I can’t imagine why Putin chose this moment to invade
God Help Us! pic.twitter.com/eMBLsIAfBg
— Agent Brandoe 🍊 The Pipe Hitter (@BYounger13) March 14, 2022
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Source: The Duran
Ukrainian Army holding Mariupol brings residents into secretly bomb-set drama-theater there, blows them up, announces Russia bombed it.
by Eric Zuesse | March 18, 2022
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On Wednesday, March 16th, Russia's Tass news agency headlined "Azov battalion militants blow up Mariupol theater building — Defense Ministry", and reported:
See the detailed and fully documented account of this matter, here, which persuades me that Tass got it right, and that CNN got it wrong. I have checked out all of its linked-to sources and found them to be not only extremely credible but some of them are thoroughly mainstream, such as Deutsche Welle (the German public broadcaster), Newsweek, The Nation, Stanford University, and Amnesty International.
One source in it that is not mainstream is a posting by the breakaway republics in Ukraine's far-eastern Donbass region, and it's an announcement, dated March 12th, that:
That rounding-up of those Mariupol civilians did occur, and Mariupol is (and has always been) ruled by the government in Kiev — the government that The West has been and is arming; so, this slaughter of those civilians definitely was either carried out by the government there (Ukraine) OR ELSE by the invading Russian forces. The question is: whom to believe? However, if Russia's forces did it, then WHY would the pro-Russian breakaway republics have warned on March 12th that this would be happening there? And WHY would Russia have selected that specific building to blow up? It had no military value, and only civilians were inside it. They had been inside it ever since March 12th.
Ukrainian Army holding Mariupol brings residents into secretly bomb-set drama-theater there, blows them up, announces Russia bombed it.
by Eric Zuesse | March 18, 2022
The statements, views and opinions expressed in this column are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of this site. This site does not give financial, investment or medical advice.
On Wednesday, March 16th, Russia's Tass news agency headlined "Azov battalion militants blow up Mariupol theater building — Defense Ministry", and reported:
Militants of the Azov nationalist battalion blew up the Mariupol theater building, which they rigged with explosives earlier, Russian Defense Ministry announced Wednesday.The next day, CNN bannered "Survivors emerge from rubble of Mariupol theater bombed by Russia" and reported:
The Defense Ministry debunked Kiev's accusations of an airstrike on the theater building, where civilians could have been held hostage.
"During daylight on March 16, Russian aviation carried out no missions involving strikes on ground targets within Mariupol limits. According to the verified information, militants of the Azov nationalist battalion carried out another bloody provocation by blowing up the rigged theater building," the Ministry of Defense said.
People sheltering in a theater in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol are emerging from the building after it was bombed, the former head of the Donetsk region said Thursday.CNN had not asked Russia's Ministry of Defense to show them the evidence they had backing up the claim that "During daylight on March 16, Russian aviation carried out no missions involving strikes on ground targets within Mariupol limits." Apparently, CNN was interested ONLY in information that was being supplied by Ukraine's government. Of course, 'reporting' in that way is only propaganda — not journalism.
Hundreds of people were thought to have taken shelter in the theater amid the ongoing Russian siege of Mariupol.
See the detailed and fully documented account of this matter, here, which persuades me that Tass got it right, and that CNN got it wrong. I have checked out all of its linked-to sources and found them to be not only extremely credible but some of them are thoroughly mainstream, such as Deutsche Welle (the German public broadcaster), Newsweek, The Nation, Stanford University, and Amnesty International.
One source in it that is not mainstream is a posting by the breakaway republics in Ukraine's far-eastern Donbass region, and it's an announcement, dated March 12th, that:
The second provocation Zelensky is preparing for pictures in Western media, after unsuccessful provocation with Maternity hospital, [is that] Ukrainian forces … got Mariupol women, children and old people into the Drama Theater building in order to show the whole world that [after it will be blown up] the place was bombed by the Russian Federation.. … Don't be silent! We need to make more people know about this [preparation]!How could the pro-Russian side have known about this in advance? If Russia had had any reason for bombing that theater, then the Ukrainian government's account of the matter would be worth considering. But none of that is the case here. The breakaway republics had gotten advance warning from resident(s) in nearby Mariupol — maybe from relative(s)s of hostages being held in that theater.
That rounding-up of those Mariupol civilians did occur, and Mariupol is (and has always been) ruled by the government in Kiev — the government that The West has been and is arming; so, this slaughter of those civilians definitely was either carried out by the government there (Ukraine) OR ELSE by the invading Russian forces. The question is: whom to believe? However, if Russia's forces did it, then WHY would the pro-Russian breakaway republics have warned on March 12th that this would be happening there? And WHY would Russia have selected that specific building to blow up? It had no military value, and only civilians were inside it. They had been inside it ever since March 12th.
Indeed: WHY would only civilians have been there? Why would no Ukrainian government forces (which control the city) have been there? What military purpose would have been served by doing this except to fool yet more people in The West to send to the Ukrainian government yet MORE weapons so they can kill the invading Russian troops?
Please go to The Duran to read more.
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Source The Saker
Day 21 of the Russian special military operation – 3 questions
March 17, 2022 | 299 Comments
Today, I begin with this: something I would call a good summary of CNN's wishful thinking
This has everything!
• Putin is a "pure thug"• Russians are indiscriminately murdering civilians en masse• "Ex-KGB" "agent" says what his CIA handlers tell him to• Klitschko is as verbally clever as he always is• China is about to screw Russia over• Drones threaten NATO (apparently including Ukie ones?)• A retired colonel opines that Russia is running out of manpower• US casualties in Kiev
And against this deluge of lies, Bernhard at Moon of Alabama does a superb job deconstructing that kind of crap, see here: https://www.moonofalabama.org/2022/03/neo-nazis-in-ukraine-fake-incidents-to-gain-more-western-support.html.
But it feels like such an uneven and lopsided battle…
How are we, private individuals with no government or corporate support supposed to beat this?
I guess we will fight for as long as God gives us strength.
Anyway,
There were a few cities liberated today, here is the machine translation of Boris Rozhin's report:
1. Mariupol. The cleanup of the city continues successfully. Advanced units reach the central areas, the enemy is gradually pushed back to Azovstal. Civilians continue to leave the city. The military on the ground are talking about the timing of the liberation of Mariupol – 4-7 days.Finally, no map today (I am too tired to wait for Readovka) A final comment:
2. Ugledar. The village has not yet been officially taken, but to the north of it the troops are already advancing to Bogoyavlenka, with a subsequent movement to Kurakhovo. Prechistovka is taken from the west of Ugledar, which creates prerequisites for both movement to the north and for a U-turn to Velikaya Novoselka.
3. Maryinka-Avdiivka. There are no particularly serious advances yet. It is impossible to overcome the enemy’s powerful fortified areas with a rush. Aviation and artillery are trying to make the task easier, but so far the cumulative effect of multi-day strikes has not yet been achieved.
4. Gorlovka. Novotoretsk remained for the DPR. The APU counterattacks to retake the village were repulsed. Tomorrow, perhaps, the advance will begin either to Novoselka-2, or in the direction of New York.
5. LNR. They took Rubezhnoye, the enemy withdrew to Severodonetsk, where persistent street fighting continues. Lisichansk is not being actively stormed yet. The liberation of these cities is a matter of time. Fighting continues in the western part of Popasnaya, the city is not yet fully controlled by the LPR, the enemy stubbornly clings to it.
6. Kharkiv. Active fighting to the east of the city. There is no information confirming the occupation of even a part of Chuguev by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation yet. In Izyum, the enemy continues to defend themselves in the southern part of the city and tries to unblock the road in the Kamenka area, where the fighting is going on near the Izyum-Slavyansk highway. The front from the north is gradually shifting towards Slavyansk.
7. Kiev. Attempts of the APU to be active on the Vyshgorod-Gostomel-Bucha line ended with serious losses of the APU in people and equipment. A serious counteroffensive failed. It is noted that the western grouping of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continues to methodically press south, trying to get out and gain a foothold in the Vasilkov area. In the east, Ukrainian sources report the occupation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation of several villages on the outskirts of Brovary. There is no confirmation of this from our side yet.
8. Sumy and Chernihiv. Without major changes.
9. Nikolaev. Fighting north of the city. The city itself is blocked from three sides, but there is no assault. The transfer of reinforcements for the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation through Kherson is noted. The Armed Forces of Ukraine expect the activation of operations of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in this direction in the coming days.
10. Odessa. The ships of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation work on targets on the coast, complementing the work of aviation. There are no landing events, but the enemy is forced to keep serious forces here, for fear of missing the moment of the exhibition. The Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation, having won complete dominance at sea, now performs a binding role, forcing the enemy to keep troops near Odessa that would be useful in the area of Nikolaev or Krivoy Rog.
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This is what is actually going on in Ukraine despite the utter nonsense Pelosi talks about as if her observations mean anything.
These people are preposterous. They place all kinds of accolades on a guy who bangs his dick on a piano for entertainment. The standards don't even exist in the west anymore because it is all outrageously preposterous bullshit.
This woman needs to be removed from office. This is no longer acceptable. It is irresponsible and an embarrassment.
British reporters ROAST unstable Pelosi LIVE on air— the world is LITERALLY laughing at us pic.twitter.com/qoNaHrHuTm
— Benny (@bennyjohnson) March 17, 2022
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