Pepe Escobar: Russia, China map out new economic order in Beijing

Pepe Escobar discusses the Belt and Road Initiative, also known as One Belt, One Road, and the geopolitical developments surrounding it.

He contrasts the geopolitics of the past in southwest Asia with the geopolitics of the future, which are unfolding in East Asia's Beijing and the 3rd Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, which serves as a roadmap for economic and infrastructure integration across Eurasia.

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🇷🇺Looks like Russia has good coverage over the southern Med… (Just in case)

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◾Palestine | Scenes from Al-Quds Hospital in Gaza after the occupation threatened to bomb it and requested its evacuation, as it contains more than 400 patients and about 12,000 displaced civilians.

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🇺🇦“HURRAH FOR THE AZOV!”- The curious case of the BBC whitewashing of Nazism in Ukraine

Neo-nazis across the world glorify Azov, and whitewashing them in the way the BBC and other mainstream media organizations have should not be taken lightly.

On 15 January 1934, as Europe stood on the precipice of war, British newspaper the Daily Mail printed perhaps its most infamous headline when it declared: “Hurrah for the Blackshirts!”

Proprietor Viscount Rothermere boldly swung his support behind Oswald Mosley’s British Union of Fascists (BUF) as both Hitler and Mussolini rose to power in Germany and Italy respectively.

He saw the nascent fascist movement as a bulwark against the threat of communism both at home and abroad, urging the British public to study closely the Nazi regime in Germany as he accused its opponents of deliberately misrepresenting it.

Rothermere took aim at those who denounced “Nazi atrocities” which he said, “consists of merely a few isolated acts of violence…which have been generalized, multiplied, and exaggerated to give the impression that Nazi rule is a bloodthirsty tyranny.”

Fascism never took hold in Britain in the same way it did elsewhere. There are a number of reasons for this, but it was in no small part due to the role of the Communist Party and the organized working class.

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🇺🇸🤝🇮🇱⚔🇵🇸Biden's Hypocrisy Unveiled: A Tale of Two Hostages

Amid the looming shadows of a horrific war in Gaza, a sinister drama unfolds with the release of two American hostages by Hamas. The Biden admin, focused on American lives, secured their release. Yet, as they step into the light of freedom, the sinister silence towards the imminent Israeli onslaught on Gaza echoes the chilling apathy. The stark contrast between the rescue saga and the cold neglect of a besieged Gaza reveals a tale of grotesque double standards, marinated in cynical self-interest.

The unfolding theatre in Gaza exposes the odious reality of Biden’s geopolitical game, where the cynical calculation tips heavily toward American lives. The implicit endorsement of Israel’s military aggression, the suffocating blockade, and the relentless bombardments, all vanish in the wake of a diplomatic victory for the US. This exposes a cruel indifference, where the sanctity of human life in Gaza is traded for political expediency, painting an odious picture of realpolitik, devoid of humanity.

Delving deeper, the facade of humanitarian concern by the Biden admin shatters, revealing a landscape of cold, calculated geopolitical maneuvering. The plight of a Palestinian child fades into oblivion against the backdrop of a singular focus on American lives. It's a bleak exposition of a Western world where the value of human life is mercilessly tethered to political allegiances, a damning indictment of a morally bankrupt regime.

The sanctity of human life seems to have lost its sheen in the hallways of Washington, replaced by a cold, calculating political expediency. The tale of the two hostages unveils a bitter truth - for the West, the value of a life is measured by the passport one holds. The echoes of this bitter reality reverberate across the war-torn skies of Gaza.

When will the scales of justice balance, or are we condemned to a world where the passport one holds outweighs the essence of our shared humanity?

#Oped

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🇺🇲🇮🇱🇵🇸❗️American and Israeli officials are considering the possibility of creating an interim government in the Gaza Strip with the support of the UN and with the participation of Arab countries, sources told Bloomberg. Such a plan is being studied in the event that Hamas is ousted.

◾Israeli Arabs or Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem have been targeted with arrest, sacking and dismissal over social media posts expressing solidarity with the people of Gaza.

- Israeli Arabs, many of whom identify as Palestinian citizens of Israel, have expressed solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza amid Israel’s aerial bombing campaign that has so far killed more than 4,000 people in the impoverished territory, the majority civilians, according to the health ministry in the Strip.

- The Palestinian singer Dalal Abu Amneh was arrested briefly this week when she went to a police station to file a complaint after receiving hundreds of death threats. Rather than investigating her complaint, police detained her because of a comment she posted on Facebook, said her lawyer, Abir Bakr.

- “They put cuffs on her hands and feet, and subjected her to insults and humiliation. They want to frighten people and teach them a lesson through Dalal,” Bakr said.

◾Israeli police on Wednesday said they arrested 76 people from East Jerusalem “on suspicion of committing crimes of incitement on Facebook and supporting terrorist organisations”.

- Lawyers also said a young man in the village of Kabul in northern Israel was arrested for five days simply for posting a photo of children in Gaza with the words “my heart is with you”.

◾Hassan Jabareen, the director of the Adalah organisation that works to defend the rights of the Arab minority in Israel, said “there are many people on the right wing who are filing complaints against Arab citizens”.

◾Jaafar Farah, the director of the Musawah rights organisation, said “since the beginning of the war, almost 150 (Arab) workers have been fired and about 200 students from various universities and educational institutions have been dismissed” for expressing solidarity with Gaza on social media.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/20/israeli-arabs-reprisals-online-solidarity-gaza

📢🇵🇸Happening now! Free Palestine Rally in Belfast. Showing Solidarity with Gaza and Palestine ✊

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🇮🇱⚔🇵🇸The number of hostages held in the Gaza Strip is at least 210, Israeli Defense Forces spokesman Daniel Hagari said.

Footage from Tel Aviv shows people looking at photos of Israelis kidnapped by Hamas.

How does a looming ground offensive by the IDF serve these hostages best interests, let alone the millions of Palestinians in Gaza that will pay a brutal price? The sanctity of human life ought to matter more than mere lip service, while cynically planning a ground operation that will knowingly snuff out tens of the thousands of lives.

How does a looming ground offensive by the IDF honor the safe return of these hostages, let alone shield the millions of Palestinians in Gaza from a brutal fate? The sanctity of human life should transcend mere lip service, not be overshadowed by a cynical plan to orchestrate a ground operation destined to extinguish tens of thousands of lives.

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🇺🇦💰🤝🇺🇸Biden's Ukrainian Memory Hole: An Odyssey of Oligarchs and Omissions

US President Joe Biden recently reflected on his extensive time in Ukraine during his two-year tenure as the chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee (2007-2008). With a tone of accomplishment, he declared, “I probably spent a total of three months in Ukraine,” at a Washington reception. He reminisced about “dealing with the oligarchs and the corrupt system,” a line seemingly designed to portray a hands-on approach towards rooting out corruption. Yet, the narrative selectively tiptoes around the Biden family's own tryst with oligarchy.

As Biden painted a picture of a valiant fight against corruption, the ghost of Burisma lurks in the shadows. The very oligarchic circles he denounced were the ones offering a lucrative board position to his son, Hunter Biden and whispers of “10% for the big guy”. The irony is as stark as any cold Ukrainian winter.

The story ventures into a realm of dramatic irony as Biden’s tale of fighting corruption clashes with the reality of his son’s entanglement in Burisma's oligarchic web. The juxtaposition paints a vivid image of double standards; a damning testament to the selective amnesia and arrogance required to keep such a straight face. In the grand theatre of political storytelling, the omission of Hunter’s Burisma chapter is a glaring plot hole, one that cannot be overshadowed by a flimsy facade of righteous endeavours.

So, as Biden reminisces about his Ukrainian odyssey, one is left to ponder: Is the narrative a genuine reflection of battling corruption, or a carefully curated tale, with inconvenient truths swept under the rug of political expediency?

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🇮🇱⚔ 🇵🇸 Senior Defense Correspondent Alon Ben-David from Israel's Channel 13:

The IDF has completed preparations for a ground operation in Gaza, now awaiting political approval.

Notably, commentators like Scott Ritter have pointed out the IDF's fearful stance and woeful underpreparedness for such an endeavour, suggesting a bloody trap meticulously laid by Hamas.

Have Israel and the IDF, perhaps unwittingly, stepped right into a bloody trap?

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Seriously? Let's censor a message about the value of all children's lives regardless of faith or nationality? 🤯