politics for the 99%

Published on Global Research.ca, by James Corbett, Prof Michel Chossudovsky, F. William Engdahl, Dr. Paul Craig Roberts, March 4, 2014.

Watch this video, 12.35 min:

In late 2004, protests erupted after Viktor Yanukovych won the 2004 Ukrainian Presidential election, with protestors claiming that the vote had been rigged. The protests forced a revote, in which Yanukovych’s rival, Viktor Yuschenko, was elected president. This movement, dubbed the Orange Revolution for the orange ribbons and clothing sported by its members, was one of a series of so-called colour revolutions which swept the former Soviet Republics in the last decade … //

… In the latest startling revelation, Pando.com has published documents implicating the Omidyar Network in the funding of the current Ukrainian protest movement. The Omidyar Network is the NGO of billionaire Ebay co-founder Pierre Omidyar, who recently set up “First Look” as an outlet for (among others) Glenn Greenwald, Jeremy Scahill and Laura Poitras to selectively publish some of the Snowden document archive, 99% of which continues to be withheld from the public.

As geopolitical analysts from across the board explain, the Ukrainian coup has been deliberately provoked by outside agents to promote a combination of US, EU, NATO and IMF interests.

Perhaps more worrying than the interference itself are its potential implications. As Russia’s every move is now being scrutinized for a possible military response to the ongoing crisis, the specter of a larger military operation now hangs over Eastern Europe. Part of the decade-long encirclement of Russia by NATO and deliberate provocations on Russia’s doorstep, this process of brinksmanship now threatens to plunge the region into a war the consequences of which cannot be foreseen, let alone contained.

As supposedly “progressive” outlets once again scramble to throw their support behind the billionaire oligarchs and NGOs that have helped to destabilize the country, and as neocons unite with neoliberals in their agenda to carve up Ukraine for western interests, it remains to be seen what genuine alternative outlets will stand up against this blatant interference and stand up for the principle that it is up to the Ukrainian people, and no one else, to decide what happens in their country.
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Links:

Moscow denounces gun attack on pro-Russian activists in Eastern Ukraine, on Russia Today RT, March 10, 2014;

Voici comment la Russie a piègé l’occident et récupéré la Crimée sans tirer un seul coup de feu, dans Cameroon Voice, par Jean-Paul Pougala, le 8 mars 2014;

A Struggle Amongst Oligarchs in Ukraine: Professor Aleksandr Buzgalin explains historical relations between the Crimea region of Ukraine and Russia, ahead of a referendum vote which could bring Crimea under greater Russian control, on The Real News, by Jessica Desvarieux: part 1: 12.06 min, March 7, 2014; part 2: 10.14 min, March 9, 2014;

On Egyptian-Russian rapprochement, on Al-Ahram weekly online, by Al-Sayed Amin Shalabi, March 6, 2014: Egyptian-Russian rapprochement goes beyond rivalry with the US and could be seen as a cautious vote of confidence in the ability of Egypt to surmount political instability …;

EU vs. Moscow: Russia Tries to Woo Back Moldova, on Spiegel Online International, by Cjristian Neef, Maarch 4, 2014 (Photo Gallery): As Moldova prepares to sign an Association Agreement with the European Union, Russia is stepping up attempts to keep the country in its fold. It has found some willing helpers in the country …;