Negotiating positions: Russian security demands (original)
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[2019] Order From Chaos: What does a Pride parade have to do with NATO? More than you might think.
Editor’s Note: The degree of respect for LGBTQ people has increasingly become a measure of democratic health in former Soviet states. If Russia were a place where Pride parades were allowed, its quarrels with the United States, and ours with it, would possibly diminish, writes James Kirchick. This article originally appeared in the Washington Post.
What does a Pride parade have to do with NATO? More than you might think.
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Meet the true journalists: James Kirchick and Lawrence O’Donnell
*Disclaimer: The views expressed herein are solely those of the author and may or may not reflect those of Ms. Cat’s Chronicles.
Zelensky only banned the Moscow Patriarchate! The US has a long history of interfering in the Orthodox Church!
Zelensky did not ban all of the Eastern Orthodox Churches! He only banned the Moscow Patriarchate. There is more than one Eastern Orthodox Church in Ukraine. In 2018, there was a ‘schism’—or autocephaly, depending on who you ask—because of US meddling! The US has a long history of interfering in the Orthodox Church!
Some history:
Autocephaly of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine
“Holy War”: Russia’s Orthodox Church cuts ties with Ecumenical Patriarchate
Source: US State Dept Paid $25 Mil Bribe to Patriarch of Constantinople to Foment Religious Chaos in Ukraine (archived)
[11-23-2014] Pat. Bartholomew Meets Joe Biden (Again) (archived)
The Ecumenical Patriarchate, through the Greek community in the United States, has strong connections to the US Democratic Party, and to the US government in general. Patriarch Athenagoras, most responsible for the uncanonical and blasphemous “lifting of the anathemas” against the Papal religion, was elected Patriarch of Constantinople due to CIA* influence and in January of 1949 was flown on the plane of then President, Harry Truman, to assume his role at Istanbul.
[06-13-1992] UKRAINE’S TOP CLERIC DEFROCKED
*Ousting the Ecumenical Patriarch: the removal of Maximos V according to CIA records
Corporate Interests Are Pushing the Disastrous Idea of a No-Fly Zone
This week, 27 foreign policy experts called for a no-fly zone in Ukraine that would lead to the shooting down of Russian planes — an idea that could lead to a nuclear holocaust. Their message is being bankrolled by arms manufacturers and fossil fuel interests.
Corporate Interests Are Pushing the Disastrous Idea of a No-Fly Zone
[2018] THE ASSASSINATION OF ALEXANDER ZAKHARCHENKO AND ITS CONSEQUENCES
Trump abused power of presidency, Dems conclude in impeachment report
Trump abused power of presidency, Dems conclude in impeachment report
— Read on www.politico.com/amp/news/2019/12/03/trump-abused-power-of-presidency-dems-conclude-in-impeachment-report-074924
Former Ukraine envoy unexpectedly returns to Capitol Hill
American diplomat Kurt Volker, a key figure in the Ukraine controversy, arrived unexpectedly on Capitol Hill Wednesday, entering the closed-door space where House members
— Read on thehill.com/policy/national-security/466054-volker-returns-to-capitol-hill-to-review-deposition-transcript
Conflict of interest questions add to scrutiny of Trump’s Ukraine envoy
Kurt Volker, who resigned from his post on Friday, had an unusual job arrangement at the State Department.
— Read on www.politico.com/story/2019/09/28/trump-ukraine-kurt-volker-1517874
Whistleblower says U.S. envoy scrambled to contain Giuliani’s damage to national security
Already knew Volker worked for the same lobbyist who lobbied for the Government of Ukraine. Didn’t know that they also lobbyied for Raytheon!
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