Part Three

Threat that doesn’t exist:

The unexpected rise of Russia as a result from Vladimir Putin’s adoption of a clever strategy to gradually replace some of the most corrupt neo-liberal Yeltsin cloned officials, and his reconstruction of the Russian state with a proper budget and functioning national institutions, was in the West immediately perceived as a threat to US military supremacy and German economic expansion. Russia’s transition from Western vassal state to regaining its status as a sovereign independent state set in motion, an aggressive counter-offensive by the US and puppet EU.

At first, Putin optimistically assumed that, Russia being a capitalist state, and without any competing ideology, the normalization and stabilization of the Russian state would be welcomed by the US and the EU. He even envisioned that they would accept Russia as an economic, political, and even NATO partner. Putin even made overtures to join and co-operate with NATO and the EU. The West did not try to dissuade Putin of his illusions.

“It’s absolutely clear; the US and Germany want Russia to return to the vassalage status of the 1990s. They do not want normal relation. From the moment Putin moved to restore the Russian state and economy, the Western powers have engaged in a series of political and military interventions, eliminating Russian allies, trading partners and independent states.”

“The US-EU financed a neo-liberal-oligarchy backed political opposition in an attempt to restore Russia to vassalage via street demonstrations and elections. Their efforts to oust Putin and re-establish Western vassal state failed. What worked in 1991 with Yeltsin’s power grab against Gorbachev was ineffective against Putin. The vast majority of Russians did not want a return to the decade of infamy.”

These US-EU led interventions will create a more and more hostile environment. And this is not going away, because the United States is guided by the neo conservative ideology of American world hegemony and that means hegemony over Russia and China. The Russian government is relying on facts, and it will be surprised once discovered that Washington has no interest whatsoever in facts. Did Saddam Hussein have weapons of mass destruction? Did Assad of Syria use Chemical weapons against his own people? Did Iran have nuclear weapons? Of course not, and of course Washington knew they were lying.

The German economic ruling class is divided between, one side the dominant pro-US sector that is willing to sacrifice lucrative trade with Russia, in hopes of dominating and pillaging the entire economy in a post-Putin Russia dominated by reborn Yeltsin clones; and the other side, a minority, from the industrial sector, which wants to end sanctions and return to normal economic relations with Russia.

The US-EU seizure of power via vassal political clients backed by corrupt oligarchs and Nazi street fighters in Ukraine ignited the current crisis. Ukraine’s power grab posed a top security threat to the very existence of Russia as an independent state. After the Kiev take-over, NATO moved its stooge regime in Kiev forward to militarily eliminate the independent regions in the Southeast and seize the Crimea. Thus totally eliminating Russia’s strategic position in the Black Sea. Russia the victim of the NATO power grab was labeled aggressor. A big lie supported by the mass media.

Ukraine is the most important strategic military platform from which the US-NATO can launch an attack on the Russian heartland and the single largest market for Germany since the annexation of East Germany. The US and Germany see the Ukraine conquest as of extreme value in itself but also as the key to launching an all-out offensive to strangle Russia’s economy via sanctions and dumping oil and to militarily threaten Russia. The strategic goal is to degrade the Russian population to poverty and to re-activate the quasi-moribund opposition to overthrow the Putin government and return Russia to permanent vassalage.

The US-German imperial elite is looking beyond Russia, they believe that if they control Russia, they can encircle, isolate and attack China from the West as well as the East. Their plan goes for a permanent war to end Russia’s presence in Europe and to undermine China’s emergence as a world power, they are willing to go to the brink of a nuclear war.

“The ideological centerpiece of US-German imperial expansion and conquest in Europe and the Caucuses is the ‘Russian Threat’. It is the touchstone defining adversaries and allies. Countries that do not uphold sanctions are targeted. The mass media repeat the lie. The ‘Russian Threat’ has become the war cry for cringing vassals the phony justification for imposing frightful sacrifices to serve their imperial ‘patroness’ in Berlin and Washington fearing the rebellion of the ‘sacrificed’ population.”

There is no ‘Russian Threat’ at all but the ideology driving the US and German offensive throughout Europe and the Caucuses only, is a replay of the same doctrine which Hitler used to secure support from domestic industrial bankers, conservatives and right wing overseas collaborators among extremists in Ukraine, Hungary, Rumania and Bulgaria.

No doubt, under siege, Russia will be forced to make sacrifices. The oligarchs will flee westward; the liberals will crawl under their beds. But just as the Soviets turned the tide of war in Stalingrad, the Russian people, past the first two years of a bootstrap operation will survive, thrive and become once again a beacon of hope to all people looking to get from under the tyranny of US-NATO militarism and German-EU economic dictates.

The Sanctions:

The economic burden of Western sanctions has pushed Russia to the east in search of business opportunities. Judging by the outcome of President Putin’s visit to India – and 20 high profile deals struck – Moscow’s ‘pivot to Asia’ is getting a warm welcome.

Russian President Vladimir Putin achieved during his visit to India, spanning less than 24 hours, to attend a summit and a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. During which were signed 20 deals in the presence of Putin and Modi for a total value of US$100 billion. That include deals worth $40 billion in nuclear energy, $50 billion in crude oil and gas, and $10 billion in a host of other sectors, including defence, fertilizers, space, and diamonds.

Oil is not quite as powerful a weapon against modern-day Russia as one might think. By arguing that the slump in oil prices will finish off Russia just like it did the Soviet Union, the Daily Telegraph, writes: “is forgetting how far Russia has come since those dark days.”

“It is true that the USSR couldn’t cope with falling oil revenues and that Saudi Arabia is credited with helping to break up the former empire by dramatically increasing oil production from 2 million to 10 million barrels per day in 1985.”

“Sanctions could make it harder for Russian firms to access Western know-how, and ultimately affect Russia’s oil output. But that’s only if they drag on for years—which is doubtful, given the price the EU is already paying. A cut in global oil supply—and stronger global growth—will likely rebalance the oil market in the meantime.”

A measure of Russia’s improved prospects is that the population is growing again for the first time since 1992. In fact, sanctions notwithstanding, Russia’s finances look pretty stable for now. And… Russia has only about $678 billion in foreign debt, which it’s been vigorously paying down from the high of $732 billion reached at the end of 2013. To be compared with the US debt to foreigners that has passed $6 trillion, and still growing. Russia is running a record-high budget surplus and a positive balance of payments. And it’s circumventing the dollar through trade deals. Even after spending $60 billion propping up companies starved of dollar liquidity, Russia has nearly $375 billion of foreign reserves.

“Although GDP growth has slowed from 2012’s torrid 4.25% pace, it’s still projected to come in at 1%, no worse than 2013. Furious about being locked out of SWIFT—the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, which helps facilitate international financial transactions — Putin has also ordered the Russian central bank to proceed with building its own national payment settlement system as an alternative.”

The “Project Double Eagle” is created, which will enable trade partners to price oil in gold. That will allow users to move away from the dollar, and the euro, and conduct their business in something physical and more substantial than fiat money — and Russia’s fellow BRICS nations – Brazil, India, China and South Africa – cheer on it.

So, clearly there’s method in Putin’s approach. Russia has not only substantially increased gold production but is stockpiling the stuff, doubling its reserves between 2008 and 2014.

It’s true that the country’s budget was based on oil prices of $96 per barrel. With oil sinking below $70 that hurts for certain. But Russia will survive. It will do some belt-tightening. And it gets a boost from the falling rubble—which is down 25% against the dollar just since the end of September—because that helps to offset losses from cheaper oil.

“Russian oil companies earn dollars abroad for their exports, but spend rubbles domestically. That means that their extraction budgets remain unaffected and, additionally, it ensures that government tax receipts won’t drop precipitously. Production actually rose to 10.6 million barrels per day in September, close to the highest monthly figure since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Russia’s 8 million barrels of daily export account for 15% of the total oil moving in world markets.”

Ironically, Obama’s sanctions could have worse consequences for the US. If Russia ramps up production in order to raise revenues that will lead to an even bigger fall in oil prices. And one of the primary victims will be US shale production. US fracking operations — which are more costly than conventional Russian or Saudi drilling — begin to get uneconomical below $70 per barrel. If the price drops to $60, many US unconventional wells will have to shut down and imports will rise once again. Thus, the slide in oil prices threatens American energy independence and emboldens rather than weakens Russia.

Meanwhile, “Russia forges ahead with exploration and infrastructure development. Putin recently inked a 25-year oil deal with China that includes the construction of a brand new 3,000-mile pipeline. And he’s sending fleets of nuclear-powered icebreakers into the Arctic to stake out more reserves, along with troops to protect them.”

While consumers in the west are counting the few dollars they’ll save on gasoline, Putin is counting all the billions he’ll make when oil rebounds. Most likely Russia may not be losing the current battle. As is known Putin has no intention of losing the war — in fact, he’s the only one who really understands what the ultimate prize is for winning it.

But sanctions and the manipulations as weapon against Russia are far more harmful than is being admitted in the EU: “I cannot agree with the euphoria of many in the EU about the success of sanctions against Russia,” Österreich newspaper cited Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann as saying: “I see no reason for celebration. I do not know why we should be glad when the Russian economy collapses.” – “German and Austrian companies doing business with Russia are suffering from the weak rouble, as one in three companies will have to fire employees or cancel its projects,” warned the managing director of the Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce.

The Truth behind the Ruble rubble:

The mainstream media tell, ‘Russia is helpless because the world has lost the last bit of confidence in Putin’. Regime change is necessary. President Putin must be blamed as the culprit, hoping to discredit him with his people. He is responsible for leading Russia into a deep recession. In reality, at least 80% of the Russian population stands solidly behind Vladimir Putin. He is literally revered as a hero by the vast majority of Russians.

As Associated Press confirms together with the NORC Centre for Public Affairs Research, released the results of the latest poll showing about 80 % of Russians still supported Putin and his policies. A similar poll conducted in 2012 showed that Putin enjoyed the support of 58% of the Russian population. Important to understand; the Russian strength is that their people, when felt threatened, can endure situations that would break other nations.

“When you start thinking about ratings you begin being selfish.” That’s why Putin doesn’t think about ratings, but solves the problems of the economy and make Russia liveable! It is amazing that the west has been trying to demonize Putin. He is down to Earth, smart, patient and with tremendous knowledge of situations and facts on the entire globe. When no one is able to match him, it is time to demonize him. Possibly Putin is now holding the entire world away from a nuclear disaster and WW3. Imagine what would have happened with a trigger-happy individual at Russia’s leadership.

Obama also arranged with the Middle Eastern oil producing puppets like Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States to flooding the market with petrol and gas, thereby driving the price down to the perceived detriment of Russia and Venezuela, both countries where Washington wants to provoke regime change. The sheiks that control their energy output apparently have been promised enough goodies from Washington to bite the bullet and take their own losses?

Putin has all the cards in his hand to retaliate against the manipulation of the rouble and oil price by the Obama Team. To highlight a few: Delaying debt payment on the outstanding debt treasuries that will be due early next year, which won’t be a default as they can argue to wait till the rouble has stabilized. The severely undercapitalised TBTF banks will certainly collapse. Once this is set in motion the one quadrillion interconnected-manipulated derivatives that are spread all over the world certainly are the next victim. The house of cards will crumble in plain view.

Another possibility is to tell the EU ‘we no longer supply energy to members countries of the NATO. That will bring Germany in very serious trouble, as a mayor part of the industry is going to be closed down and with them the integrated banking system. It will be funny to see the faces of Merkel, Holande and Cameron that definitely will be the end of NATO and of American power.

Another Putin card: No one in the west is dealing in rubles. In shortsighted connivance with Washington, the treasuries of the western puppets are releasing their ruble reserves, which Russia does not buy, thereby flooding the market. Russia not only has large dollar reserves, but the ruble is backed by gold too, a fact consistently omitted in the MSM. But for now, Russia prefers to let the ruble plummet.

Russia needs rubles; the currency is essential for future trading when it has become detached from the western monetary system. So, when Russia deems that her currency has reached rock bottom, she will buy back cheap rubles in the market with massive amounts of dollars and euros. Russia may then flood the western market with dollars, euros and other western-allied currencies – eventually with the help of China. Putin’s reply is, flooding the market with someone else’s currencies and simultaneously buying back rubles from the West. This is a brilliant move to reestablish Russia’s currency in a new emerging monetary system that Europe likely will join, to the detriment of Washington.

Other’s opinion:

60 major figures spoke in Germany, including former presidents, as well as Mr Genscher, Mr Schroder, and other celebrities. They all said unanimously that Germany shouldn’t damage their relationship with Russia. This is happening because Chancellor Angela Merkel finds herself in a very difficult situation. As Americans cut the oil price, the oil prices plunge, and Russia lose dollars because of the measures that were taken by Americans according to their arrangements with Saudi Arabia.

Russia was not accepted as EU member, because without Russia, Germany has a lot of weight in the EU. If Russia had been accepted the Germans would have lost their influence, and dominance. However even Mr Kohl when he was still well, believed that without Russia, there cannot be a world order that would meet the interests of all nations, said former President of the Soviet Union, Mr Gorbachev. Watch his interview with RT.

China and Russia’s Double Helix.

For readers interested in the relationship between China and Russia and the influence that will have on the rest of the world, here a 27 page PDF with all the details, submitted by an attentive reader.

Vladimir Putin said it clearly: “Russia and China will have a significant effect on the entire system of international relations. The relationship will be a significant factor in world politics and will affect the contemporary architecture of international relations . . .” And to state precisely what this relationship means in geopolitical sea change, President Putin continued: “Russia and China have never had such trusting relations in the military field as they do now. Military exercises have been in joint war games at sea and ground both in Russia and China.”

“Give Us Back Our Gold:”

Across Europe governments grab back their gold as fear spreads about the integrity of their fiat and debt economy. Max Keiser describes the de-fiatisation of the world as the American empire makes way for the emerging power of China.

Some Forecasts for 2015:

Larry Edelson of Money and Markets expects that 2015 is going to be a banner year for YOU. According to his models, it will be a year as significant, if not more so, than 2008, when the real estate crisis hit. It will be the year sovereign debt markets collapse – the year the euro plummets into an abyss, and with it, the entire European Union experiment.

It will also be a pivotal year in the war cycles, with more conflicts due to hit, all over the globe, from increased cyber espionage to more social protests against authorities. Increasing currency wars, to outright trade wars. From domestic and international terrorism, the increased frequency of civil protests and wars, to outright international conflict. And the markets — all of them — will be ripe for the picking.

The Final Wakeup Call team wishes all readers a happy, healthy and prosperous 2015, with the expectation that many more will WAKEUP!