Several members of Ukrainian parliament from the Svoboda (Freedom) Party, led by a top member of the nation’s Free Speech Committee, video-taped themselves violently beating Alexsandr Pantelymonov, the CEO of Ukraine’s First National TV company, and forcing him to sign a letter of resignation.
Pantelymonov had been criticized for being supportive of the ousted elected government of President Viktor Yanukovych, and the attacking MPs condemned him as “Moscow trash” during the beating.
Svoboda is a race-driven party, whose policies include banning immigration and insisting only ethnic Ukrainians be allowed to hold government jobs. The party has also pushed to acquire nuclear weapons. Since the protests, they are a key portion of the “interim” government, holding several key positions, including Defense and Finance portfolios.
Though in Ukraine the Cabinet of Ministers can theoretically force TV broadcasters to resign, the attacking MPs assured Pantelymonov that the era of the cabinet was over and that they were calling the shots.
The Svoboda leaders said the attack was retaliation for First National TV broadcasting footage of Russia’s parliament signing off on the accession of Crimea, saying it amounted to “Russian propaganda.”
Hmm, I wonder what's going to happen if the FedGov's neo-fascist puppets in Kiev turn the tables and consolidate power amongst themselves. Previous FedGov nation-wrecking efforts indicate that this will happen.
Don't worry, I'm sure Obama is going to send some chain-link fence over so they can create an American-style 'free speech' zone and within that 10 square meters free speech will be as honored and protected as it is within the caged free speech zones in America.
Well certainly Ukraine's new government has free speech. The press is free to say whatever we tell them to say, and we're free to beat them senseless if they don't. – Ukrainian MPs. 2014
Neocon Nuland must be so proud of her fledgling democracy! It's a neoconservative's dream.
Yes, and imagine having sworn to defend them against Russia.
These are the people that OBAMA and the WEST are supporting.
AGAIN , America and the hangers on have chosen the WRONG people to support.
But who cares as long as Americans can sell ARMS and WEAPONS to these people who cares if several thousands of innocent people are murdered..
OBAMA , MERKEl , HOLLANDE YOU ARE ALL CRAZY
All very true – except the Ukraine has no money to purchase these aforementioned weapons. I'm betting one of the promises whispered into the ear of Yatsenyuk was the US would cover the costs of arming the Ukrainians. The "murdered" will be classified as "acceptable" losses – worth the cost of piking Putin.
These people do the dirty Job.They are useful idiots and also willing tools.It takes time until the Billionaires have changed the sides and taken the power.Then these guys will become the bad ones.And the West will suddenly remember his "values".
The big loser will be the average Ukrainian.
Then they will recognize that nothing has changed and that they were fooled..Maybe they will be envy on the people from Crimea.Because they become better wages and pensions.
The European Union has no money to support the Ukrainians.And when Ukrainians realize that they were only a part in a Chess game they will maybe come back to Russia (eastern part) and other eras will remember the time the time before the first World War.The borders at this time were different.
The artistry of the video is lacking. Where's Leni Riefenstahl when you need her?
IMO, Russia will remain patient and allow the fascists to hang themselves through the very unpopular policies they've signaled they'll implement, thus fueling a counter-coup that will be very bloody because once fascists gain power, they won't cede it unless killed. Will Russia intervene then? The situation will conform to the conditions required that Putin outlined in his speech. I think the situation will be resolved by July, if not sooner.
Not surprising at all. When I think about the Kagan family in on this – including Ms. Nuland – in wanting these people in, I can only imagine they believe all Christians are the same, just various types of you-know-whats. It is in this dismissal of distinctions, among those considered utterly alien, that I find the most danger to civilization. A lot of this "the enemy of my enemy is my friend (for today)" is a formula for the reversion to barbarism. If you define the world in such simplistic terms, of course you'll go along with creeps for short-term benefits, because you do not actually value people who are not exactly like you. I consider that very unenlightened. This particular family has a lot of accounting to do for their machinations.
There is a Free speech and then there is a free speech. For fascism free speech is when you don't mention any other "free-speech" but what Hitlerism is about, doing their free speech TV shows about fascism is their definition of "free speech", free speech for fascism is when no other free speech, or books or news and in this case TV shows exist/permitted.
The brutish thug with red hair has a very short life span ahead of him.
Funny how the CBC radio news missed this story…
Yes and I’m sure the ukranians and tartars in Crimea are being treated nice and sweetly too
Score-settling is inevitable in this sort of situation. There's probably similar score-settling going on in Crimea. The bright side is that such people are unlikely to get many votes in the 25 May election and the more the act the fool, the more they damage their chances.
Indeed, "such people" are unlikely to get many votes in the 25 May election. Unfortunately, history tells me that this is not necessarily a sign that "such people" will never become the majority party in Ukraine. In 1923 the NSDAP was a minuscule party headquartered in Munich. The political fate of "such people" may hinge, among others, on the economic future of Ukraine. What propelled the NSDAP to become the largest party in Germany in 1932 was the sequence of economic crashes beginning in 1928. Once the Ukrainian middle class fears to "sink to the level of proletarians" there is no telling what bad things may happen in Ukraine.
It has also been reported he was kidnapped by them immidiately after and his condition and whereabouts are unknown.
Helluva job, brownie.