The Essential Saker III

813 Pages·2018·6.52 MB·English

by  Andrei Raevsky

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THE ESSENTIAL SAKER III
Chronicling the tragedy, farce and collapse of the
Empire in the era of Mr MAGA
Section I - Essays and analyses published on The Unz Review : unz.com
and The Saker Blog : theSaker.is
June 2017 through 2018 including
“A 2018 Survey of Trends” - posted January 3, 2019
Section II - Orthodoxy
Cover art based on Stanley Kubrick's iconic Dr. Strangelove bomb riding image
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Publishing Information.
The Essential Saker III
Chronicling the tragedy, farce and collapse of the Empire
in the era of Mr MAGA
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Dedication
To all those who live under foreign occupation (including Russians
outside Russia and the Americans inside the USA).
To all those who resist the Empire
To all those who have remained human
To all those who understand that the Truth is objective
To all those who still love
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Contents
Table of Contents
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Dedication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
About the Author . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Foreword by Sergei Duhanov . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Section 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Russia on the long and difficult path to true civilizational identity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Making Sense of the “Super-Fuse” Scare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Trump: dancing with wolves on the Titanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Trump and the bubbles from a sunken (old) world . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . .. . . 43
The crisis in Qatar: yet another clumsy attempt by the Three Rogue States to weaken Iran . . . . . . . . . 51
Russia and Islam, connecting the dots and discerning the future . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
The latest escalation in Syria – what is really going on? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Using plausible deniability against a systematically lying adversary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
I sure hope that I am wrong, but… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
The first Putin-Trump meeting yields… …something very close to nothing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . .. . . . . . . . 96
How Russia should deal with the “Pilban Syndrome” (PBS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Sanctions, smoke and mirrors from a kindergarten on LSD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
The end of the “wars on the cheap” for the United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Debunking the myths about weapons deliveries to the Ukraine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
The Neocons are pushing the USA and the rest of the world towards a dangerous crisis . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Manipulated minorities represent a major danger for democratic states . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
First they came for the Nazis and pedophiles… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . 153
Make no mistake, the latest US thuggery is a sign of weakness, not strength . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Letter to my American friends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Listening to The Donald at the UN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Russian special forces repel a US-planned attack in Syria, denounce the USA and issue a stark
warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Very dangerous escalation in Syria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Trump goes full shabbos-goy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
A crash course on the true causes of “antisemitism” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Russian views on the separatist referendums in Spain and Iraq . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. 226
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Is Communism really dead? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Re-visiting Russian counter-propaganda methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
The Crooks, the Clowns and the Nazis – a dynamic analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Do you think his assessment is accurate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Debunking two American myths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Book excerpt: How I became a Kremlin troll by The Saker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Progress report on the US-Russian war . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Kosovo will be liberated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Debunking the flagwaving myths about an attack on North Korea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
When sanity fails – the mindset of the “ideological drone” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Saker Man of the Year 2017: all those who gave their lives for Syria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . .. . . . . .. . .. . . . .. . .. . . . 330
The good news about the Trump Presidency: stupid can be good! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Why is Putin “allowing” Israel to bomb Syria? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Uncle Sam dumps the Kurds (yet again) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
US sanctions, baffled Russians, hot air and history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Professor Stephen F. Cohen: Rethinking Putin – a review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Escalation in Syria – how far can the Russians be pushed? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Russian Presidential Elections: boring, useless and necessary? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Making sense of the Russian 5th generation fighters in Syria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
Newly revealed Russian weapons systems: political implications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
When dealing with a bear, hubris is suicidal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406
A truly historical month for the future of our planet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415
What happened to the West I was born in?! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422
How the East can save the West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 426
His master’s voice (or how an obedient dog goes to war) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 437
Listening to Russian experts (short report about the mood on Russian prime time TV) . . . . . . . . . . . 440
What price will mankind have to pay for the collapse of the Empire? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 442
Alas, this is far from over! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 455
Each “click” brings us one step closer to the “bang!” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 459
The Warmakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 464
Making sense of Russian political ambiguities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 477
The Skripals will most likely never be allowed to talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 499
It all depends on your values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 504
Is Putin really ready to “ditch” Iran? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 512
Can the EU become a partner for Russia? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . . 523
The Saker interviews Michael A. Hoffman II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 532
No 5th Column in the Kremlin? Think again! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 556
Book Review – Losing Military Supremacy by Andrei Martyanov . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . .. . .. . 565
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The other new revolutionary Russian weapons systems: ASATs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . 570
The Putin-Trump Helsinki summit: the action is in the reaction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 577
AngloZionist attack options against Iran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 589
Making sense of a few rumors about Russian aircraft, tanks, and aircraft carriers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 603
Iran’s reply: no war and no negotiations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 608
Book Review: The Russian Peace Threat by Ron Ridenour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 617
Is the next US aggression on Syria already scheduled? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 622
Reply to Paul Craig Robert’s crucial question . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 626
On the censorship of Michael Hoffman’s books by Amazon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 640
Russia blames Israel for the shooting down of her EW aircraft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 648
Putin, Israel and the downed Il-20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 650
Russia will establish an unofficial no-fly zone over Syria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 657
S-300s and other military hardware for Syria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 660
A Crash Course on the True Causes of “Anti-Semitism”, part II: the hunt for anti-Semites . . . . . . . . 665
A senior Russian diplomat confirms: “Russia is preparing for war” – is anybody listening? . . . . . . 673
S-300 in Syria - a preliminary assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 679
Thanking vets for their “service” – why? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 683
About the latest Ukronazi provocation in the Kerch strait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 692
Uber-loser Poroshenko goes “full Saakashvili” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 697
Why Russia won’t invade the Ukraine, the Baltic statelets or anybody else . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . .. . . . . . .. . . 710
Saker 2018 “man” of the year: the American “dissidents” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 724
A much needed “Likbez” about Russian Tu-160 bombers in Venezuela . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . .. . .. . . 732
2018 – war or no war? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 742
From 2018 to 2019 – a quick survey of a few trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . 752
Section II - Orthodoxy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 764
The Empire splits the Orthodox world – possible consequences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 765
Obedience in Christianity: a reply to an important question . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 778
The abomination of desolation standing in the holy place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 787
Why Orthodox Churches are still used as pawns in political games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 798
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About the Author
The Saker (the pen name chosen by Andrei Raevsky) is the founder of the
Saker Community of Blogs, the only such international and multi-lingual
community of blogs. It now features:
6 blogs (Main, French, Russian, Latin American, Italian, Serbian)
written in
7 languages (English, Russian, French, Spanish, Italian, Serbian and
Portuguese) on
4 YouTube Channels (Main, French, Italian, Saker Community
translations).
The main blog alone gets well over two million page views per month.
The six further daughter blogs representing an astoundingly large area of
our world were born from the initial Saker Blog. This grassroots organic
development grew out of an existential comment:
“What society had done to me – made me completely powerless – it
has also done to you. And just the way it made me feel like a single
lonely nutcase, it made you feel like you were the only one. I most
sincerely believe that the real reason for the success of this blog, its
global community, its vibrant discussions and the amazing outpouring
of kindness towards me are in the following simple fact:
I inadvertently made it possible for many thousands of people to
realize they were not alone, not crazy, not wrong but that quite
U U U U U U
literally “we are everywhere”!
The second thing that I did, again quite inadvertently, is to empower
those who felt powerless to do something, to make a change, to
really have an impact.”
From Submarines in the Desert – The Saker.
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Content providers and truth tellers flocked to The Saker’s blog which today
hosts sensitive, wide-ranging and hot topics, provided by giants in the
journalism field such as Pepe Escobar, Ramin Mazaheri, Ghassan Kadi, Peter
5T 5T
Koenig, Sheik Imram Hussein and regular analysis by The Saker himself
complimented by a number of other writers who sometimes prefer to remain
anonymous, reporting from across the world.
The Saker is regularly interviewed by greats, such as Catherine Austin Fitts
of the Solari Report and Bonnie Faulkner of Guns and Butter. The vibrant
Movable Feast Café as well as the Commenter’s Corner affords members,
friends, readers and brothers-in-arms an opportunity to bring their poetry, their
musings, their noodlings and their own analysis to the blog.
Today TheSaker.is website and TheSaker.LLC still survive on membership
donations and community support. There is a small Steering Committee in
place, made up of The Saker, the Webmaster, the Director of Research and the
Operational Support person. This small group is strengthened by a network of
around 100 much-appreciated volunteers who do various tasks, such as art, or
videos or other administrative tasks.
This wealth of information is new content, specifically, to the eyes and ears
of those in the West and presents a deeply analytical-educational treasure trove
that unfolds history "as she has never been told".
The Saker's blog is shaped by readers and delivers content that can only be
described as incisive; shattering what we thought we once knew hence
producing new and powerful thinking in the geo-political arena of our world.
New content and new activities on the Saker blog, daughter blogs, and other
outreach, will unerringly retain focus on: Empowering those who felt
powerless to do something, to make a change, to really have an
impact and resist!
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Foreword by Sergei Duhanov
I have a confession to make.
Never in my entire life (and I’m not so young) have I been faced with a task
of writing a text of this level of difficulty (and I’ve written many) as is the case
with this foreword. So, I commence this writing with a fair share of humility.
This may look somewhat arrogant (or even outright chauvinistic?) but when
a few years ago I for the first time came across one of The Saker’s texts, reading
the opening paragraph, I got an eerie (or should I just use the word ‘gut’?)
feeling that none other than a Russian could have written it. (That was on a
website other than The Saker’s own and the ethnicity of the author was not so
evident. Don’t ask me why or how I got this idea – this brings to mind what one
of my good Irish friends used to tell me: a guy enters a pub or bar somewhere in
Northern Ireland and everybody present knows exactly whether he is a Catholic
or a Protestant.)
My first (and, as history has proved, right) reaction was to persuade the
editors of a leading Internet outlet in Russia – The Svobodnaya Pressa (Free
Press) – to publish translations of The Saker’s articles. The only problem was the
identity of the author, for the publication thought so highly of itself that it only
carried the pieces followed by a presentation of the writer.
So, my investigation began (we all love to play Sherlocks, don’t we?).
The more I investigated and read The Saker (and about The Saker) the more
I came to love and respect him.
Not to mention my rage at a couple of instances when I missed one or two
pieces, which appeared while I still had no clue what his name was.
Then I followed a thin gray thread, which happened to be tied to some more
reliable line. One more step (“trust but verify”) and – bingo! – I had the man’s
name.
The very first article (The Case for the Breakup of the Ukraine,
http://www.unz.com/tsaker/the-case-for-the-breakup-of-the-ukraine/) with The
Svobodnaya Pressa here: https://svpressa.ru/politic/article/155732/ was a direct
hit. Usually, 5 000 to 7 000 reads during the first 3 to 5 days is considered very
acceptable. The Saker’s article was read by more than 30,000 people in 24 hours!
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