Monday, March 3, 2014

An Important Second Listen to the "F--k the EU" Ukraine Recording

At the start of February, a very important conversation between Assistant US Secretary of State Victoria Nuland and U.S. Ambassador to the Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt  was leaked, the infamous "f----the EU" recording. During the clip, Nuland and Pyatt discuss their desired outcome for the crisis in Ukraine. Now that 3 weeks have passed since the leak and events have developed, it is instructive to listen to the recording once again. (See below.) Keep in mind that this leak was made on February 2, which means the conversation occurred before that date. Viktor Yanukovych did not lose power over the Ukrainian government until more than three weeks later February 24th.

The recording reveals Nuland and Pyatt discussing  whether Vitali Klitschko, sometimes referred to as “Klitsch” in the recording, should be named the deputy prime minister and seems to assume that Arseniy Yatseniuk, sometimes referred to in the recording as “Yats,” will become prime minister. Since that conversation,Yatseniuk has, indeed, become prime minister. Anybody that tells you that the US is not running the "revolution" from behind the scenes is blowing smoke.

12 comments:

  1. what a disgrace. get that foul mouth bimbo back in the kitchen. the two of them should be asking people if they want to supersize, not trying to overthrow a govt.

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    1. Nitwits like JW and Krugman are so inept all of the time that we Austrians are going to get BIG HEADS. When I read them, I think of Charton Heston in "Planet of the Apes". If this is the best they've got around here, in six months we'll be running this planet.

      http://www.salon.com/2014/03/03/krugman_hits_conservatives_for_their_%E2%80%9Cinflation_obsession%E2%80%9D/#comments

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  2. Bob, do a little wikipedia on Arseniy Yatseniuk. You'll be shocked, SHOCKED, that he's the former head of the Ukrainian Central Bank. Let's see, put in a banker to help facilitate an IMF "bailout". Couldn't possibly see anything bad coming from this for Ukraine. It must be God's work.

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    1. Don't worry, Ukraine can't be in worse shape than it already is after Yanukovich stole all the money.

      It might sound crazy from over there, from your cozy homes in the United States, but we here in Russia and Ukraine would prefer the monetary slavery coming from the IMF, than the literal North-Korea-style slavery coming from Putin.

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    2. Alex, I agree to a degree. We have little inkling to the ways Putin and his KGB brethren and other oligarchs have raped the former USSR. He is a thug. Our knowledge is minimal, and our reaction is academic.

      I hope you are working to spread the works of Mises and Rothbard in your country. That is all any of us can do today. I hope things get better for you soon. My heart bleeds for you and your family.

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    3. I'm not writing from a cozy home in US, but from one of the countries that signed onto the monetary slavery coming from IMF and other banksters. Trust me, you don't want that, you just think you do because you've been brainwashed to think that IMF is salvation, and Putin doom.
      Why don't you make a research of your own (you have Internet, I see) of the countries that have "chosen democracy" over "communism" or whatever they call it these days, see how they're doing today (Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, etc).
      I wish you all the best

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    4. North Korea style slavery in Russia? Not since Stalin. Russia is freer than the USA these days.

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  3. God help us. These people are going to double-down. They've backed Russia into a corner. The Russians have no choice but to fight. .

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    1. Perhaps the revolutionaries and their handlers need a fight, but not the Russians. Having mobilized to protect their interests, the Russians now can simply wait until the Yats government collapses -- or does something incredibly foolish.

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    2. actually Thomas i'd say it was the other way round as Kiev has no money too much debt and has effectively lost the eastern parts of the country which had some industry The EU doesnt want them and so it only a matter of time before they they slink off too like the last president.

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    3. Please do not equate "Putin" with "Russians". The anti-people policy of former president Yanukovich in Ukraine is not pro-Russian policy. It's Putin's own policy and his own decisions. Putin's policies are anti-people even here in Russia.

      I live in Russia and I see it all over the place. We're quickly becoming the next North Korea. And the brainwashing mashine - the television - is working perfectly, creating more and more zombies.

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    4. Doesn't surprise me Alex. Until people (Americans, Russians, and whoever else) put aside this pathetic superstition of government this kind of shit will NEVER, I repeat, NEVER, stop.

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