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Ukraine, Intervention, and America’s Doublethink
With the deployment of Russian forces into Crimea and eastern Ukraine, the US-NATO propaganda machine has kicked into high gear. Putin has been portrayed as a tyrannical aggressor, while the Obama administration and its European allies have attempted to stake out the moral high ground, declaring that peace, respect for sovereignty and international law should… Continue reading
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Vladimir Putin answers journalists’ questions on the situation in Ukraine By Vladimir Putin
How shall we do this? This is what I’d like to suggest: let’s have a conversation, rather than an interview. Therefore, I would ask you to begin by stating all your questions, I will jot them down and try to answer them, and then we will have a more detailed discussion of the specifics that… Continue reading
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The Crimean Anti-Coup Move
The U.S. and EU sponsored coup against the elected government and president of the Ukraine had several strategic implications and aims. One of them is the Black Sea base of the Russian Navy which is used to supply and defend Syria. A takeover of the government in Kiev was necessary but not sufficient to neutralize… Continue reading
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The Anglo-American Axis: Losing Ukraine, Losing Europe By Umberto Pascali
Concerning Ukraine, it now appears that the fury shown by the Anglo-Americans (that seems really too excessive and reckless even considering recent standards) is due not simply to the danger of losing Ukraine, but to the danger of losing Europe. Continue reading
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Video: What's Putin's Interest In Syria?
Aleksandr Buzgalin: Putin’s aims in Syria through a domestic lens Continue reading
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Putin: US Claims About Syrian Chemical Attack ‘Unimaginable Nonsense’
“Common sense speaks for itself – government troops are advancing, in some regions they surrounded the insurgents,” Putin said. “In such conditions, giving a trump card to those who have always been calling for a foreign military intervention is simply unimaginable nonsense.” Continue reading
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War on the Threshold of Syria By Dmitriy Sedov
The provocational use of chemical weapons on August 21 in a suburb of Damascus was the latest and, apparently, the most important step in bringing foreign aggression against Syria closer. Without waiting for the results of the investigation to be conducted by group of international experts, the West has begun preparing world public opinion for… Continue reading
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Obama keeps hold of the Syrian ball By M K Bhadrakumar
Moscow now admits that the current controversy over the chemical weapons attacks near Damascus might be a pre-meditated one choreographed carefully with a political objective. But then, it is too late, since it emerges that Sellstrom is unbound already and is at large, and Moscow cannot easily circumscribe his future activities in Syria. Continue reading
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The Stark Reality Behind Obama’s Russian ‘Statesmanship’ By F. William Engdahl
In a press conference Obama described the Russian President as having a “slouch…looking like that bored schoolboy in the back of the classroom.” Yet behind the childish form of the latest White House refusal to meet President Putin before the G-20 St. Petersburg Summit is a grim reality Continue reading
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The Stark Reality Behind Obama’s Russian ‘Statesmanship’ By F. William Engdahl
In a press conference Obama described the Russian President as having a “slouch…looking like that bored schoolboy in the back of the classroom.” Yet behind the childish form of the latest White House refusal to meet President Putin before the G-20 St. Petersburg Summit is a grim reality Continue reading
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Obama to Putin: Do as I say, not as I do… By Adrian Salbuchi
A row between the US and Moscow over Snowden’s extradition has reached a new level of tension after Barack Obama canceled a long-planned summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, again showing the adherence of US to double-standard politics. Continue reading
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Statement from Edward Snowden in Moscow
On Thursday, President Obama declared before the world that he would not permit any diplomatic “wheeling and dealing” over my case. Yet now it is being reported that after promising not to do so, the President ordered his Vice President to pressure the leaders of nations from which I have requested protection to deny my… Continue reading
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Syria: the Art of Standing on the Right Side of History
The ongoing Syrian crisis will be certainly viewed by future generations as a classic example of how a completely false reality, as presented by the dominant Western political class and corporate media, has inscrutably resulted in the moral and political reinforcement of the opposing party, which was desperately defending the principles of law and justice… Continue reading
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Russian Advanced Weapons for Syria: Unrevealed Secrets of Vladimir Putin’s Recent Visit to London
During his recent visit to London and meeting with British Prime Minister Cameron, President Putin passed on a message to the US and France in response to their recent announcement that they will arm the [Al Nusrah] fighters in Syria. Continue reading
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Strategic Culture Foundation 11-16 March 2012: Europe / Russia / Middle East / Qatar / SCO / USA / Latin America
17 March 2012 — Strategic Culture Foundation Europe on the Brink 16.03.2012 | 00:00 | Vladimir NESTEROV At the moment, it is open to debate whether the Greek default is a fairly inescapable outcome or an accomplished fact, but, clearly, getting the Greeks out of trouble is not the point for those who handle the situation. Continue reading
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Syria And Beyond: Most Serious East-West Confrontation Since End Of Cold War By Vladimir Radyuhin
The veto Russia slapped jointly with China on two United Nations Security Council resolutions that sought the ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad marked the most serious East-West confrontation since the end of the Cold War. Continue reading
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Russia's White Revolution By Eric Walberg
All the meticulous plotting to avoid Ukraine’s Orange Revolution resulted in — Russia’s very own coloured one. But Russia is not Ukraine, discovers Eric Walberg Continue reading
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Russia united – for the time being (Part II) By Eric Walberg
Russia’s parliamentary elections have sparked a political crisis, surprising everyone, from President Putin (excuse me, Medvedev) down, including the demonstrators themselves, marvels Eric Walberg Continue reading
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