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Arrest these traiters in Dail Eireann from Labour ,FF and FG who have fed our country to the wolves ,STOP this utter invasion of our beautiful country. Depart this monster European Disunity ,Ireland MUST Default and Depart this monster EU
Isn’t it amazing that post the Egyptian military coup, no new sanctions were introduced by the EU.
2 weeks ago, the military there sentenced 1,000 people to death (coincidentally all of the possible contenders in the upcoming presidential elections, and yet the EU didn’t even increase the price of a litre of milk in response.
Does anyone else not wonder where/how the EU is deriving its moral compass from?
The EU only needed to demand that Russia allows UN peace-keepers into the Eastern regions of Ukraine. That was all it needed to say today. Instead they opted to show their utter hypocrisy when it comes to dealing with regimes that are not aligned to NATO or have the full backing of the US.
Some people espoused that Ireland should be ready to join NATO or support giving the EU more military power. The recent events clearly show that the EU cannot be trusted to do the right thing. It is only interested in doing what the US wants them to do.
Let me say once more, once the Ukranian people start feeling the pinch of the 50% fuel price hikes, reduction in pension payments from $80 dollars per month down to $40 dollars per month and then witness the sell-off of all of Ukraines fracking rights, coal mines, farmlands to US multi-nationals like Haliburton (All mandated in the EU Rescue package in February), we are going to witness a terrible civil war there. The Russians know it, the EU knows it, damn even the US knows it. But its all in the interests of supporting the likes of Haliburton (The same corporation that made $79 billion dollars on the back of the US led Iraq invasion.
Watcher, you did not debunk anything. Your EU sanctions related to the Morsi government. Not the military coup regime, Go read about it again and challenge me then. The EU have not introduced a single new sanction against the military regime since it took power there.
On your second point, Russia was giving Ukraine subsidies in the form of reduced gas prices (much cheaper than the going market value). They offered even further reductions in December as part of the Russian bailout offer.
After the coup in Kiev, the Ukranian givernment rejected the Russian offer. The took the EU/US bailout with the conditions i already outlined. Why in Gids name would Russia want to subsidize a government that is openly hostile to it. Of course they put the prices back up to normal market prices. Again, if you think i am wrong, then look it up and come back to me with some link to back up your claim.
I wont hold my breath waiting on either of your responses though.
In the short term they will have to be financially bailed out and whoever pays US/IMF/EU or Russia is going to need stability in Ukraine so it’s debts are repaid in the long term
I wouldn’t be surprised if the US would settle for letting the country split/partition and just make the most of a more favorable pro-western Ukraine.
Stephen, I 100% agree … This entire crises is artificial and I would not be one bit surprised if the US and Russians had this planned all along. Divide and conquer.
The Russians will get the East of Ukraine and the US multinationals will get the West.
Unfortunately in neither case does it work out well for the Ukranians who actually feel Ukranian.
The Ethnic Russians will be laughing. They will have got what they wanted all along.
Cal. Why do you seem just to demonize US multinationals? Do you not think Putin’s Oligarchical buddies are salivating at what Vlad might throw their way?. Welcome to the world of Realpolitik.
Watcher, these were renewal sanctions … and if you read the sanction list, it is aimed at people who supported Morsi. Like i said already, not one new sanction. No sanctions against the regime that announced last week it intended to murder 1,000 people who belong to the opposition party.
Stephen, i know that the Russian oligarchs are licking their lips at the prospect of getting their hands on the Ukranian gas fields in the Eastern regions.
Only an idiot would believe that this entire crises is about looking after people. It is not.
My entire point of view is based on the EU leading its citizens towards either 1 of of the 2 following scenarios.
1) A trade war with Russia. Gas and Oil shortages for EU citizens countries leading to vastly increased fuel prices for the average EU and Irish citizen. We can’t take any more as it is.
2) The EU sending troops into Ukraine and the very likely prospect of a war. Russia is one of Irelands export destinations.
In neither scenario, is it good for the Irish people. The multinationals (US/EU/Russians) are laughing because they make money out of conflicts. But the people suffer. I hope you appreciate my perspective on the issue.
Cal, watcher is a US cheerleader. Love the warmongering US. Let’s hope the freedom fighters in east Ukraine manage to protect themselves from the western backed fascist regime in Kiev.
Ahh, come off it, Nicole. I am not pro-US. Just because I challenge what I see as factual errors in other peoples arguments doesn’t mean I support the US. Point out one post of mine that is actually pro-US. No? Thought not. On this topic, my position is pro-Ukraine, and to be frank, I am very worried about the prospect of war in Eastern Europe and the consequences for all of us.
Watcher, you are best to deprive Nicole of Oxygen. Relax Cal, I don’t mean that literally, in the sense ‘don’t feed the frightful troll’ .Cal likes reporting people to the journal – a sensitive soul, who lives in fear of a CIA black-ops team taking him out. IF you don’t support Putin -you are a neo-con warmonger according to Cal and Nicole. They seem to believe Russian agents with the assistance of former Berkut officers (a lovely bunch) are not fomenting trouble in Eastern Ukraine -its just a co-incidence that 10 state facilities were seized in a co-ordinated attack -despite one ‘officer’ in charge identifying himself to a number of news agencies as a Colonel in the Russian army. Also no violence occurred when these ‘peaceful protesters’ seized the police stations. News pictures beg to differ with a police Colonel getting a savage beating by a crowd of ‘peaceful protesters’ and camera crews attacked from the BBC.
Rob, I mightn’t agree with him most of the time, but you’re not being fair lumping Cal in with Nicole. Cal at least is prepared to produce arguments to support his position when challenged, rather than resorting to childish name-calling.
Must be just me he calls a fascist war-monger nutjob then -despite the fact I do not advocate war (100 years on from the slaughter in Europe, we need to learn the lesson of history) God, maybe I should take a long hard look at myself…
Foreign Ministers roundly condemned the illegal armed activity in Eastern Ukraine over recent days,” ”
- wow – they are really talking tough !!!!!!!!!!!!.
”Preparatory work is underway on Phase Three economic measures so that further steps can be taken should events require.””
– In other words they are close to doing FA – and that’s about all they can do – as EU is dependent on Russian gas – not that US cares – but if there is action – Russia will hit the $ by not doing their oil deals in $ – and the Yanks do care about that – it would finish the vastly overvalued $ .
I read this article with a little interest , I’d like to ask the author is he actually aware that information regarding the Ukraine that’s doesn’t just follow our and a NATO agenda …. I suggest he read the open letter that Putin had sent to 18 eu members to help stabilise the situation in spite of us supporting a facist coup d’état , u suggest you read it …. And honestly patronising people like this is hilarious ….. http://en.itar-tass.com/russia/727287
Gary,
The US/EU are managing the media outlets very very well. We are sold propaganda 24×7. Russia is always the bad guy and the EU/US are always the good guys. It is simply sickening what/how the media is being controlled.
Luckily people like you and me are able to broaden the average citizens minds by highlighting non-EU/US views on the matter. If we don’t tell the truth and ensure that our political masters know that we will not follow them blindly forever, they could go a step too far and impact every single one of us personally.
The Western media don’t hold a patent on misinformation. Both sides are at it, as the above linked letter from Putin proves – he describes a series of events that apparently (according to him) led to the current economic crisis in Ukraine, and tries to pin the blame on the interim government and the Maidan movement, despite the fact that the events he described occurred while he and his puppet ran the country.
It is clearly documented that Russia offered to reduce gas/oil prices even further than the subsidized prices they were receiving back in December. This was on condition that they take the Russian bailout deal rather than the EU deal. The Russian bailout was worth more than the EU bailout and had many less conditions associated with it compared to the EU ‘rape and pillage’ package on offer.
Are you seriously going to deny this or are you going to admit your information/comment was wrong?
Just look at the state of the place now & the killer austerity measures haven’t even been introduced yet. & considering a substantial amount of our energy comes from Russia it’s clear some of idiot leaders are devoid of any common sense , what if Russia reacts to these ludicrous threat of sanctions and reduces our energy supply ? Worse … What if they decide to take payment for oil in rubles …. ?? I mean the consequence of that would be serious in the extreme…… These EU heads of state …. There doesn’t appear to be a statesman among them.
@ Cal
fortunately were not alone
both CNN and MSNBC had lost nearly half their audience over 2012 with the two networks losing 59% and 52% respectively in the crucial demographic of viewers aged 25 to 54.
By all accounts advertising revenue has plummeted in mains stream media outlets and it would appear that people are getting sick of agenda driven outlets …… & of course the truth is a lot more intriguing than most of the conventional crap that so called journalists are boring , patronising and bombarding us with …. Just listen to some of the leaked telephone conversations be it over the Ukraine or Turkey …. I mean u couldn’t find better in a James bind novel … :)
Do you realise the irony of saying The West are the propagandists here? Putin took control of all major media in Russia, not through PR or spin, literally threatened editors out of business, those who resisted were jailed. Not to mention any print journalist who dares challenge the Putin line. They feel the full force of Putin’s “freedom of expression”
Today different Russian stations showed interviews with a doctor, a pro Russian activist in Ukraine and an alleged German spy. Great reporting….apart from the fact they were all the same person (rolling actors as they are known in Russia).
Your problem is you place Russia and the West on par morally. They are not. Journalists in the West aren’t risking their lives or freedom telling another side of the story. Young Turks? Jon Stewart? Michael Moore? All produce news products deeply critical of the West (and they are right to do so) I don’t see Obama threatening to take over Comedy Central.
that’s a fair a good point … But I’m not sticking up for Mr. Putin … I’m just laughing at our so called journalists bombarding us with patronising and boring agenda driven crap …. It’s even more laughable because real and truthful information is so readily available thanks to the internet … That politicians and so called main stream journalists are slowly but surely been seen as brown nosing laughing stocks …
@Gary. My comment wasn’t directed at you. Its at those who think Putin is infallible and the big bad West is all to blame. You are correct, it is easy to see through the one sided agenda of the big media corporates. And I would argue (or at least hope) most of those on here promoting a pro-west view are aware of the major flaws in the West, but objectively reason for all its flaws the West is a better bet than Putin’s Russia.
not one person i have seen commenting so far has said Putin is an Angel. However you just need to watch any EU/Irish/US channel and they are all pointing the finger at Russia for starting this conflict. They are not reporting that as early as December, before the militants in Kiev overthrew the democratically elected President, the EU and US had agreed sanctions against Ukraine for refusing to take their bailout deal. We are as oblivious to our EU/US governments wrong doing, as the Russian people are to their leaders wrong-doing.
There is another article on Journal.ie today discussing a Bradley/Chelsea Manning. This guy exposed the NSA’s illegal spying campaign (it is illegal under the 4th amendment of the US constitution).. This guy has just been sentenced to 35 years imprisonment for highlighting an illegal activity. He also published videos of US forces slaughtering innocent civilains and laughing/congratulating each other. Did the murderers go to prison? Did they hell … They probably ended up getting medals for their bravery.
Russia has a lot to answer for. But it is pure and sickening hypocrisy for commeters to say that Russia is the bad guy in all this, when clearly the US/EU were the instigators for forcing Ukraine to accept a bailout deal that was not in the Ukranian peoples best interest.
Tony, how many civilians have the West killed in armed conflict over the last 10 years. How many have the Russians during the same time period?
If you answer that question truthfully and the Russians come out the bad guys, i will desist from trying to give an alternative point of view. However, if its blatantly obvious to the most ignorant person that the US/EU have murdered many many multiples of civilians compared to Russia (‘while trying to bring democracy’), i hope you will acknowledge that your argument holds no water.
All these warnings coming from various countries and agencies towards Putin, reminds me of the
Team America depiction of Hans Blix.
Here’s how a possible conversation between Putin and Obama could go…..
Obama: “Putin, stop being a d*ck, or else.”
Putin: “Or else what?”
Obama: “Or else, we will be angry with you, and we will release loads of tv sound bytes,
telling the world how angry we are with you.”
Putin: Pfft!
Watcher, by the time the Kiev administration completes implementing all the bailout preconditions like halving pension payments down to $40 dollars per month, increasing petrol prices by 50-70%, there will be many millions out protesting. Watch this space.
The EU/US media have glossed over these conditions and have labelled the bailout as ‘saving’ Ukraine, or ‘Emergency Rescue Package’ etc …
They are not being honest with the people in Ukraine or in Europe.
Cal, Tristan posted in the present tense. We have no way of knowing for sure what will or will not happen in the future in Ukraine, but the elections in May should give a good indication as to which way their future lies. There equally well may be millions out in the streets fighting a Russian invasion – we just can’t say..
Good summary not sure about point 10, especially when you consider the calibre of people trying to legalise marijuana … Peter Soros for 1, plus marijuana makes people dopy if not aggressive and paranoid over time & a real burden on their loved ones …..
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