Ukraine: One "Regime Change" Too Many?

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Is “regime change” in Ukraine the bridge too far for the neoconservative “regime changers” of Official Washington and their sophomoric “responsibility-to-protect” (R2P) allies in the Obama administration? Have they dangerously over-reached by pushing the putsch that removed duly-elected Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych?

Russian President Vladimir Putin has given an unmistakable “yes” to those questions – in deeds, not words. His message is clear: “Back off our near-frontier!”

Moscow announced on Saturday that Russia’s parliament has approved Putin’s request for permission to use Russia’s armed forces “on the territory of the Ukraine pending the normalization of the socio-political situation in that country.”

Putin described this move as necessary to protect ethnic Russians and military personnel stationed in Crimea in southern Ukraine, where the Russian Black Sea Fleet and other key military installations are located. But there is no indication that the Russian parliament has restricted the use of Russian armed forces to the Crimea.

http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/22212-ukraine-one-regime-change-too-many

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1. Very hard to believe mainstream western channels on this subject:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=744177

So we are being told the violent overthrow of Yanukovich was in reaction to repressive laws enacted in January, when anyone who has surveyed Youtube for 15 minutes can very plainly see the riots already were violent at least 6 weeks prior.

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3. I don't believe anybody, and I think they are all playing catchup

That is part of why this is so dangerous.

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2. By Ray McGovern, Consortium News | News Analysis (nt)