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Phoney “Orange Revolution” Is Breathing Its Last in Ukraine - A failed Coup d'état through NGOs?

By Sikander Hayat


Viktor F. Yanukovich was the loser 5 years ago in the “Orange Revolution” and now he is looking likely to win according to the polls in advance of a presidential election and drawing large crowds in all parts of Ukraine. He has talked about a lifeless economy and the Western friendly Orange leaders who are fighting each other. Five years ago these leaders were put in power by a massive campaign funded by the West.
He has asked Ukrainians whether the Ukraine is in a better shape than it was 5 years ago. Corruption is still there, mismanagement and bad governance have taken roots. People are disillusioned with the current set up. In recent weeks, polls have shown Yanukovich leading by 10 or 15 percentage points but due to ethnic differences in the Russian and Ukrainian speaking parts of Ukraine, it is not possible to predict the outcome completely. But the mere fact that the same man who was demonized as a Russian stooge is making a huge comeback is a defeat for the people who ousted him by using unfair means. He is likely to be forced into a runoff next month against the other front-runner, Prime Minister Yulia V. Tymoshenko, the second Orange revolution leader.
If Mr. Yanukovich does become president, it will be a defeat for manufactured revolutions which have “Made in the West” stamped on them. I call these so called revolutions coup d'état through NGOs. By pumping billions of dollars into parties which support West in the former Soviet bloc and other parts of the world, it was seen as a perfect way to dislodge governments which were hostile to the West. A case in point is Iran. I am personally not a fan of Iran’s government but the West is once again using the tried & tested method of psyops war in Iran to
topple the government. It will be a mistake if foreign hands are seen to be directing the events in Iran. Britain & USA did this is 1950s, when they toppled democratically elected prime minister of Iran who went by the name of Musadiq. Musadiq was removed because he nationalised Iran’s oil fields. This could push Iran for another 30 years in the hands of hardliners. Not a good outcome indeed.


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