I want to speak to you tonight about Ukraine – what has happened to it and why, how it is likely to emerge from the ordeal to which great power rivalry has subjected it; and what we can learn from this. I do so with some trepidation and a warning to this audience. My talk, like the conflict in Ukraine, is a long and complicated one. It contradicts propaganda that has been very convincing. My talk will offend anyone committed to the official narrative. The way the American media have dealt with the Ukraine war brings to mind a comment by Mark Twain: “The researches of many commentators have already thrown much darkness on this subject, and it is probable that, if they continue, we shall soon know nothing at all about it.”
Chas Freeman: The Many Lessons of the Ukraine War
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Zelensky Threatened w/ DEATH If He Negotiated With Russia!
Benjamin Abelow Interview: How the West Brought War to Ukraine
Hotter than the Sun: Finally, a Book Worth Reading
Review by Joseph Solis-Mullen | Mises Institute | July 15, 2022
The top seller on Amazon for books devoted to war and peace as of this writing, Scott Horton’s newest offering, Hotter than the Sun: Time to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, is a timely must read. As Washington barrels heedlessly along into Cold War II, the American public badly needs educating on the current risks, past close calls, and the utter insanity of an entire for-profit industry built on the flawed concept of thousands of thermonuclear bombs as “weapons” that keep us safe.
Hotter than the Sun: Finally, a Book Worth Reading
Katrina vanden Heuvel on How U.S. Media’s “One-Sided Debate” on Ukraine Fans the Flames of War
‘Disinformation’ Label Serves to Marginalize Crucial Ukraine Facts
‘Disinformation’ Label Serves to Marginalize Crucial Ukraine Facts
In the wake of the far right–led and constitutionally dubious overthrow,
Russia illegally annexed the Crimean Peninsula[*see below] and supported a secession movement in the eastern Donbass region, prompting a repressive response from Ukraine’s new US-backed government. Eight years later, the civil war has killed more than 14,000. Of those deaths, 3,400 were civilian casualties, which were disproportionately in separatist-controlled territories, UN data shows. Opinions on remaining in Ukraine vary within the Donbass.
*Related:
Stop Saying, “Putin Invaded Ukraine and Annexed Crimea”
The Obama Regime’s Plan to Seize the Russian Naval Base in Crimea
Crimea applies to be part of Russian Federation after vote to leave Ukraine [The Guardian]
Crimeans Keep Saying No to Ukraine [Quotes Forbes]
Joe Biden and the Dearth of Diplomacy
Joe Biden promised the world that he was “opening a new era of relentless diplomacy.” Either those were just words or Biden has lost control of his foreign policy. Rather than the birth of diplomacy, the first sixteen months of Biden’s term in office have seen a dearth of diplomacy. On all the major issues, there has been none, and often worse than none.
Joe Biden and the Dearth of Diplomacy
Ukraine Negotiation Kabuki
As U.S. Threatens War with Russia, Biden Administration Unveils Imperial Strategy for Indo-Pacific That Could Lead to War with China
The Difference Between US and Chinese Foreign Policy in a Word
The Difference Between US and Chinese Foreign Policy in a Word
Xi and China seem to be willing to surmount the cold war competition and create a world of cooperation; Biden and the US seem incapable of escaping the mindset of a competitive cold war. And that difference was captured in a single word.
Ms. Cat’s Chronicles 
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