The Daily Chronicles are snippets of the most important news across the world for this and each day as it rolls in. Kindly also use it as an open thread.

There is some superb commentary in the previous chronicles, so for all our readers, as one Chronicle follows the other and there is overlap, it is worthwhile taking in the commentary.

It is wall to wall fútbal out there.  When my technical Twitter feeds are taken over with fútbal, it is time to take an easy day.  Yesterday was a major day.   The US Dollar is now extremely toxic, and seen as such by the world.

Two interesting tidbits – Lula da Silva says:  “Today I received with satisfaction a letter from President Xi Jinping, reinforcing his congratulations on the election result, the friendship and global strategic partnership between our countries, and the long-term vision of relations between Brazil and China.”

And also from Brazil: The Brazilian Senate Approves Lula Da Silva’s Social Plan. He is off to a good start, having appointed his first five senior ministers.

We will have the B back in Brics.

Some news from South Africa: The current president is being pushed to resign or get out or something. I am not keeping up to date with the details. But, I am told that the current president basically ignores all BRICS issues inside of the country, and that he is clearly now a western stooge.

Earlier on I spoke about gossip that we get from the massive Saudi / Xi Jinping meets. There are actually three summits going on. Besides the major Saudi/China with Xi Jinping summit, there is a China-Gulf summit and a China-Arab summit, which will also be held with leaders from Gulf Cooperation Council countries and Arab states expected to attend.

So, this is what I was waiting for. It is just a small note: Ditching the Dollar? Chinese President: Concerted effort with Gulf nations to create payment system in local currencies – Al Arabiya.  I do not find that specific quote from Al Arabiya, but the quote is reported by RT India.  It is there for sure.

UPDATE: It’s done and dusted.  For Christmas we get a dead dollar. New Big Business in this world will be done in the Yuan / Renminbi

China to use Shanghai exchange for yuan energy deals with Gulf nations – Xi

Here is press on the joint communique:  https://english.alarabiya.net/News/saudi-arabia/2022/12/09/Saudi-Arabia-China-release-joint-statement-after-Xi-Jinping-s-visit-to-Riyadh

December 9th

Putin on Economic Outlook for Russia

At the Eurasian Economic Council Summit in Kyrgyzstan, the Russian President has been speaking about the latest trends:

📍Russia continues efforts to reduce inflation
📍Confident of reducing budget deficit from 2% this year to 0.7% in 2025
📍Decline in GDP this year 2.9%, 0.9% forecast next year – situation will continue to improve
📍Gas prices ten-times higher in Europe compared to Eurasian Council region
📍Informal meeting on New Year’s Eve between former Soviet nation leaders in St. Petersburg

Take a look at the last statement.  It is of tremendous importance as another step is being taken in building our world yet again.

In addition, the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) member states have signed agreements to implement financial industrial cooperation equivalent to $270bn – here is the kicker – in non-dollar terms.

The exchange with the US – Brittney Griner for Viktor Bout

RT EXCLUSIVE – Viktor Bout: “West Believes it Didn’t Finish Us Off in 1990”

Bout spoke to RT’s Maria Butina in his first interview after being released from American prison.

Emotions: “We still need to find words to describe it all. You probably understand me. After 14 years… And in the language environment, it’s even difficult to find the right words to describe all this.”

Attitude towards him in prison: “Since it is located in such a traditionally “red belt” of America… I have not met with such Russophobia. Basically, almost all of my fellow prisoners were set up with some kind of sympathy for Russia.”

Attitude of the West to Russia: “The West believes that they did not finish us off in 1990, when the Soviet Union began to disintegrate. And what we’re trying to do now… live… and not to depend on anyone, to be a truly independent power… of course, this is shocking news for them.”

I’ve seen in the US patriot-type sources (and old warmaker with a broom on his top lip – John Bolton) great unhappiness about this prisoner exchange.  The commentary is that it is close to ‘surrendering’ to Russia, and everyone wanted Paul Whelan released (a retired US Marine convicted of espionage).   Russia now has a strong voice and a strong negotiating position.  It’s time for these groupings to understand that – Russia will be a truly independent power.  The time of manifest destiny is over. You are going to have to negotiate as equal, and not as controlling partners.

The gossip from the China/Arab summit is that the new agreements are to be in Yuan (Renminbi), for oil at least.

Apologists will make excuses for these coups. They always do

Sure, not every coup is as simple as a blatant Pinochet-style military coup

But these are a new kind of coups, using hybrid war, lawfare, 4th Generation Warfare

Don’t let disingenuous appeals to “nuance” distract you

— Ben Norton (@BenjaminNorton) December 8, 2022

Operation Condor is not a conspiracy theory.

http://www.cels.org.ar/especiales/plancondor/en/#una-asociacion-ilicita-para-reprimir-opositores

Operation Condor is (was … and is now re-implemented by the looks of things) a criminal conspiracy to forcibly disappear people across international borders.  Operation Condor coordinated repression among the countries of the Southern Cone.  There were court hearings in Rome and in Buenos Aires.  Eventually one of these ruled that Operation Condor was a criminal conspiracy and the Operation’s scope was proven in its full magnitude.

Only the methods by which to disappear people have changed. Now we create new leaders out of thin air and remove others via lawfare.  Why now you may ask.  Simple, they could not get to Lula.  I’ll add the comments of other Latin American leaders who know this methodology and protect themselves against it daily, in a formal post.

Added: Latin American Coups

Xi Jinping is received in Saudi with purple carpets.  Red for VIP’s and purple for Royals.

https://www.arabnews.com/node/2212441/business-economy

US Plans 2 More Years of Ukraine Conflict – FM Spox Zakharova

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova claims that based on documents for the supply of weapons, the United States plans to maintain hostilities in Ukraine at least until the end of 2025.

Who will ever sign an agreement with these criminals again?

Merkel’s confession about Minsk Agreements a solid bid for a tribunal — diplomat

https://tass.com/politics/1547779