Ukraine as Stalking Horse: The Rise of Fascism in the West Norman Pollack – 21 March, 2014 – The 4th Media Fascism dribbles off the tongue too easily, yet it is possible to wrap one’s arms around the concept and practice with, allowing for historical variations, some degree of precision. Hitler’s Germany may be the more »
The fascist danger in Ukraine World Socialist Web Site – 6 March, 2014 A politically sinister propaganda offensive is underway in the media to either deny the involvement of fascists in the US-backed coup in Ukraine or present their role as a marginal and insignificant detail. The New York Times, for example, asserted, “Putin’s claim more »
Kissinger thinks Ukraine should be more like Finland Voltaire Network – 9 March 2014 In an opinion article published by the Washington Post, Dr. Henry Kissinger takes a position on the Ukrainian crisis. After stating that Ukraine, as a state, can not survive either as an ally of Russia, or as an ally of the more »
“…if in Washington people throwing Molotov cocktails are marching on Congress—and these people are headed for the Ukrainian Congress—if these people have barricaded the entrance to the White House and are throwing rocks at the White House security guard, would President Obama withdraw his security forces?” — New York University Professor Emeritus Stephen Cohen US, more »
This strengthening of the fascists would not be possible without the systematic support of the media and the main political parties in Europe and the US. Liberal newspapers such as the New York Times and the Süddeutsche Zeitung have produced a deluge of propaganda portraying events in Ukraine as a “democratic revolution”, glossing over the more »
Putin holds aces, Obama deuces 3 March, 2014 – By Finian Cunningham – PressTV As Russian troops pour into Ukraine consolidating control over the southern Crimea region it looks as if President Putin has finally had enough of playing games according to bent Western rules. Vladimir Putin knows that world public opinion and a good more »