024, the <a title="https://ustr.gov/countries-regions/south-central-asia/pakistan" href="https://ustr.gov/countries-regions/south-central-asia/pakistan" rel="noopener">U.S. exported</a> $2.1 billion in goods to Pakistan, and imports were $5.1 billion.</span></p>
<p wcount="64" data-sanitized-id="p_1_18" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">And it is doubtful the U.S. will send Pakistan any weapons that will give it an edge <em>vis-à-vis</em> India, which the U.S. has exclusively designated a “Major Defense Partner,” which expedites arms transfers that have totaled <a title="https://www.state.gov/fiscal-year-2024-u-s-arms-transfers-and-defense-trade/" href="https://www.state.gov/fiscal-year-2024-u-s-arms-transfers-and-defense-trade/" rel="noopener">$83.6 billion</a> for fiscal years 2022 to 2024. India is buying <a title="https://thediplomat.com/2024/04/us-india-defense-ties-marching-ahead-fast/" href="https://thediplomat.com/2024/04/us-india-defense-ties-marching-ahead-fast/" rel="noopener">top of the line gear</a> such as the C-17 military transport aircraft, AH-65 attack helicopters, and the</span></p>
<p wcount="10" data-sanitized-id="p_1_19" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">P-8 maritime surveillance aircraft, all music to Trump’s ears.</span></p>
<p wcount="80" data-sanitized-id="p_1_20" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">And even if the U.S. pledges to destroy the equipment once it gets to Europe, there’s no way to hold it to that. The European nations hosting the destruction facilities (if they even exist) will get a vote on how fast, if ever, that happens as the U.S. military vehicles are treated with a <a title="https://web.archive.org/web/20070221191915/http:/www.milspray.com/CARC_Technical_Paper.pdf" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070221191915/http:/www.milspray.com/CARC_Technical_Paper.pdf" rel="noopener">Chemical Agent Resistant Coating</a>, a treatment that contains <a title="https://www.epa.gov/indoor-air-quality-iaq/what-are-volatile-organic-compounds-vocs" href="https://www.epa.gov/indoor-air-quality-iaq/what-are-volatile-organic-compounds-vocs" rel="noopener">Volatile Organic Compounds</a>, that are strictly regulated by the <a title="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=LEGISSUM:l28029b" href="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=LEGISSUM:l28029b" rel="noopener">European Union</a> and the <a title="https://www.epa.gov/indoor-air-quality-iaq/technical-overview-volatile-organic-compounds" href="https://www.epa.gov/indoor-air-quality-iaq/technical-overview-volatile-organic-compounds" rel="noopener">U.S.</a></span></p>
<p wcount="15" data-sanitized-id="p_1_21" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">There’s one other route out of Afghanistan that is relatively short and safe: Iran.</span></p>
<p wcount="95" data-sanitized-id="p_1_22" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">Afghanistan and Iran are working to improve relations and move beyond the animosity that is featured in relations between the Islamic Republic and the Taliban. Iran’s foreign minister recently visited Kabul and the two sides pledged to ease tensions and increase security along their porous borders, increase trade (Iran has granted Afghanistan unrestricted access to Chabahar port; the Taliban <a title="https://www.rferl.org/a/taliban-investment-iran-port-chabahar-pakistan-azadi-briefing/32863147.html" href="https://www.rferl.org/a/taliban-investment-iran-port-chabahar-pakistan-azadi-briefing/32863147.html" rel="noopener">invested $35 million</a> in Chabahar, signaling it will prefer ports in Iran over those in Pakistan), and come to agreement on sharing water resources (Iran relies on the Helmand River which flows from Afghanistan’s highlands.)</span></p>
<p wcount="39" data-sanitized-id="p_1_23" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">The Taliban may take Trump’s offer-demand and suggest the equipment be delivered via Iranian ports, which are allegedly <a title="https://gsi.s-rminform.com/articles/anchored-interests-the-irgc-and-irans-ports" href="https://gsi.s-rminform.com/articles/anchored-interests-the-irgc-and-irans-ports" rel="noopener">controlled</a> by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which was been sanctioned by the U.S. as a <a title="https://2017-2021.state.gov/designation-of-the-islamic-revolutionary-guard-corps/" href="https://2017-2021.state.gov/designation-of-the-islamic-revolutionary-guard-corps/" rel="noopener">Foreign Terrorist Organization</a><strong>.</strong></span></p>
<p wcount="72" data-sanitized-id="p_1_24" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">The Taliban and the IRGC will then demand the U.S. submit an application for an export license and <a title="https://www.acquisition.gov/dfars/225.802-71-end-use-certificates." href="https://www.acquisition.gov/dfars/225.802-71-end-use-certificates." rel="noopener">end-user certificates</a> and an and will pile on the fees for the license, dangerous goods shipments, armed escorts, port fees, etc., etc. It will all be good fun watching the Americans fume and hyperventilate over the prospect of having to ask Tehran and Kabul for permission to do anything, and pay them besides.</span></p>
<p wcount="3" data-sanitized-id="p_1_25" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents"><strong>What to do?</strong></span></p>
<p wcount="73" data-sanitized-id="p_1_26" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">Pakistan’s military bosses will be willing if the price right, but it may upset relations with India and Trump, who personalizes relations between countries, won’t want to upset Modi especially as he sees a growing economic relationship between Washington and New Delhi. The Central Asian republics will be amenable if Russia is OK with it, and that’s assuming they have no legal prohibitions on the transit of third-party military equipment.</span></p>
<p wcount="43" data-sanitized-id="p_1_27" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">Dealing with Iran may not pbe ossible due to Iranian distrust of anything America proposes, and U.S. domestic opposition to any policy that financially rewards Iran, especially as Israel’s American confederates are <a title="https://www.fdd.org/analysis/op_eds/2025/02/06/iran-may-be-on-the-verge-of-a-nuclear-weapon-will-israel-and-the-united-states-act/" href="https://www.fdd.org/analysis/op_eds/2025/02/06/iran-may-be-on-the-verge-of-a-nuclear-weapon-will-israel-and-the-united-states-act/" rel="noopener">agitating for an attack</a> on the Iranian nuclear establishment.</span></p>
<p wcount="91" data-sanitized-id="p_1_28" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">Why not just leave the gear in Afghanistan? The Taliban aren’t using it to invade their neighbors (though it is helping them cement their control of the country) and Washington may make headway in Kabul by proving intelligence that the Taliban can use to neutralize the <a title="https://www.rferl.org/a/islamic-state-khorasan-expainer/31431763.html" href="https://www.rferl.org/a/islamic-state-khorasan-expainer/31431763.html" rel="noopener">Islamic State–Khorasan</a> (IS-K) and <a title="https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/03/22/al-qaeda-taliban-afghanistan-gold-mining/" href="https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/03/22/al-qaeda-taliban-afghanistan-gold-mining/" rel="noopener">Al Qaeda</a>. This should find some favor with the Americans as Al Qaeda attacked America on 11 September 2001, killing 2,977; IS-K is responsible for suicide attack on Kabul airport as U.S. forces were departing, killing 13 American troops and 170 Afghan civilians.</span></p>
<p wcount="66" data-sanitized-id="p_1_29" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">In February 2025, the Taliban declared to Doha Agreement – the U.S.-Taliban peace deal – to no longer be valid as it was limited to a specific set of circumstances, and that Kabul had met its key obligation by preventing the country from being used as a platform for attacks against the U.S. and its allies. That action passed without comment by the Trump administration because…</span></p>
<p wcount="46" data-sanitized-id="p_1_30" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">In March 2025 the Taliban <a title="https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-03-21/american-freed-by-taliban-reunited-with-wife-former-cellmate-in-us" href="https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-03-21/american-freed-by-taliban-reunited-with-wife-former-cellmate-in-us" rel="noopener">returned an American</a> tourist who went walkabout in the country in September 2022, and Washington <a title="https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-taliban-haqqani-us-bounty-a9f5434850d78f15f81f72222c14b894" href="https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-taliban-haqqani-us-bounty-a9f5434850d78f15f81f72222c14b894" rel="noopener">lifted the bounties</a> on three top Taliban leaders, including Sirajuddin Haqqani, leader of the Haqqani Network that attacked U.S. troops and the ousted Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.</span></p>
<p wcount="62" data-sanitized-id="p_1_31" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">Though both sides are making positive moves, the Taliban probably have low expectations that the Americans will seize a significant opportunity. In late 2001, Taliban leader Mullah Omar offered his surrender to Hamid Karzai, installed by the Americans as the leader of Afghanistan. The Americans refused the surrender, but the Taliban <a title="https://www.google.com/books/edition/Fool_s_Errand/mOJwDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&amp;gbpv=1" href="https://www.google.com/books/edition/Fool_s_Errand/mOJwDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&amp;gbpv=1" rel="noopener">made several more attempts</a> before retiring to Pakistan to plan the resistance.</span></p>
<p wcount="91" data-sanitized-id="p_1_32" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">And if the Taliban ever decide to negotiate, that payoff will have to be substantial enough to stanch defections to IS-K and Al Qaeda, handing a defeat to the Kabul-based “moderates,” such as Mullah Omar and Sirajuddin Haqqani (yes, that’s where we are right now), and victory to the hard-liners in Kandahar who will then likely ally with IS-K and Al Qaeda, all but guaranteeing spillover violence (with refugees) to Iran, Pakistan, and Central Asia, and the likelihood IS-K and Al Qaeda will attack the U.S. or its friends.</span></p>
<p wcount="20" data-sanitized-id="p_1_33" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">So, yes, in the interest of peace and stability, the U.S. may have to ensure the Taliban remain intact.</span></p>
<p wcount="53" data-sanitized-id="p_1_34" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">Instability in Iran and Pakistan may be popular with some Beltway Bismarcks, but it will damage economies in the region and disrupt the numerous transport projects that will link Europe and Asia. China, Russia, and Iran will be able to present themselves as the moderating elements compared to the chaos agents from America.</span></p>
<p wcount="35" data-sanitized-id="p_1_35" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">Trump’s best options: noisily pivot away from this topic, quietly pursue confidence-building steps with Kabul, and order the security services to provide the Taliban with information they can use to defeat IS-K and Al-Qaeda.</span></p>


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title: The JFK Released CIA Assassination Files, by Paul Craig Roberts
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<div><img src="https://www.unz.com/wp-content/themes/unzSite/IMAGES/unz_large_logo.png" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><p wcount="65" data-sanitized-id="p_1_1" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">This interview began with the information available about President Kennedy’s assassination. I made the point that there is more conclusive evidence that JFK’s assassination was the result of a Joint Chiefs-CIA-Secret Service plot in James W. Douglass’ book, <em>JFK and the Unspeakable,</em> than there is in the released CIA files. The CIA is not going to keep a dossier of its own crimes.</span></p>
<p wcount="75" data-sanitized-id="p_1_2" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">The discussion moved on to alternative explanations, such as President Kennedy was assassinated by Israel, because he was putting pressure to prevent Israel from producing nuclear weapons. The morning of my interview by Larry, Ron Unz blamed Israel in his interview by Mike Whitney. I noted that Israel had no ability or cause to alter an official autopsy or ability to send Jack Ruby into a Dallas jail to shoot Oswald before he could talk.</span></p>
<p wcount="68" data-sanitized-id="p_1_3" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">(Note to the Israel Lobby: If I were the anti-semite you say I am, would I absolve Israel of murdering a loved and respected American President? The Israel Lobby is so incompetent that it creates anti-semites by calling honest people who tell the truth anti-semites. The crazy way the Israel Lobby works is that you have to be a liar for Israel to avoid the designation of “anti-semite.”)</span></p>
<p wcount="111" data-sanitized-id="p_1_4" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">From Israel as the culprit we moved on to CIA cover stories, how it always has one ready to plant in the media the minute a CIA operation occurs, and a half dozen or more cover stories to be implanted when the original wears out. As the CIA’s Director of Counterintelligence told me, as soon as the original story is worn out by contrary evidence, the CIA releases two or more other cover stories, and commentators argue about which of the other cover stories is the correct one, and the distance from the real event widens. Angleton said that as time passes, not even the CIA knows what really happened.</span></p>
<p wcount="60" data-sanitized-id="p_1_5" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">Those of us on the secret presidential committee were asked to keep it quiet, but we didn’t have to do so forever. As decades passed, people involved died, and the world changed, I decided it was a disservice to my country to let information die with me. Perhaps the few knowledgable Americans who remain will make use of it.</span></p>
<p wcount="4" data-sanitized-id="p_1_6" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">Here is the interview:</span></p>
<p wcount="2" data-sanitized-id="p_1_7" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents"><iframe width="500" height="281" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XDQX2ny2eQ4?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" title="Paul Craig Roberts: JFK Assassination: Who Done It? -Paul KNOWS!" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin"><br><a title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDQX2ny2eQ4'" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDQX2ny2eQ4" target="_blank" data-sanitized-class="caption">Video Link</a></iframe></span></p>


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The “Everything with Chinese Characteristics” Memo from Unpaid Volunteer Western Sektor Director of Public Relations Nobody, by Richard Solomon

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<div><img src="https://www.unz.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/lead-article-image.jpg" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><p wcount="68" data-sanitized-id="p_1_1" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">Years ago, when I still believed in the American Dream, I attended an entrepreneurship seminar. I recall the speaker saying, “When all else fails, try the truth.” I think he was joking. I live in ZioCorp, a place where “all else” failed- at least for those outside the dome. An ideal time for truth. That includes truth in propaganda, or “public relations.” Even Chinese propaganda, or “public relations.”</span></p>
<p wcount="55" data-sanitized-id="p_1_2" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">Lying propaganda incorporates elements of truth. “Red pilled” Trumpists denounce the “Deep State,” only to get flypapered into a more complex Trump 2.0 iteration of the QAnon psyop. DOGE is a simulation of the Ronald Reagan psyop, part of a long-game program that transformed America from a public/private sector entity into the fully privatized ZioCorp.</span></p>
<p wcount="30" data-sanitized-id="p_1_3" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">ZioCorp can’t tell the whole truth. What would it say?: “We want to frog boil you into a dumbed-down GMO suitable for total commoditization Malthusian culling?” A hard sell.</span></p>
<p wcount="76" data-sanitized-id="p_1_4" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">Unlike their American counterparts, I believe a decent percentage of China’s political class serves the interests of the citizens, nation-state, and culture. Like all ruling classes, self-interest and the “will to power” (as per Nietzsche), factor into the equation. If the human race ever finds The Way/Tao toward Kardashev Type II Civilization, it needs to handle the complexities of the power dynamic, likely through sublimation, as energy cannot be created nor destroyed, only transformed.</span></p>
<p wcount="43" data-sanitized-id="p_1_5" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">Philosophy, Physics, and Psychology 101 aside, China has shown the capacity for win-win programs within the present power dynamic. ZioCorp only plays win-lose. As its 5000-year history shows, China’s primary interest in other nations manifests as non-violent transactionalism. We can work with that.</span></p>
<p wcount="9" data-sanitized-id="p_1_6" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">Public Relations Learning Module 1: Neuro-linguistic programming vis-à-vis “globalization.”</span></p>
<p wcount="40" data-sanitized-id="p_1_7" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">I read a recent article about globalization on a major Chinese news site. Authored by a learned professor, it extolled globalization’s virtues. Since his piece appeared in the English language version, I surmise it was geared for Western consumption.</span></p>
<p wcount="18" data-sanitized-id="p_1_8" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">China as a national collective, benefited from globalization. What about the rest of the world, particularly the West?</span></p>
<p wcount="75" data-sanitized-id="p_1_9" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">If an American, German, French, Canadian, or Dutch citizen examined the state of their nation in the 80s/early 90s, when globalization went into overdrive, and compared it to today, what would they see? The greatest wealth transfer from the middle class to the oligarchy in history, permanent war, a ramped-up police state, weaponized immigration overload, wild inflation, and Rothschild Zionist control of every facet of society. The neocon/neoliberal ravaged Global South fared worse.</span></p>
<p wcount="77" data-sanitized-id="p_1_10" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">“Western” parasite globalization takes locally grown carrots, transports them around the world, and either sells the marked-up carrots back to their place of origin or forces the local carrot-growing region to sell their good carrots globally and buy inferior and more expensive carrots from abroad. This wastes energy and produces unnecessary pollution. It also creates superfluous middlemen, toll collectors, and debt. Flooding a domestic market with foreign products that the domestic market can produce crushes local labor.</span></p>
<p wcount="78" data-sanitized-id="p_1_11" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">Digital platform globalization takes it to the next level, whereby everything sold digitally (which is practically “everything.”) pays a cut to the digital toll collector, extracting wealth from artists, musicians, content creators, entrepreneurs, and other value producers, and transferring the profits to the oligarchy through Amazon, Apple Music, PayPal, etc. Worse, by moving humanity’s data to the digital platform, Big Tech finance not only controls, but in reality owns, all intellectual property from antiquity to the present.</span></p>
<p wcount="28" data-sanitized-id="p_1_12" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">Finishing the article I thought- this professor must think I’m stupid. He’s right- I am. I grow stupider* with every centimeter America sinks deeper into hell.</span></p>
<p wcount="53" data-sanitized-id="p_1_13" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">(*I use the term “stupid” in the Tao sense. When official “learned” sources lie about everything, one is forced to become stupid, i.e. less reliant on “smart” media/academia data sources and more dependent on instinct, intuition, and observation of the natural order., i.e., no, we don’t “trust the science.”)</span></p>
<p wcount="89" data-sanitized-id="p_1_14" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">A primary component of globalization, as envisioned by the international bankers and their “free market” sycophants, was to outsource manufacturing to low-wage China, increasing corporate earnings and consolidating Wall Street’s power. From its profits, China would buy American debt, turning the US into the greatest militarized toxic financial instrument that ever existed. As this is unsustainable, the bankers figured that when the US finally crashed in a century or so, grateful enriched Chinese elites would grant them full control over China’s economy, like with the US in 1913.</span></p>
<p wcount="111" data-sanitized-id="p_1_15" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">Wall Street’s plan contained crucial errors. First, the bankers miscalculated the speed of America’s decline in relation to China’s assent. They also misjudged the patriotism of China’s leaders, as the international bankers’ experience with the Anglo/European aristocracy taught them that a ruling class always sells out its lower caste co-nationals. Rather than turning China into a giant coolie industrial park and Wall Street money laundering operation, the CPC invested in its people and nation. Does corruption exist in China? Sure. However, unlike the US, China <a title="https://www.reuters.com/world/china/former-bank-china-chairman-gets-suspended-death-sentence-bribery-state-media-2024-11-26/#:~:text=SS)%20%2C%20opens%20new%20tab%20chairman,further%20crimes%20during%20the%20period." href="https://www.reuters.com/world/china/former-bank-china-chairman-gets-suspended-death-sentence-bribery-state-media-2024-11-26/#:~:text=SS)%20%2C%20opens%20new%20tab%20chairman,further%20crimes%20during%20the%20period.">prosecutes</a> top bankers and other high-level officials. Imagine the DOJ going after the head of the Federal Reserve. Ha ha ha.</span></p>
<p wcount="65" data-sanitized-id="p_1_16" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">China needs to be cognizant of the negative connotations attached to “globalization.” It’s analogous to China promoting Marxism, another Rothschild Zionist creation. China left Marxism behind and moved to “socialism with Chinese characteristics.” Why? Because Marxism* never works. That’s why the international bankers made it the “either-or” to predatory capitalism- as per Prof. Antony Sutton’s book, “Wall Street and the Bolshevik Revolution.”</span></p>
<p wcount="64" data-sanitized-id="p_1_17" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">(*Like all revolutionary leaders of his time, Chairman Mao was forced to weather the storm with either the Sassoon capitalist umbrella or the Marxist umbrella. Once China became strong, it adopted systems more in sync with its natural spirit. Obviously Chairman Mao made the correct choice. Had he chosen Sassoon capitalism, China would have played the abused Asian vassal, like Japan and S. Korea.)</span></p>
<p wcount="14" data-sanitized-id="p_1_18" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">So how might China give “globalization” Chinese characteristics in both practice and public relations?</span></p>
<p wcount="48" data-sanitized-id="p_1_19" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">The “merchant” is a prominent Chinese archetype. What is the merchant’s role? He delivers from afar that which cannot be produced locally. Historically this included rare commodities like silk and spices. What the merchant does not do is deliver over long distances what is already locally abundant.</span></p>
<p wcount="33" data-sanitized-id="p_1_20" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">An example of the “merchant with Chinese characteristics” is when China exchanges its railway building technology for an African nation’s minerals. Both parties receive from afar what they don’t produce locally.</span></p>
<p wcount="32" data-sanitized-id="p_1_21" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">When Africa comes into its moment, it can create domestic high-speed rail networks and China can mine minerals from asteroids using robots to create ecological-technological yin-yang balance or “ecology with Chinese characteristics.”</span></p>
<p wcount="35" data-sanitized-id="p_1_22" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">In the meantime, China needs to handle the delicate yin-yang balance of supporting pan-Africanism and African ecology with its need for Africa’s natural resources. AFRICOM and its funded militias stand ready to exploit mistakes.</span></p>
<p wcount="49" data-sanitized-id="p_1_23" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">At this point, the Chinese national reader might say, “Granted globalization transferred most of the global wealth to the international bankers and their associates, but it benefitted China.” True- for now. Tonight’s whisky bottle joy becomes tomorrow’s hangover. What are globalization’s hangover symptoms vis-à-vis China?</span></p>
<p wcount="38" data-sanitized-id="p_1_24" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">1) Conflict with the US: After transferring American manufacturing to China, the bankers want their 100 pounds of flesh. Whether that translates to cold war with economic sanctions, terrorism, and proxy armies or direct hot war remains to be seen.</span></p>
<p wcount="50" data-sanitized-id="p_1_25" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">2) Overreliance on global supply networks: Whether imported Iranian oil or exported EVs, as demonstrated with Nord Stream 2, supply chains make easy targets. If the “merchant” represents global trade, then the “farmer” represents self-reliance or autarky. The yin-yang balance of both archetypes makes for a full belly in all weather conditions.</span></p>
<p wcount="71" data-sanitized-id="p_1_26" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">3) Globalization’s impact on China’s collective psyche: While globalization lifted millions out of poverty, what were the effects of shockwave hyper-consumerism on the family unit, particularly the extended family unit, and society as a whole? While I think the CPC handled the transition in amazing fashion, it came with side effects. What is the metric that backs that? China’s skyrocketing use of antidepressants (SSRIs). Hyper-consumerism breeds depression and anxiety.</span></p>
<p wcount="31" data-sanitized-id="p_1_27" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">I understand people experience suicidal ideations and sometimes need pharmacuticals as a temporary stopgap measure. However, when a large percentage of society requires antidepressants to function, it belies a deeper problem.</span></p>
<p wcount="34" data-sanitized-id="p_1_28" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">Antidepressants contain many harmful side effects, <a title="https://www.tga.gov.au/news/safety-updates/updated-warnings-about-persistent-sexual-dysfunction-antidepressants" href="https://www.tga.gov.au/news/safety-updates/updated-warnings-about-persistent-sexual-dysfunction-antidepressants">including</a> de-sexualization, which is often permanent. In Tao-speak, SSRIs destroy vital force aka chi.* Vital force bolsters the nation’s immune system. Destroy vital force, destroy the nation.</span></p>
<p wcount="26" data-sanitized-id="p_1_29" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">(*While cigarettes and alcohol cause side effects, they don’t impact chi like SSRIs. Vaping mitigates smoking’s harmful effects, although I still support tobacco rights.)</span></p>
<p wcount="31" data-sanitized-id="p_1_30" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">If you want to see the result of decades of SSRI overprescription check out Prozac Nation USA, where children as young as five are prescribed antidepressants to make them lifetime customers.</span></p>
<p wcount="49" data-sanitized-id="p_1_31" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">In <a title="https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.880496/full" href="https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.880496/full">study</a> after <a title="https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1175002/full" href="https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1175002/full">study</a>, China’s top medical scientists demonstrate that SSRIs harm children. Yet someone from the CPC medical branch recently approved SSRIs for kids. Like Forrest Gump said in the movie: “Security checks are like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna find.”</span></p>
<p wcount="36" data-sanitized-id="p_1_32" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">While China benefited from importing Western technology, American “medicines” require special vetting. Goldman Sachs validated this when they <a title="https://www.digitaljournal.com/life/op-ed-curing-patients-not-good-for-business-goldman-sachs/article/519801" href="https://www.digitaljournal.com/life/op-ed-curing-patients-not-good-for-business-goldman-sachs/article/519801">advised</a> global capital against investing in treatments that cure diseases, opting instead for ones that create lifetime customers.</span></p>
<p wcount="58" data-sanitized-id="p_1_33" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">China needs to develop “healthcare with Chinese characteristics” through the integration of proper diet and exercise, the 5000-year-old Traditional Chinese Medicine cabinet, and advanced medical technology, e.g., microscopic drone submarines that laser-zap cancer cells, teeth/organ cellular regeneration. Be neither the over-educated moron who mocks nature’s healing plants nor the Luddite who rejects advanced life-saving technology.</span></p>
<p wcount="38" data-sanitized-id="p_1_34" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">4) Zio-feminism: If children represent the future, then the real and archetypal mother plays an invaluable role in securing the longevity of the culture. Same for the father. In stark inversion, America sacrifices its children for short-game oligarch profits.</span></p>
<p wcount="39" data-sanitized-id="p_1_35" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">In the 1950s and 60s, many US families lived on a husband’s sole income. To break up the traditional family unit and lower wages, zio-feminist academics and corporations created public relations campaigns that made female wage slavery glamorous.</span></p>
<p wcount="64" data-sanitized-id="p_1_36" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">Today’s US working-class woman drops off toddlers programmed for the drug rehabilitation/prison industrial complex to daycare strangers to work a poverty-wage job that can’t cover the bills. Conversely, her professional-class counterpart pursues career first, and in her 40s with old eggs and fertility drugs, births a semi-autistic kid who goes into anaphylactic shock after breathing a few molecules of peanut dust.</span></p>
<p wcount="26" data-sanitized-id="p_1_37" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">During China’s Woman’s Day public relations celebrations I see images of female astronauts, jet pilots, soldiers, police, athletes, and scientists, yet never a mother.</span></p>
<p wcount="31" data-sanitized-id="p_1_38" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">I thought China fell short on women in the M:F ratio mating pool.* If China needs women in the workforce, follow the natural order, i.e., “feminism with Chinese characteristics.”</span></p>
<p wcount="68" data-sanitized-id="p_1_39" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">If a woman’s optimal birthing age is 18-25, create propaganda and financial incentives (universal basic income?) that promote younger motherhood. Offer child-friendly college programs for stay-at-home moms, so that when the kids reach maturity, she has a PhD or similar certification at 35 or 40. Some Chinese husbands might enjoy seeing their wives embark on stimulating careers that keep them away from home, especially with advances in robotic maids.</span></p>
<p wcount="57" data-sanitized-id="p_1_40" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">(*Given the food shortages, China’s “one-child policy” aligned with Tao. However, the industrial-scale abortion of female fetuses that followed did not. Had Marxist materialists not persecuted Tao scholars, someone might have suggested offering government incentives to keep the females. Materialist solutions like mass immigration, hologram girlfriends, and mental meds won’t solve the lonely-man karmic imbalance.)</span></p>
<p wcount="29" data-sanitized-id="p_1_41" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">5) Globalization Technocracy: Since the 20th century, technology has far outpaced human cognitive evolution. WEF “philosophers” like Yuval Harari push transhumanist technocracy to bend the natural order- or destroy it.</span></p>
<p wcount="17" data-sanitized-id="p_1_42" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">This messaging attracts some within the CPC, as it comes with the sparkling lights of high technology.</span></p>
<p wcount="31" data-sanitized-id="p_1_43" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">Technological materialism divorced from the natural order creates weird social distortions- and ultimately, species extinction. What is the counterbalance to technocratic excess? Chinese spiritual philosophy expressed through the Confucius-Tao yin-yang balance.</span></p>
<p wcount="20" data-sanitized-id="p_1_44" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">Why import alien ideologies into China to fill the void not filled by the machine? The Confucius-Tao paradigm is 100% Made-In-China.</span></p>
<p wcount="14" data-sanitized-id="p_1_45" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">The Chinese national reader might ask, “Why incorporate Tao when Confucianism provides sufficient order?”</span></p>
<p wcount="11" data-sanitized-id="p_1_46" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">Tao supplies life-force or chi, an essential element in technological society.</span></p>
<p wcount="31" data-sanitized-id="p_1_47" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">While Confucianism promotes social stability and an educated society, without balance, it forms a managerial class of stagnant exam-worshippers susceptible to corruption. History shows Confucianism worked best when balanced with Tao.</span></p>
<p wcount="29" data-sanitized-id="p_1_48" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">Conversely, Confucianism balances Tao excess. While followers of Tao prize conflict avoidance, some can go ”off the chain” when mistreated, as seen in the Tao Yellow Headscarf (Turban) Rebellion.</span></p>
<p wcount="28" data-sanitized-id="p_1_49" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">To the outside observer, some followers of Tao might appear lazy. This is because “action through inaction” is a Tao tenet. Studying Tao can be a full-time job.</span></p>
<p wcount="31" data-sanitized-id="p_1_50" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">Who better to consult on high-tech leisure-time post-scarcity society than followers of Tao? When driverless cars and AI eliminate truck driving and computer coding jobs, Tao beats World Economic Forum culling.</span></p>
<p wcount="31" data-sanitized-id="p_1_51" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">Even if one concludes that some followers of Tao are lazy slobs who lay in the grass gazing at cloud dragons- when the light turns green, they put in the work.</span></p>
<p wcount="41" data-sanitized-id="p_1_52" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">While Confucianism performs beautifully in China. Tao, and its sister, Chinese-perfected Buddhism, remain better suited for foreign export/public relations. Tao is a universal application. From ancient Celtic runes to Red Indian totems, Tao works with all symbols, archetypes and myths.</span></p>
<p wcount="43" data-sanitized-id="p_1_53" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">In the 1970s, Bruce Lee (Lee Jun-fan) mesmerized global audiences with Chinese martial arts. Around the same time, Hollywood produced the KUNG FU television series. While the show’s main storyline was sometimes slow and reductive, the flashback sequences dynamically portrayed Chinese spiritual-philosophy.</span></p>
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<p wcount="2" data-sanitized-id="p_1_54" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents"><a title="https://youtu.be/9Ygn37FYa-Q?si=Xtuz_5vb7XxII2f2'" href="https://youtu.be/9Ygn37FYa-Q?si=Xtuz_5vb7XxII2f2" target="_blank" data-sanitized-class="caption">Video Link</a></span></p>
<p wcount="24" data-sanitized-id="p_1_55" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">Notice the lack of feminized and infantilized cartoon characters. Perhaps it’s time to bring some real men into the global media outreach department.</span></p>
<p wcount="29" data-sanitized-id="p_1_56" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">At present, China’s global messaging comes across as win-win sparkly futuristic consumerism. Call it SinoCorp.* (*Not to be confused with the actual Sinocorp company. I’m speaking metaphorically.)</span></p>
<p wcount="16" data-sanitized-id="p_1_57" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">While a big improvement over ZioCorp, SinoCorp lacks the chi to attract a loyal global following.</span></p>
<p wcount="26" data-sanitized-id="p_1_58" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">To take artistic license with GODFATHER II movie dialogue: The world does business with SinoCorp. The world respects SinoCorp. But the world doesn’t trust SinoCorp.</span></p>
<p wcount="23" data-sanitized-id="p_1_59" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">If America is the “Empire of Lies,” then China must become the “Middle Kingdom of Truth,” i.e., a credible source for data.</span></p>
<p wcount="41" data-sanitized-id="p_1_60" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">If mistakes are made, rather than obfuscate- acknowledge, correct, and move on. If some eggs get cracked preparing the omelet, offer a humble apology with compensation to the eggshells or their next of kin- and move on. That is “truth policy.”</span></p>
<p wcount="70" data-sanitized-id="p_1_61" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">“Interesting times” generate collective angst that sparkle-city and fast-train images can’t ameliorate. They don’t have fast trains where I live. I take the subway- seated between the guy smoking crack and the screaming homeless schizophrenic. I’m not complaining per se. Followers of Tao collect and process data in all environments. If only the trains ran on schedule. Where’s Mussolini when you need him? Ha ha ha.</span></p>
<p wcount="64" data-sanitized-id="p_1_62" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">I remember one other thing the speaker told us at that seminar I attended so long ago. He said that when addressing potential clients and customers, make sure to first establish yourself as a credible expert in the product or service you’re selling. I screwed up. I should have done that at the beginning of the article. I told you I was stupid.</span></p>
<p wcount="8" data-sanitized-id="p_1_63" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">What makes me a credible expert on China?</span></p>
<p wcount="22" data-sanitized-id="p_1_64" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">I’m a Jewish Hebrew Israelite who follows the Tao. I serve Yahweh in Heaven and Huawei on Earth. Ha ha ha.</span></p>
<p wcount="11" data-sanitized-id="p_1_65" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">Levity aside, I think my China article history demonstrates prescient analysis.</span></p>
<p wcount="47" data-sanitized-id="p_1_66" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">I also wrote a book on Tao, adding my futile commentary to the other blockheads who also embarrassed themselves by adding to “Old Master.” As an aside, my Tao book covers 21st-century technocracy and simulation. Not that it matters, as Tao works in all quadrants of space-time.</span></p>
<p wcount="44" data-sanitized-id="p_1_67" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">I do think it a tad unfair that China imports “same song” Western puffy-pants professors and metrosexuals for 5-star speaking tours of Chinese universities filled with bubbly coeds, while the guy with fresh exciting ideas navigates through filth, vomit, and hypercapitalism’s discarded bodies.</span></p>
<p wcount="13" data-sanitized-id="p_1_68" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">It’s ok. I understand. I’m nobody. A pathetic clown. So sad.</span></p>
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<p wcount="2" data-sanitized-id="p_1_69" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents"><a title="https://youtu.be/OXWVAfuf9Q8?si=rL8Fg3NgQdXH1K6W'" href="https://youtu.be/OXWVAfuf9Q8?si=rL8Fg3NgQdXH1K6W" target="_blank" data-sanitized-class="caption">Video Link</a></span></p>
<p wcount="38" data-sanitized-id="p_1_70" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">I’ll just flap my little butterfly wings into the Tao interface to generate a current of meaninglessness that floats into nothingness. Or perhaps the chance flutter of a hummingbird’s wings redirects it to The PLA Commander.</span></p>
<p wcount="17" data-sanitized-id="p_1_71" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">Do you study the ways of tiger, crane, and praying mantis? Are you lonely like me friend?</span></p>
<p wcount="30" data-sanitized-id="p_1_72" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents">Emperor President Xi needs you to help him guide the ship through “interesting times.” Playing silly games on deck, metrosexual materialists and peacock billionaires miss the rock’s hidden protuberance.</span></p>
<p wcount="21" data-sanitized-id="p_1_73" data-sanitized-class="container"><span data-sanitized-class="contents"><em>Visit TaoisNow.org for more data and to receive a free copy of “The Tao Guidebook to Navigating the Satanic Matrix.”</em></span></p>

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<p><span>The following as</span> <a href="https://www.rt.com/news/614723-us-yemen-war-plans-leak/" rel>reported by RT</a> <span>is the “reasoning” Team Trump is using to justify War Crimes of several varieties:</span></p>
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<p><em>“There is a real risk that the public doesn’t understand this or why it’s necessary,”</em> <span>said the account labeled JD Vance, arguing that</span> <em>“the strongest reason to do this is, as POTUS said, to send a message.”</em> <span>In response, Hegseth agreed, stating:</span> <em>“I think messaging is going to be tough no matter what — nobody knows who the Houthis are — which is why we would need to stay focused on: 1) Biden failed &amp; 2) Iran funded.”</em></p>
<p><span>Trump has claimed the Houthi attacks</span> <em>“emanate from, and are created by, Iran,”</em> <span>warning that from now on, Washington would view every shot fired by the Yemeni group as if it were fired by Tehran.</span> <em>“Iran will be held responsible, and suffer the consequences, and those consequences will be dire,”</em> <span>the president wrote on his Truth Social platform last Monday. [Italics Original]</span></p>
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<p>Just another day in the life of the Outlaw US Empire that seems to try and kill at least one innocent daily either directly or via its proxies. Trump has now earned the sobriquet Genocide Don—some peace president, huh?! He trashes Biden but is just as evil, which appears to be a prerequisite for becoming the elected king of the Outlaw US Empire. When did we last have a US president that didn’t kill anyone as policy? Not in my lifetime.</p>
<p><span>The promised release of some JFK papers kept from public view for 60+ years prompted a visit to David Ratcliffe’s website ratical.org that I’ve been using as a source since 1998 to see if he had anything to say about Piper’s</span> <em>Final Judgement</em> <span>many of</span> <span>whose points in his hypothesis were proven true by those documents. Alas, there was nothing, so I decided to visit the section on MLK’s assassination and see what was new there. The first was a</span> <a href="https://ratical.org/ratville/JFK/MLKactOstate.html" rel>book review</a> <span>by David of William Pepper’s</span> <em><a href="https://ratical.org/ratville/JFK/WFP020403.html" rel>An Act of State - The Execution of Martin Luther King</a></em> <span>that I dug into. I then went to the hyperlinked title’s page which contains the transcript of a talk given at Modern Times Bookstore, San Francisco on 4 February 2003, which is also a fascinating read. I knew of the civil court trial verdict when it was made public in 1999 but as noted it was never publicized by BigLie Media because the Establishment Narrative is to be preserved and continued until all memory fades. In closing this note of outrage, I provide an excerpt, a very small amount of the text available at the above links that lead to more:</span></p>
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<p><span>In his</span> <a href="http://ratical.org/ratville/JFK/MLKACT/MLKACTvol14.html#p2160" rel>closing remarks on the last day of the trial</a><span>, Dr. Pepper touched upon the underlying dynamics of what created the circumstances of Dr. King's execution:</span></p>
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<p><span>Martin King, as you know, for many years was a Baptist preacher in the southern part of this country, and he was thrust into leadership of the civil rights movement at a historic moment in the civil rights movement and social change movement in this part of the country. That's where he was. That's where he has been locked in time, locked in a media image, locked as an icon in the brains of the people of this country.</span><br><span>But Martin King had moved well beyond that. When he was awarded the Noble Peace Prize,</span> <em><strong>he became in the mid-1960's an international figure, a person of serious stature whose voice, his opinions, on other issues than just the plight of black people in the South became very significant world-wide.</strong></em> <em><strong>He commanded world-wide attention as few had before him. As a successor, if you will, to Mahatmas Gandhi in terms of the movement for social change through civil disobedience. So that's where he was moving.</strong></em> <span>Then in 1967, April 4, 1967, one year to the day before he was killed,</span> <a href="https://ratical.org/ratville/JFK/MLKapr67.html" rel>he delivered the momentous speech at Riverside Church</a> <span>in New York where he opposed the war.</span><br><span>Now, he thought carefully about this war. . . . I remember vividly, I was a journalist in Vietnam, when I came back, he asked to meet with me, and when I opened my files to him, which were devastating in terms of the effects upon the civilian population of that country, he unashamedly wept.</span><br><span>I knew at that point really that the die was cast. This was in February of 1967. He was definitely going to oppose that war with every strength, every fiber in his body. And he did so. He opposed it. And from the date of the Riverside speech to the date he was killed, he never wavered in that opposition.</span> <em><strong>Now, what does that mean? Is he an enemy of the State? The State regarded him as an enemy because he opposed it. But what does it really mean, his opposition?</strong></em> <span>I put it to you that his opposition to that war had little to do with ideology, with capitalism, with democracy.</span> <em><strong>It had to do with money. It had to do with huge amounts of money that that war was generating to large multinational corporations that were based in the United States</strong></em> <span>. . .</span><br><span>When Martin King opposed the war, when he rallied people to oppose the war, he was threatening the bottom lines of some of the largest defense contractors in this country. This was about money. When he threatened to bring that war to a close through massive popular opposition, he was threatening the bottom lines of some of the largest construction companies, one of which was in the State of Texas, that patronized the Presidency of Lyndon Johnson and had the major construction contracts at Cam Ran Bay in Vietnam. This is what Martin King was challenging.</span> <em><strong>He was challenging the weapons industry, the hardware, the armament industries, that all would lose as a result of the end of the war</strong></em><span>. . . .</span><br><span>Now, he began to talk about a redistribution of wealth, in this the wealthiest country in the world that had such a large group of poor people, of people living then and now, by the way, in poverty. That problem had to be addressed. And it wasn't a black-and-white problem. This was a problem that dealt with Hispanics, and it dealt with poor whites as well.</span> <em><strong>That is what he was taking on. That's what he was challenging.</strong></em><br><span>The powers in this land believed he would not be successful. Why did they believe that?</span> <em><strong>They believed that because they knew that the decision-making processes in the United States had</strong></em> <span>by that point in time, and today it is much worse in my view, but</span> <em><strong>by that point in time had so consolidated power that they were the representatives, the foot soldiers, of the . . . very economic interests who were going to suffer as a result of these times of changes</strong></em><span>. So the very powerful lobbying forces that put their people in the halls of Congress and indeed in the White House itself and controlled them, paid and bought them and controlled them,</span> <em><strong>were certainly not going to agree to the type of social legislation that Martin King and his mass of humanity were going to require.</strong></em> <span>[My Emphasis]</span></p>
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<p>Killing MLK was clearly sending a message to all who sought the ends he sought, and riots erupted in major cities coast-to-coast. And since 1968 there’s been zero progress on stopping the Outlaw US Empire or its Merchants of Death and those who own them and the federal government. How should the Humanistic portion of the world access such messages? What sort of reply must really be sent by those able to stand up like Ansarallah? What to do with a society so densely filled with criminals in positions of leadership? A friend now gone named his publication “Voices in the Wilderness.” I now understand why he ended his life. His message was to continue resisting. I will.</p>
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<div><img src="https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-03-25/Wang-Yi-meets-Portuguese-foreign-minister-in-Beijing-1C1LtlW6Qj6/img/d33141b26dc440d091409136876231fe/d33141b26dc440d091409136876231fe-1920.png" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><p>Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held the second China-Portugal strategic dialogue at the foreign ministers' level with Portuguese Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel in Beijing on Tuesday.</p>
<p>Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said that China and Portugal have a good tradition of mutual respect and support, and the two sides have properly settled the Macao issue with political wisdom, setting a good example of resolving issues left over from history through friendly consultation.</p>
<p>Last year, China and Portugal jointly celebrated the 45th anniversary of establishing diplomatic ties. Leaders of the two countries exchanged congratulatory messages and spoke highly of the successful development of bilateral relations, said Wang.</p>
<p>Noting that this year marks the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the China-Portugal comprehensive strategic partnership and the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and the European Union (EU), Wang said that China is ready to work with Portugal to build a more stable, fruitful and dynamic bilateral relationship and make China and Europe strategic partners of mutual trust and achievements.</p>
<p>Wang also said that Chinese modernization is one of mutual benefit and win-win cooperation, which will provide greater opportunities for Portugal and other countries in the world. The two sides should actively expand cooperation and people-to-people exchanges, continue to give play to Macao's role as a bridge and push for greater development of bilateral relations, he said.</p>
<p>Rangel said that he was glad to see the success of the practice of "One Country, Two Systems" in Macao. Portugal attaches great importance to Portugal-China relations and firmly adheres to the one-China policy, he added.</p>
<p>The Portuguese foreign minister said that Chinese investment has played an important role in Portugal's economic and social development. </p>
<p>Portugal welcomes more Chinese enterprises to invest and is willing to strengthen cooperation with China in the fields of economy, trade, energy, health, finance, infrastructure and green transformation, he said.</p>
<p>Rangel is on a five-day visit to China that will conclude on Friday.</p>
<p>(With input from Xinhua)</p>
<p>(Cover: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, shakes hands with Portuguese Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel in Beijing, China, March 25, 2025. /CGTN)</p>

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<p>"Yu Opera is a melody pulsing within the very blood of Henan's people!" Fan Jun, vice chairman of the China Quyi Artists Association, captured the enduring vitality of this art form, which has echoed through the Central Plains for centuries. Today, this ancient tree, rooted deep in the Yellow River's soil, is sprouting vibrant new growth. </p>
<p>What captivating encounter awaits when Chang Xiaoyu, eldest daughter and disciple of Master Chang Xiangyu and a guardian of the traditional Chang school's precise vocal style, meets Zhu Xuguang, a young actress of the Youth Troupe of Henan Yu Opera Theatre infusing modern aesthetics into classic costumes? </p>
<p>Join us as we explore the delicate balance of preservation and innovation in Yu Opera's rich heritage and witness its remarkable renaissance in the modern age.</p>
<p><em>Video editors: Wang Qianhui, Zhao Ying, Wang Yichuan</em></p>
<p><em>Cinematographers: Wang Yue, Guo Huakang, Fu Xiaolei</em></p>
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<p>A photo shows a blue-throated barbet perching on a branch in Baihualing in Baoshan, Yunnan, China. /VCG</p>
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<p data-sanitized-class="title">A photo shows a blue-throated barbet perching on a branch in Baihualing in Baoshan, Yunnan, China. /VCG</p>
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<p>A photo shows two long-tailed sibia perching on a branch in Baihualing in Baoshan, Yunnan, China. /VCG</p>
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<p data-sanitized-class="title">A photo shows two long-tailed sibia perching on a branch in Baihualing in Baoshan, Yunnan, China. /VCG</p>
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<p>A photo shows two red-tailed laughing thrushes foraging on a tree branch in Baihualing in Baoshan, Yunnan, China. /VCG</p>
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<p data-sanitized-class="title">A photo shows two red-tailed laughing thrushes foraging on a tree branch in Baihualing in Baoshan, Yunnan, China. /VCG</p>
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<p>A photo shows a yellow-breasted greenfinch hovering in midair in Baihualing in Baoshan, Yunnan, China. /VCG</p>
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<p data-sanitized-class="title">A photo shows a yellow-breasted greenfinch hovering in midair in Baihualing in Baoshan, Yunnan, China. /VCG</p>
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<p>As winter gives way to spring, Baihualing in Baoshan, Yunnan, has become a haven for birdwatchers. Baihualing, which translates to "Hundred Flowers Ridge," lives up to its name, offering an unparalleled spectacle of flora and fauna. Tucked away within the lush Gaoligong Mountains, this renowned birdwatching hotspot has come alive with the songs of diverse bird species, while various flowers paint the landscape in rich hues.</p>
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<p data-sanitized-class="title">A red panda clambers up the vine-wrapped structure in the Leheledu Animal Theme Park in Chongqing on March 24, 2025. /VCG</p>
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<p>A red panda clambers up the vine-wrapped structure in the Leheledu Animal Theme Park in Chongqing on March 24, 2025. /VCG</p>
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<p data-sanitized-class="title">A red panda clambers up the vine-wrapped structure in the Leheledu Animal Theme Park in Chongqing on March 24, 2025. /VCG</p>
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<p>A red panda clambers up the vine-wrapped structure in the Leheledu Animal Theme Park in Chongqing on March 24, 2025. /VCG</p>
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<p data-sanitized-class="title">A red panda clambers up the vine-wrapped structure in the Leheledu Animal Theme Park in Chongqing on March 24, 2025. /VCG</p>
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<p>A red panda clambers up the vine-wrapped structure in the Leheledu Animal Theme Park in Chongqing on March 24, 2025. /VCG</p>
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<p data-sanitized-class="title">A red panda clambers up the vine-wrapped structure in the Leheledu Animal Theme Park in Chongqing on March 24, 2025. /VCG</p>
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<p>With spring in full swing, the Leheledu Animal Theme Park in Chongqing has added a delightful touch to its red panda enclosure – a beautifully decorated climbing frame covered in flowers. The moment these furry explorers spotted the floral playground, curiosity took over. They clambered up the vine-wrapped structure, eagerly exploring their new playground.</p>
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<p>In southwest China's Yunnan Province, the Dai ethnic group's bamboo houses, also known as "ganlan" in Chinese, embody a unique architectural tradition. Built on stilts about two meters above the ground, these "ganlan" structures protect against dampness, pests, and flooding, adapting to the tropical rainforest climate. The upper level serves as living quarters, while the lower space is used for storage or livestock. Thatched roofs with steep slopes ensure efficient drainage, reflecting the Dai people's deep connection with nature.</p>
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<p>A file photo shows the bamboo houses of the Dai ethnic group in Yunnan Province. /IC</p>
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<p>A file photo shows the bamboo houses of the Dai ethnic group in Yunnan Province. /IC</p>
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<p>Similarly, Cambodia's rural stilt houses, made primarily of wood, follow a design similar to the ganlan houses, which provide protection from floods and pests. Elevated on sturdy columns, they provide ventilation and thermal insulation. The main living areas, including the bedrooms and kitchens, occupy the upper level, and often feature a front veranda for daily activities.</p>
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<p>A file photo shows houses on stilts in a village in Cambodia. /IC</p>
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<p data-sanitized-class="title">A file photo shows houses on stilts in a village in Cambodia. /IC</p>
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<div readability="6" data-sanitized-class="cmsImage"><img src="https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-03-25/Traditional-raised-houses-in-China-and-Cambodia-embrace-nature-1C1D9ExwGY0/img/e3feda5f225a4ab9953724dbb9a3fc2a/e3feda5f225a4ab9953724dbb9a3fc2a.jpeg" alt="A file photo shows houses on stilts in a village in Cambodia. /IC" layout="fixed-height" height="210" lightbox="collection" aria-describedby="https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-03-25/Traditional-raised-houses-in-China-and-Cambodia-embrace-nature-1C1D9ExwGY0/img/e3feda5f225a4ab9953724dbb9a3fc2a/e3feda5f225a4ab9953724dbb9a3fc2a.jpeg"><div readability="8" data-sanitized-class="imageCaption">
<p>A file photo shows houses on stilts in a village in Cambodia. /IC</p>
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<p>Although from different cultural backgrounds, both the Dai bamboo houses and the Cambodian stilt houses demonstrate the ingenuity of traditional Asian architecture in adapting to the local environment.</p>
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<p>Peach blossoms bloom against the backdrop of Kunming Lake at the Summer Palace in Beijing on March 16, 2025. /CGTN</p>
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<p data-sanitized-class="title">Peach blossoms bloom against the backdrop of Kunming Lake at the Summer Palace in Beijing on March 16, 2025. /CGTN</p>
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<p>Visitors admire the peach blossoms along the West Causeway of Kunming Lake at the Summer Palace in Beijing on March 16, 2025. /CGTN</p>
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<p data-sanitized-class="title">Visitors admire the peach blossoms along the West Causeway of Kunming Lake at the Summer Palace in Beijing on March 16, 2025. /CGTN</p>
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<p>Peach blossoms bloom against the backdrop of Kunming Lake at the Summer Palace in Beijing on March 16, 2025. /CGTN</p>
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<p data-sanitized-class="title">Peach blossoms bloom against the backdrop of Kunming Lake at the Summer Palace in Beijing on March 16, 2025. /CGTN</p>
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<p>Peach blossoms, together with Kunming Lake and the historic architecture, create a captivating spring landscape at the Summer Palace in Beijing on March 16, 2025. /CGTN</p>
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<p data-sanitized-class="title">Peach blossoms, together with Kunming Lake and the historic architecture, create a captivating spring landscape at the Summer Palace in Beijing on March 16, 2025. /CGTN</p>
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<p>Visitors admire the peach blossoms along the West Causeway of Kunming Lake at the Summer Palace in Beijing on March 16, 2025. /CGTN</p>
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<p data-sanitized-class="title">Visitors admire the peach blossoms along the West Causeway of Kunming Lake at the Summer Palace in Beijing on March 16, 2025. /CGTN</p>
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<p>Peach blossoms bloom against the backdrop of Kunming Lake at the Summer Palace in Beijing on March 16, 2025. /CGTN</p>
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<p data-sanitized-class="title">Peach blossoms bloom against the backdrop of Kunming Lake at the Summer Palace in Beijing on March 16, 2025. /CGTN</p>
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<p>The peach blossoms along the West Causeway of Kunming Lake brought a vibrant spring atmosphere to the Summer Palace in Beijing. The delicate flowers, together with the lake and the historic architecture of this former imperial garden, created a captivating spring landscape that drew crowds of visitors to enjoy the view and capture the beauty in photos.</p>
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<p>People visit the Three Lanes and Seven Alleys, a century-old block in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, February 25, 2025. /VCG</p>
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<p data-sanitized-class="title">People visit the Three Lanes and Seven Alleys, a century-old block in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, February 25, 2025. /VCG</p>
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<p>People visit the Three Lanes and Seven Alleys, a century-old block in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, February 25, 2025. /VCG</p>
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<p data-sanitized-class="title">People visit the Three Lanes and Seven Alleys, a century-old block in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, February 25, 2025. /VCG</p>
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<p>A visitor takes photo of the blossoming flame vines at the Three Lanes and Seven Alleys, a century-old block in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, February 25, 2025. /VCG</p>
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<p data-sanitized-class="title">A visitor takes photo of the blossoming flame vines at the Three Lanes and Seven Alleys, a century-old block in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, February 25, 2025. /VCG</p>
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<p>People visit the Three Lanes and Seven Alleys, a century-old block in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, February 25, 2025. /VCG</p>
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<p data-sanitized-class="title">People visit the Three Lanes and Seven Alleys, a century-old block in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, February 25, 2025. /VCG</p>
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<p>By early spring, the flame vines have climbed the walls of the Three Lanes and Seven Alleys, a century-old block in Fuzhou, Fujian Province. Amid the white walls and black tiles, the blossoming bright orange tubular flowers added a touch of life and vitality to the ancient buildings, drawing visitors to take pictures.</p>
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title: Qingming Cake: Guizhou Tujia&amp;#039;s time-honored festive delicacy
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<p>Qingming Cakes, taken fresh from the pot, are seen in Yinjiang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, on March 19, 2025. /Photo provided to CGTN</p>
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<p data-sanitized-class="title">Qingming Cakes, taken fresh from the pot, are seen in Yinjiang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, on March 19, 2025. /Photo provided to CGTN</p>
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<p>Villagers pick cudweed to make Qingming Cake in Yinjiang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, on March 19, 2025. /Photo provided to CGTN</p>
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<p data-sanitized-class="title">Villagers pick cudweed to make Qingming Cake in Yinjiang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, on March 19, 2025. /Photo provided to CGTN</p>
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<p>People pound glutinous rice and cudweed together to make Qingming Cake in Yinjiang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, on March 19, 2025. /Photo provided to CGTN</p>
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<p data-sanitized-class="title">People pound glutinous rice and cudweed together to make Qingming Cake in Yinjiang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, on March 19, 2025. /Photo provided to CGTN</p>
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<p>Qingming Cake is a traditional delicacy that the Tujia people of Yinjiang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County in southwest China's Guizhou Province cannot live without around the Qingming Festival, or Tomb-Sweeping Day, which falls on April 4 this year. From picking the cudweed to steaming, it takes more than 10 procedures to make. Its main ingredients are fresh and tender cudweed, glutinous rice flour and rice flour, while the filling is made of diced tofu, wild onions and chili peppers.</p>
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<p>People knead dough to make Qingming Cake in Yinjiang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, on March 19, 2025. /Photo provided to CGTN</p>
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<p data-sanitized-class="title">People knead dough to make Qingming Cake in Yinjiang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, on March 19, 2025. /Photo provided to CGTN</p>
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<p data-sanitized-class="title">People wrap deep-fried tofu cubes, wild onions, and chili peppers into dough balls to make Qingming Cake in Yinjiang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, on March 19, 2025. /Photo provided to CGTN</p>
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<p>Qingming Cakes, taken fresh from the pot, are seen in Yinjiang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, on March 19, 2025. /Photo provided to CGTN</p>
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<p data-sanitized-class="title">Qingming Cakes, taken fresh from the pot, are seen in Yinjiang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, on March 19, 2025. /Photo provided to CGTN</p>
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<p>First of all, pick the newly sprouted tender leaves of the cudweed. Once picked, the cudweed should be washed immediately with clean water while it's still fresh. At the same time, soak the glutinous rice in advance. Subsequently, pound the glutinous rice and the cudweed together. The beaten glutinous rice is then filtered through a sieve, making it more delicate, which is the key to ensuring that the Qingming Cake is soft and glutinous when eaten. Next, cook the cudweed until it's fully fried. Then, pour the glutinous rice flour and rice flour into a basin and stir them evenly. Add the chopped cudweed and slowly pour it in an appropriate amount of warm water. Then knead the mixture into a smooth dough that doesn't stick to the hands and has a moderate texture and consistency. Divide the kneaded dough into appropriately sized dough balls. Wrap the deep-fried tofu cubes, wild onions, and chili peppers into the dough balls. Roll the cakes into a round shape, which symbolizes family reunion, happiness, and good health. Finally, steam them.</p>
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<p>Elderly people sample Qingming Cakes fresh from the pot in Yinjiang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, on March 19, 2025. /Photo provided to CGTN</p>
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<p data-sanitized-class="title">Elderly people sample Qingming Cakes fresh from the pot in Yinjiang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, on March 19, 2025. /Photo provided to CGTN</p>
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<p>Qingming Cakes are set out on a dining table for a family reunion in Yinjiang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, on March 19, 2025. /Photo provided to CGTN</p>
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<p data-sanitized-class="title">Qingming Cakes are set out on a dining table for a family reunion in Yinjiang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, on March 19, 2025. /Photo provided to CGTN</p>
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<p>Passed down from generation to generation, the technique of making Qingming Cake transforms the tender shoots from the mountains into the taste of spring that lingers on the tip of the tongue, allowing the gifts of nature and the legacy of culture to blend perfectly at the dexterous fingertips of the Tujia people. This touch of green is not only a nod to the people's ancestors, but also a symbol of anticipation for a family reunion.</p>
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title: Vice premier urges more U.S. companies to deepen cooperation in China
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<p>China encourages more U.S. companies and long-term capital to continue deepening mutually beneficial cooperation with China, playing a greater role in promoting the healthy development of bilateral economic and trade relations, Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng said on Monday.</p>
<p>He, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks when meeting with Blackstone Group chairman Stephen Schwarzman at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. The vice premier pointed out that China's economy is currently demonstrating positive momentum, with vitality and dynamism being further unleashed.</p>
<p>The new development paradigm with domestic circulation as the mainstay and domestic and international circulations reinforcing each other is accelerating its formation, heralding even brighter prospects, He said.</p>
<p>Schwarzman expressed confidence in China's economic development and willingness to continue deepening Blackstone's involvement in the Chinese market, actively contributing to stronger U.S.-China economic and trade cooperation.</p>
<p>(Cover: A file photo of the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China. /VCG)</p>
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<p>Source(s): Xinhua News Agency</p>

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title: Living in the shadow of depleted uranium: KFOR soldiers&amp;#039; story
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<p>Following NATO's bombing of former Yugoslavia in 1999, a NATO-led international peacekeeping force was deployed in Kosovo. Among this KFOR force was a large Italian contingent. Italian physician Dr Rita Celli noticed that the incidence of cancer among them was significantly higher than in the normal population. Blood and tissue tests of the affected soldiers revealed excessive levels of heavy metals in the bodies and even the brains of these soldiers. She ascribes this to the lingering effects of NATO's use of depleted uranium munitions.</p>
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title: Russia, U.S. didn&amp;#039;t adopt joint statement after talks: Interfax
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<div><img src="https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-03-25/news-1C25ywqW5KU/img/6a5b6adcc3e64a99aba3ba8162f8cd23/6a5b6adcc3e64a99aba3ba8162f8cd23-1920.png" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><p>Russia and the United States did not adopt a joint statement after 12 hours of talks in Saudi Arabia on Monday due to Ukraine's position, the Interfax news agency reported on Tuesday, citing a senior Russian senator.</p>
<p>Interfax cited Vladimir Chizhov, a senior Russian senator, as telling state TV channel Rossiya-24, "The fact that they sat for 12 hours and apparently agreed on a joint statement, which was not adopted though because of Ukraine's position, is very typical and symptomatic."</p>
<p>Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters more than an hour after the statement had been expected, however, that Russian officials were still analyzing the information.</p>
<p>"The content of the technical negotiations will definitely not be 'published.' This should not be expected," he said. "The reports made in the capital [by Russia's negotiators to the government] are being analyzed, and only then will it be possible to talk about some understandings," Peskov told reporters, adding that the dialogue between Russian and American officials would continue.</p>
<p>Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that they were willing to strike a new agreement on the safety of shipping in the Black Sea but only if the United States "ordered" Ukrainaian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to respect it.</p>
<p>According to Lavrov, only such an order would provide the assurances that Russia needed.</p>
<p>While the details of the expected statement were not clear, sources cited by the CBS News indicated that the reports from the U.S. technical team in Riyadh, shared with the Trump administration, appeared optimistic.</p>
<p>No American official has responded to the matter yet.</p>
<p>(With input from agencies)</p>
<p>(Cover:  A Russian "Grad" self-propelled multiple rocket launcher fires towards Ukrainian positions in Ukraine, March 20, 2025. /CFP)</p>

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<p>On March 25th, China released a Report on China's Participation in the Construction and Protection of International Communication Submarine Cables. The submarine cables are handling over 99% of intercontinental data traffic. CGTN was granted exclusive access to China's SEA-H2X submarine cable system, which connects the country, the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, and beyond. Follow the route in "Catching A Wave 2," the new CGTN documentary on the South China Sea. Premieres March 28th.</p>
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title: The JFK Released CIA Assassination Files
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<p>The JFK Released CIA Assassination Files<span data-sanitized-class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p>PCR interviewed <i>On Target</i> by Larry Sparano</p>
<p>This interview began with the information available about President Kennedy’s assassination.<span data-sanitized-class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>I made the point that there is more conclusive evidence that JFK’s assassination was the result of a Joint Chiefs-CIA-Secret Service plot in James W. Douglass’ book, <i>JFK and the Unspeakable,</i> than there is in the released CIA files.<span data-sanitized-class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>The CIA is not going to keep a dossier of its own crimes.</p>
<p>The discussion moved on to alternative explanations, such as President Kennedy was assassinated by Israel, because he was putting pressure to prevent Israel from producing nuclear weapons. The morning of my interview by Larry, Ron Unz blamed Israel in his interview by Mike Whitney.<span data-sanitized-class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>I noted that Israel had no ability or cause to alter an official autopsy or ability to send Jack Ruby into a Dallas jail to shoot Oswald before he could talk.</p>
<p>(Note to the Israel Lobby:<span data-sanitized-class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>If I were the anti-semite you say I am, would I absolve Israel of murdering a loved and respected American President? The Israel Lobby is so incompetent that it creates anti-semites by calling honest people who tell the truth anti-semites. The crazy way the Israel Lobby works is that you have to be a liar for Israel to avoid the designation of “anti-semite.”)</p>
<p>From Israel as the culprit we moved on to CIA cover stories, how it always has one ready to plant in the media the minute a CIA operation occurs, and a half dozen or more cover stories to be implanted when the original wears out.<span data-sanitized-class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>As the CIA’s Director of Counterintelligence told me, as soon as the original story is worn out by contrary evidence, the CIA releases two or more other cover stories, and commentators argue about which of the other cover stories is the correct one, and the distance from the real event widens. Angleton said that as time passes, not even the CIA knows what really happened.</p>
<p>Those of us on the secret presidential committee were asked to keep it quiet, but we didn’t have to do so forever.<span data-sanitized-class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>As decades passed, people involved died, and the world changed, I decided it was a disservice to my country to let information die with me.<span data-sanitized-class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>Perhaps the few knowledgable Americans who remain will make use of it.</p>
<p>Here is the interview:</p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDQX2ny2eQ4">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDQX2ny2eQ4</a><span data-sanitized-class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>


title: How a U.S. journalist ended up in secret chat on Yemen strike plans
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<div><img src="https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-03-25/How-a-U-S-journalist-ended-up-in-secret-chat-on-Yemen-strike-plans-1C24VqxCOLS/img/00ff010ddb724b72bbaeb5d1a115c89a/00ff010ddb724b72bbaeb5d1a115c89a-750.png" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><p>Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of <em>The Atlantic</em>, said on Monday that senior U.S. national security officials recently added him to a Signal group chat discussing a military strike on Houthi forces in Yemen. He said he became aware of the air strike plan about two hours before the U.S. operation.</p>
<p>The senior officials' handling of the highly sensitive information has sparked widespread criticism, with Democratic lawmakers and legal experts expressing concerns over the breach of security protocols and the potential legal ramifications.</p>
<p><strong>The backstory</strong></p>
<p>Goldberg detailed the incident in an article on the magazine's website on Monday. He explained that on March 11, he received a connection request on the Signal messaging app from a user named Michael Waltz – the name of the U.S. national security advisor. However, at the time, it was unclear whether this was the official's actual account.</p>
<p>Two days later, Goldberg received a notification that he would be added to a group chat called "Houthi PC Small Group."</p>
<p>A message to the group, from "Michael Waltz," read as follows, "Team – establishing a principles [sic] group for coordination on Houthis, particularly for over the next 72 hours," Goldberg wrote.</p>
<p>The term "principals committee" generally refers to a group of the senior-most national security officials, including the secretaries of defense, state and the treasury, as well as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), he explained.</p>
<p>Goldberg said he had serious doubts about the authenticity of the group chat because he couldn't believe that the U.S. national security leadership would discuss imminent war plans on Signal.</p>
<p>He also couldn't believe that the president's national security advisor would be so reckless as to include the editor-in-chief of <em>The Atlantic</em> in such discussions with senior U.S. officials, including Vice President JD Vance.</p>
<p>However, as the conversation progressed, he began to sense a high degree of verisimilitude.</p>
<p>"What I will say, in order to illustrate the shocking recklessness of this Signal conversation, is that the Hegseth post contained operational details of forthcoming strikes on Yemen, including information about targets, weapons the U.S. would be deploying, and attack sequencing," Goldberg said, referring to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.</p>
<p>After the actual air strikes happened at the same time as previewed in the group chat, Goldberg reached out to several U.S. officials in the group chat to verify whether this was a genuine Signal thread, and to inquire about why he was added to the chat, among other related questions.</p>
<p>"This appears to be an authentic message chain, and we are reviewing how an inadvertent number was added to the chain," Brian Hughes, the spokesman for the National Security Council, replied.</p>
<p><strong>What did Trump, officials say?</strong></p>
<p>Later that day, U.S. President Donald Trump was asked about the incident during a media briefing at the White House, to which he responded that he was unaware of it.</p>
<p>"I don't know anything about it. You're telling me about it for the first time," Trump said, adding that <em>The Atlantic</em> was "not much of a magazine."</p>
<p>The president later seemed to make light of the breach, sharing a post from Elon Musk on social media platform X that linked to a satirical article with the headline "4D Chess: Genius Trump Leaks War Plans to '<em>The Atlantic</em>,' Where They'll Go Unnoticed."</p>
<p>White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement, "President Trump continues to have the utmost confidence in his national security team, including National Security Advisor Mike Waltz."</p>
<p>When asked by media about this, Hegseth said, "Nobody was texting war plans. And that's all I have to say about that." The defense secretary also lashed out at Goldberg, calling him "a deceitful and highly discredited so-called 'journalist' who's made a profession of peddling hoaxes time and time again."</p>
<p><strong>Criticism and concerns</strong></p>
<p>"I have never seen a breach quite like this," said Goldberg in the article.</p>
<p>Hughes, who tried to downplay the situation, explained in his reply that "The thread is a demonstration of the deep and thoughtful policy coordination between senior officials" and "there were no threats to troops or national security."</p>
<p>Nevertheless, the incident has sparked grave concerns and harsh criticism.</p>
<p>Hillary Clinton, former secretary of state and 2016 presidential candidate who drew intense criticism from Republicans for her use of a private email server for official public communications, tweeted a screenshot of <em>The</em> <em>Atlantic</em> article with an "eyes wide open" emoji followed by the simple message, "You have got to be kidding me."</p>
<p>"If true, this story represents one of the most egregious failures of operational security and common sense I have ever seen," Jack Reed, Senate Armed Services Committee's top Democrat, said in a statement.</p>
<p>"Military operations need to be handled with utmost discretion, using approved, secure lines of communication, because American lives are on the line. The carelessness shown by President Trump's Cabinet is stunning and dangerous. I will be seeking answers from the administration immediately," said the Democratic senator.</p>
<p>Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer described the incident as "amateur behavior" and called for "a full investigation into how this happened and the damage it created."</p>
<p>"This kind of security breach is how people get killed. How our enemies take advantage. How our national security falls into danger. These people are clearly not up for the job," he posted on X.</p>
<p><strong>Potential legal implications</strong></p>
<p>Ironically, the breach comes as Hegseth's office has just announced a crackdown on leaks of sensitive information.</p>
<p>Signal is an open-source, encrypted messaging service for instant messaging, voice calls and video calls. The app offers greater privacy and security compared to conventional messaging services.</p>
<p>"The app is used primarily for meeting planning and other logistical matters – not for detailed and highly confidential discussions of a pending military action," said Goldberg, citing potential risks of hacking.</p>
<p>Waltz, by coordinating a national security-related action over Signal, may have violated several provisions of the Espionage Act, which governs the handling of "national defense" information, said several national security lawyers interviewed by a colleague of Goldberg.</p>
<p>"All of these lawyers said that a U.S. official should not establish a Signal thread in the first place," Goldberg said.</p>
<p>The media veteran pointed out another potential legal problem. Waltz set some of the messages in the Signal group to disappear after one week, and some after four. That raises questions about whether the officials may have violated federal records law: Text messages about official acts are considered records that should be preserved.</p>
<p>"Waltz and the other Cabinet-level officials were already potentially violating government policy and the law simply by texting one another about the operation," Goldberg said.</p>
<p>"But when Waltz added a journalist – presumably by mistake – to his principals committee, he created new security and legal issues. Now the group was transmitting information to someone not authorized to receive it. That is the classic definition of a leak, even if it was unintentional," he added.</p>

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title: It's An Awkward Time To Be A Liberal Israel Supporter
author: ;Caitlin Johnstone
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<div><img src="https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-03-25/Trump-pushes-U-S-claims-to-Greenland-as-U-S-delegation-plans-visit-1C1YWZ3gRvq/img/405eaea662854a6586a2b56c0e223999/405eaea662854a6586a2b56c0e223999-1280.png" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><p>U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday doubled down on his suggestion that the U.S. should take over Greenland as leaders from the semi-autonomous Danish territory criticized a planned trip there this week by a high-profile U.S. delegation.</p>
<p>"I think Greenland is going to be something that maybe is in our future," Trump told reporters after a meeting with officials in his cabinet, saying it was important for U.S. national security.</p>
<p>Greenland's outgoing Prime Minister Mute Egede called plans by the U.S. delegation to visit an American military base and attend a dog sled race a "provocation" and said his caretaker government would not meet with the group.</p>
<p>Trump said his administration was working with "people in Greenland" who want something to happen but did not elaborate.</p>
<p>"They're calling us," he said. "We're not calling them."</p>
<p>The U.S. visit, which runs from Thursday to Saturday, will be led by Usha Vance, wife of Vice President JD Vance, and include White House National Security Adviser Mike Waltz and Energy Secretary Chris Wright.</p>
<p>Trump has made U.S. annexation of Greenland a major talking point since his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., paid a private visit to the vast, mineral-rich island in January.</p>
<p>"Such interference is a breach of our democratic principles and shows a lack of respect for our self-determination," Egede told local broadcaster KNR, adding Greenland's allies needed to be more forceful in their statements.</p>
<p>"We have not yet seen any of our allies make a clear statement. And we need our friends among nations. That is why they must come out more clearly - there is no other way. The vague declarations must end."</p>
<p>Naalakkersuisut, the Greenlandic government, is now in a caretaker phase following a March 11 parliamentary election won by the Democrats, a pro-business party that favors a slow approach to independence from Denmark.</p>
<p>(Cover: A boat rides though a frozen sea inlet outside of Nuuk, Greenland, March 6, 2025. /VCG)</p>

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title: It’s An Awkward Time To Be A Liberal Israel Supporter
author: ;Caitlin Johnstone
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<figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*HNTV2_4SvIy7_a8Oo8OkQg.png"></figure><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6mFWp0Kjo8"><em>Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley)</em></a>:</p><iframe src="https://cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2Fp6mFWp0Kjo8%3Ffeature%3Doembed&amp;display_name=YouTube&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dp6mFWp0Kjo8&amp;image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fp6mFWp0Kjo8%2Fhqdefault.jpg&amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;schema=youtube" width="854" height="480" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" allow="accelerometer; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin"><a href="https://medium.com/media/23a76aa3faac9b536d0ce21411834fe1/href">https://medium.com/media/23a76aa3faac9b536d0ce21411834fe1/href</a></iframe><p>Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer <a href="https://archive.is/1n2Zg">said in a recent interview</a> that his job “is to keep the left pro-Israel,” which is just sad. Being a liberal Israel supporter these days probably feels like being a defense attorney for an accused murderer who won’t shut up about how much he loves murdering.</p><p>A Palestinian co-director of the Oscar-winning film No Other Land was <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-25/oscar-winner-hamdan-ballal-beaten-by-israeli-settlers/105092422">assaulted and injured</a> by a gang of Israeli settlers in the West Bank village of Susya before being abducted by Israeli soldiers on Monday. Hamdan Ballal and two other Palestinians were reportedly transferred from the Israeli military to the police for questioning, and as of this writing are still detained.</p><p>No Other Land is a documentary about Israeli abuses toward Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, which makes the lynch mob assault by the settlers not only ironic but completely vindicating of Ballal’s work. These freaks are so consumed by hatred and Zionist brain rot that they actually thought they’d advance their cause by attacking Palestinians in the West Bank in response to a documentary about the mistreatment of Palestinians in the West Bank.</p><iframe src="https://cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?type=text%2Fhtml&amp;key=a19fcc184b9711e1b4764040d3dc5c07&amp;schema=twitter&amp;url=https%3A//x.com/AssalRad/status/1904280663773401102&amp;image=" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" allow="accelerometer; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin"><a href="https://medium.com/media/f9b406dd52579763c6bdb5a954829b00/href">https://medium.com/media/f9b406dd52579763c6bdb5a954829b00/href</a></iframe><p>This happens as Israel adds two more bodies to the mountain of Palestinian journalists it has deliberately killed in Gaza. Al Jazeera reporter Hossam Shabat and Palestine Today TV correspondent Mohammad Mansour were both killed in separate airstrikes in different parts of the Gaza Strip on Monday, bringing the total number of Palestinian journalists killed in the Gaza holocaust to 208.</p><p>Israel is murdering journalists and persecuting documentary filmmakers because <a href="https://www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/israel-hates-truth">Israel hates truth</a>. It kills press workers in Gaza for the same reason it blocks western reporters from entering the scorched Palestinian territory: because Israel doesn’t want people to see the full picture of its atrocities.</p><p>This comes after Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz made amazingly explicit <a href="https://www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/israel-makes-its-most-explicit-statement">statements of genocidal intent</a> last week, telling the entire population of Gaza that they will face “total devastation” if they do not find some way to overthrow Hamas themselves and return all the hostages.</p><p>They’re just getting more and more brazen with this stuff. More and more often, to a further and further extent, Israel is showing its true face to the world.</p><p>The other day Israel <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/22/israel-blows-up-gazas-only-specialised-cancer-hospital-in-massive-strike">demolished</a> Gaza’s only specialized cancer treatment hospital and an adjacent medical school in its <a href="https://www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/israels-savage-destruction-of-gazas">ongoing systematic destruction</a> of the enclave’s entire healthcare system with <a href="https://www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/the-idf-didnt-just-target-hospitals">the goal of making it unlivable</a>.</p><iframe src="https://cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?type=text%2Fhtml&amp;key=a19fcc184b9711e1b4764040d3dc5c07&amp;schema=twitter&amp;url=https%3A//x.com/AssalRad/status/1904040116881907758&amp;image=" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" allow="accelerometer; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin"><a href="https://medium.com/media/5eaaf2fe063c6444ee04e9f92ecdd8d1/href">https://medium.com/media/5eaaf2fe063c6444ee04e9f92ecdd8d1/href</a></iframe><p>Shortly thereafter, Israel <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-bombs-gazas-nasser-hospital-again-killing-patients">bombed another hospital</a> in Khan Younis, killing a member of Hamas’s political bureau as well as a <a href="https://news.antiwar.com/2025/03/24/american-surgeon-says-israeli-strike-on-gaza-hospital-could-have-killed-him/">16 year-old boy</a>. The imperial media fell all over themselves to <a href="https://x.com/AssalRad/status/1904040116881907758">churn out headlines</a> announcing that Israel had targeted a Hamas leader in a strike on a hospital — as though bombing hospitals is this perfectly acceptable thing we should all view as normal now — but we all know these same media outlets would be shrieking their lungs out if any of the empire’s enemies did this exact same thing.</p><p>As Jonathan Cook <a href="https://jonathancook.substack.com/p/would-it-be-okay-for-hamas-to-strike">points out in a recent essay</a>, this is the same as if Hamas had bombed the hospital Benjamin Netanyahu stayed at earlier this year in retaliation for his crimes. And we can all imagine the reaction of the western political-media class if that had happened.</p><p>Speaking of Netanyahu, a new <a href="https://www.ynet.co.il/yedioth/article/yokra14303894">report</a> from the Israeli outlet Ynet says that after the October 7 attacks the prime minister angrily ordered the IDF to massively expand its bombing campaign without intelligence on who they were hitting, demanding that they just bomb as many buildings as possible entirely for the sake of bombing them.</p><p>According to the report, on October 9, 2023 the IDF told Netanyahu that they were bombing 1,500 targets per day because that’s what they had the intel to justify, and Netanyahu angrily demanded to know why they weren’t launching 5,000 airstrikes instead, telling them “I’m not interested in targets. Take down houses, bomb with everything you have.”</p><iframe src="https://cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?type=text%2Fhtml&amp;key=a19fcc184b9711e1b4764040d3dc5c07&amp;schema=twitter&amp;url=https%3A//x.com/muhammadshehad2/status/1903195891520970895&amp;image=" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" allow="accelerometer; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin"><a href="https://medium.com/media/184a372a7aaaf75a11c4450e6c995332/href">https://medium.com/media/184a372a7aaaf75a11c4450e6c995332/href</a></iframe><p>So that’s what Israel has been up to lately. It’s just getting uglier and uglier, and people who purport to stand for equality and justice are having a harder and harder time squaring their ideological positions with their steadfast support for the genocidal apartheid state.</p><p>Liberal Zionists like Bernie Sanders have tried to reconcile their support for Israel by pinning the blame entirely on Netanyahu. A recent <a href="https://x.com/SenSanders/status/1904184005190169078">tweet</a> by Sanders reads, “Netanyahu has not allowed any aid into Gaza in 22 days. He broke the ceasefire, resuming a bombing campaign that has killed more than 50,000 people. Now he is threatening a long-term occupation of Gaza. NO MORE MILITARY AID TO NETANYAHU’S WAR MACHINE.”</p><p>One of the biggest scams being peddled by Democrats today is this frantic campaign to spin Netanyahu as meaningfully separate and distinct from everything Israel is — instead of the perfect embodiment of it — to protect Israel’s image while it commits genocide and ethnic cleansing.</p><p>They’re working overtime to hang this whole mess on the prime minister, so that when it’s all over and the final solution to the Palestinian question has been carried out, he can take the sins of the Zionist state and the entire US-centralized empire with him when he leaves office without anything ever needing to change about status quo US foreign policy. They’re repeating the George W Bush playbook.</p><iframe src="https://cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?type=text%2Fhtml&amp;key=a19fcc184b9711e1b4764040d3dc5c07&amp;schema=twitter&amp;url=https%3A//x.com/SenSanders/status/1904184005190169078&amp;image=" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" allow="accelerometer; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin"><a href="https://medium.com/media/4ad5dd8f0c608b7180583195ae994772/href">https://medium.com/media/4ad5dd8f0c608b7180583195ae994772/href</a></iframe><p>Netanyahu didn’t create the genocidal racism in Israel, the genocidal racism in Israel created Netanyahu. He rode already-existing sentiments within Israel to power, and has relied on them to stay in power ever since. You could not ask for a better representative of everything Israel is than Benjamin Netanyahu — nor indeed a better representative of everything the US empire stands for.</p><p>Liberal Zionists are having a hard time reconciling their positions of antiracism and social justice with their support for Israel because at the end of the day western liberalism is just as fraudulent and deceitful as Zionism is. We all watched them passively allow the Democratic president to turn Gaza into a pile of steaming blood-soaked wreckage and then demand everyone vote for his vice president. Democrats hold their worldview in place by psychologically compartmentalizing away from the atrocities their government commits in the here and now, while singing fondly about innocuous whitewashed historical revisionist versions of their civil rights heroes who died decades ago.</p><p>Democrats are an inseparable part of the US empire and its abuses, just as the US empire is an inseparable part of Israel and its abuses. It’s all one big mess of depravity, with liberals tasked with the increasingly difficult assignment of placing a warm progressive face on one of the darkest chapters in human history.</p><p>___________________</p><p><em>My work is </em><a href="https://caitlinjohnstone.com/2021/05/24/my-experiments-with-hacking-capitalism/"><em>entirely reader-supported</em></a><em>, so if you enjoyed this piece </em><a href="https://www.caitlinjohnst.one/about"><em>here are some options</em></a><em> where you can toss some money into my tip jar if you want to. </em><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU8Yu4WZJ11Il3TZmNiMUFQ?sub_confirmation=1"><em>Go here</em></a><em> to find video versions of my articles. 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title:
Un des réalisateurs de l’oscarisé “No other land” arrêté par l’armée israélienne après avoir été lynché par des colons

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<div><strong>L’armée israélienne a arrêté Hamdan Ballal, l’un des coréalisateurs palestiniens du <a href="https://www.lorientlejour.com/article/1450071/-no-other-land-sur-la-colonisation-en-cisjordanie-oscarise-malgre-une-campagne-virulente.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">film documentaire oscarisé </a><i>No other land</i><a href="https://www.lorientlejour.com/article/1450071/-no-other-land-sur-la-colonisation-en-cisjordanie-oscarise-malgre-une-campagne-virulente.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">, après qu’il a été violemment agressé par des colons israéliens, rapporte le </a><i><a href="https://www.lorientlejour.com/article/1450071/-no-other-land-sur-la-colonisation-en-cisjordanie-oscarise-malgre-une-campagne-virulente.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Haaretz.</a></i></strong></div>
<p>Selon le quotidien israélien, des dizaines de colons en …</p>

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title: Col. Jacques Baud: What the West Gets Dead Wrong About the Middle East
author: ;Dialogue Works
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title: China opposes U.S. move to punish countries buying Venezuelan oil
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<div><img src="https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-03-25/China-opposes-U-S-move-to-punish-countries-buying-Venezuelan-oil-1C29BnPgvRu/img/f75bb765410f47f384e1071e9af55086/f75bb765410f47f384e1071e9af55086-1280.png" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><div readability="64" data-sanitized-class="text en">
<p>Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun on Tuesday slammed the latest U.S. move to impose a 25-percent tariff on countries importing Venezuelan oil.</p>
<p>The U.S. has long abused illegal unilateral sanctions and imposed "long-arm jurisdiction" towards other countries, which blatantly interfered in the internal affairs of other countries, said Guo.</p>
<p>U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing a 25-percent tariff on any country that trades oil and gas with Venezuela.</p>
<p>Guo urged the U.S. to stop interfering in Venezuela's internal affairs and to revoke its illegal unilateral sanctions against Venezuela.</p>
<p>"Trade wars and tariff wars yield no winners – raising tariffs will only increase the burden on American businesses and consumers," he said.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro reaffirmed his commitment to economic recovery. "If yesterday the battle was with spears and on horseback, today the battle is to produce, supply, export, and develop," Maduro said Monday on state television.</p>
<p>(Cover: An oil refinery in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, March 19, 2025. /VCG)</p>
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title: China&amp;#039;s top legislator meets with Russian State Duma&amp;#039;s deputy chairman
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<div><img src="https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-03-25/China-s-top-legislator-meets-with-Russian-State-Duma-s-deputy-chairman-1C2ateX17rO/img/be9fa8fff5bb44cbabbaffa2645a9978/be9fa8fff5bb44cbabbaffa2645a9978-750.png" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><div readability="65" data-sanitized-class="text en">
<p>Zhao Leji, China's top legislator, met with Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma Alexander Babakov in Beijing on Tuesday.</p>
<p>Zhao, chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, said that China stands ready to work with Russia to provide firm mutual support, deepen mutual political trust, expand practical cooperation, practice genuine multilateralism, and make the international order more just and equitable.</p>
<p>China's NPC is willing to work with the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation to implement the important consensus reached between the two heads of state, strengthen communication and exchange, share experience in legislation and supervision, and provide a legal guarantee for bilateral cooperation, Zhao said.</p>
<p>Babakov said that Russia-China relations have continued to produce fruitful results under the guidance of the two heads of state, adding that the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation is ready to strengthen exchange and cooperation with the NPC to contribute to the growth of bilateral ties.</p>
<p>(Cover: China's top legislator Zhao Leji (R) meets with Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma Alexander Babakov in Beijing, March 25, 2025. /Xinhua)</p>
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<p>Source(s): Xinhua News Agency</p>

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title: China to Philippines: Stop serving as other country&amp;#039;s mouthpiece
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<p>Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun at a regular press briefing in Beijing, China, March 25, 2025. /Chinese Foreign Ministry</p>
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<p>Guo Jiakun, spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, on Tuesday urged the Philippines not to serve as any other country's mouthpiece, in comments to military cooperation between Manila and Washington.</p>
<p>According to Guo, defense or security cooperation between the Philippines and other countries should not target any third party or harm their interest, still less threaten regional peace or escalate tensions in the region.</p>
<p>"Facts have repeatedly proven that nothing good could come out of opening the door to a predator," he said. "Those who willingly serve as chess pieces will be deserted in the end."</p>
<p>"Our message to some in the Philippines: stop serving as other country's mouthpiece and no more stunt for personal political agenda," Guo said.</p>
<p>The spokesperson made the remarks when asked to comment on reports about Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel Romualdez speaking of the U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's scheduled visit to the Philippines on Friday and Saturday.</p>
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title: Forces de « maintien de la paix » en Ukraine : les mensonges des Impuissances européennes
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En parlant d’une coalition et d’un grand déploiement militaire des forces de l’alliance du Traité de l'Atlantique Nord, ce n’est guère une action d’une durée de 30 jours couvrant le cessez-le-feu proposé par les Etats-Unis d’Amérique qui est en discussion, mais une opération stratégique à long terme. 

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title: Chinese vice president meets Italy&amp;#039;s Senate president
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<p>Chinese Vice President Han Zheng met with Italy's Senate President Ignazio La Russa in Beijing on Tuesday.</p>
<p>Han said that last year, the two countries' leaders held successful meetings and reached important consensus, pointing out the direction for the development of China-Italy relations.</p>
<p>Noting that this year marks the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries, Han said China is ready to work with Italy to develop a more mature, stable, open and mutually beneficial relationship with a strategic and long-term perspective to bring more benefits to the two peoples.</p>
<p>China is willing to deepen cooperation with Italy in such fields as economy, trade, tourism, culture, education, and sports and push for more tangible results, Han added.</p>
<p>La Russa said that through this visit, he could fully feel the vitality and achievements of China's development. Italy is willing to strengthen all-round friendly cooperation with China so that the two ancient civilizations can make new contributions to world peace and development, he said.</p>
<p>(Cover: Chinese Vice President Han Zheng (R) meets with Italy's Senate President Ignazio La Russa in Beijing, China, March 25, 2025. /Xinhua)</p>
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<p>Source(s): Xinhua News Agency</p>

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<p>The Fujian coast guard on Tuesday conducted a routine law enforcement patrol in the waters near Kinmen in accordance with the law, according to Zhu Anqing, spokesperson for a regional bureau of the China Coast Guard.</p>
<p>Since March, a Fujian coast guard fleet has been deployed to conduct continuous law enforcement patrols in the waters near Kinmen, enhancing maritime management, said Zhu.</p>
<p>The operation aims to safeguard the legitimate rights, interests and safety of Chinese fisherfolk, including those from Taiwan region, while ensuring the order of navigation and operations in Xiamen-Kinmen waters, Zhu added.</p>
<p>(With input from Xinhua)</p>
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title: The Narrative: The Multipolar Pincer (f. Matt and Burning Bright)
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<p><img src="https://thumbs.odycdn.com/04a443f902b9ad8ff346a0c109c942a6.webp" width="480" alt="thumbnail" title="The Narrative: The Multipolar Pincer (f. Matt and Burning Bright)"></p>March 24, 2025<br><br>Burning Bright and I reunite for a mind-bending deep dive into the real history and high-stakes future of U.S.–Russia relations. From secret railways under the Bering Strait to Putin’s unspoken alliance with Trump, the duo unpacks the long-hidden conspiracies, economic warfare, and spiritual battles shaping the multipolar world. They trace the roots of globalist power from the Hellfire Club to the CIA and cartels, exposing a satanic death cult embedded in geopolitics. This episode is a narrative cipher...part history lesson, part reality check, part wake-up call. If you think this is just about oil and money, think again. The true war is for your soul.<br><br>**********************************************<br>Follow Burning Bright’s work at: <br>Episode Archive: https://rumble.com/playlists/OISY0yOYI5M<br>Substack: https://badlands.substack.com/<br>witter: https://twitter.com/BadlandsMedia_<br>Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/BadlandsMedia<br><br>**********************************************<br>Get Science Unshackled here<br>https://matthewehret.substack.com/p/my-new-book-has-now-hit-the-press<br><br>Matt and Cynthia's books:<br>https://canadianpatriot.org/untold-history-of-canada-books/<br><br>Watch The Hidden Hand Behind UFOs episodes here:<br>https://canadianpatriot.org/2023/11/01/the-hidden-hand-behind-ufos-episode-1-lifting-the-esoteric-veil/<br><br>Find links to our films here:  <br>https://canadianpatriot.org/cp-videos/<br><br>**********************************************<br><br>1) Make a donation to the Canadian Patriot<br>https://www.patreon.com/canadianpatriot<br>https://canadianpatriot.org/support-us/<br><br>2) Subscribe to Matt and Cynthia's Substack<br>https://matthewehret.substack.com/<br>https://cynthiachung.substack.com/<br><br>3) Buy some books!<br>https://canadianpatriot.org/untold-history-of-canada-books/<br><br>4) Subscribe to our Telegram Channels<br>https://t.me/CanadianPatriotPress<br><br>Since it is likely just a matter of time before this Youtube channel (https://www.youtube.com/@canadianpatriotpress3573) gets suspended again or taken down entirely, check out our alternative platforms:<br><br>On Rumble<br>https://rumble.com/user/MattEhret<br><br>On Bitchute:<br>https://www.bitchute.com/channel/FPD8fbk6o541/<br><br>On Odysee:<br>https://odysee.com/@canadianpatriotpress3573:4<br><br>On Soundcloud:<br>https://soundcloud.com/mattehret<br>

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title: Lai&amp;#039;s restrictive policies send chills to cross-Straits exchanges
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<div><img src="https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-03-25/Lai-s-restrictive-policies-send-chills-to-cross-Straits-exchanges-1C2h22w0Z2g/img/f4d867e161fe4187933b6b5edcfd2c4f/f4d867e161fe4187933b6b5edcfd2c4f-1280.png" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><p>People engaging in exchanges across the Taiwan Straits have been experiencing a chilling effect as Taiwan authorities, led by Lai Ching-te, doubled down on restrictive policies toward the mainland.</p>
<p>Portraying the mainland as a "hostile external force," Lai outlined 17 strategies to counter so-called threats facing the island. These include a number of restrictive policies on mutual visits by Taiwan and mainland residents, as well as on cultural, academic and religious exchanges.</p>
<p>One policy requires local residents to register their personal information with the authorities before traveling to the mainland.</p>
<p>"Some artists working at public educational institutions would hesitate to attend events on the mainland for fear of possible career setbacks," said Sun Di, a long-time organizer of cross-Straits art events.</p>
<p>Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Sun has encountered either rejections or delays when applying to the Taiwan authorities for hosting cross-Straits events in Taiwan or obtaining travel permits for mainland artists to the island.</p>
<p>"The latest policy obviously signals that my work will become more difficult in the future," he said. "This is what the Taiwan authorities want – to sever the shared cultural roots between the two sides of the Straits."</p>
<p>Tourism, once a thriving industry benefiting from mainland visitors, has also been significantly affected. At a travel fair in Taipei on Friday, local travel operators expressed concerns over the gloomy future of cross-Straits tourism.</p>
<p>"Our clients have called to inquire about the new policy on mainland tours. Some of them are nervous. It is very likely to affect our business since our most popular products are tours to the mainland," said an executive from a Kinmen-based travel agency on grounds of anonymity.</p>
<p>He lamented that years ago, mainland tourists swarmed into Kinmen, whereas now only visitors from Fujian Province remain, and many travel agency employees and tourist coach drivers had to seek alternative employment.</p>
<p>This decline is not due to a lack of interest on the mainland's part. The mainland announced in January that it planned to resume group tour services for Fujian and Shanghai residents to Taiwan.</p>
<p>"We had been so happy to hear that Shanghai tourists could come, but the Taiwan authorities' response is very disappointing," the executive said.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, Taiwan still forbids residents from traveling to the mainland on group tours, against which the tourism industry has petitioned the authorities for a long time.</p>
<p>C&amp;D Tour, based in Xiamen of Fujian, is one of the first mainland travel agencies qualified to organize group tours to Taiwan in 2008.</p>
<p>"Over the years, people on the two sides of the Straits have known each other better through tourism," said Zhang Zhang, general manager of C&amp;D Tour. "Many of our partners on the island are eager to resume cooperation as soon as possible. I can clearly feel the strong expectation from both industry professionals and the public."</p>
<p>However, Lai's restrictive strategies have dented their hopes.</p>
<p>"The scrutiny on mainland individuals coming to Taiwan for exchanges is expected to become even stricter. Cross-Straits civil exchanges will be impacted and may not proceed normally," said Ringo Lee, chairman of the High Quality of Travel Association. "The relaxation of the ban on group tours to the mainland and the opening of Taiwan to mainland tourists may remain a distant prospect."</p>
<p>Beyond tourism and cultural ties, these restrictive policies carry significant economic implications as Taiwan remains deeply intertwined with the mainland economically, with the mainland and Hong Kong contributing to roughly 90 percent of its total trade surplus in 2024.</p>
<p>The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)'s new strategies have inevitably raised concerns among businesses, particularly among Taiwan entrepreneurs doing business on the mainland, said Lai Cheng-yi, honorable chairman of the General Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan.</p>
<p>"The two sides of the Straits have long been inseparable in economic and trade exchanges. Maintaining stable flows of people, goods and capital between the two sides is beneficial to Taiwan's overall trade and economic development," he added.</p>
<p>Wu Chia-ying, vice president of the Association of Taiwan Investment Enterprises on the Mainland, told Xinhua that the 17 strategies proposed by Lai Ching-te deliberately stir up division and attempt to create a rift between the two sides of the Straits.</p>
<p>In contrast to Fujian, which has been rolling out batches of preferential policies for Taiwan residents covering their employment, entrepreneurship and daily life, the DPP authorities have set up administrative barriers and used publicity campaigns and information blockades to deter young people and the business community from exploring their careers in the mainland, he said.</p>
<p>While Fujian is working hard to enhance industrial cooperation, facilitate technological advancements, and attract Taiwan businesses, making itself a cross-Straits integrated development pilot, the DPP authorities are suppressing collaboration between Taiwan and mainland enterprises and obstructing Taiwan firms from participating in the mainland's high-tech industry, according to Wu.</p>
<p>"Such measures will not only weaken the competitiveness of Taiwan enterprises but also pose a long-term threat to the island's overall economy," Wu said.</p>
<p>"I wonder whether Lai's strategies will have a reverse effect. The harder he bars people from having contact with the mainland, the more people would like to learn about the mainland," said Weng Hsiao-ling, a legislator of the Chinese Kuomintang in Taiwan.</p>

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title: Annex Canada = Destroy London's Globalists?
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<p>On this episode of Tim Kirby Russia Reloaded, I was asked to deliver my thoughts about Canada, Trump, Carney and whether or not Canada should join the USA. And what would happen if the USA were to join the UK as proposed this week by King Charles III? 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title: Annex Canada = Destroy London&amp;#039;s Globalists?
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<p>On this episode of Tim Kirby Russia Reloaded, I was asked to deliver my thoughts about Canada, Trump, Carney and whether or not Canada should join the USA. And what would happen if the USA were to join the UK as proposed this week by King Charles III? Click below to watch the full show</p>
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guid: https://www.whitehouse.gov/?p=6786
title: Trump Administration’s Actions Made Houthi Terrorists Pay
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<div><img src="https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/WH47-Social-Share-Card.jpg" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><p>Democrats and their media allies have seemingly forgotten that President Donald J. Trump and his National Security team successfully killed terrorists who have targeted U.S. troops and disrupted one of the most consequential shipping routes in the world. <strong>This is a coordinated effort to distract from the successful actions taken by President Trump and his administration to make America’s enemies pay and keep Americans safe.</strong></p>
<p>The Biden Administration sat back as a band of pirates — with precision-guided, Iran-provided weaponry — exacted a toll system in one of the most important shipping lanes in the world.</p>
<p>In fact, since 2023, Houthi terrorists <a href="https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1901286204701884540">attacked</a> U.S. Navy warships 174 times and attacked commercial shipping vessels 145 times — and as a result, 75% of U.S.-flagged shipping has been <a href="https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1903821767392588178">forced</a> to navigate the southern coast of Africa rather than through the Suez Canal.<br><strong>Biden’s weakness invited these unacceptable attacks — while President Trump put these terrorists on notice:</strong></p>
<ul data-sanitized-class="wp-block-list"><li><strong>BIDEN:</strong> <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/joe-biden/biden-administration-remove-houthis-terrorist-list-reversing-another-trump-policy-n1256923">Removed</a> the Houthis from the list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations.</li>
<li><strong>TRUMP:</strong> Immediately <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/01/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-re-designates-the-houthis-as-a-foreign-terrorist-organization/">re-designated</a> the Houthis as a Foreign Terrorist Organization.</li>
</ul><ul data-sanitized-class="wp-block-list"><li><strong>BIDEN:</strong> Allowed the Houthis to <a href="https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/timeline-houthi-attacks">attack</a> U.S. Navy ships and <a href="https://www.dia.mil/News-Features/Articles/Article-View/Article/3805451/dia-report-details-effects-of-houthi-attacks-on-commercial-shipping/">shut down</a> commercial traffic through the Red Sea — responding in <a href="https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1901281133569909038">feckless, pinprick “attacks.”</a></li>
<li><strong>TRUMP:</strong> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/trump-launches-strikes-against-yemens-houthis-warns-iran-2025-03-15/">Launched</a> successful, large-scale strikes against the Houthis, eliminating senior terrorists within the organization and putting the world on notice.</li>
</ul><p>The Trump Administration’s actions to hold the Houthis accountable has been a massive success — and nothing can distract from that unrelenting action to keep Americans safe.</p>

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title: Why did Jeffrey Goldberg leave the &amp;#039;bomb Yemen&amp;#039; Signal chat?
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<h3 data-sanitized-class="subtitle">With momentum for a strike on Iran building within the Trump White House, Goldberg was apparently summoned to move the neocon message. And he wound up with more access than he could handle.</h3><div dir="auto" data-sanitized-class="body markup">
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<p><span>Atlantic Magazine editor-in-chief</span> <a href="https://shameproject.com/profile/jeffrey-goldberg/" rel>Jeffrey Goldberg</a> <span>has won the admiration of his Beltway peers for the conduct he displayed after being accidentally invited into a smoke-filled “bomb Yemen” Signal chat with Trump’s national security honchos and top advisors. “Props to Jeffrey Goldberg for his high standards as a professional journalist,” declared Ian Bremmer, the trans-Atlanticist foreign policy pundit on his Bank of America-sponsored GZero podcast. “When he realized the conversation was authentic he immediately left, informed the relevant senior official, and made the public aware without disclosing intelligence that could damage the United States.”</span></p>
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<p>But what exactly did Goldberg do to deserve such high praise?</p>
<p><span>With a once in a lifetime opportunity to view and report on high level discussions on the US launching an illegal war on Yemen, Goldberg chose to avert his gaze and leave the scene as soon as he could, apparently because maintaining such unparalleled access would have compelled him to report on discussions that might have complicated a war being waged on behalf of the Israeli apartheid state to which he</span> <a href="https://www.palestinechronicle.com/norman-finkelstein-jeffrey-goldbergs-prison/" rel>emigrated as a young man</a><span>. Instead of exploiting his front row seat to the Trump admin's war planning - a vantage point that would have yielded countless scoops and a bestselling book for any adversarial journalist - Goldberg bolted and dutifully informed the White House about the unfortunate situation.</span></p>
<p>From there, the story became a palace intrigue over an embarrassing failure of “opsec,” or operational security, and not one about the policy itself, which entails a gargantuan empire bombarding a poor, besieged country because it is controlled by a popular movement that is currently the only force on the planet taking up arms to stop Israel's genocide in Gaza.</p>
<p><span>In the fourth paragraph of</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20250324194236/https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/03/trump-administration-accidentally-texted-me-its-war-plans/682151/" rel>Goldberg's Atlantic article</a> <span>about the principals' Signal group, he strongly implied that he supports the war's objectives, describing Ansar Allah, or the Houthis, as an "Iran-backed terrorist organization" which upholds a belief system that is (what else?) antisemitic. Given Goldberg’s admission that Waltz first reached out to him at least two days prior to mistakenly adding him to the Signal group, it appears the NSC director had been leaking to the Atlantic editor on behalf of the neocon faction in the Trump White House. And it seems clear why Waltz would have sought to cultivate Goldberg.</span></p>
<p><span>During the run-up to to the Iraq war, then-Vice President Dick Cheney cited Goldberg’s</span> <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2002/03/25/the-great-terror" rel>bunk reporting</a> <span>alleging deep ties between Saddam Hussein and Al Qaeda during multiple media appearances hyping up the coming invasion. Under Obama, Goldberg served as Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s errand boy, churning out</span> <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jeffrey-goldberg-more-than-50-percent-chance-israel-would-strike-iran-in-2011/" rel>tall tales</a> <span>about Tel Aviv’s imminent plan to attack Iran’s nuclear sites – unless the US did it first. Since the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, the once-failing Atlantic has</span> <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/how-the-atlantic-went-from-broke-to-profitable-in-three-years/ar-BB1kH9qV" rel>suddenly turned a profit</a><span>, as Goldberg unleashed a firehose of</span> <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/08/how-settler-colonialism-colonized-universities/679514/" rel>propaganda</a> <span>against the</span> <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/03/columbia-antisemitism-israel-palestine-trump/682054/" rel>keffiyeh-clad</a> <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2023/10/hamas-covenant-israel-attack-war-genocide/675602/" rel>enemies</a> <span>of the magazine’s Upper East Side donor base. This month, with momentum for a strike on Iran building within the Trump White House, Goldberg was summoned once again move to the neocon message, and wound up with more access than he bargained for.</span></p>
<p>When asked in a March 24 interview with CNN's Kaitlan Collins why he left the Trump principals’ Signal group voluntarily, Goldberg ducked the question. But as Ian Bremmer suggested, he did so out of deference to power and an abiding belief in a US empire hellbent on protecting Israel. And in the culture of Beltway access journalism, that's considered a laudable trait.</p>
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<p>Le 20 février 2019, lors du dîner organisé par le Conseil représentatif des institutions juives de France (CRIF), le chef de l’État français, <strong>E. Macron</strong> s’est engagé à intégrer dans les textes de référence une nouvelle définition de l’antisémitisme élargie …</p>

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Speaker Johnson on Signal group chat: &quot;I don't think anyone should have lost their job over that.&quot;

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Le «macronisme» ou la fin inéluctable des régimes anachroniques et du mythe néocolonial français. Bras de fer contre bras d’honneur?

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<p><em>Beaucoup d’observateurs dénoncent régulièrement la politique absurde et dangereuse des dirigeants Français, sur tous les plans, interne et externe, qui se manifeste par une déconnexion stupéfiante de la réalité, abandonnant les valeurs, s’affublant des «habits de Don Quichotte», les conduisant </em>…</p>

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<div><img src="https://exsurgedomine.it/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/miniatura-250325-eng.jpg" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><p data-sanitized-class="p1"><span data-sanitized-class="s1"><em>Et verbum caro factum est,<br></em></span><span data-sanitized-class="s1"><em>et habitavit in nobis.</em></span></p>
<p data-sanitized-class="p1"><span data-sanitized-class="s1">Jn 1:14</span></p>

<p data-sanitized-class="p1"><span data-sanitized-class="s1">On the twenty-fifth of March, we celebrate the Annunciation of the Archangel Gabriel to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and along with it the Incarnation of the Second Person of the Most Holy Trinity in the womb of the Virgin. <em>The Word became flesh and came to dwell among us</em>: these simple words contain within themselves that ineffable Mystery, thanks to which the Redemption was initiated for us. Many Christian nations, such as the Grand Duchy of Tuscany or the Republic of Pisa, Luxembourg, Dauphiné, Savoy, the Kingdom of Navarre, and Hungary calculated the beginning of the civil year not on the first of January, as is the custom today, but on the twenty-fifth of March, in what historians call the “Style of the Incarnation”, which brought the Christian New Year forward to coincide with the spring equinox.</span></p>
<p data-sanitized-class="p1"><span data-sanitized-class="s1">This date therefore marks a historical event, reported in the Holy Gospels, which nine months later would lead the Virgin Mary, traveling with Saint Joseph to Bethlehem for the census ordered by Emperor Caesar Augustus, to find refuge in a stable and give birth to Emmanuel, God with us.</span></p>
<p data-sanitized-class="p1"><span data-sanitized-class="s1">In the National Museum of Capodimonte, in Naples, we can admire a painting by Pietro Novelli (1603-1647), from Palermo, in which the Holy Trinity is depicted in the foreground, sending the Archangel to the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Eternal Father offers Gabriel a lily, so that he may bring that symbol of purity to the Ever-Virgin Mother of God, intact in her Virginity before, during, and after giving birth. This splendid painting offers us the contemplation of the Incarnation from a different perspective, which is almost unique in Christian iconography. Usually, the artist represents the Annunciation by showing the scene of the Archangel bursting into the house of Our Lady, depicted while she is kneeling in prayer. In medieval paintings, the words <em>Ave gratia plena</em> come from Gabriel’s mouth, and the words <em>Ecce ancilla Domini</em> from Mary’s. Here, however, we see the chronologically preceding scene in which, almost with human dynamics, the Most August Trinity summons its Divine Messenger, giving him instructions. And the Virgin is small and distant, almost unaware of what awaits her shortly thereafter.</span></p>
<p data-sanitized-class="p1"><span data-sanitized-class="s1">The Feast of the Annunciation always falls during the season of Lent, signifying that God works the greatest miracles when man recognizes himself in his real condition of misery, in his nothingness. And the more we are aware of depending totally on God – not only on a supernatural level but also on a natural – the more He deigns to fill us with His Grace and His gifts. <em>Ecce ancilla Domini</em>: the holiest of creatures, preserved from every stain of sin by a very special Divine Privilege, proclaims herself to be a servant, and becomes Lady, Queen, and Mother of God precisely because Her humility – and along with it the awareness of the need to travel with Christ along the Royal Way of the Cross – is the necessary pre-condition for the Almighty to accomplish great things in Her. <em>Quia respexit humilitatem ancillæ suæ: ecce enim ex hoc beatam me dicent omnes generationes</em>. Conversely, in pride the creature rises to compete with the Creator, arrogantly usurps from Him that glory which is reflected to the humble by grace, and claims to have rights – a blasphemous <em>dignitas infinita</em> – that it cannot claim and which merits it not only being repelled into its nothingness, but being sunk even lower. <em>Dispersit superbos mente cordis sui, deposuit poteres de sede, et exaltavit humiles</em>.</span></p>
<p data-sanitized-class="p1"><span data-sanitized-class="s1">And as we contemplate the humility of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the destiny of glory and honor that the Holy Trinity has established for Her, we cannot fail to contemplate the humility of the Eternal Word, who descends from the infinite glory of Heaven in order to Incarnate Himself in the womb of the Virgin Mary, in obedience to the Father, to expiate on behalf of humanity for sins that are not His, to give His life for us miserable sinners, to restore the divine order that out of pride we have dared to violate. This concept is made explicit in some representations of the Annunciation, in which a ray coming from heaven shows the Holy Spirit descending upon the Virgin, followed by a Baby Jesus holding the Cross.</span></p>
<p data-sanitized-class="p1"><span data-sanitized-class="s1">In Pietro Novelli’s painting we do not find the Virgin set aside, nor do we see Her neglected or diminished in Her Providential cooperation in the work of Redemption; on the contrary, we see the humility of the Word emphasized, who obediently accepts becoming flesh, in order to become the expiatory victim for our sins, and to become food: <em>Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day. For my flesh is true food and my blood is true drink</em> (Jn 6:54-55). That Most Holy Body was formed in the womb of the Virgin Mother, so that that Sacred Flesh could be torn in the sufferings of the Passion and that Precious Blood could flow from the Wounds and Side of Christ as the perfect cleansing of our sins. In this mystery we recognize the Compassion and Co-Redemption of the Mother of God – <em>Regina Crucis –</em> not only in union with the Redemption of Her Son, but even in having given to God, through the work of the Holy Spirit, that human body which made Him True Man and True God; which in the theandric union makes Our Lord Jesus Christ the only King and Lord by Divine Right, both by royal lineage and by conquest. And which, in the magnificence proper to the Holy Trinity, makes Mary Our Lady and Our Queen: Daughter of the Father, Bride of the Paraclete, and Mother of the Word.</span></p>
<p data-sanitized-class="p1"><span data-sanitized-class="s1">This Regality of Christ and Mary finds its natural place in this time of Lent, because there can be no Glory of the Resurrection without first passing by way of Golgotha. If Our Lord and His Most Holy Mother have chosen to give us this wonderful example, we cannot help but take it as a model and prepare ourselves, with the help of Grace, to accept the Crosses that Providence assigns to us as a pre-condition for our eternal reward. And so may it be.</span></p>

<p data-sanitized-class="p1"><span data-sanitized-class="s1">+ Carlo Maria Viganò, <em>Archbishop</em></span></p>
<p data-sanitized-class="p3"><span data-sanitized-class="s1">25 March MMXXV<br></span><span data-sanitized-class="s1"><em>In Annuntiatione Beatæ Mariæ Virginis</em></span></p>


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<div><img src="https://exsurgedomine.it/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/miniatura-250325-ita.jpg" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><p data-sanitized-class="p1"><span data-sanitized-class="s1"><em>Et verbum caro factum est,<br></em></span><span data-sanitized-class="s1"><em>et habitavit in nobis.</em></span></p>
<p data-sanitized-class="p1"><span data-sanitized-class="s1">Jo 1, 14</span></p>

<p data-sanitized-class="p3"><span data-sanitized-class="s1">Il 25 Marzo celebriamo l’Annunciazione dell’Arcangelo Gabriele a Maria Santissima, e con essa l’Incarnazione della Seconda Persona della Santissima Trinità nel seno della Vergine. <em>Il Verbo si è fatto carne ed è venuto ad abitare in mezzo a noi</em>: queste semplici parole racchiudono in sé quel Mistero ineffabile, grazie al quale è per noi iniziata la Redenzione. Molte Nazioni cristiane, come il Granducato di Toscana o la Repubblica di Pisa, il Lussemburgo, il Delfinato, la Savoia, il Regno di Navarra e l’Ungheria computavano l’inizio dell’anno civile non il 1° Gennaio, come si usa oggi, ma proprio il 25 Marzo, in quello che gli storiografi chiamano lo “stile dell’Incarnazione”, che portava appunto il capodanno cristiano a coincidere con l’equinozio di primavera.</span></p>
<p data-sanitized-class="p3"><span data-sanitized-class="s1">Questa data segna dunque un evento storico, riportato nei Santi Evangeli, che nove mesi più tardi porterà la Vergine Maria, in viaggio con San Giuseppe verso</span> <span data-sanitized-class="s2">Betlemme</span> <span data-sanitized-class="s1">per il censimento ordinato dall’Imperatore Cesare Augusto, a trovare rifugio in una stalla e a dare alla luce l’Emmanuele, <em>Dio con noi</em>.</span></p>
<p data-sanitized-class="p3"><span data-sanitized-class="s1">Nel Museo Nazionale di Capodimonte, a Napoli, possiamo ammirare un dipinto del pittore palermitano Pietro Novelli (1603-1647) nel quale è raffigurata in primo piano la Santissima Trinità, che manda l’Arcangelo a Maria Santissima. L’eterno Padre porge a Gabriele un giglio, perché porti quel simbolo di purezza alla Semprevergine Madre di Dio, intatta prima, durante e dopo il parto. Questo splendido quadro ci propone la contemplazione dell’Incarnazione da una prospettiva diversa, che costituisce quasi un <em>unicum</em> nell’iconografia cristiana. Di solito l’artista rappresenta l’Annunciazione mostrando la scena dell’Arcangelo che irrompe nella casa di Nostra Signora, raffigurata mentre è inginocchiata in preghiera. Nei dipinti medievali, dalla bocca di Gabriele escono le parole <em>Ave gratia plena</em>, e da quella di Maria le parole <em>Ecce ancilla Domini</em>. Qui invece vediamo la scena cronologicamente precedente in cui, quasi con dinamiche umane, l’augustissima Trinità convoca il proprio divino messaggero dandogli istruzioni. E la Vergine è piccola, lontana, quasi ignara di ciò che La attende di lì a poco.</span></p>
<p data-sanitized-class="p3"><span data-sanitized-class="s1">La festa dell’Annunciazione cade sempre in Quaresima, a significare che Dio opera i più grandi miracoli quando l’uomo si riconosce nella sua reale condizione di miseria, nella sua nullità. E quanto più noi siamo consapevoli di dipendere totalmente da Dio – non solo nelle cose soprannaturali, ma anche in quelle naturali – tanto più Egli si degna di colmarci della Sua Grazia e dei Suoi doni. <em>Ecce ancilla Domini</em>: la più santa tra le creature, preservata da ogni macchia di peccato per specialissimo privilegio divino, si proclama <em>serva</em>, e diventa Signora, Regina, Madre di Dio proprio perché la Sua umiltà – e con essa la consapevolezza della necessità di percorrere con Cristo la via regale della Croce – è la necessaria premessa perché l’Onnipotente compia in Lei grandi cose. <em>Quia respexit humilitatem ancillæ suæ: ecce enim ex hoc beatam me dicent omnes generationes</em>. Viceversa, nell’orgoglio la creatura si innalza a competere con il Creatore, Gli usurpa con arroganza quella gloria che all’umile è riverberata per grazia, pretende di avere dei diritti – una blasfema <em>dignitas infinita</em> –che non può rivendicare e che le valgono non solo di esser ricacciata nel suo niente, ma di essere sprofondata ancor più in basso. <em>Dispersit superbos mente cordis sui, deposuit potentes de sede, et exaltavit humiles</em>.</span></p>
<p data-sanitized-class="p3"><span data-sanitized-class="s1">E mentre contempliamo l’umiltà della Madonna e il destino di gloria e di onore che la Santissima Trinità ha stabilito per Lei, non possiamo non contemplare l’umiltà del Verbo eterno, che dalla gloria infinita del Cielo scende ad incarnarSi nel seno della Vergine Maria, in obbedienza al Padre, per espiare a nome dell’umanità colpe non Sue, per dare la propria vita per noi miserabili peccatori, per ripristinare l’ordine divino che per orgoglio abbiamo osato violare. Questo concetto è esplicitato in alcune rappresentazioni dell’Annunciazione, nelle quali un raggio proveniente dal cielo mostra lo Spirito Santo che scende sulla Vergine, seguito da un Gesù Bambino con la Croce.</span></p>
<p data-sanitized-class="p3"><span data-sanitized-class="s1">Nel dipinto di Pietro Novelli non troviamo la Vergine messa da parte, né la vediamo trascurata o sminuita nella Sua provvidenziale cooperazione all’opera della Redenzione; al contrario, vediamo sottolineata l’umiltà del Verbo che accetta obbediente di farSi carne, per essere vittima espiatoria dei nostri peccati e diventare cibo: <em>Chi mangia la mia carne e beve il mio sangue ha la vita eterna e io lo risusciterò nell’ultimo giorno. Perché la mia carne è vero cibo e il mio sangue vera bevanda</em> (Gv 6, 54-55). Quel Corpo santissimo è formato nel seno della Vergine Madre, perché quella Carne sia straziata nei patimenti della Passione e quel Sangue sgorghi dalle Piaghe e dal Costato di Cristo come perfetto lavacro delle nostre colpe. In questo mistero riconosciamo la Compassione e la Corredenzione della Madre di Dio – la <em>Regina Crucis –</em> non solo nell’unione alla Redenzione del Figlio, ma addirittura nell’aver Ella dato a Dio, per opera dello Spirito Santo, quel corpo umano che Lo ha reso vero Uomo e vero Dio; che nell’unione teandrica fa di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo l’unico Re e Signore per diritto divino, per stirpe regale e per conquista. E che, nella magnificenza propria della Santissima Trinità, fa di Maria la nostra Signora e Regina: Figlia del Padre, Sposa del Paraclito, Madre del Verbo.</span></p>
<p data-sanitized-class="p3"><span data-sanitized-class="s1">Questa Regalità di Cristo e di Maria trovano la propria naturale collocazione in questo tempo di Quaresima, perché non vi può essere la gloria della Resurrezione senza passare per il Golgota. Se Nostro Signore e la Sua Santissima Madre hanno voluto darci questo esempio mirabile, noi non possiamo che prenderlo a modello e disporci, con l’aiuto della Grazia, ad accogliere le croci che la Provvidenza ci assegna come premessa per il premio eterno. E così sia.</span></p>

<p data-sanitized-class="p3"><span data-sanitized-class="s1">+ Carlo Maria Viganò, <em>Arcivescovo</em></span></p>
<p data-sanitized-class="p5"><span data-sanitized-class="s1">25 Marzo MMXXV<br></span><span data-sanitized-class="s1"><em>In Annuntiatione Beatæ Mariæ Virginis</em></span></p>


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<p><span>One of Trump’s dreams/delusions announced during his presidential campaign and</span> <a href="https://news.usni.org/2025/03/05/trumps-make-shipbuilding-great-again-order-calls-for-wholesale-overhaul-of-u-s-maritime-industry" rel>again recently</a> <span>is the resurrection of the US ship building industry that for a wide variety of reasons almost no longer exists, which isn’t the only industrial realm he hopes his tariff and other policies will somehow revive, although the likely result is their further sinking. The immediate issue now is the idea of levying another tax—port fees—on Chinese flagged or ships constructed in China that would somehow aid in the resurrection of US ship building. The following portion from today’s</span> <em><a href="https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202503/1330866.shtml" rel>Global Times</a></em> <a href="https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202503/1330866.shtml" rel>op/ed</a> <span>points to the idea’s huge fallacy:</span></p>
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<p>The strongest opposition came from US businesses. Jonathan Gold, vice president of supply chains and customs policy at the National Retail Federation, stated that industry representatives see "this as more of a threat than the tariffs," as it will directly disrupt the stability of supply chains. Kathy Metcalf, CEO of the Chamber of Shipping of America, bluntly pointed out that replacing existing China-built vessels is not like flipping a light switch. Seaboard, the largest international cargo carrier in the US, operates a fleet of 24 vessels - 16 of which were built in China. Its CEO testified that imposing port charge on Chinese-made ships "unintentionally destroys American-owned carriers." Many business owners and industry representatives further argued that using port fees to revive the US shipbuilding industry is meaningless, as it would push American shippers and small and mid-sized ports into survival crises, drive up prices, slash exports, reduce jobs, shrink GDP, and even deal a devastating blow to US economy. These firsthand testimonies tore apart the illusion of "industrial revitalization" fabricated by some US politicians and exposed the fundamental paradox of protectionism - policies enacted in the name of safeguarding interests often end up hurting the livelihoods of Americans.</p>
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<p>Further damage will be caused to the entire international shipping business that will further inflate costs and increase chaos:</p>
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<p><span>The implementation of port fees will also cause chaos in the global shipping industry, further devastating the already fragile global supply chain. Joe Kramek, President and CEO of the World Shipping Council, calculated that port fees could add $600 to $800 in costs per container. Experts and business representatives from the shipping industry have issued stern warnings: on the one hand, as shipowners from various countries reduce calls at US ports, ports in Canada, Mexico, and other nations may face increasing pressure, and shipping schedules worldwide will be disrupted; on the other hand, the pressure of rising global shipping costs will inevitably ripple through to other countries.</span></p><p><span>Soren Toft, CEO of Geneva-based MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co, the world's largest container shipping company, stated that the total industry impact by the port fees is likely to be more than $20 billion. Representatives from Caribbean countries believe that this measure will also hurt the region's oil and gas industries. Currently, the port fees are still under review, but many shipowners have already refused to offer quotes to US exporters. These voices indicate that the US' unilateral actions are no longer merely "domestic matters" but are harming the multilateral trade system.</span></p>
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<p><span>These conditions have yet to be completed, and sane people hope they won’t, but the people making the decisions are ideologues who don’t care about individual consumers or the overall health of the domestic economy as proven by the tariff and trade wars already occurring. The US must confront the conditions that caused its ship building industry to flee. Most of those reasons were revealed in a recent</span> <em><a href="https://sputnikglobe.com/20250323/five-factors-behind-the-decline-of-us-military-shipbuilding-1121674141.html" rel>Sputnik</a></em> <a href="https://sputnikglobe.com/20250323/five-factors-behind-the-decline-of-us-military-shipbuilding-1121674141.html" rel>article</a><span>, “Five Factors Behind the Decline of US Military Shipbuilding,” which is essentially all that remains of that industry:</span></p>
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<p><strong>Post-Cold War Decline</strong></p>
<p>American military shipbuilding peaked in the 1980s, with 150 major warships displacing over 1.2M tons added to the fleet during the decade, including three Nimitz-class carriers, Los Angeles-class attack subs, Ohio-class SSBNs and Ticonderoga, Arleigh Burke, Spruance and Perry-class destroyers, cruisers and frigates.</p>
<p>After the Cold War ended, the US cut its Navy in half, closed shipyards, and lost skilled workers against the background of the country's broader deindustrialization and transition to a service [financialized] economy.</p>
<p><strong>Monopolization</strong></p>
<p><span>In the 90s, large shipyards</span> <a href="https://media.defense.gov/2020/May/18/2002302045/-1/-1/1/PB20_SHIPBUILDING_PLAN.PDF" rel>including</a> <span>Avondale, Fore River, Todd Pacific, Philadelphia, Charleston, and Mare Island were closed, downsized or converted for civilian use,</span> <a href="https://www.morningstar.com/company-reports/1092675-huntington-ingalls-is-a-long-cycle-defense-contractor" rel>creating monopolists</a> <span>among remaining producers like Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) and General Dynamics, and jacking up contract costs.</span></p>
<p><strong>Aging Infrastructure</strong></p>
<p><span>Modern US shipyards are often</span> <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/aerospace-and-defense/our-insights/charting-a-new-course-the-untapped-potential-of-american-shipyards" rel>straddled with</a> <span>aging infrastructure, impacting construction of new vessels, and the introduction of new technologies.</span></p>
<p><strong>Skilled Labor Shortages</strong></p>
<p><span>The loss of skilled tradesmen has taken a particularly heavy toll, with HII’s Newport News yard, building the Gerald Ford-class carriers, constantly</span> <a href="https://news.usni.org/2023/02/08/attracting-quality-workforce-biggest-issue-facing-shipyard-experts-tell-congress" rel>facing</a> <span>a lack of welders, electricians, pipe and shipfitters.</span></p>
<p><span>A House Armed Services Committee hearing this month</span> <a href="https://news.usni.org/2025/03/11/pay-number-one-issue-in-growing-u-s-shipbuilding-workforce-panel-tells-hasc" rel>found</a> <span>that tough working conditions, and wages often just a couple dollars more than those at fast-food joints, are making it difficult for the industry to retain workers. Naval engineers are also underpaid and underappreciated.</span></p>
<p><strong>Design Flaws, Red Tape</strong></p>
<p><span>Design issues have turned some vessels, like the Zumwalt destroyer, Ford-class carriers and Littoral Combat Ships (LCSs) into costly nightmares, shrinking acquisition of Zumwalts</span> <a href="https://thedefensepost.com/2022/11/23/us-navy-upgrades-troubled-zumwalt-destroyers/" rel>from 32 to 3</a><span>, and LCS warships being already being</span> <a href="https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2025/01/disparaged-discontinuedand-indispensable-littoral-combat-ships-take-real-world-ops/402232/" rel>phased out</a> <span>after a decade or less of service.</span></p>
<p>The result? Major cost overruns, program delays and bureaucracy slowing acquisition to a crawl, even as manufacturers collect bigger and bigger paydays.</p>
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<p><span>There are some other facts revealed in the article not included above. Once the shipyards were closed and the companies financialized, their assets were sold off and the land converted to other uses, which is a huge issue because shipyards can’t be erected in any old place and those best locations are mostly all gone. Then there’re the human and other resources required—all those closed steel mills and depleted iron and coal fields have their own huge impact. As noted above, building new “vessels is not like flipping a light switch.” A massive number of excuses have been put forth over the years in an attempt to provide solace to US politicos which seem to be made to obscure Wall Street’s role in the destruction of US shipbuilding. Even the US-based Heritage Foundation has bemoaned the woeful state of the US Navy and US shipbuilding for many years citing the same reasons as</span> <em>Sputnik</em><span>. Its</span> <a href="https://www.heritage.org/military-strength/assessment-us-military-power/us-navy" rel>most recent report</a> <span>is based on 2023 data which reflects the state of shipbuilding. For those curious about more information on this important global industrial sector, I suggest this article, “</span><a href="https://www.shipuniverse.com/global-shipbuilding-race-of-2025/" rel>Global Shipbuilding Race of 2025</a><span>.” The top three shipbuilding nations are China, South Korea and Japan, in that order. China is likely to stay #1 having recently vowed it “will unswervingly strengthen and improve the state-owned capital and state-owned enterprises.”</span></p>
<p>Despite the rhetoric, there’s no indication Team Trump has any policy aimed at controlling the financializing of what little remains of US industry which is the real reason for the lack of US manufacturing capacity—it was moved overseas by Trump’s financial cronies and the Duopoly they control. Effectively, what we’re being shown is a kabuki theatre designed to take out eyes and minds away from focusing on the massive rent seeking and reaping by financialized monopolies and monopsonistic marketplaces. Congress takes its orders and bribes from the usual Wall Street and AIPAC suspects and fulfills their duty to them without another thought. About the only difference between Team Trump and Team Biden is the level of bombast and lies. Honest media reports from sources outside the Outlaw US Empire help keep us informed of what’s actually being done.</p>
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<p>Discussion between the U.S. and Russia, as led by Presidents Trump and Putin, has walked the world back from the brink of immediate nuclear confrontation, and toward normalized relations between the world’s two largest nuclear powers—an indispensable condition for any viable and peaceful future of mankind as a whole. Within that, negotiations are proceeding toward a resolution to the conflict in Ukraine, likely, <a href="https://eir.news/2025/03/news/witkoff-tells-tucker-carlson-about-us-russia-peace-efforts/">according</a> to several sources that include U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff, to involve new elections in Ukraine.</p>



<p>On the other hand, the situation in Southwest Asia hangs by a very thin thread, as Gaza has once again, and with the apparent approval of President Trump, been turned into a genocidal war zone under Israeli <a href="https://eir.news/2025/03/news/israeli-defense-minister-threatens-to-annex-parts-of-gaza/">assault</a>. Along with the resumption of direct military attacks, supplies to Gaza have been completely cut off, and food, fuel, and medical supplies are quickly dwindling. Catastrophic injuries and deaths are once again beginning to pile up, mostly among children, women, and the elderly.</p>



<p>The claim is that perhaps now Hamas will be willing to accept the terms offered, with nary a mention made that it was Netanyahu’s Israel which broke the ceasefire deal by refusing to negotiate the promised Phase 2. However, the historical dynamics operating under the surface, those behind Netanyahu in Israel, the transatlantic military industrial complex, and beyond to the historic British and U.S. intelligence role in the manipulating conflicts in the region, tell a more complex tale that can’t be addressed by reacting to mere events.</p>



<p>Not only does the conflict in Southwest Asia not have a purely local cause, but it cannot be solved with a purely local solution. The only viable approach is that called for by Helga Zepp-LaRouche: We must now form a new, global security and development architecture that takes into account the interests of all countries.</p>



<p>For someone who thinks the diseased thoughts of geopolitics, that all nations must secure their interests against those of all other nations, such a new system would never work; for someone who thinks the thoughts of a creative human being, such a proposed system is the natural, next evolutionary step of human society, as we overturn geopolitics and adopt a new way of thinking about human relations which puts the interests of humanity as a whole first.</p>



<p>An example of this principle in practice is the LaRouche proposal of the <a href="https://schillerinstitute.com/the-oasis-plan-the-larouche-solution-for-southwest-asia/">Oasis Plan for Southwest Asia</a>. This plan was <a href="https://eir.news/2025/03/news/jacques-cheminade-presents-the-oasis-plan-at-the-academie-de-geopolitique-de-paris/">presented</a> on March 18 by President of Solidarité &amp; Progrès Jacques Cheminade to a meeting of the Académie de Géopolitique de Paris, at which he rightfully asserted that “there is no other choice than a win-win agreement for the people if we truly want to achieve peace. Only a dynamic of mutual development can escape a dynamic of war. This is the Oasis Plan method…. It has characteristics specific to this region of the world, but to ensure its lasting success, it must be situated within the context of an international architecture of mutual peace and security, beyond this region. The only war worth winning is the war against the desert.”</p>



<p>Peace in one part of the world must lead to peace in all parts of the world. Though the situation with regards to the war in Ukraine is hopeful, we must act rapidly to ensure that triggers aren’t pulled somewhere else to blow up the situation. All concerned citizens of the world must do their part to make the dynamic of peace, as exemplified by the Oasis Plan, the agreed-upon basis of a new world system. Until then, our job is not done.</p>



<p>Take Helga Zepp-LaRouche’s remark to the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPRX9VC8Ujg">94th meeting of the International Peace Coalition</a> as a mission statement: “It is my deepest belief that only by changing the paradigm completely can we avoid a catastrophe.”</p>



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