Parry writes: "Ukraine's post-coup regime is now melding neo-Nazi storm
troopers with Islamic militants - called 'brothers' of the hyper-violent
Islamic State - stirring up a hellish 'death squad' brew to kill ethnic
Russians in eastern Ukraine."
Members of a Chechen battalion fighting against Russian-backed rebels in
Lysychansk, Ukraine, in February. (photo: Olya Engalycheva/AP)
Ukraine Merges Nazis and Islamists
By Robert Parry, Consortium News
08 July 15
Ukraine's post-coup regime is now melding neo-Nazi storm troopers with
Islamic militants - called "brothers" of the hyper-violent Islamic State -
stirring up a hellish "death squad" brew to kill ethnic Russians in eastern
Ukraine, on Russia's border, reports Robert Parry.
In a curiously upbeat account, The New York Times reports that Islamic
militants have joined with Ukraine's far-right and neo-Nazi battalions to
fight ethnic Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine. It appears that no
combination of violent extremists is too wretched to celebrate as long as
they're killing Russ-kies.
The article by Andrew E. Kramer reports that there are now three Islamic
battalions "deployed to the hottest zones," such as around the port city of
Mariupol. One of the battalions is headed by a former Chechen warlord who
goes by the name "Muslim," Kramer wrote, adding:
"The Chechen commands the Sheikh Mansur group, named for an 18th-century
Chechen resistance figure. It is subordinate to the nationalist Right
Sector, a Ukrainian militia. . Right Sector . formed during last year's
street protests in Kiev from a half-dozen fringe Ukrainian nationalist
groups like White Hammer and the Trident of Stepan Bandera.
"Another, the Azov group, is openly neo-Nazi, using the 'Wolf's Hook' symbol
associated with the [Nazi] SS. Without addressing the issue of the Nazi
symbol, the Chechen said he got along well with the nationalists because,
like him, they loved their homeland and hated the Russians."
As casually as Kramer acknowledges the key front-line role of neo-Nazis and
white supremacists fighting for the U.S.-backed Kiev regime, his article
does mark an aberration for the Times and the rest of the mainstream U.S.
news media, which usually dismiss any mention of this Nazi taint as "Russian
propaganda."
During the February 2014 coup that ousted elected President Viktor
Yanukovych, the late fascist Stepan Bandera was one of the Ukrainian icons
celebrated by the Maidan protesters. During World War II, Bandera headed the
Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists-B, a radical paramilitary movement
that sought to transform Ukraine into a racially pure state. At times
coordinating with Adolf Hitler's SS, OUN-B took part in the expulsion and
extermination of tens of thousands of Jews and Poles.
Though most of the Maidan protesters in 2013-14 appeared motivated by anger
over political corruption and by a desire to join the European Union,
neo-Nazis made up a significant number and spearheaded much of the violence
against the police. Storm troopers from the Right Sektor and Svoboda party
seized government buildings and decked them out with Nazi insignias and a
Confederate battle flag, the universal symbol of white supremacy.
Then, as the protests turned bloodier from Feb. 20-22, the neo-Nazis surged
to the forefront. Their well-trained militias, organized in 100-man brigades
called "sotins" or "the hundreds," led the final assaults against police and
forced Yanukovych and many of his officials to flee for their lives.
In the days after the coup, as the neo-Nazi militias effectively controlled
the government, European and U.S. diplomats scrambled to help the shaken
parliament put together the semblance of a respectable regime, although four
ministries, including national security, were awarded to the right-wing
extremists in recognition of their crucial role in ousting Yanukovych.
At that point, virtually the entire U.S. news media put on blinders about
the neo-Nazi role, all the better to sell the coup to the American public as
an inspirational story of reform-minded "freedom fighters" standing up to
"Russian aggression." The U.S. media delicately stepped around the neo-Nazi
reality by keeping out relevant context, such as the background of national
security chief Andriy Parubiy, who founded the Social-National Party of
Ukraine in 1991, blending radical Ukrainian nationalism with neo-Nazi
symbols. Parubiy was commandant of the Maidan's "self-defense forces."
Barbarians at the Gate
At times, the mainstream media's black-out of the brown shirts was almost
comical. Last February, almost a year after the coup, a New York Times
article about the government's defenders of Mariupol hailed the crucial role
played by the Azov battalion but managed to avoid noting its well-documented
Nazi connections.
That article by Rick Lyman presented the situation in Mariupol as if the
advance by ethnic Russian rebels amounted to the barbarians at the gate
while the inhabitants were being bravely defended by the forces of
civilization, the Azov battalion. In such an inspirational context, it
presumably wasn't considered appropriate to mention the Swastikas and SS
markings.
Nazi symbols on helmets worn by members of Ukraine's Azov battalion. (As
filmed by a Norwegian
film crew and shown on German TV) (photo: Consortium News)
Now, the Kiev regime has added to those "forces of civilization" - resisting
the Russ-kie barbarians - Islamic militants with ties to terrorism. Last
September, Marcin Mamon, a reporter for the Intercept, reached a vanguard
group of these Islamic fighters in Ukraine through the help of his "contact
in Turkey with the Islamic State [who] had told me his 'brothers' were in
Ukraine, and I could trust them."
The new Times article avoids delving into the terrorist connections of these
Islamist fighters. But Kramer does bluntly acknowledge the Nazi truth about
the Azov fighters. He also notes that American military advisers in Ukraine
"are specifically prohibited from giving instruction to members of the Azov
group."
While the U.S. advisers are under orders to keep their distance from the
neo-Nazis, the Kiev regime is quite open about its approval of the central
military role played by these extremists - whether neo-Nazis, white
supremacists or Islamic militants. These extremists are considered very
aggressive and effective in killing ethnic Russians.
The regime has shown little concern about widespread reports of "death
squad" operations targeting suspected pro-Russian sympathizers in
government-controlled towns. But such human rights violations should come as
no surprise given the Nazi heritage of these units and the connection of the
Islamic militants to hyper-violent terrorist movements in the Middle East.
But the Times treats this lethal mixture of neo-Nazis and Islamic extremists
as a good thing. After all, they are targeting opponents of the
"white-hatted" Kiev regime, while the ethnic Russian rebels and the Russian
government wear the "black hats."
As an example of that tone, Kramer wrote: "Even for Ukrainians hardened by
more than a year of war here against Russian-backed separatists, the
appearance of Islamic combatants, mostly Chechens, in towns near the front
lines comes as something of a surprise - and for many of the Ukrainians, a
welcome one. . Anticipating an attack in the coming months, the Ukrainians
are happy for all the help they can get."
So, the underlying message seems to be that it's time for the American
people and the European public to step up their financial and military
support for a Ukrainian regime that has unleashed on ethnic Russians a
combined force of Nazis, white supremacists and Islamic militants
(considered "brothers" of the Islamic State).
[For more on the Azov battalion, see Consortiumnews.com's "US House Admits
Nazi Role in Ukraine."]
Investigative reporter Robert Parry broke many of the Iran-Contra stories
for The Associated Press and Newsweek in the 1980s. You can buy his latest
book, America's Stolen Narrative, either in print here or as an e-book (from
Amazon and barnesandnoble.com). You also can order Robert Parry's trilogy on
the Bush Family and its connections to various right-wing operatives for
only $34. The trilogy includes America's Stolen Narrative. For details on
this offer, click here.
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Ukraine Merges Nazis and Islamists
By Robert Parry, Consortium News
08 July 15
Ukraine's post-coup regime is now melding neo-Nazi storm troopers with
Islamic militants - called "brothers" of the hyper-violent Islamic State -
stirring up a hellish "death squad" brew to kill ethnic Russians in eastern
Ukraine, on Russia's border, reports Robert Parry.
n a curiously upbeat account, The New York Times reports that Islamic
militants have joined with Ukraine's far-right and neo-Nazi battalions to
fight ethnic Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine. It appears that no
combination of violent extremists is too wretched to celebrate as long as
they're killing Russ-kies.
The article by Andrew E. Kramer reports that there are now three Islamic
battalions "deployed to the hottest zones," such as around the port city of
Mariupol. One of the battalions is headed by a former Chechen warlord who
goes by the name "Muslim," Kramer wrote, adding:
"The Chechen commands the Sheikh Mansur group, named for an 18th-century
Chechen resistance figure. It is subordinate to the nationalist Right
Sector, a Ukrainian militia. . Right Sector . formed during last year's
street protests in Kiev from a half-dozen fringe Ukrainian nationalist
groups like White Hammer and the Trident of Stepan Bandera.
"Another, the Azov group, is openly neo-Nazi, using the 'Wolf's Hook' symbol
associated with the [Nazi] SS. Without addressing the issue of the Nazi
symbol, the Chechen said he got along well with the nationalists because,
like him, they loved their homeland and hated the Russians."
As casually as Kramer acknowledges the key front-line role of neo-Nazis and
white supremacists fighting for the U.S.-backed Kiev regime, his article
does mark an aberration for the Times and the rest of the mainstream U.S.
news media, which usually dismiss any mention of this Nazi taint as "Russian
propaganda."
During the February 2014 coup that ousted elected President Viktor
Yanukovych, the late fascist Stepan Bandera was one of the Ukrainian icons
celebrated by the Maidan protesters. During World War II, Bandera headed the
Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists-B, a radical paramilitary movement
that sought to transform Ukraine into a racially pure state. At times
coordinating with Adolf Hitler's SS, OUN-B took part in the expulsion and
extermination of tens of thousands of Jews and Poles.
Though most of the Maidan protesters in 2013-14 appeared motivated by anger
over political corruption and by a desire to join the European Union,
neo-Nazis made up a significant number and spearheaded much of the violence
against the police. Storm troopers from the Right Sektor and Svoboda party
seized government buildings and decked them out with Nazi insignias and a
Confederate battle flag, the universal symbol of white supremacy.
Then, as the protests turned bloodier from Feb. 20-22, the neo-Nazis surged
to the forefront. Their well-trained militias, organized in 100-man brigades
called "sotins" or "the hundreds," led the final assaults against police and
forced Yanukovych and many of his officials to flee for their lives.
In the days after the coup, as the neo-Nazi militias effectively controlled
the government, European and U.S. diplomats scrambled to help the shaken
parliament put together the semblance of a respectable regime, although four
ministries, including national security, were awarded to the right-wing
extremists in recognition of their crucial role in ousting Yanukovych.
At that point, virtually the entire U.S. news media put on blinders about
the neo-Nazi role, all the better to sell the coup to the American public as
an inspirational story of reform-minded "freedom fighters" standing up to
"Russian aggression." The U.S. media delicately stepped around the neo-Nazi
reality by keeping out relevant context, such as the background of national
security chief Andriy Parubiy, who founded the Social-National Party of
Ukraine in 1991, blending radical Ukrainian nationalism with neo-Nazi
symbols. Parubiy was commandant of the Maidan's "self-defense forces."
Barbarians at the Gate
At times, the mainstream media's black-out of the brown shirts was almost
comical. Last February, almost a year after the coup, a New York Times
article about the government's defenders of Mariupol hailed the crucial role
played by the Azov battalion but managed to avoid noting its well-documented
Nazi connections.
That article by Rick Lyman presented the situation in Mariupol as if the
advance by ethnic Russian rebels amounted to the barbarians at the gate
while the inhabitants were being bravely defended by the forces of
civilization, the Azov battalion. In such an inspirational context, it
presumably wasn't considered appropriate to mention the Swastikas and SS
markings.
Nazi symbols on helmets worn by members of Ukraine's Azov battalion. (As
filmed by a Norwegian
film crew and shown on German TV) (photo: Consortium News)
Now, the Kiev regime has added to those "forces of civilization" - resisting
the Russ-kie barbarians - Islamic militants with ties to terrorism. Last
September, Marcin Mamon, a reporter for the Intercept, reached a vanguard
group of these Islamic fighters in Ukraine through the help of his "contact
in Turkey with the Islamic State [who] had told me his 'brothers' were in
Ukraine, and I could trust them."
The new Times article avoids delving into the terrorist connections of these
Islamist fighters. But Kramer does bluntly acknowledge the Nazi truth about
the Azov fighters. He also notes that American military advisers in Ukraine
"are specifically prohibited from giving instruction to members of the Azov
group."
While the U.S. advisers are under orders to keep their distance from the
neo-Nazis, the Kiev regime is quite open about its approval of the central
military role played by these extremists - whether neo-Nazis, white
supremacists or Islamic militants. These extremists are considered very
aggressive and effective in killing ethnic Russians.
The regime has shown little concern about widespread reports of "death
squad" operations targeting suspected pro-Russian sympathizers in
government-controlled towns. But such human rights violations should come as
no surprise given the Nazi heritage of these units and the connection of the
Islamic militants to hyper-violent terrorist movements in the Middle East.
But the Times treats this lethal mixture of neo-Nazis and Islamic extremists
as a good thing. After all, they are targeting opponents of the
"white-hatted" Kiev regime, while the ethnic Russian rebels and the Russian
government wear the "black hats."
As an example of that tone, Kramer wrote: "Even for Ukrainians hardened by
more than a year of war here against Russian-backed separatists, the
appearance of Islamic combatants, mostly Chechens, in towns near the front
lines comes as something of a surprise - and for many of the Ukrainians, a
welcome one. . Anticipating an attack in the coming months, the Ukrainians
are happy for all the help they can get."
So, the underlying message seems to be that it's time for the American
people and the European public to step up their financial and military
support for a Ukrainian regime that has unleashed on ethnic Russians a
combined force of Nazis, white supremacists and Islamic militants
(considered "brothers" of the Islamic State).
[For more on the Azov battalion, see Consortiumnews.com's "US House Admits
Nazi Role in Ukraine."]
Investigative reporter Robert Parry broke many of the Iran-Contra stories
for The Associated Press and Newsweek in the 1980s. You can buy his latest
book, America's Stolen Narrative, either in print here or as an e-book (from
Amazon and barnesandnoble.com). You also can order Robert Parry's trilogy on
the Bush Family and its connections to various right-wing operatives for
only $34. The trilogy includes America's Stolen Narrative. For details on
this offer, click here.
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