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Ukrainian gold transferred to U.S. "safekeeping" according to Russian-Ukrainian news site

The Russian-language and pro-Russian Internet news organization, Iskra ("Spark") News in Zaporozhye, eastern Ukraine, which perhaps has taken its name from the early socialist newspaper founded by Lenin -- reported Friday that Ukraine's gold reserves had been hasily airlifted to the United States from Borispol Airport just east of Kiev.

A Google-assisted translation is appended.

GATA tonight asked the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the U.S. State Department to disclose whether the United States has taken custody of Ukraine's gold reserves. A publicist for the New York Fed immediately acknowledged the inquiry and said he would look into the issue right away. We'll keep you posted.

CHRIS POWELL, Secretary/Treasurer
Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee Inc.
From Iskra News
Zaporozhye, Ukraine
Friday, March 7, 2014

http://iskra-news.info/news/segodnja_nochju_iz_borispolja_v_ssha_strarto...

At 2 a.m. this morning an unmarked transport plane was on the runway at Borispol Airport. According to airport staff, before the plane came to the airport, four trucks and two Volkswagen minibuses arrived, all the truck license plates missing.

Fifteen people in black uniforms, masks, and body armor stepped out, some armed with machine guns. They loaded the plane with more than 40 heavy boxes.

After that a mysterious men arrived and entered the plane.

All loading was done in a hurry.

The plane took off on an emergency basis.

Those who saw this mysterious special operation immediately notified the airport officials, who told the callers not to meddle in other people's affairs.

Later a returned call from a senior official of the former Ministry of Income and Fees reported that tonight, on the orders of one of the new leaders of Ukraine, the United States had taken custody of all the gold reserves in Ukraine.

Chess

Big Oil's "Sore Losers" Lead the Drive to Eurasian War

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"We are witnessing a huge geopolitical game in which the aim is the destruction of Russia as a geopolitical opponent of the US or of the global financial oligarchy.....The realization of this project is in line with the concept of global domination that is being carried out by the US."

- Vladimir Yakunin, former Russian senior diplomat

"History shows that wherever the U.S. meddles; chaos and misery are soon to follow."

- Kalithea, comments line, Moon of Alabama
Following a 13 year rampage that has reduced large swathes of Central Asia and the Middle East to anarchy and ruin, the US military juggernaut has finally met its match on a small peninsula in southeastern Ukraine that serves as the primary operating base for Russia's Black Sea Fleet. Crimea is the door through which Washington must pass if it intends to extend its forward-operating bases throughout Eurasia, seize control of vital pipeline corridors and resources, and establish itself as the dominant military/economic power-player in the new century. Unfortunately, for Washington, Moscow has no intention of withdrawing from the Crimea or relinquishing control of its critical military outpost in Sevastopol. That means that the Crimea - which has been invaded by the Cimmerians, Bulgars, Greeks, Scythians, Goths, Huns, Khazars, Ottomans, Turks, Mongols, and Germans - could see another conflagration in the months ahead, perhaps, triggering a Third World War, the collapse of the existing global security structure, and a new world order, albeit quite different from the one imagined by the fantasists at the Council on Foreign Relations and the other far-right think tanks that guide US foreign policy and who are responsible for the present crisis.

How Washington conducts itself in this new conflict will tell us whether the authors of the War on Terror - that public relations hoax that concealed the goals of eviscerated civil liberties and one world government - were really serious about actualizing their NWO vision or if it was merely the collective pipedream of corporate CEOs and bored bankers with too much time on their hands. In the Crimea, the empire faces a real adversary, not a disparate group of Kalashinov-waving jihadis in flip-flops. This is the Russian Army; they know how to defend themselves and they are prepared to do so. That puts the ball in Obama's court. It's up to him and his crackpot "Grand Chessboard" advisors to decide how far they want to push this. Do they want to intensify the rhetoric and ratchet up the sanctions until blows are exchanged, or pick up their chips and walk away before things get out of hand? Do they want to risk it all on one daredevil roll of the dice or move on to Plan B? That's the question. Whatever US policymakers decide, one thing is certain, Moscow is not going to budge. Their back is already against the wall. Besides, they know that a lunatic with a knife is on the loose, and they're ready to do whatever is required to protect their people. If Washington decides to cross that line and provoke a fight, then there's going to trouble. It's as simple as that.

Chess

Drang nach Osten: What is behind the warmongering of the German media?

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Rarely before has the German media been brought so much into line. Two weeks after Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych was chased out of office by armed gangs of fascists, the television hosts and newspapers are virtually unanimous in support for the confrontational course adopted by Berlin and Washington towards Russia.

Hardly any critical voices can be heard. On the contrary, the newspapers seek to outdo each other in fomenting the conflict and demanding that the government take a tougher stance against Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Süddeutsche Zeitung demands "threats and punishments" instead of "talks" while the Frankfurter Allgemeine calls on the "free world" to deploy the "means of deterrence."

The media are availing themselves of distortions and lies that are reminiscent of Goebbels' propaganda techniques.

They downplay or conceal the role of militant fascists during the putsch in Kiev, as well as the presence of three fascist ministers in the new government supported by the European Union. The three are members of Svoboda, which has close ties to Germany's far-right National Democratic Party (NPD), Hungary's Jobbik, the French National Front and other neo-fascist parties in Europe.

Magnify

Exclusive: New evidence links the murders of Stephen Lawrence and a private investigator

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© IndependentAmid police denials, documents show both botched original murder investigations were connected by one officer.
Explosive new evidence linking the two darkest chapters in Scotland Yard's modern history can be revealed today by The Independent on Sunday, heaping fresh pressure on the position of the current Met Commissioner, Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe.

Leaked documents reveal a police officer accused of corruption in the Stephen Lawrence case has also been closely linked to one of the prime suspects in the unsolved murder of Daniel Morgan, a private investigator found with an axe embedded in his skull in 1987.

Use of covert police listening devices suggests that a suspect in Morgan's murder knew John Davidson, a detective sergeant who is alleged to have confessed to a corrupt relationship with the father of David Norris, one of the racist gang who stabbed Lawrence to death in 1993.

Under Sir Bernard's leadership, the Metropolitan Police appears to be playing down links between the Morgan case and the murder of the aspiring black architect in 1993 - a position that has been called into question by both the Home Secretary, Theresa May, and Mark Ellison QC, who published a withering review of the Lawrence police investigation last week.

Only last month, Scotland Yard insisted to Mr Ellison's team that the then DS Davidson did not work on the original investigation into the murder of Morgan, who was killed in a south London car park 27 years ago amid claims he was about to blow the whistle on police corruption.

Rose

Armed gang murdered pro-government journalist next to Maidan Square, Kiev during sniper attacks

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© Image from FacebookVyacheslav Veremyi
A Ukrainian reporter has died of a gunshot wound after masked men attacked him on the way home in central Kiev. His colleagues suspect the attack was not accidental.

The journalist, Vyacheslav Veremyi, of the local "Vremya" ("Time") pro-government newspaper died early on Wednesday morning of a gunshot to the chest while doctors were trying to save him.

"Early this morning, Kiev correspondent, Vyacheslav Veremyi, died in hospital," said Vesti, a Russian-language daily, in the statement. "Vyacheslav received a bullet wound to the chest. He succumbed to his injuries due to blood loss."

The reporter and his colleague, IT specialist Aleksey Lymarenko were in a taxi on their way home. As the taxi driver stopped at traffic lights, a group of "unknown men with bats and weapons, in hard hats, camouflage and black masks" ambushed the car.

They pulled the reporter, his colleague and the driver from the car and beat them up, the paper said. The latter two sustained severe injuries, with Aleksey Lymarenko's face being seriously maimed.

Attention

Neo-Nazis in Kiev seized over 1,500 guns and 100,000 bullets during Ukraine mayhem

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© Reuters/Vasily FedosenkoAnti-government rioters take cover behind a temporary barricade during clashes with riot police at Independence Square in Kiev February 18, 2014.
Ukraine's security service has announced it is launching a counter-terror operation. Radicals have seized over 1,500 firing arms and 100,000 bullets in the last 24 hours, the service said.

The recent events in Ukraine have shown "the escalation of violence and a massive use of firearms by the extremist groups. In many parts of the country, public authorities, military installations and depots with munitions are being seized. Court buildings are burning, the vandals are destroying private property and killing peaceful civilians," the Ukrainian Security Service head, Aleksandr Yakimenko, said in a statement.

According to Yakimenko, "over the last day more than 1,500 firearms and 100,000 rounds of ammunition have come into the hands of criminals."

Reacting to the "conscious, purposeful use of force by means of arson, killings, kidnapping and terrorizing people," which Yakimenko treats as "terrorist acts," the Security Service and Anti-terrorist center of Ukraine have decided to launch a counter-terrorist operation.

The Security Service head then urged all Ukrainians to stay calm and maintain peace and order. Special measures to reinforce public security and border security are being taken.

Chess

EU tells Russia: Start Ukraine talks or face sanctions

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© Bulent Doruk/Anadolu Agency/Getty ImagesThe Crimean people and the supporters of Russia gather in front of the Parliament building in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea’s capital Simferopol, Ukraine, on February 26, 2014.
Sanctions, including asset freeze and travel ban on military and officials, could be imposed day after Crimea referendum

The European Union is on course to impose travel bans and to freeze the assets of Russian officials and military officers involved in the occupation of Crimea by next Monday if Moscow declines to accept the formation of a "contact group" to establish a dialogue with Ukraine.

A meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels on Monday is being seen as an unofficial deadline for the introduction of the sanctions, which would exempt the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, and his foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, as the EU tries to keep open lines of communication.

The sanctions could be imposed a day after Sunday's referendum in Crimea to allow the Black Sea peninsula to join the Russian Federation.

Ukraine's parliament warned the regional assembly in Crimea on Tuesday that it faces dissolution unless it cancels the referendum, which has been condemned by the EU and the US as illegal. But the Russian foreign ministry said it would respect the result of the vote.

Comment: Wonder if they've considered Russian sanctions on the EU, like cutting off the oil and gas?

Germans, Czechs, Greeks, Cypriots oppose sanctions against Russia
Russian sanctions? You Must be Joking! Russia Holds All the Cards!


Radar

Man-portable air defense systems could be stolen in Ukraine amid turmoil

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© Ria Novosti/Sergey Pyatakov
Highly dangerous type of weaponry - man-portable air defense systems (MANPADs) - have gone missing from two Ukrainian military units, according to a high-ranking official in Kiev.

Several, and maybe even several dozen 9K38 Igla (Needle) air defense systems (SA-18 Grouse in NATO's classification) have been stolen, a Ukrainian military official, who wished to remain anonymous, told RIA Novosti.

The shortage was, according to him, registered in Ukraine's 80th airmobile regiment, which had 54 MANPADs, and the 27th airmobile brigade, stationed 45 km away from Lvov, which possessed 90 Iglas.

The new leadership of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry is, according to the RIA source, taking measures to "camouflage the grave situation" by adding old and experimental items of the weapon to the stockpile.

Red Flag

Ukraine far-right leader demands govt open arsenals for radical groups

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© UnknownDmitry Yaroch
The leader of the Ukrainian radical group Right Sector, Dmitry Yarosh, has reportedly demanded the country's authorities open military arsenals for the group's fighters.

This is according to an unknown source in Ukraine's military department, as cited by ITAR-TASS.

The source also quoted Yarosh as saying the "conservative approach" of the security agencies' chiefs doesn't allow for order to be restored by precluding anti-Maidan rallies in eastern and southern regions of Ukraine.

In an ultimatum, Yarosh demanded that the government gives to his group the access to a part of weapons and military equipment, as well as several military training centers "for quality training for Right Sector fighters."

"Yarosh doesn't rule out more decisive action on Ukraine, if the government doesn't comply with these demands," the source indicated to ITAR-TASS.

However, Right Sector denounced the report as false.

"It's only an attempt to discredit out organization," the group's press secretary, Artyom Skoropadsky, told Slon web portal.

Airplane

Iranian lawmaker blames U.S. for plane 'kidnapping'

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© BBCPouria Nour Mehrdad and Delavar Mohammadreza, the two Iranian men allegedly travelling using stolen passports on Flight 370
With the fate and location of the missing Malaysia Airlines jet still unexplained on Tuesday, the police were investigating the possibilities of hijacking, sabotage and possible psychological or personal problems among the crew and passengers, while other agencies in Malaysia continued to investigate noncriminal explanations, as Thomas Fuller, Jane Perlez and Alan Cowell reported.

On Tuesday, an influential Iranian lawmaker accused the United States of having "kidnapped" Flight 370, saying it was an attempt to "sabotage the relationship between Iran and China and South East Asia."