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In reply to the discussion: Do you believe that Obama installed a Nazi government in Ukraine to steal their resources? [View all]nationalize the fed
(2,169 posts)32. Ukraine: Joe Biden Promotes U.S. as Fracking Missionary Force
During his two-day visit this week to Kiev, Ukraine, Vice President Joe Biden unfurled President Barack Obamas U.S. Crisis Support Package for Ukraine.
A key part of the package involves promoting the deployment of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in Ukraine. Dean Neu, professor of accounting at York University in Toronto, describes this phenomenon in his book Doing Missionary Work. And in this case, it involves the U.S. acting as a modern-day missionary to spread the gospel of fracking to further its own interests.
With the ongoing Russian occupation of Crimea serving as the backdrop for the trip, Biden made Vladimir Putins Russia and its dominance of the global gas market one of the centerpieces of a key speech he gave while in Kiev.
And as you attempt to pursue energy security, theres no reason why you cannot be energy secure. I mean there isnt. It will take time. It takes some difficult decisions, but its collectively within your power and the power of Europe and the United States, Biden said.
And we stand ready to assist you in reaching that. Imagine where youd be today if you were able to tell Russia: Keep your gas. It would be a very different world youd be facing today.
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http://www.counterpunch.org/2014/04/24/joe-biden-promotes-u-s-as-fracking-missionary-force/print
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Do you believe that Obama installed a Nazi government in Ukraine to steal their resources? [View all]
cthulu2016
Apr 2014
OP
I think that the West had generally much less to do with what happened in Ukraine...
Spider Jerusalem
Apr 2014
#4
It requires a double-theory of the CIA feigning incompetence all these years.
cthulu2016
Apr 2014
#6
Yeah, Rachel Maddow did a humorous piece on the CIA. She talked about all the world events
okaawhatever
Apr 2014
#18
One problem I see is the "Government Assessment" being not a "Intelligence summary"
jakeXT
Apr 2014
#12
And this is why the British Parliament voted against military intervention which
sabrina 1
Apr 2014
#17
No. I think the our government helped overthrow the government and didn't care much
Warren Stupidity
Apr 2014
#16
Re the Sarin Gas incident, that has been disputed over and over by investigators and many
sabrina 1
Apr 2014
#20
Anyone who believes the Ukraine govt are Nazis is falling for Russian propaganda.
baldguy
Apr 2014
#23
Obama? Hell no. The U.S. govt (which has been doing this since before I was born)? Maybe. nt
Sarah Ibarruri
Apr 2014
#30