RAGA2: Antidote 7: MH17 mystery solved? Russia-Insider, Smith, Milne, Lozansky, Doctorow, Tennison, Krasnov, VFP, Pereprava, Brumfield Posteingang x Vladislav Krasnov 16. Nov. (vor 1 Tag) an Krasnow; mich; John; Sigrid; Catine Nachricht übersetzen Deaktivieren für: Englisch Dear friends of the Russia & America Good Will Association and antiwar colleagues! Is the mystery of the Malaysian airliner tragedy finally solved? So says the Russian engineer Ivan Andrievsky who claims he received email from an anonymous American who had access to satellite pictures showing the shooting of the plane by a Ukrainian air force jet. You may choose from two reports, its your call: orientalreview.org/2014/11/14/scandal-last-seconds-of-mh17-flight-were-snapshot-by-a-us-or-uk-spy-satellite/ english.pravda.ru/news/world/15-11-2014/129041-satellite_image_boeing-0/#.VGcHPGeWx74 THE elections in Ukraine on October 26, in the Donetsk and Lugansk republics on November 2 and the mid-term election in the USA on November 4 went as scheduled and ended as expected. The only unexpected thing was the voter participation: about 75% in the war-torn fledgling republics, about 5O% in the post-coup Ukraine and 36.6% in the USA. The impression is that the more US tries to export democracy to Iraq, Afghanistan, Ukraine, and Russia, the less is left for local consumption. Even the unflappable Washington Post is exasperated at the lowest turnout since WWII washingtonpost/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/11/10/voter-turnout-in-2014-was-the-lowest-since-wwii/ An unprejudiced observer can see that the further West you go, the lower is the share of those who vote. It does not bode well for Western democracies. Putin is tops everywhere— the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Beijing, G-20 Summit in Brisbane, and at the BRICS leaders’ conference inside G-20 Summit. Forbes magazine reports: For the second year running, our votes went with the Russian president as the world’s most powerful person, followed by U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese leader Xi Jinping. forbes/sites/carolinehoward/2014/11/05/putin-vs-obama-the-worlds-most-powerful-people-2014/ Don’t we need to hear what the world’s most powerful person has to say? Putins speech at the Valdai Club - full transcript The speech shows a great deal of exasperation with the US drive for dominance, but Putin carefully eschews any belligerence or ill will. Read Patrick Smith’s detailed analysis Friday, Nov 7, 2014 The New York Times doesn’t want you to understand this Vladimir Putin speech. The Times botches it badly salon/2014/11/07/the_new_york_times_doesnt_want_you_to_understand_this_vladimir_putin_speech/ Patrick L. Smith followed up on the latest events Friday, Nov 14, 2014 What really happened in Beijing: Putin, Obama, Xi — and the back story the media won’t tell you. Ukraine, Irans nukes, the price of oil: if only the media connected the dots salon/2014/11/13/what_really_happened_in_beijing_putin_obama_xi_and_the_back_story_the_media_wont_tell_you/ Patrick connects the dots the Big Media does not want you to connect Patrick Smith’s analysis echoes that of Seumas Milne on the other side of the Atlantic theguardian/commentisfree/2014/oct/29/counterweight-us-power-global-necessity-conflicts-spread theguardian/commentisfree/2014/oct/29/counterweight-us-power-global-necessity-conflicts-spread Twenty-five years ago the Berlin Wall came tumbling down and with it - we are told - the last moments of the Cold War. Today there is talk of a new Cold War again pitting Russia against the West. One can make the argument the Cold War never ended for Washington. Watch Peter Lavelle CrossTalking with Ray McGovern, Ed Lozansky and Andranik Migranyan. rt/shows/crosstalk/204771-cold-war-berlin-wall/ RAGA’s task of providing varied, objective and dependable info about US-Russia relations became a LOT easier with the advent of Russia-Insider. Below is Ed Lozansky’s article—but please peruse through the whole site: The Wests Fatal Russia Mistakes: 1989-2014 When the Berlin wall came down the West had an historic chance to find a strong friendly ally in Russia. Western mistakes over the following years has lead to the exact opposite. The US to must reverse its policy of hegemony, and pursue multilateralism. Anything else will lead to continued conflict. russia-insider/en/politics_ukraine_opinion/2014/11/10/10-01-25am/wests_fatal_russia_mistakes_1989-2014?page=0%2C0 Lozansky blames the USA for imposing Neo-Liberal reforms on Russia: > Lozansky does a good job of informing not only Americans, but Russians as well. About US role in Ukraine he writes (for those who read Russian): ng.ru/world/2014-11-11/3_kartblansh.html RAGA associate Professor Nicolai Petro sends his remarkable collection: Is Ukraine Slipping Into Illiberal Democracy? The Nation, October 30, 2014. Main legitimacy concern: Ukrainian parties opposed to Euromaidan faced restrictions, RT Op-edge, October 28, 2014. Ukraines Elections Sealed Minsk Agreement’s Fate, Make Country Easier to Govern, RIA Novosti, October 28, 2014. How Russia Views the post-Cold War Order, Russia Direct, October 27, 2014. Ukraine Holds Parliamentary Elections, Al Jazeera America, October 27, 2014. Sharon Tennison offers an interview with Ray McGovern, History: Berlin Wall to Ukraine and Crimea russiaotherpointsofview/2014/11/history-berlin-wall-to-ukraine-and-crimea.html#more RAGA associate Gilbert Doctorow emails:
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