Kiev Fires Ballistic Missiles into Eastern UkrainePentagon intentionally withholds information on Kievs indiscriminate use of ballistic missiles in populated areas. CNN has reported that the regime in Kiev launched several short-range ballistic missiles into eastern Ukraine each missile containing warheads of up to 1,000 lbs (450 kg). The missiles fired were OTR-21 Tochka also known by their NATO reporting name as SS-21 Scarabs and are considered far from precision weapons. In fact, when Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi allegedly fired Scuds at NATO-backed Al Qaeda terrorists, according to the Telegraph in its article, Col Gaddafi fires scud missile at rebel territory as Nato braces itself for final violent showdown, one Western official claimed: The US Department of Defense admittedly holds information regarding Kievs use of the ballistic missiles but is refusing to disclose it, only confirming that indeed the weapons have been used. In the CNN report, Major General James A. Spider Marks claimed that the reasoning behind the Pentagons decision was because Ukraine has a right to defend itself, before admitting that SS-21s are used offensively ahead of an invasion or other armed incursion. What it appears the West is doing by admitting to what is otherwise a crime against humanity by their own definition, is acclimatizing what is left of their impressionable audiences to an increasingly brutal campaign of indiscriminate violence against the whole of eastern Ukraine in an effort to not only break armed resistance, but the civilian population that has rejected Kievs authority. The use of such weaponry, just as the Telegraph and others noted before the fall of Libya, hints at tactical weakness and impending strategic defeat and while the West covers for Kievs numerous and multiplying atrocities, the fact that Kiev must resort to increasingly brutal and indiscriminate measures indicates a failure no amount of Western support can undo. Tony Cartaluccis articles have appeared on many alternative media websites, including his own at Read other contributed articles by Tony Cartalucci here. 