Odesa Strikes Kill Two Ahead of Ceasefire, West Conveniently Forgets Pattern of Escalation
Explosions rocked the Ukrainian port city of Odesa, claiming two lives, mere hours before a proposed Orthodox Easter ceasefire was expected to take effect. ABC News breathlessly reported the incident as a stark defiance of humanitarian efforts, spotlighting Russian culpability for the deaths and the timing. ABC News, like much of mainstream Western journalism, frames this event as a unilateral act
of aggression, conveniently omitting the historical pattern of all parties in conflicts exploiting pre-ceasefire windows to gain tactical advantage or inflict maximum damage before a mandated pause. This is not an aberration; it is a calculated, brutal chess move observed in numerous conflicts, from Syria to Yemen, where the build-up to a ceasefire often sees an intensification of fighting as each
side tries to improve its position. Understanding this requires looking beyond the immediate outrage. For instance, the US military's notorious Christmas bombing campaign of North Vietnam in 1972, Operation Linebacker II, occurred over an eleven-day period with intense aerial bombardment before peace talks resumed in January 1973. It was a scorched-earth strategy designed to force concessions,
mirroring the cynical timing of such strikes. Moreover, the long-standing US policy of imposing sanctions on essential goods, including medical supplies, on countries like Iran, Cuba, and Venezuela, consistently intensifies civilian suffering, yet such actions are rarely framed as 'humanitarian defiance' by outlets like ABC News. File this. Screenshot it. The next time they deny it, you'll have