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🔹 In the past 48 hours, Israel 🇮🇱 has totally annexed the Golan Heights of Syria seizing the UN supervised military buffer zone, bombed 320 Syrian military infrastructure and sank Syria's Navy fleet. This follows the continued collapse of Syria after former President Al-Assad fled. The terrorists 'moderate rebels' that are now in charge did not protect any of these military assets and gave no resistance to slow down Israel's annexation of Syrian territory.

🔹 Israel is in control of the strategic Syrian side of the Mount Hermon mountain range, however the IDF spokesman has denied this. The Israeli military penetrated deep into Syria, with IDF tanks spotted 25 kilometres from the Syrian capital Damascus. Egypt 🇪🇬, Qatar 🇶🇦 and Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 have condemned the incursion. Syria's Navy base at Latakia lies in ruins with no ship left intact.

🔹 However, Israel claims it was bombing Syrian military facilities housing chemical weapons stocks and long-range missiles to prevent them from falling “into the hands of extremists.” Lebanon's 🇱🇧 Hezbollah called on the UN 🇺🇳Security Council, the international community, and Arab and Islamic nations to reject and end the occupation of Syrian territories. Syria is almost totally de-militarized.

🔹 The head of Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) originally affiliated with al-Qaeda, Abu Mohammed al-Golani is being hailed by western media as a future leader of Syria, but failed to mention that the US had set a $10 million reward for his capture. The UK doesn't know how to justify to the public its plans to remove HTS from it's terrorism list.

🔹 Videos are appearing on social media of reported public executions of Syrian military officials and minority groups such as Christians and Shia Alawites. None of which is reported in the corporate media. Al Jazeera reportedly saw piles of bodies, some showing signs of torture, at Harasta military hospital near Damascus, possibly from the notorious Sednaya prison under Syrian 🇸🇾 authorities.

Video source: SouthFront

🔹 The foreign ministers of Russia 🇷🇺, Iran 🇮🇷, and Türkiye 🇹🇷 on 7th Dec. 2024, were unable to make any progress to push forward a substantial ceasefire in Syria along the path of constructive dialogue under the framework of UN Resolution 2254. Turkish attacks in southern and western Manbij, located in northeastern Aleppo is presently ongoing.

🔹 Iran´s FM said Syria 🇸🇾 was being attacked by “tens of armed terrorist groups”, adding that the armed groups were not Syrian nationals. He claimed that the US and Israel were playing a significant role in the antigovernment offensive in Syria in pursuit of a “new Middle East” agenda.

🔹 In just over a week, opposition forces in Syria have seized major cities, including Aleppo, and large swaths of territory. They’ve faced little or no resistance from the Syrian military, apart from air strikes involving Russia. The weakening of Syria’s govt is going to have massive implications in the region, as Iran would find it difficult to transfer weapons to the Lebanon´s Hezbollah. The attack on Syria, happened the day after the Israel🇮🇱/Hezbollah 🇱🇧 ceasefire started, which is now creating a new weakness for Hezbollah.

🔹 The Syrian Arab Army continues confronting armed groups in Hama and Homs, while simultaneously strengthening its positions around Damascus. HTS (Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham), a terrorist group composed of ex-al-Qaeda and ISIS affiliates, including Jabhat al-Nusra, functions as a Turkish-Israeli-US 🇺🇸 proxy in Syria.

🔹 Shiites, Alawites, Christians, family members of army, religious sites and other religious minorities face grave danger after terrorist captures. The ongoing fighting in Syria is expected to displace around 1.5 million people, says the UN 🇺🇳 World Food Programme. This is a breaking point for a food crisis in the country where 12.9 million people are already considered food insecure.

Video Source: Southfront

🔹 Martial law in South Korea 🇰🇷 ends after 6 hours due to the country´s National Assembly (Parliament) constitutionally voting to revoke the declaration of emergency. President Yoon Suk Yeol lifted martial law, at 4:20 a.m, December4th, 2024. Police and military personnel were seen leaving the grounds of the National Assembly after they were reportedly earlier breaking into the building to arrest lawmakers.

🔹 Yoon said that he made the declaration "to protect the free Republic of Korea from the threat of North Korean communist forces and to eradicate the despicable pro-North Korean anti-state forces. The U.S. 🇺🇸 White House National Security Council claims to have not been notified in advance of this announcement.

🔹 Yoon's declaration marks the first time in more than 40 years that the government has declared martial law. Former dictator Chun Doo-Hwan declared martial law in 1980 after seizing power in a military coup. The president urged the Assembly "to immediately cease reckless acts such as repeated impeachments, legislative manipulations and budgetary disruptions that are paralyzing the functions of the state."

🔹 Opposition parties hinted at proceeding with an immediate impeachment of President Yoon. The opposition says his proclamation of martial law utterly failed to meet the substantive requirements stipulated by the Constitution and the Martial Law Act."

🔹 Last week, President Yoon faced public opposition to arm Ukraine 🇺🇦 as a Ukrainian delegation visited with the aim "to strengthen South Korea-Ukraine security". South Korea is one of the world’s largest weapons exporters and has inked large, lucrative defense deals with Ukraine’s neighbors. However, Yoon could not promise Ukraine any weapons due also to Russia 🇷🇺 reacting by boosting ties with North Korea and US President elect Trump' Ukraine's peace plan not yet made clear.

Video Source: Al Jazeera

🔹 Election shock and panic ensues across the EU Commission and NATO because an independent candidate (sovereigntist) won Romania's 🇷🇴 Presidential election 1st round. A Romanian constitutional court yesterday, (Nov. 28th 2024) asked the official electoral authority to recount and verify all of the ballots cast, after attempts to cancel the election failed. The US - UK - EU & Romanian media have been non-stop smearing Mr Călin Georgescu, since he won the election round on 25th Nov.

🔹 Mr. Georgescu won against 13 other candidates in the 1st round with 22.94% of the votes. Media across the West and in Romania label him 'pro- Russia', 'far-right', 'NATO critic' and 'ultranationalist' due to his 'Romania first' position. He was not invited to presidential debates hosted by Romanian media and didn't pay for political broadcasts on TV, but brilliantly used social media and podcast appearances to get his message out.

🔹 The European Parliament's 🇪🇺 liberal political group, "Renew Europe," Valerie Hyer, has called on TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew to appear before the European Parliament to address concerns of social media interfering in elections. ANCOM, Romania's telecommunications market regulator will ask for the suspension of the TikTok platform in Romania.

🔹 Romania's Supreme Defense Council met to discuss possible risks to the country and its electoral process stemming from social media. Protesting against the results have started using students also, supported by political parties & NGO's against Mr Georgescu.

🔹 Mr. Georgescu holds a doctorate in pedology, a branch of soil science, and held different positions in Romania’s environment ministry in the 1990s. Between 1999 and 2012, he was a representative for Romania on the national committee of the UN Environment Program. He promotes peace for the Ukraine 🇺🇦🇷🇺 conflict and not escalation, supports the Romanian Orthodox Church, Romanian farmers, reducing import dependence, and ramping up local energy and food production.

Video Source: Ștefan Mandachi

🔹 Ex-Polish gov't official claims up to 50% of financial aid given to Ukraine is embezzled in corruption. Former 🇵🇱 Deputy Labour Minister Piotr Kulpa accused US 🇺🇸 aid programs of giving massive salaries / bonuses to Ukrainian officials and writing off large sums of money that finance "shady systems under Democratic Party control." He asserted, “...to every European and American taxpayer, this system is criminal from start to finish” during a mid-November 2024 interview.

🔹 This April, French 🇫🇷 politician Florian Philippot, leader of the Les Patriotes party claimed that aid to Ukraine, “...in reality a large part is diverted and goes into corruption!”. Hungary's 🇭🇺 PM Viktor Orban raised this corruption issue at the EU level and attempted to block billions of EU taxpayers money going to Ukraine, but failed after facing enormous pressure from other member states. Slovakia's 🇸🇰 PM Robert Fico also warned that European money is being embezzled in Ukraine.

🔹In February, the US Dep't of Defense Inspector General at the Pentagon’ said its criminal investigators have opened more than 50 corruption cases related to aid provided to Ukraine. The Inspector General also found that the Pentagon did not properly track $1 billion worth of military equipment sent to Ukraine 🇺🇦, raising concerns that it was stolen. This was after employees from a Ukrainian arms firm conspired with defense ministry officials to embezzle almost $40 million earmarked to buy 100,000 mortar shells.

🔹 In December 2022, the EU dismissed warnings when Nigerian 🇳🇬 President M. Buhari urged heads of neighbouring African states 🇧🇯 🇹🇩 🇳🇪 🇨🇫 to take independent action against Western arms smuggling from Ukraine. Boko Haram & ISIS terrorists in Africa were receiving weapons from Ukraine through the black market.

🔹Way back in July 2022, this channel warned about weapons from NATO countries to Ukraine being purchased on the dark web (pics in original post) at huge discounts. We also drew reference to two Caesar 'https://t.me/TheParadigmShiftChannel/1032?comment=3082' rel='nofollow'>self-propelled howitzers ($7 million each) sold by Ukrainians to Russia 🇷🇺 for $120,000 though an intermediary.

Video Source: Ukraine Leaks

🔹 An estimated 20,000 British farmers and their families have taken part in a huge London🇬🇧, protest against the Labour gov't inheritance tax, today, 19th Nov. 2024. The tax, part of Labour's autumn budget, will see farmers pay a 20% tax on inherited agricultural assets worth over £1m from April 2026 onwards.

🔹 Farmers 🚜 have reacted with anger and dismay to the inheritance tax changes for farming businesses, which limit the existing 100% relief for farms to only the first £1 million of combined agricultural and business property. Some farmers warn they will have to sell off land to meet the inheritance tax costs and are threatening to strike over the pressures they say they are being put under by Government policy.

🔹 🇬🇧National Farmers’ Union president Tom Bradshaw said "...this is a policy that will rip the heart out of Britain’s family farms, launched on bad data with no consultation, and it must be halted and considered properly.”

🔹 Last week and this week EU Farmers 🚜 are protesting in opposition to the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement, saying increased imports from South America will hurt the European Union's agriculture.

🔹 The EU 🇪🇺 have seen lots of farmer protests in the last year for various reasons. In Poland and Romania, they protested against cheap pesticide contaminated grain from Ukraine, removal of subsidies in Germany angered farmers, Lithuanian farmers forced to restore permanent grasslands, Dutch farmers protested nitrogen policies that would restrict livestock farming.

Video source: Livestream Events

🔹Nov 15th, 2024: EU Farmers 🚜 are protesting again, this time to oppose the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement, saying increased imports from South America will hurt the European Union's agriculture. Farmers dragged tractors and waved flags in front of the EU 🇪🇺 headquarters in Brussels, Belgium 🇧🇪 this week claiming the agreement "does not provide fair prices for farmers."

🔹Mercosur (The Southern Common Market) is a customs union comprising of 12 Latin American countries with a free intra-zone trade & a common trade policy. The EU and Mercosur reached a principled agreement in 2019 after 20 years of FTA negotiations, but stalled after the EU demanded the addition of new conditions, including environmental protection obligations.

🔹The new European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maroš Šefčovič said the free trade deal could be "concluded on very very fair ground". A new EU law banning the import of products linked to the destruction of the world's forests has been controversial, though its implementation is on the verge of being put off for another year.

🔹In Ireland 🇮🇪, farmers have been protesting outside the Dáil, calling on all elected representatives to oppose the EU-Mercosur trade agreement. Europe's Copa and Cogeca, which represent farmers and agricultural co-ops have voiced opposition. Poland's 🇵🇱 agriculture ministry has registered reservations about the deal.

🔹Protests in Aurillac, in southern France 🇫🇷, was the start of a fresh wave expected to spread amid concern that the deal could be finalized at the G20 summit in Brazil 🇧🇷 on Nov. 18-19 despite the French minister of agriculture, Annie Genevard, saying it was “highly unlikely." A group of more than 600 French lawmakers also published an open letter in claiming that the conditions for the deal “have not been met."

🔹 The EU have seen lots of farmer protests in the last year for various reasons. In Poland and Romania, they protested against cheap pesticide contaminated grain from Ukraine, removal of subsidies in Germany angered farmers, Lithuanian farmers forced to restore permanent grasslands, Dutch farmers protested nitrogen policies that would restrict livestock farming.

Video Source: EuroNews

The de-industrialisation of Germany 🇩🇪- Part 14 (Nov. '24)

🔹 Volkswagen plans to close three German factories in an effort aimed at cost cutting over $4.3 billion. IG Metall Union plans worker strikes for December. VW workers at Osnabrueck plant held fresh warning strike.

🔹VW's EV subsidiary is unable to compete in foreign car markets such as China. Chinese domestic producers of EV (ex. BYD) is able to produce at lower costs than VW. A 10.2% drop in VW sales in China in just the first nine months of 2024, has effectively wiped out VW gains made in all other markets.

🔹VW subsidiary Audi is planning to reduce its workforce by 15%.

🔹Germany's Siemens head of tax service C. Kezer tells finance committee of the Bundestag that investing in Germany is pointless and the co. will invest abroad.

🔹German industrial orders for August fell by 5.8% on the previous month on a seasonally and calendar adjusted basis.

💠 German companies declaring bankruptcy/insolvency recently:

🔹 Metal precision parts manufacturer Schumag AG from Aachen, founded in 1830.

🔹 Lauchhammer art foundry, Germany's oldest, after 275 years of history. Co. claims the world's first cast of cast iron in one piece, as well as the first bell cast of a cast iron bell that has still been preserved.

🔹 Schrutka-Peukert, manufacturer of refrigerators and sales counters from Bavaria, founded in 1871.

🔹 Traditional confectionery manufacturer Leysieffer, existing since 1909.

🔹 Private hospital Diakoniewerk Munich-Maxvorstadt, founded in 1867 as a deaconess institution, making it one of the oldest Protestant institutions in Munich.

🔹 Bakery chain Krachenfels Handels GmbH after 340 years of operation.

Previous parts on the de-industrialisation of Germany 🇩🇪:

💠 Part 13- Mar. '24 💠 Part 12- Jan. '24

💠 Part 11- Oct. '23 💠 Part 10 - Sep. '23

💠 Part 9 - Aug. '23 💠 Part 8 - Jun. '23

💠 Part 7 - May '23 💠 Part 6 - Mar '23

💠 Part 5 - Feb. '23 💠 Part 4 - Jan. '23

💠 Part 2 and Part 3 - Nov. '22

💠 Part 1 - Oct. '22

Video Source: Afd in English

Plans for a post Bretton-Woods monetary system is underway at the BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia 🇷🇺 October 22-24.

🔹The joint communique of BRICS 🇧🇷🇷🇺🇮🇳🇨🇳🇿🇦🇮🇷🇪🇬🇪🇹 member states support the improvement of the BRICS Contingent Reserve Arrangement (CRA) via envisaging alternative eligible currencies. The CRA is an important mechanism to forestall short-term balance of payments pressures.

🔹Members welcome the BRICS Interbank Cooperation Mechanism (ICM) focus on facilitating and expanding innovative financial practices, including finding acceptable mechanisms of financing in local currencies.

🔹The declaration recognized the widespread benefits of more efficient, transparent, safe, and inclusive cross-border payment instruments based on minimizing trade barriers and ensuring non-discriminatory access (alluding to Russia's exclusion from SWIFT).

🔹BRICS member states strongly oppose and condemn the practice of unilateral politically motivated sanctions that undermine the development of other countries. This was declared in light of October 23rd 2024, when the US 🇺🇸 stated its plans to (illegally) transfer $20 billion to the Kiev regime from the proceeds of Russian sovereign assets blocked by the West.

🔹Iran's president Masoud Pezeshkian called on member states to not continue depending on Western payment systems. This is a big threat," he said and called for "creating alternative possibilities" in this field.

🔹BRICS members support further growth in the number of countries - shareholders of the New Development Bank (NBD) and expedited consideration of applications from association members.

🔹Russia signs agreements with China 🇨🇳 and South Africa 🇿🇦 on credit lines in national currencies.

🔹BRICS countries intend to increase the turnover of precious metals between the member states.

🔹BRICS members agree to take joint measures to oppose unilateral protectionist measures not compliant with provisions of the WTO.

🔹Egypt 🇪🇬 attaches great importance to the transition to financial settlements in national currencies within the BRICS group.

🔹 Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed a BRICS investment platform to assist the economic growth of member countries and the development of the Global South and East. Partner countries would benefit from a significant increase of investment in areas such as technology, education, trade, and logistics.

Video Source: RT

🔹The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit was completed on October 16th 2024 in Islamabad, Pakistan. A main agenda of the summit is combating cross-border terrorism, with a focus on isolating countries that harbor terrorists and enhancing the Regional Anti-Terrorism Structure.

🔹SCO nations stated that they are against unilateral sanctions and restrictions that undermine the international trading system. The PM's signed a resolution on the concept for developing the "New Economic Dialogue" between the SCO member states. Proposals for the creation of an independent settlement-clearing mechanism and the convergence of payment systems were also among the issues discussed.

🔹The unilateral application of sanctions is incompatible with the principles of international law and has a negative impact on third countries and international economic relations. Several member countries have proposed establishing closer ties between the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and China's One Belt, One Road investment initiative.

🔹China's Premier Li Qiang proposed closer tri-lateral ties with Russia and Mongolia (SCO observer state). Mongolia is on the planned route of a major pipeline that Russia wants to build to carry 50 billion cubic meters of natural gas each year from its Yamal region to China.

🔹 Given the nearly frozen diplomatic relations between India and Pakistan, India's FM Jaishankar’s presence at the SCO signaled that India remains open to participating in regional multilateral forums, even when hosted by Pakistan.

🔹Russian PM Mishustin acknowledged Afghanistan’s strategic position and its potential as a transit hub for trade. He emphasized that a stable Afghanistan is vital for realizing these opportunities and called for international support to ensure its stability.

Video source RT News

The de-industrialisation of Germany 🇩🇪- Part 13:

🔹 An Allianz Trade bankruptcy study shows a sharp increase in German corporate insolvencies in 2H 2023, up 23% 📈 YoY. For 2024, bankruptcies are expected to increase further with a forecast of around 20,260 cases, up 9% YoY.

🔹Bundesbank report shows economy likely in recession for Q1 2024, citing "industry will likely remain in a weak phase".

🔹EU 🇪🇺 industries are struggling, with industrial output falling by 5.7% in Jan. '24 and nearly one million manufacturing jobs lost in the past four years. EU-China relations is in a downward spiral as China 🇨🇳 relies less on Western markets for manufacturing and technology goods.

🔹 Glass manufacturer Ritzenhoff of Hochsauerland declares bankruptcy after 120 years of operation.

🔹205,000 German jobs threatened or lost in 2023 by company insolvencies.

🔹Over 330 years after its foundation, the Koblenz Brewery auctions off its inventory after filing for bankruptcy.

🔹 Kitchen accessories manufacturer M. Westermann of North Rhine-Westphalia, bankrupt after being founded 150 years ago.

🔹 The KaDeWe Group (owner of several of Germany's most iconic high-end department stores) have applied for restructuring under self-administration, a type of bankruptcy filing.

🔹 Mattress manufacturer, the Breckle Group, which has existed since the 1930s is insolvent.

🔹 German firms committed $15.7 billion in capital projects to the U.S. last year, marking a steep rise on 2022’s figure of $5.9 billion.

Previous parts on the de-industrialisation of Germany 🇩🇪:

💠 Part 12- Jan. '24

💠 Part 11- Oct. '23

💠 Part 10 - Sep. '23

💠 Part 9 - Aug. '23

💠 Part 8 - Jun. '23

💠 Part 7 - May '23

💠 Part 6 - Mar '23

💠 Part 5 - Feb. '23

💠 Part 4 - Jan. '23

💠 Part 2 and Part 3 - Nov. '22

💠 Part 1 - Oct. '22

Video Source: Afd in English

🔹Mar. 4th 2024 - The price of gold reached a record high as hopes mount for a US 🇺🇸 rate cut this summer, following weaker-than-expected economic data published last week. The price of the precious metal surged to $2,114 (£1,664) an ounce in the spot market, after steady increases over the past few weeks. The biggest driver of the recent gold surge seems to be its role as a safe haven asset during political and economic uncertainty.

🔹Robust physical buying by central banks and investors in Asia has provided strong support to gold prices. Central bank demand, in particular, is seen as a key factor in sustaining high gold prices, counterbalancing profit-taking by other investors. Central bank net gold purchases totaled 1,037 tons in 2023. That fell just 45 tons short of 2022’s multi-decade record.

🔹China 🇨🇳 was the biggest buyer in 2023. The People’s Bank of China officially reported a 225-ton increase in its gold reserves. Total central bank gold buying in 2022 came in at 1,136 tons. It was the highest level of net purchases on record dating back to 1950, including since the suspension of dollar convertibility into gold in 1971.

🔹The rush to gold by central banks is also driven by countries’ desire to weaken their dependence on the US dollar as a reserve currency, after Washington weaponised the greenback in its sanctions against Russia 🇷🇺. Investors tend to stockpile gold during times of uncertainty, like during recessions or wars, to protect themselves against inflation or depreciating currencies.

Video source: Sean Foo

🔹Turkish 🇹🇷 President T. Erdogan made his first visit (Feb. 14th 2024) to Egypt since 2012 and met his Egyptian 🇪🇬 counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo in a big step toward rebuilding relations between the regional powers. The humanitarian tragedy in Gaza topped the agenda of their talks.

🔹Relations between Ankara and Cairo broke down in 2013 after Egypt's then-army chief Sisi led the ouster of the Brotherhood's Mohamed Mursi, an ally of Türkiye who had become Egypt's first democratically elected president the year before. Mursi died in prison in Egypt in 2019. Other senior members of the Muslim Brotherhood are jailed in Egypt or have fled abroad, including to Türkiye. The Brotherhood remains outlawed in Egypt.

🔹The countries mutually appointed ambassadors last year. This month Türkiye said it would provide Egypt with armed drones. Ankara has taken a number of steps to reduce the presence of Muslim Brotherhood leaders in Turkey, one of Egypt’s biggest concerns. Mekameleen satellite channel, an anti-Sisi outlet, ceased broadcasting from Turkey in 2021, and some prominent exiles in Türkiye were asked to reduce their criticism of the Sisi regime.

🔹Türkiye has been busy on asserting itself as a regional power on the diplomatic front through the:

🔸Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to build support for Gaza 🇵🇸.

🔸Organization of Turkic States to boost trade and investments.

🔸 St. Petersburg (Russia 🇷🇺) International Gas Forum to become natural gas hub.

🔸meetings with Iran 🇮🇷, Russia and Syria 🇸🇾 to solve the Syrian conflict.

🔸 working on an alternative to replace the Russian payment system MIR after the US threatened Türkiye with sanctions for servicing MIR cards.

Video sources: Aljazeera and Judging Freedom