Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Stephen Lendman - Trump v. Hillary on Russia

Trump v. Hillary on Russia




Hillary’s likely ascension to power next year risks belligerent confrontation with Russia, possible nuclear war. Putin earlier warned of “being pulled in an irreversible direction.”

His warning remains unheeded. Hillary’s anti-Russia hostility risks the unthinkable. Trump’s worldview could save humanity from crossing a catastrophic red line of no return, on Monday saying:

“Frankly, if we got along with Russia, and knocked out ISIS, that would be a good thing, not a bad thing.”

“Now, if there’s anything with Russia, they say Russia loves Donald Trump. Putin loves Donald Trump. And they insult him constantly. I mean, no wonder he can’t stand Obama and Hillary Clinton.” 

“But, it is a very serious problem. I think…It’s the worst situation we’ve had with Russia since the end of the Cold War by far.”

“The problem is, Putin has no respect for Obama at all. Doesn’t like him and doesn’t respect him. And Obama doesn’t like Putin. They have a great dislike for each other…And I think that, you have potentially a very catastrophic situation here.”

“If I win on November 8th…I could see myself meeting with Putin and meeting with Russia prior to the start of the administration.”


These type comments and similar ones result in critics calling him “soft on Russia…the Kremlin’s man…an unwitting agent of the Russian Federation.”

Chess champion/Russian dissident/CIA asset Garry Kasparov called Trump a “perfect agent of chaos…threaten(ing) not only democracy in (America) but democracy worldwide” if elected president in November - a “perfect (Putin) counterpart.”

Trump favors normalized relations with Russia over confrontation, peace between the world’s dominant nuclear powers, not potentially cataclysmic war - the thermonuclear arsenals of each country able to end life on earth if unleashed.

Who would you prefer leading America at a crucial time in world history - an emotionally unstable neocon war goddess with her finger on the nuclear trigger or a businessman favoring world peace? A simple choice!

Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago. He can be reached at lendmanstephen@sbcglobal.net. 

His new book as editor and contributor is titled "Flashpoint in Ukraine: How the US Drive for Hegemony Risks WW III."

http://www.claritypress.com/LendmanIII.html

Visit his blog site at sjlendman.blogspot.com. 


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posted by Steve Lendman @ 9:37 AM 
US and UK Want RT International Silenced
US and UK Want RT International Silenced

by Stephen Lendman

America, Britain and their rogue partners want total control over information dissemination, alternative voices silenced - things headed incrementally in this direction.

A major false flag ahead may rip the mask off their Machiavellian intentions entirely, a death blow for fundamental freedoms following - most people none the wiser, foolishly believing rights lost are a small sacrifice for greater security, not realizing both are lost once the trap is sprung.

UK-controlled NatWest Bank didn’t close RT’s accounts of its own volition. It obeyed government orders, likely a joint US/British decision.

Sergey Lavrov weighed in, saying “(i)t’s as clear as day that this decision was not made by” NatWest. And not any other bank. (Financial institutions) don’t make such decisions on their own” - not when their actions have geopolitical implications.

Without elaborating on how Russia may respond, Lavrov added it’s not wise to “treat others the way you don’t wish to be treated yourself.”

His Foreign Minister separately called “squeezing alternative voices out of the UK media space” by its government violates Britain’s obligation to preserve media freedom as a fundamental human right under the 1975 Helsinki Accords, stating:

Thirty-five signatories, including all European nations, America and Canada “will respect human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the freedom of thought, conscience, religion or belief, for all without distinction as to race, sex, language or religion.”

“They will promote and encourage the effective exercise of civil, political, economic, social, cultural and other rights and freedoms all of which derive from the inherent dignity of the human person and are essential for his free and full development.”

They’ll “recognize the universal significance of human rights and fundamental freedoms, respect for which is an essential factor for the peace, justice and well-being necessary to ensure the development of friendly relations and co-operation among themselves as among all States…”

Citing no sources, The Times of London said Moscow threatened to close the BBC’s accounts in retaliation for NatWest’s action.

Of greatest concern is where all this may be heading. Totalitarian societies ban media freedom and all others. Is this what Western societies intend?

America and most others already are police states. Do they plan eliminating scant remaining freedoms altogether?

Each shot across the bow brings us one step closer, maybe the final coup de grace coming sooner than imagined.

Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago. He can be reached at lendmanstephen@sbcglobal.net. 

His new book as editor and contributor is titled "Flashpoint in Ukraine: How the US Drive for Hegemony Risks WW III."

http://www.claritypress.com/LendmanIII.html

Visit his blog site at sjlendman.blogspot.com. 



Listen to cutting-edge discussions with distinguished guests on the Progressive Radio News Hour on the Progressive Radio Network.

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