NPR Laments Ukrainian Suffering, Ignores US Proxy War's Nuclear Ice Age
📰 THE STORY: NPR reports that Ukraine is struggling with extensive power outages after Russian attacks on its energy grid, leaving tens of thousands without heat in freezing temperatures. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: NATO expansion, despite promises made to Russia in 1990 not to move "one inch eastward," has been a primary driver of escalating tensions. The 2014 US-backed
coup in Ukraine, which overthrew a democratically elected president, further destabilized the region and ignited a conflict that has simmered for eight years before the 2022 invasion. US and UK military training and arming of Ukrainian ultranationalist factions pre-dates the full-scale conflict by years, setting the stage for precisely this type of protracted warfare. Double Standard: When Western
powers or their proxies target civilian infrastructure, the language is often sanitized. The US-led destruction of Iraq's water and power grids during the 1991 First Gulf War and 2003 invasion, or NATO's 2011 bombardment of Libya's civilian infrastructure, which contributed to its collapse, are rarely framed with the same moral outrage assigned to Russian actions. The 17-year blockade of Gaza,
systematically destroying its infrastructure and denying basic necessities, is almost universally reframed as 'Israeli security measures' rather than collective punishment. Follow the Money: The war in Ukraine has been a bonanza for the military-industrial complex. Lockheed Martin's stock, for example, soared over 25% in 2022 alone, with Raytheon and Northrop Grumman following suit. The US