Munich Security Conference: Threats and Provocations Against Russia
http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2015/02/09/muni-f09.html
"Behind the mantra of a 'diplomatic solution' the German ruling elite is preparing for war..."
The new Russophobia
Mon, 2015-02-09 04:11
#302
Tue, 2015-02-10 12:12
#303
ikosmos
“Russian Aggression”: The Big Lie Blasted Worldwide Ad Nauseum
Russian aggression, Russian hoards, Russian threats, big bad Russian bear comments infest so-called Western journalism like crabgrass besets lawns.Big Lies repeated enough get most people to believe them. Especially when hard truth narratives are suppressed.
Thu, 2015-02-12 02:08
#304
Resolving Ukraine Crisis and Understanding US-Russia Relations (and vid)
http://rt.com/shows/politicking-larry-king/231167-ukraine-russia-us-cohen/
"Can the crisis in Ukraine be resolved before it ushers in a new Cold War between the West and Russia? The Nation's Stephen F Cohen joins Larry with this take."
Mon, 2015-02-16 20:26
#305
The Putin-Did-It Conspiracy Theory - by Robert Parry
https://consortiumnews.com/2015/02/13/the-putin-did-it-conspiracy-theory/
"A new truce agreement in Ukraine rekindles hope that the bloodshed can be reduced if not stopped, but official Washington's gross misunderstanding of the crisis, blames everything on Russia's President Putin, raises doubts and portends a politically grave catastrophe, writes Robert Parry.."
The Saker: Western Sanctions and Russian Perceptions
http://vineyardsaker.blogspot.ca/2015/02/western-sanctions-and-russian.html
"First, nobody in Russia believes that the sanctions will be lifted. Nobody...Everybody fully understands that Putin is hated by the West not for doing something wrong, but for doing something right..."
Wed, 2015-02-18 13:14
#306
Yeah, the CIA did it, right?
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/18/russian-punk-band-pussy-rio...
Wed, 2015-02-18 17:11
#307
ikosmos
The Russophobic public brainwashing in the USA seems to be having the desired effect.
Russia Tops American Public's List of Enemy States
More Americans believe that Russia is the most threatening foreign country in the world than at any time in the recent past, with the proportion of people naming Russia as the greatest enemy of the US increasing nine-fold in three years.
Polling carried out by Gallup on February 8-11 found that Russia has replaced China as the state which Americans believe to be the US's greatest enemy. North Korea took second place, China third, and Iran fourth.
Wed, 2015-02-18 17:26
#308
UK Demonizing Russia as 'Guilty of Daring to Resist US Empire - by John Wight
http://rt.com/op-edge/233483-uk-media-demonize-russia/
"The demonization of Vladimir Putin by the [Canadian and] British political establishment has never been as intense as in the wake of the recent Ukraine peace talks in Minsk. The characterization of the Russian leader has been so far off the scale it is hard to imagine anyone being naive enough to take it seriously.
What he's not being compared to Hitler, an especially offensive caricature for historical reasons, he is being accused of harboring ambitions of forging a 'Russian Empire.'
That such accusations stem from a nation whose government has played a key role in reducing Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya to a state of chaos in recent years, a consequence of [Canada and] UK's attachment to Washington's brutal and disastrous assault on the Arab and Muslim world, only makes this all the more hypocritical if not downright noxious..."
Wed, 2015-02-18 18:55
#309
ikosmos
While Terlikowski accuses the pontiff for his failure to follow the accepted wisdom of much of the Western political and media environment that the war in Ukraine was caused by Russian aggression, the fact is that Pope Francis simply refuses to repeat the propagandist mantras of Western, unanimously pro-Kiev media. Francis stands, albeit indirectly, on the side of those who have pointed out all along that evidence of Russian military aggression has yet to be substantiated, who have pointed out the discrepancies in the theories of those who claim that Russia or Russian-backed rebels shot down MH17.
Apparently, the Latin American origins of the Pontiff may be key to why he has "succumbed to the manipulations of Russian diplomacy". lol.
Terlikowski says that part of the problem may be that many Catholics, among other Western conservatives, have succumbed to the ideas "of a 'Great Russian Civilization' and her icons, mysticism and teleology." He notes that while these people may have been intrigued by Russia's symbolic resistance to "the camouflaged totalitarianism" of liberalism, the reality is that Catholics' search for ecumenical closeness with the Russian Orthodox Church is in vain, "bait" used by the Kremlin "to get new concessions from the Vatican."
The highlighted expression is interesting, almost Chomskyian.
Wed, 2015-02-18 22:33
#310
Because Europe hasn't quite instigated enough religious wars.
Fri, 2015-02-20 14:10
#311
ikosmos
Even Pat Buchanan has had enough of the Putin-phobic Russophobia.
Putin Paranoia by Pat Buchanan
If we could negotiate with neo-Stalinists issues as grave as the the Berlin Wall, and ballistic missiles in Cuba, why cannot we sit down with Vladimir Putin and discuss less earthshaking matters, such as whose flag should fly over Luhansk and Donetsk?
Fri, 2015-02-20 14:59
#312
He's just sweet on him because he claims he's doing it for god, and he hates the gays.
THis is what his crush is all about:
Fri, 2015-02-20 15:34
#313
ikosmos
Buchanan has nothing to say about GLBT in the article. It's actually a well-reasoned piece, for the most, and shows that even among the political right in the USA there is some disagreement with the bellicose Russophobia emanating from Washington and the other citadels of imperialism.
If this is too nuanced for you to understand, then maybe you should go play somewhere else. lol.
When people who claim to be on the political left are more xenophobic than those on the right, there's bullshit afoot. Careful you don't step in it, babblers.
Fri, 2015-02-20 17:32
#314
Even Pat Buchanan has had enough of the Putin-phobic Russophobia.
Putin Paranoia by Pat Buchanan
If we could negotiate with neo-Stalinists issues as grave as the the Berlin Wall, and ballistic missiles in Cuba, why cannot we sit down with Vladimir Putin and discuss less earthshaking matters, such as whose flag should fly over Luhansk and Donetsk?
"Even"? Buchanan's been a Putin fan for years.
Fri, 2015-02-20 19:24
#315
And it is solidly based on his alignment with orthodox christianity, right-wing positions on moral issues against gays, and against access to abortion. This has less to do with political analysis than it does with Buchanan's belief that god is on Putin's side.
Sorry, not too nuanced at all:
In the new war of beliefs, Putin is saying, it is Russia that is on God's side. The West is Gomorrah.
[...]
He is also tapping into the worldwide revulsion of and resistance to the sewage of a hedonistic secular and social revolution coming out of the West.
[...]
The West's capitulation to a sexual revolution of easy divorce, rampant promiscuity, pornography, homosexuality, feminism, abortion, same-sex marriage, euthanasia, assisted suicide -- the displacement of Christian values by Hollywood values.
[...]
But the war to be waged with the West is not with rockets. It is a cultural, social, moral war where Russia's role, in Putin's words, is to "prevent movement backward and downward, into chaotic darkness and a return to a primitive state."
[...]
In 2013, the Kremlin imposed a ban on homosexual propaganda, a ban on abortion advertising, a ban on abortions after 12 weeks and a ban on sacrilegious insults to religious believers.
[...]
In the new ideological Cold War, whose side is God on now?
http://mediamatters.org/blog/2014/04/04/pat-buchanan-god-is-on-putins-si...
Mon, 2015-02-23 14:19
#316
ikosmos
Winnipeg Free Press calls for regime change in Russia.
Just like their hero Adolph tried, eh?
"There can be no normal relations with Russia until Mr. Putin is gone…"
Commentary: The story online has an image of a statue of Lenin in UKr Nationalist colours. I wonder if those idiots realize that their photo actually reflects an astonishing truth; the old Soviet regime had a great deal to do with the establishment of a separate Ukraine - so much so that some have even described Lenin (others used Stalin) as the "founder" of Ukraine.
Mon, 2015-02-23 15:01
#317
Cherry season is months away, ikosmos. There is nothing in that editorial to say that the west should work to put Putin out of office. Sorry to inform you, but he is not an immortal being, despite the throng of worshippers, and sooner or later the statement will be true, and he will be gone. The editorial says that this will not be resolved until he is out of office, and that is correct.
As for western intervention, it very clearly says this:
American hawks are demanding Ukraine be armed with sophisticated weapons so it can fight back and defend itself.
U.S. President Barack Obama should avoid that reckless war cry, which will only ensure more bloodshed. Nor is there the slightest reason to believe the latest technology or the biggest tanks and guns, in the hands of Ukraine's demoralized and ineffective army, would change the course of history.
As for the paint job, it says to me that Ukrainians know best how to craft their own relationship with their history. You'll notice that statue is still standing.
Mon, 2015-02-23 15:29
#318
ikosmos
WFP: "There can be no normal relations with Russia until Mr. Putin is gone…"
Smith: "There is nothing in that editorial to say that the west should work to put Putin out of office."
lol. Deny, deny, deny.
Wed, 2015-02-25 15:56
#319
ikosmos
Russia Insider: Is Putin Using a Top Secret KGB Vacuum to Suck All the Energy out of British MPs? Maybe.
The Guardian, that "left wing" paper of record, had the following headline ...
"Exhausted MPs unable to summon the energy to fight Vlad's sabre-rattling."
.......................
There is no truth to the rumour that UK MP Jack D. Ripper held a press conference in which the Russian attack on the "vital bodily fluids" of Western Civilization was discussed.
Wed, 2015-02-25 16:09
#320
ikosmos
One of the aviation experts consulted by CNN during the MH370 coverage has now claimed that Russia hijacked the plane. In a lengthy feature for New York magazine, Jeff Wise proposed a theory that MH370 was hijacked by Vladimir Putin (who else?) and landed at the “slowly crumbling” Baikonur Spaceport.
But why?
Because Vlad ... is autistic!
The Daily Mail, for example, has already presented Wise’s theory as fact, tacking it onto the legitimate news coverage of the newly released National Geographic documentary about MH370. According to the Daily Mail’s ever-so-helpful bullet points, “Putin 'spoofed' the flight data and landed the plane in Kazakhstan.”
............................................
Just to remind readers, when MH-17 went down, the following were front page large print headlines ...
'Putin’s rebels blew up plane,' (The Daily Express), 'Putin killed my son' (The Daily Mail), and 'PUTIN’S MISSILE' (The Sun).
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Russian invasion! Mars attacks! Water flouridation! Vital bodily fluids! Reds under the bed!
Wed, 2015-02-25 22:46
#321
The demonization of Russia or its leadership increasingly goes to outrageous extremes as with this National Post piece which resurrects a discredited story about Putin stealing a man's ring, and also opines there's 'something wrong with his brain'...
John Ivison: Canada Set to Wade Deeper into Ukrainian Crisis as Jason Kenney Floats Military Training Mission
http://news.nationalpost.com/2015/02/25/ivison-ukraine-military-training...
This kind of offensive propaganda was also noticeable in the cases of Saddam Hussein, Muammar Gaddafi and Milosevic, strongly suggesting similarly malevolent intentions and plans are probably afoot.
Wed, 2015-02-25 23:04
#322
ikosmos
This kind of offensive propaganda was also noticeable in the cases of Saddam Hussein, Muammar Gaddafi and Milosevic, strongly suggesting similarly malevolent intentions and plans are probably afoot.
When even the Winnipeg Free Press has an article with innuendo-style calls for Putin's overthrow, then that's a good guess. My best guess of the plan: overthrow of the Russian President followed by or accompanied by the dismemberment of the country into a dozen little statelets and all the "blessings" of full austerity, neo-liberalism, and the transformation of the Russian Federation into a subservient, resource hinterland for the Empire.
Think Canada.
Thu, 2015-02-26 00:58
#323
Probably something like that. Here's more on this:
Propaganda Success... - by Eric Zuesse
http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2015/02/propaganda-success-u-s-govt-revel...
"July 25's Polska quotes an online statement by a parent of one of the MH17 victims saying, 'Mr Putin, You Killed My Child.' And that's just print-media magazines. The same is done in radio, TV and the blogosphere.
The people are manipulated by lies and all support the aristocracy's agenda.
How can democracy be possible in a nation like that...?"
Thu, 2015-02-26 13:04
#324
ikosmos
A good summary of recent Russophobic propaganda in the UK follows.
Laughing at the preposterous “The Russians are coming” brigade really is the best response. Refuse to stand to attention and deferentially tug your forelock when a neo-con or faux-leftist starts to lecture you on “the Russian threat”: Establishment Russophobes hate it when they’re not being taken seriously. And make sure that when you do come across a “The Russians are coming” scaremonger, check out what that person was saying about the Iraqi WMDs ‘threat’ in 2003. It’s usually quite revealing.
BBC propaganda: How to spot a Russian bomber
UK media demonizing Russia as ‘guilty’ of daring to resist US Empire
What the crisis and conflict in Ukraine has done is remind us that we live in a unipolar world in which the West’s interests and rights are the only ones deemed legitimate. This is what drives the repeated attempts by Washington and its allies, especially the UK, to push a hegemonic agenda. And whether in the Middle East or in Europe, it is this agenda that has been the root cause of instability, conflict, and human suffering across the world that we have seen unfold in recent times. And this is without taking into account the decades of mayhem that has ensued before that.
The highlighted remark is absolutely spot on.
The US is a global hegemon. With over 1,000 military bases covering the planet, 11 navy battle carrier groups, and a military budget currently exceeding that of every other major industrialized nation combined, the challenge facing the world is how to resist a US Empire that, to paraphrase the Roman historian Tacitus, is intent on making a desert and calling it peace.The British political class and its media allies have made a virtue out of attaching themselves to the US Empire’s coattails. It is a sordid and eminently dishonorable relationship that has allowed the UK to parade itself as a first rate power when in truth it hardly qualifies as third rate. While Britain may no longer have an empire, an empire attitude towards the rest of the world continues to poison the minds of its leaders
Thu, 2015-02-26 13:06
#325
Propaganda Success... - by Eric Zuesse
http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2015/02/propaganda-success-u-s-govt-revel...
First: There’s the reality of how the Malaysian MH17 airliner was shot down by the Ukrainian Air Force, as instructed by Barack Obamaafter he had failed to get the EU sanctions he wanted against Russia
Really? What's his proof?
Thu, 2015-02-26 13:19
#326
ikosmos
Really? What's his proof?
It's an interesting claim. He should be more precise, mind you; the US regime does this sort of thing (eg, shooting down the Iranian passenger airliner "by mistake" and refusing to pay reparations, etc., etc.) as a routine matter, killing heads of state, etc. But I don't see it necessary for the US President to order every single atrocity. Others do that.
The key Russophobia in that article, in my view, is the personalization of the MH-17 as "Putin killed my mom," and other fabrications, without a shred of evidence, by all sorts of Western media far and wide, by the faux left, and so on.
Thu, 2015-02-26 13:24
#327
None offered. Nor do I believe Obama gave or would give such an instruction.
Fri, 2015-02-27 18:21
#328
NS
A Russian political figure Boris Nemtsov was killed in Moscow today.
Conspiracy theories have already started. It is being called an assissination ordered by non other than Putin himself. The proof is supposedly Nemtsov last words on a Belurusian tv station two weeks ago saying: "I'm afraid Putin will kill me".
Open and shut case!
Fri, 2015-02-27 19:32
#329
Makes no sense for a president so wildly popular with ratings through the roof to now bump off a middling opposition politician from the Yeltsin era. But this will no doubt be eagerly gobbled up by the West's demonization campaign to further legitimize hostile NATO moves, support for the fascists in Ukraine and assorted anti-Russian measures.
Fri, 2015-02-27 23:40
#330
Here's the Saker's take:
Breaking News: False Flag in Moscow
http://thesaker.is/breaking-news-false-flag-in-moscow/
'And now, in perfect timing Nemtsov is murdered'
"By the way, if, as I believe, this is a false flag, I expect it to be a stunning success in the West and a total flop in Russia: by now Russians can smell that kind of setup a mile away..."
Sat, 2015-02-28 02:07
#331
The Metamorphosis of Vladimir Putin - by Andrew Levine
http://www.counterpunch.org/2015/02/27/the-metamorphosis-of-vladimir-putin/
"Suddenly last summer, Vladimir Putin, formerly once a decent enough Russian leader (with a few unsettling quirks), turned into a malevolent, almost demonic force.
Congratulations to the American propaganda system for putting over this remarkable metamorphosis.
It is important to the War Party that he be thought of this way. If he were not, they could hardly concoct the coldwar - or worse - that they long for. To this end they have been well served. The demonization of Russia's leader is now so deeply entrenched in the media narratives that assail us that hardly anyone objects, hardly anyone even notices.
But it is far from clear what Putin - or Russia - did to merit the sudden and overwhelming condemnation they are now receiving. It is disturbingly similar to what happened with Saddam Hussein and Muammar Gaddafi.
The demonization of Putin and of Russia and Russians (in Ukraine) more generally, only makes sense if we drop the pretense of beneficence and admit outright that the American aim is to enfeeble Russia - for geopolitical and economic reasons that have nothing to do with making Russians or Ukrainians better off.
But of course Putin is not and never has been the issue. American power is. That, and the unreconstructed Cold War mentality of the West's foreign policy elite. Stirring up anti-Russian forces in Ukraine therefore does make a kind of sense - America's grandees stand to gain in power and wealth, if all goes well.
But thanks to their machinations, all is not going well; not for Ukraine and not for the world..."
Sun, 2015-03-01 11:13
#332
01.03.2015 Author: Christopher Black
We must wait to see how Russia responds to the Canadian action but whatever that response is it remains for the Canadian people to realise the jeopardy that the Harper regime is putting them in and to demand that the aggression against Russia be stopped, that the support for fascists in Kiev be stopped and that Canada withdraw from Nato and all other military alliances and for once live up to its undeserved reputation as a nation dedicated to peace and the peaceful resolution of disputes between nations.
Christopher Black is an international criminal lawyer based in Toronto, he is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada and he is known for a number of high-profile cases involving human rights and war crimes, especially for the online magazine “New Eastern Outlook”
Sun, 2015-03-01 12:13
#333
ikosmos
It might be useful for doubting Thomases who, while not sharing the virulent Russophobia of the MSM, nevertheless, naturally enough, have nagging doubts about Russia's role in international affairs and/or Russia's President.
One thing, then. Notice carefully how, when there is a peace settlement, a ceasefire, anything positive in the Ukrainian civil war, it seems to be always accompanied by a ratcheting UP of sanctions by the US [and its client NATO states] or threats to that effect. I mean EVERY time. Now ask yourself; what would the purpose of these new threats and sanctions be?
Exactly. The aim, it seems to me, is destabilization, as with Libya, Iraq, Syria, Venezuela, Iran, etc., and follows a very predictable script. There simply isn't really any other good explanation for increasing tensions when the conflict seems to be subsiding.
Supplemental: I've found an article that outlines my argument in much more detail.
Why the US Is Addicted to Russophobia
Some relevant quotes follow. The author has his criticism of Russian media as well, fair is fair. But he echoes the points I made above.
For one example of ideologically blind reporting, let us consider events surrounding the recent ceasefire. On February 13th, IBT ran the following headline:«After Ukraine Ceasefire Agreement, EU Warns Russia With New Sanctions If Deal Fails To End War»
Not known for satire, the magazine’s editors were evidently just reporting the EU’s official line, one that tacked close to the American.
The absurdity buried in this headline is not buried very deeply, but because the press has stopped digging at all, I will unearth it here. Immediately after the ceasefire was agreed, the EU and the United States announced that, when the deal unravels, Russia will be sanctioned and, most importantly, Ukraine might receive American weapons. Be good now, Petro.
As it turned out, that announcement was just politics – new European sanctions were enacted regardless, the very day the ceasefire began, before either side claimed the deal had failed.
This same sequence, with minor variations, happened after the first ceasefire deal in September, also without interrogation from our press. As of this writing, the sanctions remain in place, as does the ceasefire, and there has been no quieting of calls to arm Kiev.
These logical absurdities demands explanation, but none can be expected, just as no press outlet can be found to question the motives of NATO or Ukraine’s defense ministry when parroting their conflict reports. These are basic responsibilities being shirked, not political positions the press might adopt.
It would appear – in fact does appear, to many millions of Russians – that Russia itself is the problem, rather than its actions; that harming Russia is the goal, and Ukraine the excuse. Certainly, from this premise, none of the instances above remain puzzling.
Tue, 2015-03-03 18:54
#334
NS
UK Media Regulator Again Threatens RT(Russia Today UK) for “Bias”: This Time, Airing “Anti-Western Views By Glenn Greenwald
By rather stark contrast, Ofcom has repeatedly threatened the Russian-state television outlet RT with revocation of its license. Last November, that outlet launched a British-specific, London-based version of its network, but previously had been broadcasting its standard English-speaking programming in the U.K. At the time of its launch, the Guardian noted that RT “is facing six separate investigations by media regulator Ofcom.”
That investigative history included a finding last fall whereby the network was “threatened with statutory sanctions by [] Ofcom after the Kremlin-backed news channel breached broadcasting regulations on impartiality with its coverage of the Ukraine crisis.” RT executives were “summoned to a meeting with Ofcom after it was found guilty of breaching the code governing UK broadcasters” and told they could face revocation of their license if these breaches of “impartiality rules” continued.
Today, Ofcom announced a new “bias” investigation into RT. The offense this time, according to the Guardian, is the broadcasting of “anti-western comments in a late-night discussion on Ukraine.” Specifically, “the programme is understood to have featured a number of anti-Western views in the discussion between the presenter and three studio guests.”
Unfortunately, RT told the Intercept this morning that it was barred by Ofcom regulations even from commenting on this new investigation. Not only are they being threatened for the crime of airing “anti-western views,” but they are prohibited by law from publicly discussing these threats.
That RT is “biased” is true as far as it goes, but it doesn’t go very far at all. It is expressly funded by the Russian government to present a Russian viewpoint of the world. But all media outlets composed of and run by human beings are “biased,” and that certainly includes the leading British outlets, which rail against Russia (and every other perceived adversary of the West) at least as much as RT defends it.
Tue, 2015-03-03 20:28
#335
Because Vlad ... is autistic!
Hey, ikosmos. Carry on with the usual ranting, but do you mind not saying shit like this?
Tue, 2015-03-03 20:29
#336
'Money Can't Buy All Airwaves': RT Host Launches Campaign Against US Media Empire (and vid)
http://rt.com/news/237341-crowdfunding-campaign-autism-rt/
"Mainstream media who are backed by American corporations have a hold on almost all outlets. I'm talking hundreds of billions of dollars,' says Anissa. 'Plus 700 million dollars for government media projects under the US Broadcasting Board of Governors.
So RT's open and modest budget of $220 million isn't the real problem for the American government,' Anissa says. This is the problem: YOU. Our audience. They see through the propaganda,' Money can't buy all the airwaves and RT is not the enemy.'
[The crowdfunding campaign is a message to corporate US media and the State Department. However, the cause and the campaign is autism, which now affects one in 68 children and one in 42 boys...]
'Biased'? You decide. Here's the RT news:
Tue, 2015-03-03 20:58
#337
Because Vlad ... is autistic!
Hey, ikosmos. Carry on with the usual ranting, but do you mind not saying shit like this?
Pentagon Study For 2008 Claims Putin Has Asperger's Syndrome
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/vladimir-putin/11392680/Vladim...
"US Pentagon report for 2008 concluded that 'the Russian President carries a neurological abnormality', described as a form of 'autism'..."
Refuting nonsense you apparently believe from your western mainstream media sources keeps us busy all the time Smith. Good to see even you recognize its falsity sometimes.
Tue, 2015-03-03 21:10
#338
ikosmos
Yeah, it's pretty f*cking rich to read Smith complain about mockery towards the usual Russophobic garbage. This time it hit a nerve.
The whole point is that the nonsense in Western media about Russia and Putin in particular has no end. They just make up shit. They don't care if they insult anyone, The whole point is to throw enough shit and hope some sticks. And, frankly, Smith has participated here, on babble, in re-gurgitating plenty of the same bile.
Do you homework Smith. All you had to do was google "Putin" and "autism" and an embarrassing richness of links shows up in western MSM.
And NDPP is right. We should all be offended by this garbage.
Tue, 2015-03-03 22:29
#339
Putin's 'autism' isn't nearly as bad as 'the democratic revolution of Ukraine' or 'Ukraine will be better off in the European family' or 'It's all Russia's fault', or a creepy pathological hatred of all things Russian, including by Canada's Banderite diaspora..
Here's what its propagandized and deluded supporters help to advance and further:
Fifty Years of Imperial Wars: Results and Perspectives - by James Petras.
http://dissidentvoice.org/2015/03/fifty-years-of-imperial-wars-results-a...
"The US imperial states' seizure of power via a proxy coup in Kiev, provoked a powerful anti-imperialist rebellion led by armed militia in the East (Donetsk and Luhansk) and the decimation of the Ukraine economy.
The Ukraine under IMF-EU-US tutelage has become a heavily indebted, broken economy run by kleptocrats who are totally dependent on foreign loans and military intervention..."
Tue, 2015-03-03 23:44
#340
Further to Russophobia, the Banderite ultranationalist pathology, patrons and beneficiaries...
Revanchism and Russophobia: The Dark Undercurrents of the War in Ukraine
http://thesaker.is/revanchism-and-russophobia-the-dark-undercurrents-of-...
"...The constant propaganda about the 'Russian threat' is not only a political tool to dumb down the western people by keeping them in a state of constant fear (of Russia or Islam) but it is also the expression of a deep fear really felt by the 1% plutocracy which rules the western world..."
Playing Chicken With Nuclear War - by Robert Parry
http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/28871-focus-playing-chick...
"...Thus a very manageable political problem in Ukraine wa allowed to expand into a proxy war between nuclear armed United States and Russia. Added to it were intense passions and propaganda. The war fever was such that no one raised an eyebrow when Ukraine's Deputy Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko told Canada's CBC radio last month that the West should no longer fear fighting nuclear armed Russia, and that Ukraine wanted arms for a 'full scale war' against Moscow..."
I think the Saker might be on to something...
Wed, 2015-03-04 03:45
#341
Yeah, it's pretty f*cking rich to read Smith complain about mockery towards the usual Russophobic garbage. This time it hit a nerve.
The whole point is that the nonsense in Western media about Russia and Putin in particular has no end. They just make up shit. They don't care if they insult anyone, The whole point is to throw enough shit and hope some sticks. And, frankly, Smith has participated here, on babble, in re-gurgitating plenty of the same bile.
Do you homework Smith. All you had to do was google "Putin" and "autism" and an embarrassing richness of links shows up in western MSM.
And NDPP is right. We should all be offended by this garbage.
If you are going to post something inflamatory like that, post a link, not a veiled reference halfway down the page.
Hit a nerve? You are fucking right you did. And you feel the need to point that out why, exactly?
Given the gratuitous slurs and outright lies you post on a daily basis you shouldn't be surprised at the reaction.
Wed, 2015-03-04 12:30
#342
Further to Russophobia, the Banderite ultranationalist pathology, patrons and beneficiaries...
Revanchism and Russophobia: The Dark Undercurrents of the War in Ukraine
http://thesaker.is/revanchism-and-russophobia-the-dark-undercurrents-of-...
"...The constant propaganda about the 'Russian threat' is not only a political tool to dumb down the western people by keeping them in a state of constant fear (of Russia or Islam) but it is also the expression of a deep fear really felt by the 1% plutocracy which rules the western world..."
Everything I have written above fully applies to East European leaders too, only with even more intensity. We are talking about countries which sometimes had a rather glorious past and who during WWII had no other purpose then being the furniture in the room where the two Big Guys slugged it out.
Poland?
Wed, 2015-03-04 12:53
#343
Poland?
I guess, and a good chunk of what is now Ukraine. Who knows what he is talking about. And he convenently leaves out the fact that the happy couple actually barged in and stole the whole thing as a wedding present.
Just furniture, eh?
Wed, 2015-03-04 13:03
#344
Noam Chomsky: Keeping Ukraine Neutral Offers Path to Peace with Russia (and vid)
http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/28885-noam-chomsky-keepin...
"It's fashionable in [Canada,] the US and Britain to condemn Putin as some sort of distorted mind,' says Noam Chomsky, but he notes no Russian leader can accept the current UKrainian move to join NATO. He argues a strong declaration that Ukraine will be neutralized offers the path to a peaceful settlement.
'...Now in the case of the Ukraine again, whatever you think of Putin - think he's the worst monster since Hitler - they still have a case, and it's a case no Russian leader is going to back down from.
I mentioned before that the Doomsday clock, famous clock of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, has been advanced to three minutes before midnight. That's very close. Midnight means we're finished..."
Wed, 2015-03-04 13:19
#345
ikosmos
http://thesaker.is/revanchism-and-russophobia-the-dark-undercurrents-of-..."...The constant propaganda about the 'Russian threat' is not only a political tool to dumb down the western people by keeping them in a state of constant fear (of Russia or Islam) but it is also the expression of a deep fear really felt by the 1% plutocracy which rules the western world..."
I think the Saker might be on to something...
When even conservative Russia provides "the danger of a good example" (Chomsky's expression, I think) then you have some idea of how far discourse in the West has fallen; the genuine left has been silenced in the MSM.
Wed, 2015-03-04 15:58
#346
ikosmos
More bigotry and unilateralism by the USA. This time ... against Crimea. This time, Internet domain names registered in Crimea are being removed by ICANN.
The self-evident stupidity should be underlined. Crimeans are being punished ... for being "invaded" by Russia. But there is nothing that the Empire won't do ... to impose its views on the rest of the world.
Russia Disputed Against Removal of Crimean Domains in ICANN
We want to draw your attention to recent decision of American registrar. It informed its clients, located in a specific region, about cancellation of accounts, domains and their withdrawal starting from January 31, 2015. Registrar refers to trading limitations that don’t allow American companies to run a business with individuals and enterprises, located in Crimea.
It is as well to point out that any sanctions can and must be approved by the appropriate UN body. However, the Russophobic sancstions are being imposed, by and large, among NATO member states and their vassals. This is illegal, eg. in Canada, but neither the "free press" nor the "opposition parties" are saying a word about this. Ziltch.
But what's the harm? It's just Rooskies, right?
Sanctions, especially those, that are imposed on the Internet users, must be considered as restriction of right of every person
to receive and distribute information and ideas through mass media independently of state borders, as it is established in Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
This precedent contradicts with values of International meeting at the highest level on information society, especially with principles of using ICT for ensuring general access to information in accordance with Tunisian program on information society.
We want to mention that this precedent shows real situation in sphere of Internet-governance, when one government unilaterally adopts measures, discriminating users rights on area basis. At the same time this government controls governance of domain name system throughout the world.
Such unilateral restrictions undermine universally multilaterally recognized principles and values and trust in open and interconnected information space. They can also damage development of Internet-governance mechanisms and lead to its fragmentation.
But the US Empire has spoken!
Thu, 2015-03-05 16:45
#347
'US Is Cheerleader of East-West Tensions' - Tony Gosling
http://rt.com/op-edge/238013-nemtsov-murder-west-commentaries/
"And I notice the cheerleaders tensions and accusations are from the other side of the Atlantic [especially the vile and virulent Canucklehead presstitutes - rather like 'Spike's little doggie]
...What worries me more than anything else is that we've seen this kind of thing before with so-called weapons of mass destruction with no evidence, and we've also seen the demonization of leaders. This is what's now happening with Putin with some of the media organizations. And I don't think they at all reflect the actual view of ordinary people across the western world nowadays.
And we saw back in the days of the invasion of Iraq the same kind of thing happening with Saddam Hussein, we saw the same thing happening with Gaddafi also President Assad. Broadcasters have got an incredibly important role in keeping the peace and resisting pressure from the US to divide and rule across the European continent, between East and West.
I think we need to be calm, sensible and let's have a proper investigation..."
Sun, 2015-03-08 14:34
#348
Wed, 2015-03-11 11:42
#349
ikosmos
Start killing Russians! - Fox News
A military analyst has told Fox News that the only way to turn the tide in conflict in Eastern Ukraine is to “start killing Russians.” The former general alleged there are 12,000 Russian regular troops currently “camped” on Ukrainian territory.
... because Hitler never got the job done?
It would be nice if Fox News, or the State Department, whose missives that "reputable" broadcaster has been re-gurgitating, would actually make some effort to substantiate the claim of 12,000 regular Russian troops in Ukraine. Maybe they mean the troops in Crimea, now and forever a part of Russia? Who the hell knows. They just make up shit and any questions .... must be a Roosky!
Wed, 2015-03-11 13:25
#350
ikosmos
Russia Watching - recent episode of Crosstalk on RT
The West’s mainstream loves to loathe Russia, anything related to Russia and, of course, Russian President Vladimir Putin. Where do these intense biases come from? And has anyone noticed that bad media coverage in the West only strengthens the resolve of the average Russian at home?
Some notable remarks ...
Peter Lavelle: "Now, you can't have a discussion with the other side ... because there are just parallel universes now."
Mercouris: "It's always 1938 as far as Mr Putin is concerned."(e.g., H. Clinton talks of "appeasement" , etc.)
Wed, 2015-03-11 17:51
#351
And has anyone noticed that bad media coverage in the West only strengthens the resolve of the average Russian at home?
Not to mention some Canadians in Canada.