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2014/09/02

The Ukrainian War and the spirit of the peoples

[Cet article a d'abord été diffusé en français.]

It is still difficult today to discuss the lack of freedom within the Western mainstream media without being accused of extravagance or without being convinced to be Putin’s nephew. 

Yet, among other things, this freedom is just one of simple freedom`s multiple faces, and our determination to defend it will only be understood if there is the will to admit that, actually, there is no other way to really win this war in which the NATO rulers want to rush Europe.

Regarding the
barriers put today to the freedom of thought, Chomsky(1), Bourdieu(2), Orwell(3), de Sélys and Collon(3b), Scott(4) or Joly(5) and many others previously have also spoken about it long before we said it and will say it again. Particularly, the principle of consent manufacturing, once it has been imposed, leads to the fact that in this respect the feelings of the masses depend on the deleterious influence of the few, pushing everyone toward rushing things, misunderstanding, suspicion or fear. All this demonstrates better than anything else the degree of recklessness we have reached.

One of the good precepts of a philosophy worthy of this name is to never spread useless wailing while facing inevitable situations. Nowadays, the problem in the West is no longer how to preserve the freedom of the press. It is to seek ways of keeping citizens free in front of the suppression of such freedom. The issue is no longer the governments’ concern. It involves the civil society and, first of all, the individuals.

Yet, what would please us most of all here would be to define the conditions and means by which, on the edge or within the war and its easements, freedom can not only be preserved, but also shown. These means are four in number: lucidity, refusal, irony and stubbornness.

Lucidity is the engine of our own freedom
Lucidity supposes resistance ahead of hatred workouts and fate worship. In the world in which we live now, and with all the experience we have, it is certain that everything can be avoided. The war itself, which is a human phenomenon, can be at all times avoided or stopped by human means. Just knowing the history of the previous years regarding European politics is enough proof that wars, of any kind, have obvious causes. This clear view of things excludes blind hatred and chaotic despair. A free citizen, in 2014, does not despair and fights for what he believes to be true as if his action could influence the course of events. If he is a writer, whatever the medium, he would definitely not publish anything that could produce hatred or cause despair. All this is in his power.

Surrender sovereignty, or else refuse to give up
Still, a citizen can also be a state representative. The American and British governments  tried ten years ago to discredit the ideals of the United Nations and to dishonour all the guardians of our collective conscience with lies, deceit and injustice(6) by drawing them into the war in Iraq, only to be prevented in extremis by the will and courageous voice of a French minister(7). These same governments are now trying again to pull the strings in order to rush us into the war in Ukraine, and soon also against Russia, using the same infamous, shameless methods(8). However, they want to use NATO to bypass the Security Council of the UN, having learned from their 2003 failure. The NATO Summit in Wales on 4 and 5 September, bringing together 28 allied member states, has no other purpose than to replace in the public eyes a resolution of the Security Council on the next intervention in Ukraine, which will be preceded by the arrival of the American troops in Eastern EU bases(9), and also in Italy, Holland and Germany. That's nothing other than a reoccupation of Europe by the United States Army. The European states have actually not left their colonial status during the past 70 years, except during brief respites like the Gaullist period. In this respect, the TTIP and the recent fines applied to the European banks are only ways to restore the direct taxation of Europeans after the indirect taxation manifested through purchases of American Treasury bonds by all states.

Which man will find the courage to walk in the footsteps of Dominique de Villepin at the next summit and to refuse loudly that his country follow the fatal path where the United States and Britain want to lead the alliance? Who, without giving into haste, misunderstanding, suspicion or fear, will remember the words of Democritus, “a man's character makes his fate”? In the framework of this summit, the heavy responsibility and immense honour they have, should induce them to give priority to the disarmament of the opponents in Ukraine, with a peace that would not be in an Orwellian language, but instead in collaboration with the Eurasian Union.

Should we serve the lies or the freedom ?
Facing the rising tide of stupidity, it is also necessary to oppose some refusals. All the constraints of the world will never allow for some truthful minds to accept to be dishonest. Nevertheless, if only one knows the mechanism of information, it is easy to check the authenticity of any news. That is where a free journalist and a citizen must give full attention, because even if he can’t say what he thinks, he is allowed to not say what he does not think or what he believes is false. This is how a free newspaper is measured, by what it says and by what it doesn’t say. This freedom defined by the negative is, by far, the most important of all, if we know how to keep it, because it will therefore pave the way to true freedom. Accordingly, an independent newspaper shows the sources of its information, helps the public to evaluate them, repudiates the ballyhoo, removes invective comments, and overcomes the standardization of information through comments. In short, it serves the truth as humanly as possible. This measure, as relative as it is, allows him at least to deny something that no force in the world could push him accept: to serve lies.

This is what we expect from all contributors and columnists at the end of the next NATO summit.

Stubbornly cherish the truth
This is where things get ironical. As a principle we can say that any mind which has the taste and the means to enforce the constraint is not subject to irony. One can hardly imagine Kerry, Netanyahu, Fabius, Ashton, Yatsenyuk, taking just some examples among others, using the Socratic irony. Irony remains therefore an unprecedented weapon against the powerful. It complements the refusal by allowing not the fallacy rejection, but the truth presentation. A free journalist, in 2014, does not imagine his oppressors to be too intelligent. He is pessimistic regarding human beings. A truth stated dogmatically is censored nine times out of ten in mainstream news outlets. The same truth said pleasantly is censured only five times out of ten. This explains why French newspapers such as Le Canard Enchaîné can regularly publish the brave articles we all know. So, a free journalist in 2014 is necessarily ironic, although many times still unwillingly. Yet, truth and freedom, demanding mistresses as they are, have few lovers.

As a matter of fact, this attitude of mind that we have briefly defined is not efficiently sustained without a minimum of obstinacy. Many obstacles are placed in the path of the freedom of expression. The most severe are not the ones discouraging the people’s mind, as threats, suspensions, and lawsuits generally produce the opposite effect than the one initially intended. Yet, we must admit that there are discouraging obstacles: the constancy of ignorance, organized cowardice, aggressive stupidity, ostracism, and so on and so forth. Those are major obstacles that people must overcome. In this respect stubbornness is a cardinal virtue. By a curious but obvious paradox, it supports objectivity and tolerance.

Independent minds influence history
Here is a set of rules meant to protect freedom from becoming servitude. And after that? one will ask. After that? Let's take it easy, though. If only every Western country’s citizens were willing to maintain in their own sphere whatever they believe to be true and just. If only they wanted to contribute individually to the maintenance of freedom, resist the abandonment and make their will known, then and only then the war would be won, in the deepest sense of the word.

Yes, it is often unwillingly that a free spirit of this century shows its irony. Is there anything funny in this world on fire? Yet, the virtue of man is to face all that denies him. Nobody wants to start all over again today the twice bad experiences of 1914 and 1939. We should therefore try a different method, that of justice and transparency, under the auspices of the United Nations, since NATO can’t take on the UN’s responsibilities, in order to lead to inspections and peaceful disarmament. Yet, justice is only expressed in open hearts and still clairvoyant minds. Train these hearts and minds, wake them up, for it is the modest and ambitious task that belongs to the independent human beings. This is something we should keep in mind without looking further. History will or will not reflect these efforts. But they will have been made.

Even though, despite all our efforts, a new war ultimately occurs, Europe once again being destroyed within the most terrible years of its long history, we must work today for its future reconstruction. It will start by instilling the spirit and courage, and honour. Then future generations will remember our voices, will find our spirit and will walk in our footsteps long after NATO will have been swallowed by history. Countries that will cultivate these values do not cease to raise up history and mankind.

Dr. Bruno Paul, after the Manifesto by Albert Camus.

Translation by Georgeta Moldovan.

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(1) ‘Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media', Edward Herman and Noam Chomsky, 1988.
(2) ‘Sur la télévision’, Pierre Bourdieu, 1996.
(3) '1984', E.A. Blair, a.k.a George Orwell, 1949.
(3b) 'Attention Médias ! Mediamensonges du Golfe. Manuel Antimanipulation’, Michel Collon, 1992
(4) ‘The deep politics and the deep state’, Conscience-Sociale.org, 03/2014.
(6) a) « Colin Powell’s speech in front of the UN Security Council », 05 February 2003 ; 
b) Ever since 2004, the US inspections led during the war say that Iraq had abandoned its nuclear, chemical and biological programme after 1991 (Iraq Survey Group Final Report, GlobalSecurity.org, 2004) ; 
c) ‘Colin Powell : comment la CIA m'a trompé’, Nouvel Observateur, 03/2013.

(9) published a few hours after our article’s first release : 'Europe de l'Est: l'Otan veut déployer cinq nouvelles bases', RiaNovosti, 31/08/2014.


2014/03/10

#SniperGate

I published this news thread about #SniperGate  first in a comment of the previous article, using Google +.  This comment has been shortly censored by Google (I asked to put it under review, but it is not visible until the end of the review process - up to some days).
Thus I decided to publish it into a new article.

This practice is very often used by Western surveillance apparatus in order to avoid a story to become viral, as reported by Greenwald based on Snowden documents.

So far, no Western media has reported EU declaration 03/07 calling for an international and independant investigation. Only a few others newspapers did it (see in red below).

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Kiievi kokkupõrgetes kaotas elu vähemalt kolm meeleavaldajat 
02/18/2014 
http://www.postimees.ee/2701392/kiievi-kokkuporgetes-kaotas-elu-vahemalt-kolm-meeleavaldajat
Olga Bogomolets' words reported by news portal Ukrainska Pravda this day :
Kiievi kesklinnas toimunud kokkupõrgete ajal sai surma kolm inimest, kelle surnukehad asuvad praegu Ohvitseride majas olevas medpunktis.
«Meie medpunktis, mis asub Ohvitseride majas, on juba kolm hukkunut. Paljud on vigastatud, neist kümmekond raskelt,» rääkis Olga Bogomolets uudisteportaalile Ukrainska Pravda.
Naise sõnul surid need inimesed sellepärast, et neil ei õnnestunud saada õigeaegset abi. «Kiirabiautosid ei lubata sissesõidu ega väljapääsu juurde. Inimesed surevad, kuna neile ei saa osutada õigeaegset abi.»
Bogomoletsi sõnul oli kõigil kolmel kuulihaavad. Neid oli nii peas, kui südames, lisas ta.

Ukraine crisis: British forensic experts in Kiev 
02/25/2014 

Ukraine: Secretive Neo-Nazi Military Organization Involved in Euromaidan Sniper Shootings 
03/03/2014 

Kiev snipers hired by Maidan leaders - leaked EU's Ashton phone tape 
03/05/2014 

В интернет выложили разговор Эштон и главы МИД Эстонии о снайперах в Киеве
03/05/2014
http://www.pravda.com.ua/rus/news/2014/03/5/7017758/
The commentary of Ольга Богомолец (Dr. Olga Bogomolets) as reported by Ukrainian Pravda:
В то же время доктор Ольга Богомолец также прокомментировала этот разговор: "За все время противостояний в Киеве, я не имела доступа к погибшим правоохранителям, поэтому не могла комментировать характер их ранений".
"Я врач, а не судебный медицинский эксперт для того, чтобы давать такого рода оценки", - отметила она.
"18-20 февраля мне пришлось общаться с огромным количеством людей и сложно сейчас вспомнить всех и особенно, о чем мы тогда говорили. Но упомянутую тему точно не обсуждала по телефону и никогда не обсуждаю политические темы по телефону" , - добавила Богомолец.
Украинская правда

Ukraine crisis: March 5 as it happened
03/05/2014
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/ukraine/10677370/Ukraine-Russia-crisis-live.html
Our correspondent, Damien McElroy, has spoken to the doctor at the centre of the claims that snipers that shot people in Kiev were hired by Maidan leaders:
Olga Bogomolets said she had not told Mr Paet that policemen and protesters had been killed in the same manner.
"Myself I saw only protesters. I do not know the type of wounds suffered by military people," she told The Telegraph. "I have no access to those people."
But she said she had asked for a full forensic criminal investigation into the deaths that occurred in the Maidan. "No one who just sees the wounds when treating the victims can make a determination about the type of weapons. I hope international experts and Ukrainian investigators will make a determination of what type of weapons, who was involved in the killings and how it was done. I have no data to prove anything.
"I was a doctor helping to save people on the square. There were 15 people killed on the first day by snipers. They were shot directly to the heart, brain and arteries. There were more than 40 the next day, 12 of them died in my arms.
"Our nation has to ask the question who were the killers, who asked them to come to Ukraine. We need good answers on the basis of expertise."
Mr Paet's assertion that an opposition figure was behind the Maidan massacre was not one she could share.
"I think you can only say something like this on the basis of fact," she said. "Its not correct and its not good to do this. It should be based on fact."
She said the new government in Kiev had assured her a criminal investigation had begun but that she had not direct contact with it so far.
"They told me they have begun a criminal process and if they say that I believe them. The police have not given me any information on it."

Les snipers à Kiev ont été enrôlés par les dirigeants de l' EuroMaïdan
03/05/2014 

Call raises questions about Ukraine attacks
03/05/2014 
http://www.kspr.com/news/nationworld/Call-raises-questions-about-Ukraine-attacks/21051646_24830882

Is hacked phone call of Ukraine sniper attacks evidence of exopolitics conflict?
03/05/2014 
http://www.examiner.com/article/is-hacked-phone-call-of-ukraine-sniper-attacks-evidence-of-exopolitics-conflict

British EU chief Ashton hears Ukraine shooting claim in bugged call 
03/05/2014 

Maidan: Handelten Scharfschützen im Auftrag der neuen Koalition?
03/05/2014 
03/05/2014 

Välisminister Urmas Paeti ja EL välispoliitika juhi Catherine Ashtoni telefonikõnest 
03/05/2014 

Estonian Foreign Ministry confirms authenticity of leaked call on Kiev snipers 
03/05/2014 

Ukraine Protests: Leaked EU Phone Call Suggests Kiev Snipers Were Hired by Opposition Coalition
03/05/2014 

Ukraine: Kiev snipers reportedly hired by opposition leaders not Yanukovich according to 'bugged call' 
03/05/2014 

Kiev snipers hired by new coalition, not Yanukovych - Estonian FM to Ashton 
03/05/2014 

Ucraina. Estonia: confermata telefonata Paet-Ashton su cecchini Kiev
03/05/2014 

Estonia FM: Kiev snipers from new Ukrainian coalition
03/05/2014
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/world/kiev-snipers-were-opposition-hitmen/article5754177.ece

Un ministro de Estonia informó a Ashton que la represión en Kiev fue obra de francotiradores de la oposición
03/05/2014 

Ukraine crisis: bugged call reveals conspiracy theory about Kiev snipers 
03/05/2014 

Estonia denies leaked call implicates Ukraine protesters in killings 
03/05/2014 

L’agression de la Russie via l’Ukraine par le bloc occidentaliste euro-transatlantique menace la paix mondiale, dont le maintien dépend de la détermination de Vladimir Poutine.   Comité Valmy
Urmas Paet et Catherine Ashton ou la nécessité d’enquêter sur les snipers de Kiev 
03/05/2014 

Estonian Foreign Ministry confirms authenticity of leaked phone call discussing how Kiev snipers who shot protesters were possibly hired by Ukraine's new leaders

Abgehörtes Telefonat nährt Spekulationen über Maidan-Scharfschützen
03/05/2014 
http://www.zeit.de/politik/ausland/2014-03/kiew-ukraine-telefonat-ashton-paet

BUSTED: Leaked Phone Tape with EU’s Ashton reveals, Kiev Snipers hired by Maidan Leaders
03/05/2014 

Geleaktes Telefonat: Maidan-Regierung für Scharfschützen verantwortlich
03/05/2014 

Scharfschützen auf dem Maidan: Heikles Telefonat zwischen Ashton und estnischem Minister veröffentlicht
03/05/2014

Brisantes Telefonat Mit Catherine Ashton Angeblich Abgehört  
Scharfschützen! Was wussten die Maidan-Chefs?
03/05/2014

Wer schoss auf dem Maidan?


03/05/2014
http://www.tageblatt.lu/nachrichten/welt/story/Wer-schoss-auf-dem-Maidan--19201818

Brisantes Telefongespräch abgehörtWer waren die Kiewer Scharfschützen?
03/05/2014
http://www.n-tv.de/politik/Wer-waren-die-Kiewer-Scharfschuetzen-article12403406.html

Estland bestätigt Authentizität des Gesprächs über Scharfschützen auf Maidan
03/05/2014

Ukraine: Scharfschützen von Maidan-Anführern angeheuert
03/05/2014
Heikles Telefonat mit Ashton: Estland besorgt über Kiewer Regierung
03/05/2014
http://www.tt.com/home/8038001-91/heikles-telefonat-mit-ashton-estland-besorgt-%C3%BCber-kiewer-regierung.csp

MAIDAN-SCHARFSCHÜTZEN SCHOSSEN AUF POLIZISTEN UND DEMONSTRANTEN
03/05/2014

«I cecchini a Kiev? Mandati dall’opposizione». La frase shock del ministro estone con lady Ashton
03/05/2014 

Leaked phone tape raises claim that opposition involved in sniper attacks in Kiev
03/06/2014 
http://www.panorama.am/en/popular/2014/03/06/leaked-phone-talk/

Kamen die Scharfschützen aus der Opposition?
03/06/2014 
http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/41/41162/1.html

Abgehörtes Telefonat mit Ashton
Ein Gespräch, das nichts beweist
03/06/2014 

Un législateur russe décrit la préoccupation de l'UE sur la démocratie ukrainienne comme "fausse" 
03/06/2014 

Ukraine Opposition Behind Snipers in Kiev According to a Leaked Phone Call 
03/06/2014 

ESTONIE - Catherine Ashton piratée
Le ministre des Affaires étrangères estonien confirme le contenu
03/06/2014
http://www.courrierinternational.com/article/2014/03/06/catherine-ashton-piratee

Wer heuerte die Maidan-Todesschützen wirklich an?
03/06/2014
http://www.focus.de/politik/ausland/wer-toetete-100-demonstranten-die-schwierige-suche-nach-den-moerdern-vom-maidan_id_3668731.html

Ukraine: Maidan, tödliche Schüsse und ein Telefonat
03/06/2014

Zwischen Catherine Ashton und dem estnischen Außenminister
Abgehörtes Telefonat sorgt für Aufsehen
03/06/2014

Kiev snipers hired by Maidan leaders: leaked Ashton phone tape
03/06/2014
http://en.alalam.ir/news/1572792

Who Were the Kiev Snipers?
03/06/2014 
http://www.salem-news.com/articles/march062014/kiev-snipers-mm.php

Die Kiewer Eskalationsstrategie
03/06/2014 

Leaked call raises questions about who was behind sniper attacks in Ukraine
03/06/2014

Ukraine : une rumeur accuse l’opposition d‘être les snipers de Maïdan 
03/06/2014 

Les tireurs d'élite de Kiev engagés par l'opposition? 
03/06/2014 

Et si l'opposition avait fait appel aux snipers? 
03/06/2014 

Recorded call reveals Ukraine opposition snipers, not Yanukovych, fired on protestors in Kiev
03/06/2014 
http://www.prnewschannel.com/2014/03/06/recorded-call-reveals-ukraine-opposition-snipers-not-yanukovych-fired-on-protestors-in-kiev/

Estonian FM denies leaked call blamed opposition
03/06/2014 

L’Estonie confirme une conversation piratée avec Catherine Ashton 
03/06/2014 

The founder of the Civil Platform party, billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov calls for international inquiry into Kyiv snipers
03/06/2014 

Wer hat auf dem Maidan geschossen?
03/06/2014 

Ashton Telephone Leak : Russian Parliament to Investigate Kiev Sniper Shootings
03/06/2014 

Spekulationen über die Maidan-Scharfschützen
03/06/2014

Wer hat die Demonstranten auf dem Maidan erschossen?
03/06/2014
http://www.welt.de/politik/article125501429/Wer-hat-die-Demonstranten-auf-dem-Maidan-erschossen.html

Ukraine/snipers: l'UE propose d'ouvrir une enquête
03/07/2014 

Wer schoss auf die Demonstranten in Kiew?

Wer ist für die Todesschüsse verantwortlich?
03/07/2014 
http://www.t-online.de/nachrichten/specials/id_68374062/ukraine-wer-ist-fuer-die-todesschuesse-auf-dem-maidan-verantwortlich-.html

Abgehörte Telefone im Informationskrieg
03/07/2014
http://www.20min.ch/ausland/news/story/Abgehoerte-Telefone-im-Informationskrieg-25211064

100 Tote auf dem MaidanWer ist für die Todesschüsse verantwortlich?
03/07/2014
http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/926200.maidan-aerztin-weist-scharfschuetzen-verdacht-zurueck.html

Scharfschützen vom Maidan – Untersuchungsergebnisse sollen demnächst präsentiert werden
03/07/2014
03/07/2014 

Russia and Ukraine give different versions of sniper tragedy that drove Yanukovych from power
03/07/2014 
03/08/2014 

Russia calls for OSCE probe into Kiev sniper deaths
03/08/2014 

Latest reports about Kiev 'snipers' affair' cannot be 'swept under carpet' - Lavrov
03/08/2014 

Russia wants probe into Kiev sniper 'cover-up'
03/08/2014
http://www.news24.com/World/News/Russia-wants-probe-into-Kiev-sniper-cover-up-20140308

La Russie demande une enquête sur l'affaire des snipers à Kiev
03/08/2014
https://www.medias24.com/filafp/afp-761-La-Russie-demande-une-enquete-sur-l-affaire-des-snipers-a-Kiev.html

Russia calls for OSCE probe into Kiev sniper deaths
03/08/2014 

Moscow and Kiev spar over who was to blame for deadly sniper attacks
03/08/2014 

On whose side were the Kiev snipers? Russia and Ukraine trade blame
03/08/2014 
http://www.haaretz.com/news/world/1.578576

Prominent Ukrainian doctor is no ordinary revolutionary
03/08/2014 
Dr. Olga Bogomolets spoke at length with The Globe and Mail about her frustration with the government’s response to Maidan and the pressure she is facing to run for president in May. The new government brought “in a few new faces, but our goal was not to change the faces,” she said. “We are just coming back to what was before, just a different picture, a little bit of a different picture."

La Russie demande une enquête sur l'affaire des snipers à Kiev 
03/08/2014 

Russian envoy at UN calls for thorough investigation of regime change in Kiev
03/08/2014
http://en.itar-tass.com/russia/722744

Russia wants OSCE to probe Kiev sniper 'cover-up' as mission is turned away from Crimea
03/08/2014
http://tribune.com.pk/story/680466/russia-wants-osce-to-probe-kiev-sniper-cover-up-as-mission-is-turned-away-from-crimea/

Russia, Ukraine feud over sniper carnage 
03/08/2014 

L'UPR demande au gouvernement de s'associer à la demande de la Russie d’une enquête de l'OSCE sur l'affaire des snipers à Kiev 
03/08/2014 

Kiev: la Russie veut une enquête de l'OSCE 
03/08/2014 

03/09/2014 

Moscou demande une commission d’enquête 
03/09/2014 

Ukraine: chez Russia Today la guerre Médiatique est une chose vulgaire 
03/09/2014 

Mystery over identity of snipers who caused city bloodbath
03/09/2014 
http://www.scotsman.com/news/world/mystery-over-identity-of-snipers-who-caused-city-bloodbath-1-3333574

Violent events that led to change of power in Ukraine must be investigated - Russia's UN envoy

'Who the EU is Supporting in Kiev Will Worry Europeans'
03/10/2014 
http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13921217001427

Gündemi sarsan ses kaydı: "Maydan'da muhalefetin sniper'lari iki tarafa ateş açtı"
03/12/2014 
http://www.turkrus.com/64615-gundemi-sarsan-ses-kaydi-maydanda-muhalefetin-sniperlari-iki-tarafa-ates-acti-xh.aspx

Kiev snipers shooting from bldg controlled by Maidan forces – Ex-Ukraine security chief
03/13/2014
http://rt.com/news/ukraine-snipers-security-chief-438/

Washington sanctioning Democracy and hailing Nazism
03/20/2014 

Kiev snipers, the regime and Yanukovych
04/03/2014


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