In the aftermath of the Malaysian Flight MH17 shoot-down, as we spend the third day of questions and debate as to who’s to blame, the information war is in full tilt. And as expected, Putin’s propaganda machine has launched an all-out and furious effort to blame Ukraine, the CIA, the U.S. and or Western Europe, as well as anyone who criticizes Russia. Further, Moscow has cast the net to solicit those sympathetic in international media outlets supportive of is activities and successes in Crimea and the Ukraine to justify his position and rationale.  In fact, Moscow editors have allegedly been busted editing a Wikipedia entry on the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 disaster to blame Ukraine.  Further, the Kremlin has even sought-out numerous conspiracy theorists’ ideas to support its wild yarns -- many of which have already been contrived and crafted into tabloid journal vignettes.     The true story however is simple: the Russian...(Read Full Post)