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2022: the year america lost all respect*......A few days ago, a terrorist attack took place in the center of Istanbul, Turkey. The details aren't important and I won't tell you about them anyway because I'm not a media whore who empowers terrorists by giving them free publicity. What is important is Turkey's official reaction to the official American condolences that were offered after the fact: Turkey refused to accept them. The head of the Turkish Foreign Ministry, Süleyman Soylu, put it bluntly: We do not accept condolences from the US Embassy ».
BY Dmitry Orlov November 23, 2022
He also said other interesting things. Turkey knows where the attack was coordinated: in the United States. Whoever performed it, they were just « pions ". And he called the behavior of the United States in this matter " return of the murderer to the scene of the crime ". Is it respectful or polite? Yes, it is; it's perfectly appropriate and diplomatic. But is this how one treats one's lord and master? Not at all ! The inevitable conclusion is that America doesn't matter anymore and you can call American officials terrorists and spit in their face in public. They'll pull out their tissues, gently wipe the saliva dripping from their face, and pretend none of this happened. Meanwhile, their favorite reporters will sheepishly shut their eyes. And so most Americans won't even know about it. And if told about it, most Americans would think, " Hmm. Turkey… [Turkey in English, NdT] oh yes, thanksgiving is in a week, right? A delicious and juicy turkey… and then they'd hum like Homer Simpson, lost in an anticipatory dizziness of tryptophan, thinking of stuffing, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie and big sweaty men running and bumping into each other on a field , damaging his knees and giving himself concussions, forever unable to agree on the owner of a certain oblong leather object… Maybe it's best not to tell them. There is an old saying: Don't pick up a happy baby ". Or an unhappy baby. Or any type of baby, unless it's yours. And it's definitely not my baby. But since you're reading this, I'll tell you. Turkey has the largest and most powerful army in NATO. At the beginning of the year it was the Ukrainian army (although Ukraine is technically not part of NATO, it makes no difference) but the Russians destroyed the Ukrainian army and now it is constituted NATO mercenaries, pimply youngsters, old men and various scum. You'd think the United States had a big military, but after a long string of military defeats (which Americans like to call « victories and forget almost immediately), it's now a joke and everyone knows it. Either way, Turkey is all that's left of NATO, except Turkey is also friends with Russia (and makes deals with Russia, China, and Iran) while largely unaware of what what the United States expects of it. I've lost count of how many times Erdogan, the Turkish President, has crossed the Black Sea to visit Putin in Sochi, and I assure you it's not just to suck. Russia and Turkey are building nuclear power plants, gas pipelines together, Russia is selling air defense systems to Turkey (despite strong US objections), etc. And if you really want to know who decides, Sweden and Finland were recently bamboozled into joining NATO (and painting big targets on their backs so the Russians could shoot them) but Turkey said no, so that will not happen. All of this had been planned for a while, but the year 2022 has changed a lot of things. Everyone already knew for a long time that the United States is the main sponsor of terrorism on the planet. They train and finance fanatics and terrorists all over the world and try to use them for nefarious political purposes. But previously, people refrained from openly stating that this was the case on an official level to avoid angering cruel and vindictive Americans. Well, not anymore! Every American-sponsored international criminal act will now be greeted with sharp accusations against this rapidly collapsing superpower. And Americans aren't the only ones who are vindictive: 80% of the world's population, who have been seriously harmed by American criminal acts, will gang up on Americans, who make up only 5% of the world's population. And what about the remaining 10% or so who are still allied with the United States (or, at least, their incompetent politicians)? Russians have a word for them: podpindósniks ". It is composed of the prefix " pod- (under), from " pindos which used to mean "American" in crude slang but is now in common usage, and " -nik ", a substantive suffix that you may associate in your mind with the English verb " to nig », which means, according to Wikipedia, “ behave like a stereotypical black ». These " podpindosniks are doing pretty badly already, and they're going to be doing a lot worse if they keep practicing their « transatlantic discipline ». You see, supporting the United States is already expensive, but it will become ruinous. Ukraine is a useful object of study in this respect: compare Yanukovych's peaceful, prosperous and pro-Russia Ukraine of 2013 and the miserable, bankrupt, ruined, depopulated and " podpindosnik » by Zelensky in 2022. Let the Europeans take a good look: stay « podpindosniks and it will also be your future. The podpindosniks who are fed up and want to leave may argue that there are no more legitimate American counterparts they can work with. The 2020 US election was the year the US electoral system was destroyed for good, and the 2022 election only confirmed that fact. The fraud worked like this: The Biden team gave tens of billions of taxpayers' money to Ukrainians, who took their cut and used it to buy mansions in Switzerland that had recently been vacated by Russian oligarchs. They used a small part of the money to finance their war on the eastern front and various other uses and placed the rest in the now bankrupt FTX cyber market. FTX in turn poured that money into cyber wallets of the US Democratic Party, which then used it to buy election results in a way that largely nullified the “ red wave Republican, yet recorded as real by opinion polls and exit polls. And then, poof, FTX went bankrupt and, cyber-magic obliges, the Democrats are still in business… sort of. And so, that the podpindosniks be careful not to be caught doing business with an illegitimate and usurping US government. Do not show up for meetings with US officials. Pretend to have Covid symptoms (whatever they are)…or whatever. Start treating American officials like the political lepers they are. Until Americans get their political house in order, home should be the doghouse. « But what about Russia? you might ask. Isn't Russia talking to the United States yet? Of course, but when it comes to making deals, the rules of the order dictate that you close old deals before starting new ones. And old business is to bring NATO back to its 1997 borders and provide Russia with security guarantees, as it demanded a year ago. When it comes to talking about this or that, Russians are very communicative and always talk to everyone – friends, enemies, friends of enemies, drunken bums, stray dogs… and American officials. source: Club Orlov
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ACCORDING TO GUS LEONISKY, AMERICA LOST ALL RESPECT THE DAY IT WAS BORN FROM A REVOLUTION AGAINST ENGLISH TAXES, HELPED BY THE FRENCH WHICH THE AMERICANS SOON SHAFTED WITH THE XYZ AFFAIR.... BUT THE AMERICAN HYPOCRISY CONTINUED WITH THE MONROE DOCTRINE, THE FOREVER WARS, THE ANTI-COMMUNISM WAR FROM 1917 WHICH IS NOW MORPHED INTO A RABID RUSSOPHOBIA AND THE DESIRE TO DESTROY RUSSIA AND CHINA, THE ASSASSINATION OF JFK.... THE LIST CONTINUES. AMERICA WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN A VERY THIN VENEER OF "RESPECT" BY CONSTANTLY POLISHING ITS OWN TURDS. WAS 2022 THE YEAR THE VENEER, OVERLOADED WITH A BIDENIAN HYPOCRISY, CRACKED BEYOND REPAIR?..... AND LET'S NOT FORGET:
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BY Phil Butler
The western assault on Russia and other rivals is economic. The military conflicts in Ukraine and elsewhere are only symptoms of the competition for the remaining resources that power world economies. This, as well all know, is abundantly clear. A perfect example of how the world is reeling energy-wise can be seen in Kazakhstan’s natural gas situation.
This morning, I read Oil Price’s report about China’s concerns over Kazakhstan’s delivery contracts. The report’s bottom line is that Astana has pledged to limit exports to meet domestic demand. China’s concern is the instability of supply after Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev ordered his government to reduce gas exports and to make sure that an additional 2 billion cubic meters were available to customers inside Kazakhstan.
Oil Price’s news suggests that Kazakhstan’s annual gas deficit on the domestic market could reach around 1.7 billion cubic meters by 2024. The result of such a deficit would mean a halting of export altogether. Exports of natural gas from Kazakhstan have already been reduced tenfold from 10 million cubic meters to 1 million cubic meters. Furthermore, the country is importing 20% more gas than ever.
Meanwhile, Chevron stock has skyrocketed to its highest mark in almost half a century. As I type this, the stock is at $182.49, which is triple what it was at the low of 2020. This is significant as a side note since Chevron is Kazakhstan’s biggest player in the Tengiz field, which was just prioritized by Tokayev. Chevron’s role also hints at another reason the west is hell-bent on stopping Russian gas from reaching Europe.
Energy production shifts demand geometrically by altering supply on a massive scale in one region and already peaked worldwide. The fact that Chevron is also into renewables via the acquisition of Renewable Energy Group is another war for profit indicator. Renewables are being ramped up in an emergency fashion worldwide, and the profit vertices of multinationals are leading the trend. REGI stock is up sixfold to a share price of over $60 per share compared to around $10 back in 2012.
Seeking Alpha is raving through a bullhorn on how Renewable Energy Group is “A Safe Energy Stock Bound To Gain Big.” So, you can see why a protracted conflict with Russia favors the people funding individuals in capitals like Washington and London. America’s Sunoco, HF Sinclair Corporation, Valvoline, PBF Energy, and CVR Energy are neck deep in the profit bonanza off renewables, LNG, refining, and virtually every facet of energy profit coming out of the current geopolitical mess.
Returning to Kazakhstan and the supply situation, it’s important to note that Russia is not losing out because western conglomerates owned by the elites are winning. Last month, President Tokayev and Russian President Vladimir Putin met to discuss creating what has been termed a “tripartite gas union” to include Uzbekistan. The purpose of the union would be to coordinate the delivery of Russian gas to Central Asia and possibly a deeper security alliance. However, it’s clear that western influences are tugging at Kazakhstan to lean toward Washington in order to weaken the Russian led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) already in place. At least, this is the hope expressed by The Jamestown Foundation and other Washington Row think tanks strategizing for the wester elites. Paul Goble suggests the recent meeting between Putin and Tokayev was a failure. Goble, of course, is a mouthpiece for the U.S. State Department, a former Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, and probably a CIA academic plant. His take on the Putin-Tokayev meetup, he summed up with this:
“Tokayev did not return directly home as his predecessors might have but rather traveled onward to Paris, thus signaling his desire to develop even better relations with Europe, which is now at odds with Russia over Ukraine. Moreover, even as he was talking with Putin, Tokayev was simultaneously continuing his conversations with China and the United States about expanding relations.”
Getting back to the central issue of energy, supply, and demand, it seems crystal clear that the elites in power in the west are intent on milking the last BTUs of this world for everywhere we are worth. Kazakhstan being unable to supple enough natural gas for 19 million citizens is telling. Furthermore, companies like America’s Chevron gleaning profits from domestic usage so distant from the U.S. is food for thought.
I expect Uzbekistan is in a similar situation, and is under western pressure as well. Though better in-ground resources are much more recoverable than in most of the region, the infrastructure in the country is horrendous. Even so, produces about 60 bcm of natural gas annually. Uzbekistan exports mainly to China, Russia, and to Kazakhstan. So, it seems likely they will pick up part of the slack for Kazakhstan in the near future. On a final note, Chevron is also a major player in the recent opening of the Uzbekistan GTL gas-to-liquids plant in Qashqadaryo Region. I’ll leave the reader to plot the energy war strategies there, but the writing really is on the wall. If the items I’ve presented are not proof enough that the United States and partners are engaged in an energy war, the White House has made the strategy crystal clear. In this October National Security Strategy report (PDF), the Biden Administration frames Ukraine and the rest of the globe as pertains to Central Asia this way:
“Elsewhere in Eurasia, we will continue to support the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Central Asia. We will foster efforts to enhance resilience and democratic development in the five countries in this region. We will continue to work through the C5+1 diplomatic platform (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and the United States) to advance climate adaptation, improve regional energy and food security, enhance integration within the region, and build greater connectivity to global markets.”
There it is, in no uncertain terms. Companies like Cargill, Chevron, and a host of others are reaping fantastic profits right now because of these Russophobic, aggressive policies designed for one purpose only. To milk the world bone dry by shifting the supply and demand curve. It’s not rocket science, as they say. The question is, will the people ever be able to see the light? Personally, I think that by the time they do it will be too late. We’ll either be paupers all, or in a war the likes of which the galaxy has never seen.
Phil Butler, is a policy investigator and analyst, a political scientist and expert on Eastern Europe, he’s an author of the recent bestseller “Putin’s Praetorians” and other books. He writes exclusively for the online magazine “New Eastern Outlook”.
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