Rush to Judgment

As a prelude to current events, please recall the hype when Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was gunned down in March. Western media rushed to judgment. Heck, even friends who should know better rushed to judgment.

Every Western news agency, even some I would have expected better of, was quick to point the finger at Putin.

I commented on Boris Nemtsov on March 6 in Rush to Judgment and Extremely Inaccurate Reporting.

With that backdrop, let's turn our attention to some recent events.

Death Squads Kill Four News Reporters in Ukraine

On April 17, Death Squads Killed Four News Reporters in Ukraine in 24 Hours.

 Over the last two days in Ukraine, there have been four prominent killings.  On Wednesday, it was former member of Parliament from the Regions Party, leader of the All-Ukrainian Officers' Union, and one of the founders of the AntiMaidan, Oleg Kalashnikov.  On Thursday, it was journalist Sergei Sukhobok, one of the founders of the ProUA and Obkom websites.