Ukraine’s Oligarchs Turn on Each Other

Consortium News | 24 March 2015 Ukraine’s post-coup regime is facing what looks like a falling-out among thieves as oligarch-warlord Igor Kolomoisky, who was given his own province to rule, brought his armed men to Kiev to fight for control of the state-owned energy company, further complicating the State Department’s propaganda efforts. In the never-never land of…

The American Government’s Biggest Lie Is About Ukraine and Vladimir Putin. Deception and the Dangers of Nuclear War with Russia

Eric Zuesse | Global Research | 16 March 2015 The American Government’s biggest lie in 2002-2003 was about Saddam Hussein and Iraq. We’ve already seen what that lie produced. It cost the U.S. more than $3 trillion, produced ISIS, and caused death and destruction in Iraq that make Saddam Hussein’s dictatorship look benign by comparison.…

Nuland’s Mastery of Ukraine Propaganda

Robert Parry | 11 March 2015 In House testimony, Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland blamed Russia and ethnic-Russian rebels for last summer’s shoot-down of MH-17 over Ukraine, but the U.S. government has not substantiated that charge. So, did Nuland mislead Congress or just play a propaganda game, asks Robert Parry. An early skill learned by Official…

German Officials: Claims of Russian Invasion of Ukraine Are American Propaganda

AntiWar | 12 March US officials regularly claim ceasefire violations in Ukraine, and Russian invasions that “no one questions.” Though such allegations have long gotten a pass in the US media, the German government is expressing increased annoyance over what it is calling “dangerous propaganda” meant to sabotage the ceasefire. The US claims, officials say, are…