In our first episode of 2015, Christoph and I look at the most recent attack in the Chechen capital of Grozny. We focus on who may have been behind the hours-long gun battle that left nearly 30 people dead. First we consider the support that neo-nazis in the Ukrainian parliament have been lending to the Chechen militants, both in rhetoric and possibly in material support as well. We also speak about the recent capture of a high-ranking Chechen terrorist trying to enter into Crimea from Ukraine. We then move on to the role that Turkey is playing in protecting and using Chechen’s in Gladio B operations. Christoph breaks down his recent article in Boiling Frogs Post which details several interesting Gladio operatives discovered in Turkey in recent months and years. We talk about the recent capture of Ayman Al Zawahiri’s man in Libya, Abd al-Baset Azzouz, while he was staying in a resort town in Turkey. Christoph explains Azzouz’s connections with the recently deceased Abu Anas Al-Liby, and how Azzouz worked for NATO during the overthrow of Gaddafi. Christoph also examines the assassination of prominent Chechen Medet Onlu, and how this may have been the work of the Turkish government in an attempt to silence a critic of the “Jihadist highway to Syria” . We end this segment by discussing a recent article by Brookings president Strobe Talbott, in which he predicts that 2015 will be the start of the Third Chechen War, and how a “prediction” by a deep-state actor like Tablott is really an announcement.
Our second story focuses on the demise of the much-lauded Russian-led natural gas pipeline known as South Stream. We discuss how US and EU pressure on Eastern European nations led Russia to cancel construction of the pipeline into Europe, and to declare instead that it will rote this gas to Turkey. Christoph and I discuss how Turkey is gradually positioning itself to be a major energy broker in the world, and what this may mean, geo-politically speaking.
For our last story we move to Tajikistan and its security problem along the porous border they share with Afghanistan. We discuss the recent kidnappings of Tajik border guards by the Taliban, and how they underscore the massive security problem in Afghanistan. Christoph explains why Tajikistan represents a more serious problem than neighboring Turkmenistan, and examines the Russian and Chinese responses to it. Christoph also talks about plans to create a “Greater Badakhstan” out of Tajik and Afghan territory right on China’s border.
We finish of the episode by taking a look at the start of the Boston Bombing trial. We discuss the Tsarnaev family’s connections to the CIA, and how this trial may be part of a much larger narrative that has yet to play out. Christoph and I also share our predictions for possible developments in Central Asia and the Caucasus region in 2015.
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Show notes:
Grozny attack:
Chechen militants attack Grozny, shattering peace as Putin gives speech
What the fallout of the recent combats in Grozny says about relationship between Putin and Kadyrov
The New Great Game Round-Up #78 – Kadyrov Targets Ukraine, Turkey In Response To Grozny Attack
Chechen terror links to Ukraine:
Ukraine MPs’ support for Chechen terror is “outrageous cynicism” – Lavrov
Russian Investigative Committee opens criminal case against 3 Ukrainian parliamentarians
The New Great Game Round-Up #42 – Ukrainian Neo-Nazis & Chechen Terrorists
The Rape of Ukraine: Phase Two Begins
And the story continues: Verkhovna Rada deputy shoots portrait of Chechen leader
Mosiychuk claims Ukrainian partisans are working inside Russia
Suspect in 2002 terrorist attack on Moscow theater detained at Crimean border
Chechen terror links to Turkey:
The New Great Game Round-Up #79 – Insurgents’ Families, Human Rights Activists Under Attack In Chechnya
German-Caucasian Society (German)
Said-Khasanom Abumuslimov
Akhmed Zakayev
The EyeOpener- Terror in the Caucasus: US Sponsored, EU Hosted & Turkey Channeled
BFP Exclusive: US-NATO-Chechen Militia Joint Operations Base
Syrian link suspected in Chechen murder in Ankara
Abd al-Baset Azzouz & Abu Anas al-Liby:
Capture of Top al-Qaeda Operative Highlights Turkey’s Role in U.S.-NATO Terror Operations
Desperate Attempts to Save the Myth of the War on Terror
Suspected al-Qaeda leader Abu Anas al-Liby dies just days ahead of trial in United States over 1998 embassy attacks
Demise of the South Stream pipeline:
Russia’s South Stream pipeline in deep freeze as EU tightens sanctions noose
The New Great Game Round-Up #54 – Brussels’ Reckless South Stream Sabotage
Putin drops South Stream gas pipeline to EU, courts Turkey
Sinking of Kremlin gas project leaves south-east Europe high and dry
The New Great Game Round-Up #79 – Setting The Right Priorities In The South Caucasus
Tajik-Afghan border:
The New Great Game Round-Up #81 – Afghans, China, Russia Not Impressed With ISAF’s “Great Success”
Afghan president says U.S. might want to ‘re-examine’ pullout deadline
The New Great Game Round-Up #80 – Kidnappings Along Tajik-Afghan Border Highlight Security Woes
IS Militants Asked Baghdadi For Permission To Fight ‘Infidels’ In Tajikistan
Interview 739 – Christoph Germann on the Afghan “Withdrawal”
Russia and China will help prevent creation of ‘Great Badakhshan’, says Tajik expert
Are Outside Forces Conspiring To Create “Great Badakhshan”?
Tsarnaev Trial:
Boston Marathon Bombing: A Primer
The Boston Bombing trial starts, but answers aren’t on the docket
Who’s who in the Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Case
Porkins Policy Radio ep. 1 Boston Bombing and the CIA Connection
Predictions for 2015:
In 2015, Vladimir Putin may witness his empire’s death knell
The New Great Game Round-Up #80 – U.S. Deep State Dreams Of Third Chechen War
Ramzan Kadyrov offers Putin his own *personal* volunteer Chechen special force
Music:
Neu! – “Cassetto”
Neu! – “Hallagallo”
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