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Re: Episode 14. How Adolf Hitler turned to be a “defiant aggressor” (III)

Jesualdo Correia — Sat, 24 Aug 2013 10:51:25 -0000

So, now that he got wat he wanted from the Allies, he decided that it was time to break away with that dependance and common agenda which included from the very ouset the ulterior invasion of Bolshevik Soviet Union. He would not attack Soviet Union following their expectation, but rather attack Soviet Union following his own Haushofer-inspired geopolitical agenda, and that much sooner rather than later, for the Babarossa would be conceived already in the early 40s and its implementation would enter the details adjustment phase already before the end of this same year.

Re: Episode 14. How Adolf Hitler turned to be a “defiant aggressor” (III)

Hugh Christie — Sat, 24 Aug 2013 06:45:07 -0000

If you care to look at history parts of Germany were under Czech, Polish and the of course the Holy Roman Empire. Germans do not want to admit that they had more Slavic tribes than any other country. Please Google search Sorbs wends Obotrites Limes Saxoniae Rani Gords Bolesław I Chrobry Lusatia Glomacze Polans Pomerania Polabian Milceni Margraviate of Brandenburg Mecklenburg King Charles IV Wenceslaus II Přemyslid West Slavs Bavaria Slavica Germania Slavica Germanisation Avar march Ostsiedlung www.sachsen.de/en/276.htm.

Re: Hysteria around LGBT: what about the rights of normal people?

Peter Chamberlin — Fri, 23 Aug 2013 09:13:28 -0000

It was unfortunate for the athlete that she chose to speak-up for the Russian legal attempts to prevent the homosexual indoctrination of Russian youth, but what was even more unfortunate was the Western decision to use homosexuality and the Western "gay rights" agenda as a psychological weapon against Putin. The State Dept. under Hillary Clinton specifically adapted the tactics of militant homosexuality to its destabilization operations. By weaponizing homosexuality, as the ultimate psych weapon to be used to force the Liberal agenda upon targeted countries like Russia and Pakistan, or any nation where the people draw their greatest strength from their religious faith, the State Dept./CIA social engineers can severely damage the fabric of society, by openly flaunting "Gay Rights" in parades, in other spectacles and in the conditioning of youth to accept such "flamboyant" behavior. The unwanted intrusions inevitably cause the negative reactions against homosexuality that become common wherever this tactic is deployed, which provide fuel to the international propaganda efforts of the Western media and political parties. (SEE: US commits ‘cultural terrorism’ by sponsoring gay pride event in Pakistan ; U.S. ambassador fuels gay rights debate in El Salvador ; Saudi Arabia Claims Exemption from US State Dept. Homosexual Agenda ; US Public Diplomacy Deploying Homosexual Activism As Destabilization of Religious Societies)

Re: End of Great American Myth

Juan Gonzales — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 10:57:09 -0000

The mother of modern corporatism- East India Company

http://www.redpepper.org.uk...

http://www.newdawnmagazine....

Re: End of Great American Myth

Juan Gonzales — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 10:55:01 -0000

It is no joke that there is more democracy in Cuba than was ever in Britain or USA.

http://www.e-ir.info/2013/0...

Re: Episode 14. How Adolf Hitler turned to be a “defiant aggressor” (I)

Jesualdo Correia — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 08:14:10 -0000

Interesting new approach in order to explain Hitler's turnabout, which may slowly lead to a new set of historiographical paradigms debunking the official, mainstream post-war narratives. Yet, this turnabout could not possibly be explained so simply and no matter how much Hitler had got financed and was somehow surveilled and concessions-fed by England, France and even the United States, one should never forget that there was a firmly consolidated "Grand " geopolitical agenda in Hitler's overall political intentions, a specifically German agenda to be found already in Mein Kampf, which included not only in its program that drive to East, but also a radical reverse of almost all the main foundations of the prevailing cultural and financial system of the world. For better for worse, Hitler had that kind of Alexandrian, Hellenistic dream-vision, updated and tailored by the German nationalistic - and no less mythical - style. And this vision would have much little to do with the civilizational model then prevailing. What Hitlerś obsessive Weltanschauung could not see clearly - due to his monumental hibris, and thus sheer ignorance - was that he would face a formidable foe, whose core cultural and civilizational values would prove far more resilient and deeper rooted than the one his own people could afford to offer him in sacrifice, and those Russians considered by his mythological set of German values as inferior would prove to be far superior.

But of course when Barbarossa began England kept talking through both sides of the mouth, one to herself and the other to the public. On the one hand she hoped Hitler would bleed the Soviet Union as much as he could - the prospects of a weakened Soviet Union in the aftermath was of course being seriously considered - , that was for herself and for her inner circle, and, on the other hand, for Stalin and the world she would proclaim to be solely dedicated to the task of helping Soviet Union to defeat German for the sake of the free world. Stalin most probably knew only too well this double gambit and was to give Churchill a very hostile reception during this later's famous visit to Moscow during the war.

Re: End of Great American Myth

Jesualdo Correia — Wed, 14 Aug 2013 15:26:09 -0000

No doubt Rome is the "nearest "example which comes to mind, with some fundamental differences, such as the implosion factor, which was not specifically the case by that time.

No matter how critical we can be toward this modus horribilis of production, to use the Marxist jargon, which capitalist America became, there were before and there still exists now values which cannot be discard out of hand. Positive values which, with all the contradictions we may see, were part of the Founding Father`s agenda, which reflected the most update world view of that time. There are many other values inherited from the best of the Anglo-Saxon communal heritage, developed and adapted in many sociall practices which Tocqueville described so well. Of course the very nature of this colonization was made on the basis of genocide, a systematical one, almost of the same kind which took place in South America, here with plunder and cruelty as the Leitmotive.

America is facing a major challenge which is that of not having developed a nation in the core meaning of the word, this project was dissolved in its status nascendi by the disruptive drive of its own contradictions as a system, as a establishment manipulated and conducted more and more by a capitalist rationale which places business uber alles at the very heart of its vital raison d'etat.
A nation, a civilization is the result of a core set of values, which embraces a plethora of common feelings, from that of the inaugural myths, the folk-lore, common traumas, territorial appartenance, a deep rooted set of ethos-manifestations and last but least, a deep sense of respect for nature and the lyrics manifested in various forms thereof through the richness of its arts. This array of aspects are those which will stand up when the debacle begins to occur, and which constitutes the real notion of a nation, let alone a civilization.

Re: Episode 13. Why London presented Hitler with Vienna and Prague (III)

Jesualdo Correia — Wed, 07 Aug 2013 09:55:49 -0000

There must be a bottom line here. Which is/are the driving force(s), motive(s) for the uncompromisely stand England assumes towards Hitler s Germany with Churchill's arise to power? What changed if at the top of the establishment they would be happy that he was heading towards Soviet Union, in his view Bolshevic Russia. No matter how financed Hitler was by whoever for pushing his anti-Bolshevic agenda, he had no doubt an agenda of his own which at a certain moment became a problem in certain corners. And besides, what's the big deal? Lenin received help ( in various modalities ) while passing through Finland in his way to revolutionary Russia and got financed to produce it. Mao received American and Russian help at various different moments. But despite the fact that Hitler s own Ostwärts political agenda was very much in tune with England's, no doubt, I don't think it can be singled out as *the* Leitmotiv for all that he represents in totum in history. There is much more than what meets the eye. The article tends slightly to pass this impression.

Re: War in the East: How Khalkhin-Gol changed the course of WWII

Walter DuBlanica — Tue, 06 Aug 2013 21:14:29 -0000

Stalin did not march into Poland. He marched into Polish occupied western Ukraine and Belarus. These were areas the Poles attacked during the Russian revolution. This territory was east of the Curzon Line which accurately defined the borders between Ukrainian and Polish populations.

Re: Michael Prysner: ‘The Real Terrorist Was Me…’

Jaded — Mon, 05 Aug 2013 04:22:50 -0000

The whole world is driven by money and greed. Wealth is power and power is far more important than life! I have worked as a paramedic and we never saved lives, we only saved money - we never treated patients - we only treated statistics. I switched to become a firefighter hoping that would be better but it isn't! I am sick of living in this world and wish that money had never been invented. I joined those jobs to make a difference to common people's lives, mostly I feel like I am employed to make a difference to the lives of our politicians and the lives of the bankers who control them.

Re: America’s Plan B in Egypt: Bring Back the Old Regime

Ashfaq — Sat, 27 Jul 2013 11:55:54 -0000

Really awesome post hope Arab people understand this before it's too late!

Re: Washington’s Silk Road Pipe Dream

Maggiequinn — Sat, 27 Jul 2013 09:13:33 -0000

I raise my teacup to Peace

Re: War against Iran, Iraq AND Syria?

GAM — Tue, 23 Jul 2013 23:09:28 -0000

Its really easy to set up the sunnis (principal agents Qatar and Turkey) against the shias of Iran-Iraq-Syria-Hezbollah crescent.I still think its not about pipelines and gas but about cutting off Syria from Iran in the east and Lebanon in the west. Once done, the next target will be Iran and then N-Pakistan.

Re: Snowden: Human Rights and Global Information Security

Andre Fomine — Mon, 15 Jul 2013 06:56:38 -0000

Transcript of Edward Joseph Snowden statement, given at 5pm Moscow time on Friday 12th July 2013.

"Hello. My name is Ed Snowden. A little over one month ago, I had family, a home in paradise, and I lived in great comfort. I also had the capability without any warrant to search for, seize, and read your communications. Anyone’s communications at any time. That is the power to change people’s fates.

It is also a serious violation of the law. The 4th and 5th Amendments to the Constitution of my country, Article 12 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and numerous statutes and treaties forbid such systems of massive, pervasive surveillance. While the US Constitution marks these programs as illegal, my government argues that secret court rulings, which the world is not permitted to see, somehow legitimize an illegal affair. These rulings simply corrupt the most basic notion of justice – that it must be seen to be done. The immoral cannot be made moral through the use of secret law.

I believe in the principle declared at Nuremberg in 1945:
"Individuals have international duties which transcend the national obligations of obedience. Therefore individual citizens have the duty to
violate domestic laws to prevent crimes against peace and humanity from occurring."

Accordingly, I did what I believed right and began a campaign to correct this wrongdoing. I did not seek to enrich myself. I did not seek to sell US secrets. I did not partner with any foreign government to guarantee my safety. Instead, I took what I knew to the public, so what affects all of us can be discussed by all of us in the light of day, and I asked the world for justice.

That moral decision to tell the public about spying that affects all of us has been costly, but it was the right thing to do and I have no regrets.

Since that time, the government and intelligence services of the United States of America have attempted to make an example of me, a warning to all others who might speak out as I have. I have been made stateless and hounded for my act of political expression. The United States Government has placed me on no-fly lists. It demanded Hong Kong return me outside of the framework of its laws, in direct violation of the principle of non-refoulement – the Law of Nations. It has threatened with sanctions countries who would stand up for my human rights and the UN asylum system. It has even taken the unprecedented step of ordering military allies to ground a Latin American president’s plane in search for a political refugee. These dangerous escalations represent a threat not just to the dignity of Latin America, but to the basic rights shared by every person, every nation, to live free from persecution, and to seek and enjoy asylum.

Yet even in the face of this historically disproportionate aggression, countries around the world have offered support and asylum. These nations, including Russia, Venezuela, Bolivia, Nicaragua, and Ecuador have my gratitude and respect for being the first to stand against human rights violations carried out by the powerful rather than the powerless. By refusing to compromise their principles in the face of intimidation, they have earned the respect of the world. It is my intention to travel to each of these countries to extend my personal thanks to their people and leaders.

I announce today my formal acceptance of all offers of support or asylum I have been extended and all others that may be offered in the future. With, for example, the grant of asylum provided by Venezuela’s President Maduro, my asylee status is now formal, and no state has a basis by which to limit or interfere with my right to enjoy that asylum. As we have seen, however, some governments in Western European and North American states have demonstrated a willingness to act outside the law, and this behavior persists today. This unlawful threat makes it impossible for me to travel to Latin America and enjoy the asylum granted there in accordance with our shared rights.

This willingness by powerful states to act extra-legally represents a threat to all of us, and must not be allowed to succeed. Accordingly, I ask for your assistance in requesting guarantees of safe passage from the relevant nations in securing my travel to Latin America, as well as requesting asylum in Russia until such time as these states accede to law and my legal travel is permitted. I will be submitting my request to Russia today, and hope it will be accepted favorably.

If you have any questions, I will answer what I can.

Thank you."

Re: Obama, Morsi, Plunge Middle East Into Chaos

Sat, 13 Jul 2013 11:48:12 -0000

You will never trust the above person again if you listen to this
http://www.talkshoe.com/res...

Re: Syria crisis and America’s funeral

Alex — Thu, 11 Jul 2013 17:22:36 -0000

It is true he claims that Fidel Castro is a CIA agent:
http://www.veteranstoday.co...
http://www.veteranstoday.co...
If you want to find out what type of a liar that guy is please listen to this: http://www.youtube.com/watc...
Duff also says George Soros and Obama re great men. He claims that Russia is trying to destroy the US,

Re: Obama, Morsi, Plunge Middle East Into Chaos

Patrick — Thu, 11 Jul 2013 15:43:05 -0000

Gordon Duff should not be featured on Oriental Review. He makes a lot of stories up

Re: Syria crisis and America’s funeral

Andre Fomine — Wed, 10 Jul 2013 08:54:13 -0000

I'm afraid I didn't quite catch you, Dean. Do you have some substantial objections regarding the text above? Please express'em calmly with argumentation.

Re: Syria crisis and America’s funeral

Dean — Wed, 10 Jul 2013 05:59:56 -0000

Oriental Review should not post anything written by this compulsive liar who claims Fidel Castro works for the CIA and that he personally insured Obama's election victory. Keeping on lying Doff!

Re: America’s Plan B in Egypt: Bring Back the Old Regime

kalurkey itech! — Tue, 09 Jul 2013 04:19:51 -0000

Wow, great article.

Re: Snowden: Herald of New Age or a Pawn In Information Warfare?

Andre Fomine — Tue, 02 Jul 2013 02:56:35 -0000

Yesterday Edward Snowden released a statement that was published on Wikileaks:

"One week ago I left Hong Kong after it became clear that my freedom and safety were under threat for revealing the truth. My continued liberty has been owed to the efforts of friends new and old, family, and others who I have never met and probably never will. I trusted them with my life and they returned that trust with a faith in me for which I will always be thankful.

On Thursday, President Obama declared before the world that he would not permit any diplomatic "wheeling and dealing" over my case. Yet now it is being reported that after promising not to do so, the President ordered his Vice President to pressure the leaders of nations from which I have requested protection to deny my asylum petitions.

This kind of deception from a world leader is not justice, and neither is the extralegal penalty of exile. These are the old, bad tools of political aggression. Their purpose is to frighten, not me, but those who would come after me.

For decades the United States of America has been one of the strongest defenders of the human right to seek asylum. Sadly, this right, laid out and voted for by the U.S. in Article 14 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, is now being rejected by the current government of my country. The Obama administration has now adopted the strategy of using citizenship as a weapon. Although I am convicted of nothing, it has unilaterally revoked my passport, leaving me a stateless person. Without any judicial order, the administration now seeks to stop me exercising a basic right. A right that belongs to everybody. The right to seek asylum.

In the end the Obama administration is not afraid of whistleblowers like me, Bradley Manning or Thomas Drake. We are stateless, imprisoned,
or powerless. No, the Obama administration is afraid of you. It is afraid of an informed, angry public demanding the constitutional government it was promised — and it should be.

I am unbowed in my convictions and impressed at the efforts taken by so many.

Edward Joseph Snowden

Monday 1st July 2013"

Re: Snowden: Herald of New Age or a Pawn In Information Warfare?

GAM — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 21:41:55 -0000

The next global war will be a currency was - a war between the US$ against all other currencies. No matter how hard the banking oligarchy controlled by an elite group tries to save the $, it will be in vain.

Re: Syria crisis and America’s funeral

GAM — Sat, 29 Jun 2013 00:07:31 -0000

A world war for sure will be started. Can Russia and China prevent it? The Shias are now turned into warriors and its about their survival with Iran leading the crescent pack from Iran to Iraq to Syria to Hezbollah. Haven't the sunni Iraqis under Saddam learnt their lesson when they took on Iran? have not the Israelis learnt their lessons from Hezbollah in 2006?

It's very obvious that the west is gathering a bunch of spoilt oil rich Arabs to lead them into war against a very strong Iran. The Saudis, Qataris, Emiratis are not warriors. They're a bunch of monkeys who like to show off their wealth and buy the goodies from Harrods and suppress the poor workers from third world countries. That's not Iranians.They build their country with their own hands.

Anyone should realize that the west has opened Qatar's doors to the Afghani taliban so as to put together a Sunni pack against Iran. After all the west knows that the Taliban are warriors and now need them to start the last great game. The end game of the west - accept it or not- is Pakistan's denuclearization.

Re: Is there a Shia-Sunni conflict brewing in the Middle East?

GAM — Tue, 25 Jun 2013 17:57:50 -0000

Historically, there has always been a power struggle between these two sects - the Shias and Sunnis. Nothing new. One has to read the best book which provides the reasons. It is Syed Ameer Ali's book "The Spirit of Islam".

The conflict started about 40 years after the demise of Prophet Mohammed when the Shias split from the mainstream Islam over the Caliphate. The Shias had been persecuted under the Ommeyads who ruled from Damascus and had martyred Hossein (the grandson of Mohammed) in Kerbala (Iraq). The Ommeyads were basically the same Quraish who'd resisted the spread of Islam. They'd feared that Islam will strip them of their powers and wealth.

The Saudis and Qataris are now behaving in the same manner as the Quraish. In fact they are the direct descendants of the Quraish. These two countries are drunk with wealth and fear that Iran will develop N-assets and steal their power and wealth. The western powers certainly understand the issue and are exploiting and fanning the fear of Saudis and Qataris to their advantage to sell arms. I don't blame them though.

It should be kept in mind that the Peninsular Arabs are kept on western leashes whereas the crescent of Iran-Iraq-Syria-Hezbollah are not. It was this crescent that routed the might of Israel and their western supporters in July 2006 - for 35 days. The alliance of Arabs backed by Saudi wealth have been routed thrice by Israel single handedly. Iran too has kept the western powers at bay. Peeking only into 50 years,it is obvious who is weak and who is strong

The same has been the situation between Catholics and Protestants. Just as they've become united under a leadership under one Christianity, it is only a matter of short time that Shias and Sunnis will become united when a leadership emerges under the banner of Islam. It is stated in several sayings that such a leadership will emerge and all these point to the current times.

Re: Syria: Looming Sunni-Shia Crisis

GAM — Sat, 22 Jun 2013 19:36:28 -0000

All hell is about to break loose in the Middle East. This can only be avoided if China and Russia can take the lead in preventing this pending all out conflict. The conflict will involve Shias from Iran, Iraq, Pakistan and Lebanese Hezbollah. It will most likely engulf the entire Middle East.

The conflict is not in the interest of the US, EU and Canada but rather one that is in the interest of Israel as it is using the western/ NATO powers to cut off Syria from Iraq (the conduit between Iran and Hezbollah) in the east and Hezbollah (supporting Iran) in the west.

I fear that the war is going to start very soon and it will engulf civilizations. The Shia power is being under-estimated by the entire world.