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    Russia, Ukraine, and the Fantasies of War
    Sep09

    Russia, Ukraine, and the Fantasies of War

    Tuesday, September 9 , 2014 - 23:09 (EEST) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    Is the war in Ukraine real? On the face of it, this is a remarkably stupid question. Thousands have died, over a million have been displaced, and European international relations have sunk into a morass. On a basic, human level, the war is tragically real. Yet the question is relevant, at the very least as an homage to Jean Baudrillard, who,...

    Ceasefire or No, Death Toll Keeps Rising in Ukraine
    Sep09

    Ceasefire or No, Death Toll Keeps Rising in Ukraine

    Tuesday, September 9 , 2014 - 22:39 (EEST) Section: Newsweek (USA)

    KIEV/MARIUPOL Ukraine (Reuters) – Five Ukrainian servicemen have been killed in the past four days, the military said on Tuesday, underscoring the strains in a ceasefire between government forces and pro-Russian separatists that officials insist is still broadly holding. The ceasefire, agreed on Friday, is part of a peace plan meant to end...

    The Debris of War in Ukraine
    Sep09

    The Debris of War in Ukraine

    Tuesday, September 9 , 2014 - 21:39 (EEST) Section: The Boston Globe (USA)

    Assessing the damage in eastern Ukraine. A center to help children with cerebral palsy is shattered. After residents in Donetsk reported overnight shelling, they move to clear the debris of war. Officials maintain that a ceasefire agreed to between government forces and pro-Russian separatists is still broadly holding. Now Russia’s foreign...

    How the Malaysians Used a Skyscraper to Fool the World
    Sep09

    How the Malaysians Used a Skyscraper to Fool the World

    Tuesday, September 9 , 2014 - 21:24 (EEST) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    Never underestimate the power of good marketing. Politicians need it to win elections. Entertainers need it to gain popularity. Musicians need it to sell tickets. Skilled marketers can spin stories and create elaborate facades to manipulate the viewpoints of targeted groups of people. It can be done on a small scale, or on a grand scale. Now that...

    Ukrainians In Mariupol Prepare For War As Poroshenko Says Cease-Fire Is Breached
    Sep09

    Ukrainians In Mariupol Prepare For War As Poroshenko Says Cease-Fire Is Breached

    Tuesday, September 9 , 2014 - 20:09 (EEST) Section: International Business Times (USA)

    MARIUPOL, Ukraine — As the cease-fire reached Friday in eastern Ukraine shows signs of crumbling across the region, people in Mariupol, a port city on the Black Sea under assault by pro-Russian separatists, are preparing for a war that many here say is coming despite an air of normalcy. …read more Source: International Business...

    ‘Ukraine still faces Russia alone’
    Sep09

    ‘Ukraine still faces Russia alone’

    Tuesday, September 9 , 2014 - 19:39 (EEST) Section: CNN (USA)

    The recent NATO summit in Newport, Wales was initially meant to prepare the alliance for the post-Afghanistan era and pooling of resources at the time of defense cuts, known in NATO lingua as “smart defense.” …read more Source:...

    Malaysia Air MH17 Wreckage Still Lying in Ukraine
    Sep09

    Malaysia Air MH17 Wreckage Still Lying in Ukraine

    Tuesday, September 9 , 2014 - 19:39 (EEST) Section: The Epoch Times (USA)

    HRABOVE, Ukraine—A child’s skipping rope, its yellow handles blistered and charred, lay Tuesday amid wreckage of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 that was still strewn across fields of Eastern Ukraine more than seven weeks after the jet was shot down. Chunks of fuselage carrying the Malaysian carrier’s logo were lined up alongside a...

    Oy Vey: Yiddish Has a Problem
    Sep09

    Oy Vey: Yiddish Has a Problem

    Tuesday, September 9 , 2014 - 19:39 (EEST) Section: The Atlantic (USA)

    Ai-yi-yi! Let’s kvetch about the fact that you have to schlep all the way to Brooklyn to schmooze in Yiddish nowadays. Chances are you understood that above paragraph perfectly, despite it being littered with Yiddish vocabulary. “Yinglish”—the marriage of Yiddish and English—is a pop-cultural standard: Girls’ Shoshanna...

    Malaysia: Dutch Report Suggests MH-17 Shot Down from Ground
    Sep09

    Malaysia: Dutch Report Suggests MH-17 Shot Down from Ground

    Tuesday, September 9 , 2014 - 19:24 (EEST) Section: The Boston Globe (USA)

    Less than two months after Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 crashed over Ukraine, investigators are closer to knowing why. The plane broke apart in mid-air after a number of “high-energy objects” penetrated its fuselage, says the Dutch Safety Board. All 298 people on board were killed in the July 17 crash, most of them from the...

    OSCE: Let Journalists in Crimea Do Their Jobs
    Sep09

    OSCE: Let Journalists in Crimea Do Their Jobs

    Tuesday, September 9 , 2014 - 19:12 (EEST) Section: Voice of America (USA)

    The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe has called for the de-facto authorities in Crimea to allow media members to do their job without hindrance. Speaking in Vienna on Tuesday, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, expressed concern about the intimidation of free voices in Crimea, following the detention...