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This week's NewsReal covers the latest developments in global resistance to tyranny, and the apparent response to this by the 'deep state' in the form of war hysteria over the Russian military build-up near Ukraine. In just 4 days, British media claims, the world will end in nuclear conflagration! This is of course pure fear-mongering, in part to 'get the plebs back into line', but is there any substantive possibility of 'imminent' Russian military action in Ukraine? Joe and Niall suggest a scenario that involves a reckoning for the US client regime in Kiev, but not the subsequent reckoning for Russia that Washington and London are hoping for...
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Next Covid strain could kill many more, warn scientists ahead of England restrictions ending
Norway lifts almost all remaining COVID restrictions
German health minister: "It's not enough to just annoy the unvaccinated, you have to do more."
White House: "If you are unvaccinated, you will probably die this winter."
French scientist Luc Montaigner, who discovered HIV, says SARS-CoV-2 contains 'HIV inserts'
Globe & Mail: 'The alt-right has weaponized freedom to undermine democracy'
Ontario premier Ford enacts state of emergency, 1 year in jail and $100,000 fines for protesters
Jordan Peterson calls on Canadian opposition and provincial leaders to force Trudeau to step down
Passenger plane diverted from Ukraine over airspace closure speculation
Ukraine crisis: 'Whiff of Munich' warning from Ben Wallace
Boris Johnson 'more Chamberlain than Churchill' over Ukraine, warns senior Tory
Actual Daily Mail lead headline, 12 February 2022: 'Putin has decided to invade Ukraine on WEDNESDAY': Joe Biden will call Vladimir today in bid to prevent war. US and German spooks fear bombardment of Kiev is just days away, with Brits and Americans told to get out NOW'
Russia plots 'false flag' attack to provoke war with Ukraine
Pew Research Center: Public Trust in Government: 1958-2021
British Social Attitudes: Political consequences of Brexit
Clinton campaign paid to 'infiltrate' Trump Tower, White House servers to link Trump to Russia: Durham
Flashback 2018: Trump on '60 Minutes' claiming Clinton initiated Russiagate
Original CNN headline: 'Joe Rogan's use of the n-word is another January 6 moment'
Klaus Schwab: 'Ze Great Narrative'
Reader Comments
When the incentive to pay tax for services like the overseeing and outsourcing or trading of peoples affairs "governance" etc is removed people will clearly see their future options. The concept of hired Shepherds is reaching its climax.
I believe at Caitlin Johnstone's site, back around August 2021 I concluded and stated publicly: " The World has gone bat-shit crazy ". At that time, I said most have, but not all of us. Some of us remember - we remember and we won't forget and we stand strong on principle is what I was thinking after I concluded that......it hurts still to have concluded that and it hurts everyday to feel alone....but whatever. Others been hurt worse, and that is true.
Peace is easy.
Ken
4 days....
The world watches......
Ken
Im ok thanks (hope you and yours are too!)
I'm praying for peace and working locally to achieve something as close to peace as possible.
Im expecting the worst, while continuing to hope for the best.
Ken
The journalist's job is to destroy the truth, to shamelessly lie, to bribe, to defame, to wag his tail at the feet of wealth, and to sell his country and its people for its daily bread. me too. So, what madness is this to toast to an independent press?We are the tools and vassals of rich men behind the scenes. We are puppets, they pull the strings and we dance. Our talents, our possibilities, our lives, are all the property of others. We are intellectual prostitutes. "
Source: Richard O. Boyer and Herbert M. Morais, Labor's Untold Story, United Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers of America, NY, 1955/1979
John Swinton spoke these words in 1880 and the hope that the situation could be improved in the last century can only come from the refinement of propaganda techniques which, through newspapers and even more powerful television, make the people believe that freedom of press, expression and information exists.
Please remember this speech every time you turn on the TV and every time you browse a newspaper and we also ask you to have it read to as many people as possible because only awareness can help us to improve the situation.
The statements about the withdrawal of American, British and Canadian troops from the territory of Ukraine may ultimately prove to be just a news cover for the upcoming operation in the Donbass. For the collective West, led by the United States, it is extremely important to ensure that the idea is strengthened in the so-called international public consciousness that in the next few days there will be no military personnel from NATO countries in Ukraine, not even a single one. And if the Ukrainian army launches a military operation against the LDNR and Russia gives a decisive answer, then everything in the West will boil down to the claims that "here comes the aggression from Russia".
The situation is such that at the moment all the information on the withdrawal of military instructors from the territory of Ukraine comes from the Western media. One of the same media that, in recent days, have managed to get noticed by a series of false publications, including Bloomberg's "false planned departure" with the piece according to which the Russian army had already launched an attack on Ukraine .
In this regard, it is difficult to perceive as a single truth the publications of Western sources that the military instructors of NATO countries have left or are leaving Ukraine. Western military personnel may very well remain on the territory of a country close to Russia, and new NATO soldiers and officers may also arrive. And the statements about the withdrawal of a foreign foreign contingent may be linked to the fact that if a major new military adventure is launched by Ukrainian troops in the Donbass, the United States, Great Britain and Canada themselves will have reason to say that their authorities and their military command is ready for this but “it has absolutely nothing to do with it”.
In this context, attention is drawn to the publication in the British edition of The Telegraph, which states that “Russia creates conditions under which it should give the impression that Russian troops are only reacting to Ukraine's aggression and of Western countries ".
A British newspaper is now quoting MI6 as saying that Russia is looking for an excuse to "invade Ukraine". And after all, this publication stands against the backdrop of CNN's acknowledgment that there can be no talk of any Russian invasion of Ukraine, but exactly what it is talking about is that "US intelligence is conducting a strategic information operation (disinformation ) to contain Russia “. It turns out that all statements about the withdrawal of military instructors from NATO countries from the territory of Ukraine fall under this "operation", which in reality is based on falsehoods and misinformation in the media.
In an article by columnists Shen Yang and Keiyu Xu, American information pressure is becoming more and more intrusive.
Note that there has been no such thing in recent years, when one country is constantly accused of being ready to attack another country, against the backdrop of the authorities denying anything of the sort. The Chinese authors write that not only Russia, but also, notably, Ukraine, deny the preparations for the start of the offensive by the Russian troops. President Volodymyr Zelensky has said this in recent days, expressing bewilderment at the information attacks from the West.
Based on the current situation, referring to the experts, the observers of the Global Times conclude that the United States is deliberately aggravating the situation, artificially raising the level of the Ukrainian crisis.
Washington needs a Ukrainian crisis not only to legitimize its military presence in Eastern Europe, but also to damage the European economy.
News of the publication of the Chinese embassy in Kiev on WeChat, addressed to Chinese citizens located in Ukrainian territory. Chinese diplomats do not invite those who leave Ukraine, as Western authorities do, but speak of the need to "be vigilant in relation to the actions and appeals of the United States and other NATO countries". Not a word is said about the "possible Russian offensive".
The article contains the opinion of a Chinese international relations specialist from Renming University, Jin Kanzhong. According to him, Russia has absolutely no interest in invading Ukrainian territory. This can only happen in one case: if Kiev itself attacks Crimea or the Donbass.
This means that all these words and actions of the United States should be regarded as the realization of American interests.
Professor Li Haidong of the Institute of International Relations of the People's Republic of China is inclined to share this opinion. At the same time, he explains why the United States might need it:
The most reasonable explanation is that such a situation can lead to the withdrawal of European capital in US-controlled financial structures. This will help mitigate the inflationary risks the US faces today. Americans have done such things before.
According to the Chinese professor, the European market has become strong in recent years and he claims to be independent in the choice of financial and commercial partners. This may not be to Washington's liking. Precisely to panic investors and start diverting their capital from the European economy to the United States, Washington has launched an information operation on the alleged preparation by Russia of an "attack on Ukraine" and a "growing threat to Europe ".
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has invited his American counterpart Joe Biden to come to Ukraine in the coming days. It happened yesterday during a phone call that lasted almost an hour.
Details of the conversation were told in Zelensky's press service.
According to information from the American channel CNN, which refers to a source in the Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers, Biden has not yet accepted a trip to Kiev. And the interlocutor at the White House said that the probability of the American leader's arrival in Kiev is extremely low (he shits himself in fear )
As stated earlier in Politico magazine, the US president said Russian troops would cross the Ukrainian border on February 16. Based on this fact, it turns out that Zelensky has invited Biden to visit Ukraine at the same time he plans a "Russian offensive".
According to the Ukrainian head of state, the arrival of a guest from the United States will help resolve the crisis and prevent Russia from implementing "aggressive plans".
In addition to the American leader's invitation to Kiev, the telephone conversation between the two presidents touched on economic and security issues, as well as the imposition of sanctions against Russia. They decided to make efforts to resolve the crisis around Ukraine through diplomacy.
The day before, Volodymyr Zelenskyy phoned Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who promised to provide financial assistance to Ukrainians. The interlocutors also spoke of friendly relations between the two countries.
In this context, information comes from the US administration that Washington does not plan to impose pre-emptive sanctions against the Russian Federation.
This new design of SOTT is retarded, who's gonna read random comments that take 1/3 the page?
And finally, there are no "neo nazis" in Ukraine who aren't Khazar/Ashkenazis, in fact none in the world that aren't tribal at the top.
3 truth bombs - I love Splosions.
://saxonmessenger.christogenea.org/issues/saxon-messenger-edition-no-37
[Link] - Honorable Ron Paul
Enough is enough.
Fedup.
We need to all try and remain mentally strong under this geo-political pressure.
Remember Ken...
1.) Your not on your own.
2.) Love and Truth win out in the end.
Please spend some time summarizing the Reiner Fuellmich public model trial of the plandemic. It does not have to be complete; it could focus on one of the witnesses. It gives your viewers a sense of the bigger picture. Thank you for considering.
If sott.net has got what it takes maybe it can be a forum for this.
Typically in a Grand Jury the deliberations are not public, but this case is exceptional - is it not? So maybe sott.net can come to the fore.
So, it is in everyone's interest that this sees the light of day and maybe sott.net can be a forum for that.
If not, I'm sure there are other forums.
BK
Zelensky began his response by saying that no one grants Ukraine membership in either the EU or the Alliance. And then he said that NATO's rejection of Kiev is wanted in the West.
“I think many leaders today are hinting a little to Ukraine that it is possible not to raise the question of joining the Alliance. It seems to me that no one is hiding it anymore, " said Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Recall that Ukrainian ambassador to the UK Vadym Prystaiko, in a conversation with a BBC Radio 5 reporter, admitted that Ukraine could agree to refuse to join NATO if that helped prevent a war with Russia.
Subsequently, the President's Office refuted Ambassador Prystaiko's statement on Kiev's readiness to refuse to join NATO.
Subsequently, the British Deputy Chief of Defense James Hippie said the UK would support Ukraine's refusal to join NATO if such a decision were made by Kiev.
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Blinking, blanking, bumpkin fool.
Bumbling, stumbling, loose-lip tool.
Freaking, Franklin Philly-loving dove.
Loves to speak with Madison and spouse above.
She be so fine, she can turn you into wine.
So fine she be - way better than Jackson - the
one come later after lucky New Orleans and the stupid British fools of domination to be defeated....defeated they be...
Defeated like a bowling pin in slow motion.
One at a time.
Strike!
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Poem of the next day....after tomorrow.....might as well get some reserves going. Real reserves are based on more than just good faith because good faith, like everything is limited and seems to me faith is diminishing rapidly.
Watch out!
Get ready.
BK
I will attempt one on the fly (impromptu).
Ukraine, Ukraine, hope you can keep things sane.
The thought of you losing your name, hurts my brain.
Ukraine, Ukraine, have you not experienced enough pain, enough dark clouds of rain?
Do your oppressors not feel any shame?
Ukraine Ukraine, hope you can overcome those quick to blame.
Ukraine, Ukraine find the strength to break your chain.
That is what the dead spirit of a sniper from 2014 in Ukraine whispered in my ear, and that sniper made me cry and now there is going to be hell to pay for the blinking effing dimwit diplomats who do not represent ME and my kin. Time for justice to be revealed in all of its glory is what I think. Justice must be served.
Ken
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Today 17 February, since early morning the Ukrainian occupiers have conducted intense fire along almost the entire front line in the Donbass. In a statement of emergency, a representative of the DPR army said that the defenders of the Republic were forced to return fire on the Ukrainian armed forces, destroying fire points to protect the civilian population.
But the fire activity of the Ukrainian invaders was not limited to the morning hours: now the sounds of artillery are heard not only from Gorlovka, but also from Donetsk, as well as from its northwestern suburbs.
The president of the United States, the mentally ill Joe ZOMBi-den, after taking the daily dose of Cocaine and playing with his Play Station , said that the risk of a Russian invasion of Ukraine remains
"It could happen in a few days, we have reason to believe that they are conducting a false flag operation to have an excuse to enter, the possibility of such a scenario "
The Golem said very high, but clarified that the " roads for a diplomatic solution of the crisis remain "
UN, February 17
United States Ambassador to the United Nations, - Kunta Kinte's illegitimate daughter - Linda Thomas-Greenfield , said on her Twitter without evidence, that Russia would "go towards an imminent invasion" of Ukraine.
The publication writes that US leader Joe Biden demonstrates inexplicable and unnecessary hysteria regarding military exercises taking place within the borders of Russia and Belarus.
“Joe Biden keeps coming up with a great strategy. This is already his third strategic innovation in the international arena, ” , says Le Figaro, who further lists his failures.
“The first was his concept of a futile hasty withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan. The second was the futile humiliation of the right ally after the creation of the Aukus alliance.The third is a vain hysteria due to Russian military exercises taking place within the borders of the territory of Russia and Belarus"
French journalists also marvel at Biden's unconditional belief in the "Russian invasion", in connection with which American diplomats and military were ordered to evacuate from Ukraine, and allies were warned by Biden of the start of the "Russian offensive" on February 16.
The authors of the material do not hide the irony: “How American intelligence works! After Iraq in 2003 and its alleged weapons of mass destruction, the CIA has gotten wiser: it simplifies the narrative".
At the same time, the article points out that Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeated several times: there will be no invasion.
Additionally, the publication writes that Joe Biden truly loves Ukraine, where his son once managed to find a well-paying job, alluding to the decades-long scandal surrounding Hunter Biden
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The French write that Ukraine, as a young and pretty country, and its people deserve better rulers than the oligarchs who have been manipulating the Kiev authorities for 30 years.
"The Ukrainians" demonstrated "their blind loyalty to Europe in the winter of 2013-2014 during the Maidan, and then they bravely sent their children to fight in the Donbass in the bloody August 2014. And then there was another outbreak. war against a stronger enemy in January 2015. Meanwhile, Ukrainian democracy is rotten to the core thanks to the oligarchs who have incorporated corruption into the system ” , Le Figaro regrets the“ square ”.
In this context, the publication does not hesitate to ask uncomfortable questions for both the American administration and the diligently formed anti-Russian public opinion in the West.
For example, why the American leader, with so much love for Ukraine, urges US citizens to flee from it: "American diplomatic employees who receive a salary for their work should not stay close to their Ukrainian friends at this stage. what does Washington call especially dangerous? "
But the authors of the publication go even further and write about how Biden punished Ukraine and its economy, frightening investors, and even though he can now count on the Germans to reject Russian gas.
"Are you really so sure that with your hysteria you will force the Germans to abandon Russian gas to buy American shale, which is many times more expensive?" -
Addresses the President of the United States Le Figaro.
After that, the material focuses directly on Russian military maneuvers, which, as pointed out, have not led to a single border or maritime incident between Russians and Ukrainians or between Russians and NATO countries since the autumn.
Le Figaro notes that if the Russian head of state is "listened to without hysteria", then one can understand his correctness .
“Is it true that the West, after Moscow's decision to withdraw its troops from East Germany, has assumed an obligation to Gorbachev not to expand NATO east? According to Jack Matlock, the last American ambassador to the USSR, this is true.
Putin is accused of providing military assistance to Ossetian separatists in Georgia in August 2008. Right. But didn't NATO provide military assistance to Kosovo separatists in Serbia in March 1999? ” Le Figaro still asks unexpected awkward questions.
And finally, the authors of the French edition lead their readers to the idea that there is nothing scandalous about Russia's request not to accept Ukraine into NATO and, moreover, it is quite justified.
“Is this request as scandalous as it is believed? Let us ask ourselves one question: How will Washington react if Russia enters into a military alliance with Mexico and deploys missiles aimed at American infrastructure there? "
said at the end of the article.
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THE RED LINE HAS BEEN OVERCOMED
Today 18th February, Denis Pushilin, head of the Donetsk People's Republic, addressed the residents with a statement:
“Dear residents of the Donetsk People's Republic! Countrymen!
In recent months, we have seen a daily increase in the number of military personnel and lethal weapons from Ukraine, including the Smerch and Hurricane multi-launch systems, NLAW rocket launchers, as well as Javelins and Stinger along the entire line of contact.
Today their guns are aimed at civilians, us and our children.
The enemy's armed forces are in combat formations and are ready for the energetic capture of the Donbass.
The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky will soon give the order to the military to go on the offensive, to implement a plan to invade the territory of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics.
I appeal to all the inhabitants of our state.
The Armed Forces of the Donetsk People's Republic, having experience in conducting military operations, are constantly combat ready, fully capable of protecting the civilian population and infrastructure.
However, when the enemy bombs the Republic settlements, the life and health of our citizens can be endangered.
Therefore, from today, February 18, a mass centralized departure of the population to the Russian Federation was organized.
First, women, children and the elderly are subject to evacuation.
We kindly ask you to listen and make the right decision. Temporary departure will save the life and health of you and your loved ones.
In accordance with the leadership of the Russian Federation, places for reception and accommodation of our citizens are ready in the Rostov region. The displaced will be provided with everything they need. All conditions have been created for a quick transition to checkpoints.
The heads of companies and institutions must organize the departure of the families of employees. Territorial Defense Headquarters - to provide transportation for the evacuation of civilians.
Dear compatriots, I ask you to remain calm and calm. Together we will resist and win! "
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THE RED LINE HAS BEEN OVERCOMED
Few minutes ago, also the head of the LPR, Leonid Pasechnik, issued a statement on the evacuation of civilians in relation to the worsening of the politico-military situation. He instructed the heads of the territories to ensure an organized evacuation of the population in order to prevent casualties.
"I teach the heads of the territories, the police, the emergency services to guarantee an organized evacuation of social structures and to help the population to deliver them to checkpoints, the Russian Federation is ready to provide an organized reception and accommodation on its territory for the residents of the Luhansk People's Republic" .
And he addressed the men:
"Once again I appeal to all men who are able to hold their weapons in their hands, to defend their land".
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The people now gunning for a showdown with Putin were gunning for a showdown with Saddam Hussein two decades ago—with the same promises of a happy outcome .
Andrew J. Bacevich
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Those eager for a showdown with Russia over Ukraine offer one answer to that question: Putting a brutal bully in his place will go far toward restoring American exceptionalism’s lost luster. It’s “wag the dog” in modified form: militarized assertiveness in faraway places promising a shortcut to redemption.Don’t believe it. The people gunning for a showdown with Putin come from the ranks of those who two decades ago were gunning for a showdown with Saddam Hussein, while promising a happy outcome.There is an alternative approach far more likely to yield positive results.
That alternative approach posits a reformulation of American exceptionalism based not on muscle flexing in faraway places but on modeling liberty, democracy, and humane values here at home. The clear imperative of the moment is to get our own house in order. Stumbling into yet another needless war won’t help.As for Ukraine, the crisis there poses minimal risk to the West, which possesses ample strength to defend itself against Russian aggression. Rather than flinging macho-man insults about who will stand up to Vladimir Putin, wisdom suggests that the United States should acknowledge the possibility that Russia possesses legitimate security interests of its own, those interests extending to the question of whether Ukraine has a friendly or unfriendly orientation. As for fascists, the ones deserving concerted American attention tend to be homegrown.Elevating Russia to the status of Enemy Number 1 is actually a diversion from matters of far greater immediate importance.
It’s time for Americans to wake up to the fact that we face far more pressing concerns."
Andrew J. Bacevich is president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. His new book, Paths of Dissent: Soldiers Speak Out Against America’s Long War , co-edited with Danny Sjursen, is forthcoming.
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