Links 17 Sep 2020

Summary of the view of Jon Kofas, retired professor of history, specializing in international political economy at Department of Sociology, History, and Political Science, Indiana University Kokomo.

Sputnik International (DJT apparently wants to get the US military out of the region and arm the Sunni countries against Shi'ite Iran by selling US weapons. What could go wrong?)
Washington Uses Abraham Accords to Maintain Dominance, Isolate Iran & Contain China, US Prof Says

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NEO
How China is Unwinding the US’ Middle East Supremacy

Salman Rafi Sheikh

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Arab leaders understand that relations with Israel provide access to US Empire and all that comes with it, including much desired US-made weapons and other perks such as security and economic cooperation.

Colonization.

Mint Press News
Why Arab Leaders Are Suddenly Groveling at the Chance to Normalize Ties with Israel

Miko Peled

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Change "Jewish" to "Zionist," and note that not all neocons are Jewish although they are "Zionist". Judaism is a religion, and Jewishness is an ethnicity. "Zionism" is a political position associated with hard-line Israeli government dominance in the Middle East. It's complicated.

The Unz Review
New Ambassador Attracts the Usual Enemies: Doug Macgregor Feels the Wrath of the Jewish Lobby, Philip Giraldi

Philip Giraldi, former CIA counter-terrorism specialist and military intelligence officer, now Executive Director of the Council for the National Interest and founding member of the Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity

(Cross-published at Strategic Culture Foundation

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Laughable after Brussels all but destroyed the EU with neoliberal policy.

TASS
EU meddling: MP castigates Brussels’ call to scrap amendments to Russian Constitution

Moon of Alabama

CIA Intercepts Suggest U.S. Lied About Biological Weapon Use During Its War On Korea

TASS
Russian scientists create chip that accelerates development of 6G networks

TASS
Foreign powers seek to start new wave of color revolutions in Asia — Chinese top diplomat

Zero Hedge
Russia's Foreign Spy Chief Says US Is "Stage Managing" Belarus Unrest
Tyler Durden

SouthFront
Averting Barbarossa II: The Liana Space Radioelectronic Surveillance System
J.Hawk, Daniel Deiss, Edwin Watson

TASS
Russian Deputy FM tells US envoy attempt to destabilize Belarus unacceptable

Epoch Times
China Poses "The Greatest Threat To World Order": UK Military Intel Chief

Alexander Zhang

TASS
Russia, China won’t play by Western rules, says Lavrov

Get ready for the US to weaponize space if it hasn't already.

The Epoch Time
China, Russia Have "Weaponized Space": US Defense Secretary

Zachary Stieber

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"Civil war" maybe an overstatement–I don't think we are near there yet, but things could get ugly in the case of a severe recession. But this is what it looks like abroad, which is rather ironic if not funny given the many attempts of the US to effect regime change externally, often through civil unrest leading to "color revolution." But this is not so much a revolt against the existing government but diametrically opposite world views held by a divided nation, leading to social dysfunction and political paralysis.

Oriental Review
The USA On The Brink Of Civil War
Thierry Meyssan

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How long before Huawei catches up in chip manufacture? I'm betting faster than anticipated and the trade war will end up backfiring in this area as China becomes a major advanced chip producer as well as consumer. Yeah, it's a huge challenge, but China will throw what it takes at it, like a do-or-die Manhattan project.

Sputnik International
Shockwave of US' Huawei Ban Hits Technology Sector

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People's Dispatch
Rich countries corner nearly 51% supply of five major COVID-19 vaccine candidates: Oxfam

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Sputnik International
Trump Says Will Soon Sign Executive Order to Promote Patriotic Education