The war propaganda corporate media is setting the stage for increased hostility toward Russia. The game plan calls for confronting Russia directly over the downing of Flight MH17 in Ukraine. Following a barrage of negative coverage fingering Russia – despite the fact an investigation of the incident has yet to begin – a new round of sanctions will be levied, not merely against the Russian political class but the country’s people as a whole. The elite are gunning for a world war to distract attention from the destruction of the dollar and the slow motion crash of the economy.

Australia PM: Russian-backed rebels appear responsible for shooting down #MH17 http://t.co/n9JuGivtNQ — Huffington Post (@HuffingtonPost) July 18, 2014

Hillary Clinton: There appears to be “some growing awareness” that “Russian insurgents” were behind downing of #MH17 http://t.co/PjtWlyRoSF — CNN International (@cnni) July 18, 2014

PHOTOS: A woman holds a sign reading "Putin murderer" at a memorial for flight #MH17 victims: http://t.co/YE3MZJWdQA pic.twitter.com/mQybOlEg3E — Yahoo News (@YahooNews) July 17, 2014

Not many weapons can take down a commercial airliner at 33,000 ft. Here's one that can: http://t.co/IdaOluExw8 #MH17 pic.twitter.com/Ivlu3vy5gu — CNN (@CNN) July 17, 2014

(That leads the administration to conclude that Ukraine did not have the capability, let alone the motivation, to shoot down the plane.) — Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) July 18, 2014

Map: Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 crashed in an area of Ukraine where rebels are active http://t.co/Adoz1aAfcY — The New York Times (@nytimes) July 18, 2014

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