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(8,445 posts)I didn't claim the coup was due solely to US interference. Now *you* have an accuracy problem of a more serious kind. At least I made the mistake of conflating "NED" with "USA" which doesn't even rate as a stretch.
That interference (to some degree) is a certainty given the involvement of USAid and NED, Nuland's words stated AFTER the crowds turned violent (no later than Dec. 2), molotov cocktails and other firebombing are considered by none other than the US of A as terrorism at home and NOT a reasonable response to police beatings, and even if the crowds were still peaceful at the time, supporting the overthrow of an elected leading constitutes interference against Ukrainian sovereignty. Treaty breeched.
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No doubt the US influence was there: Nuland virtually spelled-out that she expected an anti-Yanukovich result after Ukranian "civil society" had been eating out of Uncle Sam's hand. Actually, standing there in front of Exxon and Chevon logos, it was extremely brazen in true neocon style and I'll bet her husband and other Dick Cheney hires from the Bush era were proud.