FOLLOWING PUTIN’S WARNING THAT ANY ATTACKS IN RUSSIA WITH WESTERN SUPPLIED MISSILES WILL BE TREATED AS AN ACT OF WAR, NATO FLIPS

Well, that did not take long. Two days ago, leaks to the British media indicated that the UK was going to approve Ukraine’s request to hurl Storm Shadow missiles farther into Russia. Congressman McCaul also let it be known that the Biden Administration was going to jump on board and approve the use ATACMS and JASSM missiles inside Russian territory. That was then. Today, following Putin’s warning yesterday that any such strikes would be viewed as an attack on Russia by NATO and would result in retaliation, the press was informed that the US and the Brits were not going to give Zelensky what he wants. Looks like some sanity has returned to the NATO decision makers.

Before we deal with the threat of nuclear war, the Counter Currents channel just posted my interview with Matt Hoh. If you have watched the Judge or Nima or Daniel Davis, you already know a little about Matt. He served in the US Marine Corps and then transitioned to the State Department. My chat with Matt focused on digging into the details of his life with the Marine Corps, his activities in Iraq and then his jump to State Department. Most Foreign Service Officers (FSO) enter the State Department after taking the storied FSO exam and then jumping through a bunch of hoops where you are interviewed by current FSOs, which means they tend to select people like themselves.

Matt escaped this nonsense. There is a program that allows active-duty military personnel — officers — to become a FSO. Matt, not surprisingly, is not your typical State Department type. He is grounded in integrity and not afraid to speak his mind. Those qualities served him well and, because he was deeply troubled by the lies being told to the US citizens about what was happening in Afghanistan, he resigned his position and became a whistleblower. I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did.

Deep State Whistleblower: How US Failed in Iraq and Afghanistan | Matthew Hoh Interview

Counter Currents
Sep 13, 2024
Former US Marine and State Department official Matthew Hoh joins Counter Currents host and former CIA analyst Larry Johnson to discuss the following issues: - Inner workings of US military and State Department - Why ‘Global War on Terror’ was a mess - Donald Trump and Kamala Harris on foreign policy

Now, back to the festering turds of Ukraine and Israel. I did my scheduled chats with Nima and Judge Napolitano, and I discussed the apparent reversal of NATO in telling Ukraine’s Zelensky, no. The situation in Ukraine is worsening and Zelensky is acting with more desperation. I think Vladimir Putin is content to let the military operation continue without striking targets outside of Poland as long as the West does not give Ukraine the intel coordinates required to launch a strike. Russia is winning and Ukraine is losing.

There is some great new intel on NATO’s true intent, courtesy of Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski. I have posted a video below the weekly roundtable chat with Judge Napolitano. First, here’s Nima.

Larry C. Johnson: Russia's Devastating Blow: Ukraine's Army Collapsing? - Netanyahu Losing?

Dialogue Works
Streamed live Sept 13, 2024

Now for the roundtable. I learned after the broadcast that this was the largest live audience ever for the roundtable. I think folks are genuinely worried, and with good cause.

As I mentioned to the Judge, the prank call by Vovan and Lexus, two lovable Russian rascals, who pretended to be Petro Poroshenko, produced some major truth bombs from Radoslaw Sikorski. In public, Sikorski is a rabid neo-con hell-bent on war. Based on this conversation, he is a lot of bluster but not insane. He admits that NATO in general, and Poland in specific, have no intent of going to war with Russia. Please watch the entire conversation. Vovan and Lexus may merit the Nobel prize for this piece.

Finally, I will leave you with a palate cleanser. If you ever wondered what some of the leaders of Poland think about the diplomatic skills of Antony Blinken, wonder no more. This is hilarious.

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The West Is all bluff and bluster, and testing their limits like a two-year-old. Bottom line is they know how deficient they are in military supplies and talent compared to the Russians, so it’s not surprising that they would back down at the last minute. Of course, the dishonest media is claiming that “Putin threatened war,” so Biden will claim that he’s just doing the sane thing and saving Western civilization.