Saker.png Week Seven of the Russian Intervention in Syria: Dramatic Surge in Intensity The Saker, 20 November 2015 This week was clearly dominated by two major events: the terrorist attacks in Paris and the Russian official declaration that Kogalymavia Flight 9268 was, indeed, destroyed by a bomb. First, I would notice that contrary to so many prediction that the Russians, Egyptians and other nations involved would lie and cover up this attack, this did not happen. Both the Russians and the Egyptians were open and honest about this attack from day 1. There is something to be learned here: while some politicians clearly have lost the ability to speak the truth even if they tried to, others did not. While lying is the standard operating procedure for most (all?) of "western" (Empire-run) states, this is still not the case everywhere else. It is simply wrong to assume that Russia is some kind of "anti-USA" and that the Kremlin has a policy of systematic deception like the White House. To the extent that Russia could be considered an "anti-USA" this ought to include categorically different methods and motives. Second, and this might seem highly counter-intuitive, it is undeniable that Daesh did everything in its power to invite retaliation: not only did Daesh immediately claim that it blew up Flight 9268, it also claimed the credit for the Paris attacks and even threatened more such attacks, including against the USA. Again, this might seem outright bizarre, but Daesh appears to be doing everything it can to create a large, multi-national coalition to destroy it. We must keep this in mind every time we consider the retaliatory steps taken by Russia, France and others (see below). Third, while it is too early to call the recent French attacks a "false flag" it is logical to at least consider that possibility as likely, if not highly likely. I personally do not like knee-jerk conclusions and I would prefer waiting for more info to come out. But at this point in time whether this was a "real" attack or a "false flag" really makes no difference. Why? Because whether the French 'deep state' was an accomplice/culprit or whether the regime is completely incompetent, the "action is in the reaction" - that is to say that the French are getting involved with their own military operation in Syria and they are doing so in coordination with the Russians. So, at this point in time, I suggest focusing on that. But first, let's look at the really important development this week. Russia dramatically increased her anti-Daesh operations [The above are the opening paragraphs from The Saker's valuable 7,000-plus-word blog of 20 November 2015. To read it in full, use the link below.] From: http://thesaker.is/week-seven-of-the-russian-intervention-in-syria-dramatic- surge-in-intensity/ Saint George Ribbon 2.jpg -- -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] . --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "YCLSA Discussion Forum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
