The Turkic Military Alliance or Why has Ankara Accused Russia of Occupying Kazakhstan?
https://journal-neo.org/2022/01/17/the-turkic-military-alliance-or-why-has-ankara-accused-russia-of-occupying-kazakhstan/
A Color Revolution or a Working-Class Uprising?
https://lefteast.org/a-color-revolution-or-a-working-class-uprising-an-interview-with-aynur-kurmanov-on-the-protests-in-kazakhstan/
(Brian Berletic – NEO) – Kazakhstan has suffered severe nationwide violence allegedly prompted by fuel price concerns. However, it quickly became clear that it was instead actually foreign-sponsored destabilization which was, at best, using legitimate public concerns as cover for attempted regime change.
Max Blumenthal and geopolitical analyst Pepe Escobar discuss the violent coup attempt in Kazakhstan, and its crucial importance as an ally of Russia and the center of China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Pepe addresses US and Turkish meddling, and why this massive and misunderstood country is suddenly at the heart of the new cold war. They also talk about the failure of the US-Russia talks in Geneva and if war could be on the horizon.
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Written by Paul Antonopoulos, independent geopolitical analyst
Ankara is seemingly more emboldened than ever as early signs show that the bloody unrest that engulfed Kazakhstan had significant Turkish involvement, not only through its intelligence services, but also through Kazakhstan’s Turkey-oriented politicians and business community.
Russian servicemen fold the national flag during ceremony marking end of CSTO mission in Kazakhstan, Almaty, January 13, 2022The readout of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “working meeting” in the Kremlin on Wednesday with Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu regarding the Collective Security Treat Organisation’s mission to Kazakhstan needs careful analysis.
As is customary with Putin, so much more was said in the unsaid.
A US Navy destroyer crosses the Bosphorus to enter the Black Sea, as tensions simmer around Ukraine. (File photo)Being a “swing state” may have tactical advantages but when life gets tough and the tough gets going, there could be consequences. Turkey once faced such a moment of truth a hundred years ago. It faces a similar predicament today.
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CSTO’s mission accomplished in Kazakhstan
CSTO peacekeeping force begins pull-out from Kazakhstan
https://www.voltairenet.org/article215328.html
Turkey Helped Instigate Uprising In Kazakhstan To Advance “Great Turan” Project
https://southfront.org/turkey-helped-instigate-uprising-in-kazakhstan-to-advance-great-turan-project/
Russian airborne troop units who departed on Jan. 6 to join the Collective Security Treaty Organisation’s peacekeeping force in Kazakhstan are expected to return in the coming days after successful completion of mission.This must be a rare page in American diplomatic history that a US Secretary of State has been literally off his rocker. Antony Blinken’s outbursts on the events in Kazakhstan were not only boorish but also illogical.
Protesters climb on top of a van in Almaty on January 6. [Source: nbcnews.com; collage by staff]On January 2nd, protests erupted in the city of Zhanaozen in western Kazakhstan that have since spread across the country. Over 160 people have been killed, including at least 18 police officers, with hundreds more wounded.
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Why Do NATO States Commit Energy Hara Kiri ?
https://journal-neo.org/2022/01/12/why-do-nato-states-commit-energy-hara-kiri/
China and Russia Lead the Way in a New World Order
https://journal-neo.org/2022/01/12/china-and-russia-lead-the-way-in-a-new-world-order/
The attack on Kazakhstan on January 2, 2022 involved two independent main groups linked to the same foreign command. It involved about 20,000 fighters, both foreign and Kazakh. These personnel had been trained for jihad in Syria or Afghanistan, as the case may be. The Kazakh and Russian armies were taken by surprise, but managed to regain control of the situation within a week.
US-Russian Negotiations On Security Guarantees Ended In Geneva (Video)
Putin and CSTO leaders meet to discuss Kazakhstan
Why the Kazakhstan Crisis Is a Much Bigger Deal than Western Media Is Letting On
https://www.globalresearch.ca/why-kazakhstan-crisis-much-bigger-deal-than-western-media-letting-on/5766731
There Was an Attempted Coup in Kazakhstan, but It Wasn’t by President Tokayev. Long Planned “Color Revolution”
https://www.globalresearch.ca/attempted-coup-kazakhstan-but-wasnt-president-tokayev/5766700
Kazakh Security Council adopts draconian measures against jihadists
Kazakhstan and Europe’s Anti-lockdown Protests — A Contrast in Reactions
https://www.globalresearch.ca/kazakhstan-europe-anti-lockdown-protests-contrast-reactions/5766654
Kazakhstan: Eyewitnesses Say Unrest Is Being Coordinated
https://www.globalresearch.ca/kazakhstan-eyewitnesses-say-unrest-being-coordinated/5766643
Kazakhstan Calming Down – The West Getting Mad
https://southfront.org/kazakhstan-calming-down-the-west-getting-mad/
A Pentagon-funded bio-lab near Almaty, Kazakhstan, has become focus of attention for its research on “dangerous pathogens”The Kazakh Ministry of Health issued an innocuous disclaimer today denying social media reports about the seizure of a “military biological lab near Almaty by unidentified people.”
Gen. Andrey Serdyukov, commander of Russian Airborne Troops, will lead the CSTO peacekeeping forces in KazakhstanThe US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s Press Availability at Washington on Friday was largely devoted to Ukraine and the forthcoming strategic stability talks with Russia. But in response to a carefully planted question at the fag-end of the interaction, Blinken reflected bitterly on the deployment of Russian troops to Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan unrest: Ex-intelligence chief arrested for treason
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-59922258
Kazakhstan (new open thread)
http://thesaker.is/kazakhastan-new-open-thread/
By Pepe Escobar posted with permission and cross-posted
Maidan in Almaty? Oh yeah. But it’s complicated.
So is that much fear and loathing all about gas? Not really.
Kazakhstan was rocked into chaos virtually overnight, in principle, because of the doubling of prices for liquefied gas, which reached the (Russian) equivalent of 20 rubles per liter (compare it to an average of 30 rubles in Russia itself).
In a recent interview for the The Telegraph Damian Hinds, the British Minister of State for Security and Borders, named the most threatening states with which British politicians and secret service agents must contend. According to him, clear dangers are posed by Russia, China, and Iran.Pepe on Kazakhstan.
https://smoothiex12.blogspot.com/2022/01/pepe-on-kazakhstan.html
Steppe on Fire: Kazakhstan’s Color Revolution
http://thesaker.is/steppe-on-fire-kazakhstans-color-revolution/
CSTO sends peacekeepers to Kazakhastan
http://thesaker.is/csto-sends-peacekeepers-to-kazakhastan/
In early 2019 the Pentagon financed think tank RAND published an extensive plan for soft attacks on Russia.
The 350 pages long report recommended certain steps to be taken by the U.S. to contain Russia. As its summary says:
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The New Dark Age 