June 22, 1944
80th Anniversary of Soviet Red Army’s Operation Bagration
NATO Leaders Betray Sacrifice Made at D-Day and in Soviets’ Operation Bagration
At the 2024 commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the D-Day Landing during World War II, both U.S. President Joe Biden and Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used their appearance in Normandy as an occasion to pledge they will stay the course of aggression and war come what may. While D-Day commemorates the sacrifice made by all those who gave their lives to defeat Nazi-Fascism in Europe during World War II, the U.S. falsely praises itself as the architect of victory. In this vein, the decisive role of the Soviet Red Army throughout the war was covered up, including through the exclusion of Russia from the D-Day commemoration once again. So too no mention was made of the Soviet Red Army’s great feats during WWII, such as Operation Bagration, the massive Soviet operation on the Eastern Front that was inextricably linked with D-Day and essential to drawing the Nazis away from attacking the allies in Normandy. This year we mark the 80th anniversary of Operation Bagration and remain ever grateful for the sacrifices made by the Soviet Red Army and people of the Soviet Republics to secure the liberation of Europe from the Nazi-fascist hordes.
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Far from saluting the sacrifice of the Soviets, the U.S., France and Canada used the occasion of the D-Day anniversary to promote their current plans for more aggression and war. U.S. President Biden praised the creation of the aggressive North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as the greatest achievement in the post-war period. He sang hosannas to NATO unity and victory in Ukraine, at a time the U.S./NATO proxy war in Ukraine is in its death throes and disunity within Europe is unraveling NATO. Meanwhile the U.S. and Britain are escalating the war by directly involving NATO forces to launch strikes into Russia, with Canada cheerleading from the sidelines.
In the words of Biden: “Together, we won the war. We rebuilt Europe, including our former enemies. It was an investment in what became shared and a prosperous future.
“We established NATO, the greatest military alliance in the history of the world. And over time — (applause) – you got it; it is – and over time, we brought more nations into NATO – the NATO Alliance, including the newest members: Finland and Sweden. (Applause.)
“Today, NATO stands at 32 countries strong. And NATO is more united than ever and even more prepared to keep the peace, deter aggression, defend freedom all around the world.”
At a time more and more countries in the world are taking measures to oppose U.S. hegemonism on all fronts, Biden claimed:
“America’s unique ability to bring countries together is an undeniable source of our strength and our power.”
Presenting the sacrifice of the anti-fascist resistance as a fight against “dark forces,” Biden suggests it is not the U.S./NATO and Israel which constitute the “dark forces” today but once again presents the U.S. as the champion of democracy against dictatorship and tyrants seeking to take over the world.
Referring to Russian President Vladimir Putin as a “tyrant bent on domination,” Biden issued a rallying cry for so-called Western unity in the fight against Russian aggression. This was accompanied by a stark warning of the grave consequences for the future of European security if Putin is not stopped in Ukraine. “We will not walk away,” Biden declared, “Because if we do, Ukraine will be subjugated and it will not end there.” He said, “We know the dark forces that these heroes fought 80 years ago. They never fade. Aggression and greed, the desire to dominate and control, to change borders by force, these are perennial. The struggle between dictatorship and freedom is unending.” He continued:
“Here, in Europe, we see one stark example. Ukraine has been invaded by a tyrant bent on domination.
“Ukrainians are fighting with extraordinary courage, suffering great losses, but never backing down. (Applause.)”
No mention of the Ukrainian losses and the state to which Ukraine has been reduced by those using it to wage a proxy war against Russia to the last Ukrainian. He says:
“They’ve inflicted on the Russian aggressors – they’ve suffered tremendous losses, Russia. The numbers are staggering – 350,000 Russian troops dead or wounded. Nearly 1 million people have left Russia because they can no longer see a future in Russia.”
The man who “walked away” from Afghanistan, leaving U.S. “partners” to fend for themselves, now assures his European “partners” that:
“The United States and NATO and a coalition of more than 50 countries standing strong with Ukraine … will not walk away – (applause) – because if we do, Ukraine will be subjugated.
“And it will not end there. Ukraine’s neighbours will be threatened. All of Europe will be threatened.
“And make no mistake, the autocrats of the world are watching closely to see what happens in Ukraine, to see if we let this illegal aggression go unchecked. We cannot let that happen.
“To surrender to bullies, to bow down to dictators is simply unthinkable. (Applause.) Were we to do that, it means we’d be forgetting what happened here on these hallowed beaches.
“Make no mistake: We will not bow down. We will not forget.”
Hosanna is also a deep cry to be saved and Biden is clearly desperate to be saved. He says:
“In their generation, in their hour of trial, the Allied forces of D-Day did their duty. Now the question for us is: In our hour of trial, will we do ours?
“We’re living in a time when democracy is more at risk across the world than at any point since the end of the World War Two – since these beaches were stormed in 1944.
“Now, we have to ask ourselves: Will we stand against tyranny, against evil, against crushing brutality of the iron fist?
“Will we stand for freedom? Will we defend democracy? Will we stand together? (Applause.)
“My answer is yes. And it only can be yes.”
In a similar vein, U.S. Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell, in a June 6 New York Times op-ed wrote self-servingly of the U.S. role in the post-war period: “Eighty years ago, America and our allies fought because we had to. The forces assembled on the English Channel on June 6, 1944, represented the fruits of many months of feverish planning. And once victory was secure, the United States led the formation of the alliances that have underpinned Western peace and security ever since.
“Today, the better part of valour is to build credible defences before they are necessary and demonstrate American leadership before it is doubted any further.”
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For his part, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, ever the cardboard cutout, echoed Biden’s remarks saying:
“The aftermath of the Second World War and the Allied victory in Europe led to the foundation of the modern rules-based international order, an order which has since underpinned peace and prosperity around the world, and an order that Canada defends. On the beaches of Normandy, our troops fought valiantly for peace and democracy. Many gave their lives so we could live free — and we will do what it takes to preserve and protect our hard-won freedoms.”
French President Emmanuel Macron directly referenced Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine. “When we look at war coming back to our continent, when we look at people questioning the values for which we fought, when we look at those who want to change borders by force by rewriting history, let us stand with dignity and look at those who landed here. Let us have their courage,” he commented.
Normandy Declaration
Canada joined the U.S. and 17 other countries in Normandy on the 80th anniversary of D-Day to promote the use of force to make the peoples of the world submit to U.S. hegemony, aggression and war.[1] They issued a strident call to uphold not the international rule of law given rise to after World War II but the U.S. concoction called a “rules-based international order” in which the U.S. makes the rules and seeks to annihilate whichever country refuses to submit. Their bravado, given the small number of countries which joined their statement on the occasion, sounded more like a lament to the defeat they are suffering not only in Ukraine but all over the world.
The Declaration highlights seven “ideals” as the cornerstone of the U.S. rules-based international order. “These universal principles are the core of our collective commitment to peace and security. Since the Second World War they have been the cornerstone of the alliance between the United States, Canada and European countries — and the long-standing global partnerships that were forged. Today, they remain at the heart of our engagement with the wider world, as we strive to foster global norms, promote values, and support sustainable development for all.”
The seven “universal principles” of the Declaration are bald-faced lies: “First, we support the territorial integrity of sovereign states. Borders cannot be changed by force; Second, we reject the use of force as a means of settling disputes; Third, we respect the freedom for all states to choose their security relations, and their right to be or not to be a part of alliances; Fourth, we are committed to respect human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the freedom of thought, conscience, religion or belief, for all without distinction; Fifth, we uphold the rights of all peoples to freely determine their political status by virtue of their right to self-determination, in accordance with international law; Sixth, we promote access for all persons to reliable news and information, as well as an open, safe and secure digital information environment; Seventh, we advocate for peaceful economic exchange, people to people ties, and international cooperation to promote security and prosperity within Europe and beyond.
Note
1. Countries signing the declaration: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States.
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