I N T E R N A T I O N A L D A I L Y OCTOBER 21, 2019 INTERNATIONAL 11

The big lies disseminated by BBC adds politics and history to borscht and serves it up to severe -Ukraine relations western MSM on Syrian crisis By Martyn Andrews By Ali Radmanesh economic sanctions and place “thousands of RT — Borscht has been a popular soup across Europe US troops” on the ground if his goal was to for centuries. Now it’s also a political weapon, and, TEHRAN – The western governments have for end US involvement in Syria? The answer is if nationalism makes sense in the context of what we years been working to smother all discussions in the macro-picture. That is to say, we have eat, it’s ironic that a blood coloured soup is making about Syria in a fog of propaganda, trying to to ask the most important of all questions – people’s blood boil. ensure that their fabricated narrative of the Who benefits? But how can beetroot soup cause so much outrage? crisis is what the world believes about the As I’ve mentioned in previous articles, ge- Perhaps when history and politics is added to the mix, Syria debacle. opolitical events are being exploited by the and often, it’s a recipe for disaster. The first part of an article trying to dissect globalist establishment as distraction and cover Earlier this year, the Russian Federation’s Ministry big US lies was published on the October 20 for their controlled demolition of the economy. of Foreign Affairs tweeted: “A timeless classic, #Borsch edition of Tehran Times. They need scapegoats for the implosion of the is one of Russia’s most famous & beloved #dishes & a This is the final part of the article: Everything Bubble, an implosion they started symbol of traditional cuisine.” Lie #3: The Trump administration in 2018 with liquidity tightening policies that A recent BBC online article states that the world of is pulling us troops out of Syria has now accelerated into a full-blown financial Twitter in Ukraine exploded in response to that tweet This is not happening, and anyone who crisis. The Turkish invasion of Syria may be and responded with anger and humour. “As if stealing believes Trump is actually ending US involve- the pinnacle distraction event. Crimea wasn’t enough, you had to go and steal borsch ment has been duped. It’s also not the first time With engineered chaos in Syria, Trump’s from Ukraine as well.” It seems the Soviet soup has we’ve heard promises from Donald Trump on globalist handlers can achieve a historic level turned sour. an end to the wars in the Middle East. Total destruction: Syrian soldiers patrol in south Damascus, Syria, in May 2018. of chaos while avoiding direct culpability. The BBC’s contentious recipe regarding “the battle Over a year ago Trump proclaimed that What do we get when we combine all the of the borscht” seems to be just sticking its fingers in he would be pulling the troops out of Syr- support for the Kurds and admonishing Turkish hardly a valid assertion. Punishing the victims elements listed above along with lies on the broth. Bordering countries often have a strong ia, yet, only a week later it was determined actions. They are all ready to enforce sanctions of a con for being conned is not the American both sides of the political paradigm? Well, rivalry and tumultuous history and Ukrainians have that they would remain. Recently Trump or even go to war in the name of defending the way. At least, it shouldn’t be the American we get a rationale for war. We also get yet a right to say borscht belongs to them. But with the made the claim again, and only days later Kurdish people. How noble… way. Also, the Kurds are not the real target of another event which makes Trump look like blurred lines of Ukraine being in the USSR black and the Pentagon admitted that US troops were The truth is, none of these agents of despair this disinfo campaign; conservatives are the a bumbling villain and conservatives look white soon becomes grey (or in this case red). Is borscht only going to be shifted back from the border have any concern for the Kurds, and they will target, and they’re falling right into the trap. I like fools or soulless robots. really a food Russia developed through occupation? while the Kurds, our former allies, would be do nothing to save them until it’s too late. Later, believe this is a propaganda narrative designed By extension, any tensions with Turkey Or maybe the journey of social history and food is attacked by Turkish forces. Turkey’s military they will act, but not to save any remaining to make conservatives sound like sociopaths. suggest the beginning of the end for NATO. something far more complicated. Hmm. spokesman has said that they will “correct the Kurds. A Kurdish genocide is only a means Trump’s claim that the Kurds were “not As I predicted in January of 2019, it appears demographics changed by the YPG (Kurdish to an end. And here we start to see the entire really our allies” as they “did not help us during that Turkey, a key component of the Western defense units much like citizen militias) in reason for the Syrian crisis unfold… WWII”, and that they were only defending alliance, is about to exit. This furthers the glo- Northeast Syria”. In other words, the goal is Lie #5: The Kurds are not our their homes rather than supporting our efforts balist goal of the deterioration of the West; the ethnic cleansing, and as the Armenian gen- concern, or, they are “getting what against ISIS shows an insane (but calculated) decline of the old world order making way for ocide teaches us, the Turks are no strangers they deserve” disinformation campaign designed to make their “new world order” in which Eastern pow- to ethnic cleansing. On the flip side of the paradigm, I’m seeing conservatives look monstrous and untrust- ers will play a larger role in conjunction with Trump is not the only world leader to pull the Trump cult making some outlandish ar- worthy. If Trump was really against the “deep certain European elements. This is a dynamic this kind of stunt, either. did guments (as they always do) to rationalize the state” he would not try to tarnish the image of globalists like George Soros have publicly and the same thing in 2016, announcing an end to president’s bizarre and abrupt policy actions. our only legitimate allies in the region. proudly discussed in the past. military action by Russia in Syria and a removal The first argument claims that “it’s about time” Finally, another narrative being spread The Kurds may also be a direct target of the of troops, only to keep Russian forces there that a president “stood against the deep state” around is that because the Kurds have a so- globalist agenda. In a declassified CIA docu- and well entrenched. The Russian presence and ended US involvement in Syria, and we cialist form of governance, they deserve to be ment titled ‘The Kurdish Minority Problem’, has done little to prevent a flurry of Israeli should let Turkey and the Kurds sort out their wiped out. I would remind the people making the agency indicated that the establishment has air strikes against Syria, nor have they acted own mess. I would repeat the fact that Trump this claim that the Kurds are not trying to force seen the Kurds as an unknown factor (which to prevent the Turkish invasion, so we must is not leaving Syria or any other nation in the their political ideologies on anyone, and Tur- they don’t like) that is fiercely independent question what exactly Russia is still doing there Middle East with a US military presence. He key’s Erdogen is a classic totalitarian who has (which they really don’t like) as far back as as much as the US? is only pulling troops back and leaving the tightened his grip on the nation using every the 1940s. The CIA suggests that the Kurds The BBC article also interviews Olesia Lew, a New These constant fake-outs on a Syrian with- door open to Turkish attack. trick in the book, including a false flag coup are an uncontrolled element that could make York-based chef at Veselka, a Ukrainian diner in New drawal are meant only for the general public I would also point out once again that it is attempt. Socialists or not, the Kurds don’t establishment goals in the region difficult to York. She adds “I say borscht is Ukrainian, not just as a way of pacifying concerns, and it seems not “their mess”, it is a mess created by western deserve ethnic cleansing. achieve. from a nationalistic point of view, but because the soup to be working. To this day many people still governments including the US. Yes, the US should not have been in Syria One “mistake” (or false flag) could ignite a hails from the land of Ukraine, and those ingredients believe that Trump had pulled US troops out of The Kurds lost tens of thousands of fighters in the first place, but then again, we ARE in conflagration between the nations involved. have been found in the country’s archaeological record Syria (or is withdrawing them right now) and battling ISIS, and the Turkish incursion into Syria, and it doesn’t look like we’re leaving, This is why the EU, the Russians, the Israelis into the distant past.” Putin pulled Russian troops out after “defeating Syria seems to be taking advantage of their so if we’re going to be there we might as well and Trump all suddenly care so much about the The BBC continues with a final twist of the knife; ISIS”. None of this ever happened. If you tell a weakened defenses. This is a situation the US do some good with our presence and act as a Kurdish plight. They CREATED the Kurdish “Ukrainian Wikipedia lists borsch as “found in Ukrainian, big lie enough times the uneducated masses created. The Turkish invasion is a DIRECT result deterrent to an obvious Turkish attempt to plight, and now they are going to use it to Belarusian, Polish, Lithuanian, Iranian and Jewish will start to adopt it as the truth. of the destabilization of Syria, and Trump’s erase the Kurds (our allies who fought a terrorist turn Syria into a massive powder keg. Syria national cuisines,” …. but fails to mention Russian cuisine. Lie #4: The international com- pullback from the northern border was the icing threat the US government funded) from the is an artificially manufactured “linchpin”, as Whoever knew borscht was popular in Tehran? munity is sincerely worried about a on the cake. It acted as a form of permission area. Of course, it’s too late for that now… DARPA would call it. It is designed to provide Now you know! But if the BBC wants to politicize Kurdish genocide by the US that Turkey could now do whatever What is really going on in Syria? catastrophe while maintaining plausible deni- this beetroot dilemma and accuse Russia of “cultural Wow, it truly warms my heart to witness the they wanted (for a time). If you’re not buying the mainstream nar- ability for the establishment. Trump’s actions appropriation,” they should try telling that to 145 sudden international outpouring of support I am also seeing the narrative that the Kurds rative, you might be wondering why Donald in Syria may seem random, but they make million Russians and see their response! Vodka might for the Kurds in Syria. Establishment rags like are “getting what they deserve”. Trump would suddenly abandon the Syrian perfect sense when we understand that he is be needed. the Washington Post and the New York Times, Some argue that the Kurds were stupid border allowing Turkey to invade? You also serving a greater agenda. The US “withdrawal” So, where does borscht actually come from? Who the EU government, the Israeli government, for trusting the US government as an ally and might be wondering why he would then im- is not a withdrawal, it is a prelude to a bigger even cares? With food passionately being part of our even Trump himself are all announcing their now they are reaping the consequences. This is mediately threaten to “crush” Turkey with conflict which benefits the globalist cabal. culture and identity, some fingers point towards Eastern Europe and state that borscht is originally Ukrainian dating back to the 14th century. It also features in numerous cold climate Baltic and northern Slavic cultures including Russia (who also state that Everyone’s a conspiracy theorist, whether they know it or not Borscht was created there). It’s here, where the cultural By Caitlin Johnstone others about the self-evident reality that powerful people conundrum begins. conspire all the time, and it’s only a question of how and with The social debate surrounding the origins of borscht ActivistPost — Plutocratic propaganda outlet MSNBC has whom and to what extent. dates back centuries (the same niggling debate vodka just run a spin segment on the breaking news that the medical The word “conspire” is defined by Merriam-Webster as has, but let’s not go there). The English spelling of examiner’s determination of the cause of Jeffrey Epstein’s “to join in a secret agreement to do an unlawful or wrongful Borscht (also known as borsch, borsht, or bortsch) death is “pending further information”. act or an act which becomes unlawful as a result of the secret actually comes from Yiddish, and is derived from a “Our sources are still saying that it looks like suicide, and agreement”. No sane person would deny that this is a thing Slavic word from the hogweed plant. This was pickled this is going to set conspiracy theorists abuzz I fear,” said NBC that happens, nor that this is likely a thing that happens to and placed into large pots of boiling water along with correspondent Ken Dilanian. “NBC News has been hearing some extent among the powerful in their own nation. This vegetables and old bones, and so the famous red soup all day long that there are no indications of foul play, and that by itself is a theory about conspiracy per definition, and it was born. this looks like a suicide and that he hung himself in his cell.” accurately applies to pretty much everyone. Since it applies The reality is, that as centuries pass, dishes spread Dilanian, who stumbled over the phrase “conspiracy to pretty much everyone, the label is essentially meaningless, far beyond their supposed places of origin and in this theorists” in his haste to get it in the first soundbyte, is a either as a pejorative or as anything else. case, is integrated into modern day cuisines of Ukraine, known asset of the Central Intelligence Agency. This is not The meaningless of the term has been clearly illustrated Belarus, Poland, Lithuania, and Russia to name but a a conspiracy theory, this is a well-documented fact. A 2014 by Russiagate, whose adherents react with sputtering few. Borscht can even be found in certain Chinese cities, article in The Intercept titled “The CIA’s Mop-Up Man” reveals Journal. “Financier Epstein’s Death Disappoints Victims, outrage whenever anyone points out that they’re engaged brought by the building of the Manchurian Railway as email exchanges obtained via Freedom of Information Act Launches Conspiracy Theories” reads the headline from US in a conspiracy theory, despite the self-evident fact that a branch line of the Trans-Siberian Railway in the late request between Dilanian and CIA public affairs officers which government-funded Voice of America. that’s exactly what it is: a theory about a band of powerful 19th century and early 20th century refugees fleeing “show that Dilanian enjoyed a closely collaborative relationship These outlets generally match Dilanian’s tone in branding Russian conspirators conspiring with the highest levels of the Russian Revolution. with the agency, explicitly promising positive news coverage anyone who questions the official story about Epstein’s death the US government. Their objection is not due to a belief that Is saying that “borscht is Russian” really a message and sometimes sending the press office entire story drafts as a raving lunatic. Meanwhile, normal human beings all they’re not theorizing about a conspiracy, their objection of oppression? Did the sly Soviets steal this celebrated for review prior to publication.” There is no reason to give across the political spectrum are expressing skepticism on is due to the fact that a highly stigmatized label that they’re soup to pass off as their own? Whatever the answer Dilanian the benefit of the doubt that this cozy relationship social media about the “suicide” narrative we’re all being accustomed to applying to other people has been applied and food feuds aside, does this give the BBC the blood has ended, so anything he puts forward can safely be dismissed force-fed by the establishment narrative managers, many to them. The label is rejected because its actual definition curdling ammunition to target Russia? Yes, there are as CIA public relations. of them prefacing their skepticism with some variation on is ignored to the point of meaninglessness. political tensions between Russia and Ukraine, but When I mentioned Dilanian’s CIA ties on MSNBC’s Twitter the phrase “I’m not a conspiracy theorist, but…” The problem has never been with the actual term “conspiracy food should unite people, not pull them apart. Maybe, video, MSNBC deleted their tweet and then re-shared it without “I’m not a conspiracy theorist but there are an awful lot theory”; the problem has been with its deliberate and completely along with ravioli, dumplings, and dim sum, there are mentioning Dilanian’s name. Here is a screenshot of the first of very powerful people who would like to see this Epstein meaningless use as a pejorative. The best way to address this several culinary connections to the same dish as well tweet followed by an embedded link to their current one (which thing go away. Is anyone investigating the guard on duty?” would be a populist move to de-stigmatize the label by taking as countless ways to make it? I’ve archived just in case): tweeted actor Patricia Heaton. ownership of it. Last month Cornell University professor Dave Is this debate and finger pointing another attempt Up until the news broke that Epstein’s autopsy has been “I am not into conspiracy theories. But Epstein had Callum tweeted, “I am a ‘conspiracy theorist’. I believe men at cultural appropriation by the Kremlin? Geopolitics unable to readily confirm suicide, mass media headlines destructive information on an extraordinary number of and women of wealth and power conspire. If you don’t think and information war meets a cooking catastrophe? everywhere have been unquestioningly blaring that that was extraordinarily powerful people. It is not easy to commit so, then you are what is called ‘an idiot’. If you believe stuff but It’s important to note that Poland and Belarus also known to have been the cause of the accused sex trafficker’s suicide in prison. Especially after being placed on suicide fear the label, you are what is called ‘a coward’.” This is what claim Borscht to be theirs, so it’s Soviet soup for all. death. This despite the fact that the FBI’s investigation has watch. Especially after already allegedly trying,” tweeted we all must do. The debate must be forcibly moved from the Fish and chips believe it or not, isn’t British but a been explicitly labeling it an “apparent suicide”, and despite public defender Scott Hechinger. absurd question of whether or not conspiracies are a thing hybrid of traditions. Portuguese Jews famously deep the fact that Epstein is credibly believed to have been involved Journalist Abi Wilkinson summed up the silliness of this to the important question of which conspiracy theories are fried fish and, according to one version, brought the in an intelligence-tied sexual blackmail operation involving widespread preface very nicely, tweeting, “’I’m not a conspiracy valid and to what degree. cooking style to in the Middle Ages. many powerful people, any number of whom stood plenty theorist’ is such a weird assertion when you think about it, And we should probably hurry. Yahoo News reported earlier Communities in Northern France enjoyed frying to gain from his death. the idea there’s a binary between believing all conspiracies this month that the FBI recently published an intelligence bulletin potatoes in fat during the winter months (hence French- So things are moving in a very weird way, and people and flat out rejecting the very concept of conspiracy in all describing “conspiracy theory-driven domestic extremists” fried potatoes). Though Beligians enjoyed them too. are understandably weirded out. The response to this from circumstances.” as a growing threat, and this was before the recent spate of Roll along a few centuries and fish and chips became mass media narrative managers has, of course, been to berate Indeed, I think it’s fair to say that everyone is a conspiracy US shootings got establishment narrative-makers pushing a famous seaside treat in the UK. Just don’t tell the everyone as “conspiracy theorists”. theorist if they’re really honest with themselves. Not everyone for new domestic terrorism laws. This combined with the fact British tourist board! “Jeffrey Epstein: How conspiracy theories spread after believes that the official stories about 9/11 and the JFK that we can’t even ask questions about extremely suspicious Borscht is an example of a dish that rises above financier’s death” reads a BBC headline. “Epstein Suicide assassination are riddled with plot holes or what have you, events like Jeffrey Epstein’s death without being tarred with national boundaries, and so defies narrow definitions Conspiracies Show How Our Information System Is Poisoned” but I doubt that anyone who really sat down and sincerely this meaningless pejorative by the mass media thought police of nationalism. Maybe soup shouldn’t really be used a reads one from the New York Times. “Conspiracy Theories grappled with the question “Do powerful people conspire?” means we’re at extreme risk of being shoved into something political prawn, sorry, pawn… I’ve food on the brain. Fly Online in Wake of Epstein Death” warns The Wall Street would honestly deny it. Some are just more self-aware than far more Orwellian in the near future. Shall we discuss vodka now?