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The affair only lasted a few hours.Members of the Red Cross arrested Friday in Donetsk, stronghold of of pro-Russian forces in Eastern Ukraine, have been freed, announced Irina Tsariouk, an official of the organization, on Saturday, 10 May, in Kiev.
"A team... of the local Red Cross and a member of the International Red Cross had been arrested. They are all free at present," she declared, specifying that the representative of the International Red Cross was a Swiss national. "According to the best information available to us, they were freed last night around two o' clock and one of them had been severely beaten," she said. "We do not know by whom they were detained." Later on Saturday, a spokesperson for the pro-Russian separatists in Donetsk declared that members of the team had been arrested due to suspicion of espionage.
Lastly, the Red Cross is a great place to hide intel gathering and has been for a very long time. I thought it had been overused so much that everyone had stopped playing that card. Obviously someone didn't get the memo. - See more at: www.abovetopsecret.com...
"We do not know by whom they were detained."
Members of the Red Cross arrested Friday in Donetsk, stronghold of pro-Russian forces in Eastern Ukraine…
…a spokesperson for the pro-Russian separatists in Donetsk declared that members of the team had been arrested due to suspicion of espionage.
originally posted by: DJW001
The affair only lasted a few hours.Members of the Red Cross arrested Friday in Donetsk, stronghold of of pro-Russian forces in Eastern Ukraine, have been freed, announced Irina Tsariouk, an official of the organization, on Saturday, 10 May, in Kiev.
"A team... of the local Red Cross and a member of the International Red Cross had been arrested. They are all free at present," she declared, specifying that the representative of the International Red Cross was a Swiss national. "According to the best information available to us, they were freed last night around two o' clock and one of them had been severely beaten," she said. "We do not know by whom they were detained." Later on Saturday, a spokesperson for the pro-Russian separatists in Donetsk declared that members of the team had been arrested due to suspicion of espionage.
[Trans. --DJW001]
www.lemonde.fr...
This sends a clear message that independent observers are not welcome in separatist controlled areas. One can only speculate why a group of paramilitary rebels, matching the description of "partisans" in the Geneva Convention, would not wish the Red Cross observing their
actions.
People that detain, beat and level false accusations against members of the Red Cross are not "pro-Russian separatists". They are the same ones that burn tires, people and shoot unarmed citizens. Their nest is in Kiev. - See more at: www.abovetopsecret.com...
originally posted by: pheonix358
a reply to: DJW001
World wide, intel agencies put operatives into Red Cross, without their knowledge, and can then go places they otherwise would have problems getting into.
This sort of thing dates all the way back to WW2 when Red Cross care packages contained all sorts of goodies to help prisoners escape. It is very well documented. All done directly under the Red Cross' noses.
P
World wide, intel agencies put operatives into Red Cross, without their knowledge, and can then go places they otherwise would have problems getting into.
This sort of thing dates all the way back to WW2 when Red Cross care packages contained all sorts of goodies to help prisoners escape. It is very well documented. All done directly under the Red Cross' noses.
- See more at: www.abovetopsecret.com...
originally posted by: doompornjunkie
originally posted by: pheonix358
a reply to: DJW001
World wide, intel agencies put operatives into Red Cross, without their knowledge, and can then go places they otherwise would have problems getting into.
This sort of thing dates all the way back to WW2 when Red Cross care packages contained all sorts of goodies to help prisoners escape. It is very well documented. All done directly under the Red Cross' noses.
P
very interesting bit of info, and would explain why they may have been taken hostage. Researching this should make for an interesting morning read.
The Geneva Convention died a long time ago. It was about the time that the US and their Western allies decided that changing a soldiers status from 'Soldier' to 'Terrorist' or 'Enemy Combatant' allowed them to bypass the convention and use such places as Guantanamo Bay with the associated torture techniques specifically outlawed by the Geneva Convention. - See more at: www.abovetopsecret.com...
originally posted by: DJW001
originally posted by: doompornjunkie
originally posted by: pheonix358
a reply to: DJW001
World wide, intel agencies put operatives into Red Cross, without their knowledge, and can then go places they otherwise would have problems getting into.
This sort of thing dates all the way back to WW2 when Red Cross care packages contained all sorts of goodies to help prisoners escape. It is very well documented. All done directly under the Red Cross' noses.
P
very interesting bit of info, and would explain why they may have been taken hostage. Researching this should make for an interesting morning read.
It's not "information," it is an unsupported claim. Please share any confirming evidence you find with the rest of us.
originally posted by: DJW001
a reply to: pheonix358
World wide, intel agencies put operatives into Red Cross, without their knowledge, and can then go places they otherwise would have problems getting into.
Rephrasing a calim is not evidence for it. Where is your evi9dence?
This sort of thing dates all the way back to WW2 when Red Cross care packages contained all sorts of goodies to help prisoners escape. It is very well documented. All done directly under the Red Cross' noses.
- See more at: www.abovetopsecret.com...
Again, some documentation would be nice. I find it hard to believe that the Red Cross would assist allied prisoners, given that, despite their "neutrality," Switzerland was essentially part of the Reich. They refused to help Jewish refugees prior to and during the War, yet they expedited the relocation of Nazis to Latin America. Given their history, I can understand why the pro-Russia partisans might suspect the Red Cross of espionage, but not the pro-German factions in Kiyev.
Then why are they not being captured in Western Ukraine, the epicenter of the atrocities?
“Back in 10-20 years ago, it was a center-left paper. Now Le Monde is taking a position that even US press would not take on certain issues. It is taking a very Western stance on Ukraine crisis and, kind of, readers are not quite happy with it, so you presume that editorial staff are not happy with it either,” McPartland added.
First off, please remove the link in your post. You placed it there in my quote, not me. It is misleading and an affront. - See more at: www.abovetopsecret.com...
originally posted by: maghun
a reply to: DJW001
“Back in 10-20 years ago, it was a center-left paper. Now Le Monde is taking a position that even US press would not take on certain issues. It is taking a very Western stance on Ukraine crisis and, kind of, readers are not quite happy with it, so you presume that editorial staff are not happy with it either,” McPartland added.
Majority of Le Monde editorial staff quit in row with management
The first crack.