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‘Wrong' Maidan or Masks of the Revolution" THIS MOVIE GET'S DELETED
Ukraine asks French Canal+ TV to take 'wrong' Maidan" documentary off ai,:
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‘Wrong' Maidan: Ukraine demands that France’s Canal+ TV take hard-hitting documentary off air
RT,
1
Febuary, 2016
Ukraine’s
authorities have urged a French broadcaster to take a documentary
titled “Masks of Revolution” off the air. They claim the movie
misrepresents Maidan events, and have a list of their own suggestions
for what needs to be shown
The
Ukrainian Foreign Ministry in their facebook statement went as far as
to urge Canal+ TV to overhaul their editorial policy.
The
film is scheduled to be shown on February 1.
“Paul
Moreira strips the masks of modern-day Ukraine and carries out an
investigation on the firing line of the new 'Cold War' between the
East and the West,” the
synopsis posted on the Canal+ website reads.
The
film is a special investigation carried out by Paul Moreira, which
covers the events in Ukraine over 2014: the far-right radical groups
allegedly backed by the US, as well as the deadly violence in the
southern Ukrainian town of Odessa.
Ukrainian
authorities say that Moreira’s Masks of Revolution
is“deception” and
not an example of “media
pluralism,” as
it provides a “misrepresented
view on the situation in Ukraine.”
"The
version of events in the Ukraine offered in the film is pleasing to
the ears of conspiracy theories’ supporters and of pro-Russian
propagandists. This pamphlet is a documentary made in the worst
tradition of misinformation,” the
statement adds.
The
diplomats went on to urge Canal+ “to
reconsider the possibility of airing the film on TV.”
Also,
the embassy gave a list of suggestions about what the French
broadcaster should show about 2014 Maidan events,
“hoping
that one day these movies will be presented on Canal +”
The
filmmaker, Paul Moreira, has
responded to
the accusations, saying his film was “contrary
to the commonly accepted narrative” but
the reaction still shocked him.
“I
knew I was going to meet a strong opposition, would be accused of
playing into the hands of Putin, of using elements of propaganda. I
didn’t expect to meet such denial, bordering on hysteria… I was
called a ‘terrorist’ in the pay of the Russian secret services.
[They are] urging that the film be banned.
“Even
the Ukrainian ambassador pressured Canal Plus. That is what surprises
me the most. For it seems to me that Ukraine must urgently raise the
question of these
paramilitary groups. They are, as stated in the film, the greatest
threat to Ukrainian democracy.”
Will
the West Finally Admit the “Dirty Truth” Behind the So-Called
Ukraine Revolution, Revealed by French Documentary
By
Paul Mansfield
Global
Research,
4
February, 2016
Unfortunately,
a copyright claim has limited the ability -temporarily- to be able
to watch online the riveting documentary by Paul Moreira, “Ukraine,
les masques de la révolution” [Ukraine: Masks of the Revolution].
The
producers at least have some legal basis to put a stop to viewing
this video online. On the other hand, Ukraine trying to impose
censorship on France has zero validity. Failed state authoritarianism
may work for it in Ukraine, but did they honestly think a French TV
station would listen to this.
This
documentary lifts the veil on the deception of the US/Europe/NATO
elites and their ever faithful media bullhorns. It informs us of a
planned coup, described by the head of Stratfor as the most blatant
ever, of the butchering of innocent people in the Odessa Trades Hall
at the behest of politicians and oligarchs, and the continuing
presence of heavily armed neo-Nazi thugs controlling the streets and
occupying politically powerful positions in government.
I
have heard the legal and geo-political arguments for and against the
annexation or return of Crimea to Russia. No need to go into it here.
However,
if you understand the rabid ultra-nationalism, the fever pitch blood
lust and the climate of fear emanating out of the overthrow of
Yanukovych and the aftermath, you will understand there was no real
alternative.
The
added element which struck such fear and dread in the Russian
speaking Ukrainians of the east and south east was the rapid rise to
prominence and infamy of the neo-Nazi militias, recast as such from
their street thug roots.
A
group of Crimean’s travelled to Maidan to express their democratic
views. The Fort Russ website explains their fate.
Eight
buses with Crimeans, who participated in Kiev in Antimaidan rallies,
were returned home [after their opponents have won]. Near Korsun in
Cherkasy oblast, the convoy was ambushed by the armed thugs from the
Right Sector. As became known later, the Nazis were aware of the
movement of the column and were expecting the Crimeans.
The
captured buses were burned, their passengers were brutally tortured,
beaten and humiliated. Several people were beaten to death and
murdered.
One
victim said:
“when
we were in trouble, not one military, nor the police saved us. No one
would give a damn. When they let us go, told us to pass a message
that they will soon arrive in Crimea, and it will be much worse than
in Kiev. I’m glad that someone will protect us.”
An
empty threat? Hardly. They massacred over 100 at Maidan.
In
May of 2014 they murdered over 40 in Odessa.
Journalists
and politicians were murdered, others bashed, including 2
presidential candidates. They shouted “Russians on knives” and
vowed to rampage in the east and wipe out anyone who dared to oppose
their violent ultra-nationalism. Even the police were too scared to
stop them as they smashed up Russian banks, bashed defenceless people
on the street, took over buildings and tragically attacked the Trades
Hall in Odessa.
When
the survivor of the bus convoy said they were “glad that someone
will protect us”, they naturally were referring to Vladimir Putin.
Failure to act to protect would likely have seen the people of Crimea
suffer the fate of many other Ukrainians, bombed in their homes by
the military or bashed with poles and shot by thugs on the street.
Faced
with this prospect, it would have been immoral not to act to ensure
protection of Crimean’s. And what was their attitude to the vote to
return to Russia? 96.7% in favour. That is what i call emphatic.
It
is very unlikely the Russian troops based legally in Sevastapol,
Crimea as part of the Black Sea Fleet, under a Russia/Ukraine 1997
agreement, would have allowed attacks on civilians or infrastructure.
Vladimir Putin would have acted swiftly and decisively if any such
attempts were made. The referendum ensured the safety of Crimean’s
and defused a potential military conflict between Russian and
Ukrainian forces.
Placing
this in context, the indignant, self-righteous, hypocritical
squawking among US and European political elites and their protectors
in the mainstream media, ring hollow. Appeals to lofty idealism of
the Helsinki Accords and the UN Charter regarding the so called
Crimea “annexation” were disingenuous and cynical.
The
video doesn’t extend to the crimes of the Ukrainian regime against
the people of the Donbass, but there are plenty of videos that do.
Shelling
of homes, schools, hospitals and factories was a deliberate strategy.
The idea was to terrorise the population into submission or to flee,
thus being a crime against humanity and ethnic cleansing.
There
is an abundance of footage of civilians sifting through their
destroyed houses, asking why has Poroshenko done this to them. People
in shock said where are the terrorists here? We are all civilians
here, normal men women and children. They said they just wanted to
live in peace and were terrified at being bombed. They didn’t
accept the legitimacy of the coup in Kiev, but, rather than engage in
dialog, Poroshenko and Yatsenyuk engaged in inflammatory language of
claiming the people were terrorists and they would not stop until all
the terrorists were wiped out.
Such
aggression understandably sent shivers up the spines of the people in
Lugansk and Donetsk. The sense of foreboding is unmistakable in
videos I have seen in the period between February and May 2014, when
the “anti-terror operation” swung into action. The action was the
slaughter of innocent civilians. Under impartial justice, the regime
in Kiev would be held accountable for their crimes. However we know
we live in a world of victors justice, where the victors sneer when
valid accusations are made against them, while at the same time they
triumphantly pursue the losers, adding insult to injury.
Imagine
a government which calls millions of its citizens terrorists.
Citizens which weeks before were seen as part of the citizenry.
Clearly the Kiev regime was pandering to a militarised and powerful
ultra-nationalist movement. This was a movement who weren’t
satisfied with the ouster of Yanukovych, something which wouldn’t
have happened if not for their brutal violence. Emboldened, they
believed they should be rewarded. And rewarded they were too, with
positions in government, including in key military and security
ministries.
These
forces, namely thugs from Right sector, Azov, Aidar, Odessa and Dnepr
battalions, were unleashed on the people of Ukraine, causing mayhem
as they swarmed eastward.
The
people of the east heard about the atrocities proudly carried out by
these Nazis. The Odessa massacre, the Mauriopol massacre, the murders
and disappearance of the bus convoy bound for Crimea; the killing and
public bashings of journalists; the brazen attacks on politicians,
forcibly removing government officials and replacing them with
oligarch backed puppets.
If
anything, Russia has not taken enough action in protecting Russians
in Ukraine. It is likely, but not proven that equipment was supplied
to the separatists. Russian volunteers fought alongside the
separatists, but is that so strange? After all they were fighting
alongside and defending fellow Russians.
The
people of Eastern Ukraine had one shared belief. They did not at all
accept the legitimacy of the Kiev junta. A CIA/State Department coup,
where members of the interim government were hand picked. This
included Oleh Tyahnybok, a far right extremist of the Svoboda Party.
Washington is more than happy for extremists to give regime change a
bit of biffo.
Apart
from that, there was a division among people who wanted to join
Russia, and were desperate for Putin to do what was necessary to
achieve re-unification (not likely without considerable military
force). As an aside, some of the delusionalists among the Nazi
ultra-nationalists were just itching to fight some Russians. A report
from the US think tank, the Rand Corporation, shows Russia would
conquer Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania in a (theoretical) war within
60 hours. Is there any greater self-deception and delusions of
grandeur than that of the mindless extremist? You are not going to
get much chance at fighting when the adversary is at the doorstep of
the Verkhovna Rada within hours.
The
desire of others was to be granted special status in a decentralised
Ukraine, which was incorporated into the Minsk 2 agreement of
February 2015. This is being delayed by a reluctant Kiev regime
failing to introduce the necessary constitutional reform for this to
be realised. The Poroshenko regime is all too aware that the
ultra-nationalists are livid at this prospect and will do what they
can to sabotage constitutional change. Ultra-nationalists such as
Right Sector and Svoboda have called for the impeachment of
Poroshenko, highlighting the honeymoon is well and truly over.
Training, arming and incorporating neo-Nazis into the national
security establishment may be the biggest mistake the Kiev junta ever
made.
Poroshenko
may be the next President to flee, dodging bullets in the middle of
the night.
The
people of the Donbass may be relatively physically safe due to
de-escalation, though not total cessation of hostilities. This
however has not made life easier in their ruined cities as they rely
on Russia for humanitarian aid and support. They are however seeking
to be self- reliant and using the industrial capacity of the region
to work towards this self-sufficiency.
Given
the horrendous events since early 2014, it is hard to see a unified
Ukraine. Autonomy or incorporation into Russia is the inevitable
desire of people traumatised by the loss of their loved ones.
Grief
with time subsides. Anger at the US sponsored Kiev war criminals on
the other hand may be eternal.
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