Sadly, the closest news programming you’ll find so far on the Holodomor and Walter Duranty of the New York Times.
Last week we gave you the facts about the Lennikov case so you can be informed while left-wing media snuffs out important details in an attempt to keep this KGB spy in Canada, defying the law and a judge order deportation. Some outlets are saying that he feared for his life and was conscripted into the KGB, while claiming he committed no crime acting as an agent for a spy agency that claimed tens of millions of lives in enslavement and murder. But what the media is telling you is quite different than what was testified before a court (emphasis mine):
For anyone interested in this case, I encourage you to read the Federal Court judgment against Lennikov, which at least provides the bare-bones facts. You can find it here:
http://decisions.fct-cf.gc.ca/en/2007/2007fc43/2007fc43.html
You’ll find a lot of intriguing information there, including:
- Lennikov did not fear for his personal safety if he refused to join the KGB, testifying that "he did not really fear for his life, but more for his career propects" if he turned the job down.
- His career did prosper after taking the job, as Lennikov was twice promoted within the KGB, rising to the ranks of Senior Lieutenant and Captain.
From Winnipeg Free Press
Michael Ignatieff once viewed Ukrainians as "nasty anti-Semites," according to a flyer distributed by a Conservative cabinet minister.
Vic Toews has resurrected allegations the Liberal leader is anti-Ukrainian in a flyer sent to communities in his Manitoba riding with large Ukrainian populations.
From the Winnipeg Sun:
Toews, whose parents and grandparents were born in Ukraine, said yesterday the
Grit leader’s written comments are shocking — particularly in light of Canada’s large Ukrainian population.
"How could he call them anti-Semites, and on that basis say they shouldn’t have their own nation because it’s somehow an artificial nationality?" Toews told the Winnipeg Sun.
"To deny the entire existence of the Ukrainian nationalist movement, it’s just astounding."
Politics
Ukraine wary of KGB terror files BBC News ● How the New York Times Helped Tyrants The New American ● Ukraine coalition ‘close to collapse’ Telegraph.co.uk ● Our Ukraine party will not recall its ministers from Tymoshenko … Kyiv Post ● Yushchenko convinced in victory of Our Ukraine at future election Kyiv Post ● Ukraine, Russia battle over shared history eTaiwan ● Constitutional Instability In Ukraine Leads To ‘Legal Turmoil’ RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty ● Crimean Tatars Divide Ukraine and Russia Jamestown Foundation ● Ukraine parliament confirms election date United Press International ● Biden to Visit Georgia and Ukraine The Moscow Times ● Russia may start new gas war – Ukraine president guardian.co.uk ● Ukraine in “shit” again – Yanukovych UNIAN News Agency ● Putin threatens ‘action’ if Ukraine fails to pay gas tab by July 7 Ukrainian Journal
Economy
EU optimistic on Ukraine gas dispute Financial Times ● E.Europe, Austria meltdown panic over -ECB’s Nowotny Forbes ● Ukraine gambling ban takes effect Financial Times ● Gazprom says Ukraine June payment not a concern Forbes ● Cyprus and Ukraine sign tourist agreement Financial Mirror ● WTO panel says Ukraine import surcharges unjustified Reuters ● Ukraine state bank Oshchadbank sees improved profit guardian.co.uk ● Ukraine to pay USD 250mn for gas imports in June. ISI ● Israel closes tourism office in Kiev JTA ● Ukraine helps Pakistan for agriculture sector Pakistan Observer ● Ukraine, Ethiopia Boost Trade Ethiopian Review
Movie: Jajo’s Secret
When: Thurs. June 25 @ 7:00 PM
Where: Revue Cinema
400 Roncesvalles Avenue Toronto, ON
(416) 531-9950
Admission: Free!
From the Revue website:
The Revue Cinema is proud to host a free community screening of the documentary Jajo’s Secret about the internment of Ukrainians by the Canadian government during World War One, told through the personal story of filmmaker James Motluk (Life Under Mike, Whose University Is It?).
A few years after James Motluk’s Grandfather passed away, his family made a shocking discovery; a certificate of parole issued to his grandfather by the
Sault Ste. Marie Police in 1918. This documentary begins with that discovery and traces Motluk¹s personal journey as he investigates how his grandfather came to be paroled. Along the way, he not only discovers the truth about his grandfather but learns the story of how thousands of Ukrainians were imprisoned by the Canadian government during World War One.Q & A with the director of the film following the screening
The documentary aired earlier this month in English and Ukrainian on OMNI TV (which also funded the film). You can also purchase the DVD and follow Guerrilla Films on Twitter.
For a man who spent a career with the KGB and enforcing its rules, Mikhail Lennikov has a lot of trouble following them from a Canadian judge: Get out of Canada – no spies allowed! If your knowledge of the KGB only comes from movies, it was the Soviet Union’s secret police – out living Nazi’s Gestapo police by 60 years and killed and enslaved more innocent people than Hitler by an order of magnitude!
The facts speak for themselves:
34. (1) A permanent resident or a foreign national is inadmissible on security grounds for
(a) engaging in an act of espionage or an act of subversion against a democratic government, institution or process as they are understood in Canada;
(b) engaging in or instigating the subversion by force of any government;
(c) engaging in terrorism;
(d) being a danger to the security of Canada;
(e) engaging in acts of violence that would or might endanger the lives or safety of persons in Canada; or
(f) being a member of an organization that there are reasonable grounds to believe engages, has engaged or will engage in acts referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (c).
Holodomor
Jewish group objects to ‘Great Famine’ case Jewish Telegraphic Agency ● Ukraine blames Ukrainian regime, not Russia, for inducing Holodomor, SBU head says ZIK ● History Under Lock and Key St.Petersburg Times ● Kremlin secrecy extends to Holodomor archives Kyiv Post ● More than million people currently living in Ukraine suffered from Holodomor UNIAN News Agency
Politics
Heated Ukraine polls ahead Kuwait Times ● Russia’s Ideological Crusade Against Ukraine Jamestown Foundation ● Russia dismisses ambassador to Ukraine Chernomyrdin Reuters ● Chernomyrdin Fired as Envoy to Kiev The Moscow Times ● Are Ukrainian journalists missing the real story? Houston Chronicle ● Ukraine: The politics of hairstyle Christian Science Monitor ● EU ministers warn crisis-hit Ukraine AFP ● Ukraine minister resigns over Euro-2012 preparations guardian.co.uk ● Ukraine Demands Russia’s FSB Officers Out Of Crimea RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Noticed a great article in the Toronto Star:
MOSCOW – Lyudmila Alexeyeva has spent decades grappling with the ghosts of history.
A schoolgirl in the days of Stalin’s terror, she helped send food parcels to starving friends and relatives in famine-struck Ukraine and distant parts of Russia. But her experiences were airbrushed from the official record as the country raced toward the bright communist future, divorced from its dark past.
It pointed out how Russia was turning back the clock to the Soviet days of oppression, creating laws restricting speech on its terrible past with harsh penalties, revising textbooks with propaganda (such as blaming Poland for WW2 by not giving into Hitler’s demands) and closing its state archives. While the article did a great job I though I should point out one error I thought was worth mentioning:
From their website:
You are invited to watch the live launch of the very first online
GLOBAL MUSEUM ON COMMUNISM!
Join us on the Internet for this historic event by clicking on the link http://www.ustream.tv/channel/csedwdw on Tuesday June 16, 2009 starting at 19:30 (7:30 PM) North American Eastern Standard Time (GMT -05.00).
The event will be recorded for viewing on the same web site afterward.
After Tuesday, you will be able to visit the museum by clicking on the web address http://www.globalmuseumoncommunism.org.
From CBC:
Even without the services of captain Sidney Crosby for more than half the contest, the Pittsburgh Penguins stood tall in winning the Stanley Cup for the third time in franchise history Friday night.
Centre Max Talbot scored both goals, sending the Penguins to a 2-1 win over the defending champion Detroit Red Wings in Game 7 at Joe Louis Arena.
Pittsburgh secures the franchise’s first championship since the Mario Lemieux-led Penguins of 1991 and 1992.
Left Wing Ruslan Fedotenko hails from Kyiv and this isn’t his first championship, he also helped the Tampa Bay Lightning win the Cup in 2004 by scoring the game winning goal, and even brought Lord Stanley’s Cup to Kyiv.
Ruslan has played internationally for the Ukrainian national ice hockey team, appearing in one game for his nation at the 2002 Winter Olympics in a 5-2 defeat of Switzerland. He has been named to the 2009 roster as well. ( Wikipedia)
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