A question of morality - references
The following is a long list of references. related to my last post: A question of morality The number of references are so overwhelming that they deserve their own post. If you have questions about anything I said in the post itself, the answer to your question can most likely be found somewhere in the links below. Since the war is still going on and new information is still coming in, I will keep adding links to this page. But you should feel free to ask anyway.
For the age restricted videos, just click through the acknowledgements.
References and background
This one has excellent (animated) maps giving a good introduction to the roots of the conflict How Putin's Invasion is Changing Our World Forever
History of Crimea - Wikipedia List of presidents of Ukraine - Wikipedia Ukraine, Budapest memorandum: 34-35_4108.pdf (larouchepub.com) List of presidents of Ukraine - Wikipedia Then I looked up the history of the Crimea to confirm some details: History of Crimea - Wikipedia The association agreement that was pushed on Yanukovych who refused to sign it leading to his fall. 071215_eu-ukraine_association_agreement.pdf (europa.eu) It was eventually signed by Poroshenko. Youtube video worth watching: EU-Ukraine Association Agreement sealed
History
Some more Russian history: How Crimea's Complex History With Russia Dates Back to the 19th Century There are extensive history discussions in the documentaries and lectures as well.
Recent history
The Real Viktor Yushchenko - The American Conservative Viktor Yushchenko | Biography & Facts | Britannica State Of The Nation article from 2012 with a set of excellent further references: Kiev Protests: Another CIA-Coordinated Color Revolution-In-Progress quote:
"That CIA-sponsored coup d’etat was so successful that it has since been used as a model for every other CIA-manufactured scheme that has toppled governments and reversed fair election outcomes the world over. In fact, the Ukraine is where the various social network utilities were used so effectively that the new MO has become known as the digital blitzkrieg. Never in human history have so many citizens been stampeded in the direction of overthrowing their government while being completely ignorant of the real forces manipulating the cattle prods." (emphasis mine)
A short article making the point that Crimea was never Ukrainian Why the US Government Is Enforcing the Dead Hand of the Soviet Presidium in Crimea Timeline: Events in Ukraine's political history since 1991 | Reuters
Documentaries
This is an overall excellent documentary introducing you to the main problems and players Ukraine on Fire: The Real Story - Igor Lopatonok Oliver Stone 2016
A history documentary from 2021 Ukraine: The Everlasting Present Documentary dedicated to the 30th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence Ukraine: The Seeds of War | Al Jazeera Documentary
Lectures
This lecture from 2015 is a perfect backgrounder Why is Ukraine the West's Fault? Featuring John Mearsheimer
Another lecture from 2017 PROFESSOR JOHN MEARSHEIMER: THE CRISIS IN UKRAINE
John Mearsheimer: Great power politics on Ukraine
Stephen F. Cohen: The Ukrainian Crisis - It's not All Putin's Fault (Recorded in 2015) with some very interesting points about the untrustworthiness of the USA
Well, this is Peter Zeihan being Peter Zeihan, talking to soldiers about demographic, global resource allocations with the politics they engender and many other fascinating facts. Peter Zeihan | The Changing Character of War
Interviews & commentary
An excellent interview touching on all the main points of the conflict, most vividly on the prospect of a nuclear war (with a full transcript) Video: Col. Richard Black — U.S. Leading World to Nuclear War | The Schiller Institute
Another two excellent interviews with eminently reasonable and credible subjects with the same reasonable conclusion: Washington's "rules based" disorder w/UN expert Alfred de Zayas
Oliver Stone: Vladimir Putin and War in Ukraine | Lex Fridman Podcast #286
When even Noam Chomsky agrees with me, then we both must be onto something Noam Chomsky, Jeremy Scahill on the Russia-Ukraine War (2022-04-25) An interesting conversation with Stephen Cohen about the implication of 'Ukraingate' and the threat of war. (From 2019 - 26 minutes) Ukrainegate impeachment saga worsens US-Russia Cold War (from 2019)
An interview about American imperialism. What is most interesting about it is that it comes from the left. Overthrow: 100 Years of U.S. Meddling & Regime Change, from Iran to Nicaragua to Hawaii to Cuba (a show from 2018, from Democracy Now of all places)
Another excellent interview from The Greyzone with Richard Sakwa with many details on the international background, Ukrainian internal politics and even ideas of a possible pancontinental union as a solution. US weapons, European supplicants block peace in Ukraine Another great interview from The GrayZone
John Mearsheimer On Who Gains The Most From The Ukraine-Russia War & What Could End Putin's Assault Judge Napolitano interviewing Scott Ritter who is making the point that any further "lethal aid" is simply murder. The Ukrainians have no chance to win. (2022-04-26) Scott Ritter - Putin Ukraine Biden Update
A long interview with the foreign minister of Russia. Seems to be the only adult when compared with the warmongers. Zelenskyy Wanted Nuclear Weapons, India Old Friend & Strategic Partner | Sergey Lavrov EXCLUSIVE
Western Hypocrisy Over The Ukraine-Russia War Andrew Cockburn, Washington editor of Harper’s Magazine and author of “The Spoils of War: Power, Profit and the American War Machine,” discusses the US arms industry’s role in promoting and profiting from today’s global conflicts, from Ukraine to Yemen to Syria. From Ukraine to Yemen, US arms industry reaps the spoils of war
Tucker: There is something really wrong The US is spending an insane amount of money on arming Ukraine. Just for reference: Biden gave altogether $54B to Ukraine. That is $162 for each American and $377 for each American tax payer. The money was not taken from them, just borrowed on their behalf. There will be interest payable on it.
Long interview with Olga Baysha, the author of a book on Zelensky and the recent history of Ukraine: UKRAINE: The Real Zelensky – Consortium News Some thoughts on the propaganda war: Western Hypocrisy Over The Ukraine-Russia War (thelastamericanvagabond.com)
In their own words
2022-02-25 Short analysis of Putin speech “They Didn’t Hear What We Told Them. They Had Better Hear This Time.” — Vladimir Putin This one is a short explanation of the start of the war with some quotes ofrom the speech of Putin on May 9th 2022: Ukraine - Putin On Why the War Started, Failed Attempts on Snake Island, Other Issues It has great map illustrating the actual start of the war This is a speech of Zelensky (I wonder who writes them for him…) delivered on the 58th Munich Security Conference on Feb. 19 2022 It would deserve an analysis on its own, but with a little critical thinking everybody should be able to see through it: Zelensky's full speech at Munich Security Conference (kyivindependent.com)
The mainstream news
Ex-top investor in Russia explains what's really driving Putin
'This is as bad as it gets': Russia escalates attacks in Ukraine amid humanitarian crisis
Russia says it will scale up attacks on Kyiv in response to cross-border strikes | DW News
Why Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine Has Sent Automakers Scrambling
What you would expect from the official paper of globalism: War in Ukraine: is a peace deal possible? | The Economist
News segments and commentaries
A review of the Jacques Baud article in The Postil Magazine Kim Iversen: Former NATO Analyst & Top UN Official Says THIS Is The REAL Reason For War In Ukraine
Great commentary from Tucker comparing the Mexican and the Ukrainian border: Tucker: They suddenly care about borders
Tucker: We're moving closer to war - just a couple of days before the Russian invasion:
Kim Iversen: Russia-Ukraine Used As Political THEATER For Russiagaters And Warmongers In Washington
Tucker: This is why Democrats are taking us to war with Russia
An insider's view Ex-Marine exposes U.S. govt's secret political interference in Asia
Alternative media analysis
LIVE: The War in Ukraine Glenn Greenwald at the start of the war (Feb. 24)
A French site of investigative journalism: ukrainegate.info with a nice summary of Bidens' corrupt rule in Ukraine -- a well-researched and an outstanding in-depth analysis of US corruption in Ukraine This is an interesting article putting the war in the Ukraine into a new perspective. What is happening there is part of a greater plan of population reduction: Biden Cynically Uses Ukraine to Cover Food Sabotage (williamengdahl.com) An article making the same moral argument I do, only without the history and background. It is a must-read: Why Funding Ukraine Is Just Dead Wrong - Revolver quote:
"If the Biden Administration cared about protecting America’s well-being, then instead of financing Ukraine’s war effort, it would be working for a negotiated end to the war by the quickest means possible."
This is from the same source, just to show you that some people clearly saw the problem way before the conflict turned into a war: The Globalist American Empire Would Rather Risk Nuclear War Than Admit Its Own Arrogance - Revolver Both of these articles above are essential to read and I completely agree with them, but they leave out a few essential elements of the conflict that I may address in an upcoming post
On the neonazi problem
Right Sector - Wikipedia Azov Battalion - Wikipedia Commentary: Ukraine’s neo-Nazi problem | Reuters Ukraine's dalliance with neo-Nazi forces: What the US and NATO do not want to talk about (opindia.com) This is a take on the controversy around the existence of those militias: The truth about Ukraine's far-Right militias - UnHerd This BBC documentary from 2018 gives a glimpse into the problems with the far-right militias Ukraine: On patrol with the far-right National Militia - BBC Newsnight Fast Forward to Fascism. Ukrainian nationalism in the making "The nationalist movement in Ukraine didn’t just happen; it took years to build. It's been growing for years, nurtured by western curators and supported by western funds" RT documentary Commentary: Ukraine’s neo-Nazi problem | Reuters (from 2018) with embedded video of nazi youth camps Disturbing account of the Odessa massacre: The Odessa massacre of 2 May 2014. This is an interesting article about fascist atrocities from the World Socialist Web Site: Ukrainian President Zelensky deepens alliance with far right The only problem with the Wikipedia articles on Ukraine is that they ignore or downplay the role of the far right in the present conflict Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists - Wikipedia
On the WAR
French Reporter In Ukraine Says Pentagon Secretly 'In Control On The Ground' - News Punch An article pointing out that a major weapons transfer was in the works before the war started US Weapons Supply to Ukraine Prepped in January How much foreign aid does the US give to Ukraine? - USAFacts Whom Ukrainians blame for Holodomor (khpg.org) Exposing Some Myths About the Ukraine War with many excellent links to evidence about the Bucha massacre A decent summary of the salient points of the conflict Will We Die for the New World Order? - LewRockwell A Scott Ritter article about the military situation: Ukraine is winning the battle on Twitter, but in the real world Kiev is losing the fight for the Donbass An excellent article about diplomacy, the status and the prospects of the peace talks: Why the outcome of Russia-Ukraine talks will change Europe’s security landscape U.S. Director, Oliver Stone, warns of possible False Flag Nuke in Ukraine His (scary) thoughts on potential Neocon objectives U.S. Director, Oliver Stone, warns of possible False Flag Nuke in Ukraine An interview with Jacques Baud US, EU sacrificing Ukraine to 'weaken Russia': fmr. NATO adviser
On George Soros
Man Behind the Curtain: Inside the Secret Network of George Soros : Palumbo, Matt: Books (amazon.ca) An excellent exposé of the Soros modus operandi in the countries he is so selflessly helping: Leaked: George Soros 'Puppet Master' Behind Ukrainian Regime, Trails Of Corruption Revealed …with links to other one pagers about all of the post soviet era presidents: A brief history of corruption in Ukraine: the Yushchenko era 9 Things You Need To Know About George Soros | The Daily Wire A little background on George Soros and his 'philanthropic' work Top 5 Revolutions Backed by George Soros (gulagbound.com) Ukraine is Soros country: George Soros Speaks Out on Ukraine - But Here's the Real Reason Why - Dan Bongino Straight from the horse's mouth: The Open Society Foundations in Ukraine - Open Society Foundations Soros's terrible plan to throw money at Ukraine Gravitas Plus: Does George Soros manipulate the Global Order?
On US meddling
How US-backed Maidan coup, Russiagate led to war in Ukraine - YouTube
Briefing on the results of the analysis of documents related to the military biological activities of the United States on the territory of Ukraine (April 14, 2022) – Telegraph Another excellent exposé of the 'hands-on' role of the State Department in the Maidan revolution The Ukraine Mess That Nuland Made Interview with Yurii Lutsenko - Ukraine Prosecutor General Top Ukrainian justice official says US ambassador gave him a do not prosecute list
On the legality of the war
Why Russia's Intervention in Ukraine Is Legal Under International Law
On Propaganda, censorship & fake news
Heavy handed attacks on opponents of the proxy wars of West Kim Iversen: PayPal BANS Independent Anti-War Journalists
Ingraham: They are masters at propaganda
This Is Only The Start - Russel Brand commenting on propaganda A passionate article with detailed proof of deliberate Western media lies No, it's NOT "fake news." It's Nazi propaganda. quote:
"It has been correctly said that a respect for the truth is the basis for all morality, so a war against the truth is a war against morality, against all that is good and decent. Without an ability to see reality and detect lies, without a moral compass, people are literally no more than dumb beasts, mules to be worked and exploited by their owners, or sheep to be led to the slaughter. "Fake news" is a term a bit too cute and cozy for the black art of intentionally erasing the very intellect and morality that makes us human. It seeks to dumb down and degrade Humanity to the point to where people are no longer human. And that point is fast approaching, and for many, is already here."
If It Feels Like You’re Being Manipulated, It’s Because You Are
On the war and war crimes
In Russian with Slovak subtitles, making it quite credibly clear that the atrocities were committed by the Ukrainians. Pravda o incidente v meste Buča ... and of course, it has been censored by Youtube: "This video has been removed for violating YouTube's policy on hate speech. Learn more about combating hate speech in your country." Luckily, there is another one with English subtitles: БУЧА - ПОЛНОЕ РАЗОБЛАЧЕНИЕ!
Empire of Bioweapon Lies …and outright crimes Exposing Some Myths About the Ukraine War with many excellent links to evidence about the Bucha massacre A short article from Ron Paul exposing the financial interest behind the war: The Ukraine War Is a Racket Straight from the horse's mouth, from the web-site of the US Department of Defense: 5 Things to Know About the U.S.-Ukraine Defense Relationship > U.S. Department of Defense > Defense Department News This one is an explosive article about US/EU/NATO funded bioweapon research in Ukraine that are not only illegal and unethical, but possibly bordering on war crimes: Documents Reveal How US Biolabs In Ukraine Attempted To Create Controlled Epidemics - GreatGameIndia …on another note, this also crosses US has 336 Biolabs in 30 countries including 26 in Ukraine: Alleges China
On the sanctions
The list of global sanctions on Russia for the war in Ukraine - CNN The non-specificity of this is frightening. Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations (justice.gc.ca) The Sanction-Fueled Destruction of the Russian Aviation Industry
The Price of War - Can Russia afford a long conflict?
On the military industrial complex
The amount of weaponry left behind for the Taliban: Here’s the List of Billions in Military Equipment the US Left Behind for the Taliban And more: Staggering Costs – U.S. Military Equipment Left Behind In Afghanistan List of current equipment of the Iraqi Ground Forces - Wikipedia Scrap Heap of War: Billions in equipment being left behind in Afghanistan