CAITLIN JOHNSTONE—China’s response to Pelosi’s provocation has thankfully been relatively measured, though we’re about to see Taiwan fully encircled by the Chinese navy for a show of force unlike anything we’ve seen in decades, and Chinese sanctions upon Taiwanese commerce are still being announced. There will be political pressure in Beijing to escalate tensions with the US so as not to look weak, and the intensity of the new cold war has certainly been ratcheted up a notch, but when it comes to hot war it looks like humanity’s better angels have prevailed for now.
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AEARNUR—As the Neocons see things they are in a race against time to destroy America’s “enemies” before they become too powerful. So they have adopted a ‘wrecking ball’ policy globally to take advantage of the chaos. Every disruption to normality for them is a plus, stability a negative.
China will consider its reaction to Pelosi’s visit carefully so as not to fall into the trap laid for it by America’s dominant Neocon majority. China ought to look to Russia’s long-term response over the years where the ‘revenge is a dish best served cold’ policy was very effective.
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JIMMY DORE—The mainstream US media likes to depict support for Ukraine in its struggle against Russia as universal, implying a united global community pushing back against the aggressive, imperialist-minded Putin. In reality the global south is not on board with this narrative, with the nations of Africa in particular preferring to stay neutral in this war and primarily evincing concern with ending the fighting to ensure that domestic food scarcity doesn’t worsen. But that’s not good enough for the US and Europe, which have begun implicitly threatening African nations with consequences if they don’t fall in line and declare their full-throated support for Ukraine. Jimmy and America’s comedian Kurt Metzger are joined by independent journalist Hermela Aregawi (http://twitter.com/HermelaTV) to discuss the Ukraine War’s role in food scarcity in the Horn of Africa and Democratic war criminal Samantha Power’s recent visit to the region to drum up opposition to Putin and Russia.
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THE SAKER—The West, which despises and hates the Ukrainians almost as much as it hates the Russians was delighted to see the hated Ukrainians and the hated Russians killing each other (well, mostly Russians doing the killing). Furthermore, being military incompetent, the leaders of the West apparently believed that supplying weapons, money, instructors, and special forces to the Ukrainians could, if not turn the tide, slow down Russia enough to create fear, uncertainty, and doubts in the Russian public opinion.
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REGIS TREMBLAY—While everyone is focused on Ukraine, we are insisting to focus on the really important events that are unfolding daily on the planet. The multipolar world envisioned by Russia and China is what everyone should be focusing on. The blowback to US sanctions on Russia, and the US doubling down on Russia and China.
