Democrats in ‘Group Think’ Land
A curious reality about Official Washington is that to have “credibility” you must accept the dominant “group thinks” whether they have any truth to them or not, a rule that applies to both the mainstream news media and the political world, even to people who deviate from the pack on other topics. For instance, Sen. Bernie Sanders may proudly...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30hrs, 20 January 2016
This report is for media and the general public. The SMM observed an increase in the number of ceasefire violations in Donetsk region as compared to the previous three days, mainly at and around Donetsk airport and Debaltseve. In Luhansk region, recorded ceasefire violations were training related. The SMM’s freedom of movement was...
Thousands Demonstrate in Moldova
Demonstrators on Wednesday stormed the country’s parliament after it approved a new pro-European government. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Украина хвалит Россию за соблюдение прав человека?
Миграционные власти Украины, оказывается, считают Россию страной безопасной и демократической. С учетом того, как по нынешним временам развиваются отношения между Киевом и Москвой, это утверждение звучит по меньшей мере странно – особенно для тех, кто внимательно следит за происходящим в России. Expand …read more Source: Human Rights...
UK inquiry blames Kremlin for murder of Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko
The inquiry says that Litvinenko was “probably” murdered on the personal orders of Vladimir Putin. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Putin and Assad support “Hezbollah” terrorism.
Russian aviation coordinate their flights directly with the militants of “Hezbollah”. You have to understand that Russia – the country is quite irrational. I do not believe that Iran’s nuclear program will be phased out. Ksenia Kirillova 01/21/2016 A few days ago in Israel there was a conference organized by the Research Institute of...
Until the government creates free coal market, miners’ strikes will continue
Protest mood remains among the miners in Western Ukraine. The reason is wage arrears. Last week, miners of the Stepova mine, which is owned by the state enterprise Lvivvuhillia, even closed the international road Lviv-Rava-Ruska. Later, the protesters agreed to unblock the road but the problem remains, informs the news agency Deutsche Welle. The...
Reform and Resistance: Ukraine’s Selective State
The halting pace of reform in Ukraine is trying the patience of even those optimistic about the future of the country in the years since Maidan. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
‘Rape’ of Russian Girl Never Happened: Berlin Police
Story of gruesome abuse of young girl by Arabs ran on most-watched Russian TV station. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30hrs, 19 January 2016
This report is for media and the general public The SMM observed relative calm with only a small number of ceasefire violations in Donetsk and Luhansk region. “LPR” members prevented the SMM from travelling to Chervonyi Zhovten, near the border area. The Mission continued to facilitate and monitor adherence to the ceasefire to enable repairs of...
