The Struggle for Ukraine's Soul Continues
'Ukraine's soul'? - Is there really such an ethereal thing as that? Maybe there is one; maybe not. Or maybe there's just nastiness and the vilest thuggery, depravity and unthinkable perversion. And...there's maybe even this: an evil that knows no bounds, free from all constraint, a willingness to plunge to unheard of depths...an evil from which, this time, not even the tiniest shaft of captured light could escape...
Ukraine remains a global flashpoint. Turmoil, possible internal power struggles and uncertainty reflect things. Plundering its economy is planned. Obama's Brussels speech was duplicitous. It was provocative. It stoked confrontation with Russia. Daily inflammatory Western headlines continue. Anti-Russian vitriol remains intense.
Lies substitute for truth. Friday's Wall Street Journal was typical. It headlined "Russian Buildup Stokes Worries."
No "buildup" whatever exist. Not according to Journal contributors. Propaganda substitutes for accurate reporting. Lies drown out truth. Unnamed US officials were cited. Credibility isn't Washington's long suit. Nor Journal editors and contributors. "Russian troops massing near Ukraine are actively concealing their positions and establishing supply lines that could be used in a prolonged deployment, ratcheting up concerns that Moscow is preparing for another major incursion and not conducting exercises as it claims," the Journal reported. "Such an incursion could take place without warning because Russia has already deployed the array of military forces needed for such an operation," it added.
According to US officials, Russia massed 50,000 troops on Ukraine's border. An unnamed Ukrainian official said 100,000. A "senior US official" said "(w)hat matters is the intent. And we don't have a clear sense of that." - False! No Russian buildup exists. No Ukraine invasion is planned. Putin isn't expansionist. He respects sovereign rights of other nations. His agenda is polar opposite Washington's. Don't expect Journal editors or contributors to explain. Russia bashing continues daily. Its intensity exceeds the worst of Cold War years. It shows no signs of ebbing. Lies, damn lies, and misinformation remain official Western editorial policy.
