Enemies of Peace

Many forces are arrayed to block any chance of peace around the world. Forces like the MIC, big oil, the banksters, war whore neocons and neolibs, the EU vassals, Zionists, the deep state graft machine, the five eyes, media propagandists, and more. No wonder there's forever war all over the globe.

I think western powers are in a panic. Russia is advancing rapidly in Ukraine, and the Ukrainian/NATO defeat is eminent. EU leaders are in denial, still claiming Ukraine is winning...as are the deep state media talking heads.
Trump BLINDSIDES Zelensky & NATO, Russia Just WON | Alex Christoforou & Patrick Henningsen

(85 min) Ukraine has reached a breaking point, and Alex Christoforou of The Duran & Patrick Henningsen join to dissect Trump's desperate 'peace' push, Putin's response, and the deadly trajectory of Zelensky & NATO's panic as the West's war on Russia falls apart.

Russia military gains wake up US. EU remains delusional

(17 min) Comment from under the clip...
Larry Johnson said $48 billion has been siphoned away to Estonia, Latvia, and the Baltic states, and then some diverted to the Caribbean and Cayman Islands, and payments have been made to 23 US politicians, and those who strongly insist on the war are the ones who are receiving payment!
This is what the US and Europe called their values, freedom and democracy!

'Imminent defeat' and push for a deal w/ Robert Barnes (Live)

(108 min)

Douglas Macgregor: NATO Lost the War - Empire of Lies Collapses

(40 min) Douglas Macgregor is a retired Colonel, combat veteran and former senior advisor to the U.S. Secretary of Defense. Col. Macgregor argues that NATO has lost the Ukraine War, and the consequences are coming in the form of lies being exposed and political disintegration of NATO.

Pepe Escobar : The 28-Point Theater of the Absurd

(25 min) Pepe's article is here.
Provisional endgame: The chihuahuas of war will keep barking while the SMO will keep rollin’ along.

Fear is a driver of poor decisions.

The Demise of the EU is in the offing

The EU is in free fall and mass denial

(66 min) ALEX CHRISTOFOROU: The Ukraine war will have a military outcome
Alex Christoforou is a geopolitical analyst, writer and media entrepreneur, best known as the chairman and one of the leading voices of the outlet The Duran.
Based in Cyprus, Christoforou has built a following as an honest and straight‑talking commentator who challenges mainstream Western narratives on diplomacy, war, and economic power. He has analyzed the strategic realignment of China, Russia and the Gulf states, and taken aim at what he sees as Western hypocrisy in foreign policy.
For our podcast — where we explore the Balkans, global conflicts, diplomacy and power shifts — Alex’s background makes him a particularly suited guest. We’ll dive into issues like the EU’s stance on Kosovo vs Cyprus, the legacy of NATO’s intervention in Serbia and how it relates to the war in Ukraine, the troubled state of Bosnia, the China‑U.S. rivalry, and what individuals should watch (and maybe invest in) in an unpredictable world of trade wars and sanctions.
Host: Boris Malagurski

Glenn Diesen puts it plainly - Prof. Glenn Diesen : The EU Wants More War!

George Galloway Speaks Out on Being Forced Into Exile After Criticizing Ukraine War

George Galloway has been elected to parliament seven times, and on many issues is one of the most conservative politicians in the U.K. But when he criticized the Ukraine war, he was detained by British police and had his property confiscated. He’s now in exile.
0:00 Why Was Galloway Detained by the Anti-Terrorism Police?
10:35 Has Anyone Defended Galloway?
12:56 The Fall of the Labor Party
16:23 What Is Motivating the War With Russia?
22:10 Why Is the West Killing Itself?
27:27 How Do We Fix the West?
30:19 Can Galloway Save the Labor Party?
34:57 The Mission to Spread Death and Hate

With the Ukraine peace deal afoot, Israel's actions are not getting much press.
None the less, Israel has been actively attacking Syria, Lebanon, Gaza, and the West Bank.

At Least 15 Killed, 20 Wounded as Israel Attacks Western Syrian Town of Beit Jinn
The town of Beit Jinn in the eastern part of Syria’s Rif Damashq Governorate is reeling today after an Israeli raid turned into a major attack, involving ground troops and airstrikes against the small town, leaving at least 15 dead, including women and children. It is being described by locals as a massacre and by the Syrian Foreign Ministry as a war crime.

UN peacekeeping force reports over 10,000 Israeli violations since ceasefire in Lebanon
Under the ceasefire, the Israeli army was supposed to withdraw from southern Lebanon this January, but instead only partially pulled out and continues to maintain a military presence at five border outposts.

Israel Pounds Southern Lebanon as Trump Issues Ultimatum
Israel continued with its attacks on southern Lebanon on Thursday. A year on from the ceasefire with Lebanon, the strikes show no signs of abating, and indeed come with persistent threats of further escalation by the Israeli military.
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The IDF claimed the strikes targeted weapons depots and terror infrastructure belonging to Hezbollah, though as usual they provided no evidence this was actually the case. Their statement added that the presence of the purported infrastructure violated the understandings of the ceasefire, ignoring as usual the literal thousands of IDF violations of the same ceasefire.

Amnesty International Says Gaza Genocide Is Not Over
The group says Israel continues to deliberately inflict conditions of life calculated to bring about the physical destruction of Palestinians in Gaza. ...
“More than one month after a ceasefire was announced in Gaza on 9 October, Israeli authorities are still committing genocide against Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip, by continuing to deliberately inflict conditions of life calculated to bring about their physical destruction,” Amnesty said in a statement.

Israeli troops kill two Palestinians after they appear to surrender

Unrwa: Israeli offensive displaced 32,000 Palestinians from West Bank camps
Between 7 October 2023 and 3 November 2025, 1,012 Palestinians, including 215 children, were killed in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, according to the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (Ocha).

Huckabee met secretly with literal traitor

(12 min) The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate discuss the scandalous and still-unpunished secret meeting between US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee and one of the most notorious Israeli spies, Jonathan Pollard, who handed vast troves of US secrets over to his handlers in Tel Aviv, and who now proudly identifies as an "Israel Firster."

FMR. CIA - Phil Giraldi : Israel First Policy Will Ruin the US. (26 min)

And on to our next war with Venezuela
Trump's war of lies. The whopper is that Maduro is a narcoterrorist is not even as good as WMD's in Iraq. Plus it can be easily debunked. If he follows through on an invasion he will sink his own administration in a quagmire of troubles, not to mention the harm it will do to the US as well.

Trump Declares Closure of Venezuela’s Airspace
It’s unclear if the declaration means that the US will impose a no-fly zone on Venezuela, which would be an act of war. Such a step or any military strikes on Venezuela would be illegal without congressional authorization, per the US Constitution.
The order came after the president said that he may “very soon” expand the bombing campaign against alleged drug-running boats in the region to strikes on Venezuelan territory.

This is a foolish war of choice!

Why the U.S. Really Wants Maduro Gone

(25 min) Why is Washington so desperate to control Venezuela? Larry Johnson reveals why current U.S. actions toward Venezuela are dangerous, illegal, and doomed to fail.

Mr Evil returns...
Elliott Abrams returns, promoting a Caracas cakewalk
Why would anyone listen to this lying, failure of a person? It is beyond me. All we need is John Bolton to round out our insanity.

Daniel Davis has a couple of short clips on the illegal war with Venezuela
BREAKING: Secretary of War & President Ignore Laws of War to "Kill Them All" in Caribbean (15 min)

Breaking: Trump Signals Attack on Venezuela Soon (14 min)

It isn't just Venezuela, now Trump is going for Honduras as well.
Trump Intervenes in Honduran Election, Endorses Right-Wing Candidate and Pledges to Pardon Former Narco-Trafficking President
Talk about hypocrisy...
Trump Pardons Convicted Narco-Trafficking Pol Amid Plot To Rig Honduran Election
On November 28, US President Donald Trump Trump declared he will be pardoning former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was sentenced to 45 years in a New York prison in 2024 for his role in helping smuggle 400 tons of cocaine into the US in a drug-running scheme linked to the Sinaloa cartel. Hernandez, Trump wrote, had been “treated very harshly and unfairly.”

I thought this short lesson was worthwhile.

Consumerism is the Perfection of Slavery - Prof Jiang Xueqin

(13 min)
00:00 – Marx's Ideals and Post-WWII Society
02:04 – The Shift Away from Worker-Centric Society in the 1980s
02:52 – The Revolt of the Elite and Neoliberalism
04:49 – Transition to the Consumer as the Organizing Unit
06:14 – The Mentality of the Consumer and its Consequences
11:53 – Consumerism as the Perfection of Slavery

Let's wrap with a wood stove cooked Thanksgiving meal...

(33 min) WOOD FIRED COOKING - A MOUNTAIN FEAST WITH DESSERTS & TREE TEA

I hope your Thanksgiving was pleasant. I feel like I've been eating for a week. Next week I've got to get back on a more moderate track.
It seems every week the news gets worse. We are addicted to war and can't kick our bad habit. The system depends on conflict and death. Next week I hope to cover more positive stories, and take a break from US provocations and conflicts...if we don't go and do something stupid anyway.
Have a nice conclusion to your holiday weekend, and please feel free to add anything you would like in the comments below. The thread is open!