⁣BRINGING OUT THE DEAD

When societies lie about death, the deception leads to the collapse of the very cause they purport to support.

Accounting for the dead is one of society’s most important functions—it brings closure to the cycle of life, creating a sense of purpose and belonging essential to the normal functioning of families and communities. The dead were people with names and histories which those close to them would mourn and remember. But when the death toll becomes unmanageable, the names and histories of the departed are forgotten as the normal rituals associated with human death are brushed aside in favor of the exigencies of mass burials.

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⁣Gaza.

“Free from Hamas.”

This is the same Hamas that fought the Israeli Army to a standstill for 15 months to keep Gaza free?

And what are you offering the people of Gaza?

Permanent refugee status in Egypt and Jordan?

Gaza isn’t Israel’s to give away to America.

Gaza is Palestine.

Trump’s fantasy-laced dream of a rebuilt Gaza will become an American national nightmare.

It’s your job as Secretary of State to pour cold water on bad policy.

Start pouring before it’s too late.

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Regarding Trump’s plan for Gaza:

This is what happens when the Palestinians and the rest of the Arab world fail to speak with a single voice about the issue of a Palestinian state.

This is what happens when you empower a simp like Abu Mazen who makes common cause with Israel.

This is what happens when you let 9 million Zionists dictate the terms of coexistence to 473 million Arabs.

If the Arab world won’t defend the Palestinian’s right to a homeland, this is what happens.

When Abu Mazen criticizes Hamas, this is what happens.

This is what happens when 2 million Gazans put the Arab world to shame by resisting Israeli genocide for 15 months.

Egypt could say “no”.

Jordan could say “no”.

Saudi Arabia could say “no”.

The Gulf Arab states could say “no”.

And some might.

But they don’t mean it.

Because they don’t believe in Palestine.

And that is the crux of the problem.

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TRUMP'S NEW GAZA PROJECT AND IF HAMAS WAS A CREATION OF ISRAELI INTELLIGENCE?
Interview for Through the eyes of Ania K

00:02 Introduction and thanks.
03:29 Reaction to Trump's plan.
12:00 The future of the Palestinians and the role of the US.
20:20 The oil market and sanctions.
28:12 The feud between Iran and the US.
36:50 The Trump-Putin summit.
44:56 Appointment of new officials.
55:44 International order and the power vacuum.

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⁣TRUMP’S GAZA TAKEOVER: NEW PHASE OF CATASTROPHIC WAR IN MIDDLE EAST BEGINS?
Interview for Danny Haiphong

Live Stream Scheduled for February 05, 2025 at 8:30pm ET

Join LIVE to discuss the fallout from Trump’s proposed plan for Gaza, its fallout, Zelensky demands nukes, U.S. foreign policy under the new regime and so much more.

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TRUMP CAUGHT IN ISRAEL'S TRAP? GAZA TAKEOVER BACKFIRES
Interview for Danny Haiphong

00:01 Introduction and guests.
02:17 Trump's comments on Gaza.
14:14 Reaction to Trump's plan.
25:06 Sociopathy and megalomania.
29:51 US intervention and regional conflicts.
42:02 US foreign policy and Israel.
57:45 Trump's press conference.
01:11:20 Negotiations on Ukraine.
01:19:17 The Munich Conference and Russia's plans.
01:25:49 Trump's phone call.

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UKRAINE AND DEATH
Interview for Judging Freedom

00:32 Introduction and Trump's statement.
16:14 Alternative approaches to conflict resolution.
21:34 Historical parallels.
26:00 Problems with Patriot missiles.
27:19 Assassination attempt on Putin.

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TRUMP IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THERE IS A GLOBAL DEFICIT IN LEADERSHIP

Russia and China have made a point of not wanting to challenge the US in terms of global hegemony.

Instead, they opted to wait for the US to succumb to emerging geopolitical realities that would have the US downsize voluntarily.

In the process, a global leadership vacuum emerged.

Trump has broken with expectations regarding the downward spiral of American power, and instead is moving to fill this vacuum forcefully.

There is a method to his madness.

This doesn’t make it right.

But it does create the opportunity for the US to once again flex its muscles in a world where countervailing potential has largely atrophied.

The question is who, if anyone, will push back on the global stage?

BRICS is not mature enough.

America’s allies are too beholden and besotted to mount any viable pushback.

Which leaves Russia and China, neither of which are prepared to act decisively on the global stage.

This creates maneuver room for audacious and outrageous policy initiatives, of which Gaza is but the most recent incarnation.

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THE RUSSIA HOUSE

Today I am announcing the launch of an exciting new project, The Russia House with Scott Ritter. This is a subscription based service using the social media platform Telegram.

The Russia House is a collaboration between myself and Alexandra Madornaya, a long-time senior administrator of my Telegram channel.

The Russia House with Scott Ritter represents a continuation of the important work of helping overcome the Russophobia that exists in the United States and the West which serves as an impediment to the furthering of better relations between Russia and the West. Its success, of course, hinges on the quality of the product published as part of this project. But quality production does not happen in a vacuum, and the sustainability of The Russia House will ultimately depend upon the creation and sustainment of a viable subscription base.

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CAN TRUMP AND NETANYAHU RESHAPE THE MIDDLE EAST?
Interview for Palestine Chronicle TV

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A GAME OF DRONES

Death during wartime is usually a very personal experience—a moment of pain, usually preceded by fear, followed up by darkness.

The anonymity of the bullet, grenade or artillery shell is a constant reality, leaving bodies littered on the battlefield to be collected afterwards by those fortunate enough to have survived.

On rare occasion, news photographers and videographers who are brave enough to venture forth into the killing fields can capture death as it occurs—grainy images showing bodies from a distance crumple to the ground, a scene of tragic finality which is oddly impersonal given the intimacy of the action.

The Russian-Ukrainian conflict, however, has provided an entirely new way to witness death, live on your computer screen, a first person view of the taking of human life as it occurs. These video images appear torn from a computer, a first-person shooter format those familiar with games such as Call of Duty.

A Game of Drones.

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It was because of this article that the channel was blocked almost immediately after the announcement of the launch of The Russia House was published. Now the subscription is active again.

UKRAINE — DEAD MAN WALKING
Interview for Garland Nixon

00:47 New project The Russia House.
11:27 Conflict and the role of Belarus.
16:25 Strategy and tactics of Russia.
23:22 Peacekeeping operation.
27:46 NATO and its future.
35:26 Strategic planning.
38:18 Economic consequences for Europe.
45:14 Georgian democracy.
01:00:03 The future of countries along the border with Russia.
01:09:09 The American people need to have facts about Russia.

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⁣ASK THE INSPECTOR EP. 236

Live Stream Scheduled for February 07, 2025 at 8:00pm ET

You can submit your questions via voice or text message: https://ScottRitter.com

You can also call live, 🇺🇸 +1(520) 525-8359

Watch on ScottRitter.com, Odysee, Locals, X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, Rumble, Twitch, Telegram, VK

You can download the audio version of each episode on Spotify.

We're waiting for you!

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An interesting guest visited The War Room of The Russia House with Scott Ritter — Dmitry Petrovsky, a writer, screenwriter, engineer, who spoke about the use of drones in the SMO.

Drones are becoming increasingly popular and are used in a variety of areas — from agriculture to rescue operations, and—increasingly, as an instrument of war. Dmitry shared his experience and knowledge about drones, talked about how the use of drones began, how it affects people who control drones.

The full interview can be viewed on our new Telegram channel The Russia House with Scott Ritter

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PUTIN DESTROYS TRUMP’S STRATEGY, UKRAINE’S ARMY DECIMATED TOTAL COLLAPSE
Interview for Reporterfy Media & Travel

00:00 Context.
05:14 US policy in the Middle East.
18:33 Understanding Trump.
24:43 USAID and political action.
31:04 Russia and USAID.
44:15 The future of online debates.
55:53 Air show in China.

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TRUMP IS THE CONSEQUENCE OF GLOBAL LEADERSHIP COLLAPSE
Interview for Dialogue Works

00:05 Introduction. The reasons for Trump's actions.
18:55 US influence on the Arab world.
28:56 USAID and the international order.
41:51 The CIA and its operations.
53:42 Soviet video players.
01:03:06 The conflict in Ukraine.
01:23:51 Rebuilding Ukraine.

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DOGE AND GAZA
Interview for Issues that Matter with Cynthia Pooler

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“Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has ruled out the possibility of restoring diplomatic relations with Russia — Euronews

Any progress on this issue will only be possible if the Russian Federation withdraws its decision to recognize the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.”

Wait…isn’t this the guy the Georgian opposition was calling Putin’s puppet?

It seems he cares far more for Georgian sovereignty than all of the USAID-funded puppets of the West.

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USA AND RUSSIA: UNDERSTANDING THE TREND
Interview for East Calling

One of the problems is that Russians have a great sense of humor that we don't understand in the United States. And when it comes to Russia, unfortunately, the Americans don't have a similar foundation of humor, which I wish we did. We have a foundation of politicized ignorance.

In this conversation, we sought an answer to two questions, “What are the trends, the great forces of history, which led to the state in which the world now finds itself?” and “What can be done about this?”

Two documents to read:

“The Long Telegram” from George Kennan, February 22nd, 1946

“The New Long Telegram” from Wayne Merry, March 28th, 1994

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