Zelensky’s Saakashvili Moment
March 1, 2022
In 2008 as then-president of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili realized that his attack on Russian peacekeepers and civilians in South Ossetia had elicited a Russian military response that ended up with the Russian army practically knocking on his door in Tbilisi, he infamously appeared on a BBC interview voraciously chewing his necktie. It demonstrated to the […]
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Conflicts of Interest: NATO Aggression and Putin’s War
February 28, 2022
On COI #239, Kyle Anzalone discusses the latest developments in Ukraine and how NATO policy created the current crisis. Subscribe on YouTube and audio-only.
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Ron Paul asks: What’s To Blame for the Mess in Ukraine?
February 28, 2022
Is the Russian incursion into Ukraine a desperate “land grab” by an unhinged Russian president? Is it as simple as that? That is what the mainstream media across the political spectrum is pumping out. And, as with all propaganda wars, anyone outside the lines is demonized. But what if there is something beyond the bumper […]
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Ukraine Crisis an Eerie Reversal of Cuban Missile Crisis
February 28, 2022
Russia’s war on Ukraine has the potential to spiral out of control, leading to exchange of nuclear weapons between Russia and the U.S. That is because US economic sanctions against Russia and funneling arms to Ukrainians defending against the Russian assault, places America on a potential collision course with Russia. These two countries possess over […]
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Many Viral TikTok Videos of Ukraine War Are Fake
February 27, 2022
Noted YouTube “scambuster” Kitboga (2.2 million subscribers) has posted the video below showing many examples of viral TikTok videos purporting to be scenes of war in Ukraine. These videos are mostly clips from video games or from other wars. Many of these posts are being used to raise money for fake charities. Kit explains the […]
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Russia-Ukraine Coverage Update: What Western Mass Media Downplays
February 27, 2022
Excerpted from a February 26 Newsweek article: “By February 25, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was considering an invitation from Moscow to hold ‘neutrality’ talks in neighboring Belarus. If those talks happen, Putin will then be able to pull back troops and end the conflict – while having dealt the West a humiliating blow. And that, […]
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Gilbert Doctorow: The Russian Way of War
February 26, 2022
What I am about to say should be self-evident to anyone following closely the move of Russian forces into Ukraine and having a recollection of what the same Russian general command did in Crimea and then did again in their Syrian campaign. Regrettably, Western audiences do not find these observations on CNN, the BBC, The […]
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This Is More Than Just Standing Up for the Little Guy
February 25, 2022
Stephen King recently shared in a tweet that "What most of us learned as kids on the playground: You don’t stand by while a big kid beats up a little kid. You might take a punch or two making the big kid stop, but that’s the right thing to do." His metaphor claiming that even […]
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All War Is Essentially a Failure of Diplomacy. Russia’s Criminal War in Ukraine Is a Prime Example.
February 25, 2022
We need to go back 31 years to begin the diplomatic failures that led to war in Ukraine Wednesday. When the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991, it represented one of the most remarkably peaceful transformations of a belligerent empire in history. The West had a golden opportunity to embrace that transformation, incorporate Russia into the […]
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Conflicts of Interest: Putin Attacks Ukraine, Biden Gives Response
February 25, 2022
On COI #238, Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman discuss Vladimir Putin’s military attack and apparent invasion of Ukraine. President Joe Biden just gave a speech announcing myriad sanctions on Russia plus further deployments of U.S. forces to NATO’s “eastern flank” and Germany. The hawks are comparing Putin to Hitler and demanding the U.S. cut off […]
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