Although Reuters is sometimes considered among the more reliable news organizations, it's on board with the propaganda designed to persuade its readers of the "inevitability" of war -- and, more subtly, of the righteousness of "our" side. A Reuters story on May 6, under a deceptive headline -- "Both sides bury dead as Ukraine slides towards war" -- begins with a lede that offers the basis for a case study in manipulation of a sort common to American mainstream media from MSNBC to Fox:
"KRAMATORSK/ODESSA, Ukraine (Reuters) - Both sides have been burying their dead as Ukraine slides further towards war, with supporters of Russia and of a united Ukraine accusing each other of tearing the country apart."
" "Both sides" is an inherently misleading phrase, since it is rare in any conflict that there are only two sides, especially in the conflict's early stages.
" "Both sides" is meaningless -- worse than meaningless, it, conceals meaning when applied to Ukraine, where there are, at a minimum, nine identifiable "sides" or factions, often over-lapping:
(1) Ukrainians who want a non-aligned, free, independent Ukraine;
(2)Ukrainians who want a western-aligned but independent Ukraine;
(3)Ukrainians who want an anti-Russian Ukraine in NATO;
(4)Americans (and some of their allies) who have been working for
decades to use Ukraine to threaten Russia;
(5) Ukrainians who want a Russian-dominated Ukraine (for example, the elected government that was overthrown in February);
(6)Ukrainians who want a federal Ukraine (similar to U.S.) in which
dominant ethnic groups have significant independence;
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