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Fear and Loathing of War in Ukraine

Thu, 07/31/2014 - 04:03 — james

A new wave of fear is coursing around the internet due to talk about an immanent 'hot' war between NATO and Russia. Should we be surprised at this? No. Fear is the stock in trade for the war mongers. They use it to cover their motivation and to induce people and nations to make rash and disastrous decisions.

The outrageous propaganda is displaying a desperation. The warmongers are outing themselves and their media empire for exactly what it is.
But why? What are they so afraid of that the media is risking whatever credibility they have left to vilify Russia? And why risk doing it in unison putting on display the co-ordinated nature and therefore centralized control of the media?

Saker has put up a video of a talk by Sergei Glazyev made several weeks ago outlining his case that the aggression of the US using its proxy, the Ukrainian junta, is not only against the people of eastern Ukraine but also Russia. This will continue until Ukraine (doing the bidding of the US) is waging direct war against Russia. Glazyev says the longer Russia waits the better organized and larger the Ukrainian force becomes. He makes a convincing case and has so far been proved right. I agree with him on everything he says except with his prediction of the Ukrainian aggression growing into an armed confrontation with NATO for Russia. He gives no details as to why he thinks this will happen except that to him it follows on naturally from the proxy war because it is aimed at Russia anyway.

I am reminded of the oft reported remark of the neocon, Michael Ledeen, some years ago, "Every few years the United States needs to pick up some little shitty country and throw it against the wall to show the world we mean business". Well, they have picked up Ukraine now and are throwing it against the wall called Russia hoping to hurt both in the process.

I'll detail further down the article why I think this aggression against Russia via Ukraine will not turn into a full-on NATO Vs Russia shooting war but will build as a new Cold War. It may well become a shooting war between Ukraine and Russia though just like NATO encouraged Georgia to do. But NATO will do exactly as they did in Georgia - nothing.

Interestingly, although Glazyev is the economic advisor to Vladimir Putin and the architect of the Russian move away from using the $US, he makes no mention of it. It is odd because this issue is the central reason the covert/proxy war is being waged on Russia by the US.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&list=PLHS4KH8qkEfbz...

Saker says by way of introduction to another article, “I am seriously getting the feeling that the western plutocracy has decided to trigger a war with Russia. What else could explain this type of coordinated "minute of hate" -kind of propaganda:”

The question is rhetorical and relies on the assumption that there is no other reason to explain the propaganda except the proposition before it; that “the western plutocracy has decided to trigger a war with Russia.”

What else could it be? Well I can think of one thing straight off, a Cold War rather than another World (and likely nuclear) War. But before we get to that, I'd like to outline exactly what it is that Russia is threatening the US with so that we might better understand what is at stake here and for whom. Then I'd like to enlarge on what the US can do about this threat and what it can't do.

How Not To Be Anti-American, Anti-Semitic, No Better Than Hitler, And Beneath Contempt

Tue, 07/29/2014 - 02:46 — Winter

As you may have noticed, in our current so-called culture, it is extremely and increasingly important neither to be, nor to be perceived as, on the "wrong" side of certain issues.

Being, or simply being called, anti-American, anti-UK, anti-Israel, anti-NATO, and/or (especially) anti-Semitic, can jeopardize one's supposedly inalienable rights, among them: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Fortunately, it is quite easy not to be anti-American, anti-Semitic, and so on. There are ten rules that you need to learn and understand. Once you begin to apply these simple rules, you will be pleased to see that they make difficult thinking totally unnecessary.

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A Hero Sandwich and a Side of Fries

Mon, 07/28/2014 - 09:23 — Deke Solomon

CORNFIELD, Iowa, July 19 -- Released by his Taliban captors in a deal arranged by the Obama administration, Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is back in America. Six years having passed since his disappearance, America had nearly forgotten Bergdahl. Now he's back he is momentarily infamous for being suspected of desertion from the U.S. armed forces. Nobody in officialdom yet claims that Bergdahl is guilty of anything, but YOU-ESS-AAY! YOU-ESS-AAY! YOU-ESS-AAY! uber-patriots are certain. They want to roast Bergdahl over a slow fire because, for them, any rumor is proof of any crime.

Ukraine Resistance Says Kiev Is Planning False-Flag Attacks

Sun, 07/27/2014 - 10:43 — Winter

According to the Ukraine Resistance, the Kiev Junta is planning a false-flag attack, or a series of false-flag attacks, to be perpetrated in Ukraine and blamed on Russia. The attacks would provide a pretext for a military clampdown against Ukraine, and pave the way for a NATO attack against Russia.

Yesterday, Resistance spokesperson Anton Guryanov issued the following statement: "According to our information, the Nazis of the Kiev Junta are planning to conduct a major terrorist act in the next several days. Or a series of terrorist acts. On the territory of Ukraine".

"For the past several days, Mr. Avakov and his assistant Shkiryak have been conducting preparation for this in the mass media. The goal of this is to blame the terrorist acts on Russia and to introduce a regime of total dictatorship on the territory of Ukraine".

This comes from Timothy Bancroft-Hinchey in Pravda, July 27, 2014. Needless to say, I cannot verify these statements personally, but it does seem prudent to pass them on.

The Resistance warns the Ukrainian people: "What should the common people, now listening to this address, do? In the next several days, do not visit places of public concentration of people. Try either not to use public transportation or to use it as sparingly as possible. In particular, this concerns the metro system. Pay close attention to looking after your children. Look after your buildings' cellars and entranceways, to ensure that no strangers go there and that no unknown cargos are deposited in your cellars and entranceways. Please disseminate this information to your acquaintances, friends and neighbors - to anyone that you can. And may God help us".

You can read the whole column here. And there's more from Bancroft-Hinchey here.

Avoid big gatherings. Avoid public transportation. Look after your children. Watch out for strangers. Watch out for unknown cargos.

Watch out for everything else, too.

Please disseminate this information to your acquaintances, friends and neighbors - to anyone that you can. And may God help us!

Indeed. May God help us all!

Layers of Deception

Wed, 07/23/2014 - 11:00 — james

In my last article, Ukrainian Goulash, I took Robert Parry to task for framing his article in such a way as to bring about the opposite effect of what he was apparently trying to achieve. I outlined the methods that could be seen in his article and explained how they were counterproductive to the cause of exposing the truth. I copied his article in full and placed what I called 'minimizing language' in bold in his article and added explanatory notes in the text indicating misleading words and statements within brackets and highlighted those notes in blue.

I added an introduction and an epilogue to provide a context and give an explanation of the meaning I arrived at from my reading of Robert Parry's article.

The Saker at The Vineyard of the Saker blog has repeated the visual method of bolded text and comments in blue with an article he has copied from AP but has used it in a different manner to me to arrive at a different sort of conclusion. But more on that below.

Disinformation articles are poorly arranged logically. This shouldn't be a surprise as the intent is to confuse. The masters of this art are able to confuse the reader just enough so they are not consciously aware that they are confused or mislead because of the inconsistencies and contradictions.

So it is beholden on someone who wants to convey truth to be clear and consistent. There is a tried and true method of doing that using what is commonly known as a logical structure. This used to be formally taught in schools a century ago and was called 'the Trivium'. It consists of laying out the data using sentences or language that makes sense grammatically. This might include some history and a context. There will be facts which will be sourced and are verifiable. Next these facts are arranged in a logical sequence that is consistent and with no contradictions or fallacies. From this might be drawn meaning and wisdom; true knowledge and actionable understanding, in other words.

For an example of this clear, consistent and logical layout, please watch Zack Taylor make the case for the breakdown of the Border Patrol effectiveness in southern United States and the government's active and deliberate participation in this breakdown of what amounts to a gross breach of national security. The subject is important in itself and has parallels to what is going on in Ukraine in so far as US govt lying and asymmetrical warfare are concerned.

Ukrainian Goulash: served up by Robert Parry

Sun, 07/20/2014 - 10:09 — james

I am going to feature an article by Robert Parry. I've called it "Ukrainian Goulash" because Mr Parry presents for us a 'hodge-podge' of ideas and events (many that include mention of Russia) that mix some real events with others that never happened or that are irrelevant. This is served with a sauce of supposition and minimization that leaves a peculiar after taste in the mouth.

I will include the article in question in full but will add editorial comments in blue and in brackets that refer to events that may be real or not; or minimized or irrelevant. The 'minimal sauce' of Russian references and minimizing language that Mr Parry peppers (sorry) throughout his article will be highlighted in bold. There is very little in the way of facts or sources and the language is vague.

Before we start, though, it might be useful to refresh our memories of a few facts that are generally available to the public and would certainly be available to Robert Parry with his connections to various government and intelligence agencies.

It must be borne in mind that all employees of US intelligence agencies sign agreements to the effect that they will not speak or publish anything that even hints at national security without submitting it the agency concerned for vetting. In other words, when someone like ex-CIA analyst, Ray McGovern, publishes an article, it has been approved by the CIA.

Similarly, anyone who conveys intelligence information to a journalist like Robert Parry, whether through a third party or not, is breaching his contract of employment and the law and maybe guilty of treason if his action and information has not been previously approved for distribution or 'leaking'. Also, the journalist concerned will be breaking the law if this has not been approved.

So, given that Robert Parry has quoted CIA sources and has not been charged with any offences arising from this article or any previous ones quoting 'inside information' and remains employed as a publishing journalist, we can take it that the intelligence agencies, at the very least, are not upset with the 'leaks' or, more likely, have approved the distribution of the 'information'. Either way, the logic says it must suit the CIA's purposes.

Also, Mr Parry represents the State Dept (bad guys), the CIA (good guys) and the Obama Administration (clueless guys) as all acting independently from one another. And, indeed, certain individuals such as Victoria Nuland actually facilitate coups quite independently to further their own personal careers and presumably without any harm to said career. This is not credible, especially in time of war.

Why Don't We Have Eyes To See?

Thu, 07/10/2014 - 07:52 — james

Below is a short article found on Club Orlov. The link was sent to me by a reader, Michael.

It deals with a view of the Ukrainian crisis that we have discussed here before. So I largely agree with the writer although I differ somewhat on the implication that Putin is rather coldly calculating in setting a trap for the bankers in his approach to dealing with them and their neocons who are running the US and the EU.

Vladimir Putin has tried to head off the violence in Ukraine at every opportunity to the extent that he is being criticised for doing so too much. The way I see it is that he is allowing the bankers to walk into a trap of their own making (against his advice) rather than deliberately laying the trap for them. There is a difference between manipulating someone into a vulnerable position, on the one hand, and, on the other hand, taking advantage of a vulnerability that your self appointed opponents insist on placing themselves in thinking they are trapping you.

It is the bankers from New York, London and Brussells that turned Ukraine into a Tar Baby. Putin can hardly be blamed for not picking it up and, instead, leaving it for the bankers. Br'er Fox is not as smart as he thinks he is. That's nothing new for the psychopaths.

The author's position is quite simple and easy to comprehend, so why do so few commentators and pundits not automatically see this as a real possibility or a very valid way to see the situation in the Ukraine regarding the US and Russian administrations?

I think it is because growing up in our western civilisation and being indoctrinated with its culture blinds us to many things. Our culture functions on the basis of state imposed coercion and violence. We have been trained through the example of our authorities throughout our lives to think in terms of "might is right" or perhaps more accurately, "might is righteous" which accords with the oxymoronic religious notion of the 'Just War'.

I'll expand on the 'Just War' and the apparent trap being laid for the bankers after the article from Club Orlov -

Ukrainian Gangsters & The Looting of Ukraine

Thu, 07/03/2014 - 01:11 — james

From RT's Truthseeker Ep42 - Ukraine Gangster State Calls for 'Nuclear Strikes')

Ukrainian Gangsters

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lklRk_Xit_A

These Ukrainian psychopathic jewish oligarchs and their paid for neo-nazi fascists are being wound up by the US and London bankers to frighten the people of Europe and their political leaders. I'm sure it will backfire, though, because many leaders in Europe (with support from many people) will take the attitude that these lunatics shouldn't be accomodated anymore but, rather, they should be 'put down' instead for everybodies safety.

This is yet another example of the bankers twisting and turning trying to avoid their inevitable demise and in doing so are only assisting the quicksand of reality and consequences to swallow them up.

But before the bankers go down they will swallow up the oligarchs. Economics professor, Michael Hudson, details the deal these Ukranian oligarchs are being offered, "Give us a controlling slice of your empires and we'll let you rule." These oligarchs are all dependent on the western banking system to retain their wealth. So they are hardly free but are held captive to the most evil people on earth by their own greed.

The looting has been going on in Ukraine for twenty years, of course, but it was kicked into high gear by Victoria Nuland with the installation of Yatsunyuk. Yats' first move was to facilitate the theft of Ukraine's gold and foreign reserves. Klitchko, not being a banker would not have been in on this heist so it was "Fuck the EU" when they wanted Klitch to be in charge. The bankers needed that gold!

It is worth holding in mind that these oligarchs (and, indeed, bankers as well) are not businessmen. They are not creative. They amassed their wealth through massive theft. And that is what they are good at. So, left in charge of a country, they will loot it and give nothing back. They are psychopaths and therefore don't know any other way. They do it everytime. They ruined Russia before Putin displaced some of the oligarchs and put controls on the others. They are parasites in every meaning of the word.

A dog can survive and still host worms within its gut. But if the worms take over the dog's brain, it dies because a parasite only knows how to be a worm and not a dog. The world's economies have suffered immensely under the economic direction and pilaging of the parasitic bankers. They have gotten away with it for centuries for two reasons.

One, they did not have the technology to dominate the entire economy. And, two, they had no economic competition from any non-banker controlled national economies. These two conditions have changed.

The bankers have used growing technology to completely dominate western economies to the point where they are now completely ruining them. Economies like China and Russia that do not have jewish banker dominated central banks and therefore jewish banker dominated economies are rising fast and will very soon give the lie for all to see to economic theories and practises that the bankers have promoted. The bankers are running out of time. They have survived till now within our societies purely through deception and corruption.

Prof. Michael Hudson details the simple but effective process that the bankers have used to loot country after country, century after century. The exact same process was used to steal Scottish lands from the Scots as well and is now being used in Ukraine. Psychopaths are not creative so when they stumble on a winning tactic, they repeat it ad nauseum.

The Looting of Ukraine
by Prof. Michael Hudson interviewed on The Real News

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugxqH5u5dPc

What we have here in Ukraine is a repeat of what happened to Germany between the world wars. The international bankers caused the hyper inflation that ruined the German economy on top of the war reparation payments (looting) and paved the way for the wholesale buy up of the German economy for cents on the dollar. Same thing is in progress in Ukraine today and is the reason why the bankers are intent on destroying everything in sight both economically and physically. It will be all the more cheaper to buy. Its a win win situation. So long as they are successful, that is. Meanwhile, either way, they are stripping the country as fast as they can and crating poverty to make conscription into the Ukranian Army more palatable.