WHY DID NATO EXPAND TOWARDS RUSSIA?
"No one contends that NATO is being expanded for the benefit of military contractors." - New York Times, 1998
"American arms manufacturers, who stand to gain billions of dollars in sales of weapons, communication systems and other military equipment if the Senate approves NATO expansion, have made enormous investments in lobbyists and campaign contributions to promote their cause in Washington. The end of the cold war has shrunk the arms industry and forced it to diversify. But expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization -- first to Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic, then possibly to more than a dozen other countries -- would offer arms makers a new and hugely lucrative market.
Under NATO rules, new members are required to upgrade their militaries and make them compatible with those of the Western military alliance, which oversees the most sophisticated -- and expensive -- weapons and communication systems in the world."
https://www.nytimes.com/1998/03/30/world/arms-contractors-spend-to-promote-an-expanded-nato.html
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"No one contends that NATO is being expanded for the benefit of military contractors." - New York Times, 1998
"American arms manufacturers, who stand to gain billions of dollars in sales of weapons, communication systems and other military equipment if the Senate approves NATO expansion, have made enormous investments in lobbyists and campaign contributions to promote their cause in Washington. The end of the cold war has shrunk the arms industry and forced it to diversify. But expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization -- first to Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic, then possibly to more than a dozen other countries -- would offer arms makers a new and hugely lucrative market.
Under NATO rules, new members are required to upgrade their militaries and make them compatible with those of the Western military alliance, which oversees the most sophisticated -- and expensive -- weapons and communication systems in the world."
https://www.nytimes.com/1998/03/30/world/arms-contractors-spend-to-promote-an-expanded-nato.html
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How on earth can they find ยฃ10 BILLION for Ukraine yet at the same time say there is no more money to help the hard pressed citizens of this country?
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UK pledges ยฃ10 billion in aid to Ukraine
British PM Burham told the House of Commons that President Zelensky reacted with joy to new funding, saying: "You have made my day." The package includes ยฃ10 billion in economic and military support via loans and export finance guarantees, plus urgent winter military funding.
Burnham declared the entire country united in backing Kiev and sent an unambiguous signal to Moscow that Britain will support Ukraine for as long as it takes.
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British PM Burham told the House of Commons that President Zelensky reacted with joy to new funding, saying: "You have made my day." The package includes ยฃ10 billion in economic and military support via loans and export finance guarantees, plus urgent winter military funding.
Burnham declared the entire country united in backing Kiev and sent an unambiguous signal to Moscow that Britain will support Ukraine for as long as it takes.
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โก๏ธ Russian MFA statement on personal sanctions against executives of British defence companies (October 27, 2026)
In response to Londonโs hostile anti-Russian policy, which includes stepped-up efforts to flood Zelenskyโs neo-Nazi clique with weapons, a decision has been taken to add several executives of British defence companies to Russiaโs entry ban list. These companies supply the Kiev regime with weapons and military technologies used to strike deep inside Russia.
Clearly, the massive supplies of missiles, drones and related technologies to Ukrainian thugs serve a single purpose โ to inflict maximum damage on our country.
The British narrative of a supposed โdefence dividendโ for their own military-industrial complex only highlights their purely exploitative and opportunistic approach to Ukraine, whose statehood is being sacrificed, in part, to generate profits for private British companies and their lobbyists.
Meanwhile, the funds that Andy Burnhamโs government is channelling into military contractorsโ projects that bring death and destruction could be put to use in the UK civilian sector, where the crisis is deepening as a result of mistakes by successive British governments that are eroding the countryโs social fabric.
The ruling Labour party, however, whose Russophobic obsession differs little from that of its Conservative predecessors, apparently has very different budget priorities.
โ The following British nationals are now barred from entering the Russian Federation:
โข HEAD, Alex Edward โ CEO of Rotron Aerospace, a company participating in the Brakestop long-range missile development project;
โข OLIVER, Kev โ Chief military adviser to Rotron Aerospace;
โข ZAMBELLAS, George โ Chairman of the board of directors of Rotron Aerospace;
โข GASCOYNE, Robert Michael โ CEO of MGI Engineering, a company participating in the Brakestop long-range missile development project;
โข APPLETON, Neil โ Executive director of drone manufacturer Malloy Aeronautics;
โข WEBB, Paul โ Director and co-founder of reconnaissance UAV manufacturer Tekever UK;
โข CRACKNELL, Julian Frederick Charles โ Chief technology and information officer at BAE Systems.
โ๏ธ Work to expand Russiaโs stop list in response to the hostile actions of the British authorities will continue.
In response to Londonโs hostile anti-Russian policy, which includes stepped-up efforts to flood Zelenskyโs neo-Nazi clique with weapons, a decision has been taken to add several executives of British defence companies to Russiaโs entry ban list. These companies supply the Kiev regime with weapons and military technologies used to strike deep inside Russia.
Clearly, the massive supplies of missiles, drones and related technologies to Ukrainian thugs serve a single purpose โ to inflict maximum damage on our country.
The British narrative of a supposed โdefence dividendโ for their own military-industrial complex only highlights their purely exploitative and opportunistic approach to Ukraine, whose statehood is being sacrificed, in part, to generate profits for private British companies and their lobbyists.
Meanwhile, the funds that Andy Burnhamโs government is channelling into military contractorsโ projects that bring death and destruction could be put to use in the UK civilian sector, where the crisis is deepening as a result of mistakes by successive British governments that are eroding the countryโs social fabric.
The ruling Labour party, however, whose Russophobic obsession differs little from that of its Conservative predecessors, apparently has very different budget priorities.
โ The following British nationals are now barred from entering the Russian Federation:
โข HEAD, Alex Edward โ CEO of Rotron Aerospace, a company participating in the Brakestop long-range missile development project;
โข OLIVER, Kev โ Chief military adviser to Rotron Aerospace;
โข ZAMBELLAS, George โ Chairman of the board of directors of Rotron Aerospace;
โข GASCOYNE, Robert Michael โ CEO of MGI Engineering, a company participating in the Brakestop long-range missile development project;
โข APPLETON, Neil โ Executive director of drone manufacturer Malloy Aeronautics;
โข WEBB, Paul โ Director and co-founder of reconnaissance UAV manufacturer Tekever UK;
โข CRACKNELL, Julian Frederick Charles โ Chief technology and information officer at BAE Systems.
โ๏ธ Work to expand Russiaโs stop list in response to the hostile actions of the British authorities will continue.
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What is most mind boggling is that the British masses are not even able to organise a Revolution against this.
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UK PM John Major personally vouched that there would be no NATO expansion East of Germany: "NOTHING OF THE SORT WILL HAPPEN" he told the Russians.
Here is the evidence:
"As late as March 1991, according to the diary of the British ambassador to Moscow, British Prime Minister John Major personally assured Gorbachev, โWe are not talking about the strengthening of NATO.โ Subsequently, when Soviet defense minister Marshal Dmitri Yazov asked Major about East European leadersโ interest in NATO membership, the British leader responded, โNothing of the sort will happen."
https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/document/16142-document-28-ambassador-rodric-braithwaite-diary
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Here is the evidence:
"As late as March 1991, according to the diary of the British ambassador to Moscow, British Prime Minister John Major personally assured Gorbachev, โWe are not talking about the strengthening of NATO.โ Subsequently, when Soviet defense minister Marshal Dmitri Yazov asked Major about East European leadersโ interest in NATO membership, the British leader responded, โNothing of the sort will happen."
https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/document/16142-document-28-ambassador-rodric-braithwaite-diary
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He is definitely as evil as he looks.
"Chancellor John Healey has announced a 'British data centre covenantโ in the Budget - handing energy and water guzzling AI data centres priority grid access while the rest of us get warnings of energy blackouts and hosepipe bans. Priorities sorted." via James Melville
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"Chancellor John Healey has announced a 'British data centre covenantโ in the Budget - handing energy and water guzzling AI data centres priority grid access while the rest of us get warnings of energy blackouts and hosepipe bans. Priorities sorted." via James Melville
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Do you believe that the plasters on her face are due to a "small surgery earlier in the week". I don't. What do you think REALLY happened?
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"I do not intend to allow any country to wage a diplomatic war against us without paying an immediate price." Netanyahu on Spain, 2026.
Isabel Pardo de Vera, former Adif president and Spanish Secretary of State for Transport, joined the advisory board of Israeli rail cybersecurity firm Cylus in February 2024.
In 2024 Renfe (Spainโs state-owned national railway company) awarded I-SEC (subsidiary of Dutch-based ICTS International, founded by former Israel Security Agency Shin Bet and El Al security personnel) three contracts for train/station/workshop surveillance and security services covering multiple Spanish regions.
69 people were killed in the Spain train collision due to a "computer malfunction."
The collision occurred near Urda in Toledo province when a high-speed train operated by Spainโs state railway company Renfe struck a stationary train. Audio recordings obtained by El Pais suggest controllers breached safety protocols despite repeated warnings from the stationary trainโs driver. It was Spainโs second major railway disaster this year, following a collision near Adamuz in January that killed 46 people.
Connect the dots.
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Isabel Pardo de Vera, former Adif president and Spanish Secretary of State for Transport, joined the advisory board of Israeli rail cybersecurity firm Cylus in February 2024.
In 2024 Renfe (Spainโs state-owned national railway company) awarded I-SEC (subsidiary of Dutch-based ICTS International, founded by former Israel Security Agency Shin Bet and El Al security personnel) three contracts for train/station/workshop surveillance and security services covering multiple Spanish regions.
69 people were killed in the Spain train collision due to a "computer malfunction."
The collision occurred near Urda in Toledo province when a high-speed train operated by Spainโs state railway company Renfe struck a stationary train. Audio recordings obtained by El Pais suggest controllers breached safety protocols despite repeated warnings from the stationary trainโs driver. It was Spainโs second major railway disaster this year, following a collision near Adamuz in January that killed 46 people.
Connect the dots.
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Do you believe that the plasters on her face are due to a "small surgery earlier in the week". I don't. What do you think REALLY happened? ๐ฑ ROBINMG
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Globalist replicant Lagarde will be redeployed at the WEF or in France to try & prevent Le Pen's rise to power. By the bandages on her face in the earlier video it looks like this may not have been an entirely voluntary decision.
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New Thing
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New Thing ยท Raw Milk Conspiracy
British Justice Part 1
โ 2026 Right Track Records/Universal Music Operations
Released on: 2026-10-21
Vocals: Alexander Peat
Guitar: Orlando Clarkson
Bass: Adam Ashley
Drums: Jonasโฆ
New Thing ยท Raw Milk Conspiracy
British Justice Part 1
โ 2026 Right Track Records/Universal Music Operations
Released on: 2026-10-21
Vocals: Alexander Peat
Guitar: Orlando Clarkson
Bass: Adam Ashley
Drums: Jonasโฆ
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There is OUTRAGE after a photo emerged of an Israeli soldier smiling as she posed in front of the damaged Saint Joseph Church in the village of Qaouzah
There is OUTRAGE after a photo emerged of an Israeli soldier smiling as she posed in front of the damaged Saint Joseph Church in the village of Qaouzah
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Emily Garcia: The Billionaire Classes War on Reproductive Sex and the Grassroots Fightback
"A number of these billionaire funders also have financial interests in Artificial Intelligence systems and artificial (assisted) reproduction technologies. Children who are sterilised by having their natural puberty permanently arrested represent a cohort of prospective potential future consumers of artificial reproduction technologies. There is a worldwide push right now to legalise commercial surrogacy, and thatโs happening in the UK as well, to enable growth of this multi-billion dollar industry. Like many feminists, I view this as exploitation of the reproductive labour of poor women for the purposes of baby trafficking."
https://realleft.substack.com/p/emily-garcia-the-billionaire-classes
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"A number of these billionaire funders also have financial interests in Artificial Intelligence systems and artificial (assisted) reproduction technologies. Children who are sterilised by having their natural puberty permanently arrested represent a cohort of prospective potential future consumers of artificial reproduction technologies. There is a worldwide push right now to legalise commercial surrogacy, and thatโs happening in the UK as well, to enable growth of this multi-billion dollar industry. Like many feminists, I view this as exploitation of the reproductive labour of poor women for the purposes of baby trafficking."
https://realleft.substack.com/p/emily-garcia-the-billionaire-classes
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Emily Garcia: The Billionaire Classes War on Reproductive Sex and the Grassroots Fightback
From Real Leftโs Conference โCritical Fronts of the Class War in 2026โ on 3 October
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๐ฎ๐น A multi-thousand-person anti-war march is taking place in Rome
The action is being held in protest against rearmament, which is occurring at a time when prices are rising in the country and there is a lack of funds for the social sector.
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The action is being held in protest against rearmament, which is occurring at a time when prices are rising in the country and there is a lack of funds for the social sector.
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A war to thwart the elections and democracy, not to thwart Iran's nuclear programme. โ Udi Evental
Iran understands the Grand Design and prepares for war, not a dealโRezaei warns US assets, data centres, and AI facilities are within range. Any new attack will land on a Saudi energy system with no slack leftโthe end of the petrodollar.
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All Hallows' Eve (October 31) is the vigil, the evening of prayer, fasting, and preparation before All Saints' Day on November 1.
The name comes from Old English hallow (holy/saint) and Scots e'en (evening), meaning "the evening before the feast of all the saints."
It marks the start of Allhallowtide, a three-day Christian season (Oct 31 โ Nov 2) dedicated to remembering the dead: the saints in heaven (All Saints' Day) and all the faithful departed, including those in purgatory (All Souls' Day).
The Church's message is one of hope, celebrating Christ's triumph over death and the communion of all believers, living and dead.
The date was fixed in the 8th century, when Pope Gregory III dedicated a chapel in St. Peter's Basilica to all the saints, and Pope Gregory IV later extended the observance to the whole Western Church.
Painting of Saint John on Patmos, by the Limbourg brothers. The painting Saint John on Patmos (1416) depicts the communion of saints, a Christian theological concept teaching the union of the members of the Church.
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The name comes from Old English hallow (holy/saint) and Scots e'en (evening), meaning "the evening before the feast of all the saints."
It marks the start of Allhallowtide, a three-day Christian season (Oct 31 โ Nov 2) dedicated to remembering the dead: the saints in heaven (All Saints' Day) and all the faithful departed, including those in purgatory (All Souls' Day).
The Church's message is one of hope, celebrating Christ's triumph over death and the communion of all believers, living and dead.
The date was fixed in the 8th century, when Pope Gregory III dedicated a chapel in St. Peter's Basilica to all the saints, and Pope Gregory IV later extended the observance to the whole Western Church.
Painting of Saint John on Patmos, by the Limbourg brothers. The painting Saint John on Patmos (1416) depicts the communion of saints, a Christian theological concept teaching the union of the members of the Church.
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๐ด New Investigation: The son of an Israeli secret agent, Lyor Cohen is the most important man in hip hop having owned Def Jam music & Roc-A-Fella managing some of the most famous rappers & singers. With inordinate influence over the genre, he has made his views on Israel/Palestine clear, and has used his influence to stamp out what he sees as anti-semitism in the industry.
He is now head of YouTube Music, and is working with the U.S. State Department on a new program directly modeled on the CIAโs successful Cold War-era attempts to use American artists to help force through color revolutions in targeted countries.
By Alan MacLeod
https://www.mintpressnews.com/lyor-cohen-the-shady-israeli-executive-running-youtube-music-the-global-hip-hop-industry/291276/
He is now head of YouTube Music, and is working with the U.S. State Department on a new program directly modeled on the CIAโs successful Cold War-era attempts to use American artists to help force through color revolutions in targeted countries.
By Alan MacLeod
https://www.mintpressnews.com/lyor-cohen-the-shady-israeli-executive-running-youtube-music-the-global-hip-hop-industry/291276/
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Lyor Cohen: The Shady Israeli Executive Running YouTube Music & the Global Hip Hop Industry
The son of an Israeli secret agent, Lyor Cohen is the most important man in hip hop. With inordinate influence over the genre, he has made his views on Israel/Palestine clear, and has used his influence to stamp out what he sees as anti-semitism in the industry.โฆ
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A deepening sell-off in technology shares is exposing how much of the market's recent record run has been built on faith in AI, and how quickly that faith can wobble when the numbers stop adding up. The S&P 500 fell 1.8% on Friday for its worst day since June, closing out a third straight losing week, WSJ reports.
The common thread is not valuation alone but a growing unease about whether the hundreds of billions being poured into AI infrastructure will ever produce enough profit to justify the spending. As one portfolio manager put it, the market is moving "out of the hopes and dreams phase of the AI trade and into the 'show me' phase." Investors are now demanding evidence that capital expenditure translates into revenue, not just capacity.
Outside equities, the cryptocurrency market absorbed its own blow. Hackers drained more than $6 billion from Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange, in what analysts described as the largest cyber theft on record. Blockchain intelligence firms attributed the attack to a North Korean unit, and Bitcoin fell below $77,000 from over $86,000 earlier in the month. Coinbase dropped 10.6% despite beating expectations, as the crypto complex sold off in sympathy.
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