The U.S. State Department has drawn up and circulated a rationale challenging Russia’s position in Ukraine following the 12 April rebellion which saw pro-Russian para-military insurgents seize government buildings in the eastern part of the country [1].
This is the second time since the beginning of the crisis that the State Department has provided the mass media with anti-Russian arguments [2].
While Washington may have grounds to denounce the oversight of the pro-Russian forces by Russian agents, the rest of her arguments aim to generate the belief that there are no Nazis in the Ukrainian government [3] and that Nazi organizations do not rule the streets in of Kiev [4].
By Sunday evening and Monday morning, the mainstream media of NATO member countries were faithfully parroting the arguments of the State Department, no questions asked.
[1] “Media Note by the U.S. Departement of State on Russian Support for Destabilization of Ukraine”, Voltaire Network, 13 April 2014.
[2] “State Department Fact Sheet on Putin’s False Claims About Ukraine”, Voltaire Network, 5 March 2014.
[3] “Who are the Nazis in the Ukrainian government?”, by Thierry Meyssan, Voltaire Network, 3 March 2014.
[4] “Press Kit on Human Rights in Ukraine”, Oriental Review, Voltaire Network, 12 April 2014.
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