By Stephen Lendman
Source: http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/47320.htm
Source: http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/47320.htm
He’s pursuing the same reckless agenda as
Obama, pushing the envelope toward possible direct confrontation. Despite
neither country wanting war, unfolding events may cause the unthinkable to
happen by accident or design. Among major powers, Russia is the world’s leading
peace and stability champion – America just the opposite. It’s recklessly
waging wars in multiple theaters, threatening conflicts against North Korea,
Iran, and perhaps Russia the way things are going. Madness defines US policy,
state terror on a global scale, naked aggression its main expression,
controlling planet earth, its resources and people its objective – risking
potentially life-destroying nuclear war.
Last week, Senate members near
unanimously imposed new illegal sanctions on Russia, including on its energy
sector. House action awaits. On Monday, the US Treasury’s Office of Foreign
Assets Control (OFAC) said it “reinforced existing sanctions on Russia by
designating or identifying a range of individuals and entities involved in the
ongoing conflict under four Executive orders (EOs) related to Russia and
Ukraine,” adding: “US sanctions on Russia related to the situation in eastern
Ukraine will remain in place until Russia fully honors its obligations under
the Minsk Agreements.” “US sanctions related to Crimea will not be lifted until
Russia ends its occupation of the peninsula.”
Fact: Russia wages peace, not
war. Alone it’s gone all-out to resolve things in Ukraine diplomatically, its
good faith efforts sabotaged by Washington. Fact: Crimea is Russian territory,
its newest republic, supporting the will of its people, correcting a historic
error. Fact: The territory won’t be handed back to US-installed putschists
running Ukraine. Its people won’t be betrayed for Washington or anyone else.
Russia and America are world’s apart on Syria. Moscow seeks diplomatic conflict
resolution, the country’s sovereignty respected, its territorial integrity
preserved. Washington wants endless conflict, puppet governance it controls replacing
overwhelmingly popular Assad, reelected president in June 2014 by an 89%
majority. International observers called the process open, free and fair
despite ongoing war, creating enormous hardships for its people. They want no
one else leading them. They want their sovereign independence respected. They
reject foreign meddling in their affairs – especially by America, NATO, Turkey,
Israel, Saudi Arabia and their rogue allies.
On Wednesday morning, a NATO F-16
warplane, likely a US one, provocatively tried following closely behind Russian
Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu’s aircraft over Baltic Sea international waters
while en route to Kaliningrad. Russian Su-27 fleet fighters escorted his plane. As the likely US
warplane approached, a Russian Su-27 maneuvered between both aircraft, waving
its wings, displaying its arms, sending a clear message to back off or risk
being downed. The F-16 few off, ending the provocation, avoiding a possible
serious incident. An unacceptable NATO statement said the alliance “can confirm
that three Russian aircraft, including two fighters, were tracked over the
Baltic Sea earlier today (21 June 2017).” “As the aircraft did not identify
themselves or respond to air traffic control, NATO fighter jets scrambled to
identify them, according to standard procedures.” “NATO has no information as
to who was on board. We assess the Russian pilots’ behavior as safe and
professional.” Several Russian Su-34 aircraft escorted Shoigu’s return flight
from Kaliningrad, NATO warplanes, likely US ones, following from a distance.
Baltic Sea provocations by US warplanes with Russian aircraft increased in
recent weeks – risking possible direct confrontation if they continue.
America’s rage for unchallenged global dominance risks unthinkable nuclear war,
its recklessness threatening humanity’s survival.
