The immediate characterization of Russia’s intervention in Eastern Ukraine as “unprovoked” by Western leaders, echoed by all Western media and repeated without fail at every mention of the invasion, was the “foundational lie” in the war against Russia over Ukraine. The truth was opposite, with Russia forced finally to intervene when the provocation became irresistible.… Continue reading A History of Provocations
Tag: Western media lies
Undermining Ukraine
Above – the BBC’s James Waterhouse reports from Balakliya: “It’s hard to describe this as anything other than.. random. This is a patch of land, in the middle of Balakliya, it’s not a place – unlike other areas – that was once contested, where there was heavy fighting.” “- but what these minesweepers are looking… Continue reading Undermining Ukraine
What’s in the Pipeline Now?
I wrote this article for possible publication in Pearls and Irritations on March 6th, so publish it for the record, and for the relevant links. As the film “Navalny” is today awarded at the Oscars, it seems relevant to include him here, used as part of the US weaponry against the German-Russian pipeline. It’s interesting… Continue reading What’s in the Pipeline Now?
Breaking Fault-lines and Pipelines
A month has passed since I wrote this article, intended for publication in P&I. In the light of recent developments these initial observations are only made more relevant; not only has the NYT’s remark that the explosion was a “mystery” been shown to a deception, but the situation for people in Syria affected by the… Continue reading Breaking Fault-lines and Pipelines
The Bullet that Broke the Nation.
After the protest rally in Washington two years ago, I spent a lot of time looking at video footage taken by a couple of the participants. Both were close to the doors to the senate chamber and filmed the shooting of Ashli Babbitt by a concealed security official. As the media reporting predictably focused on… Continue reading The Bullet that Broke the Nation.
Rebirth of Mariupol Pt 2
The views of residents of Mariupol and Donetsk, independent and non-Western media, recording Ukraine’s war crimes.
Flooding the Battlefield
V. Zelensky’s warning was delivered with an unusual venom and urgency, for a man already inclined to such dramatics, and doubtless persuaded many of his star-struck followers that Russia really was cooking up such a terrible and desperate scheme. Without apparently stopping to consider why Russia would seek to flood and devastate part of the… Continue reading Flooding the Battlefield