Pepe Escobar on detained Saudi Royals

11 princes, 4 ministers and many ex-ministers were detained by the Saudi anti-corruption body. The US president's expressed his approval for the controversial move - despite the fact one of his former business partners was reportedly among those detained. Independent geopolitical analyst Pepe Escobar joins RT to discuss this issue.













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Pepe Escobar on detained Saudi Royals

11 princes, 4 ministers and many ex-ministers were detained by the Saudi anti-corruption body. The US president's expressed his approval for the controversial move - despite the fact one of his former business partners was reportedly among those detained. Independent geopolitical analyst Pepe Escobar joins RT to discuss this issue.













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The Next War | Pepe Escobar

 100 Years of Now. The New Great Game.
Pepe Escobar (Journalist, Paris, Bangkok, Hong Kong)

In the late 19th century, the original Great Game pitted the British against the Russian empires. In the early 21st century, the New Great Game pits the "indispensable nation", the US, against a Russia-China strategic partnership, with Europe caught in the middle. Take a magic carpet ride from Western China to Western Europe, and witness the birth of a developing new world crisscrossed by pipelines, New Silk Roads, Eurasia Economic Union, a cooperation organization named after Shanghai, brand new ambitious banks such as NDB and AIIB, the full (re)integration of Iran after a nuclear deal struck in Vienna, and – unfortunately – a world also under the threat of a New Cold War that might eventually turn hot.









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Pepe Escobar : will Washington learn violence is not the answer?

Over the past 15 years the United States has been in a perpetual state of war. What does it have to show for this? The record clearly demonstrates foreign interventions leave countries in chaos and desperation. When will Washington learn violence is not the answer? CrossTalking with Pepe Escobar and Peter Kuznick.












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Brazilian Coup? -- Pepe Escobar

Brazil is in acute political crisis – the president has already been impeached by the country’s lower house of parliament, and now the Senate will decide her fate. We are told it is all about corruption in a country consumed by corruption. Critics claim this is a legislative-driven coup, and that forces within Brazil and abroad demand a return to the neoliberal economic model. CrossTalking with Brian Becker, Pepe Escobar and Andrea Murta.





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Pepe Escobar on Panama Papers: Corruption PSYOPS

The so-called Panama Papers are sold to us as a vast leak chronicling the financial misdeeds of the rich and powerful. But is this really the case? Certainly we are given insight into the secretive world of offshore banking, but is it a complete and balanced story? One interpretation of the Panama Papers is the West targeting its enemies.

CrossTalking with Mitch Feierstein, Alexander Mercouris, and Pepe Escobar.





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Europe Terrorized -- Pepe Escobar

 This time it was Brussels. Europe has become a battlefield in which terrorists can roam free and undetected. Of course we mourn the victims. But it is way past the time to talk honestly – Europe’s experiment with limited sovereignty is negligent and endangers citizens. And NATO’s conflicts of choice in the Middle East generate war refugees, migrants, but also terrorists of all kinds. It is time for action.
CrossTalking with Pepe Escobar, Gilbert Doctorow, and John Laughland.






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Pepe Escobar -- Turkey is clearly linked to ISIS

Not only Ankara backs Daesh but offers also logistical support - Pepe Escobar
 A Russian warplane has gone down near the Turkish-Syrian border after an apparent attack. Turkish and Russian sources have given conflicting reports about the incident, which has the potential to escalate the tension between Russia and NATO member Turkey.

Political analyst Pepe Escobar believes Turkey is clearly linked to ISIS and other extremist organizations in Syria








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Pepe Escobar -- Declining Pax Americana

 The U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter recently made a speech that was as direct as it was blunt. Emerging global powers such as Russia and China are a threat to the Washington-centric world and need to be challenged. Well now…who is upping the ante? CrossTalking with Pepe Escobar, Patrick Henningsen, and Daniel Wagner.










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Pepe Escobar : China V-Day Parade a Message to America & NATO

‘China V-Day parade sending multiple messages to Asia and West’ - Pepe Escobar








China is marking the 70th anniversary of victory over Japan in WW2 with a spectacular military parade involving thousands of soldiers and hundreds of military hardware . Political analyst Pepe Escobar told RT what the multiple messages that China is delivering to the world could be.




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Pepe Escobar -- Bangkok Explosion likely a local False Flag Attack

 The number of dead in a terrorist bombing in Thailand's capital has reached 22. Authorities in Bangkok say they've identified the main suspect and believe the attack deliberately targeted tourists.

The explosion struck in a bustling district next to a Hindu shrine popular with locals and tourists. Two unexploded bombs were found nearby later.

No group has as yet admitted to being behind the blast.










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Pepe Escobar -- Iranian Deal : Not Perfect But Historic

'Iran deal was fight for every preposition, victory for diplomacy' - Escobar
 During nuclear talks Iran was strongly opposed to a Western proposal of installing security cameras at nuclear facilities, which would allow foreign inspectors to monitor them round-the-clock. Asia Times correspondent Pepe Escobar says it's one of numerous major hurdles to overcome.











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Pepe Escobar : US Bombing Iraq won't Liberate it from ISIS , It is Absurd

US bombing won't liberate Mosul



The United States’ plans to retake Iraq’s ISIL-held city of Mosul through a “bombing campaign” is “completely absurd,” says a Brazilian journalist. “If they had good intelligence six months ago, they would have prevented the capture of Mosul by Daesh in the first place,” Pepe Escobar, Brazilian journalist and author, told Press TV on Saturday, using a different alternative for the ISIL terrorist group. He said it is still “unbelievable” that with its advanced technologies and satellite imagery, the US military “could not identify that convoy going from Syria to Iraq, crossing the desert and then ending up taking Mosul.” US officials say they have accelerated planning to retake Mosul, and that they could orchestrate an attack as soon as January on the city with a population of nearly 2 million people, using “about 1,000 troops.” “How are they going to take Mosul? Is it going to be through bombing?” asked Escobar. “This is completely absurd.” “Mosul is a city of 1.5 million people. It is completely absurd to figure liberating Mosul with a bombing campaign which is what the Americans have been doing so far.” The Brazilian author pointed to the unsuccessful efforts to liberate the ISIL-held Syrian city of Raqqa, saying, more US bombing would mean more civilian loss. “They just bombed Raqqa in Syria and they killed a lot of civilians and they have not liberated Raqqa,” he said. According to Escobar, the only way to capture Mosul would be by ground troops who come from “the Iraqi army from Baghdad and they could have help from Shia communities,” including Iran, “but this is a long-term operation and, in my view, these are the people who would liberate Mosul.” Ever since Mosul was seized by ISIL terrorists in June, it has been the scene of chaos and paralysis, according to residents. Earlier this week, the ISIL Takfiri militants executed two female parliamentary candidates in Mosul. The ISIL Takfiri group has deprived residents in Mosul of all mobile phone communications over accusations that some informants in the city have been tipping off the US-led coalition forces on the militants’ whereabouts.



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Pepe Escobar : Saudi Arabia behind Oil Prices Drop

Asia Times correspondent Pepe Escobar says Saudi Arabia has unleashed an economic war against selected oil producers and this strategy masks the House of Saudi’s real agenda.

Pepe Escobar -- The Bear & The Dragon moving closer

The bear and the dragon: Russia and China are moving closer together as Moscow becomes more and more disenchanted with the West. Can these two countries successfully challenge western hegemony? Can the bear and dragon reshape the world? CrossTalking with Martin Hennecke and Pepe Escobar.

Pepe Escobar : BRICS Bank on its way to beat Casino Financial System

New Development Bank will provide money for infrastructure and development projects in BRICS countries, and unlike the IMF or World Bank, each nation has equal say, regardless of GDP size. "BRICS Bank will be one of the major multilateral development finance institutions in this world," Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday at the 6th BRICS summit in Fortaleza, Brazil.

Pepe Escobar : Thailand's Coup D'Etat Explained In 4 Minutes

Asia Times correspondent Pepe Escobar explains the military coup in Thailand: Bangkok elites, militaries and former PM in a power struggle. Pepe calls it a 'soft coup' but warns of what might happen next.

Pepe Escobar : Kerry is a Ghost

The top US diplomat John Kerry has accused Moscow of using RT International as a tool to distort reality. Pepe Escobar, a foreign affairs journalist, joins RT to talk more about Washington's attack.

Pepe Escobar : China & Russia teaming to destroy The Dollar

Pepe Escobar on China/Russia 'Deal of the decade' & Europe's secret US deal blues



While the West weighs up putting more spanners in the works with sanctions, Russia and China are getting on with business. The two are looking at a deal that could see gas pumped into the world's most-populated nation for the next 3 decades. Asia Times correspondent Pepe Escobar told RT that Beijing's stance on the global political arena is bearing fruit.

Pepe Escobar -- Ukraine , What is the big picture today?

Meanwhile all the gold is stolen and being used to keep US/UK/Canada/France economies from dying



What is the big picture in Ukraine today? Should it be interpreted legally or politically? What is China's attitude to the conflict in Ukraine? And, has Washington blinked?
The fighting between American Academi (formerly Blackwater) mercenaries and Russian special forces in the Ukraine and the downing of a Malaysian airline last week are but a background to ongoing high stakes negotiations about the future of this planet. These violent incidents are also a backlash against a snowballing purge of Nazi/Zionist zealots that has now extended to Saudi Arabia and other gulf oil kingdoms after they banned the Nazi Muslim Brotherhood. Since they have already been purged from Egypt this means their last base in the Middle East, and last source of oil money, is Qatar, home to the Al Jazeera propaganda network.