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Yes, I said "I like Putin" out loud and oh boy! Did I cop curry for it! Let me explain.... 00:00 Podcast Intro 00:12 I confess! 00:28 What's the point of History? 05:32 The great boogeyman 09:26 Mr Jones 11:57 The Stalin red-herring 12:40 Ukraine's Colonial History 20:43 Crimea's Colonial History 29:27 Summary 33:00 My Suggestion... for what it's worth Mr Jones (the movie): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HX5vofzs2cQ

After a 5 minute sidetrack, we look at the international rules around referendums and what they're supposed to resolve. And what this means to Russia. 00:00 Podcast Intro 00:14 Roger Waters 02:52 Indy Journos 04:43 What are Referedums 15:45 How Referendums Function 23:41 What's in it for Russia? 36:41 EU and the ICJ

Here we look at how Democracy is measured by international bodies and take a closer look at who the winners and losers are and why. Which raises the question: has democracy itself been reduced to a social credit system by the West? 00:00 Podcast Intro 01:06 Who the record keepers are 03:44 Corruption Index 13:39 Government Transparency Index 28:16 Open Justice Index 35:14 Corruption v Transparency Indicators 38:22 Documented Social Credit System 41:24 My personal opinion/conclusion 43:37 War Correspondent Interviews MSM Journalists Closing: Civilian Casualty Rates since WW1 The full documentary (re extracts in this video): https://johnpilger.com/videos/the-war-you-dont-see

About 12 months before the civil war in Ukraine exploded into the monstrosity it is today, I was studying International Law at Louvre Uni (École du Louvre). Here's what the "international community" were saying about Ukraine back then (read from their own documents) and how Cross Border Conflicts are generally handled by the "international community". 00:00 Podcast Intro 00:12 The purpose of this video 02:39 OHCHR Report Overview 07:14 OHCHR Report Detail 25:52 Ceasefire Agreement 35:31 Cross Border Conflicts Grey Area 56:24 I know boats! 57:32 ciu bono

In this video, I provide a unqiue Australian perspective of our flavour of neo-Colonialism, which has largely shaped my political POV's over the years... and, as I have learned more recently, are VERY unpoplular POV's! 00:00 Podcast Intro 00:36 What is Decolonization? 01:31 Neo-Colonialism Aussie-style 02:49 Nauru (Short Version) 05:14 Nauru (Detailed Version) 35:01 Right Think v Wrong Think 39:33 Conformity & Tribalism 42:05 cui bono?