CAF interviewing the Saker. The transcript is linked below, as well as to the interview.
I listened to it while stretching but it was interesting to hear about the Saker, and his views in general, since it seems he is anonymous.
- Overall, he talks about his past, growing up in Russia, then Europe/Switzerland, then the US where he lives with his wife. He notices a lot of similarities between Ukraine now, with the USSR as it was being plundered and controlled by the West.
- They both agree that it is as much a spiritual battle as anything else.
- Russians first wanted to be western but after the plunder and now seeing Ukraine, plus an increase in their strength has led to the opposite now; Russians will not become like Ukraine. He sees Ukraine being broken up and no way will parts accept the neo-Nazi's.
- Russia: Half of the country, the financing mainly, is still run by the west and Putin has to make concessions (i think i remember Putin saying this himself, that the central bank was preventing progress)
- Putin was a Foreign Affairs KGB agent and so is perfect for his role now
- Medvedev was initially his opponent, who was also more western oriented
- They have new tank battalions in the works (South Front did a piece on this)
- He sees the US as being unable to cope, particularly due to the dollar. Russia can and will cope if required.
- Russia is orthodox but the younger generation see it more as a concept of Spirituality and 'tradition' in the sense that the west has no tradition and has thrown its morals to the fire
- Sanctions did nothing but forced people to get creative
- UK was admitted to the ACB but that doesn't mean theirs any love between UK and Russia - Putin would never kow-tow to the City of London
- Putin realised the Muslim population was important, especially with Chechnya, this reinforced that Russians need to be cohesive as a nation if they want to survive, and this drove them to do such
Nothing ground-braking as such, but Catherine throws in some gems about the system she was working in and how corrupt it was/is. She says the west lost its (Scottish) enlightenment culture, the Saker says Russia would view it as potentially Masonic inspired.
From what i remember there was no 'where it goes from here' conclusion other than things are heavy right now and the west doesn't have a clue. But that we are at the precipice in some ways.
http://thesaker.is/catherine-austin-fitts-interviews-the-saker-for-the-solari-report-russia-and-global-geopolitics-with-the-saker/
I listened to it while stretching but it was interesting to hear about the Saker, and his views in general, since it seems he is anonymous.
- Overall, he talks about his past, growing up in Russia, then Europe/Switzerland, then the US where he lives with his wife. He notices a lot of similarities between Ukraine now, with the USSR as it was being plundered and controlled by the West.
- They both agree that it is as much a spiritual battle as anything else.
- Russians first wanted to be western but after the plunder and now seeing Ukraine, plus an increase in their strength has led to the opposite now; Russians will not become like Ukraine. He sees Ukraine being broken up and no way will parts accept the neo-Nazi's.
- Russia: Half of the country, the financing mainly, is still run by the west and Putin has to make concessions (i think i remember Putin saying this himself, that the central bank was preventing progress)
- Putin was a Foreign Affairs KGB agent and so is perfect for his role now
- Medvedev was initially his opponent, who was also more western oriented
- They have new tank battalions in the works (South Front did a piece on this)
- He sees the US as being unable to cope, particularly due to the dollar. Russia can and will cope if required.
- Russia is orthodox but the younger generation see it more as a concept of Spirituality and 'tradition' in the sense that the west has no tradition and has thrown its morals to the fire
- Sanctions did nothing but forced people to get creative
- UK was admitted to the ACB but that doesn't mean theirs any love between UK and Russia - Putin would never kow-tow to the City of London
- Putin realised the Muslim population was important, especially with Chechnya, this reinforced that Russians need to be cohesive as a nation if they want to survive, and this drove them to do such
Nothing ground-braking as such, but Catherine throws in some gems about the system she was working in and how corrupt it was/is. She says the west lost its (Scottish) enlightenment culture, the Saker says Russia would view it as potentially Masonic inspired.
From what i remember there was no 'where it goes from here' conclusion other than things are heavy right now and the west doesn't have a clue. But that we are at the precipice in some ways.
http://thesaker.is/catherine-austin-fitts-interviews-the-saker-for-the-solari-report-russia-and-global-geopolitics-with-the-saker/
