This threat was issued for even the slightest challenge to the official \u201cnarrative\u201d coming from Global NATO regarding Ukraine and Russia. The first thirty people on the list were leaders and friends of the Schiller Institute. See the article<\/a>, \u201cUkraine Labels Schiller Institute Leaders and Others as \u2018War Criminals\u2019,\u201d in EIR<\/em>, Vol. 49, No. 30, Aug. 5, 2022, pp. 5-6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here is a sampling of the responses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That, interestingly, places it in the immediate context of the Western-backed Maidan Coup, the prehistory for which Victoria Nuland claimed the U.S. had spent $5 billion dollars\u2026. Otherwise, the poor authors of the Center seem to suffer from the syndrome of belief in conspiracy theories, since they assume that such a wide array of speakers representing top institutions from around the globe are all Putin agents and can\u2019t think for themselves.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The widely read German website\u00a0NachDenkSeiten<\/em><\/a>\u00a0(Pages of Reflection) posted an article on Aug. 8 by\u00a0Dr. Wolfgang Bittner<\/strong>, a well-known jurist and author who spoke at a Schiller Institute conference and appeared on the Ukraine hit list. The article, under the title: \u201cUkraine\u2019s Blacklist\u2014The Federal Chancellor Must Act,\u201d notes that in addition to himself and Helga Zepp-LaRouche, the list includes Rolf M\u00fctzenlich, the Chairman of the Social Democratic Party caucus in the Bundestag. (Chancellor Olaf Schulz is a member of the SPD.) Dr. Bittner writes: \u201cThe political situation is appalling, and the persecution of dissenters in connection with the Ukraine war is taking the form of unbridled fascism. It is unacceptable that state terrorism is being carried out here under the eyes of the world public. The persecution of critics and opposition figures by Ukrainian government organizations must be stopped immediately. The federal government is called upon to lodge a protest with the Zelensky government against the discrimination against German nationals \u2026 and to stop all aid for Ukraine. The list of the CCD must be deleted immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n On Aug. 1, Danish parliamentarian\u00a0Marie Krarup<\/strong>\u00a0(independent) submitted questions to Danish Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod regarding the Ukraine list, to be answered during a parliamentary \u201cconsultation\u201d (samr\u00e5d<\/em>). Every Danish member of parliament has the right to require any minister to verbally answer written questions previously submitted. The parliament\u2019s website announced the consultation request, and the two questions. The date is not set yet. Here are the questions posed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Consultation Memo to the Minister for Foreign Affairs on the Ukrainian list of foreigners who \u201cpromote\u201d the Russian narrative, etc.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Consultation questions:<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Will the Minister comment on the Ukrainian list of foreigners who \u201cpromote\u201d the Russian narrative, including that the Minister is asked to answer whether, in the Government\u2019s view, the list is an expression of respect for freedom of expression, democracy, and other values, which the Minister believes Denmark should promote in the world?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Does the Minister believe that Denmark can continue to justify its support for Ukraine with arms and money by saying that Denmark is thus helping to support democratic values outside Denmark?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n See the Danish Foreign Affairs Committee document<\/a>, Consultation Question from Aug. 1, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n See \u201cUkraine Publishes List of Foreigners Promoting \u2018Russian Narrative\u2019 About the War in Ukraine, Three Danes Appear on List,\u201d\u00a0published<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0MR East,<\/em>\u00a0July 29, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On July 30, the Danish peace policy leader Jan \u00d8berg<\/strong> (on the Ukraine hit list and a speaker at a Schiller Institute conference) described the Ukraine blacklist as being in the \u201cbest Joe McCarthy 1950 style.\u201d Under the title: \u201cUkraine Smears People Around the World as Part of the Disinformation War,\u201d \u00d8berg wrote the following on his Jan \u00d8berg website<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The government of Ukraine runs a Center for Countering Disinformation. It seems to be tasked with telling the world who carries the truth and who are spokespeople who are pushing a rhetoric that is in tune with Russian propaganda. I\u2019m included in a list issued by the Center together with around 70 people, many of whom I am honored to be grouped with\u2026. I distanced myself from the Russian invasion of Ukraine but also believe that the present arming of Ukraine is utterly counterproductive and will have unspeakably destructive consequences for Ukraine in particular.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n But, sadly, the U.S. and NATO countries are united\u2014so far\u2014in (mis)using Ukraine as the battlefield to weaken Russia and \u201cwin\u201d over it. That is, as a proxy\u2014fighting for itself and Ukraine to the last Ukrainian\u2026.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n In summary, it is one of those intellectually and morally poor attempts, of course, to smear people who have a balanced view or are not 100% on your side.\u2026 The whole thing appears bizarre, hilarious. Unintentionally comic.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The foremost Danish News media,\u00a0Danish Radio<\/em>, on Aug. 1 featured an interview with\u00a0Professor Li Xing<\/strong>, a Professor of Development and International Relations and a researcher at the Research Center on Development and International Relations at Aalborg University in Denmark. Prof. Li and the other three speakers from Denmark and Sweden who addressed the Schiller Institute\u2019s conference on May 25 were on the Ukrainian hit list. The online conference video is available\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Prof. Li confirmed to DR<\/em> that he is critical of the sanctions against Russia, which are not working as intended, because many countries are still deeply dependent on Russian gas and oil, and because the sanctions could risk hitting EU countries harder than Russia. He said,<\/p>\n\n\n\n [The targeting of critics by Ukraine is a] fundamental violation of the right of researchers to think and speak freely. In this way, any criticism of Ukraine will be regarded as pro-Russian. It\u2019s crazy\u2026. As an academic, the only thing I try to find out is the truth about the war and to give an explanation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sam Pitroda<\/strong>, a high-tech specialist from India who lives in the U.S., but also served as an advisor to Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, responded strongly to his appearance on the blacklist. Pitroda had participated in two Schiller Institute conferences this year. In a July 29\u00a0interview<\/a>\u00a0with\u00a0Indica News<\/em>, \u201cSam Pitroda Hits Back at Ukrainian Agency that Tied Him to Russian Propaganda,\u201d Pitroda called the report \u201cstupid, misinformed,\u201d adding that it appeared to be politically motivated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I am surprised, shocked, puzzled and perplexed by the allegation from a high-level Ukraine government agency\u2026. I feel sorry for Ukraine and other intelligence agencies involved in this propaganda\u2026. Does the Ukraine agency really know who Sam Pitroda is, what he values, what he stands for, and where he comes from?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Do not be in a hurry to label people based on a conference or a comment taken out of context. Do not believe what you want to believe from your narrow perspective for propaganda. We all value our freedom to speak. Respect it\u2026. I did not say Russia is right or Ukraine is wrong. What I am trying to say is this whole design of NATO, UN, IMF, etc., doesn\u2019t work anymore. My message is that in the hyper-connected world, we need to design a world that is collaborative, cooperative, and not command and control.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n On July 30, The Hindu<\/em> of India ran a story<\/a> titled, \u201cIndia Silent on Ukraine Blacklisting Three Nationals,\u201d featuring, in particular, the matter of former Ambassador P.S. Raghavan <\/strong>being targeted. Raghavan is now the Chairperson of India\u2019s National Security Advisory Board. Ironically, it appears that the only reason the high-ranking Indian civil servant was on the list is that he was scheduled to speak at a Schiller Institute Conference\u2014even though he didn\u2019t appear!<\/p>\n\n\n\n The newspaper\u2019s \u201csources\u201d indicated that the \u201cUkrainian government should clarify its intent, given its potential impact on relations.\u201d The Hindu<\/em> notes that Mikhailo Podalyak, \u201cMr. Zelensky\u2019s chief advisor and negotiator,\u201d stood by the list in remarks to the The Print<\/em> of India, and threatened sanctions against those named therein.<\/p>\n\n\n\n An important note on India\u2019s response: As should have been the case in every country whose citizens appeared on the threatening hit list, The Hindu<\/em>, the \u201cnewspaper of record\u201d and the second-largest circulation English-language paper in India, called on Helga Zepp-LaRouche, clearly the primary target of the hit list, and published an honest interview with the Schiller Institute founder. The article<\/a>, \u201cSchiller Institute Calls for New Bretton Woods to End War, Economic Crisis,\u201d explored the close relationship between Mrs. Zepp-LaRouche and her late husband Lyndon LaRouche in India, including their close relationship with Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and President K.R. Narayanan, as well as the role of three prominent Indian citizens who were on the Ukraine hit list due to their connections to the Schiller Institute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In a July 26 article<\/a>, \u201cKiev Publishes Black List on Alleged Philorussians,\u201d ByoBlu<\/em>, a leading multimedia outlet in Italy, reported:<\/p>\n\n\n\n [The Ukraine hit list\u2019s] intimidating method closely resembles those used by Mafia gangs against future victims\u2026. Italian names also appear on the compiled list:\u00a0General Leonardo Tricarico<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0MEP Francesca Donato\u00a0<\/strong>[both were speakers at a Schiller Institute conference \u2014ed.]. For now, it is not known what steps Zelensky\u2019s government intends to take against the people on the list. In any case, it is necessary to put one\u2019s heart at rest about the fact that there is no accomplished democracy on Kiev\u2019s side.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Former U.S. Marine Corps intelligence officer and UN weapons inspector\u00a0Scott Ritter<\/strong>, who is on the Ukraine hit list, issued an Open Letter to his Congressional representatives in the State of New York, U.S. Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, and Congressman Paul Tonko. The letter,\u00a0posted<\/a>\u00a0on July 27 on\u00a0Consortium News<\/em>\u00a0under the title, \u201cU.S. Should Not Fund Ukrainian \u2018Blacklist\u2019,\u201d called on them to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Take the appropriate action necessary to ensure that funds appropriated by the United States Congress are not used to suppress the free speech rights afforded to citizens of the United States, including myself, by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Ritter notes that they all supported H.R. 7691, \u201cThe Additional Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2022,\u201d which provides funding for the Ukrainian government, and its Center for Countering Disinformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As a constituent whose name has appeared on a so-called \u201cblacklist\u201d published by the Ukrainian Center for Countering Disinformation,\u201d Ritter wrote, \u201cmy personal and professional life has been, and continues to be, detrimentally impacted by the chilling effect of being labeled a \u201cRussian propagandist\u201d for simply exercising the right to free speech guaranteed by the United States Constitution. Moreover, Ukraine has a history of converting \u201cblacklists\u201d of this nature into \u201ckill lists,\u201d where those who speak out against the policies of the Ukrainian government are being murdered or threatened with violence.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n I am certain you agree with me that Congress cannot be in a position where, through its actions, foreign governments are provided the means to intimidate citizens of the United States from exercising their Constitutionally protected rights regarding free speech\u2026.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Congress cannot be allowed to bypass Constitutionally imposed constraints on its actions by allowing a foreign government to do that which would not be permitted here in the United States. By paying the salaries of the civil servants employed by the Ukrainian Center for Countering Disinformation, who have prepared and disseminated the so-called \u201cblacklist,\u201d you and your fellow Senators and Representatives appear to be doing just that\u2014allowing the government of Ukraine to suppress the right of free speech guaranteed to United States citizens under the Constitution.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n In a second article<\/a> in Consortium News<\/em>, \u201cChuck Schumer\u2019s War on Free Speech,\u201d on Aug. 3, Ritter focused on Senate Majority Leader Schumer, noting first that in the debate over H.R. 7691, when Sen. Rand Paul proposed appointing an inspector general to monitor the way the $40 billion being handed over to Ukraine would be spent, Schumer called the request \u201crepugnant,\u201d as an effort to \u201cobstruct Ukraine funding.\u201d Rand Paul then ended up on the hit list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ritter then addressed the fact that Schumer\u2019s opponent in the November election, LaRouche candidate Diane Sare, was also smeared by the hit list:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Diane Sare was singled out by the Schumer-funded, State Department-supported Center for Countering Disinformation as an \u201cinformation terrorist\u201d who should be prosecuted as a \u201cwar criminal\u201d because of her public stance challenging the narrative about the Ukraine conflict.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n That\u2019s right\u2014Chuck Schumer helped create the organizational structures which have attacked the reputation of a challenger for his Senate seat, threatening her with political violence and more for the \u201ccrime\u201d of challenging Schumer on the issue of Ukraine.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n LaRouche independent candidate\u00a0Diane Sare\u00a0<\/strong>issued her own\u00a0statement<\/a>\u00a0on her\u00a0campaign website<\/a>,\u00a0www.sareforsenate.com<\/a>, noting that inclusion on the list\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n has obvious security implications for myself and each of the individuals listed, who include former U.S. Representative Tulsi Gabbard, current U.S. Senator Rand Paul, and notably 30 of us who spoke at conferences sponsored by the Schiller Institute.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n She offered her support for the statements from Scott Ritter (see above), and issued a public question to her opponent Sen. Schumer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Is it your intent to silence my voice in an indirect, but menacing fashion, by voting to fund Ukrainian Civil Servants who have stated that I should be arrested for war crimes?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Sare concluded:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Given that Americans are very sensitive about foreign governments meddling in our elections, as the Ukrainian Center for Countering Disinformation appears to be doing, I would urge that our Representatives launch an investigation into whether U.S. taxpayer money is being used to support agencies which would seek to curtail our First Amendment rights and alter the outcome of upcoming elections. Senator Schumer owes me an explanation.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n David T. Pyne<\/strong>, a retired military officer, advisor to Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), and currently the Deputy Director of National Operations for the EMP Task Force on National and Homeland Security, who is also on the Ukraine hit list, signed on to the Joint Statement<\/a> titled, \u201cCall for an Investigation of the Ukrainian CCD Hit List,\u201d issued by people on the Ukraine hit list and others, and circulated by the Schiller Institute. In his own statement, Pyne posted a response<\/a>, given here in part, on his David T. Pyne website July 29:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Ukrainian government has alleged, with insufficient supporting evidence, that we, a group of distinguished Americans consisting of America First patriots, elected leaders, retired military officers, national security strategists and leading foreign policy scholars and statesmen, have engaged in efforts to disseminate Russian disinformation.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n However, the truth is that the only offense we have committed has been our unfailing determination to loudly, publicly and courageously advocate a realist foreign policy that not only serves to champion U.S. national security interests in the face of tremendous public opposition by the mainstream liberal media establishment and liberal political elites, but as a visionary and enlightened policy of peace through strength which we believe to be very much in Ukraine\u2019s national interest as well.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Similarly, neoconservative Republicans, led by former Vice President Mike Pence, have been marching in lockstep with President Biden, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in trying to demonize principled America First conservative voices of opposition to Biden\u2019s undeclared proxy war against Russia in Ukraine as \u201capologists for Putin\u201d without any real evidence to support their claim\u2026.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n We have opposed continued U.S. lethal military assistance as we believe it is in opposition to U.S. national security interests to provide it, as it has caused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to refuse to negotiate a compromise peace agreement with Moscow, which both sides were close to finalizing in late March and early April before Zelensky decided to break off all peace talks with Moscow, at the cost of tens of thousands of Ukrainian civilians and military personnel, whose lives might have otherwise been spared.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Our primary objective has been and will continue to be to identify the best course of action from the perspective of advancing the paramount U.S. national security interest of ending this terrible war as swiftly as possible in order to avert an unnecessary world war with Russia that could very possibly escalate to the nuclear level without warning and lead to the destruction of the U.S., NATO and very possibly of Ukraine as well.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\nGERMANY<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a>Helga Zepp-LaRouche<\/strong>, founder of the Schiller Institute: While the Center was created in 2021, with the idea of becoming a \u201cvital hub of counter-disinformation strategy and resources not just domestically, but internationally,\u201d it had \u201cbeen brewing since 2014,\u201d according to a briefing by Andriy Yermak, Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine for President Zelensky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/schillerinstitute.com\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bittner_wolfgang_schiller_cof_6-18-22-1.jpg\")
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