US Empire
Ukraine: “Most Blatant Coup in History” Elena Chernenko and Alexander Gabuev Dec. 19, 2014 This is the translation (by Paul R. Grenier) of the interview George Friedman of Stratfor gave to the Russian newspaper Kommersant in December 2014 and has been cited numerous times since “Americans know that this is nonsense. The first example of the changing of borders by force was Yugoslavia. And Kosovo was only the culmination of this process.” “For all of the last 100 years Americans have pursued a very consistent foreign policy. Its main goal: to not allow any state to amass too much power in Europe.” “Today the US is seeking to block the emergence of a whole range of potential regional hegemons: Serbia, Iran, Iraq.” “Russia calls the events that took place at the beginning of this year a coup d’etat organized by the United States. And it truly was the most blatant coup in history.” “About three years ago, in one of my books, I predicted that as soon as Russia starts to increase its power and demonstrate it, a crisis would occur in Ukraine.” Фото: Александр Щербак / Коммерсантъ George Friedman, the well-known American political scientist, recently visited Moscow. Stratfor, the private analytical and intelligence agency which he directs, is often referred to in the US as a “shadow CIA.” In an interview with “Kommersant” he talked...
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