Abby and Robbie talk to investigative journalist and author of the book Surveillance Valley, Yasha Levine, about his thoughts on the crime wave hysteria, the Russia "incursion" in Ukraine and the alt-media race to the bottom.

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Biden Wags the Dog on Ukraine, Alt-Media Race to Bottom & Cops Play Into Crime Panic w/ Yasha Levine

***This episode was recorded before Russia's invasion of Ukraine***

Opening the podcast Abby & Robbie Martin reflect about the reactions to the previous Media Roots Radio episodes then they pivot to the western media smears directed at China during the 2022 Beijing Olympics. The episode concludes with a lengthy discussion about the dangerous escalating situation between Russia and the United States in Ukraine under the Biden administration.

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US Can’t Quit Azov, Biden Blinked, Manifesting War & Marring Beijing 2022

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After weeks of US claims that a Russian invasion of Ukraine was imminent, Vladimir Putin instead recognized the breakaway republics of Luhansk and Donetsk. The decision has triggered a new round of US-led sanctions while bringing attention to rebel-held areas, where,  according to UN figures on the Donbas war, 80% of civilian casualties have occurred since 2018.

Professor Richard Sakwa analyzes the factors behind Putin's move, and its likely consequences. Putin's decision, he says, comes after Kiev refused to implement the 2015 Minsk accords, which could have ended the conflict, and a longstanding US-driven project to expand NATO to Russia's borders. 

Guest: Richard Sakwa. Professor of Russian and European politics at the University of Kent. His books include “Frontline Ukraine: Crisis in the Borderlands” and his latest, “Deception: Russiagate and the New Cold War.”

Rejecting NATO expansion, Putin recognizes forgotten Donbas civilians

[ UNLOCKED Patreon exclusive episode ] 

Part 4 of the Media Roots Radio Smallpox Bioterror Hoax miniseries starts just 4 months before the launch of the Iraq war. In this episode Robbie lays out a litany of exclusively pulled TV archive clips, official US documents and official statements in late 2002 and early 2003 which make a strong case for the ‘pre-event’ Smallpox vaccination program playing a crucial (but memory-holed) role in the propaganda talking points deployed by the Bush administration for the war. Colin Powell mentions smallpox in his infamous UN speech about Iraq’s alleged ‘mobile biological weapons labs' and the fear became so intense domestically that 40% of Americans polled at the time believed that a smallpox bioterrorism attack was ‘likely’. If you’d like to hear the entire miniseries (Parts 1-6) become a Media Roots Radio subscriber @ https://www.patreon.com/mediarootsradio for as little as $5 to gain access.

Extra Materials:

Smallpox News Clips Video 1999 - 2006
https://bit.ly/3Ig2inN

the Smallpox Cache
[ documents compiled by Robbie Martin relevant to the smallpox story ]
https://bit.ly/3KRwqYw.   

2002 CDC Smallpox Vaccination Plan
[ the entire series of documents including revisions to the CDC's smallpox bioterror response plan for state governments ]
https://bit.ly/3iel7NF .   

Part 1: the Wheel of Winter's Darkness & Smallpox Bioterror Scares [UNLOCKED]
https://bit.ly/3q8nw0E .   

Part 2: the Smallpox Doomsday Failsafe Scenario, 100s of Tons of Virus 'Missing' [UNLOCKED].  

Part 3: the Smallpox Vaccination Rollout Begins, J. Hauer's Biodefense Ploy, Iraq 'May Have the Virus' [UNLOCKED].   

Part 4: W Fakes Taking the Smallpox Vax & Project Bioshield on the Eve of War [UNLOCKED].  

Part 5: Did NBC Reporter David Bloom Die From the Smallpox Vax? Scooter’s Japanese Spank Bank [Patreon exclusive].  

Part 6: 'Failure’ of the Smallpox Program, USAMRIID’s Monkey Mad Scientist Retracts Amerithrax Silicon Claim [Patreon exclusive]. 

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UNLOCKED: W Bush Fakes Taking the Smallpox Vax & Bioshield on the Eve of War Pt 4

Abby Martin is joined by longtime anti-war organizer Brian Becker to cover everything you need to know about the war in Ukraine, what it means for the future and how we can fight for peace.

Timestamps:

00:00 - Introducing Brian Becker

02:15 - US unipolar authority & capitalist takeover of Russia

12:30 - NATO expansion and wars since the fall of the Soviet Union, Russia's red line & failed negotiations  

21:52 - Russia intervention in Syria to defend Assad from US war 

28:00 - Explanation of 2014 coup

33:26 -  US role in regime change, origin of struggle in east Ukraine, Crimea

40:57 - Civil war in Donetsk & Luhansk, US trains and arms insurgency against Russians

40:50 - "Denazifying Ukraine" Truth about nazi influence in Ukraine

45:30 - Why US fueled conflict in East Ukraine

47:00 - Cancelling the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty & Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty

51:08 - Abby’s views as an anti-war activist 

54:17 - Putin's anti-communist speech 

1:05:07 - Putin justification for the invasion 

1:07:03 - Western media hypocrisy & eurocentrism

1:10:29 - Russia invasion for regime change in Ukraine

1:15:23 - Costs/benefits of war for Russia 

1:18:00 - Why US is waging war with Russia   

1:23:48 - Tectonic shift in global politics & risks of war in a multipolar world

1:29:53 - Why disbanding NATO is important anti-war demand 

1:35:42 - Minsk agreement explanation

1:37:26 - Obama vs Trump policy, Biden cabinet instrumental in coup 

1:46:01 - Impact of sanctions on Russia &countries dependent on Russia

1:49:13 - How anti-war activists can prepare for what's next

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Ukraine: Questions for the Anti-War Movement

The epic story of how African Americans fought for the right to be armed to fight the Confederacy and then, as soldiers, led a revolution to defeat slavery.

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LIKE MEN OF WAR: How Black Soldiers Whipped the Confederacy

Robbie Martin goes solo on the last episode of February 2022. Starting off Robbie talks about the under-reported warning about how a war in Ukraine might cause an accidental release of 'deadly pathogens' at (11) US DOD linked biological labs there. He then continues to explore the volatile frightening cluster-fuck with Russia's military entering Ukraine specifically by analyzing the cold reactions of the infamous neoconservative Kagan family. The episode concludes with Robbie playing parts of the new 60 Minutes segment on 'Havana Syndrome' and sharing reactions from sound designers and electronic musicians on the alleged audio recording of the 'Havana Syndrome' sonic weapon itself.

Intro/Outro Music:  Fabio Frizzi - Zombi 

Havana Music:  Zoviet France - Ascend A Fall & Caught in The Square

Havana Syndrome Sound Reviews by: @jessehamel_ @compostghoul 
@x7557x @ProlePumpkin @bHarb12 (twitter handles)

Ukraine & Georgia's Defense Department sponsored labs:
http://dilyana.bg/the-pentagon-bio-weapons/

US official: Russian invasion of Ukraine risks release of dangerous pathogens:
https://thebulletin.org/2022/02/us-official-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-risks-release-of-dangerous-pathogens/

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Revenge of the Kagans, DOD's 11 Ukrainian Bio Labs, 60 Mins Targeted Individuals, Havana Reviews

Whitney is joined by Robbie Martin and researcher "Gumby" to unpack what we actually know about the US-funded biolabs in Ukraine and how the programs behind these labs originated with suspect "bioterror" claims at the end of the Cold War.
Published 03/18/22.

Ukraine & The Specter of Bioterror with Robbie Martin And Gumby

OffGuardian and Unlimited Hangout teamed up for a panel discussion/debate regarding Russia and its relationship to the Great Reset Agenda. Are they complicit or resisting the technocratic designs of Davos?
Published 04/02/22.

https://unlimitedhangout.com/2022/04/podcasts/russia-the-great-reset-resistance-or-complicity/

Russia & the Great Reset - Resistance or Complicity?

After decades of nonviolent resistance, abolitionists take up arms and start killing pro-slavery forces in the lead to the Civil War. Prequel to our recent episode 'LIKE MEN OF WAR: How Black Soldiers Whipped the Confederacy' with Eugene Puryear of BreakThrough News.

BLEEDING KANSAS: The Civil War Before The Civil War

In a special two-part episode, Abby and Robbie Martin examine the current firestorm surrounding fake populist Ron DeSantis waging a political war with Disney originating from the passing of the 'Don't Say Gay' bill in Florida. They cover his extensive neocon policies and hardcore Zionism that make his "populist" label spurious and no more than political theater.

Check out Part 2: the Resurgence of Anti-LGBTQ Legislation, the Manhattan Institute & Spooky Rufo’s Disney Leaks https://bit.ly/3vsNi2Q

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Why Neoconservative Zionist Ron DeSantis is Called a Populist & Florida’s Silly Symphony 1 of 2

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