COMMENT POSTED TO AN ARTICLE ON CBC NEWS
“'Of course' Russia
will expel U.K. diplomats as spy poisoning fallout ramps up, Lavrov says
Russia's foreign
minister declined to specify how many or when they will be expelled”
Here is an actual a headline in today's Globe and Mail: "Russia
threatens to retaliate against UK and its allies, putting natural gas supplies
in danger"
That is factually wrong and irresponsible, but of course the
very fact that it is there, for thousands of pairs of eyes to glance over, even
if they read no farther, is propaganda of the first order. It certainly is not
journalism.
I am sorry to see a major Canadian publication assisting in
the dirty work of the State Department and its partner, CIA.
The headline literally could have been written in the
Langley, Virginia, Headquarters of CIA.
The very last thing Russia would do is confirm American
propaganda that it is an unreliable supplier and business partner. It is
literally obtuse to say otherwise.
Russia makes every effort to demonstrate just the opposite.
It is open and wants to do business with the world. If you study the words of
Putin and Russia's Foreign Minister, Lavrov, and compare them to words from the
White House and State Department, any thoughtful person cannot help seeing a
great contrast.
Russia never calls names, maintains a temperate tone, talks
of "partners" and projects, and welcomes discussion. Almost the
opposite is true from Washington.
Since the first sales of natural gas into the EU years ago, the
State Department and CIA have worked hard to prevent such business from
developing, a natural marriage of Russian resources and European heavy
industry, much like Canadian softwood and American construction.
I am keenly aware of these matters since I was in the
petroleum industry and attended conferences where American operators were working,
going back to Reagan's time, arguing against allowing Russian gas into Europe.
The entire decades-long effort is based on backward Cold War
thinking, has no basis in fact, and serves only as a way to suppress American
competitors.
The Pentagon has adopted a slogan of "full spectrum
dominance everywhere," and that is what we see in all such efforts.
Nothing about Russia itself, but something very much about American bullying
and arrogance.
