64.  WAR WATCH WEDNESDAYS, March 9, 2022
Tomlinson, Media Reporting OMNI Russia/Ukraine demonstration
 US, NATO, Ukraine, Russia

US Dem/Repub War Party vs. Old Soviet/RussoPhobia

Media Reports on Our Peace Protests

Dear Friends,

 Below are the  media reports from our protest on Saturday, including more detailed information about the causes of the war, NATO, and the consequences of potential world war, specifically the threat of nuclear winter.  The first three are from our Northwest Arkansas television stations (KNWA, Channel 5 & 40/29 News), and the last is from the University of Arkansas student newspaper. The Democrat Gazette also covered it, but I cant find published links online.Also, here is the speech I wrote for the protest, including hyperlinked references.

 Take care,

Abel Tomlinson

 KNWA: Peaceful protest on Ukraine War in Fayetteville

https://www.nwahomepage.com/news/peaceful-protest-on-ukraine-war-in-fayetteville/

5 NEWS: War protest takes place in Washington Co.

https://www.5newsonline.com/video/news/local/war-protest-takes-place-in-washington-co/527-da21d894-46e7-4758-9f19-52bfa6ee92b1

40/29 News: Fayetteville, Arkansas protesters demonstrate against war in Europe

https://www.4029tv.com/article/arkansas-anti-war-protest-ukraine-russia/39353007#

Small group of locals protests perceived U.S. escalation of war in Ukraine
https://www.uatrav.com/news/article_baa2cd7c-9d90-11ec-8adf-affe5b40d06b.html

Abel Tomlinson
OMNI Peace Action Committee, Chair
Arkansas Nonviolence Alliance, Founder
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The West, Ukraine, Putin, NATO OR NEUTRALITY
In 2014, Prof. Mearsheimer wrote “Why the Ukraine Crisis Is the West’s Fault.”    In 2015, Mearsheimer gave a talk on the topic at University of Chicago at which he predicted the events of the past month.  "… the West is leading Ukraine down the Primrose Path, and the end result is that Ukraine is going to get wrecked," he said. "And I believe that the policy I'm advocating, which his neutralizing Ukraine and then building it up economically, and then getting it out of the competition between Russia on one side and NATO on the other side, is the best thing that could happen to the Ukrainians."  See the full article (March 5, 2022) about Mearsheimer in OMNI’s Russia Newsletter/Anthology #13. https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/621316813-u-chicago-students-demand-political-science-professor-mearsheimer-change-his-views-on-russia-v-ukraine

The US Dem/Repub War Party Senate
Democratic Minority Leader Senator Schumer speaking: The best thing democratic nations of world can do for the Ukraine is disable Russia’s economy, which the sanctions intend, including stopping Russia’s  oil and gas supply to the West. 
One problem is that the Ukraine is not a democracy..  The democratically elected pro-Russian president of the Ukraine was kicked out of office by a coup that led eventually to the present president.   Ukraine: Country Profile | Freedom House https://freedomhouse.org › country › ukraine  Categorized as a Transitional or Hybrid regime, Ukraine receives a Democracy Percentage of 39 out of 100 in the Nations in Transit 2021 report.
Another is that Putin is desperate and has nuclear weapons.  Perhaps Mearsheimer is right that the US goal is not to rescue Ukraine among democratic nations, but to crush Russia once and for all, after trying for a hundred years.  Dick