This kind of crap reminds me of what the United States did back in the 50s and
60s, when all you had to do to get our support was saying you were not a
communist or better yet, were anti-communist. We managed coups, supported all
manner of evil regime, for the sole reason that they were not communist. Some
of those governments did things every bit as bad as any communist government
did. But we didn’t care, and we gave the money, because they weren’t communist.
The ends do not justify the means.
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On Oct 30, 2018, at 6:30 PM, Miriam Vieni <miriamvieni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
c14 ukrainian nazi Serhiy Bondar america house kyiv
Ukraine October 30, 2018
Violent Ukrainian Neo-Nazi Speaks at US Govt Org, Helps Kiev Police 'Purge'
Roma
An activist from violent Ukrainian neo-Nazi gang C14 spoke at the US
government's America House Kyiv, and worked with Kiev police to "purge" Roma
citizens.
By Ben Norton
A prominent activist from the violent Ukrainian neo-Nazi gang C14 spoke at
an event at a US government organization in Ukraine's capital Kiev.
This young fascist leader has also boasted of working with Kiev police to
"purge" Roma citizens from a train station, according to a Ukrainian human
rights organization.
The Grayzone Project has previously reported on how the US government has
armed the neo-Nazi Azov Battalion, which is embedded in Ukraine's National
Guard, and which has met with US military advisers.
C14 is even more notorious than Azov. This Nazi gang has carried out a slew
of violent attacks on ethnic, religious, and sexual minorities in Ukraine.
C14, whose name is a direct reference to the white supremacist "14 words"
slogan, has specifically targeted Roma communities in a series of pogroms -
and has enjoyed the help of local cops.
C14 has also received funding from the Ukrainian government, in the form of
a Ministry of Youth and Sport grant for "national-patriotic education
projects."
A young organizer with this neo-Nazi gang, Serhiy Bondar, updated his cover
photo on Facebook on October 6. This image showed him speaking at America
House Kyiv, a US government institution that describes itself as "your main
resource in Ukraine for American culture, education, and information."
Christopher Miller, a correspondent for the US government's Radio Free
Europe / Radio Liberty (RFERL) based in Kiev, drew attention on Twitter to
this disturbing speech.
Miller asked America House Kyiv to comment, "after hosting neo-Nazi C14
group leader on US taxpayer dollars in Kyiv."
The organization replied stating, "Neither America House nor the U.S.
Embassy invited this individual to speak at the event focused on community
safety; our partner made a last-minute program change. Obviously, we would
never knowingly give a platform to anyone embracing hate speech and
violence, and we are reviewing procedures to prevent a recurrence."
Serhiy Bondar, the extreme-right C14 activist, spoke at an event on October
6 that was hosted by DreamKyiv, an urban development group that was founded
after the Euromaidan protests, which set the stage for a 2014 coup in which
Ukrainian fascists played a key role.
On its website, DreamKyiv lists as its "partner" the International
Renaissance Foundation, a pro-capitalist organization that was founded by
anti-communist billionaire George Soros in order to help transition former
Soviet countries to market-based economies.
A video of the event posted on DreamKyiv's Facebook page clearly shows the
neo-Nazi C14 member speaking in front of a US flag. His speech begins at
1:14:50 in the livestream.
Numerous Ukrainian patrol police officers also spoke at DreamKyiv's event,
and can be seen speaking from 14:53 until Bondar is handed the mic an hour
later.
Ukrainian Nazi C14 activist Serhiy Bondar speaking at an event hosted by the
group DreamKyiv at the US government's America House Kyiv
The fact that numerous Ukrainian police would share a stage at a US
government-funded institution with a neo-Nazi leader might seem shocking,
but this collaboration extends much further.
Ukranian police collaborating with violent Nazis
The Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group reported in late October that C14
had launched a raid to "purge" Roma Ukrainians from Kiev's southern railway
station, in collaboration with city police.
The operation was conducted by C14 members and a "Kyiv municipal watch"
vigilante group led by fellow C14 activist Serhiy Bondar.
"What is much more disturbing is that the action appears to have been with
the cooperation of the police, and was essentially given glowing coverage on
a national television news broadcast," the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection
Group wrote.
Bondar published on his personal Facebook page a video of the raid, which he
described as a "purge of gypsies at the capital's railway station."
The human rights organization noted that local media outlets "virtually
parrot[ed] parts of the C14 video."
The Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group has documented at least five
attacks by far-right groups on Roma camps in the six months since April.
These fascist pogroms have killed one man and wounded a woman and child.
Ben Norton
Ben Norton is a journalist and writer. He is a producer and reporter for The
Real News, and a contributor to the Grayzone Project and FAIR. Ben co-hosts
the Moderate Rebels podcast with Max Blumenthal. His website is
BenNorton.com, and he tweets at @BenjaminNorton.
