Greenwald: NYT Finally Admits ‘The International Community’ Does Not Stand With US on Ukraine
A typical consumer of Western and especially American media over the past year of war in Ukraine might be forgiven for assuming the so-called international community is fully in Washington and NATO’s corner. But a detailed tally of nations and where they stand shows otherwise.
This week, two somewhat surprising reports out of the most prominent and visible newspapers in the US have much belatedly set the record straight. Journalist Glenn Greenwald has pointed out that finally The New York Times has acknowledged the reality that the majority of the globe does not in fact “stand with the US” in its approach to the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Greenwald sounds off in a Twitter thread as follows…
From the start of the war in Ukraine, the US media continuously claimed “the international community” is united behind the US (that phrase always means: W. Europe and whatever countries happen to side with the US).
Today, the NYT recognizes the truth: https://t.co/VE00QIxWjn
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) February 23, 2023
Greenwald then directs the reader’s attention to statements from the Times report which proves long-standing media assumptions in this regard were nothing but ‘false fairy tales’.
No, there was never any kind of “united” global stance, per the report (emphasis ours):
But the West never won over as much of the world as it initially seemed. Another 47 countries abstained or missed the vote, including India and China. Many of those “neutral” nations have since provided crucial economi
Article from LewRockwell
