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Michael Tracey on the Refugee Crisis and US Troop Buildup in Poland

“Every couple of days we get another so-called ‘gaffe’ from Biden where he appears to be revealing another layer of involvement in this Ukraine conflict.” – Michael Tracey

by Mnar Adley

n just a few short weeks, Russia’s war on Ukraine has precipitated a massive exodus of refugees. According to the United Nations, more than 4.3 million people have fled the country since February 24, the majority of them – 2.5 million – traveling west to Poland. Media across the world have closely covered the story, and shown a great deal more sympathy for the Ukrainian refugees than for others fleeing from U.S. wars in the Middle East or North Africa.

But fewer people are aware of another group that is also flooding into Poland: American soldiers. Officially, the U.S. presence has already more than doubled to 9,000 troops, most of whom are stationed near or on the Polish-Ukrainian border. The majority of these units have arrived in the last few weeks.

What is going on there? Why is the U.S. deploying thousands of troops to the edge of a warzone? And what are these units doing once they arrive? To answer these questions, the MintCast is joined by Michael Tracey, who recently returned from the Polish-Ukrainian border.

Originally from New Jersey, Michael is a journalist and political commentator. His work has appeared in outlets such as The Guardian, The Intercept, Al-Jazeera, The Nation and Vice. However, he now is an independent journalist writing on Substack.

Michael is one of the only reporters who has attempted to scrutinize the alarming U.S. troop buildup in Eastern Europe. However, his attempts to understand what they are doing there came up short, though not through lack of trying. “It is impossible to say with any degree of specificity, given the layer of secrecy that they are imposing,” he told Mnar today, adding:

I was told by multiple soldiers, independently of one another, that the policy in place at these new U.S. installations throughout Poland, is a media blackout. So even the most friendly and deferential journalists, who they can hand pick to present in a positive light what the U.S. military is doing there; even they are not being permitted to enter these facilities?! It makes you wonder because every couple of days we get another so-called ‘gaffe’ from Biden where he appears to be revealing another layer of involvement in this Ukraine conflict.”

Michael was dismayed to find that the large majority of displaced Ukrainians he encountered in eastern Poland were firmly supportive of the idea of a no-fly zone over Ukraine, believing that this would save lives, rather than precipitate World War Three. He also found that the area was a breeding ground for profiteers and hucksters trying to make a quick buck.

Today, the two discussed the prospect of further U.S. military involvement in Ukraine, the raging information war between east and west, how corporate media in the U.S. has lined up in lockstep behind the U.S., and the use and misuse of the word “genocide” to describe the crimes currently being committed in Ukraine. Join us now for a lively and timely discussion.

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GusNote: as advised by several "alternative" accurate outlets, including the Voltaire Network, many (male) "refugees" into the EU are Banderites (Neo-Nazis), who will create trouble for the EU...

legit targets…...

Russia will perceive convoys delivering arms from NATO states to Ukraine as legitimate targets for its military once they reach Kiev controlled territory, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov warned in an interview published on Wednesday.

Regular contact with the US is impossible for Russia, considering “Washington’s unabashed support for militaristic intentions of the Kiev regime [and] the pouring of modern weapons” into the country by NATO members, the diplomat explained Moscow’s goal now is to make it abundantly clear for the US and its allies that Russia will use harsh methods in response to attempts to stymie its military in Ukraine.

“We are warning that American-NATO transports carrying weapons across the Ukrainian territory are considered legitimate military targets,” he stressed.

Moscow has maintained this position from the early days of hostilities in Ukraine. This week, the Russian defense ministry reported destroying four launchers from a battery of the S-300 air defense system delivered to Ukraine by an unnamed European nation.

The weapons in question was believed to be from Slovakia, which announced donating an S-300 battery to Ukraine last week. Slovak Prime Minister Eduard Heger called the Russian claim “propaganda,” citing Kiev’s denial of the report.

In an interview with TASS news agency, Ryabkov said Washington de facto refused to give straight answers about Pentagon-funded biolabs in Ukraine. Moscow and China said they were concerned that the labs were used for bioweapons research, an allegation that US officials have denied. The lack of a proper answer to legitimate questions “confirms that our concerns have grounding,” the Russian diplomat said.

Ryabkov said that all talks between Russia and the US on strategic stability and nuclear deterrence have been frozen. New START, the last treaty on nuclear arms reduction binding the two nations, which has survived since the Cold War, will remain in force until February 2026, he said.

The official added that American attempts to damage Russia through economic sanctions failed to achieve their goal, contrary to the “expectations that the Russians would surrender, as the West convinced itself.” The restrictions are hurting Western nations and businesses too, he pointed out. And while they may slow down Russia’s development, in the long run they won’t stop it, Ryabkov assured.

Washington “is irritated by our calm focus on the tasks of stabilizing the economy and ensuring its sustained functioning in the environment of unprecedented foreign pressure,” he said.

Moscow attacked the neighboring state in late February, following Ukraine’s failure to implement the terms of the Minsk agreements signed in 2014, and Russia’s eventual recognition of the Donbass republics of Donetsk and Lugansk. The German and French brokered Minsk Protocol was designed to give the breakaway regions special status within the Ukrainian state.

Russia has since demanded that Ukraine officially declare itself a neutral country that will never join the US-led NATO military bloc. Kiev insists the Russian offensive was completely unprovoked and has denied claims it was planning to retake the two republics by force.

https://www.rt.com/russia/553811-nato-weapons-legitimate-targets/

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By Gus Leonisky at 14 Apr 2022 - 8:18pm
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biden is a dangerous old fool…...

Will the "Biden Doctrine" deliver a new era of US-led, rules-based order...or WWIII?

About this event

In a late March press conference, President Biden said, "there’s going to be a new world order out there, and we’ve got to lead it. And we’ve got to unite the rest of the free world in doing it."

Since then the Biden Administration has made support for Ukraine the center of its foreign policy, even as the US finds itself closer to nuclear conflict with Russia than at any time since perhaps the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962.

Are we really ready for armageddon for Ukraine?

The propaganda blasted out to US and EU citizens is unprecedented. NBC recently ran an article featuring US intelligence officials admitting they are lying to the American people with the goal of pushing the pro-war narrative.

Is this a new world order or is it an insane lurch toward armageddon? Is there any such thing as a "free press" when it only repeats government talking points?

The Ron Paul Institute will hold a conference in Houston on June 4th to break through the propaganda and lies for a hard look at who is running US foreign policy and what their aims may be.

Join Dr. Ron Paul, RPI Director Daniel McAdams, and very special guests to be announced for a discussion you won't find anywhere else.

This event will be held at one of Houston's nicest hotels and will include a delicious breakfast buffet as well as coffee and tea.

Registration and the full breakfast buffet opens at 8:30 and the speakers will begin at 9:15.

We've been able to get amazing room rates of $119/night for a downtown top-notch hotel! There is a parking fee but they have nearly cut it in half for RPI guests.

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HOPEFULLY WE STILL WILL BE ALIVE BY JUNE 4TH... Though some more Ukrainians will have died because of Zelensky/NATO/US plan to destroy Russia. Please VOLODYMYR SIGN A PEACE DEAL WITH RUSSIA FORTHWITH. The deaths of people are on your head, no matter how many bunch of flowers you bring to the injured in hospital... HYPOCRITE.

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By Gus Leonisky at 14 Apr 2022 - 8:39pm
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not the first time…..

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By Gus Leonisky at 15 Apr 2022 - 6:40am
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soldier of misfortune...

British captive who fought in Mariupol describes ‘reality’

The Ukrainian forces have shown “lack of care” for civilians, Aiden Aslin claims

The situation in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol is “catastrophic,” and the Ukrainian forces are largely to blame for it, a UK citizen identified as Aiden Aslin, who reportedly fought in the city, said in a video obtained by RT.

The British man apparently surrendered to Russian forces along with Ukrainian marines earlier this week.

Aslin said that when he joined the Ukrainian military in 2018, he believed he was with the “good side.” He explained that the situation in Mariupol was “an eye-opener” for him, claiming he sought to convince his commanders to leave the city, but they chose to stay, not least because Kiev supposedly wanted them to stay.

“The situation in Mariupol is catastrophic. It could have been avoided should Ukraine have left but they chose to stay. Zelensky had a big role [in this decision]. He could have told them to leave but they stayed. I did not want this, I wanted to leave because we do not need war,” Aslin can be seen saying in the video.

What he saw in the city during the weeks of heavy fighting also influenced his views on the Ukrainian military. “It was like seeing reality for the first time,” Aslin said, adding that he witnessed a “lack of care for civilians” on the part of the Ukrainian military.

“They [the Ukrainian soldiers] looted supermarkets when civilians needed food to survive in the encircled city; they [the military] took food from the supermarkets. They would stop civilians [from] going out to get water. They would stop civilians from taking water from a supermarket that had been looted; water they had themselves taken.”

“They are criminals,” he added, referring to the Ukrainian soldiers, when asked about the Ukrainian military allegedly killing civilians in the city.

The man, who claims that previously he joined the Kurdish forces in Syria to fight Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS), says he wants nothing more than to go home to his family and does not want to join any foreign military again, because he is “done for, after Mariupol.”

Russia attacked the neighboring state in late February, following Ukraine’s failure to implement the terms of the Minsk agreements, first signed in 2014, and Moscow’s eventual recognition of the Donbass republics of Donetsk and Lugansk. The German and French brokered Minsk Protocol was designed to give the breakaway regions special status within the Ukrainian state.

The Kremlin has since demanded that Ukraine officially declare itself a neutral country that will never join the US-led NATO military bloc. Kiev insists the Russian offensive was completely unprovoked and has denied claims it was planning to retake the two republics by force.

https://www.rt.com/russia/553933-british-captive-mariupol-ukraine-reality/

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By Gus Leonisky at 16 Apr 2022 - 2:48pm
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