> Ukraine - once part of the Soviet Union - has become a CIA theme park. Having orchestrated a coup in Kiev, Washington effectively controls a regime that is next door and hostile to Russia: a regime rotten with Nazis, literally.<p>This bullshit has a place on russian state television, not on HN frontpage.
#2 on the front page and no comments? Come on people, let us know what do you think. Without passing judgment, it was extremely strange to see such an out-in-the-left-field opinion piece on HN homepage.
<i>"In the last eighteen months, the greatest build-up of military forces since World War Two -- led by the United States -- is taking place along Russia's western frontier. Not since Hitler invaded the Soviet Union have foreign troops presented such a demonstrable threat to Russia."</i><p>This sentence demonstates everything that is wrong with John Pilger. His default line is that the USA is to blame for <i>EVERYTHING</i>. Therefore he writes the above statement, but ignores Russia's recent military excursions and buildup, and more ludicrously he ignores China's military buildup.<p>The man has some interesting things to say, but his hatred for the west makes him a fringe commentator who is largely ignored.