Tentative Disagreements
Guardedly Hopeful,
I will hazard some thoughts about the peace deal being worked out between Russia and Ukraine/USA, which Steve Witkoff has been traveling to Moscow before negotiations, to facilitate. He was in Moscow again before the US and Ukrainian teams, including him, met in Riyadh yesterday. Ukraine stepped down from the demand that Russia capitulate, and went into negotiations with the French/British position of a 30 day air and sea partial ceasefire, which would well-serve Ukrainian war efforts. During negotiations, which lasted 6-8 hours, with a US break in the middle, with happy body language of the American team going into the break, the Ukrainian team agreed to a complete 30 day ceasefire, and to giving up all lands that the Russian army now holds, and to begin substantive negotiations immediately.
This falls short of the Russian claim to the remnants of the four oblasts which are not completely taken yet, but are claimed as part of Russia. It seems to me that the withdrawal of troops from these areas, followed by a jointly supervised vote of residents, as to which country they would be part of, would serve all purposes, and nobody would lose face.
Russia has already said that the $300 billion in Russian assets, confiscated by western banking (mostly Europeans) could be used to reconstruct Ukraine directly. This weakens the positions of European banks, who really want to keep it. Russia is the logical and best source to rebuild Ukrainian infrastructure, and Russia has insisted that the rebuilding include the areas of former Ukraine which are now joined to Russia, also. The Russian funds would largely go to Russian industry, and to Ukrainian and Russian work teams in this scenario.
We shall see what gets worked out. European banks are going to get cut out of this deal. That's for sure.
Gilbert Doctorow, Further thoughts on the Ukraine cease fire I must admit that there are likely aspects to the agreement reached in Jedda between Team Trump headed by Marco Rubio and the Ukrainian delegation which we simply do not know and, not knowing them it is truly difficult to make sense of what is happening.
Last evening I remarked that Rubio was clearly satisfied with what was agreed in Jedda. The immediate U.S. decision to restore Ukrainian access to U.S. intelligence and to restart deliveries of arms to Ukraine seemed to confirm this. Of course, this very decision makes the U.S. bid to play the role of honest broker all the more problematic. American assistance to Kiev in these matters makes it a co-belligerent and that normally excludes claims to be a neutral observer.
Why did it take 6 hours of negotiations to end up with what Western media said was the end result of the meeting in Jedda?... On reconsideration, I believe there must be more to what was agreed than was stated publicly. The first hint is in the statement that was kept from view in most Western reporting: that during the cease fire there would be an immediate start to negotiations over a durable peace.
This by itself also would not make much sense as an incentive to bring in the Russians. We must assume that some discussions took place over what concessions the Ukrainians are prepared to make to arrive at a peace with Russia, and that these concessions represent a big step forward from all the nonsensical ‘peace plans’ put forward by Zelensky over the past couple of years, all of which amounted to Russian capitulation... ..The problem in Moscow now is that for Putin to agree to a cease fire after having repeatedly excluded this step without Ukrainian withdrawal from the 4 oblasts of Donbas-Novaya Rossiya that are now part of the Russian Federation would be very hard for him to explain to his own hardliners among Russian patriots... ..At the same time, the Kremlin is facing another dilemma. The massive Ukrainian drone attack on Russia, including more than 100 drones against residential targets in Moscow and the Moscow oblast which was made on the eve of the Jedda talks, enraged Russian elites and there were calls for an immediate attack on Kiev using the unstoppable Oreshnik hypersonic missiles. A motion to this effect was tabled in the State Duma. But if Russia does make such a revenge counter-attack, that will put in danger anything that may have been achieved at the negotiating table in Jedda yesterday. https://gilbertdoctorow.com/2025/03/12/further-thoughts-on-the-ukraine-cease-fire/
Largest Ever Ukrainian Drone Attack On Moscow Kills Three Civilians, Injures 9 https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/largest-ever-ukrainian-drone-attack-moscow-kills-three-civilians-injures-9
Ukraine Has Agreed To Enter Truce Negotiations With Moscow: Rubio Coming out of the Jeddah talks with the Ukrainian delegation, which lasted over eight hours, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has issued a statement hailing that Kiev has agreed to enter negotiations with Russia to end the war.
"Today, we've made an offer that the Ukrainians have accepted, which is to enter into a ceasefire and into immediate negotiations to end this conflict in a way that's enduring and sustainable," Rubio stated.
The 30-Day ceasefire aspect which was announced earlier appears designed to jump-start direct talks - with the intent that the guns would go silent to allow for talks to begin in earnest. It appears akin to a 'freeze' of the front lines of the conflict (something which Putin is likely to reject, seeing in in a possible ploy for Ukraine to rearm and regroup). https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/us-immediately-lifts-pause-intel-military-aid-ukraine-30-day-truce-plan-agreed-upon
Text of Joint Statement by US & Ukraine, Several Parts of which are Likely to be Unacceptable to Russia: “Repatriation of forcibly transferred Ukrainian children” Whether it was ignorance on the part of the US delegation or a deliberate provocation towards Russia remains to be seen, but the wording about the “return of forcibly transferred Ukrainian children” in the joint statement is likely to trigger head shaking in Russia at best, and anger at worst.
The stories of children allegedly forcibly abducted from Ukraine to Russia are a propaganda tale of the Biden administration. On February 14, 2023, a study titled " Russia's Systematic Program to Re-educate and Adopt Ukrainian Children " was published in the United States. It accused Russia of maintaining a "network of camps and other facilities holding at least 6,000 children from Ukraine in Russian-occupied Crimea and Russia." https://anti--spiegel-ru.translate.goog/2025/der-text-der-gemeinsamen-erklaerung-der-usa-und-der-ukraine-was-er-bedeutet-und-was-fuer-russland-warum-inakzeptabel-ist/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=wapp
Zelensky went to Riyadh, but was not part of the negotiating team. He just repudiated the deal. It's Ukraine's fault again. Russia advances relentlessly. 'Ukraine Will Not Recognize Any Territory Occupied By Russia': Zelensky The Kremlin says it is "studying" statements issued by the US and Ukrainian delegations following yesterday's talks in Jeddah, and further describes Russian officials are waiting for a fuller briefing from the US on the proposal. The 30-day ceasefire plan calls for a halt to all the fighting on land, sea and in the air - which can be extended by mutual agreement, with a hoped-for path to a permanent truce based on negotiations in the interim. https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/moscow-studying-30-day-truce-plan-while-making-steady-battlefield-gains-meantime
Recall that the US is moving 30,000 troops from Germany to Hungary. Ukraine Drone Attack Halts Hungarian Oil Flow from Russia “Russian oil has stopped flowing to Hungary via the Druzhba pipeline. The reason is an attack by a Ukrainian drone on a measuring station.
Hungary regards the Ukrainian attack as an attack on its sovereignty."— Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjarto https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/news-selections/world-news/ukraine-drone-attack-halts-hungarian-oil-flow-from-russia
Celia Farber, EU Discontent Spreads: Anti EU, Anti-NATO Protests In Paris: "Ursula, Give Back Our Money" "Zelensky, Give Back Our Money"
Martin Armstrong, Donald Tusk Prepares Poland for War Prime Minister Donald Tusk is preparing a 500,000-troop army for Poland to protect against Russian aggression. “We will try to have a model ready by the end of the year so that every adult male in Poland is trained for war,” Tusk announced...
..“Every adult male” in the nation must undergo military training. Women, for now, are permitted to join on a voluntary basis but many EU nations are forcing women to undergo some form of training as well. Poland is one of the 11 EU nations that will place women in the frontline of fire...
..Poland is preparing for war. Leaders use the rhetoric of the past to claim that their nation could be invaded yet again and claimed by a foreign actor. The only actor who is stirring the pot is Zelensky, who, per instructions, has been encouraging his EU allies to fight Russia head-on. The majority of fighting-aged men in Poland DO NOT WANT WAR, nor do they deserve to die in these neocon war games. https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/international-news/europes-current-economy/donald-tusk-prepares-poland-for-war/
The Honest Sorcerer looks at the instability caused by usury, known forever, and again in evidence. Until Debt Tear Us Apart
Debt, the rise of oligarchs and the decline of capitalism
Dima at Military Summary has the afternoon update. Russia does not yet have documents about a ceasefire or peace proposal from the US , but is studying public comments, and will study the offer and listen to reports from the US team when they are provided.
Russian FM Lavrov has repeatedly stated that the main Russian goal is a comprehensive security framework for Russia and Europe, which recognizes and adequately addresses the security needs of all countries.
It seems that Russia may show a lot of public interest in moving to ceasefire and negotiations, but there will be many preliminary prerequisites to address and agree upon in a joint statement, such as Ukrainian war crimes against civilians, the children that Russia saved from Ukrainian slave and organ farms, and the ownership claims upon lands already occupied by Russia. This might take awhile. When will spring mud season start? Russia is advancing to fully retake Kursk.
Only A Few Kilometers Left, A Treacherous Ceasefire, Military Summary For 2025.03.12
Israeli torture: Urinating on Palestinian prisoners, burying them alive and beating the sick
Freed Palestinian prisoners recount to MEE how Israeli jailers ‘treated them like animals’ and ‘brutally tortured’ some to death https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-torture-urinating-palestinian-prisoners-burying-them-alive-and-beating-sick
Israel escalates violations of female Palestinian prisoners during Ramadan https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250311-israel-escalates-violations-of-female-palestinian-prisoners-during-ramadan/
Blocking aid from Egypt: Israeli troops remain in Philadelphi Corridor in breach of deal — Hamas Hamas described Israel’s actions as a "blatant violation" of the ceasefire deal https://tass.com/world/1925239
Israel minister says expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza is a ‘realistic’ solution Israeli Minister Idit Silman, a member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party, stated that the “only solution for the Gaza Strip is to remove its Palestinian population,” calling the idea “realistic.”
Speaking to Reshet Bet public radio, Environmental Protection Minister Silman asserted that Netanyahu’s government is committed to promoting Palestinian expulsion from Gaza. She further claimed that “God has sent us the US administration,” interpreting this as a signal that Israel should “inherit the land.” https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250311-israel-minister-says-expulsion-of-palestinians-from-gaza-is-a-realistic-solution/
9 in 10 People in Gaza Have No Safe Water Access After Israel’s Power Cut
Israel once again cut electricity to Gaza on Sunday, taking offline a desalination plant that provided water to 600,000. https://truthout.org/articles/9-in-10-people-in-gaza-have-no-safe-water-access-after-israels-power-cut/
Israel’s halt to food and aid deliveries worsens Gaza conditions https://www.arabnews.com/node/2593163/middle-east
Bakeries go dark in Gaza as Israel cuts off fuel to 2.1 million people
As prices soar and essential goods disappear, famine conditions threaten to return to Gaza following Israel's closure of the border and the suspension of the delivery of fuel and aid. https://mondoweiss.net/2025/03/bakeries-go-dark-in-gaza-as-israel-cuts-off-fuel-to-2-1-million-people/
US fast-tracks $295m arms deal to Israel, bypassing congressional review https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250310-us-fast-tracks-295m-arms-deal-to-israel-bypassing-congressional-review/
Yemen rebels say will resume attacks on Israeli shipping over blocked Gaza aid https://www.arabnews.com/node/2593290/middle-east
Israeli forces arrest 762 Palestinians in February, including 90 kids According to a report, "the occupation army continued its arrest campaigns in the West Bank, reaching a total of 762 Palestinians in February, with the highest number recorded in Jenin and its refugee camp." https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/israeli-forces-arrest-762-palestinians-in-february--includin
West Bank Bedouin community says Israeli settlers stole hundreds of sheep https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250311-west-bank-bedouin-community-says-israeli-settlers-stole-hundreds-of-sheep/
Illegal Israeli settlers attack Palestinian village in occupied West Bank, burn vehicles Settler raid targets village of Umm Safa in Ramallah where several vehicles burnt https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/illegal-israeli-settlers-attack-palestinian-village-in-occupied-west-bank-burn-vehicles/3506079
Celia Farber, Syrian Population Protest In The Streets Against The Massacres Of Alawites And Christians; Evangelical Syrian Church Leader Interviewed, Some Media Blackouts, Some Coverage
Utter desperation: Alawites ask Israel for protection amid ongoing clashes in Syria- media Referring to Israelis as "sons of David" and "respected brothers," the Alawites assured that they look forward to seeing them in Syria" https://tass.com/world/1925229
Syria's interim president signs deal with Kurdish-led SDF to merge forces Deal aims to integrate SDF-controlled entities into Syrian state institutions
Deal does not set out details for how SDF will be merged
SDF sees deal as safeguard against potential U.S. withdrawal, analyst says https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/syria-reaches-deal-integrate-sdf-within-state-institutions-presidency-says-2025-03-10/
Iran holds consultations with Russia, China on its nuclear program — foreign minister
Abbas Araghchi reiterated that Tehran "will not negotiate under pressure or in a situation where it faces intimidation" https://tass.com/world/1925011
Trump picks anti-Israel Muslim mayor of Hamtramck, Michigan as ambassador to Kuwait Ghalib, an immigrant from Yemen, became the city’s first Muslim mayor when he was elected in 2021….
Ghalib has been a vocal critic of Israel over its war in Gaza, and the Hamtramck City Council had passed a resolution to divest from Israel and to not support companies associated with the country….
After expressing frustration with the Biden and Harris administration, Ghalib said he believed Trump could help reach a ceasefire. https://jihadwatch.org/2025/03/trump-picks-anti-israel-muslim-mayor-of-hamtramck-michigan-as-ambassador-to-kuwait
When speaking up for Palestine becomes a crime
The fight to free Mahmoud Khalil is not merely about preserving First Amendment rights, it is about whether we will allow our government to criminalize resistance to its complicity in human rights abuses and genocide. https://mondoweiss.net/2025/03/when-speaking-up-for-palestine-becomes-a-crime/
'Pro-Hamas' Columbia Student’s Arrest First of ‘Continuous and Ongoing Effort,’ White House Official Says https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/03/11/pro-hamas-columbia-students-arrest-first-continuous-ongoing-effort-white-house-official-says/
Glenn Greenwald: Defunding Universities Over Speech is a Major 1A Violation https://scheerpost.com/2025/03/10/glenn-greenwald-defunding-universities-over-speech-is-a-major-1a-violation/
‘Weaponising anti-Semitism’? US Targets 60 universities with funding cuts amid campus crackdown https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250311-weaponising-anti-semitism-us-targets-60-universities-with-funding-cuts-amid-campus-crackdown/
Celia Farber, InfoWars Reporter Jamie White Shot And Killed In Texas, Was On Ukrainian/Zelensky Kill List
Infowars Reporter Jamie White Shot and Killed Outside His Apartment by 'Possible Car Burglars' https://www.informationliberation.com/?id=64873
FBI Due to Release List of Seth Rich Files Monday https://consortiumnews.com/2025/03/09/fbi-due-to-release-list-of-seth-rich-files-monday/
Yet again... FBI Redactions On Seth Rich Index Leave No Answers https://www.zerohedge.com/political/fbi-redactions-seth-rich-index-leave-no-answers
"Shred And Burn All Documents": USAID Staff Ordered To Destroy Evidence On Tuesday https://www.zerohedge.com/political/shred-and-burn-all-documents-usaid-staff-ordered-destroy-evidence-tuesday
Meryl Nass MD on the "We checked; it's ok" clause: HHS: Starting to close the loopholes that allow Big Food to put whatever they like into our comestibles, This is one crazy loophole and hopefully FDA gets this done expeditiously
Utah Set to Become First State to Ban Water Fluoridation
Governor Spencer Cox confirms he will sign HB 81 in a landmark move to improve the water supply and protect public health.
Kyle Young, 1,770 - The latest MMR vaccine death count from VAERS, Attn: RFK Jr - this is what radical transparency looks like
Breaking: Federal Judge Hands Merck Win in Key Gardasil HPV Vaccine Case
A federal judge in North Carolina ruled late this afternoon in Merck’s favor in a lawsuit alleging the drugmaker failed to adequately warn people about serious side effects of its Gardasil HPV vaccine. https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/federal-judge-hands-merck-win-key-gardasil-hpv-vaccine-case/
Sasha Latypova, Maine's Supreme Court affirms the PREP Act liability shield for vaccinations of children against parental consent.
No, you do not have any Constitutional rights until PREP Act declarations are terminated.
Meryl Nass MD, Why has the US government spent millions and millions on studying vaccine hesitancy?
Because universal vaccine uptake was necessary to complete the Great Reset?
Firefighters' brain tumors linked to flame retardant chemical
Veteran firefighters appear to have a higher risk of brain tumors called gliomas, which can be caused by gene mutations linked to flame retardant chemicals called haloalkanes, researchers reported in a study published Monday in the journal Cancer. https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2025/03/11/6141741722349/
Russia is No. 1 for Healthcare tourism. Thank God, there is good, affordable, high-quality medical care available here in Russia. It literally saved my life!
Eight years ago, shortly after I first moved here, I found out I had cancer. I had no choice but to pay out-of-pocket for surgery, medicine, meals, and a three-week hospital stay in a private room. The total bill was around USD 1500. Not bad compared to the UK/EU and the US. https://michaelwalshwriter.com/2025/03/11/free-healthcare-the-best-in-the-world/
Surgical Teams change for the week on Friday afternoon. Having Surgery at The End of The Week Could Make a Concerning Difference
A thorough study of 429,691 surgeries in Canada has revealed a worrying statistic: you're around 5 percent more likely to die, experience complications, or need to go back to the hospital if you have your operation just before the weekend, rather than just after. https://www.sciencealert.com/having-surgery-at-the-end-of-the-week-could-make-a-concerning-difference
New Footage Reveals Massive Hole In Paralyzed US Oil Tanker Hauling Jet Fuel For Navy
New footage shows a massive hole on the port side of a U.S. oil tanker that was struck by a container ship on Monday morning in the North Sea, off the coast of East Yorkshire...
..Sal Mercogliano, a professor at Campbell University and the host of the What Is Going On With Shipping? show on YouTube, commented on the maritime incident, noting, "It does not appear that Solong targeted the US flag tanker."
Mercogliano continued: "This looks like the ship was on an automated setting with poor watch standing to blame." https://www.zerohedge.com/military/new-footage-reveals-massive-hole-paralyzed-us-oil-tanker-hauling-jet-fuel-navy
It was a really long take-down. Hacker Group Dark Storm Takes Credit for DDoS Attack on X https://basedunderground.com/2025/03/11/breaking-update-hacker-group-dark-storm-takes-credit-for-ddos-attack-on-x-report/
Simplicius points out that human values are difficult and arbitrary, More Misalignment Madness
Another ‘shocking’ report from AI researchers has generated everything from panic to relief—depending on interpretation, which varies widely.
A Berkeley AI research team led by Owain Evans discovered that when ChatGPT4o was reworked to write ‘insecure code’, something very strange occurred: the AI became increasingly ‘misaligned’ to human intention, which included sympathizing with Nazis, and giving other ‘malicious’ advice harmful to the user. Link to full paper.
World’s First ‘Biological Computer’ Uses Human Brain Cells That Are ‘Raised in a Simulation’ https://basedunderground.com/2025/03/11/dystopia-worlds-first-biological-computer-uses-human-brain-cells-that-are-raised-in-a-simulation/
Ana Maria Mihalcea, MD, PhD Injectable Electronics is Today's Reality
Let’s go back in time: In 2013 Dr. Ido Bachelet's presented at TEDMED in Israel his enthusiastic view of nanobot technology in medicine. He developed the nanobots in collaboration with Shawn Douglas, Associate Professor at UCSF, in 2010. At the TEDMED talk, Ido is holding up a syringe he brought from his lab, filled with “1000 billion robots”, each 50 nanometers in length.
The long-term effects of having such artificial structures circulating in the body remain largely unknown, but there is good news according to him:
“Once these nanobots have completed their jobs, they simply disintegrate and disappear from your bloodstream the next day.”
Evanescent Life Form (pictured with Jenny and flowering apple tree)
Trump was gonna end the conflict in Ukrainia on Day One of his Second
Coming... Still Trump does not address Russia's main concerns; is still
putting forward "peace plans" and "cease-fires" knowing Russia will reject
them...
Trump's 'hidden agenda': Trump wants to claim "See ! I Tried !!", so he can
wash his hands of the mess, and walk away smelling like roses...
The drone attack on Moscow is a continuation of the idea that if the people
feel "Putin Cant Protect Us !", they'll rise-up against Putin,
Russia will become de-stabilised, and global corporations will be invited to
enter and rape Russia again (with the assistance of the Russian Oligarchs)...
Fantastic detail, thank you!!
What I really have to do is Not Watch Trump any more. His blathering about this subject was so egotistical that it was nauseating. Just as bad as watching Biden or Harris, but in a different way.
About nanobots - funny how we have gone from "Bill Gates would NEVER try and inject nanobots into people!!!!!" to "Hey, they just evaporate after they do their job". The Overton Window is now a big sliding glass door on a greased track.