Ukraine
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Ukraine: Truth – the First Casualty
The nationalist uprising in Kiev, at least in part stage-managed from Washington and Brussels with that accustomed mixture of arrogance and duplicity last seen in the build up to previous imperial exercises – from the invasion of Iraq and Libya to Saakashvilli’s disastrous attack on South Ossetia as encouraged by the Washington Neocons – is… Continue reading
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Audio: Ukraine, Western Media, and Liberal Imperialism By Eric Draitser
Eric Draitser of StopImperialism.org appears on Bullet Points with Navid Nasr to discuss the ongoing crisis in Ukraine. They examine the recent history leading up to the current conflict including the “Orange Revolution” of 2004 and the key individuals from that movement impacting the situaiton today. Eric and Navid also touch upon a range of… Continue reading
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Right Sector (neo-Nazi) Leaflet for Eastern Ukraine
Right Sector: 3. Locals who permanently reside on streets named after “criminal Communist regime” must submit their IDs to custom office departments. 4. You must vacate all buildings located nearby military facilities and administrative buildings. 5. You must provide People’s Self-Defense units with your living space. Continue reading
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Alex Callinicos: An imperialist apologist writes on Ukraine By Chris Marsden
Alex Callinicos is the theoretical leader of the Socialist Workers Party in Britain and a senior lecturer at Kings College London. His most recent writings on Ukraine mark him out definitively as a pliant tool of imperialist intrigue, ready to employ any lie, no matter how brazen, in order to facilitate the predatory activities of… Continue reading
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The new Great (Threat) Game in Eurasia By Pepe Escobar
In Ukraine, the West supported an unconstitutional putsch against an elected government perpetrated, among others, by fascist/neo-nazi storm troopers (Svoboda, Right Sector) instrumentalized by US intelligence. After a Russian counterpunch, US President Barack Obama proclaimed that any referendum in Crimea would “violate the Ukrainian constitution and violate international law.” Continue reading
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Ukraine: ‘Pravy Sektor’ and ‘White Al-Qaeda’ – two sides of the same coin By Anna Filimonova
12 March 2014 — Strategic Culture Foundation The situation in Ukraine is not changing by the day, but by the hour. The junta that has come to power as a result of the coup d’état organised from the outside is made up of fragmented, loosely-connected parts. Tymoshenko and Turchynov are fading into the background, not to… Continue reading
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Kiev snipers shooting from bldg controlled by Maidan forces –Ex-Ukraine security chief
Former chief of Ukraine’s Security Service has confirmed allegations that snipers who killed dozens of people during the violent unrest in Kiev operated from a building controlled by the opposition on Maidan square. Continue reading
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Ukraine Between Popular Uprising for Democracy and Fascist Putsch By David Mandel
Let’s begin with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s version. One can think what one likes about deposed Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich, but his election in 2012 was recognized as legitimate by international observers and, after a certain hesitation, by the defeated candidate, Yulia Timoshenko. In fact, relatively honest elections were just about the only positive… Continue reading
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Civil War Looms in Ukraine? Regime Calls for Military Mobilization, IMF Austerity Measures By Alex Lantier
The Kiev regime’s unelected president, Oleksandr Turchynov, called for military mobilization and the formation of a new National Guard. He said, “It’s necessary to create the National Guard on the basis of Ukrainian troops, whose purpose will be to protect the country and citizens against all criminals, external and internal aggression. It’s necessary to announce… Continue reading
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Obama’s Ukrainian Power Grab, Sanctions and the Boomerang Effect By Prof. James Petras
In the biggest power grab since George Bush seized Eastern Europe and converted it into a NATO bastion confronting Russia, the Obama regime, together with the EU, financed and organized a violent putsch in the Ukraine which established a puppet regime in Kiev. Continue reading
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Video: Exposing Propaganda: NGO Documents Plan Ukraine War
NGOs caught forging documents for war, insider warns all NGOs infiltrated; ‘Independent military observers’ for EU-based group OSCE again turned away in Crimea, OSCE branded one more ‘vulgar instrument’ for foreign interests; and CNN buys the latest State Department hoax. Continue reading
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From the Archives: Cold War crisis in Ukraine Control of oil, key Grand Chessboard ‘pivot’ at stake By Larry Chin
Why does Ukraine merit such furious and violent scrambling by the various parties? Whichever powers manage to prevail will hold the key to the control of Eurasian oil and energy, the political control of the Eurasian corridor itself, and the survival of Russia as a nation. Continue reading
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Nuland, Ashton, “Klitsch”, “Yats” and…Oleh Tyahnybok?
Pepe Escobar put me onto these pictures, both taken a few weeks before the new ruling troika’s accession to power in late February. Victoria Nuland in the first, Baroness Ashton in the other. Pretty clear from these formal portraits that a formal anointment by the US and the West was underway. The three are Yarsenyi… Continue reading
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Putin Speaks: Straighforward Answers. The West Triggered the Crisis in Ukraine. Why? By Dr. Paul Craig Roberts
Americans have not experienced political leadership or an independent media for such a long time that they will be amazed at the straightforward answers from the Russian President and by media asking real questions, some of which show the influence of Washington’s propaganda. Continue reading
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Syria, Ukraine: One Antiterrorist Front By Boris Dolgov
10 March 2014 — Strategic Culture Foundation The February armed coup in Ukraine has repeated the Syrian scenario in the Russia’s brotherly nation. It was a result of the actions planned in advance using both «soft» and «tough» power directed from outside. The very same scenario has been staged by the West in Yugoslavia, Libya. For… Continue reading
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Brzezinski about Ukraine: Underlying Meaning of Finland Option By Segey Maximov
Mr. Brzezinski has a long history of giving advices to many US administrations. Now he comes up with an offer to lend a helping hand to the new government in Kiev and deter Russia from taking resolute steps to defend its interests of vital importance in Ukraine. He recommends, «Washington to use its influence internationally… Continue reading
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Video; Constructing the Narrative in Ukraine
Eric Draitser of StopImperialism.org appears briefly on RT to discuss recent comments from the so called “interim Prime Minister” of Ukraine Yatsenyuk regarding Russia’s military presence in Ukraine. Draitser explains that his comments are part of the broader attempt to piece together a constructed narrative that justifies the claims of the Western media of Russian… Continue reading
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‘Blackwater’ footage: Who are the mercenaries in Ukraine?
Videos have sprung on YouTube alleging that the US private security service formerly known as Blackwater is operating in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk. Western press is hitting back, accusing Russia of fabricating reports to justify “aggression.” Continue reading
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Vlad the Bad steals a march on the West By Eric Margolis (USA)
Russia’s hard-eyed president, Vladimir Putin, is following the same strategy over Ukraine and Crimea. Putin swiftly moved his knight into the empty chess square of Crimea, thereby regaining full control of one of Russia’s four strategic port regions: Sevastopol, Murmansk, St Petersburg and Vladivostok. Continue reading
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Who’s Who in Ukraine’s New “Semi-fascist” Government: Meet the People the U.S. and EU are Supporting By Brian Becker
The U.S. and European Union countries played a key role in the overthrow of the elected government in the Ukraine headed by Victor Yanukovych and the Party of Regions. Listening to the politicians in Washington or watching the corporate media, it would be easy to believe that the coup in the Ukraine has ushered in… Continue reading
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