with Michael Hudson
Writer, Dandelion Salad
michael-hudson.com
April 17, 2014
TheRealNews on Apr 16, 2014
Michael Hudson: A German TV investigation disproves the West’s claim that Yanukovych was responsible for killing of dozens of Ukrainian protestors, making this President Obama’s WMD moment.
Updated: April 18, 2014
Michael Hudson is a former Wall Street economist. A Distinguished Research Professor at University of Missouri, Kansas City (UMKC), he is the author of many books, including Super Imperialism: The Economic Strategy of American Empire (new ed., Pluto Press, 2002) and Trade, Development and Foreign Debt: A History of Theories of Polarization v. Convergence in the World Economy. His book summarizing his economic theories, The Bubble and Beyond, is now available. His latest book is Finance Capitalism and Its Discontents. He can be reached via his website, mh@michael-hudson.com.
***
Updated: Apr. 18, 2014
German TV. 10.4.14. Who were the Maidan snipers? Ukraine.
Will Smith on Sep 10, 2014
Broadcast on German television on the 10.4.2014 this investigative report presents evidence for their having been snipers from among the ranks of the opposition, shooting at their own people at Independence Square (Maidan) in Kiev.
With English subtitles.
See also:
German TV Airs Maidan Massacre World Shocker. News Media Blackout In United States.
from the archives:
Rick Rozoff: NATO, Ukraine and U.S. Imperialism–Purpose is to Besiege Russia
Michael Hudson: West Looks to Carve Up Ukraine and Privatize Industries Held By Kleptocrats
Dandelion Salad 
Pingback: The New Cold War’s Ukraine Gambit by Michael Hudson | Dandelion Salad
Pingback: Ukraine: Anti-fascists Resist U.S.-backed Offensive by Greg Butterfield | Dandelion Salad
Pingback: Michael Hudson: This Is Risking A Threat Of War | Dandelion Salad
This has all the signatures of a mighty (nuclear) power-play. As Sunzi demonstrated millennia ago, all the military superiority in the world is meaningless and futile without a coherent political objective.
So what’s the strategically anticipated outcome? Stalemate and fusion, annihilation, distraction?
There’s an old Gypsy-Romany trick, cum tactic ~ “casting the glamour.”
This is what the US dollar-fueled Dr Strangelove engine of dominance does on an epic (Hollywood) scale…blinding everyone with worthless über-fascist bling ~ peddling comic-book prosperity, rather than promoting principled (ecological) intelligence.
People need to make up their minds about what is real and what life is all about.
What is it they really want ~ ephemeral glamour or hard but honest truths?
Pingback: Fact Sheet: U.S. Crisis Support Package for Ukraine | Dandelion Salad
Pingback: Rick Rozoff: NATO Includes All Former Fascist Powers in Europe | Dandelion Salad
The US backed Ukraine putsch occurred after it was agreed by the protestors, Yanukovych, EU, and Russia to schedule elections and to compromise in other ways. It had a geopolitical purpose by the US, to prevent EU, and especially Germany, from becoming closer to Russia. The threat was to increase trade and other relations to make one bloc Eurasian bloc from the atlantic to the pacific, squeezing the US out of the dominant role.
The truth about the sniper fire was told by the head of security under Yanukavych which was published, unfortunately I forget where. He was asked by the very members of Right Sector and Svoboda to stop the shootings in the building which was killing the rank and file. The building was in control of Perudiy, a cofounder of Svoboda and head of its military wing. He wouldn’t allow the police in the building, the threat being for his armed troop to attack them from the rear. They were shooting both the cops and demonstrators below, activating anger for the putsch.
Perudiy, a Nazi leader, is currently the head of the military and police operation against the southeastern Ukrainians. Fotunately, the soldiers are very reluctant to shoot civilians and many of the riot police have already joined the people.
I updated the post with a link to the transcript (I forgot to add it yesterday).
Also added the German TV video with English subtitles that Michael was referring to.
Respected economist Michael Hudson comes across as visibly shaken on air for the first time. For this to occur to a man of his stature is disturbing, leading one to think that his message here needs urgent, wide dissemination.
He does seem very concerned, Jerry. Feel free to pass it on to your friends, too.
Excellent write-up on your post, Jerry. I added a link to it for anyone interested in reading it.
Pingback: The West Marches East, Part 1: The U.S.-NATO Strategy to Isolate Russia by Andrew Gavin Marshall | Dandelion Salad
peskyvera, it’s not egg on their lying jackal faces-it is human blood.
Pingback: Putin Stands Out as a Real World Leader by Finian Cunningham | Dandelion Salad
Pingback: Russia and Ukraine Reach Deal at Geneva Meeting | Dandelion Salad
To be fair, how can the American people be expected to become indignant over happenings in Ukraine, over the lies coming out of Washington, when the MSM is in cahoots with the liars in the White House. Majority of Americans don’t even know where Ukraine is. Ignorance and arrogance…dangerous combination.
Will there be a towel big enough to wipe off all the egg from the Yanks’ face???