Lavrov’s History Lesson – Germany’s Downfall – Russian Forces Develop Routine

Tuesday, 22 March 2022 — Moon of Alabama

The Saker has reproduced the transcript of a talk Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergej Lavrov has given three days ago. It is quite long with a Q&A at the end but it is a very good history lesson on how we got to the point that Russia felt it had to intervene in the Ukraine.

Here are just a few graphs of it. I recommend to read it all of it:
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Ukraine News Links 21-22 March 2022

Tuesday, 22 March 2022 — The New Dark Age

Ukraine: The Great Manipulation
https://orientalreview.org/2022/03/22/ukraine-the-great-manipulation/

In The Heart Of The Beast
https://popularresistance.org/in-the-heart-of-the-beast/

US to Use Ukraine as Stepping Stone toward Taiwan Provocation
https://dissidentvoice.org/2022/03/us-to-use-ukraine-as-stepping-stone-toward-taiwan-provocation/

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Erasing History To Own Putin: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix

Saturday, 19 March 2022 — Caitlin Johnson

by Caitlin Johnstone

Listen to a reading of this article:

It enrages me that “westsplaining” is a word now. Fuck off you ridiculous NPR-addled shitbrains. The absolute gall to protect a murderous globe-dominating empire from criticism and accountability for its non-stop meddling and oppression using words disguised to sound like social justice jargon. Fuck you.

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How the Western Press Handles the Ukrainian Government’s Nazism

Saturday, 19 March 2022 — The New Dark Age

Eric Zuesse
The evidence is undenied and undeniable that, ever since the U.S. government’s coup in Ukraine in February 2014, the Ukrainian government hates and wants to destroy Russians, very much like Adolf Hitler’s Nazis did during WW II. Seven examples of that evidence are provided in:

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Troubled Ideas: A Nuremberg Tribunal for Putin

Tuesday, 22 March 2022 — CounterCurrents

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In a good number of Western states, the ruling classes, former and current, have lost their heads.  Bugbear and boogieman Vladimir Putin’s efforts in Ukraine have lent themselves to some rather extreme suggestions, ranging from assassination to potential war crimes trials.  This is not to say that the Russian leader has nothing to account for.  As ever, it all depends on who is making the accusation, and who is seeking retribution.

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