by KEVIN D. FREEMAN
Two of the biggest news stories of the year are 1) the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and 2) the debate over High-Frequency Trading following the publication of Michael Lewis’ new book Flash Boys. While the two stories seemingly cover very different topics, from the view of global economic warfare, the two are highly related.
As we have shared at numerous points, Russia’s invasion of Crimea has been accompanied by dramatic threats of cyber-economic warfare from both sides. From the American side, we have introduced a series of sanctions and promised escalation as needed. The Russian threats have been even more dramatic. They have indicated a willingness to destroy our financial system and even bring down the dollar as reserve currency. Presumably, this would include a serious market crash. Interestingly, Voice of Russia used the words “secret weapon” (perhaps borrowing from the title of our first book) to describe the economic attack they threatened to unleash against our economy.
Russian ‘invasion’ of Ukraine? Where is the evidence for this? Russia had a treaty with Ukraine for posting troops in Crimea. No significant troop transfers into Crimea occurred during the standoff between Crimea and Kiev. The Crimean people voted to rejoin Russia. How then is this a Russian invasion. Be careful about accepting the BS propaganda flowing from Washington.
Vlad Putin may not be exactly a ‘white hat’, but at least he cares for his country and his people. This stands in stark contrast for the so-called leaders of the West who care only about personal enrichment and their accumulation and exercise of raw power at the expense of We the People.
You make several valid points. Russia had troops in Crimea per treaty prior to the “invasion”. Most of the people in Crimea are Russian and voted to join Russia. I think that is their choice.
The news today shows more “defections” of Ukrainian troops to Russia. Whatever you think of Putin, you must admit that he is leading. And he is enjoying over 70% approval ratings.