Atlantic Council Wants War on Russia

US MILITARY ATLANTIC COUNCIL & US STATE DEPT. WEASELS WANT WAR Plotting War on Russia [CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE] RT-News Breedlove’s war: Emails show ex-NATO general plotting US conflict with Russia Published time: 1 Jul, 2016 20:09 Edited time: 1 Jul, 2016 20:10 Hacked private emails of the US general formerly in charge of NATO reveal a campaign to pressure the White House into escalating the conflict with Russia over Ukraine, involving several influential players in Washington. The emails, posted by the site DCLeaks, show correspondence between General Philip M. Breedlove, former head of the US European Command and supreme commander of NATO forces, with several establishment insiders concerning the situation in Ukraine following the February 2014 coup that ousted the elected government in favor of a US-backed regime. [Wesley] Clark, who commanded NATO during the 1999 war in Yugoslavia, reached out to Breedlove in April 2014. On April 8, he forwarded “intelligence” obtained by Anatoly Pinchuk and Dmitry Tymchuk, activists close to the new regime, claiming a Russian invasion was in the works. The information was conveyed by Phillip Karber, an ex-Marine and president of the Potomac Foundation, whom Clark calls a “colleague” and “our guy.” Karber wrote about observing the Russian border from inside a Ukrainian tank, and eagerly transmitted Tymchuk and Pinchuk’s calls for support. Contacted by The Intercept on Friday, Karber confirmed the authenticity of several emails in the leaked cache. Reporting on his meeting with Ambassador Pyatt on April 6, Karber wrote: “State is the one trying to be pro-active and recognizes need to do more faster,” while General Martin Dempsey – at that point the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff – was “dragging his feet in order to save [military] relations with Russians.” In an email dated April 12, Clark referred to his exchange with “Toria” Nuland – the assistant secretary of state for Europe and Eurasia, who personally backed the Ukrainian revolution – pushing for open US support for the regime in Ukraine to use force against protesters in the east. Prior to the coup, Washington had strongly warned Kiev not to use force against the anti-government demonstrators in the city. Kiev’s summer “anti-terrorist operation” ended in crushing defeat in August, and the first armistice between the government and rebels was signed in Minsk in September. Meanwhile, the so-called Islamic State jihadist group arose in Iraq and Syria, drawing US attention away from Eastern Europe with gruesome beheadings of Westerners. Frustrated by the White House’s reluctance to back his belligerent agenda in Ukraine, Breedlove reached out to Powell, a retired general and former secretary of state. “I seek your counsel on two fronts,.... how to frame this opportunity in a time where all eyes are on ISIL all the time,... and two,... how to work this personally with the POTUS,” Breedlove wrote to Powell in September 2014. Powell’s response was not made available. Breedlove was introduced to Powell by Harlan Ullman, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council and the author of the “shock and awe” doctrine used by the Bush administration in the 2003 invasion of Iraq. In October 2014, Ullman urged Breedlove to reach out to Vice President Joe Biden. Aside from Powell, Ullman wrote, “I know of no better way of getting into 1600,” referring to the White House’s address on Pennsylvania Avenue. In November, Ullman also suggested Breedlove should get together with David O'Sullivan, the new EU envoy to Washington. Noting that Europe “seems to be a six letter expletive in the White House,” Ullman adds that “perhaps quiet collaboration between him and NATO (SecGen) as well might be useful.” “Obama or Kerry needs to be convinced that Putin must be confronted,” Ullman wrote in February 2015, before the ‘Minsk II’ talks. He also gave Breedlove pointers on getting into the good graces of Ash Carter, the new Defense Secretary. “I would take or pretend to take careful notes.  Ash is an academic. And he is trained that students who take good notes rise to be A grades.  This may be maskarova.  But it is useful maskarova,” Ullman wrote, misspelling the Russian word for camouflage (maskirovka).  [COMMENT:  Маскировка / Maskirovvka - Russian military deception doctrine, est. start 12th Century - concealment, decoys, dummies, deceptive manoevres, denial, disinformation etc [wikipedia] ] Washington did approve hundreds of millions of dollars in “non-lethal” aid to Ukrainian troops, including the notorious “volunteer battalions,” in the 2016 military budget. Breedlove continued to push for more aggressive US involvement, claiming a heavy Russian troop presence in Ukraine – which was later denied even by the government in Kiev. In March this year, the general was telling US lawmakers that Russia and Syria were “deliberately weaponizing migration in an attempt to overwhelm European structures and break European resolve.” Breedlove was replaced at the helm of EUCOM and NATO in May, and officially retired from the military on July 1. He was replaced by US Army General Curtis Scaparrotti, whose public statements suggest a similar level of hostility for Russia. https://www.rt.com/usa/349213-hacked-emails-breedlove-ukraine/ US-ANGLO CAPITALIST PRESS NOT COVERING [CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE] COMMENT No time to look at this properly, right now. Not even sure I copied this properly.  Oops. Had too much fun playing with the NATO Love Doll.   Got to run.   LOL

UKRAINE - OSCE - OUN CIA ASSET - and PRO-UKRAINE BIAS

UKRAINE OSCE "Declass CIA document: Father of head of OSCE_SMM in Ukraine Bohdan Borciukiw was OUN CIA asset" - Govt LINK Source:  Twitter OSCE SMM = OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Quick scan of the OSCE Wikipedia page indicates an alleged 'pro-Russian bias': It currently takes an important role in the monitoring of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, though it has been accused on mid November 2014 of showing a pro-Russian bias.  This accusation is also based on the fact that one of its most prominent members, currently in Ukraine, Alexey Lyzhenkov, is an ex-official of Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, close to Sergey Lavrov.  [Wikipedia] What a joke!  Did Joseph Gobbels write this entry?  Some 'Ministry of Truth' entry for sure. Elsewhere online indicates OSCE stands accused of pro-Ukraine bias: Moscow accuses OSCE of pro-Ukraine bias November 14, 2014 Russia on Friday accused the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) special monitoring mission of a pro-Ukraine bias. “We are concerned about the approach the OSCE special monitoring mission in Ukraine has been demonstrating lately,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. “There is an impression that its efforts are aimed at supporting and assisting only one side in the conflict, the Kiev authorities,” it added. It added that the mission failed to mention “numerous facts” of violations of the peace accord reached in September in Minsk as well as international humanitarian norms in regions under Kiev’s control. “Its reports systematically give detailed accounts of movement of the military units of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, but ignore the data on military preparations and concentration of attack Ukrainian attack forces along the contact line,” the ministry said. “They also fail to notice numerous facts of violation by the Ukrainian military of not only the Minsk agreements of the Contact Group, but also international humanitarian law norms, as well as the rampage of neo-fascists and nationalists in the Kiev-controlled regions. They also hush up the cases of Ukrainian security agencies’ pressure on OSCE observers. Such policy of the mission’s leadership undermines trust to its work,” it added. The Minsk protocol was signed by representatives of Ukraine, Russia, and the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics under the OSCE auspices. OSCE representative Ilkka Kanerva complained Thursday the mission has been restricted to report only what it sees passing through the official crossing along the “tiniest strip” of the porous Russia-Ukraine border. With both Russia and Ukraine, alongwith NATO, alleging renewed troop movement on the border, China has expressed grave concerns over the possibility of more conflict. China on Wednesday urged all parties in Ukraine to immediately implement the Minsk agreement so as to ensure that ceasefire is achieved. Nato Supreme Allied Commander Europe, General Philip Breedlove has claimed the body can vouch for Russian military equipment and Russian combat troops entering Ukraine this week. [Oh, sure.  Breedlove has been gunning for the Russians to justify military spending &, in particular, NATO spending & incursions.] Even as Western statements are fueling fears of a return to all-out conflict are growing, Beijing reiterated its position at the UNSC, that “a political solution is the only way out on the question of Ukraine”. Meanwhile, Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg said the alliance has increased its presence near the Russian border. Nato has said it is concerned about Russian humanitarian convoys of trucks that it alleges is taking artillery and supplies into eastern Ukraine.  [NATO the aggressor] More than 4000 people have died since the conflict broke out in April. TBP and Agencies http://thebricspost.com/moscow-accuses-osce-of-pro-ukraine-bias/ So much for that Wikipedia entry for OSCE.   The exclusion of pro-Ukraine bias allegations (while referring to alleged 'Russian bias' in the OSCE entry on Wikipedia) amounts to a pro-Ukraine information bias in that OSCE Wikipedia entry.

NATO Poland base - Blitz against Russia?

NATO Poland base may be prepared for blitz against Russia Published time: July 24, 2014 13:39 NATO’s Europe commander advocates stockpiling a base in Poland with enough weapons, ammunition and other supplies to support a rapid deployment of thousands of troops against Russia, British media reported. General Philip Breedlove’s idea would be presented to members of the alliance at the upcoming NATO summit in Wales in September, according to The Times. The general told a briefing in Naples this week that NATO needed “pre-positioned supplies, pre-positioned capabilities and a basing area ready to rapidly accept follow-on forces.” Several locations for the future stockpile are planned, with the Multinational Corps Northeast, a base in Szczecin near the Polish-German border being the leading contender. “It would be a 24/7 fully functioning headquarters that forces could quickly fall in on to respond rapidly when needed,” the British newspaper cites a source familiar with the expected proposition as saying. Breedlove has been advocating a build-up of NATO assets in Europe, particularly Eastern Europe, in the wake of the Ukrainian crisis in the secession of Ukraine’s Crimea to Russia. The alliance has already strengthened its presence in the Baltic Sea and the Black Sea and deployed additional military aircraft in Eastern Europe. It said the moves were needed to boost the confidence of eastern NATO members in the alliance’s ability to protect them from Russian aggression. The stockpiling of supplies is just a step short of a permanent massive deployment of foreign NATO troops in Poland. The alliance says it is needed for a rapid response to a Russian incursion, although Russian generals would probably view this as a possible preparation for a blitzkrieg attack on Russia. Moscow considers the build-up of NATO troops in Europe as part of a hostile policy aimed at placing the alliance’s military resources closer to its borders. Russia’s current military doctrine allows the use of all weapons in its possession, including tactical nuclear weapons, in response to a conventional force attack on Russia. Source - RT News - here.

The US look pretty keen on expanding their stake in Europe.

UK - STEPPING UP MILITARY SPENDING - TO MEET US DEMAND FOR DOLLARS FROM ALLIANCE PARTNERS

Britain to detail 1.1 billion pounds investment in defence

LONDON Mon Jul 14, 2014 3:25am BST

(Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron will announce 1.1 billion pounds of investment in defence on Monday, his office said, to bolster the country's ability to respond to threats such as global terrorism.

Britain has cut defence spending by around 8 percent over the last four years as part of a government plan to reduce a record budget deficit. Spending cuts included shrinking the size of the armed forces by around a sixth.

The investment, funded from savings made by the defence ministry, includes 800 million pounds for intelligence and surveillance, the government said, to extend the "range and flexibility" of British defence including the ability of special forces to respond to the threat of terrorism and hostage taking.
There will also be a 300 million pound investment in existing resources such as a new so-called E-Scan, or electronically scanning, radar for the Typhoon jet.

"Having modern, technologically advanced and flexible Armed Forces to protect us and our interests is vital," Cameron will say during a visit to the Farnborough air show, according to comments released by his office in advance.

"Because of the difficult decisions we have taken to tackle the deficit we are able to make these vital investments in our defence capabilities."

The government will also set out plans to boost Britain's defence industry, which employs more than 160,000 people and generated 9.8 billion pounds in exports in 2013.

This will include 4 million pounds for a maritime intelligence-focused centre in Portsmouth where scientists, engineers and naval specialists will work together to develop technology for use in autonomous unmanned boats and submarines.


SOURCE - UK Reuters - here.

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Funny reading the 'Cameron will say...'.
Why the heck doesn't HE just say it?

Laugh is, it's not him doing the saying; it will be something his spin-doc (Cameron's 'Larynx') speech writer cooked up months in advance, so the show comes off just right.

If you think I'm kidding, Google 'The prime minister's larynx'.
Heck, I'll make it easy for you.  Here's a link to the 'raven haired poet' 'former ice-cream seller', Larynx article - here.

Gee, the UK commitment to spending wouldn't have anything to do with the US, would it:

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Europe's Free Ride on the American-Defense Gravy Train

In a joint press conference in Warsaw with his Polish counterpart last month, President Obama declared that, while America's commitment to Europe was unwavering, "every NATO member has to do its fair share," committing "a proportional amount" of resources to the common security. Defending against future threats is "going to require some joint capabilities that right now we don't have," the president urged, and investing in them is "going to require every NATO member to step up."  He noted that "We have seen a decline steadily in European defense spending generally" and exhorted "that has to change."

[TAG TEAM!]
The next day, defense secretary Chuck Hagel continued where his boss left off, observing, "I am troubled that many nations appear content for their defense spending to continue declining." "Europe still lives in a dangerous world," Hagel said. "A world where peace must still be underwritten by the credible deterrent of military power." [LAUGHABLE]

[OBAMA'S CHEER-SQUAD]
A couple weeks later, national security advisor Susan Rice chimed in. While "The United States' commitment to the security of our allies is sacrosanct and always backed by the full weight of our military might," she assured, "we expect our partners to shoulder their share of the burden of our collective security." She added, "Collective action doesn't mean the United States puts skin in the game while others stand on the sidelines cheering. Alliances are a two-way street, especially in hard times when alliances matter most." Accordingly, "we expect every ally to pull its full weight through increased investment in defense and upgrading our Alliance for the future. Europe needs to take defense spending seriously and meet NATO's benchmark—at least two percent of GDP—to keep our alliance strong and dynamic." [CORPORATE PROFITS ARE TWO-WAY ALSO! LOL]  [Hilarious!]

Alas, none of those statements mentioned consequences if the Germans and others don't step up.  [Don't sweat it; UK dances to Obama's tune.]

Calls from America for European allies to pull their own weight, pay their fair share, be a security provider rather than a consumer, or at least meet their minimum commitment (once 3 percent of GDP, now 2 percent, and still unmet by the overwhelming number) have been predictably ignored since the 1970s, if not longer. With the end of the Cold War and the Alliance's original raison d'être, the argument has been even more difficult to make. The combination of the global recession, demographic challenges, and public weariness after a decade of fighting in Afghanistan made it impossible, with even stalwart allies like the United Kingdom making drastic cuts in defense spending. [But look how useful the Alliance has proved!  LOL]

[LIES - NO AGGRESSION FROM RUSSIA IN THE UKRAINE...US PUPPET GOVT IN UKRAINE IS AGGRESSOR AGAINST UKRAINIANS.  BULLSHIT ABOUT 'THREATS'.]
The recent Russian aggression in Ukraine was the latest wake-up call for NATO's oldest allies that they face real security threats. (The newer allies, who came under Moscow's dominance during the Soviet days, ostensibly didn't need the reminder but their spending patterns say otherwise.)  But the administration's actions belied their tough words, making clear that the United States would fill any shortfall from European underinvestment.  ['MERICA, FUCK YEAH!  OF COURSE THEY'RE GONNA PUMP THE $$$ INTO THEIR UKRAINE INVESTMENT...THEY'VE ALREADY COMMITTED BILLIONS!!!]

In the very same speech where he was exhorting the allies to do their "fair share," Obama was touting the European Reassurance Initiative, an unconditional American investment of "up to $1 billion" to "bolster the security of our NATO allies here in Europe." Presuming Congress approves (no small detail, that), "the United States will pre-position more equipment in Europe. We will be expanding our exercises and training with allies to increase the readiness of our forces." Additionally, the president promised, "We'll increase the number of American personnel—Army and Air Force units—continuously rotating through allied countries in Central and Eastern Europe. And we will be stepping up our partnerships with friends like Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia as they provide for their own defense." All of this was intended to "be a powerful demonstration of America's unshakable commitment to our NATO allies." [WHOEVER BELIEVES THIS IS ABOUT 'DEFENCE', 'THREATS', 'RUSSIAN VIOLENCE' etc IS A STOOGE...THIS IS ABOUT US IMPERIALISM IN EUROPE, ON BEHALF OF CORPORATE AMERICA...& THE U.K. -- DANCING TO US & TO CORPORATE TUNE - AIDS AND ABETS. SIMPLE.]

[PUPPET GENERAL BREEDLOVE]
Recently, General Philip Breedlove, who commands U.S. and NATO forces in Europe, issued a public plea to stop the drawdown of American troops on the continent and, in fact, "We may need to add additional rotational forces to cover the sustained and persistent presence that we are now envisioning." He added, "For the last 12 to 14 years, we've been looking at Russia as a partner . . . making decisions about force structure, basing investments, etcetera, etcetera, looking to Russia as a partner. Now what we see is a very different situation." [THE GENERAL DOES WHAT HE'S TOLD TO DO BY THE ADMINISTRATION...WHO ARE TOLD WHAT TO DO BY THEIR CORPORATE OWNERS.  OH, SURE.  FREE-FOR-ALL CORPORATE AMERICAN OWNED GOVERNMENT/MILITARY WAS EARNESTLY WORKING WITH THEIR COMMIE 'BROTHERS'.  LOL.]

Quite naturally, European politicians facing tough budgetary decisions will see this as an invitation to free ride on the American gravy train. With their publics reassured that United States troops will protect them from an increasingly belligerent Russia, why wouldn't they? [OMG!  THIS IS HILARIOUS.  PPL, YOU CAN'T DREAM THIS STUFF UP.  THE ONLY AGGRESSOR IS THE IMPERIALIST CARVING UP EUROPE & THE REST OF THE WORLD.]

In fairness to the administration, they're speaking to multiple audiences. They're simultaneously trying to signal resolve to Moscow, reassurance to our Eastern and Central European allies and partners while exhorting our richer allies in the West to do more. While they're not mutually exclusive, they're certainly not mutually supporting. [EVER THE 'DEFENDER' CLOAK, LOL]

Demands to do something the receiver doesn't want to do—in this case, spend money that could go to social welfare programs or job creation on defense—are useless without an "or else." [FUCK ME, THE GUY GIVES THE GAME AWAY RIGHT THERE!!  LOL!!  GOLD, PPL.  THIS IS GOLD!]  While senior American officials have been vaguely threatening for years that, if the Europeans didn't pony up for their own defense, the American taxpayer would stop doing it for them, it's long been obvious that the threat is hollow. To be sure, the United States has drawn down most of its huge pre-positioned force from the Cold War days. But there's simply no question that we'll respond rapidly in the event an ally is seriously threatened. So long as the Europeans know that's true, they're unlikely to change their behavior.  [TRUTH?  WHAT A LOAD OF GARBAGE.]

SOURCE - The National Interest - here.

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'The National Interest' needs a name change to 'The Corporate Interest'.

This isn't about dangers or threats.  

This is about spin to get the dollars to fund a US imperialist take-over of Eastern Europe -- for corporate America and their co-investors.


It's the US that is preparing to wage war on European soil, by the sound of it.

We're fucked.  These war-monger are going to drive the next world war.

Back to Cameron.  He's going to play the ability to meet 'threats' card with the public, to justify spending on guns instead of welfare.

He's going to sweeten the blow with assurances that savings had been made on prior military spending cuts...so, folks, it's not that bad.

He's going to sell it by telling the public its about modernising catch-ups & about CREATING JOBS.

LOL.  This is brilliant.

It's been timed in advance of the pending conference, so it looks like this is Cameron's masterly decision, instead of his master's.

That's my take on it.

LOL ... MWWWAAAAAAAHHH!!!

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GOVT SPIN RELATED:

Announcement at the 'air show' is perfect for Cameron, also.  It's a corporate event...promoting industry...it's a prestigious exhibition, most likely...it flexes (in a way) corporate and military muscles & they're up for admiration...and it's the perfect time to announce TECHNOLOGY SPENDING & NEW DEFENCE JOBS SPENDING.  LOL.

So this must have been planned for MONTHS...this 'sudden' billion dollar spending on military announcement.  LOL.


The Farnborough air show is being hosted at an airfield in rural England at present (it alternates with Paris annually). 

Exhibtion of war & passenger aircraft, I understand. 

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Boeing and Airbus Dominate:

And with the headwinds of the global economic crisis mostly behind the industry, business is booming again.

Jetliner output at rivals Boeing Co. ... and Airbus Group EADSY  NV is at record highs. The two together are delivering 100 passenger planes of all sizes to the world's airlines each month. They are also expanding their manufacturing footprints, both in the industrialized and industrializing world, as Airbus adds plants in Tianjin, China, and Mobile, Ala., while Boeing expands in South Carolina.

For many, the highlight of the military side of the show was expected to be the Lockheed Martin F-35. The fighter's excursion here was intended to shore up overseas support. Lockheed Martin needs orders beyond the U.S. to meet cost-reduction targets. 

But the fighter is, for now, a no-show, grounded after an engine fire in Florida three weeks ago.  [OOPS]

SOURCE - Wall Street Journal -July 14, 2014 12:15 a.m. ET - here.

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Boeing =  US
Airbus Group = multinational - R/O Netherlands but main office France.