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Former U.S. Diplomat: Send U.S. Ground Troops to Ukraine
‘A former U.S. diplomat and member of the Council on Foreign Relations, James Jeffrey, is calling for U.S. ground troops to be injected into the brewing civil war in Ukraine. Jeffery is a visiting fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, a beltway think tank controlled by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee and associated with the neocon wing of the Republican Party.
“The best way to send Putin a tough message and possibly deflect a Russian campaign against more vulnerable NATO states is to back up our commitment to the sanctity of NATO territory with ground troops, the only military deployment that can make such commitments unequivocal,” Jeffrey writes for The Washington Post, an establishment newspaper often used by neocons to push pro-war propaganda and the concept of American exceptionalism, the philosophical basis for imperialism and warmongering.’
'Up to 11 killed' as soldiers loyal to Kiev seize eastern Ukrainian airport from pro-Russian separatist as 'anti-terror operation' begin
‘Up to 11 people are believed dead after airborne Ukrainian troops seized an airport in the country’s rebellious east today in the first sign that a promised ‘anti-terror operation’ had begun against pro-Russian separatists.
Heavy gunfire was heard at Kramatorsk airport as Ukraine’s interim president announced that his forces had retaken the site from militants who been seizing control of cities since last week.
Local media reported between four to 11 deaths in the attack, but there was no immediate confirmation of any casualties. Russia said it was ‘deeply concerned’ over reports of casualties in the region today.
It comes as reports suggest one fighter plane was shot down today near the city of Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast.’
Duplicitous Human Rights Misinformation on Ukraine
‘A previous article discussed UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay. It discussed her duplicitous anti-Assad report. It wasn’t her first one. It won’t be her last
She’s a reliable imperial tool. She buries truth. She lies for power. Her credibility long ago was lost. Not a shred of it remains.
She never had any in the first place. It launched her career earlier. It sustained it.
Her new report supports illegitimate putschist fascists. It’s titled “Misinformation, propaganda and incitement to hatred need to be urgently countered.”
During months of Maidan protests, Berkut special police showed remarkable restraint. Pillay lied claiming otherwise.
They used “excessive force,” she said. So did other security elements, she added. Doing so “led to the radicalisation of the protest movement,” she claimed.’
US Pays Half of Ukraine's Two Billion Dollar Debt Owed to Russia's Gazprom
‘With Ukraine no longer paying for Russian gaz, and with Gazprom making it clear Kiev has to a) first pay the overdue $2+ billion in invoice and then b) prepay some $5 billion in gas until the end of the year of Europe gets it, it was only a matter of time before the US Treasury stepped in and paid off part or all of Gazprom’s demands. That time is now, when moments ago Jack Lew announced a $1 billion loan guarantee for Ukraine – very much the same way that the US provided billions in loan guarantees for the now long overthrown Mursi regime in Egypt.’
Kiev cuts water supplies to Crimea: Crimea deputy PM
‘Crimean First Deputy Prime Minister Rustam Temirgaliyev says Kiev reduced water supplies to the peninsula by three times and called on Ukrainian authorities to reconsider the decision.
On Monday, Temirgaliyev said Kiev reduced water supplies to Crimea on the North Crimean Canal from 50 cubic meters per second to 16 cubic meters per second, ITAR-TASS reported.
He also said that the Crimean government had prevented the authorities in Kiev from cutting off all water by finding a technical solution.’
