Federalizing Ukraine Gives Putin Exactly What He Wants
Whatever anyone may think of Vladimir Putin, there is no longer any denying his mastery of statecraft. The Russian president’s gifts for surprise and exploiting the mistakes of those set against him, evident all along in the Ukraine crisis, now…
Obama Needs Putin to Salvage His Failed Syrian Strategy
Now that Russia’s annexation of Crimea is an accomplished fact, the Ukraine conversation, is all about consequences. And there will be a lot of them, intended or otherwise. In coming weeks how many fall to Moscow and how many to…
The New York Times manufactures ignorance: More half-truths about Ukraine
Once again, the media and the foreign policy establishment are dangerously misreading history and current events Vladimir Putin was very Vlad this week, as 97 percent of voting Crimeans elected to quit the mess Ukraine has become and rejoin Russia….
Does Putin Want to Carve Up Ukraine and Take the Spoils?
Rich in oil and minerals, the economic benefits would help the Russian economy. As Crimeans voted overwhelmingly Sunday to quit Ukraine and join Russia, Vladimir Putin continued his calibrated campaign to increase the Russian presence in and around Ukraine. The famously…
John McCain, cranky, warmongering madman, again: Why does the New York Times print these lunatic ravings?
An out-of-control McCain calls for Obama to draw a red line in Crimea. The New York Times just goes right along One develops an odd liking for John McCain over time—attenuated but not grudging. The Republican senator who once found…
Propaganda, lies and the New York Times: Everything you really need to know about Ukraine
The media keeps buying the American spin on what’s happening in Ukraine. Let’s cut through the fog You need a machete these days to whack through the thicket of misinformation, disinformation, spin, propaganda and straight-out lying that daily envelopes the…
The Ukraine Delusion: Freedom Over the Economy
Charges and counter-charges now overtake the Ukraine crisis. It is a thicket at this point, with contradictions and hypocrisy in plentiful supply. The self-appointed government in Kiev, the parliament in constitutionally autonomous Crimea, the Russians, the Americans and Europeans—all miss…
Propaganda and nonsense: Even more New York Times hypocrisy
What the New York Times and John Kerry pretend to forget is the real history of America’s noxious role in the world “You just don’t in the 21st century behave in 19th century fashion by invading another country on a…
The Limits of East-West Fusion in Ukraine
For a few days after protesters of varied political stripes and legislators of different motives deposed President Viktor Yanukovych, you could call Ukraine a story of new possibilities. In a weekend, it turned into a story of limits and futility….
Thomas Friedman, supreme toady: Also, shameless!
Shame on the Times and other media for falsely spinning Ukraine events. We now await the inevitable U.S. betrayal Months of discontent in Kiev and the western portion of Ukraine combust into an explosion of provocation and response, unwarranted violence,…
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