On March 15, I spoke with author and Russian military expert, Andrei Martyanov. His commentary and analysis are based on a deep understanding of Russian military and geopolitical issues.
Among many important things discussed were:
-that Ukraine has used prohibited weapons against the people of the Donbass, repeatedly, including White Phosphorous
-Ukraine's use of Ukrainian civilians as human shields, a war crime, preventing them from leaving areas of conflict (much as terrorists did Syrian civilians)
-why Russia is conducting the denazification operation
-that the hatred of Russians and calls for their murder amongst Ukrainian nationalists is not a new thing, but decades old
-that there will be a Ukrainian war crimes tribunal to hold accountable the criminals who have perpetrated untold and horrific war crimes
-Ukraine's biological weapons
-the blatant propaganda and lies in the media war against Russia, much like the manifold lies we saw around Syria
Please do listen to the entire discussion, and consider supporting Andrei's work.
Follow Andrei on:
Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/martyanov
Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjxgKuAiHatLO-YskZU6PQQ
His blog:
https://smoothiex12.blogspot.com/
RELATED LINKS
*Foreign Ministry statement on Ukraine’s strike on Donetsk
https://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/news/1804180/?lang=en
*Attack on Donetsk by Ukrainian forces yesterday – a Tochka-U tactical missile with a cluster munition warhead (which is prohibited under international law). Only 1 cassette of 50 exploded yet killed 20 and injured 36.
https://twitter.com/indyscotnews/status/1503680455169789960
*Israel's use of White Phosphorous on civilians in Gaza
https://ingaza.wordpress.com/2009/01/17/white-phosphorous-mutilated-and-murdered-family-members/
https://ingaza.wordpress.com/2009/02/04/next-time-it-will-hurt-more-israeli-threat-against-surviving-family-members-of-white-phosphorous-attack/
https://ingaza.wordpress.com/2009/01/16/long-burning-fires-white-phosphorous-on-sheikh-rajleen/
*Fake News/Propaganda
-Snake Island incident
https://www.rt.com/news/550717-snake-island-guards-surrendered/
-Debunking the claim of the sinking of Vasily Bykov patrol ship
https://smoothiex12.blogspot.com/2022/03/exhibit-a.html
-Beirut Port blast 2020 as Ukraine 2022
https://twitter.com/suzseddon/status/1503625830899007488
-Syria propaganda
https://www.mintpressnews.com/mintpress-meets-father-iconic-aleppo-boy-says-media-lied-son/228722/
https://www.rt.com/op-ed/397339-bana-abed-syria-aleppo-twitter /
https://www.rt.com/op-ed/431128-bana-alabed-bellingcat-atlantic-council/
https://www.mintpressnews.com/aleppo-how-us-saudi-backed-rebels-target-every-syrian/222594/
https://www.sott.net/article/325238-Western-corporate-media-disapp
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxZMhCtYN2k
Recently, on a prime time French television show, panelists discussed whether France should stop arming Ukraine. An online poll conducted during the conversation resulted in 76.7% of participants wanting an end to arming Ukraine.
Bertrand Scholler, one of the panelists, outlined why he believes France should not be sending arms to Ukraine.
RELATED LINKS:
C'est Cyril Hanouna qui a le courage de le faire. Chapeau mec ! 76,7 % des Français sont opposés à continuer de livrer des armes à l'Ukraine Il est temps que nos députés SE RÉVEILLENT !
https://twitter.com/SinedWarrior/status/1582122560006672384
The French TV channel abruptly "lost touch" with the correspondent, who began to tell that Ukraine was striking at civilian infrastructure and even hospitals:
https://t.me/dimsmirnov175/39107
https://ingaza.wordpress.com/2022/04/08/they-saw-and-heard-the-truth-then-lied-about-it-media-on-donbass-delegation-omitted-mention-of-ukraines-8-year-war-on-the-autonomous-republics/
https://www.mintpressnews.com/under-fire-from-ukraine-everyday-life-in-the-donetsk-peoples-republic/262363/
https://www.thepostil.com/the-military-situation-in-the-ukraine/
DPR Civilians On Why They Wanted A Referendum To Join Russia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWs8TQG5Ds8
Interviews With Donetsk Residents After Joining Russia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pq-pM-JPBCQ
"Il faut arrêter d'armer l'Ukraine pour la paix" déclare Bertrand Scholler, consultant politique
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn_pLpZsxoU&feature=youtu.be
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwlD8S7Spj0
Walking around Old Damascus, revisiting sites where mortars rained down in previous years, seeing the difference now with peace in and around Damascus.
See also:
Patriotic Syrian Insisted to Stay in Syria, Despite Terrorists' Bombings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6baOT7vTvA
Mortars Which Terrorized Damascus Residents Fall No More
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3dDmv1VbM8
Terrorist Mortars on Damascus, Apr 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTNYsjSXUyk&list=PLqtiZC-4QZC3skdIAvOxsXwZm0jeM-mz6&index=135
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZVpyZP8wyU
Question period following speeches of (in order): Eva Bartlett, former British Ambassador to Syria Peter Ford, Professor Peter Kuznick (co-author (w Oliver Stone) of the Untold History of the United States), and former Irish political prisoner Gerry MacLochlainn.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEYlpfAyPTo
When in Aleppo in late January, I took many photos and videos of life on the streets, but also areas where shops have re-opened. Following is a clip as I walk through one Aleppo district, interacting with locals.
Words of shop owner I encountered on the Free Syrian Army:
"They only brought us destruction and devastation. Let them be cursed."
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BbRgYhYDrk
Meandering the quiet lanes of Damascus' old city. Again letting the streets and history speak for them/itself.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4s_x5DS4uY
This is an informal video, a compilation of clips taken while I visited Saqba, Ghouta, the other day, looking at the White Helmets complex and the Faylaq al-Rahman bomb factory just a couple of hundred metres away, both groups working hand in bloody hand.
Please listen to Vanessa Beeley's highly-informative interview on this complex (starting at around 39 minutes 40 seconds into her May 1, 2018 interview on UK Column):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdsCA3XnIw8&feature=youtu.be&t=39m39s
Please also see:
Vanessa Beeley's research into the White Helmets, logged here: http://21stcenturywire.com/tag/white-helmets/
John Pilger describing them as a 'propaganda construct':
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X27B0yuazGo
Ben Swann's "Reality Check: Who's Funding the White Helmets?"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EXtHoOi7_4
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ed-__3Vl_aY
"Mr. Daqneesh denied any knowledge of a Russian or Syrian airstrike, saying that he had not heard any airplanes at the time. He added that his son’s injury was mild, but had been exaggerated in the news, adding that Omran was at ease and had since returned to normalcy in his home in Aleppo. On June 6, I met with Omran and Mr. Daqneesh at their Aleppo home to inquire about the incident. In a small sitting room outside their apartment, Mohammad Daqneesh was able to provide some more answers."
"Ali ended up at the same hospital as Omran, where he stayed for three days before passing away. “I went there to find them and take them out of there. I needed some stitches, but I didn’t get it done there, I didn’t trust them. I asked a nurse elsewhere to do it,” Daqneesh said.
But the hospital in question had a dark side to it. Pierre Le Corf, a French citizen who has lived in Aleppo for over a year, looked into the hospital after eastern Aleppo was secured.
“The [hospital] was held and managed by [al-]Nusra and the Tahrir Party. It was funded and supported by SAMS (Syrian-American Medical Society), and there were SAMS posters all over the hospital. Doctors there were more like interns, not actual doctors but they received intensive training for a period,” Le Corf told me in Aleppo."
http://www.mintpressnews.com/mintpress-meets-father-iconic-aleppo-boy-says-media-lied-son/228722/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYbC2Uok6Nk