Rickards: I’ve Never Heard So Many Lies (Ukraine / Russia)

DR ^ | 03/28/2022 | James Rickards

[Jan_Sobieski]

All wars are full of lies. Winston Churchill famously said, “In wartime, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies.”

We accept that idea broadly. Secret invasion plans should be closely held. The identities of spies must be kept under wraps. New weapons and defensive tools should not be revealed because enemies will be alerted to their potential and begin offensive workarounds.

Still, just because the government has legitimate reasons to deceive the public in wartime does not mean that citizens don’t have a duty to find the truth to the extent they can.

The Russian-Ukraine kinetic war and the broader U.S.-Russian economic war are full of more lies than any public events I’ve seen in my lifetime including Vietnam, Watergate and the Iraq War.

That’s how big the lies are…

[Jan_Sobieski]

James G. Rickards is an American lawyer, economist, investment banker, speaker, media commentator, and author on matters of finance and precious metals. He is the author of Currency Wars: The Making of the Next Global Crisis (2011)

[Red Badger]

The FIRST CASUALTY OF WAR IS TRUTH..................

[poinq]

Propaganda to convince a country’s population to go to war under false pretenses, is just very wrong. If you got a reason explain it.

[Basket_of_Deplorables]

Good piece, and spot on! More:

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Here’s the real story: Russia’s invasion is the end result of 14 years of provocation by the West, including repeated declarations that Ukraine will join NATO and a U.S.-backed coup d’état in 2014 that displaced a pro-Russian president.

Russia never planned a blitzkrieg on Kyiv. That’s a Western invention intended to make Putin look like a failure. In fact, Russia is slowly and methodically taking territory in the south and east of Ukraine in order to control the seacoasts, eliminate pro-fascist elements in Mariupol and establish pro-Russian autonomous zones in Donbas.

Churchill? Really?
A full assault on Kyiv, if it ever comes, is last on the list. Ukraine may reoccupy a village here and there, but they’re losing ground in Kherson, Mykolaiv, Melitopol, Mariupol, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk and surrounding areas.

Moreover, Zelenskyy is no Churchill.

He’s succeeded in presenting himself as a strong wartime leader, standing up to the big, bad Putin. But in reality, he’s a corrupt oligarch with millions of dollars hidden offshore. His acting skills have enhanced his propaganda efforts, but it doesn’t take much training to see how phony he is.

Innocent civilians, including women and children, are dying under his failed leadership and inability to come to terms with Putin before the invasion began. In a nutshell, Zelenskyy bet on support from Biden and the West and lost.

There is ample evidence from numerous sources to support this analysis. Some of the best sources come from Switzerland, where military experts are infuriated that traditional Swiss neutrality has been cast aside.

Most tellingly, Pentagon leaks say the same thing. The story from inside the Pentagon is that Putin is not acting recklessly but is being patient and methodical. It also says that, despite some civilian casualties, Putin is actually using a restrained approach. Furthermore, there are no signs he is preparing for the use of chemical or biological weapons...”

Yup. That’s the truth. So don’t be surprised.

[FreshPrince]

'Russia never planned a blitzkrieg on Kyiv. That’s a Western invention intended to make Putin look like a failure. In fact, Russia is slowly and methodically taking territory in the south and east of Ukraine in order to control the seacoasts, eliminate pro-fascist elements in Mariupol and establish pro-Russian autonomous zones in Donbas'

[Track9]

The more RATS and dictators are in charge, the more lies we will have. Direct correlation.

[Night Hides Not]

Another movie that could not be made today.

[carikadon]

Finally the Truth! Thank you!!

[kelly4c]

Bkmk

[CarolinaReaganFan]

good article,thanks

[Jim W N]

It appears that Putin has launched an unprovoked and unjustified invasion on the sovereign state of the Ukraine wreaking havoc and death on millions of innocent lives.

I don’t see how you can support this.

[rrrod]

Yep. Lots of false stories from every point. In the meantime innocent civilians are being killed and we have no President.

[Petrosius]

Russia never planned a blitzkrieg on Kyiv.

Utter nonsense. It is clear from their actions that that was precisely what that had tried to do. They failed and are now withdrawing troops from the Kyiv area. This is not to say that they might not prevail in other areas.

The author also fails to mention that one of the reasons that Ukraine wanted to join NATO was because Russia had previously twice invaded, in violation of their pledge to recognize Ukraine in its existing borders. Ukraine might have been imprudent but Russia is not on the side of the angels.

[FreshPrince]

Yes the denial is strong in this one....

[perfect_rovian_storm]

Maybe that’s because you’re an NPC. You repeat nonsense you heard on TV as though it’s gospel. The same TV that lied to you for the last two years about Covid and for 3 years before that about ‘Russian collusion’. Now, of course they’d be telling you the God’s honest truth, right?

[Neanderthal]

"Maybe that’s because you’re an NPC. You repeat nonsense you heard on TV as though it’s gospel. The same TV that lied to you for the last two years about Covid and for 3 years before that about ‘Russian collusion’. Now, of course they’d be telling you the God’s honest truth, right?"

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Also the same TV that failed to mention Hunter Biden's laptop and the stolen election.

[AAABEST]

I don’t see how...

Because you're not that bright and easily confused, so you go around bleating, like some dumb sheep - "baaaaa youu support puuuuuuttiiinnn."

Reading with comprehension is hard for you,I understand, but the poster was only copy and pasting a what was reported.

[AAABEST]

Utter nonsense. It is clear from their actions that that was precisely what that had tried to do.

Someone's been divining bright ideas from watching media rattlers at Fox News.

Russia could smash Kiev into a pile of steaming trash within the next five minutes if they wanted a "blitz." Everyone knows that, except you.

Also, anyone with half-an-ass education knows what a blitzkrieg looks like, especially when the aggressor completely owns the sky.

[Jim W N]

Well, AAABEST your uncalled-for and toxic reply has put you straight onto and right at the top of My No Fly Zone list, do not pass GO, do not collect $200.

What are you off your meds? Anyway, rots a ruck there.

[Rokke]

I was guessing this is an April fools joke. The author of this Russian propaganda piece is fully delusional. As are the Freepers who read it and believe they've finally read “truth”. It was obvious from day one that Russia fully planned to take Kiev. They planned to do it in days. They demanded the immediate resignation of Zelensky and the full dissolution of his government.
Now, the Russian military has been humiliated. It's retreating out of several areas it formerly controlled. It's leaving piles of its own smashed equipment and men as it retreats. Ukraine has launched successful strikes inside Russia. And morons like this guy claim it's all part of their grand master plan.
I don't like Ukraine or Russia. But that doesn't stop me from absorbing reality. The reality is, Putin did what Putin does. He invaded a neighboring country in an attempt to regain the former glory of the Soviet Union and capture the economic bounty represented by Ukraine. This time he messed with the wrong weak country. He's not only getting his hand slapped. He's getting it amputated. And all the idiot lawyers writing unsupportable propaganda to the delusional few won't change that.