The U.S. public has been conned, once again, into pouring billions into another endless war.
Chris Hedges: They Lied About Afghanistan. They Lied About Iraq. And They Are Lying About Ukraine.
France-based press watchdog Reporters Without Borders (Reporters Sans Frontières, or RSF) recently released its scores and rankings for international press freedom. In 2022, RSF gave Ukraine a score of 55.76 out of 100, placing it 106th out of 180 countries surveyed. In the most recent report, issued after over a year of war, Ukraine shot to 79th out of 180, with a new score of 61.19. This despite wartime measures that banned opposition parties, consolidated media under state control, and saw journalists’ speech chilled by unprecedented intimidation.
Ukraine’s ‘Press Freedom’ Score Increases Despite Martial Law, Banned Media
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Members of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s Servant of the People party have introduced a bill to criminalize the spread of “false information” on the internet and through social media that violates Ukraine’s “national security.”
Members of Zelensky’s party introduce internet censorship bill
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A Ukrainian blacklist claims to source some of its intelligence from Britain’s MI5. And it even includes a file on former Pink Floyd musician Roger Waters. The aims of the blacklist appear to be the suppression and elimination of voices critical of the Ukrainian government.
Ukrainian blacklist that includes ex-Pink Floyd musician has MI5 as one of its sources
Looks like Rogers Waters was added in 2018.
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Ukraine Government issues blacklist of ‘Russian propagandists’
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Other Americans on the list included:
Ukraine declares Rand Paul, Tulsi Gabbard, other Americans are Russian propagandists
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