The weapons are notorious for their effects on civilians. But five years of reporting and hundreds of interviews have revealed they’ve also killed and wounded scores of Americans.
America’s Dark History of Killing Its Own Troops With Cluster Munitions
Tag: white phosphorous
The West is silent as Ukraine targets civilians in Donetsk using banned ‘Petal’ mines
On Saturday, July 30, just after 9pm, thunderous explosions rocked central Donetsk. Shortly after, there were announcements that air defense had shot down Ukrainian-fired missiles containing ‘butterfly‘ (or ‘petal‘) mines. Given that over 300 of these explosives are packed into each of the Ukrainian-fired rockets, central Donetsk could literally become a minefield if they successfully landed.
The West is silent as Ukraine targets civilians in Donetsk using banned ‘Petal’ mines
Let’s Talk About ‘Chemical Weapons’ Propaganda
As I write this, BBC reports that UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss is “urgently” investigating reports of a chemical weapons attack in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol. The US Department of Defense finds the reports “deeply concerning.”
Usually when the western governments start quacking about “chemical attacks,” it means they’re planning to take action of some kind – airstrikes in Syria, sanctions on Russia, what have you – and are looking for an excuse.
Mariupol: Let’s Talk About ‘Chemical Weapons’ Propaganda
Some Saw and Heard the Truth — Then Lied About it: report back after media delegation to the Donbass
by Eva K Bartlett, April 5, 2022
*Following is a lengthy overview of my recent re-visit to the Donbass, on a two day media delegation, with a brief critique of some of the media’s slanted reporting. It is also a follow up from my 2019 visit to hard hit areas of the Donetsk People’s Republic. It is now 8 years of Ukraine’s war on the people of the Donetsk & Lugansk Republics.
Some Saw and Heard the Truth — Then Lied About it: report back after media delegation to the Donbass
Ukraine wins West’s boundless sympathy, but did they forget Iraq?
The Russian invasion has laid bare the West’s hypocrisy, piercing its tattered cloak of righteousness and morality
Ukraine wins West’s boundless sympathy, but did they forget Iraq?
Ms. Cat’s Chronicles 