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The MoA Week In Review – (Not Ukraine) OT 2023-149
Last week's post on Moon of Alabama:
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Terror Alarm @Terror_Alarm – 19:35 UTC · Jun 23, 2023
🚨🇷🇺 BREAKING: Russia attacks PMC Wagner.
Moscow strikes kill a huge number of Wagner forces.
PMC Wagners are now considered Freedom Fighters and can ask the Free World for support.
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Terror Alarm @Terror_Alarm – 0:59 UTC · Jun 24, 2023
🚨🇷🇺 "Wagner forces are coming to take Moscow and we are going to have a new President soon" – Wagner freedom fighters
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Terror Alarm @Terror_Alarm – 18:19 UTC · Jun 24, 2023
🚨🇷🇺 Wagner terrorists reach a ceasefire deal with Moscow.
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Terror Alarm @Terror_Alarm – 21:12 UTC · Jun 24, 2023
🚨🇷🇺 The moment Wagner chief terrorist Prigozhin betrays the Free World and leaves Rostov.
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On June 12, 2023, Yevgeniy Prigozhin has published a post wherein he accused Shoygu and Gerasimov of having intentionally set up Wagner PMC troops to be slaughtered by U.S. forces during the February 2018 Battle of Khasham, ostensibly because of some sort of ego issues. Next day, I have posted my translation of Prigozhin’s post.
In an interview with SPETS published on June 19, Andrey Morozov (“Murz”) has pushed back on Prigozhin’s allegations. Here’s my translation of the relevant part of the interview:
[16:28]
Morozov: […] And the fact that he [Prigozhin — S] now started to exploit the Khasham story, saying he didn’t know that the army wouldn’t support him and that he would not have air defense, and so on and so forth, well, it’s on his conscience, what he is saying now, because the people who were there at that moment in the PMC, they absolutely unequivocally say that everyone knew there was no ISIS at that plant [Conoco plant — S], that there weren’t even a lot of Kurds there, that at that point there were mostly U.S. PMCs there, protected by the U.S. army, and therefore absolutely no assistance from the Russian army would be provided, no external air defense, no air support either—nothing. And what Prigozhin is now saying, well, many people who were near Khasham are looking at this…
Pasechnik: And in a nutshell, Andrey… Andrey, in a nutshell, what happened there? Perhaps, everyone already forgot. A lot of our guys died there, as I understand it. It was in Syria.
Morozov: Well, as for “a lot,” I have never operated with some unverified figures. I initially had information about approximately 150 killed members of our private military organizations. Over time, as they clarified to me, somewhere up to 200 people at the maximum, when counting the wounded who died later.
What happened? In early February 2018 an attempt was made to push the anti-Assad coalition away in a certain location—on the other side of the Euphrates, after it had been crossed. They decided to push it away using the forces of the Wagner PMC and attached units. As a result, they ran into a full-fledged response in the form of the use by the Americans of all the forces and means they had in that area, that is, rocket weapons, aircraft, and so on and so forth.
People who were there say that the enemy’s most effective strike lasted only about half an hour in total, and what they [Wagner media — S] are saying about a multiple-hour execution—well, there were simply not enough people there to keep killing them for so long. The semi-marching columns that were advancing in that direction—one end had already entered the battle, other end was still in marching columns—when guided munitions began to hit those marching columns, precisely hitting the cars—and since the Wagner PMC, being in some kind of conflict with Shoygu, was supplied rather poorly then from a military point of view, that is, the vehicles were overloaded with people, ammunition, weapons, everything—in fact, a few hits immediately resulted in huge losses. And literally after a half-hour strike, the enemy already got most of it, the core of the forces was destroyed, and later the PMC retreated all the way to the other side of the Euphrates. And what is now being said about this, well, this is a generalization of the already widely known newspaper conjectures, versions, and so on. In reality, it was all somewhat less grand, but of course the losses were great, because, again, the battle formation was very vulnerable, and the people who were in it, they simply didn’t expect such a set up from their leadership.
Moreover, people have reason to believe that Prigozhin was fully informed about who was in front of them, that the territory formally held by the Kurds was actually held by U.S. PMCs, and that an attempt to rock the boat there will be suppressed in the most brutal way, and that no army support would be provided. That is, who was really informed about what during that adventure is, to put it mildly, a question of debate. Well, of course, now Prigozhin, like a seasoned manipulator that he is, is twisting this story in his favor, saying that those vile parquet generals just set up those real heroes.
And, again, the same Prigozhin media that in 2018 tried to suppress this story and accused people of lying… For example, they accused Misha “Khrustalik” Polynkov of staging his interviews with the participants [of the battle — S], and so on and so forth. I immediately said then: you’ll see, times will change, there will be a differrent situation, and all these people who are now saying that the Wagner PMC does not exist, that no such massacre has occured, that nothing happened at all, a time will come, and they will become the loudest to sing praises to the unknown heroes and will even reproach us for knowing little about this story. That is, people changed their positions instantly, and what Prigozhin is saying now is, to a large extent, what Misha Polynkov and his interviewees were saying in 2018—interviews that were published without specifying who exactly the interviewees were. But now it’s all presented in a completely different way, that is, we are witnessing a manipulation of the public opinion at a massive scale. Since the public opinion is morally prepared for this manipulation, well, it will have very sad consequences.
Posted by: S | Jun 25 2023 14:35 utc | 12
Sanctions! Shopping in Russia!
The Russian Parliament signed a bill allowing ‘parallel’ imports right at the start of the sanctions. So some goods just cost more because there is an intermediary. Order stuff delivered to Belarus, then sent on, etc.
Hundreds, if not thousands of cos. declared they were leaving Russia, bye bye, Russia Putin Evil…
— Some Cos. did sell.
Prime exs. are MacDonalds (allmost all franchises anyway, so ..) which was bought by an Oligarch. So the name of the resto changed, and some of the menu items were re-labelled (‘Big Mac’ is a registered brand.) This contract contains a buy-back clause (imho – paper is not public) valid for 10 years.
Starbucks was sold to some Russian media figure + an oligarch. The fare is identical, the venue is now called STARS and has a Russian girl as logo in same color, design, etc. as previous. Here, the only loosers are the US Cos. and their suppliers, employees, shareholders, etc.
— Some Cos. sold their Russian operations to China. China skims for sure?
— Some Cos. closed for a while, and then just re-opened, when the ‘fuss’ died down. One ex. is Benetton, who has made no bones about expanding in Russia. BENTLEY has a show room in Central Moscow to this day…
— Some new-name stores sell the prestigious products. 50 or more (my est.) esteemed ‘foreign brands’ are sold in Russia with no probs. Incl. Chanel, Gucci, Rolex, DeBeers, Lalique, Kitchen Aid, Hermes, Calvin Klein, intimissimi, Armani, etc.
— MSM does not report, *part* of my info comes from vids where you are shown the labels, the products:
Real Reporter
https://tinyurl.com/mtsxw3e2
Russel walks around LUX Moscow district
https://tinyurl.com/mtnwdnkz
So, the W. World, hyped up Globalist Trade, the US first of all, outsourcing manufacturing, creating Global Cos. (MacDos and the like) earning a ton of money, and then suddenly, a kind of sent-to-Coventry – no speak, no deal, drive to quash – what? who? .. some rival, some hated enemy, we can’t touch them, sell to them, the horrors, etc.
How could anyone imagine the ‘sanctions’ in long standing trade of goods, particularly LUX brands (many rich ppl own shares) would work?
Posted by: Noirette | Jun 25 2023 14:58 utc | 16
Fun little article on The Blob/Borg/Deep State and conspiratorial thinking.
https://scheerpost.com/2023/06/25/a-wild-conspiratorial-fantastical-view-of-world-politics-might-it-be-true/
The excerpt below follows an introduction to the “The Controllers”, the cabal of mixed business interests, dynasties and D.C.
The Controllers believed their adversary had been knocked out when the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991. Under Clinton, the U.S. violated its agreements with Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev by starting to push NATO eastward to the Russian border. But Putin and his cohorts brought Russia back in the 2000s while the U.S. was tied up in its failed “War on Terror,” aimed mainly at controlling Western Asian oil.
Meanwhile, China moved to the forefront as an economic powerhouse after the U.S. spent decades trying to preempt it by making it a manufacturing colony. Today, Russia and China are breaking away from U.S. control and are establishing a multipolar structure that rejects U.S. dominance. Particularly at risk is the exalted role of the dollar as the world’s reserve currency. Once dollar hegemony is gone, so is the primary mechanism of world control.
With the looming defeat of the U.S. in its proxy war against a Russia backed by China in Ukraine, panic has set in, with the danger of escalation toward World War III. As it anticipates this war, the U.S. is trying to complete its subjugation of the EU as its willing vassal, with the focus on Germany. Of course, the U.S. is still trying to exert control of China, the ultimate target.
In order to fight World War III, a compliant U.S. president must be in office, ready to rubber-stamp decisions. Hillary Clinton was to have been that president after 2016. But out of nowhere, Donald J. Trump emerged. Trump was not interested in leading the U.S. into World War III. Nor were the Americans who elected him. Trump is a businessman. He wanted to lead the U.S. into renewed prosperity as part of the multipolar world, with Russia and China as legitimate trading partners—perhaps rivals, but not enemies. This is what opened Trump to charges of “collusion” with Russia.
The Controllers and the Deep State knew all this and were determined to stop it. The day after Trump was elected, the takedown began. “Russiagate” was trotted out by the Hillary Clinton campaign and the Democratic Party establishment, including former Obama aides. Next, through media propaganda and manipulation of events, Trump was set up and impeached, but this failed when the Senate did not convict.
Next came the Covid pandemic, through which Trump awkwardly maneuvered without being fatally weakened. It was the Covid relief payments that prevented social and political collapse. Trump’s defeat in the 2020 election by Joe Biden ensued, but when Trump refused to go quietly, the January 6 “insurrection” was likely instigated. But he still refused to shut up and fade away. He decided to run against Biden in 2024, and has been leading all Republican contenders.
But neither have the Controllers and Deep State given up. The charges in New York, the DOJ indictments, and more investigations in progress are part of a slow-moving assassination plot against Trump that has been ongoing for the last seven years.
Tucker Carlson dates the beginning of the plot to the Republican candidates’ debate in Greenville, SC, on February 16, 2016, when Trump said we never should have been in Iraq when we went to war in 2003. Trump said the U.S. “destabilized the Middle East.” He said, “They lied. There were no weapons of mass destruction. They knew there were none.” To be fair, in his June 13, 2023, broadcast, Tucker Carlson did not use the word “assassination.”n But he did say that the intent was for Trump to die in prison. So I think “assassination” is a fair word.
Regarding the 2024 presidential election, the only individual the Controllers and Deep State have to cling to is the corrupt, doddering Joe Biden, with enough baggage to sink an ocean liner. Even more laughable is his parody of a vice president, Kamala Harris.
But also appearing out of nowhere is a legitimate rival to the Biden/Harris comedy team in Robert F. Kennedy Jr., scion of the family that earlier stood in the way of Controller/Deep State rule but whose stalwarts were blotted out by assassinations–JFK, RFK, and, yes, I believe, JFK, Jr.
All the foregoing should be seen against the observation that the Controllers/Deep State will stop at nothing in trying to destroy anyone who stands in their way in furthering their project of ruling the world now and forever.
But cracks have been appearing in their façade for over a decade, the most glaring being the 2007-2008 financial collapse, the failure of the “War on Terror,” punctuated by Biden’s 2021 flight from Afghanistan, and now the Ukraine fiasco. With the images of Joe and Hunter Biden, overlaid by those of Kamala Harris, Victoria Nuland, and Volodymyr Zelensky, as the public faces of the clique of plutocrats and gangsters who rule over us, we gain a new appreciation of the gravity and danger of the present moment.
To return to Trump, he brought the “War on Terror” at least to the stage of winding down. Cutting funding for ISIS in Syria, ordering plans to evacuate Afghanistan, and his refusal to implement his advisers’ intent to bomb Iran may testify to his reluctance to march in lockstep with the Controllers’ program. Trump’s
advisers openly bragged about refusing to obey his orders to pull troops from Syria. Whether he was fully cognizant of the subversion of the Minsk agreements by the coup-installed government of Ukraine and its NATO/Neocon consiglieri appears questionable.
Back to the latest indictments, the entire concept of “classified” documents is a trap resembling flypaper, ideal for ensnaring those ignorant of the danger in handling them. By some estimates, fifty million documents are given the “classified” stamp each year, with the stamp being used selectively to send its victims to prison.
But until we see the contents of the documents in Trump’s possession and gain a fair assessment of exactly how their misuse by him aided and abetted our “enemies,” the indictment is objectively meaningless. Of course, by definition the documents are verboten to the hoi polloi such as ourselves, so we will never see them. Yet the indictments may serve their purpose, which is to lock up Trump for the rest of his life.
Trump is being prosecuted under the Espionage Act, a 1917 relic of World War I first used by the Woodrow Wilson government to jail its political opponents, including Socialist Party leader Eugene Debs, who ran for president in 1920 from a prison cell. Modern victims of actual or threatened prosecution have included Chelsea Manning, Julian Assange, Edward Snowden, and now Trump. Under the Espionage Act, actual damage to national security does not have to be proven. It’s just a case of damage becoming hypothetically more possible.
Of course, Trump had the opportunity to pardon Assange and others but failed to do so. Now it’s his turn.
Posted by: Tom_Q_Collins | Jun 25 2023 21:56 utc | 59
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