Considering the unusually strained relations between Russia and the US, the result of Washington’s refusal to let go of its dream of global supremacy, Putin had to dedicate a portion of his presentation to his country’s preparations for war and hopefully survival. Speaking evenly and forthrightly, he said that the US bloc with its saber-rattling and economic blockades had failed to damage or contain Russia. He unveiled several new strategic systems—based on advanced rocketry— and it’s clear that Moscow is putting its hopes on these new weapons to deter Western aggression and reckless adventurism. But will they be enough?
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STRATEGIC CULTURE—When Mattis said “we have reports from the battlefield” he was referring to groups like the CIA covertly-sponsored terrorist outfit Al Nusra Front and their media outlet, the so-called White Helmets.
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MOON OF ALABAMA—The Dutch IT expert and blogger Marcel van den Berg was wondering how Dutch keywords and hashtags showed up on the Hamilton 68 “Russian bots” dashboard. He found (Dutch, English auto translation) that the dashboard is a total fraud.
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MOON OF ALABAMA—Should Israel escalate to a bigger war it will be covered with hundreds of missiles per hour. Hizbullah has enough reserves to submit Israel to weeks of uninterrupted fire. Normal civil life will come to a stand still. Lebanon and Syria would also be under severe attacks but they are better positioned to endure such a situation.
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ERIC ZUESSE—Not only is the U.S. trying to take over part of sovereign Syrian territory (using Al Qaeda and Kurdish forces as their boots-on-the-ground to do it), but the U.S. and its UK ally are, essentially, supporting Al Qaeda allied jihadists who shelled the Russian trade mission in Damascus.
