by B. R. GOWANI
Joe Biden, during a debate of Democratic presidiential candidates said:
“I found out that Vladimir Putin doesn’t want me to be president.”
Putin knew Biden is a warmonger like Hillary Clinton & most Democrats
currently, the Biden administration is fighting a proxy war against Russia
during the same dabate (Nov. 2021), Andrea Mitchell of NBC TV asked:
“MITCHELL: Mr. Vice President, the CIA has concluded that the leader of Saudi Arabia directed the murder of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The State Department also says the Saudi government is responsible for executing nonviolent offenders and for torture. President Trump has not punished senior Saudi leaders. Would you?
“BIDEN: Yes, and I said it at the time. Khashoggi was, in fact, murdered and dismembered, and I believe on the order of the crown prince. And I would make it very clear we were not going to, in fact, sell more weapons to them, we were going to, in fact, make them pay the price and make them, in fact, the pariah that they are. There’s very little social redeeming value of the — in the present government in Saudi Arabia.
“And I would also, as pointed out, I would end — end subsidies that we have, end the sale of material to the Saudis where they’re going in and murdering children, and they’re murdering innocent people. And so they have to be held accountable.”
but Ukraine war & the gas price-hike forced Biden to visit the “pariah” MBS
Biden avoided a handshake and instead went for a fist bump with MBS
Biden also raised the usual US crap about human rights with Crown Prince
“I made my view crystal-clear.” “I said, very straightforwardly, for an American president to be silent on an issue of human rights is inconsistent with who we are and who I am.”
one could ask:
what about Julian Assange who is dying a slow death …
Obama/Trump/Biden regimes are responsible for Assange’s condition
US president hoped the Crown Prince MBS would keep the oil prices down
Biden lobbied hard & urged Saudi Arabia to avoid a cut in oil supplies
on Oct. 4, OPEC +countries announced a 2 million-barrel production cut
Biden was furious; warned “consequences” for Saudis for siding with Russia
(Russia, an oil producing country, is a member of the OPEC +)
“I am in the process, when the House and Senate gets back, they’re going to have to – there’s going to be some consequences for what they’ve [that is, Saudi Arabia] done with Russia.”
Saudis say OPEC + oil cut is “purely economic“
which everyone knows is not true – it’s an oily revenge on Biden
the rise of gas/petrol price will go up worldwide, including the US
(the country that could profit the most from OPEC + cuts would be Russia
thus Putin will have more money to bomb more Ukranian towns/cities)
the US has a mid term election for congressional seats in November
the gas price could affect the election outcome, i.e., harm Biden’s party
Trita Parsi opines
“American president bending the knee to him (who can forget the infamous fist bump), MBS put a dagger in Biden’s back.”
Crown Prince Muhmmad bin Salman and Joe Biden are ruthless players
a Saudi dagger is not going to harm thick skinned Biden much
the US is a master at betrayals – who can forget US betrayal of Gorbachev
Stephen Bryen questions the logic behind prolonging the war
“It is hard to see how a devastated Ukraine serves the interest of NATO, the United States, and, most of all, the Ukrainian people. Negotiations are the only way to head off a stone-age result.”
on October 8, 2022, Kerch Bridge was attacked by Ukraine
the Kerch Bridge connects Russia with Crimea
according to investigative website: the Grayzone
the British intelligence spies had plotted for this back in April 2022
an important fallout of the war is the energy crisis in Europe
there seems to be no shortcut solution to Europe’s energy shortage
last year, Europe got 40% of its natural gas from Russia
US/European sanctions on Russia saw that supply dwindle to a dribble
on Oct. 6, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo told Financial Times
“We are risking massive deindustrialization of the European continent and the long-term consequences that might actually be very deep.”
“Our populations are getting invoices which are completely insane. At some point, it will snap. I understand that people are angry . . . people don’t have the means to pay it.”
the average energy bill for a houshold has almost doubled in Flanders
Britons will be paying almost 3 times more for energy bills
a survey in Germany: 40% people can’t or would struggle to pay bills
German government has decided to subsidize gas bills for 14 months
but other European countries, part of the EU, say it distorts competition
if the war prolongs, most peoples’ buying power will further erode
this could create internal turmoil, including in Europe – and thus refugees
all refugees are equal but white refugees are more equal than others
so, in likelihood, Australia/Canada/New Zealand/US would welcome them
if this happens, the US would have to accept the most refugees from Europe
white supremacists would favorably greet increase in the white population
in light of the above probable and existing consequences …
Biden is not winning in the Russia’s war against Ukraine
it would be better for Biden to invite Putin & Zelensky for ceasefire talks
else,
in the long run …
it is the US which will be the biggest loser
hegemonically ….
just saying …
B. R. Gowani can be reached at brgowani@hotmail.com