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Countering Western Disinformation on Russia and Other Nations Opposing the American Empire
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April 30, 2014
After new sanctions on Russia, Ukraine moves closer to civil war
Annotated News— By Barry Grey, Senior Political Analyst, wsws.org In the wake of new sanctions against Russia imposed by Washington and its G7 allies in Europe, Canada and Japan, the rebellion in eastern Ukraine against the US puppet government in ...
April 29, 2014
Psycho-Cartoon Warfare: Putin as Hitler
By Dr. T P Wilkinson The real Hitler was rather popular in upper class western circles, at least until the start of World War Two. The media’s use of “Hitler” as a pejorative has little to do with the actual ...
April 29, 2014
Losing Russia
The West's Hypocrisy in Ukraine "I’ve long been surprised at the tolerance for Western NGOs based in Russia and China. Imagine the reverse..." by JONATHAN POWER When it comes to Ukraine the US and the EU are adopting a holier ...
April 28, 2014
Playing Chicken: To the Edge with the USSR and Russia.
PERRY MILLER In this age of perpetual war and the United States (US) strategy of leap-frogging from conflict to conflict (see Lily-Pad Roll, Gaither Stewart), imposing their military might on whatever they deem is in the “national interest”, it is ...
April 25, 2014
Taking the Low Road to War
Washington and the Corporate Media are in Full Propaganda Mode on Ukraine Unfortunately, self-righteous "exceptionalism" makes the sanctimonious complaints by US leaders plausible to many brainwashed Americans by DAVE LINDORFF The lies, propaganda and rank hypocrisy emanating from Washington, and ...
April 24, 2014
What is Russia Doing?
Just Who is Acting Rationally in Ukraine? by JAMES ROTHENBERG There is a joke that I should be bored with by now but I’m going to write it once again, for two reasons. One is that humor receives a better ...