Day: June 6, 2022

Ukraine News Links 5-6 June 2022

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Monday, 6 June 2022 — The New Dark Age

There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back. If it gets updated, I usually insert the time on the line above. A lot of cross-posting usually indicates that the article is popular and some links may not work, depending on your location but I’ve kept them anyway, so at least the reader has some idea of the scale of censorship now operating in the ‘democratic’ West.

Russia comments on long-range missile deliveries to Ukraine
https://www.rt.com/news/556695-russia-ukraine-missiles-lavrov/

Is US/NATO (with WEF help) pushing for a Global South famine?
http://thesaker.is/is-us-nato-with-wef-help-pushing-for-a-global-south-famine/

India Has a Key Role to Play in a Possible New World Order
https://socialistproject.ca/2022/06/india-has-key-role-possible-new-world-order/

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How Russia Can (And Will?) De-NATO-ize Europe

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Mnoday, 6 June 2022 — Moon of Alabama

In a video published yesterday Gonzalo Lire, currently under house arrest in Karkov, is asking a very interesting question:

What Happens To Europe When Russia Wins? (vid)

Lira states, and I agree with him, that Russia will win the war in the Ukraine, take the south and east to likely create a new country and leave the rest of the cadaver for Poland, Hungary, Romania, Lithuania and others to feast on.

But then what?

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Has Ukraine attained only virtual victory?

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Sunday, 5 June 2022 — Quid Est Veritas

Let’s consider where the actual tide is

As the Western corporate media communicate reports of Ukrainian counterattacks, they speak about “turning” tides and Ukrainian forces recapturing territory.  They ensure that you know all of Ukraine’s successes and none of their defeats.  You would not be blamed if you thought that Ukrainian chances of victory or survival were improving.  You may find the bravery of Ukrainian forces on the ground inspiring and that no one could beat Western hegemony no matter how much they tried.  Yet are these thoughts supported by the context and the facts on the ground?  Let’s investigate to find out.

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UK: Is dissent now illegal? How worried should we be?

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Monday, 6 June 2022 — Goodlaw Project

Join me for a special Good Law Project live event: “Is the UK shutting down dissent? Protest in the new age of policing powers” on Wednesday 15 June at 5pm.

The Government has changed the law to make it easier for the police to restrict where and how we protest, and it’s set to do so again in the coming months. For many, freedom of
assembly is essential to a healthy democracy. Just how worried should we be about the new powers the Government has given the police, and itself, to limit protest?

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