Russia Blames Israel for the Shooting Down of Her EW Aircraft

Russia Blames Israel for the Shooting Down of Her EW Aircraft

It is pretty clear what took place yesterday night. Even if you don’t read Russian, the following chart released by the Russian Ministry of Defense says it all: Basically, 4 Israeli aircraft were sent on a bombing mission against targets near the Russian facilities in Khmeimim and Tartus (which, by itself, is both stupid and…

The Russian-“Israeli” “Crisis”: Climb-Down in Progress?

The Russian-“Israeli” “Crisis”: Climb-Down in Progress?

Two of the latest developments suggest that Russia and “Israel” are backing away from the “crisis” that some in Alt-Media eagerly hoped would transpire between them as a result of yesterday’s tragic occurrence. The purpose of this brief observation is to update the reader on what the author wrote in his two pieces from earlier…

Setting up the Russian Il-20 to Be Shot Down Is a Win-Win for Israel

Setting up the Russian Il-20 to Be Shot Down Is a Win-Win for Israel

It’s technically possible the Russian Il-20 surveillance plane was downed only as a result of stupidity and incompetence on the Israeli and Syrian side, and without a devious Israeli plan to set it up. Militaries almost always are among the stupidest and incompetent of all government bureaucracies so it’s in the realm of possibility. Nonetheless, the fact that Israel…

Holocaust Amnesia

Holocaust Amnesia

The 30th anniversary of the Sabra and Chatila massacre in Lebanon has passed with hardly any notice. Several hundred Palestinians were butchered by Israeli proxies in Lebanon on Sept. 16, 1982. Throughout July and August of that year, the Israeli air force, under the command of Ariel Sharon, carpet-bombed clearly marked civilian centers in the…

US War Strategists: Military Defeats and Political Success

US War Strategists: Military Defeats and Political Success

Introduction In a previous article (‘US: The Century of Lost Wars”) I recorded the repeated US military defeats over the past two decades. In this discussion I will describe the role of military strategists who bear responsibility for the US defeats, but also for Israeli political successes. The key to this apparent contradiction is to…