Maidan snipers trained in Poland
Polish MP alleges special op in Ukraine to provoke riot – Published on Russia Today RT, April 22, 2015;
Snipers who are thought to have operated in Kiev’s Independence Square amidst events that led to a coup in February 2014 were trained in Poland and sent to Ukraine to “do a favor” for the US, a Polish Euro-MP claimed in an interview.
On February 20, 2014, riot police trying to restrain anti-government demonstrators on Maidan Nezalezhnosti in Kiev suddenly retreated up the street from whence they had come. As the protesters rushed forward, gunfire suddenly broke out, with many witnesses saying it was a sniper attack. In some two hours, 46 people were killed.
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A year after the tragedy that provoked a huge backlash from the Ukrainians, ultimately leading to the rapid toppling of then-President Viktor Yanukovich, the events on the square are still pending investigation. Several Berkut riot police officers have been detained [ http://rt.com/news/berkut-snipers-detained-ukraine-037/ ], but not much progress has been made, while murky details and speculation have been emerging in the press … //
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Links:
The Myth of Value-Free Social Science … or The Value of Political Commitments to Social Science, on Dissident Voices, by James Petras / April 22, 2015;
Who will test the testers? on Socialist Worker.org, by DANNY KATCH, April 22, 2015: New York City public school parent Danny Katch reports on the state’s record-breaking test boycott and its potential impact on the school-busting education “reform” project;
Hillary Clinton Calls For ‘Toppling’ the 1% …while Being Bankrolled by the 1%, on Global Research.ca (first on The Anti-Media), by Nick Bernabe, April 22, 2015;
New safety nets needed for era of chronic inequality: Goar. on The Star, by Carol Goar, April 14, 2015: Why not ask Canadians living in poverty what kind of help they need before drafting solutions?
Talking to Yanis Varoufakis- Harald Schumann, 53.45 min, uploaded by Harald Schumann On The Trail, March 16, 2015: On The Trail – the complete interview;
Klatsch und Tratsch – zwischen Amüsement und Zerstörung, 88.15 min, von ARD am 16. März 2014 hochgeladen: … im SWR-NACHTCAFE.