I was interested in what Oliver Stone had to say about Putin’s military operation in the Ukraine. Stone posted this on Saturday 2/27 on his Facebook page:
Amid all the hysteria of Western media, screaming bloody murder at Putin, omitting key facts when inconvenient, it’s most important to understand the full spectrum of what’s happening — and, above all, to think clearly. With the help of the Internet, I’ve found some helpful and honest analyses. I cite them below in order of importance to me.
- Pearls and Irritations, a little-known progressive Australian platform, was sent to me by Zach Sklar, my cowriter on “JFK.” Tony Kevin was an Australian senior diplomat who was posted to their Embassy in Moscow. Here, he gets right to the crux of the matter.
- Also from Zach is “Understanding Putin’s Narrative…” by Jonathan Steele of the British Guardian.
- Joe Lauria, the heir to the late, great Bob Parry on Consortium News:
- And Caitlin Johnstone of Australia with “12 Thoughts on Ukraine.”
Oliver Stone's movie is available on YouTube for free. It's called "Ukraine on Fire". It's packed with a lot of detail and information and tries it's best to explain a complex history of Ukraine and surrounding area, and how we got here. It's several years old at this point, but still very relevant.