Thursday 2nd of May 2024

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NATO marks 75 years

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created on April 4, 1949, as the Cold War began. Sweden became the defense alliance's 32nd member on March 7, 2024, and Ukraine hopes to join amid the ongoing war with Russia.

NATO perpetuates an imaginary Russian threat because having an external adversary is vital for the military bloc’s survival, a top diplomat has told RT.

In an exclusive interview, Russian deputy foreign minister and former permanent representative to NATO, Aleksandr Grushko, commented on the billions of dollars allocated by the US and EU to help Ukraine in its fight against Russia.

Continuing to spend such resources on “insane goals like confrontation with Russia would be political suicide,” he said.

“The fact is, the Russian threat exists only in the imagination of Americans and western Europeans, specifically those who make confrontation with Russia the basis of their foreign policy,” Grushko added.

The deputy foreign minister also touched on the issue of funding for NATO and the controversy caused recently by US presidential hopeful Donald Trump.

The US-led military alliance is funded by contributions from its 31 member states, with each country obliged to commit a minimum of 2% of its GDP to defense spending. In 2023, only 11 member states were on course to meet this target, with the US being the largest contributor.

https://www.rt.com/news/595407-nato-russia-imaginary-threat/

 

NEXT FOR NATO IS THE "CHINA THREAT"... ALL TO DO WITH THE AMERICAN (JEWISH?) EMPIRE CONQUERING THE WORLD...

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Palestinian detainees at Israel’s Sde Teiman detention camp blindfolded, fed through straws, defecate in diapers, Israeli doctor says

Anadolu staff  |04.04.2024 – Update : 04.04.2024

JERUSALEM 

Two Palestinian detainees from the Gaza Strip had their legs amputated due to injuries sustained from cuffs during their detention, an Israeli doctor said on Thursday.

The doctor, at the field hospital set up at the Sde Teiman detention camp in the Negev desert, said Palestinian detainees face deplorable conditions and violations at the facility.

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According to the Israeli doctor, Palestinian detainees at the facility are blindfolded, fed through straws, and defecate in diapers.

He cited that all Palestinian patients at the field hospital are handcuffed by all four limbs.

“From the first days of the medical facility’s operation until today, I have faced serious ethical dilemmas,” the doctor said.

“More than that, I am writing (this letter) to warn you that the facilities’ operations do not comply with a single section among those dealing with health in the Incarceration of Unlawful Combatants Law.”

The physician said half of the Palestinian patients at the hospital were transferred to the facility due to injuries caused by their leg irons during their detention.

The leg irons, the doctor said, cause serious injuries that “require repeated surgical interventions.”

“Under these conditions, in practice, even young and healthy patients lose weight after a week or two of hospitalization,” the physician said.

Three other sources confirmed to Haaretz that a Palestinian detainee had one hand amputated due to injuries caused by his plastic handcuffs.

One source said that many of the detainees got cuts and subsequently became infected due to their cuffs.

An army spokesman, for his part, claimed that detainees are cuffed “in accordance with the law and according to an individual determination of the dangerousness of each detainee, with the aim of ensuring the safety of the troops and the medical staff.”

He said the army changed the type of leg irons used at the facility due to injuries caused to the detainees.

“Guards ensure that there is sufficient space between the leg irons and the detainees’ limbs,” he added.

More than 9,100 Palestinians are estimated to be held by Israel in its prisons, according to Palestinian figures.

There are no specific figures of how many Gazans were detained during Israel’s ongoing offensive on the Gaza Strip.

 

Israel has pounded the Palestinian enclave since an Oct. 7 cross-border attack by the Palestinian group Hamas which killed around 1,200 people.[GUSNOTE: MOST OF THESE WERE KILLED BY THE ISRAELI DEFENCE FORCE TO PREVENT HOSTAGES BEING TAKEN]

Over 33,000 Palestinians have since been killed and nearly 75,700 injured amid mass destruction and shortages of necessities. Israel has also imposed a crippling blockade on the Gaza Strip, leaving its population, particularly residents of northern Gaza, on the verge of starvation.

The Israeli war, now in its 181st day, has pushed 85% of Gaza’s population into internal displacement amid acute shortages of food, clean water and medicine, while 60% of the enclave’s infrastructure has been damaged or destroyed, according to the UN.

Israel stands accused of genocide at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which last week asked it to do more to prevent famine in Gaza.

https://www.theinteldrop.org/2024/04/04/gazan-abductes-had-their-legs-amputated-due-to-cuffs-jewish-doctor/

 

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nato nuts....

 

NATO countries have created a joint mission in Ukraine in order to expand the scope of support the US-led bloc can provide to Kiev, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski announced on Thursday.

Speaking to journalists following a meeting to commemorate the 75th anniversary of NATO, Sikorski declared that the bloc has decided to create a new “mission.” He stressed, however, that “this does not mean that we are going to war, but it does mean that we will now be able to use the coordination, training, planning capabilities of NATO to support Ukraine in a more coordinated manner.” 

Specifically, he pointed out that under the new initiative, Ukrainian troops will be more actively trained in Poland.

Sikorski earlier told reporters that the bloc members were planning to discuss the creation of a mission during a two-day meeting of NATO foreign ministers that concluded on Thursday. He explained at the time that the idea is “to use the capabilities of the pact to train Ukrainians, use logistics and other joint elements.” 

The Polish diplomat also suggested that such a format would not be confrontational for Moscow.

The head of the State Duma’s defense committee, Andrey Kartapolov, responded to the move by stating that the creation of a NATO mission in Ukraine could be an attempt to legalize the bloc’s next steps. “We will watch them carefully,” he told the news outlet RIA on Thursday.

Sikorski’s announcement comes as Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has described the current state of relations between Russia and NATO as a “direct confrontation” and has accused the US-led military bloc of acting as a destabilizing factor in Europe.

Moscow has for years repeatedly criticized NATO’s expansion towards Russia’s borders and has cited the bloc’s policies and increased involvement in Ukraine as being among the key reasons for launching its offensive against Kiev in 2022.

https://www.rt.com/russia/595421-nato-mission-ukraine-poland/

 

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“Never experienced such one-sided media”
Swedish peace activist Lars Drake on the consequences of Sweden joining NATO, the portrayal of the Ukraine war in his home country's media and the Swedish view of the blowing up of the Nord Stream pipelines. For the emeritus professor, the idea that Sweden is threatened by Russia is an “unfounded idea”. There should have been a referendum on joining NATO, said Drake.


JANA KERAC, April 12, 2024, 0 comments, PDF


Multipolar: The then Swedish Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist said in autumn 2021 that he could “guarantee” that he would never take part in a NATO accession process. A little later he changed his mind. Who or what changed his mind?

Drake: Peter Hultqvist made a fool of himself. Although he had been for NATO for a long time, he was against membership. In a 2017 speech at Johns Hopkins University in the USA, he declared his loyalty to the USA by describing the world's conflicts in an extremely one-sided manner and avoiding criticism of the USA's serious crimes against international law. This was far beyond diplomatic politeness.

Multipolar: Peter Hultqvist belongs to the Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party, which has long been against joining NATO. How did the change in opinion come about?

Drake: That's right, a majority of members and voters were against joining. An important reason for the rapid policy change was that the leader of the largest opposition party wanted to make joining NATO an issue in the upcoming elections. Another reason was that the Sweden Democrats, who are a kind of AfD but obviously not as smart as the AfD on the Ukraine war, changed their minds. They too were initially against joining. This created a majority for accession. In my opinion it is obvious that the actions were part of the political power game. The official argument was the war in Ukraine and the unfounded idea that Russia would advance further west and threaten Sweden and other countries.

Translation resultMultipolar: How did the political debates about these events take place in Sweden? Drake: What debates? The mainstream media had little other opinion than that they supported joining NATO. In the almost 60 years that I have been interested in what is happening in the world, I have never seen such one-sided media as in the last few years. Sweden has remained neutral for over 200 years and this policy change is truly fundamental. The issue is so important that there should have been a serious debate and referendum on the issue. Multipolar: Wasn't Sweden already something of an unofficial member of NATO before joining? Drake: Yes, the relationship between Sweden and NATO was very close and had developed over decades. Even during the Vietnam War, when Prime Minister Olof Palme was known for his criticism of US policy, the military leadership maintained close relations with the US military - which was also accepted by Palme. Sweden has adopted a NATO standard in communications and technical issues. We worked with NATO in Afghanistan and Libya. Former Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Carl Bildt traveled between Eastern European countries before the 2003 Iraq War to persuade these countries to support the US-led war. Multipolar: Didn't the USA already plan to use Swedish military infrastructure through NATO during the Cold War? Drake: Yes, but I don't know much about it. Multipolar: Looking back on the NATO exercise “Trident Juncture” in 2018, Swedish Major General Bengt Andersson said that Sweden took part in many NATO exercises at multiple levels. Sweden was therefore not really neutral. Drake: Yes, it is true that Sweden was in reality neither neutral nor non-aligned. And, as Bengt Andersson said, this has been going on for a while. The current NATO exercise, “Steadfast Defender,” is even larger and potentially even more aggressive toward Russia than previous ones. It has also been linked to the idea of NATO countries stationing troops in Ukraine. An extremely dangerous idea! Multipolar: In 2018, the Swedish government distributed to all households a 20-page information brochure prepared by an agency part of the Ministry of Defense. It stated how one should behave in the event of crises and war. Did you also receive this brochure? If so, what was going through your mind at the time? Drake: Yes, I also received the brochure. I had heard about it before, so I was prepared. From my point of view it wasn't a big deal. I was trained for the Swedish Civil Defense in the 1990s. The most important point here is the timing: an early signal was given to the population that they should prepare for war and, above all, accept higher military spending. Another point is that this transfers responsibility to all citizens and not just to the state and local authorities. In terms of content, there are definitely good suggestions, for example, always having some fresh water and extra food at home. This is of course useful in any kind of unrest in society. Multipolar: Back to NATO accession: What specifically will change as a result of official accession? What does the defense agreement between Sweden and the USA, known as the “Defense Cooperation Agreement”, or DCA for short, mean? 

Drake: The Swedish military can now cooperate more openly with other countries' militaries. We will see military personnel and ships, planes and trucks every day. The Swedish defense industry can sell more weapons and ammunition. The DCA is much worse than “passive” NATO membership. The US gains access to 17 military areas and has the right to bring in soldiers and weapons without restrictions. You also receive the right to move freely in our country. Your units cannot be stopped or checked by the Swedish authorities. Once the US has weapons, especially offensive weapons, in Sweden and Finland, which has a similar agreement, Russia will respond in one way or another, and that could lead to an ugly escalation. The official justification is that this contributes to Sweden's security, which is false because Sweden is not threatened by another country for its own sake. The possible threat arises if we become part of an alliance that is hostile to another state - or that has offensive weapons on its territory.

Multipolar: What do you think the US's intention is?

Drake: The US interest is to strengthen its military capabilities in Northern Europe for a possible military confrontation with Russia. As for the southern Baltics, Germany and Poland have some capacity, but for the northern Baltics the US wants bases in Sweden and Finland. There is also an interest in expanding US capabilities in the Arctic.

Multipolar: How was and how is the completed NATO accession reported in Sweden? Was the dangers of joining made clear in advance? How free do you think Swedish journalists are in reporting?

Drake: In most of our media, the opinion was very positive for joining. Some even euphoric with statements like: “Now we’ve come home.” There were also critical voices in a few publications. Only the Left and the Greens were against joining. The population of Sweden has long been fed pro-NATO propaganda. Since there was hardly any serious debate before accession, most citizens have not heard much about possible dangers. In my opinion, journalists were freer than when reporting and commenting on the war in Ukraine. However, that was also the worst thing I have ever experienced.

Multipolar: How is the Swedish media commenting on the latest move from France? President Macron raised the possibility of sending troops to Ukraine.

Drake: The opinion of the media and political leaders on this in Sweden is generally negative. But at the moment that's not an issue for us.

Multipolar: What image does the Swedish population have of the USA? Critics accuse the USA of being brutally imperialistic. Are such views widespread in Sweden?

Drake: The image of the USA as a society is generally positive in Sweden. However, some Swedes are critical of US foreign policy. As for US “imperialist behavior,” this view is firmly entrenched among a well-informed minority. When it comes to the war in Ukraine, critics of U.S. wars often hear that it is "whataboutism" to mention U.S. activities, even though that country has attacked more countries and killed more people than any other country since 1945. and even though this country is deeply involved in the war in Ukraine and is the reason there is a war there in the first place.

Multipolar: Is the Ukraine war embedded in a historical and geopolitical context in the Swedish media?

Drake: The media reporting on these aspects is also insufficient or extremely one-sided in Sweden. For our media, too, the war began on February 24, 2022 like a bolt from the blue. The only alternative view is that it is a continuation of the annexation of Crimea. If you talk about the 2014 coup in Kiev, you will be accused of being a “Putinist”. Anyone who sees NATO expansion as a threat to Russian security is also a “Putinist.” The same applies when mentioning the units of neo-Nazis and right-wing extremist soldiers. I think the level of Swedish debate is roughly similar to the level in Germany.

Multipolar: Is there skepticism towards media and politics in Sweden?

Drake: Yes, skepticism is growing here too, but it's not growing as quickly as in the USA, for example. But that's not really surprising. It is often the case that we are the tail rather than the nose of the dog.

Multipolar: What image do you have of Russia's re-elected President Putin? Finland's Hufvudstadsblatet recently published an editorial asking: "Is Europe doing everything in its power to shore up Kiev and strengthen the free world's ability to stand up to a malevolent Russia?" This is what the majority of the population in Sweden thinks Russia also as fundamentally “evil”?

Drake: Similar statements are also common in Sweden among politicians and in the media. The majority of Swedes swallowed the pro-Western and anti-Russian propaganda whole. And they don't have access to an alternative perspective. As a result, Swedes have a negative image of Russia, and the Russian president is widely viewed as evil. The Swedish prime minister and the opposition leader are of the opinion that “we” cannot let Russia win, that is, they do not realize that Ukraine has already lost.

Multipolar: Are there alternatives to the mainstream in Sweden?

Drake: We also have alternative media. For example, we have a few small newspapers and internet-based news outlets, as well as several blogs on both the left and more on the right. When it comes to joining NATO and the defense cooperation agreement, the left and right alternative media tend to agree. In my opinion, the number of alternative media is only increasing slowly. In contrast, their influence spreads somewhat faster.

Multipolar: During the Corona crisis, the Swedish government managed to chart its own course, despite political pressure from the West. Why didn't this work with NATO?

Drake: The pandemic policy was developed by Anders Tegnell from the Swedish Health Authority based on scientific evidence. Anders Tegnell is a doctor. He was heavily criticized by many, but the Swedish policy ultimately proved successful. Security policy, on the other hand, was developed by politicians based on analysis by authorities in the defense sector, dominated by pro-NATO “experts,” and by weapons manufacturers.

Multipolar: Let's talk about blowing up the Nord Stream pipelines. How do people view this in Sweden?

Drake: The Swedish position is to comment on it as little as possible. The pundits and leaders most likely know it was the US. Yes, three out of four tubes were blown up, but Germany decided not to use the remaining fourth tube. There are also a few other pipes that run through Poland, Ukraine and Turkey. I am firmly convinced that the sanctions are the main reason for the massive damage to the German economy. On March 6, 2022, I wrote a short article and another on March 18, arguing that the sanctions policy will not achieve its goals. Many individuals and companies in several countries will suffer, but Russia could sell energy to other countries such as China. The sanctions will not stop Russia from its military activities in Ukraine. Rising energy and food prices could lead to more people starving in the poorest countries.

Multipolar: Could the silence about the damage to Germany caused by the blowing up of the pipelines reflect underlying resentment towards Germany?

Drake: No, I don't think so. Behind this is more of an interest in wanting to please Washington. In any case, I don't know anything about any serious conflicts or negative feelings between Sweden and Germany. Neither at the level of top politicians, business and military nor at the level of the population in general.

Multipolar: According to Seymour Hersh, your neighboring country Norway was said to have been involved in the explosions.

Drake: Yes, there is some evidence of that. Although this may not have been decided at the highest political level. One aspect that needs to be considered is the question: Who benefits? Possibly those who have alternative care to offer: In addition to the USA, this is Norway.

Multipolar: Are there influential actors in Sweden who are pushing for an investigation into the blast?

Drake: There have been calls for an independent investigation and for the results of the Swedish investigation to be made public. However, they are not from the category of “influential actors”.

Multipolar: At this point I would like to ask you what actually motivated you to get involved in peace and anti-NATO work. Was there a specific event in your life related to this?

Drake: I was involved in anti-war activities during the Indochina wars in the late 1960s and early 1970s. I was then active against Israel's bombing of Gaza in 2008 and 2009, as well as a critic of Israel's apartheid system. In 2007 I became more focused on Sweden's relations with NATO when our local newspaper wrote a very critical editorial with some of the usual slanders against Noam Chomsky. Noam Chomsky had just received an honorary doctorate from Uppsala University. I translated the article and sent it to him asking for a response. Then I translated for him as part of the publication. In this context, I met some Swedes who criticized Sweden's slow approach to NATO, including retired army officers.

Multipolar: Is it allowed to touch hot topics in Sweden and publicly express positions outside the mainstream? Do the media and politicians show tolerance towards those who think differently?

Drake: The conditions for people to use their own minds, seek information outside of the mainstream media and express their opinions publicly are similar in Sweden to Germany. The business-funded organization “Frivärld” was one of the main actors in the defamation in our country. The smear campaigns were used to deprive the Women for Peace organization of state funding.

Multipolar: What is the current mood among the Swedish population: Is the desire for peace negotiations growing? How do you respond to the Pope's recent comments on this matter?

Drake: Yes, there is a growing recognition that peace negotiations are necessary. Our press mentioned the Pope's statement and also Zelensky's answer that the color of the Ukrainian flag is blue and yellow, not white. There may have been some serious discussion in the press about the Pope's initiative. However, I didn't notice anything about it myself.

Multipolar: Is there peace research in Sweden with concrete ideas on how to bring those involved in the conflict together?

Drake: The Transnational Foundation for Peace has made some interesting efforts, but it is not one of the establishment-backed organizations. The government organizations that are supposed to do this kind of work are more concerned with propaganda in defense of Western views. Some of the academics working in peace studies are on a similar path.

Multipolar: Some feel that the countdown to World War III has begun. Do you share this impression?

Drake: To a certain extent, yes. The risk of a third world war has increased in the last two years and especially in the last few months. The unfounded optimism that Ukraine will win is fading, and the West is in despair and panic. The danger of escalation is imminent. The conflict in the Middle East could also escalate and lead to a larger war. That is very dangerous. One can only hope that those in power in those countries involved in this “game” are not suicidal.

 

About the interviewee: Lars Drake, born in 1949, was an associate professor at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. He was a board member of various peace and environmental organizations, such as the “People and Peace” network. In 2021 he chaired the Swedish “No to NATO” initiative, in which he is still active.

About the interviewer: Jana Kerac is a pseudonym. The author has been working as a journalist for 30 years. She lives and works partly in Germany and partly in Finland.

 

https://multipolar-magazin.de/artikel/interview-drake

 

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“The superiority of the West always had to be emphasized”
The Hamburg journalist Ulrich Heyden has lived in Moscow since the early 1990s. In his autobiographical book “My Way to Russia” he also describes his decades-long work as a correspondent for German media in Russia and Ukraine. Multipolar publishes excerpts from it in which Heyden describes which prejudiced topics and evaluations the editors ordered from him, why they ended their collaboration with him and what decisive role the West German dominance in the editorial offices plays.


ULRICH HEYDEN, April 10, 2024, 4 comments, PDF


In February 1993, Der Spiegel opened a correspondent's office in Kiev. Apparently the editor-in-chief expected that Ukraine would break away from Russia very quickly. And you definitely didn't want to miss that. But back then, no normal person was looking for a revolution or a coup. Kiev seemed to me to be an extremely peaceful city. Any extremism, even a demonstration by Crimean Tatars wanting to return to Crimea from Central Asia, was met with distrust among the residents.

But Spiegel may have had information that something would soon happen in Kiev. After all, Spiegel publisher Rudolf Augstein came personally to the opening of the correspondents' office. He invited people to a reception in a hotel in the city center, an austere building from the Brezhnev era. The building didn't look particularly nice, but it was called "National", which led to dreams about a Ukraine independent of Russia and also looked good in a Spiegel house announcement.

An illustrious group came to the reception, the heads of the various Ukrainian churches, German business people, a pastor from Germany and many Ukrainians who were proud to be there. I came too. The Spiegel correspondent in Kiev invited me. I hadn't told her anything about my difficult relationship with the paper.

Augstein 1993: Ukrainians and Germans “must stand together now”

In order to make himself heard, Augstein first had to hit the lectern with the palm of his hand. Who knew the Spiegel editor in Kiev? Augstein then tried to outline the historical situation in big words. “The war has separated our two peoples. But there is a lot of sympathy for your people in Germany. Now we have to stand together.” Augstein did not say against whom and what we have to stand together for and why Germany in particular. Incidentally, during the Second World War he was a gunner and radio operator who traveled to Voronezh in Russia - east of the Ukrainian border - and was awarded the “Iron Cross” 2nd class. The “urge to the East,” as the Russians like to joke, was apparently still in the Spiegel editor’s bones.

I wrote in my diary,

“The Federal Republic is beginning to strengthen its relations with Ukraine, knowing full well that this could lead to a deterioration in relations with Russia. Because in Ukraine both the government and the opposition are quite nationalistic and have difficulty signing the simplest disarmament treaties. The very hard nationalists openly say what many here probably secretly think: Ukraine wants to keep its strategic nuclear weapons as a means of pressure so that they get money from the West and are respected by Russia. Behind closed doors we hear that the arms industry continues to develop weapons. Probably because they would like to export them for dollars. The whole thing is so crazy because ordinary people here are only concerned with securing their physical existence.”

In the early 1990s, it wasn't too difficult for a freelance journalist to sell articles from the post-Soviet Union to German media, especially if you were covering popular topics. But I've never found popular topics as exciting as topics that no one had yet tackled. And so my first radio piece, which I sold to Deutschlandfunk, was about a strike by trolleybus drivers in Kiev. The editing editor said he would like to publish more texts from me. He said, “It doesn’t necessarily have to be a strike.” I perceived this comment as an attempt to interfere, but I didn't reply because I was happy to have found someone to talk to.

 

Chernobyl – panicked fear and slow getting used to At some point I showed up at the press department of the German embassy in Kiev. At that time the embassy was still in a beautiful old building in the upper old town. When I proudly told the officer that I had already interviewed many representatives of Ukrainian parties, she seemed surprised. She didn't say that no one in Germany cares, but her face seemed to say exactly that. The official suggested that I write something about the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster. I took up the suggestion. Chernobyl and its social consequences became one of my areas of work in the coming years. I sold an article on the anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster in April 1992 to ten newspapers, from the taz to the Eastern CDU newspaper Neue Zeit. (…) Dispute over my Ukraine reporting During my work for major German media, I noticed that the political elite in Germany had a very special interest in Ukraine. For example, there was the statement made by a Deutschlandfunk editor who frankly and frankly explained to me on the telephone in 1994 that if Hitler had not acted so brutally in Ukraine, the relationship between Germany and Ukraine would have developed better after 1945. I wondered what drove him to speculate like that. Did someone want to downplay German fascism? In the spring of 2000, completely unexpectedly for me, the first scandal broke out with an editor at the Cologne broadcaster. As a freelance journalist, I had arranged a live broadcast with Deutschlandfunk - in the BBC studio in Kiev - and wanted to report on the “Away with Kutschma” demonstration. Leonid Kuchma, President of Ukraine from 1994 to 2005, was considered “loyal to Moscow” in Germany because of his balanced policy towards Russia and therefore did not have a good standing in the major German media, which clearly pointed to the breakdown of the then still tolerable relations between Russia and Ukraine hoped. The reason for the demonstration against Kuchma was the murder of the Kuchma-critical journalist Georgi Gongadze. A few thousand demonstrators walked along Kiev's magnificent Kreshchatik Boulevard with banners. The demonstration was led by Yuri Lutsenko, then a deputy of the Socialist Party in the Verkhovna Rada. Five years later, in 2005 – after the “Orange Revolution” in Kiev – Lutsenko became Ukrainian Interior Minister and from 2016 to 2019 he was Prosecutor General. Some protesters carried a large cage containing a doll meant to represent President Kuchma. I had no sympathy for Kuchma. However, as long as it was not clear beyond doubt that the Ukrainian president had ordered the murder of the journalist Gongadze, I found this type of agitation repulsive, which I also made clear in my report for Deutschlandfunk. The responsible DLF editor then confronted me on the phone. I had already clashed with the same editor in 1996. At that time, I reported for Deutschlandfunk from Moscow that Boris Yeltsin's campaign chief, Anatoly Chubais, who was acclaimed by the West, had half a million dollars smuggled out of the headquarters of the Russian government through intermediaries in a cardboard box. The dollars were intended for the Yeltsin election campaign. The money was urgently needed because there was a risk that Yeltsin would lose the presidential election to his communist challenger Gennady Zyuganov. The DLF editor refused to broadcast the sentence about the smuggled dollars. I experienced similar attempts at interference at the Berliner Tagesspiegel, for which I was accredited in Moscow from 1999 to 2000. At the Tagesspiegel, Ukraine had to be portrayed as a country oppressed by Russia. At least that was the impression I got when I wrote an article for the newspaper in which I presented Russia and Ukraine equally and did not describe Russia as an oppressor. When I asked the Tagesspiegel to send me an application for accreditation not only for Russia, but also for Ukraine, the editorial team stood in the way without giving any reasons. I suspected that the editors were offended by my “uncritical attitude toward Russian superpower thinking.” READ MORE:https://multipolar-magazin.de/artikel/heyden-korrespondent-russland-deutsche-medien   

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POLAND WANTS TO BE FIRST TO BE NUKED IN THE NATO ALLIANCE (SEE TOON AT TOP)... 

 

Poland is open to hosting US nuclear weapons amid the stand-off with Russia over Ukraine, President Andrzej Duda has said.

In an interview with the Polish daily Fakt on Monday, the leader acknowledged that the issue of bringing US nukes to his country, much closer to Russian territory, “has been a topic of Polish-American talks for some time.” The US currently has nuclear weapons stationed in five fellow NATO members: Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Türkiye.

“I have already talked about this several times,” Duda continued. “I must admit that when asked about it, I declared our readiness.”

He argued that the reason for such a stance is that “Russia is increasingly militarizing” its exclave of Kaliningrad bordering Poland and Lithuania, adding that Moscow has also deployed its nuclear weapons in Belarus.

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the decision to place tactical nuclear weapons in the neighboring state, which is also Moscow’s key ally, last year. At the time, he argued that the move had been triggered by Britain’s decision to supply Ukraine with depleted uranium ammunition. The president also pointed out that the US has kept nukes in Europe for decades.

Duda further explained that “if our allies decide to deploy nuclear weapons as part of nuclear sharing also on our territory to strengthen the security of NATO’s eastern flank, we are ready for it.”

He recalled that as a NATO member, Poland has certain obligations, and “in this respect, we simply implement a common policy.”

In response to Duda’s statement, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov noted that if the US does indeed place its nuclear weapons in Poland, the Russian military would “take all necessary countermeasures to ensure our security.”

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in January that Moscow views the nuclear assets of the US, UK and France as a “single nuclear arsenal aimed at the Russian Federation,” since NATO had declared it the “main threat.” He added that Russia takes this reality into account in its nuclear policy.

Moscow has repeatedly said that a nuclear war must never be fought, and that it has never threatened to use its atomic arsenal.

https://www.rt.com/news/596384-poland-ready-host-us-nuclear-weapons/

 

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NO NATO IN "UKRAINE" (WHAT'S LEFT OF IT)

THE DONBASS REPUBLICS ARE NOW BACK IN THE RUSSIAN FOLD — AS THEY USED TO BE PRIOR 1922. THE RUSSIANS WON'T ABANDON THESE AGAIN.

THESE WILL ALSO INCLUDE ODESSA, KHERSON AND KHARKIV.....

CRIMEA IS RUSSIAN — AS IT USED TO BE PRIOR 1954

TRANSNISTRIA WILL BE PART OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.

A MEMORANDUM OF NON-AGGRESSION BETWEEN RUSSIA AND THE USA.

 

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