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Here’s Why the Sudden “Rebellion” in Russia was a NothingBurger… And What it Really Means

Posted by M. C. on July 14, 2023

So it’s odd that the ruble has continued to strengthen against both the dollar, the euro, and the British pound. I guess those Russkies are just dumb.

“Rebellion” in Russia

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Ok, the big news of the last few weeks.

The imminent collapse of Russia. The sudden rebellion by Wagner troops followed by the equally sudden, non-rebellion had the MSM in a tizzy. Most interesting and hilarious was watching the MSM go from “Wagner mercenaries are murdering Ukrainians” to “Wagner mercenaries are going to free us from Putin’s tyranny.” And, of course, now… silence. To be fair, it’s probably best they just shut up. I am simply stunned that anyone continues to listen to these shills who either spout propaganda or simply have no earthly idea what is going on but feel the need to say… well, something. Surely, it must be getting humiliating at this point?

In any event, here are some thoughts and questions I have after having digested some of what appears to have taken place.

I watched the MSM come out with multiple (I counted 7 and then stopped counting) reports out on the Saturday morning. The fact we had this deluge of reports in such a rapid timeframe seemed odd to me. I mean the “mutiny” had literally only begun taking place hours prior. Hours!

Then we heard that the intelligence agencies briefed Congress earlier in the week about an expected uprising. Earlier in the week? So the spooks at the CIA and Congress knew about this ahead of time. Which means corporate media knew ahead of time. Which explains how they manage to have literally dozens of articles out within hours. They wrote the Russian Civil War narrative beforehand!

Which brings up the question. How did the security services know this was going to go down… before it happened if they weren’t playing a hand in the affair? An attempted Maidan coup 2.0?

If that’s true, then you know what that means? It means that the US has directly attacked Russia. That is an act of war.

Those conclusions, true or not, lead one to consider that maybe, just maybe we have the CIA involved in a foreign country attempting to overthrow its leadership.

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Who Are Yevgeny Prigozhin And Wagner?

Posted by M. C. on June 26, 2023

Hundreds of Wagner troops faced off against U.S. forces in Syria during the Trump administration and were thoroughly decimated in a matter of minutes.

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MOSCOW, RUSSIA - 2023/06/24: One of the offices of the Wagner Group in Moscow. Media reports state that some of the group's offices in St. Petersburg and Moscow were raided. On June 23, Prigozhin, the group's chief, accused Russian government troops and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu of purposefully shelling his mercenaries on the frontline with Ukraine. Then, Prigozhin announced he was going to Moscow with his mercenaries to hold the culprits accountable. Russia's President Putin mobilized the Russian troops to put down what he called an "armed rebellion." As of 10pm Moscow time, Wagner Group's chief Yevgeniy Prigozhin said his troops marching toward Moscow would turn around. The announcement followed shortly after Belarus' President Lukashenko said in a press release that he negotiated a deal with Prigozhin to de-escalate tensions. On June 23, Prigozhin, the group's chief, accused Russian government troops and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu of purposefully shelling his mercenaries on the frontline with Ukraine. Then, Prigozhin announced he was going to Moscow with his mercenaries to hold the culprits accountable. Russia's President Putin mobilized the Russian troops to put down what he called an "armed rebellion." As of 10pm Moscow time, Wagner Group's chief Yevgeniy Prigozhin said his troops marching toward Moscow would turn around. The announcement followed shortly after Belarus' President Lukashenko said in a press release that he negotiated a deal with Prigozhin to de-escalate tensions.
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Yevgeny Prigozhin is the owner of Russia’s notorious Wagner paramilitary group, an organization that is designated as a Transnational Criminal Organization and is frequently accused of committing war crimes.

Prigozhin served nearly a decade in prison after being convicted of “assault, robbery, and fraud” in 1981, according to Insider.

After being released from prison, he made his living selling hot dogs on street corners and eventually started a catering business, where he eventually met Russian President Vladimir Putin — then a low-level government official.

His company, Concord Catering, in the mid-to-late 1990s started receiving contracts from the Russian government.

According to a Wall Street Journal documentary, the Russian government laundered money to Prigozhin through his catering company, which he eventually used to start Wagner — initially a small group of only a few hundred former Russian soldiers that were hired to do Russia’s bidding in Ukraine in 2014.

Having Wagner do Russia’s bidding gave the Russian government plausible deniability as the group engaged in dirty work.

Russian government contracts to Concord Catering have reportedly been estimated to be well into the billions of dollars.

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