Tag: Russia
The Crisis in Ukraine is a Planetary Crisis Provoked by the U.S. that Threatens Nuclear War
Oliver Boyd-Barrett - 7
Let us begin a conversation in response to what currently qualifies as the most profound question, the one that needs most urgently to be addressed if we are to have any chance of understanding what we conveniently refer to as the “Ukraine crisis.” This is, more accurately, a planetary...
Repeating ’70s Strategy of Grand Chess-Master Brzezinski: Biden Appears to Have Induced Russian Invasion of Ukraine to Bankrupt Russia’s Economy and Advance Regime Change
Jeremy Kuzmarov - 28
But Will the Strategy Succeed This Time?
Jimmy Carter’s National Security Council adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski famously bragged about having induced a Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in December 1979 by supporting Islamic fundamentalists with the goal of “giving the Soviets their Vietnam.”
The collateral damage of the war—the destruction of Afghanistan and...
Eyewitness Reports Indicate Ukrainian Army Fired First Shots in War with Russia
Don Hank and Jeremy Kuzmarov - 14
Western Media did not report that the population in Eastern Ukraine had been begging Vladimir Putin to send Russian troops to save them from American-backed invaders and Neo-Nazi militias
Russian forces launched “special military operations” in Ukraine on Thursday morning, including cruise and ballistic missile attacks targeting infrastructure near major...
Seventy-Seven Years Ago, U.S. and Russia Signed Historic Agreement at Yalta
Jeremy Kuzmarov and Jacques Pauwels - 8
With tensions between the U.S. and Russia at historic levels and threat of a hot war breaking out in Ukraine, we would do well to remember FDR’s visionary leadership and pursuit of diplomacy
Reuters reported last week that the Ukrainian military was carrying out war games with newly delivered...
Surprise, Surprise……The Washington Post Publishes a Commentary Full of Lies Against Putin
Eric Zuesse - 7
On January 29th, The Washington Post published an op-ed by the well-known Yale historian Timothy Snyder, titled “Putin’s case for invading Ukraine rests on phony grievances and ancient myths.” In a key passage, the article reads:
Last July, Vladimir Putin supplied the mythical basis for Russian war propaganda in an essay titled “On the Historical Unity...
The days of unchallenged U.S./NATO dominance are over
For some reason, in the aftermath of this month’s failed talks among the Russian, American and NATO representatives in Geneva, everybody is talking as though they believe Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is imminent. From the officials of the U.S. State Department, Pentagon...
How Will Unipolarists Respond to Putin’s Red Line? An Expert Round Table Discussion
Matthew Ehret - 11
With tensions rising to fever pitches in Ukraine, and in the wake of Putin’s announced red lines regarding a mad frenzy for the absorption of Ukraine into NATO, Dr. Edward Lozansky, President of the American University in Moscow, arranged a roundtable discussion bringing together eight experts to provide their...
“Vladimir the Terrible” Fits the Needs of the U.S. Military-Industrial Complex for an “Evil Foreign Enemy”—But the Real Putin Is Well-Regarded by Many Russians for Standing Up to U.S....
Danny Shaw - 12
Putin is considered a threat because he restored Russian sovereignty, erased the humiliation of the Boris Yeltsin era, and championed Russia’s national interests. But that is just what the U.S. elite could not tolerate.
The U.S. military-industrial complex needs enemies like human lungs need oxygen. When there are no enemies,...
Is Biden Looking to Reignite a Dirty War in Ukraine? Recent Visit by U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Raises Concerns
Russell Bentley - 39
CIA Director Burns subsequently went to Moscow to try and intimidate Putin into revoking troop buildup on Ukrainian border
Part 1
On October 18th, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to affirm U.S. support for Ukraine’s war against its eastern provinces.
Since the beginning of...
When the Soviet Union collapsed, the U.S. power elite saw an opportunity to take over the oil-rich region considered key to world domination.
The consequences were horrendous for the people, who have now begun to mobilize—with support from China and Russia—against the U.S. empire.
“Who rules the heartland commands the...