Why Russia Shut Down NED Fronts

oExclusive: The neocon-flagship Washington Post fired
a propaganda broadside at President Putin for shutting down the Russian
activities of the National Endowment for Democracy, but left out key
facts like NED’s U.S. government funding, its quasi-CIA role, and its
plans for regime change in Moscow, writes Robert Parry.

By Robert Parry

The
Washington Post’s descent into the depths of neoconservative propaganda
– willfully misleading its readers on matters of grave importance –
apparently knws no bounds as was demonstrated with two deceptive
articles regarding Russian President Vladimir Putin and why his
government is cracking down on “foreign agents.”If you read the Post’s editorial on Wednesday and a companion op-ed
by National Endowment for Democracy President Carl Gershman, you would
have been led to believe that Putin is delusional, paranoid and “power
mad” in his concern that outside money funneled into non-governmental
organizations represents a threat to Russian sovereignty.

Russian President Vladimir Putin laying a wreath at Russia's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on May 8, 2014, as part of the observance of the World War II Victory over Germany.

Russian
President Vladimir Putin laying a wreath at Russia’s Tomb of the
Unknown Soldier on May 8, 2014, as part of the observance of the World
War II Victory over Germany.