Over the last few months I've noticed a bizarre collection of people across the political spectrum have been willingly outing themselves as shills for Russia and it's insane dictator Putin.
Whether it's cheering on Putin as he screws with Pres.Obama over Syria,Putin's actions in Ukraine, or the Snowden affair.
A strange collection of Left & Right wing libertarian types have been tripping all over themselves to be the biggest Putin apologist. (While angrily denying the charge)
Well they all can stop.
We have a winner.
PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS
http://www.counterpunch.org/...
I want everyone to read these quotes from Roberts with the knowledge of the Malaysia Airlines attack fresh in their minds.
To be fair Roberts wrote this "before" the attacks. But it's more relevant now.
A person might think that revulsion in “the world community” against Washington’s wanton slaughter of civilians in eight countries would have led to War Crimes Tribunal warrants issued for the arrest of presidents Clinton, Bush, Obama and many officials in their regimes. But the vocal part of “the world community”–the West–has become inured to Washington’s crimes against humanity and doesn’t bother to protest. Indeed, many of these governments are complicit in Washington’s crimes, and there could just as well be arrest warrants for members of European governments.
The one exception is Russia. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation has published a White Book on violations of human rights and the rule of law in Ukraine. Propagandized Americans think that all the violations in Ukraine are made by Russians.
I've got my WTF face on. Let's read some more...
The slaughter of Ukrainians on Washington’s orders by Washington’s stooge government in Kiev has worsened considerably in the past three months, producing more than 100,000 Ukrainian refugees fleeing into Russia for protection from strikes against civilian housing from the air, artillery, and tanks.
Every effort by the Russian government to involve Washington, the European Union, and Kiev in negotiations to find a peaceful settlement has failed.
I didn't realize Pres.Obama was ORDERING his Ukrainian puppets to slaughter Ukranians. (Facepalm)
Washington is not interested in a settlement....Washington is at work through its Kiev proxy murdering citizens in eastern and southern parts of present-day Ukraine that once were part of Russia.
Washington has declared these civilians to be “terrorists” and is trying to force Russia to intervene militarily in order to protect them. Russia’s protective intervention would then be denounced by Washington as “invasion and annexation.” Washington would use this propaganda, which would blare from the Western media, to pressure Europe to support Washington’s sanctions against Russia. The sanctions would effectively destroy the existing economic relationships between Russia and Europe.
Now if you're an Alex Jones conspiracy type you will read this and say " SEE he predicted it!!!" See I told you it's a false flag to hurt innocent Putin!
But if you live in the real world you have to be reading this and thinking " This guy is a damn fool!"
He just spent all this mental energy twisting in knots to defend Putin and his Ukrainian Rebel terrorists and blame all their killing on President Obama and the United States.
But Roberts isn't done yet.
Unlike the American presidents Clinton, Bush, and Obama, Putin does not claim the authority to use military forces without permission from the legislature.
LMFAO!!! Do I really need to explain why this is ridiculous? Putin says NO, so I won't.
Washington’s response to Putin’s stand down is to increase the slaughter of civilians, all the while denying that any such slaughter is occurring. Washington is determined not to acknowledge the existence of a slaughter for which it is responsible...
Another risk in Putin’s bet is that by standing down and tolerating Washington’s slaughter of civilians, Putin is becoming complicit in Washington’s crimes against humanity.
Putin’s alternative is to come to the defense of the Ukrainians who are being attacked. Putin could accept the requests of the rebellious provinces to rejoin Russia as he did with Crimea, declare Washington’s stooge, Petro Poroshenko, to be a war criminal and issue a warrant for his arrest, and send in the Russian military to face down the forces sent by Kiev.
Outside the West, this would establish Putin as a defender of human rights.
OMG!!! This guy sounds like someone else.
Last but not least. Here's the best part!
Sooner than later Putin needs to realize that his reasonableness is not reciprocated by Washington. Washington is taking advantage of Putin’s reasonableness, and Washington is pushing Russia harder.
Putin has done what he can to avoid conflict. Now he needs to do the right thing, as he did in Georgia and Crimea.
LMFAO. I gotta admit I don't read Counter Punch. I've often wondered why it was so popular amongst Ron Paul libertarian types who exist on the "left".
If this is the type of bullshit that they consume I can understand why they say the things they do.
I feel bad laughing so much at this very serious issue.Especially considering the 300 dead victims shot down by Russian trained terrorists.