poncho
Well-Known Member
You misquote me. I said that Russian troops are operating in Ukraine and Crimea, aiding separatists, while their government denies that they are doing so. I have posted links that support this. Of course, they do not agree with your point of view and you brush them off.
No Lewis, I asked you if you could verify the information contained in them, if you could identify the soldiers by their uniforms and tell me where, when and by whom the image in your link was taken. And I posted a link to the top Ukrainian general publicly admitting he is not fighting against "Russian troops" in Ukraine.
And you come back with "I have posted links that support this. Of course, they do not agree with your point of view and you brush them off."
My questions are still un answered and my evidence is still un refuted. You "brushed them off". Why would you do that Lewis?
Putin has nationalized the majority of media in Russia, and in some cases has caused his opponents to literally vanish from TV programs, air-brushed out except for a leg remaining here or there. An of journalists and opposition leaders there have been murdered or died under mysterious circumstances, , Boris Nemtsov, who was reported to have been preparing to release evidence of Russian troops operating in east Ukraine.-
What's the difference if the media is nationalized or corporatized Lewis? If the State controls the media we hear what the state wants us to hear. If only 6 multinational corporations control the media we hear what those 6 multinational corporations want us to hear. Do you think either is there to fully inform us so we can make rational decisions based on facts and evidence?
"A close ally of murdered Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov says he is "totally sceptical" that the two men charged organized his killing.
"The trigger man will be blamed, while those who actually ordered the killing will go free," Ilya Yashin, co-founder of Mr Nemtsov's party, said on Sunday. "The investigators' nonsensical theory about Islamist motives in the killing suits the Kremlin and takes [President] Putin out of the firing line,"
Recall Alexander Litvinenko, an outspoken critic of Putin who died a slow death by polonium poisoning.
So it is no surprise that little news of their involvement is coming out of Russia.
The same could be said about the Clintons. Got proof? If not then you might possibly be pushing a "gasp" conspiracy theory.
Recall that In 2009, Putin said, “It’s a crime when someone only begins talking about the separation of Russia and the Ukraine”.
Consider that in 2014 Putin asked for, and received permission from his parliament to use military force in Ukraine.
That was after Washington initiated the bloody coup that overthrew the elected government of Ukraine. Little details like that the 6 multinational corporations that control the MSM consistently leave out of the "news" makes a big difference Lewis.
Then there's this.
MOSCOW -- Russian President Vladimir Putin asked parliament Tuesday to cancel a resolution sanctioning the use of military force in Ukraine, a move his Ukrainian counterpart heralded as a "practical step" toward bringing peace to a region roiled by a separatist insurgency.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/vladimir-putin-withdraws-request-to-use-military-force-in-ukraine/
When is the last time you heard of an American president asking congress to cancel a resolution sanctioning the use of force against any nation?
Most importantly, the great majority of UN member states have opposed Putin's annexation of Crimea and large portions of Ukraine as illegal. By a vote of 100 to 11:
"By a recorded vote of 100 in favour to 11 against, with 58 abstentions, the Assembly adopted a resolution titled “Territorial integrity of Ukraine”, calling on States, international organizations and specialized agencies not to recognize any change in the status of Crimea or the Black Sea port city of Sevastopol, and to refrain from actions or dealings that might be interpreted as such.
Today’s debate preceding the vote offered the first opportunity for the broader United Nations membership to air their view on the Crimea question. Many said the referendum had contravened international law, the United Nations Charter and Ukraine’s Constitution, emphasizing that they would neither recognize it nor the Russian Federation’s subsequent illegal annexation of Crimea."
Again, this was after Washington initiated a violent coup that overthrew the elected government of Ukraine. An act that obviously "contravened international law, the United Nations Charter and Ukraine’s Constitution" and caused the division of Ukraine that led to the Crimean referendum (90% vote) to rejoin Russia. If Washington had minded it's own affairs instead of interfering in Ukrainian affairs and doing the "regime change boogey" in that country Crimea would still be part of Ukraine today.
Details Lewis, details. They make all the difference.
Colin Powell’s Infamous U.N. Speech, 10 Years Later: Deceiving Public, Ignoring Whistleblowers Led to War
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it" George Santayana
Last edited by a moderator: