What I’ve seen of Ukraine’s war crimes against civilians in the Donbass over the past few months

I haven’t “blogged” consistently for many years, since my Gaza days really, and use this site as a place to re-post my writings and interviews, generally. Today, because I’m strapped for time, still in the Donetsk People’s Republic, I’m doing a short blog post, to share this: If you’re not on Twitter, the thread is… Read More What I’ve seen of Ukraine’s war crimes against civilians in the Donbass over the past few months

Dr. Marwa Osman On Recent Developments in Occupied Palestine

Following our mid-February conversation, I spoke again with Lebanese journalist and political commentator, Dr. Marwa Osman, about recent developments in occupied Palestine. Among the things discussed were: -The new Israeli law passed in the Knesset that legitimizes the deportation & ethnic cleansing of Palestinians by revoking their citizenship and residency. -The near-daily resistance acts against… Read More Dr. Marwa Osman On Recent Developments in Occupied Palestine

Tamara Lorincz: Canada’s Support For Ukraine’s War on the Donbass & Canada’s Anti-Russia Policies

I spoke with Canadian researcher and writer, Tamara Lorincz, about Canada’s militaristic foreign and defence policies, Canada’s belligerent NATO role in bombing sovereign nations, Canada’s role in fomenting the Maidan protests which preceded the (2014) illegal coup in Ukraine, and, among other things, Canada’s support to Ukraine’s war on the Donbass. Tamara has a Masters… Read More Tamara Lorincz: Canada’s Support For Ukraine’s War on the Donbass & Canada’s Anti-Russia Policies

Western sanctions will mean that more Syrians die after the earthquakes

The economic stranglehold and selective approach to aid will lead to more death and displacement Feb 10, 2023, RT.com -by Eva K Bartlett Following the devastating earthquakes that rocked Türkiye, Syria and their neighboring countries on February 6, leaving more than 20,000 dead, Damascus is struggling to deal with this unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe as it… Read More Western sanctions will mean that more Syrians die after the earthquakes

“Eva Bartlett: Western Silence As Ukraine Targets Civilians in Donbass”

“Addressing the EIR Symposium, “Peace On Earth, Or Humanity’s Doom? The Case For Negotiations,” Canadian journalist Eva Bartlett, who was granted the 2017 International Journalism Award by the Journalists’ Club of Mexico and has spent years doing on-the-ground reporting of wars in the Middle East, gave an eyewitness account of the ongoing genocide against the… Read More “Eva Bartlett: Western Silence As Ukraine Targets Civilians in Donbass”

Interview With Senator Richard Black on Ukraine’s War on the Donbass, Russia’s Reaction, NATO’s Drive to Nuclear War

“There is this element of madmen—some of the politicians, some of them military people, many of them in the US State Department, the CIA—who would be willing to do the most reckless and insane of actions to risk nuclear war or even to initiate it.” On December 16, I spoke with Senator Richard Black about… Read More Interview With Senator Richard Black on Ukraine’s War on the Donbass, Russia’s Reaction, NATO’s Drive to Nuclear War

Interview: “TCF Speaker Series Ep1: Eva Bartlett: Donbass’ Pain & Resolve, Shadows of Syria, Canadian Betrayal”

I was recently interviewed by Aiden Jonah of The Canada Files. Related Links in Chronological Order: Donbass playlist: –Western media and politicians prefer to ignore the truth about Donetsk civilians killed in Ukrainian shelling (maternity hospital bombed) 14 Year Old Is One of 87 Donbass Civilians Maimed By Petal Mines Fired By Ukraine Andrei Martyanov https://smoothiex12.blogspot.com/… Read More Interview: “TCF Speaker Series Ep1: Eva Bartlett: Donbass’ Pain & Resolve, Shadows of Syria, Canadian Betrayal”

Maligned in Western Media, Donbass Forces are Defending their Future from Ukrainian Shelling and Fascism

*The author with Pyatnashka commanders at outpost near Avdeevka, Donetsk People’s Republic. [Source: Photo courtesy of Eva Bartlett] Published Nov 19, 2022, Covert Action [See the comments section, some apologists for the West’s war on Syria have resurfaced…] Smeared, stigmatized, and lied about in Western media propaganda, the mostly Russian-speaking people of the Donbass region… Read More Maligned in Western Media, Donbass Forces are Defending their Future from Ukrainian Shelling and Fascism

Donbass Frontline Villager: “Ukraine Doesn’t Consider Us Human”, Wants To “Annihilate Us”

Zaitsevo, a front-line village north of Gorlovka, in the north of the Donetsk People’s Republic, has been extremely hard-hit by Ukrainian shelling, since 2014. What was once a village of 3,500, with a school & kindergarten, is now a shell of a village, with at most 1,000 residents, most of whom don’t stay in the… Read More Donbass Frontline Villager: “Ukraine Doesn’t Consider Us Human”, Wants To “Annihilate Us”

Ukrainian Terrorism: 75 Year Old Woman’s Life Destroyed by Ukrainian Shelling of Donetsk

75 year old woman speaks of Ukraine’s bombing of her apartment in June, destroying it. This was in a completely civilian district where around the same time, still more Ukrainian-fired Grad missiles targeted a school, killing employees inside. Only because children were distance-learning, were they spared. I rented a small apartment in the same district… Read More Ukrainian Terrorism: 75 Year Old Woman’s Life Destroyed by Ukrainian Shelling of Donetsk