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Obama's 'Big Lie': US Has Supplied Ukraine With Arms From the Start
(c) REUTERS/ Gleb Garanich
OPINION
10:30 15.02.2015(updated 10:36 15.02.2015)
President Obama is still considering arming Ukraine in case the latest
ceasefire is breached and the conflict escalates; but political
analyst Stephen Lendman told Sputnik in an exclusive interview that
the US leader is lying, and that the US has been supplying arms to
Kiev from the very start of the military operation.
(c) REUTERS/ GARY CAMERON
America Hell-Bent on War: 80-Year-Old Analyst Has Never Been More Afraid
The ceasefire between Kiev forces and independence supporters of
Donetsk and Luhansk is generally holding, shelling in Donbas has
stopped as the truce came in force on midnight, a spokesperson at the
Kiev special operations headquarters said Sunday.
But a day earlier Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and US
President Barack Obama, during a meeting by phone, agreed on the
further coordination of efforts in the case that the ceasefire fails
and the Ukrainian conflict escalates.
Stephen Lendman, a Research Associate for the Centre for Research on
Globalization explained to Sputnik, in an exclusive interview on the
recent developments in Ukraine, that Washington has been lying the
whole time - it has been supplying weapons to Kiev from the very start
of the military operation.
"Washington supplied heavy weapons since the conflict began last April
and maybe before it began in preparation for what was planned. I wrote
about it several times including in a new article this (Saturday)
morning," he told Sputnik.
"So, key is understanding that Washington armed Kiev the whole time.
Obama claiming it's under consideration is one of his many 'Big
Lies'," he said.
NATO and Ukrainian aircraft have shipped in arms and munitions on a
regular basis. Washington is the main culprit, he added.
'Arms Supplied by US Are for Offense, Not Defense'
Another lie, the analyst says, is about the arms being "defensive."
(c) FLICKR/ THE WHITE HOUSE
Ukraine, US Agree on Further Coordination if Donbas Conflict Escalates
"Heavy weapons are supplied for offense, not defense, of course," he
says. "Fighting continued after the Minsk agreement was concluded.
Kiev forces kept shelling civilian areas."
"US media, of course, blame Russia and rebels. Reports and opinions in
our press are scandalous. The most outrageous I recall in my lifetime.
Absolutely devoid of truth. Riddled with beginning-to-end Big Lies,"
Lendman said.
"I expect a short-term mostly (but not entirely) quieter period
beginning Sunday or Monday followed days or weeks later by Kiev
initiated escalated conflict -- with full US support and
encouragement," he predicts.
(c) AP PHOTO/ PETR DAVID JOSEK
Ukraine's Right Sector Statement on Minsk Violation Vanishes From Website
"Hardline Kiev elements like the Right Sector's Dmitry Yarosh and
likeminded extremists reject Minsk terms. They vow to keep fighting.
Expect Russia and rebels to be blamed for their aggression. Expect
vicious Putin bashing to continue. It's evident in US weekend reports
I've seen so far," he added.
The political analyst predicts that Washington will continue supplying
Kiev with heavy weapons. Hundreds of US combat troops are coming to
Ukraine on the pretext of training Ukraine's military, while hundreds
of US special forces are already there.
'The Big Question is Whether Obama Will Authorize Direct US
Involvement in Ukraine's Conflict'
The big question is whether Obama will authorize direct US involvement
in Ukraine's conflict. He's already done it in Iraq with US boots on
the ground and more on the way despite vowing months earlier never to
do it.
"I believe if rebels keep decisively defeating Kiev forces, which I
expect, Obama will deploy US forces to Donbas -- getting America
directly involved in another war as opposed to the proxy one he's now
waging," said Lendman.
(c) AP PHOTO/ EFREM LUKATSKY
Ukraine's Interior Ministry Says Kiev Could Benefit From Lethal Aid From US
An escalation will bring the war to Russia's borders, and the risk is
it may spill over. With US combat forces in Ukraine and Obama
determined to crush pro-independence fighters, the danger of East-West
confrontation is huge.
'Donbas is Obama's War. He Didn't Launch it to Quit'
"We could find ourselves in WW III whether or not anyone wants it.
Global wars begin like what's now ongoing. With neocon lunatics making
policy in Washington, anything ahead is possible," he added.
"I strongly believe chances for a durable, sustainable peace in Donbas
are virtually nil despite, Putin's best efforts to resolve things
diplomatically."
President Putin, Sergei Lavrov, and other Russian officials have gone
all-out for peace throughout months of conflict.
"Obama wants war, not peace. Donbas is his war. He didn't launch it to
quit. CIA, FBI and US special forces infest Kiev. They're involved in
planning, implementing and directing the fighting," said the analyst.
http://sputniknews.com/analysis/20150215/1018289444.html#ixzz3Ro63t9Gx
(c) REUTERS/ Gleb Garanich
OPINION
10:30 15.02.2015(updated 10:36 15.02.2015)
President Obama is still considering arming Ukraine in case the latest
ceasefire is breached and the conflict escalates; but political
analyst Stephen Lendman told Sputnik in an exclusive interview that
the US leader is lying, and that the US has been supplying arms to
Kiev from the very start of the military operation.
(c) REUTERS/ GARY CAMERON
America Hell-Bent on War: 80-Year-Old Analyst Has Never Been More Afraid
The ceasefire between Kiev forces and independence supporters of
Donetsk and Luhansk is generally holding, shelling in Donbas has
stopped as the truce came in force on midnight, a spokesperson at the
Kiev special operations headquarters said Sunday.
But a day earlier Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and US
President Barack Obama, during a meeting by phone, agreed on the
further coordination of efforts in the case that the ceasefire fails
and the Ukrainian conflict escalates.
Stephen Lendman, a Research Associate for the Centre for Research on
Globalization explained to Sputnik, in an exclusive interview on the
recent developments in Ukraine, that Washington has been lying the
whole time - it has been supplying weapons to Kiev from the very start
of the military operation.
"Washington supplied heavy weapons since the conflict began last April
and maybe before it began in preparation for what was planned. I wrote
about it several times including in a new article this (Saturday)
morning," he told Sputnik.
"So, key is understanding that Washington armed Kiev the whole time.
Obama claiming it's under consideration is one of his many 'Big
Lies'," he said.
NATO and Ukrainian aircraft have shipped in arms and munitions on a
regular basis. Washington is the main culprit, he added.
'Arms Supplied by US Are for Offense, Not Defense'
Another lie, the analyst says, is about the arms being "defensive."
(c) FLICKR/ THE WHITE HOUSE
Ukraine, US Agree on Further Coordination if Donbas Conflict Escalates
"Heavy weapons are supplied for offense, not defense, of course," he
says. "Fighting continued after the Minsk agreement was concluded.
Kiev forces kept shelling civilian areas."
"US media, of course, blame Russia and rebels. Reports and opinions in
our press are scandalous. The most outrageous I recall in my lifetime.
Absolutely devoid of truth. Riddled with beginning-to-end Big Lies,"
Lendman said.
"I expect a short-term mostly (but not entirely) quieter period
beginning Sunday or Monday followed days or weeks later by Kiev
initiated escalated conflict -- with full US support and
encouragement," he predicts.
(c) AP PHOTO/ PETR DAVID JOSEK
Ukraine's Right Sector Statement on Minsk Violation Vanishes From Website
"Hardline Kiev elements like the Right Sector's Dmitry Yarosh and
likeminded extremists reject Minsk terms. They vow to keep fighting.
Expect Russia and rebels to be blamed for their aggression. Expect
vicious Putin bashing to continue. It's evident in US weekend reports
I've seen so far," he added.
The political analyst predicts that Washington will continue supplying
Kiev with heavy weapons. Hundreds of US combat troops are coming to
Ukraine on the pretext of training Ukraine's military, while hundreds
of US special forces are already there.
'The Big Question is Whether Obama Will Authorize Direct US
Involvement in Ukraine's Conflict'
The big question is whether Obama will authorize direct US involvement
in Ukraine's conflict. He's already done it in Iraq with US boots on
the ground and more on the way despite vowing months earlier never to
do it.
"I believe if rebels keep decisively defeating Kiev forces, which I
expect, Obama will deploy US forces to Donbas -- getting America
directly involved in another war as opposed to the proxy one he's now
waging," said Lendman.
(c) AP PHOTO/ EFREM LUKATSKY
Ukraine's Interior Ministry Says Kiev Could Benefit From Lethal Aid From US
An escalation will bring the war to Russia's borders, and the risk is
it may spill over. With US combat forces in Ukraine and Obama
determined to crush pro-independence fighters, the danger of East-West
confrontation is huge.
'Donbas is Obama's War. He Didn't Launch it to Quit'
"We could find ourselves in WW III whether or not anyone wants it.
Global wars begin like what's now ongoing. With neocon lunatics making
policy in Washington, anything ahead is possible," he added.
"I strongly believe chances for a durable, sustainable peace in Donbas
are virtually nil despite, Putin's best efforts to resolve things
diplomatically."
President Putin, Sergei Lavrov, and other Russian officials have gone
all-out for peace throughout months of conflict.
"Obama wants war, not peace. Donbas is his war. He didn't launch it to
quit. CIA, FBI and US special forces infest Kiev. They're involved in
planning, implementing and directing the fighting," said the analyst.
http://sputniknews.com/analysis/20150215/1018289444.html#ixzz3Ro63t9Gx