Mickey Z
Cool Observer
Tuesday, December 21, 2004
Viktor Loves Niccolo
William Blum on the Ukraine crisis:
“It should have come as no surprise at all the recent disclosure that the Bush administration has spent more than $65 million in the past two years to aid political organizations in Ukraine, to train groups and individuals opposed to the Russian-backed government candidate, to bring opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko to meet US leaders, and to help to generate an exit poll indicating that he won the November 21 disputed election (thus seizing the initiative in the propaganda battle with the regime). All the usual suspects were involved: the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), the International Republican Institute, the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs, the Agency for International Development (AID), George Soros, Freedom House, et al.”
“Since the demise of the Soviet Union, the United States has undertaken a relentless campaign to bring Moscow’s former republics and satellites into the fold of globalization and American military outposts, and in some cases to be part of highly-prized oil pipelines. In the early 1990s, the governments of Bulgaria and Albania were overthrown for not appearing to be suitable enough candidates for such honors. In 1999, Yugoslavia was bombed for much the same reasons. Elsewhere in Eastern Europe, Washington has used the weapons of political and economic subversion.”
To read more from Blum, please visit:
http://www.killinghope.org
Another bit of suggested reading: Stan Goff interview on Left Hook:
http://www.lefthook.org/Interviews/AlamGoff122004.html
Finally, three U.S. economy-related pieces from the excellent Information Clearing House (http://www.informationclearinghouse.info):
Food stamp use is on rise across U.S.:
http://snipurl.com/bhr8
Poll: Half of Americans Worry About Debts:
http://snipurl.com/bi20
Report: U.S. Rentals Unaffordable to Poor:
http://snipurl.com/bi21
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