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Ukraine's Bandera Propaganda: It's All Putin's Fault

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Russia's main contribution to-date has been a humanitarian effort, caring for the close to 1/2 million refugees that crossed the border. If despite repeated provocations, Russia refuses to invade, what can Kiev do? Following is the translation of an official document leaked to the press detailing "Plan B."

General of the Army of Ukraine N.M.Litvinu

Dear Nikolay

After a closed meeting of the National Security and Defense of Ukraine , the President of Ukraine ordered stepped up anti-terrorist operations in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions to be completed in the near future. To do so, for two weeks, new units of the National Guard would be transferred to the area. In addition, Right Sektor in Donetsk and Lugansk agreed to provide additional troops. However, support for the separatists from Russia may prevent completion of the action. We need to hold a rally claiming arms are being supplied to militants and to publicize these facts in the West.

During a telephone conversation with the Acting Defense Minister, M.Koval agreed to hold mock seizures of weapons separatists allegedly received from Russia. He offered to enact 'skirmishes' between border guards and soldiers of the National Guard and the terrorists, thereby producing 'samples' of captured weaons that have clearly belonged to the Russian army. He has already started to prepare these sample weapons.

I ask you to select two groups of the most dedicated members of the Donetsk and Lugansk detachments, who will participate in this operation and stage a gunfight with the separatists. Video and photographing of these groups will be made by SBU. In agreement with the Acting Foreign Minister A.Deschitsey, video data will be transferred via the Foreign Ministry to the United Nations and the OSCE.

Andrei Parubi

The US Media War on Ukraine Needs to End

The most threatening aspect of the war in Ukraine has been the way the MSM downplays the genocide. The New York Times, Forbes , Time Magazine have all published propaganda at the expense of their reputation. Forbes' piece for example describes the New Russia volunteers as drunks, extortionists, bandits and terrorists. The picture shows the Don Cossack volunteers from Kuban.

" The ATO (Anti Terrorist Operation) pits an army, albeit weak and undisciplined, against a few seasoned Little Green Men supported by largely drunken "volunteers." The "Little Green Men" behind the kidnappings, executions, torture, and human shields that characterize their operations in or around Slavyansk are a most unsavory lot."

The source material is from a UWC (Ukrainian World Congress) an organization that supports Bandera Kiev. The purpose of a piece such as this is to muddy the waters so it's not clear who is responsible. The article presents real facts, but it imputes then to the wrong party. Kiev doesn't want independent reporters, who are hunted down and killed in Ukraine.

About a week before the article appeared, three thousand Pravy Sektor moved from village to village north of Lugansk, looting shops and homes, thretening women and children in the streets. When a group of national guardsmen refused to take part in the operation, they were shot. The purpose of the Forbes piece is clearly to muddy the waters.

And yet, On Sunday June 1,, in a speech at the Maidan, Donbass Battalion Commander Semen Sementchenko called representatives of the Right Sektor "shameful cowards" who refuse to participate in hostilities. According to him, they harm the cause of restoring order in the Southeast. "Pravy Sektor are shameful cowards who actually never participated in the fighting, but for two and a half months robbed the local population. They engage in looting, robbery and extortion, and only know how to inflict punishment on civilians or frighten the police. The real enemy is too tough for them, "- said S.Semenchenko. Additionally, the battalion commander said that members of Pravy Sektor in the Southeast are working in collusion with local criminals and are on their payroll. "They are engaged in the redistribution of the drug market, collect metals in landfills and smash gambling machines in businesses of their competitors. "

Where the Media War Ends

You don't need to be more sophisticated than the New York Times, Washington Post, or ABC news to understand why US involvement in Ukraine is wrong. Now that you know, just be a little more savvy than the 18 year old feeding them the misinformation and hold their feet to the fire when he lies to them.

Case in point: In the last few days a few railroad bridges going to Russia and Belarus were blown up. Kiev reported that the militias in South-east did this. If you were hoping to get weapons, humanitarian aid, or had a good relationship with Russia; would that be a good move? People here are dying by the thousands because of the propaganda.

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George Eliason is an American journalist that lives and works in Donbass. He has been interviewed by and provided analysis for RT, the BBC, and Press-TV. His articles have been published in the Security Assistance Monitor, Washingtons Blog, (more...)
 

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