Part I As noted in the previous part of the paper, the global drug mafia is a three-level formation. The strategic objectives pursued at the executive Level 3 are: • The whitewashing of the cash flows generated by drug sales; • Revenue investment in various sectors of the economy; • […]
Month: October 2012
Afghan Taliban Announces Its Victory over NATO
The Taliban have won a victory over the foreign forces which have been in Afghanistan since 2001. With this announcement, the Taliban marked the 11th anniversary of the US military invasion. According to local observers, the US was unable to achieve its stated goals during its long years in Afghanistan. […]
Territorial Disputes Spell Trouble for Asia-Pacific
The flare ups are not limited by the Middle East region only. The events the world attention was focused on by the end of September made one more hot spot appear on the world map – an escalating dispute over the Senkaku islands claimed by China and Taiwan. The disputed […]
Episode 8. The Great Odd War (III)
Part I Part II In every way possible, the allies even avoided coordinating joint actions by all members of the Entente. Towards the end of the first year of the war, the exhausted Germans were no longer able to advance and the Western front had stabilised, having reached neutral Switzerland […]
Weekly Video Update #47: Special Edition – Ghadaffi’s Death Revisited
Today’s special edition will focus on the following topics: * New circumstances of Ghadaffi’s death revealed * Who really murdered Ghadaffi, and why? Is he really dead? * How is this linked to the murder of Ambassador Stevens?… * … and the upcoming US presidential elections? This edition introduces a […]
Global Drug Mafia and the Banks
These days, the drug mafia theme attracts permanent media coverage. One of the aspects that cannot be avoided in the context is the involvement of the financial sector – for hefty risk premiums – in money laundering for the narcotics business. Banks and the Drug – Business: Seamless Integration Rather […]
Redivision of the World: Russian Perspective
ORIENTAL REVIEW presents the weekly video updates on international security issues and situation in the hot spots of the world. The films prepared by a group of Russian experts are available on the dedicated Youtube channel and the blog Redivision of the World. Update 46. September 17-23, 2012 Main […]
Arab Spring in the UN
Last week a massive and coordinated attack against Syria took place simultaneously in three major UN agencies – the Human Rights Council, the General Assembly and the Security Council. On September 26 the Syrian issue was tackled by Security Council at foreign ministers level. Formally the discussions were devoted to […]
Episode 8. The Great Odd War (II)
Part I The strange behaviour of all the warring monarchs on the eve of and during the First World War was at the instigation of London. Blatant blackmail and deception, so “virtuosically” brought to life by Great Britain’s Foreign Secretary Edward Grey, both had their place when it came to […]
The Innocence of Muslims, Imperial Politics, and the «Clash of Civilizations»
The timing of the release of the trailer for The Innocence of Muslims, a low-budget movie insulting the Prophet Mohammed, on YouTube is no mere coincidence. The date of September 11 was deliberately selected, because of its symbolic association to Muslims by those that wrongly and ridiculously perceive the 9/11 […]
Why the American Raj Is Under Siege
The killing of the US ambassador to Libya and angry demonstrations across the Muslim world over a tacky anti-Islamic hate video have produced the usual flood of wrong-headed commentary from our media and politicians. Across the land comes the familiar cry, “why do they hate us?” That any Americans can […]
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