How does this War end? Examining Propaganda Present & Past that Hide the Geopolitical underpinnings of The Ukraine War Tonight’s show questions elements of a dominant US foreign Policy narrative that we suggest are misleading the majority population here in the US. Once again, our mainstream media is failing its mandate to fully inform. It happened in Viet Nam, in Afghanistan, in Libya and Syria. It is happening in Yemen as another million Yemenese have perished since 2015 and yet again we are in the dark. Is it happening as we speak again here in the Ukraine? Tonight, we acknowledge the many alleged propaganda themes that feed and nurture our acculturated belief that demonizes Russia in the execution of its military policies in the Ukraine. Have we falsely been acculturated to believe with near complete certainty that Russia: 1) as a matter of policy Russia violates international law by using ‘civilian shields’? 2) that Russia not Ukraine was responsible for the Bucha murders of innocents; 3) that Russia not Ukraine was responsible for the public railway missile bombing at Kramatorsk that killed more than 50 Ukrainian civilians including a half dozen or more children? 4) That Russia as a matter of policy indiscriminately kills civilians? 5) That the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear plant is being bombed by Russia not Ukraine? 6) that the Kherson retreat indicates it is Ukraine not Russia that is ‘winning’ this war? 7) that according to UN officials Russia is engaging in a policy strategy of raping Ukrainian women? 8) That the profusion of Ukrainian neo Nazis are simply an empty ‘Russian talking point’? Are these claims true and what impact do they have on our collective perception of the Ukraine crisis? We address the veracity or lack therof, of all these claims that have been driven into our public consciousness by the preponderance of ‘news’ reports filtering into our
brain without being critically verified. We examine what we argue is the real barometer of how this conflict is unfolding and that is military vs civilian deaths and of Russians vs Ukrainians in Ukraine. Investigative journalist Mike Whitney brings light into darkness surrounding the impact of the war on the EU as well as the geopolitical motivations he suggests are
driving this war and what the endgame might look like. The show ends with a tribute to my mom Bobby (Barbara) Gatos on her 92nd birthday. Please join us tonight. Don’t be Late! Your comments are welcome at pgatos00@gmail.com
