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The Petkov fabrications would make for a good laugh were the situation not so serious. Readers should not think that Petkov affair is an isolated incident. It is the norm rather than the exception. Viewers of Russian television are fed a daily diet of fabrications that show non-existent gun battles, savage beatings of innocent civilians, sinister forces proudly displaying Nazi regalia, and tearful residents of east and south Ukraine longing for annexation into Russia. Readers must understand that the Crimean Anschluss, accepted by many in the West, as a joyous, celebratory reunion was a cynical spectacle organized by Russian special forces, protest tourists, and local mafia thugs.
Russian Spetsnaz, Agents & Activists caught in Ukraine Destabilisation
Cabin
reply to post by TritonTaranis
I posted this in jokes forum yesterday.
Of course certain amount of the protesters are local also (often due to believing anything Russian channels say). Although I personally do believe there are many "tourists" as well. :
1)I do not know the legitimacy of the source, although today it was also reported in Ukrainian news that the separatists were being paid - 500 dollars for taking part in the attack, for protesting/standing near the building.
2) The "local" protesters mistook the Kharkiv ballet theatre for the government building. They wanted to take over the government building, but took over the ballet theatre instead.
3) Many of the accents on the videos are not Ukrainian-Russian accents, but from Russia instead.edit on 13-4-2014 by Cabin because: (no reason given)
reply to post by TritonTaranis
I'm starting to wonder to what extent Ukraine has been infiltrated by protest tourists, Russian special forces & agents - See more at: www.abovetopsecret.com...
mark1167
reply to post by TritonTaranis
I'm starting to wonder to what extent Ukraine has been infiltrated by protest tourists, Russian special forces & agents - See more at: www.abovetopsecret.com...
Just like how many CIA agents and Black water personal are directing Ukraine's new puppet government that was set up by the state department?
Come on if we are going to call out one side you cannot ignore how all this started and you need to call out the other side.
Agent_USA_Supporter
reply to post by TritonTaranis
This reminds me of when some users here were desperately defending the Libyan rebels. During its time seems like this around its about defending the fascists in Kiev.
mark1167
Just like how many CIA agents and Black water personal are directing Ukraine's new puppet government that was set up by the state department?
Come on if we are going to call out one side you cannot ignore how all this started and you need to call out the other side.
yorkshirelad
mark1167
Just like how many CIA agents and Black water personal are directing Ukraine's new puppet government that was set up by the state department?
Come on if we are going to call out one side you cannot ignore how all this started and you need to call out the other side.
November 2013
Yanukovych refuses to sign a deal with the EU at Vilnius. This sparked protests by 10,000 which was put down in the usual brutal manner. This then provoked an even larger protest by hundreds of thousands. This is where the Ukraine became daily news.
January 17 2014
Yanukovych passes a law making protest illegal and saying anything against government officials illegal.
(Now come on you Putin lovers this is stupid).
January 27 2014
The law is recinded after even greater protests and deaths!!!!
I mean come on what planet do you have to be on to not see that Yanukovych brought the mass protests on himself. He could have left it at the tens of thousands in november had he just ignored them!!!!!! Oh but let's not let logic squeeze in here shall we let's be totally illogical as per the usual mindset of the group that keeps stating "I hate the west and all it stands for" :
The US government decided to spend millions more in the Ukraine with covert operations lasting months rather than a few hundred thousand grabbing hold of Yanukovych when he was in the west in november and making sure he and his family understood what would happen if he did not sign an agreement with the EU. He could very very very very easily have had an "accident" whilst in the west.
If you truly believe the west is behind this then they picked the most expensive dumbest longest ridiculous method as opposed to the assassination by car/plane accident of one man whilst in Vilnius.
VirusGuard
From what I have been told is that the Ukraine is stopping Russian reporters at the borders and to me the reason is because the propaganda from the west won't work whilst Russia is pointing out all the lies and has pictures to prove it.
Aljizeera has been caught dozens of times lying and I suspect someone is playing with words here.
Everyone that's not on side eats dead people, are mad and hated by everyone according to the press we get so tell me why is Assad still in power or could it just be that a lot of people in Syria love him and will protect him.
TritonTaranis
I'm seeing plenty of Russian reports from Russian reporters perhaps it's yet more propaganda coming from Russia, perhaps they don't have the correct paper work to prove they're Russian reporters ? And are yet more protest tourists