politics for the 99%

Published on Global Research.ca, by Stephen Lendman, March 7, 2015.

• … Fact: Washington wants Ukraine used as a dagger against Russia’s heartland – with menacing US bases on its borders threatening is sovereign independence … //
• … Fact: US-deposed President Viktor Yanukovych’s police showed remarkable restraint.
• Fact: Washington-supported Nazi thugs bore full responsibility for beatings, sniper killings and other violence.  
• Fact: Ukrainian parliamentary and presidential elections were farcical – with no legitimacy whatever.
• Fact: So-called economic reforms involve crushing hardships on already impoverished Ukrainians in return for loan-shark-of-last-resort IMF blood money.
• Fact: No responsible political reforms exist. None are planned. It bears repeating. Ukraine is a US-installed fascist dictatorship … //
• … Fact: Kiev collaboratively with Washington launched naked aggression against Donbass residents wanting democratic rights everyone deserves – wanting to live free from the scourge of fascism.
• Fact: No Russian hoards “poured across (Ukraine’s) border.” Kiev’s own military chief said so. No evidence whatever shows Russian involvement. None exists except photos exposed as fakes.
• Fact: Washington and Kiev bear full responsibility for unleashing unspeakable violence against Donbass residents.
• Fact: One or more Ukrainian warplanes downed MH17- a US/Kiev false flag. Russia and rebels had nothing to do with it.
• Fact: Russia is the only nation delivering vitally needed humanitarian aid – inspected by ICRC representatives.
• Fact: Minsk ceasefire terms included nothing about Debastseve.
• Fact: Washington and Kiev “manufactured” Donbass’ conflict – not Moscow or rebels … //

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Links:

Troika Tightening the Noose on Greece as Government Cash Crunch Worsens, on naked capitalism, by Yves Smith, March 7, 2015:

Look Who is Selling the TransPacific Partnership, on naked capitalism, by Yves Smith, March 7, 2015;

Thousands protest EU austerity ahead of ECB meeting, on Russia Today RT, March 6, 2015;

Meet the “Monuments Men” Risking Everything to Save Syria’s Ancient Treasures From ISIS, on Mother Jones, by Bryan Schatz, March 6, 2015: The militant group is pillaging archaeological sites to fund its operations;

Open thread for night owls: The new face of Republican women in Congress, on Daily Kos, by Meteor Blades, March 6, 2015;

Lord Rothschild Warns Investors: Geopolitical Situation Most Dangerous Since WWII, on Investing Channel, by ETF DAILY NEWS, March 6, 2015;

Get Vlad! How Putin Blocked the U.S. Pivot to Asia, on Information Clearinghouse, by Mike Whitney, March 6, 2015;

Archive Sues State Department Over Kissinger Telcons, on National Security Archive, Electronic Briefing Book No. 503, by William Burr, March 4, 2015:

• 700 Transcripts Still Withheld, Eight Years after Appeal
• Threat of suit in 2001 led to recovery of Kissinger documents
• Digital National Security Archive has published 15,000 to date

Gas Industry’s Solution to Toxic Wastewater: Spray It on Roads, on Peace, Earth and Justice, by ZOË SCHLANGER, March 3, 2015;

California Rental Armageddon, on Dr. Housing Bubble, March 1, 2015: Nearly half of Los Angeles adults doubling up, working class moving out, or you have the option of simply living in povert;

Video: Russland – Mit uns gibt es keine Neue Weltordnung, 23.05 min, von Deutschland+Russland am 9. Januar 2015 hochgeladen: Russlands neue Armee wird sich der globalen Neuen Weltordnung der USA widersetzen;

Ewald Stadler: Merkel ist die Gouverneurin des US-Bundesstaates Germany, 4.09 min, von Deutschland+Russland am 27. Nov 2014 hochgeladen;

Die Wahrheit über die Wahlen im Donbass und Referendum auf der Krim, 122.29 min, von Leo pols am 24. Nov 2014 hochgeladen;

The Tea Party vs. Occupy Wall Street, 5.49 min, uploaded by Encounter Books, Nov 16, 2011 … and other videos in autoplay.