Comment on Pilger Article – Tim Veater

The Pilger article can be found here: http://johnpilger.com/articles/the-strangelove-effect-or-how-we-are-hoodwinked-into-accepting-a-new-world-war

Posted on May 3, 2014 by Admin

'Hood-winked'? Absolutely! Largely as a result of a neocon/zionist/tea party agenda, the

 world situation is deteriorating rapidly and potentially disastrously. This happens within an

 environment of ignorance, distraction and deception, all of which are practised by

 government and its media outlets. To counter the possibility, at least in this country, by

 whatever means possible, awareness needs to be raised and the web is one way of doing so.

 It explains why, under a pretext of counter terrorism, governments all across the world are

 so anxious to monitor and control it. This cannot be allowed to happen whatever the

 provocation - real or fabricated. 

 Unfortunately none of the mainstream parties are prepared as yet to tell the truth

 particularly about 9/11 and 7/7 because of the incalculable dangers

of distancing America and world financiers. As a result Britain tags along like the

desultory schoolboy on the cross-country run or the grandfather that no-one in the

family listens to any longer. We have the situation that mainstream public

opinion is no longer represented by the political parties, which explains why fringe parties

and individuals are winning in the polls. 

Almost anything is better than nothing, but also very dangerous. “Nature abhors a vacuum”

 and the political vacuum will be filled by the extreme, intolerant and irrational if things

 don’t change. 

The latest “hot-spot” for major violent confrontation is obviously Ukraine, Syria and Iran 

for the moment having been forced onto the back burner – but only temporarily. As Pilger 

and others have pointed out, America has fanned the flames with petrol rather than water, 

prepared to even support fascists and  unconstitutional coups, rather than work through 

existing systems of constitutional reform.

The reaction of Russia was never in doubt, in which case we can only conclude

this was the intended outcome. The people of Britain and Europe, rather

encouraging confrontation, need to emphasise common dangers and common interests

between east and west. Russia, with some justification is feeling threatened and needs to be 

reassured. Geneva didn’t work because there is an absence of trust and both sides are being 

encouraged to fear the other based on a lasting memory of historic events. As we know from

Serbia, this can only lead to disaster. What is required now more than ever, is GENUINE

rapprochement and calming measures, principally by the three signatories of the Budapest

Memorandum that underwrites the security and sovereignty of the Ukraine.

De-escalation, de-militarisation and calming measures followed by referendum on

the Ukraine remaining one unified country and elections should be the objective.

If Czechoslovakia with a painful communist past could manage a peaceful

separation, so should the Ukraine, if that is the wish of the people. What is

needed is for Russia and America to stop their drunken stand-off and for Britain to

adopt a far more neutral stance to allow tempers and macho instincts to cool. 

Unfortunately yet again it appears Britain is prepared to lie and deceive in order to maintain

 the confidence of the super-power and super-financiers that ultimately hold most of the

 strings. Cameron’s Britain yet again appears behind a hedge (fund?) shouting “Go for it

 America. We are with you.” Quite disgraceful and highly dangerous into the bargain.