Ben Tóth’s hits just keep on coming. I’ve already printed out this week’s outline to debate using facts and great background info. You should too.
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The hits just keep on coming from Ben Tóth. I’ve already printed out my copy. Watch the show he co-hosted on 17 November,
Blowback: Exposing Imperial Decline Show
https://www.youtube.com/@BlowbackExposingImperial-hh8ig
17 November Outline
THE XIDEN MEETING:
– No war over Taiwan, catastrophic for both. World is big enough for both to prosper.
– Renewal of contacts within military orgaisations along common interests.
– Asking Xi to put pressure on Iran so it doesn’t start regional war.
– Raised Human Right concerns about Xinjiang and Tibet
– Xi invited US to Belt and Road initiative to build ( rebuild ) inftrastructure
– Biden liked Xi‘s ( Hongqi ) car, compared it to his Cadillac Beast ( video )
– Meeting ends, Biden immediately calls Xi a Dictator, Blinknen‘s heart sinks ( all US MSM )
– US: Joe Biden halts plan for Indo-Pacific trade deal during Apec summit ( FT )
– US: Is committed to arming Taiwan immediately after Biden-Xi talks – Austin ( Nikkei )
– Taiwan: Opposition parties unite – good news for the Communist Party ( Economist )
– Russia: Receives signal about US readiness for dialogue at APEC summit ( Izvesiya )
CLIP: Blinken‘s heart sinks: https://twitter.com/KimDotcom/status/1725270496294666707
THE HOLY LAND
– Israel: takes over Shifa hospital, produces childish PR, deletes it ( IDF, X )
– Israel: Bombs Damascus again ( Al Mayedeen )
– Israel: IDF claims capture of Gaza port ( IDF > Cradle )
– Israel: FM Smotrich supports ‘voluntary migration’ of Gazans as ‘humanitarian solution’ ( Al Jazeera )
– Israel: Wants to obliterate Gaza to deter Iran, Hezbollah – secret Dutch memo ( Politico )
– UN: China ( President ) calls for Israel’s nuclear sites to be placed under IAEA safeguards ( UN )
– UN: Security Council adopts humanitarian pause resolution 12-0 – US, UK, RUS abstain ( Reuters )
– ME: Qatar demands international investigation into IDF targeting of hospitals in Gaza ( UN )
– ME: South African Pres. Ramaphosa in Qatar seeks ICC to investigate war crimes in Gaza ( RT )
– ME: Türkiye files case against Netanyahu at ICC, for genocide in the Gaza Strip ( UN )
– ME: Jordan refuses energy and water deal with Israel amid Gaza war ( Al Jazeera )
– US: The West Should Welcome Gaza Refugees ( WSJ )
– US: Nikki Haley wants everyone on social media verified by name bc antisemitism ( video, Fox )
– US: New York governor Hochul announces program to monitor social media ( video )
– US: Hamas must go – Hillary Clinton Op-Ed ( Atlantic )
– US: America is Losing Control – Guest Essay ( NYT )
– US: Osama Bin Laden‘s letter to America goes viral among youth : ‘He was Right’ ( Newsweek )
– EU: Greta Thürnberg‘s statements are anti-Semitic – German A-S commissioner ( Zeit )
– EU: Belgian parliament won’t review Israeli video production, Propaganda ( Cradle )
– EU: French court issues arrest warrant for Syrian Pres. Assad on 2013 chemical weapons charges ( AFT )
– EU: UK Parliament votes against Gaza ceasefire 293:125 ( BBC )
– EU: Guardian removes original Osama bin Laden letter from 2002 ( Guardian )
THE ECONOMY
– US: Forbidden Russian oil flows into Pentagon supply chain ( WaPo exclusive )
– US: Pentagon again fails annual audit of $3.8 trillion in military assets – sixth year in a row ( Stars & Stripes )
– US: Biden signs spending bill, staving off shutdown – no Israel / Ukraine aid ( NYT )
– US: Are generic drugs too cheap for their own good? ( Bloomberg )
– EU: ‘Forgot to pay’ – Four in ten Belgians steal in supermarkets ( Business Times )
– EU: France poverty levels hit new record 9.1m people living under the poverty line, 14.5% ( Insee Study )
– EU: Millions ( 2m ) of British households forced to unplug fridge, freezer amid rising bills ( Guardian )
– EU: UK PM Rishi Sunak bids to reset China relations to boost trade ( Telegraph )
– Israel: Israeli banks block Russian accounts in line with EU sanctions ( Cradle )
– China: Launches world’s fastest internet with 1.2 terabit/sec link, years ahead of forecasts ( SCMP )
COUNTRY 404
– Ukraine: Russia is preparing another front in the Balkans – Elensky ( video address )
– Ukraine: Charges officials linked to efforts to investigate the Bidens – in 2019 ( NYT )
– Ukraine: Elensky opposes “frozen” war: it needs to end ( Ukr Pravda )
– Ukraine: Criminal proceedings have opened against Arestovich ( Ukr Pravda )
– Türkiye: Stalls Sweden‘s entry into NATO at Parliament ( Andalou )
– US: It’s Time to End Magical Thinking About Russia’s Defeat ( WSJ )
– US: Why Ukraine‘s stalemate will likely last another year – Ian Bremmer ( Time )
– US : Russia switching war strategy as missiles run out – Ben : Again?? ( Newsweek )
– US: CIA boss Burns heads for Z-day in Kiev as Ukraine falters ( Asia Times )
– US: Zelensky vs Zaluzhny : Bookmakers are taking bets on political assassinations ( MSNBC )
– US: Mike Pompeo joins Kievstar’s ( Telecom ) Board of Directors to safeguard American investors ( Kyiv Post )
– Canada : Is so expensive that some Ukrainian immigrants are leaving ( Bloomberg )
– EU: Sweden could soon block Russian oil tankers without Western insurance ( Berliner Zeitung )
– EU: The amazing resilience of the Russians, Sanctions ( Welt )
– EU: Hungary should stop relying on ‘war criminal’ Putin for gas – EU energy chief ( Politico )
– EU: Estonian PM Kaja Kallas open to being next NATO chief ( Politico, video )
– EU: UK Home Sec. David Cameron visits Kiev, on paper “pledges continued UK support” ( Guardian )
– EU: Has Putin got the upper hand in Ukraine? – Ben : Yes ( Guardian )
– EU: Navalny awarded Bambi media prize in München, Germany – Ursula accepts in his name ( photos )