Fascinating Insights on Russia, by Americans Who Chose to Relocate Here
While I was in Saint Petersburg some days ago, I met with a couple of friends, Stan Jacox & Don Harder, two Americans who moved to Russia many years ago.
Their insights on life in Russia were so interesting, I broke out the mobile to record them. Enjoy, and learn...
Question period following the speeches of former Ambassador to Syria, Peter Ford; Professor Peter Kuznick, co-author with Oliver Stone of The Untold History of the United States; Michael Pike, former soldier in the British army and now a member of Veterans for Peace (and a poet), and Eva Bartlett, journalist.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2XHhR8Tw2o
I was interviewed on Scott Ritter's Ask the Inspector, October 24, 2023.
Streamed on: Scott Ritter Extra Ep. 109: Ask the Inspector: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjHo5tZ2ftc
Related Links:
Observations from Occupied Palestine: Gaza (My 2014 overview of Israel's brutal siege on Gaza, wars on Gaza, assault of farmers & fishers...)
https://ingaza.wordpress.com/2014/01/01/observations-from-occupied-palestine-in-gaza/
Observations from Occupied Palestine, part 1 (My overview of what I witnessed in 8 months in the West Bank)
https://ingaza.wordpress.com/2013/11/05/observations-from-occupied-palestine-part-1/
My 2007 West Bank writings:
https://opt2007.wordpress.com/category/my-entries-from-occupied-palestine-apr-dec-2007/
"They triggered the Canadian Emergency Measures Act to eliminate protests.
This is going to target individual citizens in Canada & their bank accounts.
They've authorized the banks, financial institutions & insurance carriers to suspend the accounts of Canadian citizens, based on their social media postings.
If they don't like what you're saying, the banks can shut down your account.
Anyone in Canada who supports or furthers the Freedom Convoy on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or any other social media platform is a target to have their bank accounts frozen & insurance policies nullified.
Not only are people subject to get their bank accounts frozen, but the decision to freeze the accounts is entirely up to the reviewer, and the reviewer is protected by the government from civil liability for their decision.
So, if someone in the bank looks & says, 'I don't like the way this person is speaking, I don't like their political view, I don't like the way they're helping or supporting the people who are protesting because they want their freedom back.' They're protected, and they can just shut you down.
So, a banking employee who does not like the politics of a customer, as revealed by a review of their social media postings, and merely suspects the account holder of supporting or furthering their actions, can--without any liability--block the bank accounts of any customer or account holder. And they do not need to provide an explanation.
This is economic tyranny."
From: The X22 Report
https://x22report.com/aiovg_videos/ep-2703a-sometimes-the-people-must-see-it-to-believe-it-economic-tyranny/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lB5Ce7YI38
Dr. Amer Ghantous on life in Syria (hint: free medical, and all, studies) surprised his Norwegian friends.
He encourages people to visit Syria and see for themselves, specifically noting that corporate media won't highlight or share voices like his.
More from Dr. Ghantous and his experiences working in Daraa governorate in March 2011 soon (hint: Al Jazeera lied and lied and lied some more).
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2CLDm90fns
Some months ago in Damascus, just outside Bab Sharqi (The East Gate), I visited an artisan centre where Damascene craftsmen continue producing intricately-designed woodwork, mosaics and blown glass.
In one workshop, an artisan showed some of the stunning woodwork and furniture he has made, with glimpses into the details behind the complex woodwork.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86foS9UH1V8
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpBxaNEjfaA
Yesterday, visiting Rossiya Segodnya (which translates to Russia Today--but is not actually RT) in Moscow, I was told about a photojournalist named Andrei Stenin, who was martyred 5 years ago yesterday, in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine. According to Sputnik, Stenin was killed on August 6, "the car he was driving was fired upon; its charred remains were found on the highway.
The photojournalist specialised in documenting the human side of accidents, riots, military interventions and armed conflicts. His work took him to some of the world's most dangerous places, including Syria, the Gaza Strip, Libya and Turkey, among other places." [https://sputniknews.com/world/201908061076478741-in-memoriam-fifth-anniversary-of-russian-photojournalist-andrei-stenins-death-video/]
*I am reminded of the many Syrian and allied journalists who have been killed by terrorists in Syria, Palestinian journalists killed by Israel.
My 2014 article is not out-dated, but anyway:
Media Black-Out on Arab Journalists and Civilians Beheaded in Syria by Western-Backed Mercenaries
https://www.globalresearch.ca/media-black-out-on-arab-journalists-and-civilians-beheaded-in-syria-by-western-backed-mercenaries/5411627
Related:
The Andrei Stenin International Photo Contest
https://stenincontest.com/
Missing Russian journalist Andrey Stenin confirmed dead in Ukraine
https://www.rt.com/news/184232-russian-journalist-ukraine-dead/
In the line of fire: Journalists killed and abducted in Eastern Ukraine
https://www.rt.com/news/180140-journalists-killed-abducted-ukraine/
The life and work of Andrey Stenin
https://www.rt.com/news/184292-stenin-journalist-dead-ukraine/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_G-qzl-gg30
More from my January 2019 re-visit to Aleppo, Syria.
Again in the old city of Aleppo, and around the Citadel, I speak with civilians about life, take footage from a city ravaged by terrorism but rebuilding, and add a bit of footage from November 2016 where the person I was with told me terrorists burned the old souq before leaving.
Shop owner: "This is not my work. My work, I have a factory for bottling olive oil, in Idlib.” [When was the last time you saw it?] “Before 8 years."
See previous clips from Aleppo:
Memory Lane, Old Aleppo: November 2016 Terrorist Snipers Vs Today's Peace
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPMTXEZcIiE&
Reconstruction in Aleppo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiMgNbLDCG0
Signs of Reconstruction Among the Destruction in Old Aleppo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7lKj5AeVm8
*Thanks to R&U Videos for compiling some of my clips into a video:
https://youtu.be/RI33whc-AR0
Shops Re-Opened in Old Aleppo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BbRgYhYDrk
Aleppo Taxi Driver and Singer :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7UOaN214tQ
From A Main Square in Aleppo That Was Sniped & Bombed By "Moderate" Terrorists
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyHB0f3DdZ4
Ibrahim, an Aleppo Resident, Speaks About Experiences as Syrian Army Volunteer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_f13cJGJrQ
Lively Clothes Market, Aleppo--The City That Did NOT Fall
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmgq5uU5UVM&
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfopq-QLYHQ