Crimea

When US President Barack Obama opened his tour of Europe this week it had the unmistakable choreography of a scripted set piece: lights, camera, action etc. The storyline is a familiar trope. America, the shining beacon of democracy and human rights, comes to the rescue of European damsels in distress just before they are ravaged by bestial European recidivism for war.
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Prior to the March 16 referendum, the BBC website reported:

Crimeans will vote on whether they want their autonomous republic to break away from Ukraine and join Russia.

by Finian Cunningham
 
When US President Barack Obama opened his tour of Europe this week it had the unmistakable choreography of a scripted set piece: lights, camera, action etc. The storyline is a familiar trope. America, the shining beacon of democracy and human rights, comes to the rescue of European damsels in distress just before they are ravaged by bestial European recidivism for war.

America does not at the moment have a functioning democracy.
— Former US President Jimmy Carter

The West must understand that, to Russia, Ukraine can never be just a foreign country. Russian history began in what was called Kievan-Rus. The Russian religion spread from there. Ukraine has been part of Russia for centuries, and their histories were intertwined before then.
— Henry Kissinger, Washington Post, March 6, 2014
Ukraine, a new and important space on the Eurasian chessboard, is a geopolitical pivot because its very existence as an independent country helps to transform Russia. Without Ukraine, Russia ceases to be a Eurasian empire.

As Malaysia is reluctantly thrust into the world spotlight, what better time to talk again to our friend Nile Bowie, "a Malaysia-based political analyst and columnist with Russia Today".

Moscow does not have to “annex” or “invade” anything; it just needs to sit back, relax and watch the West manage its self-created mess. Apart from fiery NATO rhetoric and that only slightly relevant signing in Brussels last Friday, there are few indications so far the “lost in its own pivots” US and a beleaguered EU have the ability, the willingness and the necessary commitment to support the Kiev regime changers all the way.
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by Philip Giraldi

 
 
JAMAL KANJ
 
 AT a March 19 UN Security Council discussion, US Ambassador Samantha Powers was quoted as saying, “A thief can steal property, but that does not confer the right of ownership on the thief.”

 freethinker- Thanks for bringing this to my attentionBefore I forget, brian, thanks for the heads up regarding the assassination reported on in the previous post!freethinkerMarch 25, 2014 at 9:05 AMDid you catch this ?