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Feb 15 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
A question for Mr. McFaul: When has he or any segment of the network media (ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, MSNBC, FOX) acknowledged the well-documented role of Ukrainian fascists not only in the 2014 coup but also in the present-day Ukraine army and paramilitary? 1/
Yesterday NBC ran a report by Richard Engel glorifying the preparation of Ukrainian civilians for combat. He failed to inform viewers that the military trainers were members of the neo-Nazi Azov Regiment, wearing their SS-insignia. 2/ Image
No mention is made of the historical fact that 30 million Soviet soldiers and civilians (consisting of Russians, Ukrainians and other nationalities) perished fighting the Nazis between 1941-45. The Ukrainian fascists were allied with the Nazis. 3/ wsws.org/en/articles/20…
Stepan Bandera, the mass murderer of Jews and Poles, is now hailed as a national hero by the reactionary Ukraine government. Mr. McFaul, your deplorable war-mongering epitomizes the total collapse of the anti-war wing of the Democratic Party. 4/
The American public hears nothing but propaganda. There is no discussion of the historical and political context of the escalating conflict. As in all the wars of the last 30 years, the issues are reduced to a conflict between "good" and "evil." Putin is the latest devil. 5/
Judging from the media reports, it appears that all the lies with which the US justified its earlier wars - from Vietnam (Tonkin Gulf) to Iraq (WMDs) have been totally forgotten. Government handouts are accepted as absolutely trustworthy and unchallengeable. 6/
One more question for McFaul and other ex-anti-war liberal enthusiasts for war with Russia: What is your "worst-case scenario"? How many tens or hundreds of millions of deaths should Americans be prepared for in the event that the war goes nuclear? 7/
The World Socialist Web Site has published this statement, placing the present crisis in the context of the unending wars of aggression waged by the US (with & without its NATO allies) since the dissolution of the USSR in 1991. 8/8
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