Ukraine: The Information War, Conflict Scenarios, And ‘Post-Conflict Ukraine’

Numerous analysts have noted that Russia is being annihilated by the Western countries in the ‘information war’ theatre of operations, urging much greater effort is necessary to address this aspect of the conflict. It would however be counterproductive to try to compete with ‘the West’ on its own terms in the conflict of narratives, beyond refuting the most publicized allegations and accusations with verifiable evidence and testimony so that the Ukrainian people and other interested parties can examine the respective claims and all available evidence in order to reach their own conclusions. International media outlets that demonstrate some inclination and capacity for independent and sincere reporting and analysis based on the available evidence could be invited to dispatch reporters and mutually acceptable experts to investigate and verify the facts in terms of specific incidents and controversies as well as in terms of the overall nature and course of the conflict. Any attempt to impose the Russian perspective and narrative over the Western narrative will not succeed, in the Ukraine or elsewhere.

As an example of the power of persuasion of the Western media complex, most people in the world believe that the Twin Towers and Tower 7 of the World Trade Centre collapsed as the result of office fires rather than due to controlled demolition, even in New York City itself, notwithstanding the implausibility of such assertions and the accumulation of evidence to the contrary over time. When all Western corporate media outlets present the same assertions and information as indisputable fact and exclude other evidence, opinions and analysis from their coverage (other than the carefully managed presentation of a small number of dissenting opinions that avoid the main topics and are easily refuted or discredited), it is difficult not to believe the narrative that has been established.

While Russia cannot match the West in the international media, their ability to reach people in the Ukraine in order to present the Russian perspective of the conflict is much greater and this domain will be the most crucial in terms of persuading members of the Ukrainian Armed Forces – and the people more generally – that, while their sense of patriotism and natural instinct to defend their country against a foreign invasion is admirable, the best way to defend their sovereignty, security and welfare (both national and individual) is to surrender to the Russian Armed Forces in an orderly and dignified manner so that the destruction of the country’s infrastructure and economy are minimized and they can participate in the reconstruction of the country as soon as possible.

This obviously requires a huge ‘leap of faith’ on behalf of the Ukrainian people, who are currently forced to choose between several bad options: try to flee the violence, ‘go West’, and hope that if and when they return their property and belongings haven’t been destroyed or ransacked; ‘stay home’, try to not get killed, endure the suffering until the conflict ends, and hope that when the Russians arrive they treat the citizens of Ukraine with respect and goodwill; join the armed forces or militias, and try to ‘kill a Russky or two’ before they are caught, captured, or forced to flee to the West and perhaps be recruited to participate in the new & improved ‘Gladio’ networks to undertake sabotage and terror missions against Ukraine in the future.

Many would no doubt also respond: How can one possibly surrender to an invading military force and maintain one’s dignity, particularly the members of the Armed Forces who are sworn to defend their country and people against any and all threats no matter what the personal cost? Many factors and arguments can be presented to address this question.

https://southfront.org/ukraine-the-information-war-conflict-scenarios-and-post-conflict-ukraine/

Nigeria: NAPTIP Rescues 17,443 Trafficked Persons Since 2003

The National Agency for the Prohibition in Persons (NAPTIP) said a total of 17,443 trafficked persons have been rescued since 2003 till date.

The Benin Zonal Director of the agency, Mr Nduka Nwannwenne, made the disclosure yesterday, at a sensitisation programme in Ologbo, Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo.

Nwannwenne who also said 502 persons were convicted within same period, noted that the advocacy programme which would be carried out in two other communities in Edo, was in collaboration with the lawmaker representing Bekwara/Ogbudu/Obanliku Federal Constituency in Cross Rivers, Mr Legor Idagbo.

He said the essence of the advocacy was to seek the collaboration of traditional institutions to combat the scourge of human trafficking in the state and across the country.

According to him, the traffickers always come under the guise of helping the victims to seek better opportunities abroad.

Nwannwenne stressed that the victims who are mostly transported abroad through illegal and dangerous means, are often left traumatised with their experiences while others die before they get to their destination.

He regretted that some parents forced their children to embark on this journey without knowing the inherent danger involved.

"The reason for this advocacy is to create the awareness of the danger of illegal migration and that of human trafficking because most victims have come to say they never knew before embarking on the journey.

"They come to them (victims) with the believe that Europe or their destination is where you pick money on the streets only to end up being used as slaves, prostitution or drug peddlers.

"It will interest you to know that the victims do not benefit from this menace as much as the traffickers.

"This is why we have come to you, our traditional rulers and parents, to let you know that we must all come together to stop this menace. Let spread the news against human trafficking in our communities", he stated.

Nwannwenne while noting that 20 states, including Edo, have set up tasked force against human trafficking and illegal migration, urged the remaining states to do so.

Responding on behalf of the chiefs, the Aigedion of Benin Kingdom Chief Godspower Irorere, said the advocacy was an eye opener to most of them and urged the agency to carry out more of it across the state.

https://allafrica.com/stories/202203180108.html

23 child slaves rescued from the Volta Lake

Twenty-three child slaves have been rescued from the Volta Lake in the Volta region.

The recued children were 17 boys and six girls aged between six and 16 years.

Challenging Height, an NGO that led the rescue operation, says, the children who work day and night on the Volta Lake, have been sexually abused and are suffering from one disease or the other.

https://youtu.be/TurGiRZNZso

https://www.myjoyonline.com/23-child-slaves-rescued-from-the-volta-lake/

FBI chief Wray warns hackers could 'shut down' U.S. society

Christopher Wray on Tuesday warned of the growing threat of hackers to U.S. society.

FBI Director Christopher Wray issued a stark warning Tuesday that nation-state or profit-driven hackers could "shut down" parts of U.S. society as he implored private business to do more to report attacks and to guard against them.

Wray used a speech at the Detroit Economic Club to issue a stark warning just a day after President Joe Biden warned Russia may very well launch large cyberattacks on America in coming days.

The U.S. must "be vigilant against someone half a world away trying to shut down an entire sector of our society with a piece of code, and I don’t use the words 'shut down' metaphorically," Wray said in prepared remarks released by the FBI.

Wray recounted the FBI's decades-long transition from guarding against "coordinated, complex physical attacks on things like buildings, shopping malls, and bridges" to preparing for large-scale cyberattacks against critical infrastructure.

He noted the impact of such attacks, such as the DarkSide hacker group's strike against the Colonial Pipeline last year as well as Russia-based REvil's success in stealing millions from Americans through digital currency systems.

"We’re seeing both profit-minded criminals and nation-state adversaries, and sometimes the two working in a toxic tandem, attacking or threatening those hurt-us-at-home targets," Wray asserted, before highlighting the specific dangers to "oil and gas pipelines, hospitals, grade schools, 9-1-1 call centers."

Noting Russian attacks against Ukraine during the ongoing conflict between those nations, Wray also identified Iran, North Korea, and China as malevolent digital actors against which the U.S. needs to guard.

The FBI director further emphasized the need for partnership with businesses to better prepare against such activities.

"We also need what the private sector sees to protect companies, schools, universities, of all kinds. If American businesses don’t report attacks and intrusions, we won’t know about most of them, which means we can’t help you recover, and we don’t know to stop the next attack, whether that’s another against you or a new attack on one of your partners.

"We like to say that the best way to protect one business is to hear from others, and the best way to protect others is to hear from that one," he concluded.

https://justthenews.com/government/security/fbis-christopher-wray-warns-hackers-could-shut-down-us-society

Two mothers of 3, a Chabad rabbi, a brother of 4: The terror victims named

Doris Yahbas, 49, Laura Yitzhak, 43, and Menahem Yehezkel, 67, were stabbed to death; Moshe Kravitzky, 50, died when terrorist rammed his bicycle

The four people killed by an Arab Israeli knifeman in a Beersheba terror attack on Tuesday were named as Doris Yahbas, 49, a mother of three, Laura Yitzhak, 43, also a mother of three, Rabbi Moshe Kravitzky, a father of four, and Menahem Yehezkel, 67, a brother to four.

Yahbas was from Moshav Gilat, west of Beersheba, the Merhavim Regional Council said in a statement. She is survived by her husband and children.

Her funeral was planned for Wednesday at Gilat’s cemetery.

Yahbas’s nephew, Yisrael Ozen, a paramedic for the Magen David Adom first responder service, had rushed to the scene of the stabbing where he discovered that one of the victims was his aunt.

Yahbas, who was stabbed in the entrance to a clothes shop, was already showing no vital signs and medics were forced to declare her dead, he said.

“I was shocked,” Ozen admitted, but said he could not linger and needed to attend to his uncle, Yahbas’s husband, who had arrived at the location.

Another victim was identified as Menahem Yehezkel, a 67-year-old resident of Beersheba. He had no children and leaves behind four siblings, Ynet reported.

“He never bothered anyone. He just went out for a walk,” his nephew told Ynet. “It’s a heavy blow, a terrible tragedy.”

His funeral is set to take place on Wednesday at 3 p.m. in the city.

Moshe Kravitzky, aged around 50, was killed when the attacker rammed the bicycle he was riding with a car. The rabbi was the director of a Chabad House in the city. For more than a decade, Kravitzky ran a synagogue in the Nahal Beka neighborhood, as well as a local soup kitchen for the needy and elderly.

His funeral is to be held Wednesday, after family living abroad arrive in the country, Ynet reported.

Rabbi Schneer Zalman Gurlik, the top Chabad emissary in Beersheba, eulogized Kravitzky as “very dedicated to his mission,” the Walla website reported.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/two-mothers-of-3-a-chabad-rabbi-a-beersheba-resident-4-terror-victims-named/

Ontario to make some emergency tools permanent to stop illegal blockades

Weeks after protesters disrupted Canada's trade with the U.S. by blocking the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ont., the provincial government is introducing new legislation to better protect the flow of traffic and trade across international border crossings from a repeat of what happened in February.

The proposed Keeping Ontario Open for Business Act, 2022, would give law enforcement more tools at the ready, without needing to invoke a provincial emergency — something the province did last month to respond to the protests.

"We can't afford the economic impacts that we saw as a result of recent blockades and occupations in Windsor and Ottawa," said Attorney General Doug Downey. "This is why we are taking action to provide new tools to support the important work of police and prosecutors to hold offenders accountable and to ensure your justice is done."

The legislation, being introduced Monday, would let police officers suspend drivers' licences and vehicle permits, seize licence plates of those involved in an illegal blockade as well as remove and store other objects contributing to a blockade.

It also includes a nearly $96 million investment to: establish a permanent Emergency Response Team for the Ontario Provincial Police, enhance training at the Ontario Police College with a focus on effective public order policing and to purchase heavy equipment such as tow trucks.

Solicitor General Sylvia Jones says the act is narrow in scope and will not impede Ontarians' ability to peacefully protest.

Economic impacts of illegal protests

Approximately $17 million in goods crosses over the Ambassador Bridge hourly, making up to 25 per cent of all Canada-U.S. trade, Jones said at at a news conference Monday.

The bill aims to protect jobs that depend on trade and shield the economy from facility closures and potential supply chain issues in the future, Jones says. When car parts didn't move across the border, Ontario auto workers lost work because they didn't have the parts they needed to do their jobs, she adds.

It also eroded trust in Ontario's reputation as a reliable place to invest, Jones said — trust the government is now working to rebuild with its largest trading partner, including through Premier Doug Ford's trip to Washington this week.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-emergency-tools-blockade-1.6392002

After string of shootings, Hawaii lawmakers look to add even more gun laws

Hawaii already has some of the most restrictive gun laws in the nation, but the Democrats in control of the state legislature are digging deep into their bag of tricks to find some new and creative ways to target gun ownership after a string of shootings on the island of Oahu.

State Senator Chris Lee is among those calling for new gun regulations, calling the shootings “incredibly alarming,” adding “so many young people have access to firearms and using them in ways we’re not used to here in Hawaii.”

The fact that juveniles have been involved in many of these recent incidents is evidence that cracking down on legal gun owners isn’t going to make an impact on criminals, but that’s not stopping Lee and his colleagues from moving ahead with their anti-gun agenda.

Even with the state’s current gun laws, new measures were introduced this legislative session. Some lawmakers call for more frequent licensing renewals, as well as keeping guns out of the hands of those with concerning mental health issues. Lee also wants to lessen the danger once illegal guns end up in the wrong hands.

“For those who should not have access to firearms, we have to be able to track black market weapons and see how they got into the wrong hands. We want to ensure that even if you are able to acquire a firearm illegally, you are not legally able to buy ammunition for it,” added Lee.

And how exactly is Lee hoping to do that? By requiring background checks on ammunition sales?

That’s currently the law in California, but somehow criminals continue to get ahold of ammunition, as the state’s rising homicide rate clearly demonstrates.

“There was a 94% increase in homicides from 2019 to 2021 in areas patrolled by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department,” CBS Los Angeles reported. “In 2019, there were 145 homicides in Los Angeles County, a number that went up to 199 in 2020. Sheriff Alex Villanueva did not specify last year’s homicides, but he said he believes that number is about 280.”

Fresno, California’s fifth-largest city hasn’t experienced these sorts of homicide totals since the crack epidemic peaked in the mid ‘90s, the Fresno Bee reported. Among the state’s 10 largest cities, Fresno’s 74 homicides (and counting) in a city of 540,000 people is a murder rate surpassed only by Oakland.

According to Sacramento Police Chief Daniel Hahn, there have been 57 homicides so far in the city, which he said is the highest number since 2006 (59) and second-highest since (65), CBS Sacramento reported Dec. 29, 2021.

https://patriotrising.com/after-string-of-shootings-hawaii-lawmakers-look-to-add-even-more-gun-laws/

Australia to send weapons, humanitarian aid and 70,000 tonnes of coal to Ukraine

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/australia-to-send-weapons-humanitarian-aid-and-70-000-tonnes-of-coal-to-ukraine-20220319-p5a636.html

Scott Morrison announces visas for Ukrainians

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-20/scott-morrison-visas-ukraine-military-humanitarian-aid/100925064

Russian Parliament Chair Calls for Joe Biden’s Impeachment over Illegal Funding of Azov Battalion

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/03/russian-parliament-chair-calls-joe-bidens-impeachment-illegal-funding-azov-battalion/

7 years ago Nuland brainwashing Ukraine students to ‘fight’!

https://youtu.be/XPTHnyykQ9o

Pentagon contractors worked in Ukrainian biolabs under $80 million program

http://dilyana.bg/pentagon-contractors-worked-in-ukrainian-biolabs-under-80-million-program/

Bernard-Henri Levy’s presence in Odessa should give pause to those who still believe NATO is not involved in Ukraine

https://www.rt.com/news/552168-french-bhl-odessa-ukraine-nato/

SHOCKING Reports Ukrainian Nazi Azov Battalion Setting Up Offensive Positions in Civilian Areas and Using Women and Children as “Human Shields”

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/03/shocking-citizens-claim-ukrainian-nazi-azov-battalion-setting-offensive-positions-civilian-areas-using-women-children-human-shields-videos/

Ukrainian Officials Keep Getting Caught Fleeing Country with Suitcases Full of Cash and Euros

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/03/tax-dollars-work-ukrainian-officials-keep-getting-caught-fleeing-country-suitcases-full-cash-euros/

Head of Ukraine military med service says the order was given to castrate Russian POWs because they are cockroaches

https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/head-of-ukraine-military-med-service-says-the-order-was-given-to-castrate-russian-pows-because-they-are-cockroaches/

Congressman Rutherford bought $15,000 of $RTX. He also advocated for battling of the invasion of Ukraine.

https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/congressman-rutherford-bought-15000-of-rtx-he-also-advocated-for-battling-of-the-invasion-of-ukraine/

https://unusualwhales.com/i_am_the_senate/war_trades

Mila Kunis And Ashton Kutcher Raise More Than $30 Million For Ukraine

http://www.scoopyweb.com/2022/03/we-are-overwhelmed-mila-kunis-and.html

Leaked docs show FBI funded Ukrainian neo-Nazi “Azov Battalion” that orchestrated Charlottesville chaos to stoke racial division, destabilize West

https://www.newstarget.com/2022-03-16-leaked-docs-fbi-funded-neonazi-azov-battalion-charlottesville-chaos.html

Attached is the second release of Documents which the UN refused to look at before:

‘Utter nonsense’: UN dismisses Russia’s claim Ukraine is creating biological weapons

https://www.skynews.com.au/world-news/global-affairs/utter-nonsense-un-dismisses-russias-claim-ukraine-is-creating-biological-weapons/video/bc0999d0a787d95c3e1fb2e153b51681

Germany, France, Other EU Members Sold Huge Stocks of Arms to Russia Before Invasion – Despite Embargo

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2022/03/19/germany-france-other-eu-members-sold-huge-stocks-of-arms-to-russia-before-invasion-despite-embargo/

"Ukraine is Pentagon's biggest biomilitary project" - Russia FA minister Sergey Lavrov

https://www.bitchute.com/video/Vh0iGNaAjpmK/

Sovereign ‘Democracy’ Ukraine: Zelenskyy Suspends 11 Opposition Parties Becoming Head Of A One-Party State

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/03/sovereign-democracy-ukraine-zelenskyy-suspends-11-opposition-parties-becoming-head-one-party-state/

WHO says it advised Ukraine to destroy pathogens in health labs to prevent disease spread

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/exclusive-who-says-it-advised-ukraine-destroy-pathogens-health-labs-prevent-2022-03-11/

Biolab opens in Ukraine

https://web.archive.org/web/20110522081423/http://www.bioprepwatch.com/news/213421-biolab-opens-in-ukraine

Evidence for Retrovirus and Paramyxovirus Infection of Multiple Bat Species in China

http://www.ecohealthalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Yuan-et-al_virus-bats_viruses-2014.pdf

Metabiota Gains Government Momentum with Black & Veatch Sub-Contracts for Defense Threat Reduction

https://metabiota.com/news/page/6#!metabiota-gains-government-momentum-with-black-197

Rosemount Seneca - Technology partners

https://metabiota.com/news/page/6#!metabiota-gains-government-momentum-with-black-197

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Zelensky Signs Order Banning 11 Political Parties - removes opposition

https://www.ntd.com/zelensky-signs-order-banning-11-political-parties_754803.html

Zelensky orders the merging of Ukraine’s public broadcasters, citing martial law

https://www.blacklistednews.com/article/82191/zelensky-orders-the-merging-of-ukraines-public-broadcasters-citing-martial.html

Tucker Carlson Calls Out Zelensky for Seizing Control of Ukraine’s Media Outlets and Banning Opposition Political Parties! “THIS IS AUTHORITARIANISM, IT’S NOT DEMOCRACY!”

https://youtu.be/oifqp1bJp8Y

Video: Documentary from 2018 Exposes U.S. Bioweapons Labs in Ukraine

https://youtu.be/rWyO9Xq-ByI

This is just a fraction of several hundred about Metabiota we have

https://gettr.com/user/Jack_Maxey

wtf

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Ukraine accuses Hungary of having designs on its land

Deputy PM alleges that “cheap Russian gas” and a thirst for territory could be behind Budapest’s “pro-Russian” rhetoric

Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister Irina Vereshchuk has questioned, what she has described as, Hungary’s “pro-Russian” rhetoric, suggesting that the desire for “cheap Russian gas” or even a potential land grab could be behind Budapest’s policy over the conflict between Moscow and Kiev.

In a lengthy Facebook post, the official claimed that “not even all Russian satellites from the former Soviet Union behave the way Hungary’s authorities do.” She said that Hungary does not support sanctions against Russia, refuses to provide Ukraine with weapons, and even “does not allow weapons from other countries to pass via their territory.”

“In fact, they say ‘no’ to everything. A bit more – and Budapest's official rhetoric will be totally pro-Russian. What is this? Want some cheap Russian gas? Or maybe want our Transcarpathia?” Vereshchuk wrote before calling on Budapest to “join the civilized world” and “not to repeat the mistakes of World War II when Hungary made a wrong choice.”

Earlier on Tuesday, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said that his country would not support anti-Russia sanctions which would cause harm to its own interests, including the penalties targeting Russian gas and oil. He also reiterated that Hungary was against any proposals involving sending NATO soldiers to Ukraine or creating a no-fly zone over the country, explaining that such actions would raise the risk of a larger-scale war.

Though the Hungarian government has condemned Moscow’s attack on Ukraine and supported some sanctions, it has consistently defended its wish to “stay out” of the conflict and has refused to join other countries in sending weapons to Ukraine.

Moscow sent troops into Ukraine in late February, following a seven-year standoff over Kiev’s failure to implement the terms of the Minsk agreements and end the conflict with the breakaway regions of Donetsk and Lugansk. Russia ended up recognizing the two as independent states, at which point they asked for military aid.

Russia demands that Ukraine officially declare itself a neutral country that will never join the US-led NATO military bloc. Kiev insists the Russian offensive was completely unprovoked and has denied claims it was planning to retake the two Donbass republics by force.

https://www.rt.com/russia/552496-ukraine-hungary-russia-criticism/

Professor faces government crackdown for questioning Ukraine narrative

A Scottish professor was slammed for sharing an article claiming the Mariupol theater bombing was “staged”

University of Edinburgh professor Tim Hayward is being hammered in the media for sharing an article suggesting the bombing of a theater in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol may have been staged by Ukrainian nationalists. Hayward’s skepticism has already led Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi to promise a “crackdown” on such wrongthink.

Hayward shared an article on Sunday from the Grayzone, a left-wing news outlet. Citing eyewitnesses in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, the article claims that Ukrainian ‘Azov’ fighters – once described by western outlets and lawmakers as “neo-Nazis” – sheltered behind civilians in a theater in Mariupol, before blowing the building up as Russian forces entered the Ukrainian city.

Azov forces and journalists linked to the extremist unit accused Russia of bombing the building, and used the incident to call for western intervention against Russia. US President Joe Biden declared Russian President Vladimir Putin a “war criminal” in response, and American politicians from both parties and from Europe renewed their calls for military aid – including fighter jets – for Ukraine.

However, no video exists showing the theater being bombed and Russia denies attacking the building, stating that it had “never been considered as a strike target.” Conflicting reports of the weapons supposedly used and the civilian casualties or lack thereof only muddy the picture further.

Yet Hayward was condemned by his colleagues for raising the issue. In a Times article on Tuesday accusing him of “spreading propaganda,” Dr. Aliaksandr Herasimenka, a ‘misinformation’ researcher at Oxford University, said that “we must be very careful” when reading reports critical of the official narrative in Ukraine, and that outlets like the Grayzone “are currently engaged in a massive disinformation campaign.” He did not provide any evidence that would support such allegations against the media outlet.

Hayward has been singled out by the Scottish government too. Having shared articles questioning the alleged bombing of a maternity hospital in Mariupol and claiming that Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad did not gas his own citizens as Western sources insist, the professor was accused in Westminster last week by Tory MP Robert Halfon as being a “useful idiot for President Putin’s atrocities.”

Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi said that academics like Hayward were already being investigated, and that their universities would be contacted.

“Putin and his cronies are a malign influence on anyone in this country buying their false narrative, and I have to repeat it is a false and dangerous narrative, and we will crack down on it hard,” Zahawi said, without elaborating on how.

Speaking to Edinburgh Live, Hayward said that he is concerned about restrictions to free speech, and considers hearing both points of view important in wartime.

"In war, miscalculations can have terrible consequences. We also know that misinformation can sometimes even slip through on our own side, as when the UK went to war in Iraq, mistakenly believing it had weapons of mass destruction,” he said. "As for the people of Ukraine, their need is for peace – not to become the epicenter of World War III,” he added, referring to the widely-held belief that were Western powers to intervene in Ukraine, the consequence would be a third world war.

https://www.rt.com/news/552494-scotland-professor-ukraine-theater/