The Russian invasion is unjustified and reckless. But Brad seems to uncritically accept all the one-sided propaganda from U.S. imperialism and NATO. Brad talks about the Russian propaganda machine--billions of dollars worth he says--but nothing about that of the U.S./NATO. He says that Russia has caused tens of thousands of civilian deaths. While tragic, the UN latest figures are just over 3,000. One could go on. Do we really need to hear this on KPFK? We can get it on CNN or MSNBC. I for one will not listen to KPFK if it is a shill for the Democrats and the warmongers.

Putin (on the Ritz) is one of the biggest suppliers of pollution (The Authoritarianism of Climate Change - 3).

Hi Don!

Apologies if actual facts don't line up with what you seem to want to believe. They are facts none the less. But, let's go through your note. You said...

The Russian invasion is unjustified and reckless.

That's all? How about deadly and including myriad war crimes? (Not unlike, as I noted several times in the show you're responding to, the U.S. in Iraq and elsewhere.)

But Brad seems to uncritically accept all the one-sided propaganda from U.S. imperialism and NATO.

Like what? I don't believe you cited any examples. Feel free.

Brad talks about the Russian propaganda machine--billions of dollars worth he says--but nothing about that of the U.S./NATO.

I don't recall using the phrase "billions of dollars worth". Nonetheless, that sounds about right, and I cited several examples of that Russian propaganda. What "propaganda" from the U.S./NATO did I cite with which you take exception? You didn't mention any.

He says that Russia has caused tens of thousands of civilian deaths. While tragic, the UN latest figures are just over 3,000.

I also don't recall my specific reference to "tens of thousands of civilian deaths" and if I used that phrase to describe what has already occurred and/or what will occur. But just to add a bit more context to the numbers you cite above --- The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) reports today that there are "6,546 civilian casualties in the country: 3,193 killed and 3,353 injured," many of whom are women and children, as they break down at that link.

Perhaps you didn't read the entire page, but closer to the bottom it says [emphasis added]:

OHCHR believes that the actual figures are considerably higher, as the receipt of information from some locations where intense hostilities have been going on has been delayed and many reports are still pending corroboration. This concerns, for example, Mariupol (Donetsk region), Izium (Kharkiv region), and Popasna (Luhansk region), where there are allegations of numerous civilian casualties.

Looking at Mariupol, just one of the three listed among the examples from the OHCHR above where they say they have not been able to get numbers, the Mayor of Mariupol said that he believes more than 10,000 civilians have died there as bodies of Mariupole's people "carpeted through the streets."

That was from April 11, almost three weeks ago, and the seige on Mariupol has continued throughout that time.

I don't have the time to look up estimates from Izium, Popasana or any of the other locations where the OHCHR says they do not yet have numbers.

Then there are some 10 million civilians dislocated, forced to flee their homes and to other countries, thanks to Putin's unprovoked war on Ukraine. But, what was your complaint again?

One could go on.

Please do. Because you've yet to counter anything I reported or said with any actual independently verifiable information that supports whatever you complaint seems to be.

Do we really need to hear this on KPFK? We can get it on CNN or MSNBC. I for one will not listen to KPFK if it is a shill for the Democrats and the warmongers.

Of course, I can't speak for KPFK, but I'm sorry if you don't like hearing actually verifiable facts on the air there when I am on. Good news, however! If you listen to the hour before me on KPFK you can hear a guy who actually works for a Kremlin-run "news" outlet, which pays him to be on their air two hours a day, five days a week --- even though he doesn't bother to mention that when he's on KPFK misleading you with false and disinformative Russian talking points and propaganda. A clear conflict of interest like that seems worth disclosing when he's discussing Russia's war on Ukraine (which he does not call a "war", because that's unlawful for Russian media outlets). My complaint is not that he works there, but that he is not transparent with listeners about it (at all!)

You don't feel that lack of transparency is worthy of your complaints?

For the record, I also don't speak for CNN or MSNBC and am frequently critical of them (as I am of the U.S. Government when they are the ones invading a sovereign nation.) If any of them are telling the truth here and/or doing the right thing, I have no problem giving them credit for it.

I stand behind my accuracy and consistency and I'm happy to correct any error you feel I have made. And I thank you for your input.

This war has become a real dilemma-----Try to stop the fighting and work out a diplomatic solution, but maybe end up rewarding (Putin's) aggression, which would not be a good precedent to set, OR, keep the fighting going in the hope Ukraine can "win", but risk getting the entire country utterly destroyed, and having the war spread to other countries, and possibly even go nuclear. JMO, but I'd choose a diplomatic effort, and take my chances there. IMO, the risk to the world increases every day the war goes on.

It's good to see Putin's gov't being held accountable for illegally invading a non-threatening smaller country pre-emptively.
Yeah, it's a war crime. Unequivocally.

GW Bush&Co totally got away with THEIR 2003 war crime invasion based on those fake WMD lies.
Nice job, GOP.

Does this mean the condemnation we now deservedly aim at Putin&Co will also be aimed at the US, should it decide in the future that we just "have" to invade Iran, or maybe Venezuela, to "save democracy"?

In the future, I hope we can establish once and for all after Putin's invasion, that this kind of thing is illegal, immoral and totally awful, and should be universally opposed, NO MATTER WHO DOES THE INVADING.