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Ukrainians look at a "Wanted" notice for fugitive Ukrainian President Yanukovich near Kiev's Independent Square

OpEds—The Ukraine: Replace a pro-Russian gang of corrupt oligarchs with a pro-Western group of the same

Or much, much worse. US invested $5 billion in Ukraine's political process. They got a huge country for a pittance. So far. And by the way, what's the point of calling American "journalists" indecent when they don't know the meaning ...
Yulia Tymoshenko, the corrupt oligarch and fascist beauty being hailed by the new leaders as a "democrat" well deserved her incarceration. Don't expect the US media to explain what her true political lineage is.

Ukraine’s Sickness

...and Europe’s Cure by ERIC DRAITSER The situation in Ukraine is evolving by the hour. Right wing ultranationalists and their “liberal” collaborators have taken control of the Rada (Ukrainian parliament) and deposed the democratically elected, though utterly corrupt and incompetent, ...
Putin: As a firm, incorruptible nationalist he represents an obstacle to American power expansion across the globe. His "lack of cooperation" in US/NATO criminal schemes is presented as proof of failed leadership. Vilification by the Western media scoundrels marks him as probably a much more honest politician than his counterparts in the "Western democracies."

The Attacks on the Sochi Games

The Groom at the Feast by ISRAEL SHAMIR Russian president Vladimir Putin behaves like a groom at his wedding feast in the midst of gang warfare: he tries to attend to his bride and disregard the gunshots, with less and ...
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Ukrainian regime bows to pressure from Washington, EU and far-right opposition

By Peter Schwarz and Alex Lantier, wsws.org 22 February 2014 Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych bowed to the demands of the fascistic Western-backed opposition yesterday, signing an agreement curtailing his own powers, allowing the opposition into government, and calling early elections ...
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Masking Tragedy in Ukraine

Sinister Illusions by CHRIS FLOYD, Counterpunch.org It is no secret that Barack Obama is one of the supreme illusionists of modern times. The disconnect between his words and his deeds is so profound as to be almost sublime, far surpassing ...
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