southfront--2020-10-28--Azerbaijani Military Bombed Maternity Hospital In Nagorno-Karabakh (Videos, Phtotos)

On October 28 , a maternity hospital in Stepanakert city , the capital of the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh , was bombed .
Shushan Stepanyan , Press Secretary of the Ministry of Defense of Armenia , said the hospital was targeted by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces , which have been leading a large attack on Nagorno-Karabakh for more than a month now .
The Press Secretary didn ’ t provide any addition information on the incident .
Meanwhile , reporters of the Abkhazian Network News Agency , who witnessed the attack , said a warplane dropped four bombs with parachutes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ strike scene showed heavy destruction as well as the remains of what appears to be a heavy rocket or missile .
No human losses have been reported by Armenian sources , so far .
Artsakh authorities said that they are looking into reports indicating that Turkish F-16 fighter jets carried out the attack on Stepanakert maternity hospital In an official statement , the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan rejected the Armenian accusations , describing them as “ deliberate misinformation.
” Barda was reportedly shelled by Armenian forces with BM-30 Smerch cluster rockets a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ maternity hospital .
Azerbaijani Presidential Aide , Hikmet Hajiyev , claimed that 20 civilians were killed and more than 60 others were injured in the attack .
The bombing of Stepanakert maternity hospital was not the first attack on Armenian health facilities by Azerbaijan .
On October 14 , Azerbaijani warplanes bombed a military hospital in the Armenian-held town of Martakert .
The Armenian MoD will likely share more details about the attack on Stepanakert maternity hospital in the upcoming few hours and days .
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On October 28, a maternity hospital in Stepanakert city, the capital of the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, was bombed.
Shushan Stepanyan, Press Secretary of the Ministry of Defense of Armenia, said the hospital was targeted by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, which have been leading a large attack on Nagorno-Karabakh for more than a month now. The Press Secretary didn’t provide any addition information on the incident.
Meanwhile, reporters of the Abkhazian Network News Agency, who witnessed the attack, said a warplane dropped four bombs with parachutes at the hospital.
ANNA reporter says he saw 4 bombs being parachuted down. That he’s sure this was an airstrike. Reports say they hit near the Maternity hospital and a school. He’s on his way to the locations. pic.twitter.com/jG0ONmd5Ns — Razm.info (@razminfo) October 28, 2020
Photos from the strike scene showed heavy destruction as well as the remains of what appears to be a heavy rocket or missile. No human losses have been reported by Armenian sources, so far.
Artsakh authorities said that they are looking into reports indicating that Turkish F-16 fighter jets carried out the attack on Stepanakert maternity hospital
In an official statement, the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan rejected the Armenian accusations, describing them as “deliberate misinformation.”
“With this information, the enemy is trying to divert the attention from the war crimes committed in the city of Barda,” the statement reads.
Barda was reportedly shelled by Armenian forces with BM-30 Smerch cluster rockets a few hours before the attack on Stepanakert maternity hospital. Azerbaijani Presidential Aide, Hikmet Hajiyev, claimed that 20 civilians were killed and more than 60 others were injured in the attack.
In Barda number of wounded reaching 20. Number of wounded reached 60. Armenia used cluster munitions to inflict excessive casualties among civilians. It is policy of state terror by Armenia. Delibarately city center of Barda was targeted. pic.twitter.com/ZJzk3bBUkZ — Hikmet Hajiyev (@HikmetHajiyev) October 28, 2020
The bombing of Stepanakert maternity hospital was not the first attack on Armenian health facilities by Azerbaijan. On October 14, Azerbaijani warplanes bombed a military hospital in the Armenian-held town of Martakert.
The Armenian MoD will likely share more details about the attack on Stepanakert maternity hospital in the upcoming few hours and days.
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southfront--2020-10-28--Armenian-Azerbaijani War: Military Situation In Nagorno-Karabakh On October 28, 2020

Click to see the full-size image The war between Armenia and Azerbaijan seems to be not going to end any @ @ @ @ @ continue their advance in the Nagorno-Karabakh region .
• Azerbaijan army reportedly repulsed the Armenian @ @ @ @ @ ; • Azerbaijan army reportedly repulsed the Armenian attack in the Fuzuli area ; • @ @ @ @ @ Armenian attack in the Zangilan area ; • Azerbaijan army shelled the city of Stepanakert @ @ @ @ @ army shelled the town of Shusha with MLRS ; • Iran ’ s FM Muhammad @ @ @ @ @ has drawn up a plan with the approval of the country ’ s top officials @ @ @ @ @ the Karabakh conflict , which will be presented today and tomorrow , and we will @ @ @ @ @ Moscow and Yerevan ” ; • Armenia deined the death of the Defense Minister of @ @ @ @ @ MORE ON THE TOPIC : • Azerbaijan Claims It Assassinated Defense Minister Of Nagorno-Karabakh , @ @ @ @ @ In Combat Zone ( Videos , Map )

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The war between Armenia and Azerbaijan seems to be not going to end any time soon. Azerbaijani forces continue their advance in the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
Azerbaijan army reportedly repulsed the Armenian attack in the Qubadli area;
Azerbaijan army reportedly repulsed the Armenian attack in the Fuzuli area;
Azerbaijan army reportedly repulsed the Armenian attack in the Zangilan area;
Azerbaijan army shelled the village of Martuni;
Azerbaijan army shelled the city of Stepanakert with MLRS;
Azerbaijan army shelled the town of Shusha with MLRS;
Armenian army shelled the areas of Tartar;
Armenian army shot down an Azerbaijan drone ;
Iran’s FM Muhammad Javad Zarif: “Iran has drawn up a plan with the approval of the country’s top officials for a permanent solution to the Karabakh conflict, which will be presented today and tomorrow, and we will follow it up later in Moscow and Yerevan”;
Armenia deined the death of the Defense Minister of the Republic of Artsakh.
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southfront--2020-10-28--Ghost Of Army Of Great Turan: Turkey And Uzbekistan Sign Military Cooperation Agreement

Turkey and its president Recep Tayyip Erdogan appear to be hard at work on actually realizing the ambition of the Army of Great Turan .
On October 27th , the defense ministers of Turkey and Uzbekistan signed a military agreement and underlined their will to further cooperate in the fields of military , defense and security .
Following visits to Pakistan and Kazakhstan in the past days , Defense Minister Hulusi Akar arrived at Uzbekistan and met with his counterpart Bakhodir Kurbanov in the capital Tashkent .
Kurbanov for his part said : “ It is important for us to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Following a delegation meeting , the two defense ministers signed a military cooperation agreement .
Akar also met with Uzbekistan ’ s National Security Adviser Viktor Mahmudov during his visit and stated the necessity to continue cooperation in military training and the defense industry .
In regard to Kazakhstan , Hulusi Akar was welcomed by Kazakhstan ’ s Defense Minister Nurlan Yermekbayev with a military ceremony before a bilateral meeting in the capital Nur-Sultan .
Describing the Central Asia country as a Turkic “ fatherland , ” Akar thanked Kazakh officials for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2019 strategic partnership agreement between the two countries helped draw an important roadmap for relations .
Yermekbayev greeted Akar with the expression , “ Welcome to the fatherland from the motherland.
” After the meeting , Akar stated they had discussed how relations between the two countries and their armed forces can grow stronger .
Azerbaijan ’ s cooperation with Turkey has been fact for a while , and it ’ s been on board with the plan .
Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Askar Mamin at a meeting with the Turkish general noted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two countries .
Over the years of independence , Turkey has invested more than $ 3.7 billion in Kazakhstan and is among the top ten countries – trade partners of Nur-Sultan .
At the end of 2019 , trade between the countries exceeded $ 3 billion .
Kazakhstan ’ s society is increasingly discussing the issue of closer cooperation and even almost unification with Turkey .
No agreement was signed , and that ’ s because it already was signed back in 2018 .
Following the talks , the Kazakh military department discussed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ agreements reached earlier .
In particular , the Agreement on Military Cooperation was signed in September 2018 during the official visit to Ankara of the first President of Kazakhstan , Nursultan Nazarbayev .
According to General Akar , the parties agreed on the need to further expand military-technical cooperation between Kazakhstan and Turkey .
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Turkey and its president Recep Tayyip Erdogan appear to be hard at work on actually realizing the ambition of the Army of Great Turan.
On October 27th, the defense ministers of Turkey and Uzbekistan signed a military agreement and underlined their will to further cooperate in the fields of military, defense and security.
Following visits to Pakistan and Kazakhstan in the past days, Defense Minister Hulusi Akar arrived at Uzbekistan and met with his counterpart Bakhodir Kurbanov in the capital Tashkent.
“We make efforts to enhance relations in every field. This includes trade, economic, social, political and, of course, military relations. We have made significant progress,” Akar stated.
Kurbanov for his part said: “It is important for us to further military, defense and security cooperation.”
Following a delegation meeting, the two defense ministers signed a military cooperation agreement.
Akar also met with Uzbekistan’s National Security Adviser Viktor Mahmudov during his visit and stated the necessity to continue cooperation in military training and the defense industry.
In regard to Kazakhstan, Hulusi Akar was welcomed by Kazakhstan’s Defense Minister Nurlan Yermekbayev with a military ceremony before a bilateral meeting in the capital Nur-Sultan.
Describing the Central Asia country as a Turkic “fatherland,” Akar thanked Kazakh officials for their hospitality.
“I believe that the existing relations in military training, cooperation, and the defense industry will continue to grow, and this will be very beneficial for our countries and armed forces,” he said.
Akar added that a 2019 strategic partnership agreement between the two countries helped draw an important roadmap for relations.
Yermekbayev greeted Akar with the expression, “Welcome to the fatherland from the motherland.”
“As friendly sister states, we need to further develop our relations,” Yermekbayev said.
After the meeting, Akar stated they had discussed how relations between the two countries and their armed forces can grow stronger.
Additionally, Akar met with Beibut Atamkulov, Kazakhstan’s industry and infrastructure development minister.
“The friendship between the Turkish and Kazakh presidents is known. We need to move forward on the path they blazed and do the necessary work for our countries, armed forces, and nations,” said Akar.
Azerbaijan’s cooperation with Turkey has been fact for a while, and it’s been on board with the plan.
Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Askar Mamin at a meeting with the Turkish general noted the high level of cooperation between the two countries. Over the years of independence, Turkey has invested more than $ 3.7 billion in Kazakhstan and is among the top ten countries – trade partners of Nur-Sultan.
At the end of 2019, trade between the countries exceeded $3 billion. Kazakhstan’s society is increasingly discussing the issue of closer cooperation and even almost unification with Turkey.
No agreement was signed, and that’s because it already was signed back in 2018.
Following the talks, the Kazakh military department discussed issues related to the implementation of the agreements reached earlier. In particular, the Agreement on Military Cooperation was signed in September 2018 during the official visit to Ankara of the first President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev.
According to General Akar, the parties agreed on the need to further expand military-technical cooperation between Kazakhstan and Turkey.
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southfront--2020-10-28--Russian Warplanes, Syrian Artillery Pound ISIS Posts In Western Deir Ezzor & Eastern Hama

The Syrian Arab Army ( SAA ) and its allies continue to launch attacks against ISIS remnants in the country ’ s central region .
On October 27 , the SAA and pro-government forces shelled ISIS terrorists and their hideouts in the western Deir Ezzor desert from their positions in al-Hamadan Airport in the outskirt of the city of al-Bukamal .
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights , the artillery strikes were carried out to support a new operation targeting ISIS cells in western Deir Ezzor .
The London-based monitoring group also reported a new series of Russian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ eastern Hama .
A heated battle between the SAA and ISIS broke out in the region last week .
The airstrikes were reportedly carried out by 24 warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces and four Syrian military helicopters .
The recent battle in eastern Hama claimed the lives of 39 Syrian soldiers and 22 terrorists .
There is still on information on the human losses in western Deir Ezzor .
The SAA and its allies stepped up their operations in central Syria in the last few weeks in an effort to prevent ISIS @ @ @ @ @ @ @ region .
As for now , the terrorists remain contained within the Homs desert .
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The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and its allies continue to launch attacks against ISIS remnants in the country’s central region.
On October 27, the SAA and pro-government forces shelled ISIS terrorists and their hideouts in the western Deir Ezzor desert from their positions in al-Hamadan Airport in the outskirt of the city of al-Bukamal.
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the artillery strikes were carried out to support a new operation targeting ISIS cells in western Deir Ezzor.
The London-based monitoring group also reported a new series of Russian and Syrian airstrikes on ISIS hideouts in eastern Hama. A heated battle between the SAA and ISIS broke out in the region last week.
The airstrikes were reportedly carried out by 24 warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces and four Syrian military helicopters.
The recent battle in eastern Hama claimed the lives of 39 Syrian soldiers and 22 terrorists. There is still on information on the human losses in western Deir Ezzor.
The SAA and its allies stepped up their operations in central Syria in the last few weeks in an effort to prevent ISIS terrorists from expanding their influence in the region. As for now, the terrorists remain contained within the Homs desert.
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southfront--2020-10-28--Military Situation In Syria On October 28, 2020 (Map Update)

Click to see the full-size image A brief overview of the recent developments in Syria : • Turkish-backed forces artillery @ @ @ @ @ villages of Jurin and Mashrafa ; • SAA artillery shelled positons of Turkish-backed forces in @ @ @ @ @ Fulayfil and Fatirah ; • 2 members of the NDF died in the IED explosion @ @ @ @ @ town of Rasafah ; • ISIS carried out an attack on positions of SAA forces @ @ @ @ @ • The SDF handed over two women and 4 children from ISIS families who were @ @ @ @ @ delegates of the Republic of Albania .
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A brief overview of the recent developments in Syria:
Turkish-backed forces artillery shelled SAA positons in the villages of Jurin and Mashrafa;
SAA artillery shelled positons of Turkish-backed forces in the villages of Barah, Fulayfil and Fatirah;
2 members of the NDF died in the IED explosion targeting their vehicle near the town of Rasafah;
ISIS carried out an attack on positions of SAA forces near the Haribsha area;
The SDF handed over two women and 4 children from ISIS families who were detained in Al-Hol camp to delegates of the Republic of Albania.
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southfront--2020-10-28--Over 2,000 Syrian Mercenaries Were Deployed On Nagorno-Karabakh Frontlines: Monitoring Group

At least 2,350 Syrian militants have been deployed by Turkey on Nagorno-Karabakh frontlines to support Azerbaijani forces , the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights ( SOHR ) reported on October 28 .
The London-Based monitoring group said a new batch of 300 Syrian militants was deployed in the disputed region in the last few days .
Syrian militants , working as mercenaries , has been supporting Azerbaijan ’ s attack on Armenian forces in Nagorno-Karabakh since the very beginning of the battle on September 27 .
The militants are being recruited and deployed by Turkey .
According to the SOHR @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been killed by Armenia forces , thus far .
29 lost their lives this week .
The bodies of 138 were transported to Syria , while the rest remain missing or are yet to be shipped back .
The SOHR noted in its report that many militants are now returning from Azerbaijani as a result of heavy losses , as well as religious differences .
While the militants are all from the Sunni sect , the majority of Azerbaijan is Shiite .
Syrian militants are reportedly being used as cannon fodder on Nagorno-Karabakh @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also suffering from shortage in supplies .
Tukey is using its Syrian proxies to further in its interests and inflame conflicts in other countries .
Despite international pressure , Ankara will likely continue with this policy .
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At least 2,350 Syrian militants have been deployed by Turkey on Nagorno-Karabakh frontlines to support Azerbaijani forces, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on October 28.
The London-Based monitoring group said a new batch of 300 Syrian militants was deployed in the disputed region in the last few days.
Syrian militants, working as mercenaries, has been supporting Azerbaijan’s attack on Armenian forces in Nagorno-Karabakh since the very beginning of the battle on September 27. The militants are being recruited and deployed by Turkey.
According to the SOHR, at least 217 Syrian militants has been killed by Armenia forces, thus far. 29 lost their lives this week. The bodies of 138 were transported to Syria, while the rest remain missing or are yet to be shipped back.
The SOHR noted in its report that many militants are now returning from Azerbaijani as a result of heavy losses, as well as religious differences. While the militants are all from the Sunni sect, the majority of Azerbaijan is Shiite.
“320 fighters returned after giving up everything, including their financial dues,” the report reads.
Syrian militants are reportedly being used as cannon fodder on Nagorno-Karabakh’s hottest frontlines. They are also suffering from shortage in supplies.
Tukey is using its Syrian proxies to further in its interests and inflame conflicts in other countries. Despite international pressure, Ankara will likely continue with this policy.
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southfront--2020-10-28--Hunter Biden Recording Proves His Ties To Chinese “Spy Chief”

US Presidential Candidate Joe Biden ’ s son – Hunter Biden appears to be confessing to partnership with Chinese “ spy chief ” in an audio recording .
Hunter Biden refers to Patrick Ho , who was a former Secretary for Home Affairs in Hong Kong , as a “ spy chief of China ” and complained that his business partner Ye Jianming of CEFC China Energy had disappeared .
Ho was also involved in the CEFC venture .
The former veep ’ s son also bemoans longtime business partner Devon Archer naming him and his father Joe as witnesses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ notifying him .
“ I get calls from my father to tell me that The New York Times is calling but my old partner Eric , who literally has done me harm for I don ’ t know how long , is the one taking the calls because my father will not stop sending the calls to Eric .
I have another New York Times reporter calling about my representation of Patrick Ho – the fucking spy chief of China who started the company that my partner , who is worth $ 323 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The richest man in the world is missing who was my partner .
He was missing since I last saw him in his $ 58 million apartment inside a $ 4 billion deal to build the fucking largest fucking LNG port in the world .
And I am receiving calls from the Southern District of New York from the U.S. Attorney himself .
My best friend in business Devon has named me as a witness without telling me in a criminal case and my father without telling me , ” Hunter Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allegedly the first Hunter Biden tape , of several .
There is a lengthy investigation on the matter by Typhoon investigations that can be found here [ pdf ] .
In short , it appears that Hunter Biden has personally been targeted by China ’ s intelligence apparatus and its various ` foreign relations agencies ’ for over 10 years .
Earlier , Former Biden insider Tony Bobulinski allegedly has a recording of Biden family operatives begging him to stay quiet , or he will “ bury ” the reputations of everyone involved @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Federalist confirmed with sources familiar with the plans that Bobulinski , a retired Navy lieutenant and Biden associate , will be airing tapes of Biden operatives begging Bobulinski to remain quiet as former Vice President Joe Biden nears the finish line to the White House next week .
Bobulinski flipped on the Bidens following a Senate report which revealed that they received a $ 5 million interest-free loan from a now-bankrupt Chinese energy company .
In addition to that , Hunter Biden ’ s laptop allegedly contained child porn , which the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
And there are separate accusations , as well .
The entire scandal is being silenced by Big Tech , and other supporters of the US Democratic party .
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US Presidential Candidate Joe Biden’s son – Hunter Biden appears to be confessing to partnership with Chinese “spy chief” in an audio recording.
BREAKING: New audio of Hunter Biden talking about his partner “the f**king spy chief of China” “I’m receiving calls from SDNY” @TheNatPulse pic.twitter.com/vDYnxNTvo6 — Jack Posobiec ?? (@JackPosobiec) October 27, 2020
The audio tape is apparently titled “Most Genius Shit Ever.”
Hunter Biden refers to Patrick Ho, who was a former Secretary for Home Affairs in Hong Kong, as a “spy chief of China” and complained that his business partner Ye Jianming of CEFC China Energy had disappeared.
Ho was also involved in the CEFC venture.
The former veep’s son also bemoans longtime business partner Devon Archer naming him and his father Joe as witnesses “in a criminal case” without notifying him.
“I get calls from my father to tell me that The New York Times is calling but my old partner Eric, who literally has done me harm for I don’t know how long, is the one taking the calls because my father will not stop sending the calls to Eric. I have another New York Times reporter calling about my representation of Patrick Ho – the fucking spy chief of China who started the company that my partner, who is worth $323 billion, founded and is now missing. The richest man in the world is missing who was my partner. He was missing since I last saw him in his $58 million apartment inside a $4 billion deal to build the fucking largest fucking LNG port in the world. And I am receiving calls from the Southern District of New York from the U.S. Attorney himself. My best friend in business Devon has named me as a witness without telling me in a criminal case and my father without telling me,” Hunter Biden is heard saying.
This is also allegedly the first Hunter Biden tape, of several.
This is just the first of the Hunter tapes — Jack Posobiec ?? (@JackPosobiec) October 27, 2020
There is a lengthy investigation on the matter by Typhoon investigations that can be found here [pdf].
In short, it appears that Hunter Biden has personally been targeted by China’s intelligence apparatus and its various `foreign relations agencies’ for over 10 years.
Earlier, Former Biden insider Tony Bobulinski allegedly has a recording of Biden family operatives begging him to stay quiet, or he will “bury” the reputations of everyone involved in Hunter’s overseas dealings.
According to a source familiar with the planning, Bobulinski will play recordings of Biden family operatives begging him to stay quiet and claiming Bobulinski's revelations will "bury" the reputations of everyone involved in Hunter's overseas deals. — Sean Davis (@seanmdav) October 26, 2020
The Federalist confirmed with sources familiar with the plans that Bobulinski, a retired Navy lieutenant and Biden associate, will be airing tapes of Biden operatives begging Bobulinski to remain quiet as former Vice President Joe Biden nears the finish line to the White House next week.
Bobulinski flipped on the Bidens following a Senate report which revealed that they received a $5 million interest-free loan from a now-bankrupt Chinese energy company.
In addition to that, Hunter Biden’s laptop allegedly contained child porn, which the FBI knew about for over 9 months.
OAN's @ChanelRion confirms photos and videos on Hunter's laptop are of his niece, Natalie Biden, daughter of Beau Biden, Hunter's deceased brother. She was 14-years-old at the time the pictures and videos were taken. pic.twitter.com/OxOXdM8DB5 — Sha (@quip1) October 24, 2020
And there are separate accusations, as well.
To be clear, Joe Biden knew about claims Hunter has been “sexually inappropriate” with a minor and had his brother Jim text Hunter begging him to call so that they could game plan to silence the mother. — Cassandra Scarebanks? (@CassandraRules) October 26, 2020
?This message is extremely important. Please read it. The sex tape is to prove the CCP’s BGY & their possessions of such content. Anything involving children can’t be released to public. They DO EXIST & have been verified by multiple reporters. #HunterBiden #BidenCrimeFamiily pic.twitter.com/TEcSif1L1v — Judy.Anderson茱迪 (@JudyAnd56006226) October 24, 2020
The entire scandal is being silenced by Big Tech, and other supporters of the US Democratic party.
UPDATE: The woman in the video is not a minor. Instead she is an employee of the Chinese Ministry of State Security. — @amuse (@amuse) October 25, 2020
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southfront--2020-10-28--The Saker: When Exactly Did The AngloZionist Empire Collapse?

Written by The Saker ; Originally appeared at The Unz Review I remember one evening in distant 1991 , I was sitting with a few friends in the SAIS cafeteria discussing the future of the United States with a few very smart students , including a Pakistani Army Colonel , a US captain who served on aircraft carriers and a Spanish diplomat : we all agreed that “ the system ” was perfect , so to speak , and that the USA would only collapse if a strong external shock would hit it hard .
We all agreed that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ history , the stupidification resulting from many daily hours of watching the Idiot Tube and , finally , a very effective repression apparatus made for a quasi perfect dictatorship : the one which only gives the illusion of democracy and people power .
Years later , in 2017 , I read by J.M .
Greer ’ s brilliant book “ Twilight ’ s Last Gleaming ” which I later reviewed here .
I would say that this book is one of the best one written on the topic of a future US collapse @ @ @ @ @ @ @ very well written ) fiction book because it brilliantly illustrates the kind of mindset which can get a supposed superpower in a very bad situation .
To me , this all made perfect sense , but only because I , and my SAIS friends , never even considered the possibility that the US would commit national suicide and , in the process , bring down the AngloZionist Empire .
Yet this is exactly what happened .
So when did all this begin ?
There are many possible answers to this question .
Some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Others point to Clinton , whose Presidency inaugurated a policy of armed imperialism all over the planet ; this administration was also the first one to witness a major “ coming out ” of the Neocons ( many of which had already infiltrated the GOP during Reagan ) .
Then there is 9/11 with the subsequent GWOT .
As I said , these are all valid candidates , and there are many more .
My personal view is that the main initiation of collapse was under Barack Obama , a truly exceptionally weak @ @ @ @ @ @ @ terrific used cars salesman , but who as a President lost control of his own country and even his own administration .
It was under Obama that we saw the vacuum at the top resulting in various agencies ( DoS , DoD , CIA , Pentagon , etc . )
all developing their own “ foreign policies ” which resulted in total chaos on the foreign policy front .
Needless to say , having harpies such as Hillary Clinton or Susan Rice or Samantha Power involved did not help !
Since his election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ blame Donald Trump for everything which went wrong under his Presidency and , indeed , there is much which ought to be blamed on him .
But what so many people overlook is that almost everything which went wrong under Trump began with Obama !
When Trumps says that he inherited an awful mess , he is absolutely correct .
Not that this absolves him from his own contribution to chaos and collapse !
And , in truth , the biggest difference between Obama and Trump , is that Trump did not start @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did threaten a lot of countries with military attacks ( itself a crime under international law ) , but he never actually gave the go ahead to meaningfully attack ( he only tried some highly symbolic and totally ineffective strikes in Syria ) .
I repeat – the man was one of the very few US Presidents who did not commit the crime of aggression , the highest possible crime under international law , above crimes against humanity or even genocide , because the crime of aggression “ contains within itself the accumulated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the chief US prosecutor at Nuremberg and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States , Robert H. Jackson .
I submit that just for this reason alone any decent person should choose him over Biden ( who himself is just a front for “ President ” Harris and a puppet of the Clinton gang ) .
Either that , or don ’ t vote at all if your conscience does not allow you to vote for Trump .
But voting Biden is unthinkable for any honest person , at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Trump years something absolutely amazing happened : while Trump and his administration were busy destroying the Empire externally , the Dems put all the energy and resources into destroying Trump .
However , to paraphrase a quote by the Russian author Zinoviev , “ they targeted at Trump but they hit the United States ” ( Zinoviev ’ s quote was about the putative anti-Soviets : “ ” which can be translated as “ they were aiming at Communism , but they hit Russia ” ) .
What took place next was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could never have imagined : the US ruling elites committed collective suicide .
Suicide is typically executed in three phases : decision to commit suicide , the act of suicide itself , and then death .
If we accept that the decision to engage in behavior which can only be described as suicidal was taken sometime during the Obama years , then this begs the question of where we are now .
In other words , has the Empire already died or is it still only in agony ?
I was asking myself @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suddenly realized that I might have determined the exact moment when the Empire collapsed : 8 January 2020 .
What happened that day ?
Following the murder of Major General Qasem Soleimani in a US drone attack ( on the 3 of January 2020 ) the Iranians retaliated by using missiles to attack several US bases in Iraq .
According to the US side , there were only minor injuries , which is very likely since the Iranians warned the US by several backdoor channels what they were planning on doing .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ supporters to say that the Iranian reaction was lame , ineffective and could be completely ignored .
In my opinion , the moment when the Trump Administration made this statement is when the death certificate of the Empire was signed .
Why ?
First , the low number of US casualties ( probably higher than the official one , US troops were evacuated in treated in several countries ) is due only to the fact that Iranians are superb strategists : they realized that killing a lot of US soldiers would force Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not to kill them .
Instead , they put a gun to their collective heads .
How ?
Think about it : the Iranian counter-strike showed the entire world something which most people did not realize : Iranian missiles ( ballistic and cruise ) were much more accurate than previously thought .
In fact , they clearly have some form of terminal guidance .
Simply put , the Iranians have proven that they can very precisely , deliver a warhead of several hundred pounds of high explosives pretty much anywhere in the Middle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ idea of their current coverage check out this page .
This bears repeating : the Iranians have now proven that they can place several hundred pounds of high explosives anywhere in the Middle-East with a CEP of about 3-5 meters !
Remember the Khobar Towers bombing ?
Yes , this was a truck bomb with much more explosives than a missile can carry ( by at least an order of magnitude ) , but that truck was also parked far away from the towers !
Yet just under 500 people died that day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ military installations in the Middle-East , many buildings housing hundreds of US servicemen .
Just imagine what would have happened if the Iranians had decided to take out as many lives as possible and placed a couple of their missiles right on top of , say , 10 such facilities – just imagine the cost in lives !
But the Iranians are smart , and they chose a much wiser course of action : they used their missiles essentially to kick Uncle Shmuel where it hurts , but they mainly demonstrated their ability @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just a few minutes .
Obviously , another , now undeniable , Iranian capability is the ability to instantly destroy any gas/oil facility in the region : wells , processing facilities , terminals – you name it : if it is important and expensive , the Iranians can destroy it .
The Iranians also have the ability to close down the Strait of Hormuz and even to attack USN ships , possibly including carriers .
Last , but certainly not least , this now proven Iranian capability puts every government building in danger @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dimona anybody ? )
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At this point of the conversation all the well-propagandized flag-waving morons will immediately stand up and declare something along these lines : “ So what ?
!
If these sand-niggers cross the line they know that we can massively bomb them !
Heck , we can even nuke them and send them back to the stone age !
Let them try and they will see what the wrath of the most powerful nation on earth , with the most formidable military in history , can do to a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Let see if their “ Allah ” will save them !
” Apart from all the ignorant cliches typically spewed by this crowd , there is a major analytical error underlying this “ logic ” ( I use the term generously ) : the Iranians have lived with this threat since 1979 and they are used to it .
Not only that , but they know for a fact that these are empty threats .
Oh sure , the USA can do to Iran what “ Israel ” did to Lebanon in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ war of 2006 , or what NATO has done to Serbia during the Kosovo war ( 1998-1999 ) : kill civilians and destroy the country ’ s infrastructure to punish these civilians for supporting the “ wrong ” ( i.e .
not US approved ) government .
But if Uncle Shmuel does to Iran what Israel did to Lebanon , the result will be the same : the Iranians will rebuild ( they are very good at that ) and they will bounce back twice as strong .
As for their martyrs , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stronger the Iranian people ’ s resistance ( check this article written by an Iranian scholar in excellent English explaining the roots of the unique ethos of Shia Islam ) .
Last , but also not least , the US Presidents and their aides are quite aware of the current state of the US military : it is a military which simply can not win even simple conflicts , a military hopelessly gutted by insane liberal ideologies , a military whose entire surface fleet has been made obsolete by hypersonic missiles ( which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on ! )
and a military whose Air Force spent absolutely obscene amounts of money to create a supposedly “ 5th generation ” fighter which in many ways is inferior to US 4th generation aircraft !
[ Sidebar : this begs the question of what still works in the US military .
In my opinion , the US submarine fleet is still very powerful , and the US nuclear deterrence posture is still solid .
Other than that ?
Meh… ] Bottom line : the arguments that the US did not retaliate because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it does not care because “ we can nuke them ” are typically civilian nonsense which have no connection whatsoever to the real world ( just imagine the political consequences for the already highly unpopular USA following a nuclear strike , especially on a non-nuclear country ! )
Okay , but then why did the US not retaliate ?
Simply put , because Uncle Shmuel does not have what it takes to take on Iran .
Heck , Uncle Shmuel can ’ t even take on Venezuela ( ! )
, which is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ USA ’ s door step .
Frankly , if this or the next President decides that the US needs to “ pick up a crappy little country and throw it against a wall just to prove we are serious ” then I recommend Grenada .
I know , Grenada was basically undefended in 1983 ( mainly by a few lightly armed Cuban engineers ) and it took the 82nd airborne to rescue the totally defeated and clueless US special forces stuck under fire , but I think that since 1983 the Pentagon had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lessons learned ” exercises and that by now the US probably could re-invade this tiny island without repeating one of the worst disasters in military history .
The Empire died on the day the Iranians hit these US facilities and the USA did absolutely *nothing* .
In fact , since that date , what have we seen : • The Iraqis are slowly but surely kicking the US forces out of Iraq • The number of attacks against US forces in Iraq has sharply increased , including against the massive US bunker complex @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which now is not “ green ” at all .
• The Iranians are merrily continuing to make fun of Uncle Shmuel .
• The US failed at renewing the anti-Iran sanctions at the UN Security Council and Russia has already declared that she is willing to sell S-400s to Iran .
You can also count China in this great weapons market .
• The US is also in retreat in Syria where anti-US attacks are becoming more dangerous ( and regular clashes with ground forces of the Russian task force in Syria @ @ @ @ @ @ @ phenomenon ) .
• In Yemen , the Iranian backed Houthis have basically won the war and defeated both the KSA and the USA .
• In Afghanistan , the US and its “ coalition of the losers ” has stayed even longer than the Soviets and has achieved exactly nothing except a total and most humiliating defeat .
The contrast between the performance of the Soviet 40th Army ( poorly equipped and averagely commanded ) force of conscripts and what the lavishly equipped ( but also poorly commanded ) US professional force @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but the most telling is how much the Soviets actually built in Afghanistan ( even facilities that the US still uses every day ! )
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Uncle Shmuel only destroyed everything except the opium trade… In other words , everything is going exactly according to the announced Iranian game plan to completely kick the USA out of the Middle-East .
I know , this seems unthinkable right now , but please make the list of all the putatively “ unthinkable ” things which have since happened and you will see how dangerous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ never happen .
When Georgia attacked the Russian peacekeepers in Tskhinval there were also limited casualties , but Russia immediately counter-attacked defeated in Georgian military in 3 days , and that in spite of being numerically smaller ( at least in the initial phases of the counter-attack ) and too slow to react ( a typical Russian weakness ) .
And the message to “ to whom it may concern ” sent by the Russian counter-attack was simple : attack a Russian base , or kill Russian soldiers and you will be killed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been killed in Syria the Russians retaliate with strong missiles and air strikes .
In other instances Russian Spetsnaz units killed selective Takfiri commanders .
And everybody “ got it ” , even the Turks who have not been able to force the Russian to stop shrinking their areas of control in Syria to a small fraction of what it used to be .
Mind you – Russia has no desire to become an Empire or even some kind of superpower ( Russians realize how evil any empire is for the country which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suffered for over 300 years in this toxic status of “ empire ” and they had enough !
Only dumb Hillary and even dumber Brzezinski still thought that Russia wanted to “ rebuild the USSR ” when , in fact , Putin ’ s policies were designed to disengage and separate from the former Russian periphery which only drained immense Russian resources and never gave Russia anything useful ( and nevermind the Warsaw Treaty Organization which was just as resources-consuming and useless as the periphery ) .
All they want is being taken @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a superpower , but simply as a major , but truly sovereign , power .
Compare that with the unique blend of stratospheric megalomania , narcissistic self-worship and crass ignorance of the leaders of the USA and you immediately see that the Empire is not dying anymore , it is already dead and has been dead for many months now .
What comes next ?
Well , the election of course .
I submit that under no scenario will the next administration be able to reverse that course and somehow miraculously resurrect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ resurrect .
It has been tried in the past ( even by Napoleon ) , it never works .
Once empires lose momentum and , especially , their ideological credibility , they are over .
Oh sure , a dead body still can emit some heat for a while , some organs , or even cells , can work for a while longer , but dead is dead .
Mostly dead bodies bloat and stink , which also applies to dead empires .
This is not to say that the outcome will not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the future of the United States themselves .
Simply put , the upcoming vote is either a vote for upholding law and order in the USA , or for total nihilism .
On a deeper level , it is a vote for the USA or against it : the Dems all hate this country and its “ deplorables ” ; they also hate almost every aspect of US history ( overturned statues are but symbols of this hatred ) and they hate what they call “ a racist system ” in spite @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of racial tensions in the USA have very little to do with the “ system ” and everything to do with the unique problems of blacks in a culture with mainly European roots .
The Empire is dead .
And I hope and believe that its death will mark the rebirth of the United States as a “ normal ” country ( which is what happened to all the other former empires ) .
Until that happens , we can now at least rest assured that this amazingly evil Empire has finally died @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
PS : While writing this column my thoughts turned to Major General Qasem Soleimani , who was cowardly murdered ( he was on a diplomatic mission ) by Trump .
I imagined what he would have said if somebody had offered him the following deal : Haj Qasem – would you agree to be murdered by the modern Crusaders if your martyrdom would turn out to be the “ straw ” which will break the Empire ’ s “ camel ” back ?
I think that he would reply with tears of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to God for allowing me this immense honor and joy and for allowing me to become a shahid ( God ’ s witness ) !
” Soleimani was a soldier , the real thing , not a disguised businessman or politician , and he knew that he could die literally every moment of his life .
He died as a general in charge of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and of its elite Quds Force .
It sure looks to me that Trump in his ignorant arrogance gave Soleimani the best death he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ great man rest in peace !
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Written by The Saker; Originally appeared at The Unz Review
I remember one evening in distant 1991, I was sitting with a few friends in the SAIS cafeteria discussing the future of the United States with a few very smart students, including a Pakistani Army Colonel, a US captain who served on aircraft carriers and a Spanish diplomat: we all agreed that “the system” was perfect, so to speak, and that the USA would only collapse if a strong external shock would hit it hard. We all agreed that the combination of the best propaganda machine in history, the stupidification resulting from many daily hours of watching the Idiot Tube and, finally, a very effective repression apparatus made for a quasi perfect dictatorship: the one which only gives the illusion of democracy and people power.
Years later, in 2017, I read by J.M. Greer’s brilliant book “Twilight’s Last Gleaming” which I later reviewed here. I would say that this book is one of the best one written on the topic of a future US collapse, even though this is a (very well written) fiction book because it brilliantly illustrates the kind of mindset which can get a supposed superpower in a very bad situation.
To me, this all made perfect sense, but only because I, and my SAIS friends, never even considered the possibility that the US Nomenklatura would commit national suicide and, in the process, bring down the AngloZionist Empire.
Yet this is exactly what happened.
So when did all this begin?
There are many possible answers to this question. Some say with the murder of Kennedy. Others point to Clinton, whose Presidency inaugurated a policy of armed imperialism all over the planet; this administration was also the first one to witness a major “coming out” of the Neocons (many of which had already infiltrated the GOP during Reagan). Then there is 9/11 with the subsequent GWOT. As I said, these are all valid candidates, and there are many more.
My personal view is that the main initiation of collapse was under Barack Obama, a truly exceptionally weak President who would have made an absolutely terrific used cars salesman, but who as a President lost control of his own country and even his own administration. It was under Obama that we saw the vacuum at the top resulting in various agencies (DoS, DoD, CIA, Pentagon, etc.) all developing their own “foreign policies” which resulted in total chaos on the foreign policy front. Needless to say, having harpies such as Hillary Clinton or Susan Rice or Samantha Power involved did not help!
[Sidebar: what is it with western women which makes them become even more bellicose than men when they reach a position of power?! Looking at women like Thatcher or Hillary, I wonder if these women are not carefully selected precisely for their nasty character and need to prove themselves as “equal” to men by being even more nasty and murderous than male politicians…]
Since his election, it has become very popular to blame Donald Trump for everything which went wrong under his Presidency and, indeed, there is much which ought to be blamed on him. But what so many people overlook is that almost everything which went wrong under Trump began with Obama! When Trumps says that he inherited an awful mess, he is absolutely correct. Not that this absolves him from his own contribution to chaos and collapse!
And, in truth, the biggest difference between Obama and Trump, is that Trump did not start any real wars. Yes, he did threaten a lot of countries with military attacks (itself a crime under international law), but he never actually gave the go ahead to meaningfully attack (he only tried some highly symbolic and totally ineffective strikes in Syria). I repeat – the man was one of the very few US Presidents who did not commit the crime of aggression, the highest possible crime under international law, above crimes against humanity or even genocide, because the crime of aggression “contains within itself the accumulated evil”, to use the words of the chief US prosecutor at Nuremberg and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, Robert H. Jackson. I submit that just for this reason alone any decent person should choose him over Biden (who himself is just a front for “President” Harris and a puppet of the Clinton gang). Either that, or don’t vote at all if your conscience does not allow you to vote for Trump. But voting Biden is unthinkable for any honest person, at least in my humble opinion.
In the Trump years something absolutely amazing happened: while Trump and his administration were busy destroying the Empire externally, the Dems put all the energy and resources into destroying Trump. However, to paraphrase a quote by the Russian author Zinoviev, “they targeted at Trump but they hit the United States” (Zinoviev’s quote was about the putative anti-Soviets: “Метили в коммунизм, а попали в Россию” which can be translated as “they were aiming at Communism, but they hit Russia”).
What took place next was precisely what my SAIS friends and I could never have imagined: the US ruling elites committed collective suicide.
Suicide is typically executed in three phases: decision to commit suicide, the act of suicide itself, and then death. If we accept that the decision to engage in behavior which can only be described as suicidal was taken sometime during the Obama years, then this begs the question of where we are now. In other words, has the Empire already died or is it still only in agony?
I was asking myself that question the other day when I suddenly realized that I might have determined the exact moment when the Empire collapsed: 8 January 2020.
What happened that day? Following the murder of Major General Qasem Soleimani in a US drone attack (on the 3 of January 2020) the Iranians retaliated by using missiles to attack several US bases in Iraq. According to the US side, there were only minor injuries, which is very likely since the Iranians warned the US by several backdoor channels what they were planning on doing. This argument was used by Trump and his supporters to say that the Iranian reaction was lame, ineffective and could be completely ignored.
In my opinion, the moment when the Trump Administration made this statement is when the death certificate of the Empire was signed. Why?
First, the low number of US casualties (probably higher than the official one, US troops were evacuated in treated in several countries) is due only to the fact that Iranians are superb strategists: they realized that killing a lot of US soldiers would force Trump to strongly retaliate, so they chose not to kill them. Instead, they put a gun to their collective heads. How?
Think about it: the Iranian counter-strike showed the entire world something which most people did not realize: Iranian missiles (ballistic and cruise) were much more accurate than previously thought. In fact, they clearly have some form of terminal guidance. Simply put, the Iranians have proven that they can very precisely, deliver a warhead of several hundred pounds of high explosives pretty much anywhere in the Middle East. To give you a visual idea of their current coverage check out this page.
This bears repeating: the Iranians have now proven that they can place several hundred pounds of high explosives anywhere in the Middle-East with a CEP of about 3-5 meters!
Remember the Khobar Towers bombing? Yes, this was a truck bomb with much more explosives than a missile can carry (by at least an order of magnitude), but that truck was also parked far away from the towers! Yet just under 500 people died that day.
There are plenty of similar US military installations in the Middle-East, many buildings housing hundreds of US servicemen. Just imagine what would have happened if the Iranians had decided to take out as many lives as possible and placed a couple of their missiles right on top of, say, 10 such facilities – just imagine the cost in lives!
But the Iranians are smart, and they chose a much wiser course of action: they used their missiles essentially to kick Uncle Shmuel where it hurts, but they mainly demonstrated their ability to create thousands of US casualties in just a few minutes.
Obviously, another, now undeniable, Iranian capability is the ability to instantly destroy any gas/oil facility in the region: wells, processing facilities, terminals – you name it: if it is important and expensive, the Iranians can destroy it.
The Iranians also have the ability to close down the Strait of Hormuz and even to attack USN ships, possibly including carriers.
Last, but certainly not least, this now proven Iranian capability puts every government building in danger, along with any crucial facility (Dimona anybody?).
At this point of the conversation all the well-propagandized flag-waving morons will immediately stand up and declare something along these lines:
“So what?! If these sand-niggers cross the line they know that we can massively bomb them! Heck, we can even nuke them and send them back to the stone age! Let them try and they will see what the wrath of the most powerful nation on earth, with the most formidable military in history, can do to a bunch of semi-literate peasants, LOL! Let see if their “Allah” will save them!”
Apart from all the ignorant cliches typically spewed by this crowd, there is a major analytical error underlying this “logic” (I use the term generously): the Iranians have lived with this threat since 1979 and they are used to it. Not only that, but they know for a fact that these are empty threats. Oh sure, the USA can do to Iran what “Israel” did to Lebanon in the course of the “Divine Victory” war of 2006, or what NATO has done to Serbia during the Kosovo war (1998-1999): kill civilians and destroy the country’s infrastructure to punish these civilians for supporting the “wrong” (i.e. not US approved) government. But if Uncle Shmuel does to Iran what Israel did to Lebanon, the result will be the same: the Iranians will rebuild (they are very good at that) and they will bounce back twice as strong. As for their martyrs, the more there will be, the stronger the Iranian people’s resistance (check this article written by an Iranian scholar in excellent English explaining the roots of the unique ethos of Shia Islam).
Last, but also not least, the US Presidents and their aides are quite aware of the current state of the US military: it is a military which simply cannot win even simple conflicts, a military hopelessly gutted by insane liberal ideologies, a military whose entire surface fleet has been made obsolete by hypersonic missiles (which the Iranians also seem to be working on!) and a military whose Air Force spent absolutely obscene amounts of money to create a supposedly “5th generation” fighter which in many ways is inferior to US 4th generation aircraft!
[Sidebar: this begs the question of what still works in the US military. In my opinion, the US submarine fleet is still very powerful, and the US nuclear deterrence posture is still solid. Other than that? Meh…]
Bottom line: the arguments that the US did not retaliate because it did not care, or that it does not care because “we can nuke them” are typically civilian nonsense which have no connection whatsoever to the real world (just imagine the political consequences for the already highly unpopular USA following a nuclear strike, especially on a non-nuclear country!)
Okay, but then why did the US not retaliate?
Simply put, because Uncle Shmuel does not have what it takes to take on Iran. Heck, Uncle Shmuel can’t even take on Venezuela (!), which is an extremely weakened country right on the USA’s door step. Frankly, if this or the next President decides that the US needs to “pick up a crappy little country and throw it against a wall just to prove we are serious” then I recommend Grenada. I know, Grenada was basically undefended in 1983 (mainly by a few lightly armed Cuban engineers) and it took the 82nd airborne to rescue the totally defeated and clueless US special forces stuck under fire, but I think that since 1983 the Pentagon had the time to make a some “lessons learned” exercises and that by now the US probably could re-invade this tiny island without repeating one of the worst disasters in military history.
Conclusion
The Empire died on the day the Iranians hit these US facilities and the USA did absolutely *nothing*. In fact, since that date, what have we seen:
The Iraqis are slowly but surely kicking the US forces out of Iraq
The number of attacks against US forces in Iraq has sharply increased, including against the massive US bunker complex known as “the Green Zone” which now is not “green” at all.
The Iranians are merrily continuing to make fun of Uncle Shmuel.
The US failed at renewing the anti-Iran sanctions at the UN Security Council and Russia has already declared that she is willing to sell S-400s to Iran. You can also count China in this great weapons market.
The US is also in retreat in Syria where anti-US attacks are becoming more dangerous (and regular clashes with ground forces of the Russian task force in Syria are also becoming a potentially very dangerous phenomenon).
In Yemen, the Iranian backed Houthis have basically won the war and defeated both the KSA and the USA.
In Afghanistan, the US and its “coalition of the losers” has stayed even longer than the Soviets and has achieved exactly nothing except a total and most humiliating defeat. The contrast between the performance of the Soviet 40th Army (poorly equipped and averagely commanded) force of conscripts and what the lavishly equipped (but also poorly commanded) US professional force achieved is absolutely amazing on all levels, but the most telling is how much the Soviets actually built in Afghanistan (even facilities that the US still uses every day!). Uncle Shmuel only destroyed everything except the opium trade…
In other words, everything is going exactly according to the announced Iranian game plan to completely kick the USA out of the Middle-East. I know, this seems unthinkable right now, but please make the list of all the putatively “unthinkable” things which have since happened and you will see how dangerous it is to assume that something will never happen.
When Georgia attacked the Russian peacekeepers in Tskhinval there were also limited casualties, but Russia immediately counter-attacked defeated in Georgian military in 3 days, and that in spite of being numerically smaller (at least in the initial phases of the counter-attack) and too slow to react (a typical Russian weakness). And the message to “to whom it may concern” sent by the Russian counter-attack was simple: attack a Russian base, or kill Russian soldiers and you will be killed: every time a Russian serviceman has been killed in Syria the Russians retaliate with strong missiles and air strikes. In other instances Russian Spetsnaz units killed selective Takfiri commanders. And everybody “got it”, even the Turks who have not been able to force the Russian to stop shrinking their areas of control in Syria to a small fraction of what it used to be.
Mind you – Russia has no desire to become an Empire or even some kind of superpower (Russians realize how evil any empire is for the country which is supposed to host it: they suffered for over 300 years in this toxic status of “empire” and they had enough! Only dumb Hillary and even dumber Brzezinski still thought that Russia wanted to “rebuild the USSR” when, in fact, Putin’s policies were designed to disengage and separate from the former Russian periphery which only drained immense Russian resources and never gave Russia anything useful (and nevermind the Warsaw Treaty Organization which was just as resources-consuming and useless as the periphery). All they want is being taken seriously and treated with respect, not as a superpower, but simply as a major, but truly sovereign, power.
Compare that with the unique blend of stratospheric megalomania, narcissistic self-worship and crass ignorance of the leaders of the USA and you immediately see that the Empire is not dying anymore, it is already dead and has been dead for many months now.
What comes next?
Well, the election of course. I submit that under no scenario will the next administration be able to reverse that course and somehow miraculously resurrect the Empire. Empires don’t resurrect. It has been tried in the past (even by Napoleon), it never works. Once empires lose momentum and, especially, their ideological credibility, they are over. Oh sure, a dead body still can emit some heat for a while, some organs, or even cells, can work for a while longer, but dead is dead. Mostly dead bodies bloat and stink, which also applies to dead empires.
This is not to say that the outcome will not matter, it will – but only for the future of the United States themselves. Simply put, the upcoming vote is either a vote for upholding law and order in the USA, or for total nihilism. On a deeper level, it is a vote for the USA or against it: the Dems all hate this country and its “deplorables”; they also hate almost every aspect of US history (overturned statues are but symbols of this hatred) and they hate what they call “a racist system” in spite of the fact that the real causes of racial tensions in the USA have very little to do with the “system” and everything to do with the unique problems of blacks in a culture with mainly European roots.
The Empire is dead. And I hope and believe that its death will mark the rebirth of the United States as a “normal” country (which is what happened to all the other former empires).
Until that happens, we can now at least rest assured that this amazingly evil Empire has finally died, even if very few noticed this.
The Saker
PS: While writing this column my thoughts turned to Major General Qasem Soleimani, who was cowardly murdered (he was on a diplomatic mission) by Trump. I imagined what he would have said if somebody had offered him the following deal: Haj Qasem – would you agree to be murdered by the modern Crusaders if your martyrdom would turn out to be the “straw” which will break the Empire’s “camel” back? I think that he would reply with tears of joy in his eyes “Glory be to God for allowing me this immense honor and joy and for allowing me to become a shahid (God’s witness)!” Soleimani was a soldier, the real thing, not a disguised businessman or politician, and he knew that he could die literally every moment of his life. He died as a general in charge of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and of its elite Quds Force. It sure looks to me that Trump in his ignorant arrogance gave Soleimani the best death he could have wished for. May this great man rest in peace!
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southfront--2020-10-28--Russia Calls On Turkey To Pressure Idlib Militants It Backs Into Releasing Kindpanned Civilians

On October 27th , the Russian Center for the Reconciliation of Warring Parties in Syria has called on Turkey to take measures to release the citizens held by the militants in the Idlib de-escalation zone .
According to him , the Russian CPVS receives messages from residents of settlements in the Idlib de-escalation zone about the ongoing arrests and abductions of public activists and civilians who oppose the actions of illegal armed groups .
“ According to available data , at present , the militants of the terrorist organization Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham are forcibly detaining at least 2,116 people in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ including members of the media , doctors , teachers and representatives of the clergy , ” Grinkevich said .
He also said that over the past 24 hours no shelling by illegal armed groups controlled by Turkey was registered .
Turkey evidently has very little influence over these groups , since attacks on Turkish troops are also not uncommon .
The Russian-Turkish patrols also frequently get impeded by groups supported by Ankara itself .
The “ moderate rebels ” also , apparently , don ’ t take good care of the civilians who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Idlib .
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On October 27th, the Russian Center for the Reconciliation of Warring Parties in Syria has called on Turkey to take measures to release the citizens held by the militants in the Idlib de-escalation zone.
“We call on the Turkish side to take effective measures to eliminate terrorist groups on the territory of the Idlib de-escalation zone and release citizens illegally detained by militants,” Rear Admiral Alexander Grinkevich, deputy head of the Russian Reconciliation Center said.
According to him, the Russian CPVS receives messages from residents of settlements in the Idlib de-escalation zone about the ongoing arrests and abductions of public activists and civilians who oppose the actions of illegal armed groups.
“According to available data, at present, the militants of the terrorist organization Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham are forcibly detaining at least 2,116 people in prisons and other places of imprisonment, including members of the media, doctors, teachers and representatives of the clergy,” Grinkevich said.
He also said that over the past 24 hours no shelling by illegal armed groups controlled by Turkey was registered.
“At the same time, 39 attacks were recorded in the Idlib de-escalation zone from the positions of the Jabhat Al-Nusra terrorist group (including, according to the Syrian side, 26 attacks) in the Idlib provinces (15 attacks), Aleppo (3 attacks), Latakia (8 attacks), Hama (13 attacks),” he said.
Turkey evidently has very little influence over these groups, since attacks on Turkish troops are also not uncommon.
The Russian-Turkish patrols also frequently get impeded by groups supported by Ankara itself.
The “moderate rebels” also, apparently, don’t take good care of the civilians who are, more or less, prisoners in Idlib.
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southfront--2020-10-28--CNN’s “Not Even Pretending Anymore”

CNN’s “Not Even Pretending Anymore”

Repress ( use force to extinguish alternate views ) , Suppress ( prevent normal expression ) , Depress ( force ‘ the other ’ into submission by collapsing the Overton Window ) … that appears the modus operandi of the mainstream media as we enter the vinegar strokes of this ‘ unusual ’ presidential election .
Nowhere was this strategy better exhibited than on CNN this week when Christiane Amanpour sparred with Liz Harrington over the Hunter Biden scandal revelations .
Amanpour disparaged Harrington as liberals do : “ You actually sound like you ’ re on a Fox News @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as the CNN anchor accused the Trump campaign of “ spreading Russian disinformation ” … “ Pretty audacious of CNN — who spread actual Russian disinformation w/the leak of the dossier set up briefing in Trump tower to subvert the peaceful transition of power — to accuse anyone else of spreading Russian disinformation .
And the emails about the “ big guy ” are real , btw.
” “ Why don ’ t you want to report this ?
This is one of the most powerful families in Washington , ” she asked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with our interests being sold out to profit Joe Biden and his family , while we ’ re suffering during a pandemic from communist China ?
” Glenn Greenwald – one of the few ‘ reporters ’ left – noticed the sham : “ The only silver lining in all of this is that media outlets are so desperate to help Biden win that they ’ re not even pretending anymore .
No pretense .
There ’ s great clarity in that .
“ So , with the unquestionable Amanpour having embarrassed herself @ @ @ @ @ @ @ WSJ ’ s Kimberley Strassel – showing the world what ‘ reporting ’ actually should look like…

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Repress (use force to extinguish alternate views), Suppress (prevent normal expression), Depress (force ‘the other’ into submission by collapsing the Overton Window)… that appears the modus operandi of the mainstream media as we enter the vinegar strokes of this ‘unusual’ presidential election.
Nowhere was this strategy better exhibited than on CNN this week when Christiane Amanpour sparred with Liz Harrington over the Hunter Biden scandal revelations. Amanpour disparaged Harrington as liberals do: “You actually sound like you’re on a Fox News show.”
Translation: you’re spreading crazy conservative conspiracies…
Amanpour then embarrassed herself further as the CNN anchor accused the Trump campaign of “spreading Russian disinformation”…
“Pretty audacious of CNN — who spread actual Russian disinformation w/the leak of the dossier set up briefing in Trump tower to subvert the peaceful transition of power — to accuse anyone else of spreading Russian disinformation. And the emails about the “big guy” are real, btw.”
Harrington added:
“Why don’t you want to report this? This is one of the most powerful families in Washington,” she asked. “And you’re okay with our interests being sold out to profit Joe Biden and his family, while we’re suffering during a pandemic from communist China?”
Watch the full clip here…
Glenn Greenwald – one of the few ‘reporters’ left – noticed the sham:
“The only silver lining in all of this is that media outlets are so desperate to help Biden win that they’re not even pretending anymore. No pretense. There’s great clarity in that. “
So, with the unquestionable Amanpour having embarrassed herself, here’s another reporter – WSJ’s Kimberley Strassel – showing the world what ‘reporting’ actually should look like…
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southfront--2020-10-28--Armenia Downs UAV, Vows Azerbaijan Won’t Have Nagorno-Karabakh, Ceasefire Entirely Failed

On the morning of October 28th , Armenian Ministry of Defense spokesperson Shushan Stepanyan claimed that Armenian forces had downed another Azerbaijani UAV .
A video and a photo were also shared .
Armenia accused Azerbaijan of continuing its attacks despite the humanitarian ceasefire , which appears to be entirely ineffective .
Currently , battles of local significance are taking place in certain sections of the front line .
The Defence Army continues to destroy the subversive groups of the adversary , ” the Artsakh Ministry of Defense said .
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan gave an address to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a month now , the Turkish-Azerbaijani terrorist forces have been waging a war against the Armenians of Artsakh .
They attacked with tanks , artillery , Turks , Pakistanis .
They wanted to capture Artsakh in a short time .
But Artsakh , though wounded , survived .
Armenians of Artsakh , all Armenians will fight for Artsakh to the end .
Each counterattack will be devastating for the enemy .
To win , every order must be executed without discussion .
We need pan-Armenian consolidation .
The fate of the Armenians is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the loss of Artsakh .
News about the fall of Artsakh awaits every minute in Azerbaijan .
But they won ’ t get it .
Yes , we have opponents .
But we also have friends who stand by our side .
Artsakh has enough weapons to fight .
Yesterday ’ s speech had two goals : to show the world community the constructive position of the Armenian parties and to demonstrate the determination of the Armenian people to fight for their rights .
Let ’ s agree that we will not be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and declare that the aggressors are Turkey and Azerbaijan .
Azerbaijan ’ s refusal to make mutual concessions legitimized our right to fight to the end for our rights , for our freedom .
Armenian people – you are the winner .
Go and take your victory .
The government elected by the Armenian people will not retreat one step from achieving this goal , ” Pashinyan vowed .
On the Azerbaijan side , it accused Armenia of violating the ceasefire .
“ Armenian armed forces fired at our human settlements and positions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ state border using small arms at different times of the night and morning on October 28 .
Thus , the territories of Tovuz , Gadabay , Dashkesan , and Gubadli regions of Azerbaijan were fired upon by the enemy from the territory of Berd , Chambarak , Vardenis , and Gorus regions of Armenia .
From 07.35 to 09.00 in the morning , the territory of the Aghjabedi region came under fire by the enemy.
” And there was another statement , just minutes later .
According to Azerbaijan , Armenian forces withdrew @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a fair bit of equipment , as there ’ s a video of it being captured .
According to the Azerbaijan Ministry of Defense , during the day on October 27 and night on October 28 , units of the Armenian Armed Forces , which did not comply with the humanitarian ceasefire regime , fired at the positions of the Azerbaijan Army units in various directions of the front and human settlements near the frontline using various types of weapons .
The combat operations continued mainly in the Aghdere , Khojavend , Fizuli @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the front .
The enemy attempts to attack were resolutely thwarted , and they retreated suffering losses .
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On the morning of October 28th, Armenian Ministry of Defense spokesperson Shushan Stepanyan claimed that Armenian forces had downed another Azerbaijani UAV.
A video and a photo were also shared.
Armenia accused Azerbaijan of continuing its attacks despite the humanitarian ceasefire, which appears to be entirely ineffective.
“In the evening [of October 27th], the adversary continued to fire at peaceful settlements: particularly, Martuni and villages in the upper sub-district of the Askeran region, were targeted.
Currently, battles of local significance are taking place in certain sections of the front line. The Defence Army continues to destroy the subversive groups of the adversary,” the Artsakh Ministry of Defense said.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan gave an address to the people regarding the war.
“For a month now, the Turkish-Azerbaijani terrorist forces have been waging a war against the Armenians of Artsakh. They attacked with tanks, artillery, Turks, Pakistanis. They wanted to capture Artsakh in a short time. But Artsakh, though wounded, survived. Armenians of Artsakh, all Armenians will fight for Artsakh to the end. Each counterattack will be devastating for the enemy. To win, every order must be executed without discussion. We need pan-Armenian consolidation. The fate of the Armenians is at stake. We cannot afford the loss of Artsakh. News about the fall of Artsakh awaits every minute in Azerbaijan. But they won’t get it. Yes, we have opponents. But we also have friends who stand by our side. Artsakh has enough weapons to fight. Yesterday’s speech had two goals: to show the world community the constructive position of the Armenian parties and to demonstrate the determination of the Armenian people to fight for their rights. Let’s agree that we will not be afraid of anything. International actors know and declare that the aggressors are Turkey and Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan’s refusal to make mutual concessions legitimized our right to fight to the end for our rights, for our freedom. Armenian people – you are the winner. Go and take your victory. The government elected by the Armenian people will not retreat one step from achieving this goal,” Pashinyan vowed.
On the Azerbaijan side, it accused Armenia of violating the ceasefire.
“Armenian armed forces fired at our human settlements and positions of our units located on the Armenia-Azerbaijan state border using small arms at different times of the night and morning on October 28. Thus, the territories of Tovuz, Gadabay, Dashkesan, and Gubadli regions of Azerbaijan were fired upon by the enemy from the territory of Berd, Chambarak, Vardenis, and Gorus regions of Armenia. From 07.35 to 09.00 in the morning, the territory of the Aghjabedi region came under fire by the enemy.”
And there was another statement, just minutes later.
“Armenian armed forces violating the humanitarian ceasefire regime continue to fire rockets at our peaceful population and civilian facilities. On October 28 at 10:15, the enemy fired at the Terter city and the territory of the region from the “Smerch” MLRS. No one was injured.”
According to Azerbaijan, Armenian forces withdrew from the fights near Gubadli and abandoned a fair bit of equipment, as there’s a video of it being captured.
According to the Azerbaijan Ministry of Defense, during the day on October 27 and night on October 28, units of the Armenian Armed Forces, which did not comply with the humanitarian ceasefire regime, fired at the positions of the Azerbaijan Army units in various directions of the front and human settlements near the frontline using various types of weapons.
The combat operations continued mainly in the Aghdere, Khojavend, Fizuli, Zangilan, and Gubadli direction of the front. The enemy attempts to attack were resolutely thwarted, and they retreated suffering losses.
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southfront--2020-10-28--Globalist Forces Launch New Advance To Divide And Destabilize Orthodox World

Actions of Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople , his globalist sponsors and pseudo-church organizations created with their help continue contributing to the division and instability within the Orthodox World .
On October 24 , Archbishop Chrysostomos of Cyprus made the unilateral decision to commemorate Epiphany Dumenko , the primate of the ‘ independent ’ Orthodox Church of Ukraine that was created to fight against the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church ( Moscow Patriarchate ) on the territory of Ukraine .
Thus Archbishop Chrysostomos of Cyprus became the third Orthodox primate besides Patriarch Bartholomew to commemorate the pseudo-church organization .
The decision faced @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
His Eminence Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol immediately left the Liturgy when he heard the name of Epiphany Dumenko .
On the same day , Metropolitan Athanasios , together with three other hierarchs of the Cypriot Church , Metropolitans Nikiforos of Kykkos and Isaiah of Tamassos , and Bishop Nicholas of Amathountos , appealed to Archbishop Chrysostomos to immediately revoke his anti-canonical decision to include the name of Epiphany Dumenko in the diptychs of the primates of the Local Orthodox Churches .
Their statement was in English can be found here .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to actions of Patriarch Bartholomew and the other primates who have accepted the schismatics and repeat that this decision has been made arbitrarily and anti-canonically in Ukraine and only threaten greater disunity and schism in the Church , given that Ukraine is the canonical territory of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate .
The statement also supports the decision of the Moscow Patriarchate to interrupt Eucharistic communion with those who enter into communion with the schismatics .
In own turn , Archbishop Chrysostomos claims that his decision will be for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the forceful promotion of pseudo-church organizations created and supported by the Bartholomew-led bloc that play in the favor of the globalist , neo-liberal agenda goes full contrary to the interests of conservative societies of these countries .
The globalist , neo-liberal agenda weaponized by Bartholomew and his sponsors is mostly aimed at undermining the position of the church as one of the key pillars of conservative societies of Europe .
Forces standing behind this push likely believe that the destruction of the position of the church in these societies will allow them to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aggressive neo-liberal , pro-globalist and consumerist ideology there .
The text of the statement : With great concern , but also with the deepest sorrow , we were informed of the commemoration of the “ primate of the Ukrainian Church ” Epiphany by His Beatitude Archbishop Chrysostomos of Cyprus today , Saturday , October 24 , 2020 , during the Divine Liturgy at the Holy Monastery of Panagia Chrysoroyiatissa , where the God-beloved Bishop Pankratios of Arsinoe was consecrated .
1 .
The act of the Archbishop constitutes a blatant violation of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of our Orthodox Church and the functioning of the Orthodox Church of Cyprus based on this system .
2 .
This question was raised by His Beatitude at a recent session of the Holy Synod ( September 9 , 2020 ) , and it was decided then to consider it at another meeting , to hear the views and positions of all members of the Holy Synod and make a synodal decision on this issue .
3 .
The recent appointment of Epiphany as the “ Primate of the Ukrainian Church ” by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bartholomew has caused turmoil in the Orthodox Church , and to date , only the Greek Church and the Alexandrian Patriarchate , for reasons not related to this present consideration , have recognized him .
All the other Local Orthodox Churches have a negative stance towards the issue .
( It should be noted here that during the “ ordination ” of this Epiphany , not a single representative of the Local Orthodox Churches was present , with all the ensuing consequences . )
4 .
The one proclaimed “ primate ” of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has no canonical ordination , and this is because he comes from the schismatic groups of the Ukrainian Church .
If His All-Holiness the Patriarch truly desired to follow the canonical procedure for granting autocephaly to the Church of Ukraine , then he should have granted autocephaly to the canonical Metropolitan of Kiev , Onuphry , for which he should have obtained the consent of the Moscow Patriarchate , to which he [ Metropolitan Onuphry—Trans . ]
submits , as well as the consent of the Local Orthodox primates .
5 .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ autocephaly ” to the schismatic structures of the Ukrainian Church is an arbitrary , anti-canonical , and anti-ecclesiastical action in the sense that the Ukrainian Orthodox Church is within the jurisdiction of the Moscow Patriarchate , and this autocephaly constitutes , as said above , interference within the jurisdiction of the said Patriarchate .
In this regard , the Russian Church , reacting , justifiably interrupted Church communion with the Ecumenical Patriarchate , and also with the Churches of Greece and Alexandria .
6 .
Granting autocephaly is conceivable and possible , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of our Church , only with the prior approval of the primates of the Local Orthodox Churches .
In this case , the Ecumenical Patriarch , despite the content of the Sacred Canons and Church Tradition , and contradicting his earlier statements on this issue , acted unilaterally and arbitrarily .
And , unfortunately , the primate of the Cypriot Church has followed this example , ignoring and despising his own Holy Synod .
7 .
The Archbishop of Cyprus ’ decision to commemorate Epiphany as the “ primate of the Ukrainian Church @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Orthodox Churches , threatens to increase the schism in universal Orthodoxy , and recklessly integrates the Church of Cyprus into this climate [ of schism—Trans. ]
.
8 .
We call upon His Beatitude to immediately revoke this anti-canonical and invalid act , and at the same time , we ask all of our bishops of the Cypriot Church to jointly demand the convocation of an extraordinary session of the Holy Synod to make an appropriate decision .
9 .
Finally , we must also emphasize the untimely nature of our primate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ times we are going through , as far as our national issue is concerned , but also the threatening actions of the Turkish expansionist policy , which threatens to diminish our nation .
We testify to all the above in good faith , aware of our hierarchical conscience and our sacred duty to preserve the canonical order and unity of the Church in order to avoid the deadly sin of schism , for according to St. John Chrysostom , “ no blood can wash away this sin.
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Actions of Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, his globalist sponsors and pseudo-church organizations created with their help continue contributing to the division and instability within the Orthodox World.
On October 24, Archbishop Chrysostomos of Cyprus made the unilateral decision to commemorate Epiphany Dumenko, the primate of the ‘independent’ Orthodox Church of Ukraine that was created to fight against the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) on the territory of Ukraine. Thus Archbishop Chrysostomos of Cyprus became the third Orthodox primate besides Patriarch Bartholomew to commemorate the pseudo-church organization.
The decision faced a strong opposition within the Cypriot Church. His Eminence Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol immediately left the Liturgy when he heard the name of Epiphany Dumenko. On the same day, Metropolitan Athanasios, together with three other hierarchs of the Cypriot Church, Metropolitans Nikiforos of Kykkos and Isaiah of Tamassos, and Bishop Nicholas of Amathountos, appealed to Archbishop Chrysostomos to immediately revoke his anti-canonical decision to include the name of Epiphany Dumenko in the diptychs of the primates of the Local Orthodox Churches.
Their statement was in English can be found here. In the statement, they declare their opposition to actions of Patriarch Bartholomew and the other primates who have accepted the schismatics and repeat that this decision has been made arbitrarily and anti-canonically in Ukraine and only threaten greater disunity and schism in the Church, given that Ukraine is the canonical territory of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate. The statement also supports the decision of the Moscow Patriarchate to interrupt Eucharistic communion with those who enter into communion with the schismatics.
In own turn, Archbishop Chrysostomos claims that his decision will be for the good of Orthodoxy, while in fact the forceful promotion of pseudo-church organizations created and supported by the Bartholomew-led bloc that play in the favor of the globalist, neo-liberal agenda goes full contrary to the interests of conservative societies of these countries. The globalist, neo-liberal agenda weaponized by Bartholomew and his sponsors is mostly aimed at undermining the position of the church as one of the key pillars of conservative societies of Europe. Forces standing behind this push likely believe that the destruction of the position of the church in these societies will allow them to overcome the local resistance and entrench the aggressive neo-liberal, pro-globalist and consumerist ideology there.
The text of the statement:
With great concern, but also with the deepest sorrow, we were informed of the commemoration of the “primate of the Ukrainian Church” Epiphany by His Beatitude Archbishop Chrysostomos of Cyprus today, Saturday, October 24, 2020, during the Divine Liturgy at the Holy Monastery of Panagia Chrysoroyiatissa, where the God-beloved Bishop Pankratios of Arsinoe was consecrated. 1. The act of the Archbishop constitutes a blatant violation of the synodal, conciliar, and democratic structure of our Orthodox Church and the functioning of the Orthodox Church of Cyprus based on this system. 2. This question was raised by His Beatitude at a recent session of the Holy Synod (September 9, 2020), and it was decided then to consider it at another meeting, to hear the views and positions of all members of the Holy Synod and make a synodal decision on this issue. 3. The recent appointment of Epiphany as the “Primate of the Ukrainian Church” by His All-Holiness the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew has caused turmoil in the Orthodox Church, and to date, only the Greek Church and the Alexandrian Patriarchate, for reasons not related to this present consideration, have recognized him. All the other Local Orthodox Churches have a negative stance towards the issue. (It should be noted here that during the “ordination” of this Epiphany, not a single representative of the Local Orthodox Churches was present, with all the ensuing consequences.) 4. The one proclaimed “primate” of the Ukrainian Church by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew has no canonical ordination, and this is because he comes from the schismatic groups of the Ukrainian Church. If His All-Holiness the Patriarch truly desired to follow the canonical procedure for granting autocephaly to the Church of Ukraine, then he should have granted autocephaly to the canonical Metropolitan of Kiev, Onuphry, for which he should have obtained the consent of the Moscow Patriarchate, to which he [Metropolitan Onuphry—Trans.] submits, as well as the consent of the Local Orthodox primates. 5. The act of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of granting “autocephaly” to the schismatic structures of the Ukrainian Church is an arbitrary, anti-canonical, and anti-ecclesiastical action in the sense that the Ukrainian Orthodox Church is within the jurisdiction of the Moscow Patriarchate, and this autocephaly constitutes, as said above, interference within the jurisdiction of the said Patriarchate. In this regard, the Russian Church, reacting, justifiably interrupted Church communion with the Ecumenical Patriarchate, and also with the Churches of Greece and Alexandria. 6. Granting autocephaly is conceivable and possible, according to the Sacred Canons and practice of our Church, only with the prior approval of the primates of the Local Orthodox Churches. In this case, the Ecumenical Patriarch, despite the content of the Sacred Canons and Church Tradition, and contradicting his earlier statements on this issue, acted unilaterally and arbitrarily. And, unfortunately, the primate of the Cypriot Church has followed this example, ignoring and despising his own Holy Synod. 7. The Archbishop of Cyprus’ decision to commemorate Epiphany as the “primate of the Ukrainian Church” further exacerbates the tense situation between the Orthodox Churches, threatens to increase the schism in universal Orthodoxy, and recklessly integrates the Church of Cyprus into this climate [of schism—Trans.]. 8. We call upon His Beatitude to immediately revoke this anti-canonical and invalid act, and at the same time, we ask all of our bishops of the Cypriot Church to jointly demand the convocation of an extraordinary session of the Holy Synod to make an appropriate decision. 9. Finally, we must also emphasize the untimely nature of our primate’s actions, given the critical times we are going through, as far as our national issue is concerned, but also the threatening actions of the Turkish expansionist policy, which threatens to diminish our nation. We testify to all the above in good faith, aware of our hierarchical conscience and our sacred duty to preserve the canonical order and unity of the Church in order to avoid the deadly sin of schism, for according to St. John Chrysostom, “no blood can wash away this sin.” Nicosia, October 24, 2020
Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol, Metropolitan Nikiforos of Kykkos and Tellyria, Metropolitan Isaiah of Tamassos, Bishop Nicholas of Amathountos
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