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In Slaviansk "They have also flooded the city with troops, some of them poorly trained irregulars, and strengthened the local police force — its loyalty somewhat suspect — with officers from western regions of Ukraine where anti-Russian sentiment is strong." and " Mr. Butko predicted it would take a generation before Slovyansk shook off its flirtation with Russian nationalism. “The biggest problem here is not economics or anything physical,” he said. “It is moral. The problem here is in people’s heads.” Guess some heads will have to be knocked about. Of course this viewpoint is reactionary as it stands the reality on its head, while proposing national oppression as the solution: the longer term problem *will* be economic, and not national, for all of Ukraine. Perhaps sooner than later. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/02/world/europe/a-test-for-ukraine-in-slovyansk-city-retaken-from-pro-russian-rebels.html?emc=edit_th_20140802&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=69624932 Extracted from an obviously pro-US imperialist propaganda outlet so it can't be ignored as "Russian propaganda". -Matt ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: Marxism@lists.csbs.utah.edu Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
