Strategy of tension

Yes, the US attack on Syrian forces and their allies was message delivered by means of a massacre!  As I'd noted in yesterday's post the US was employing language that can only be described as F. U. messages. 

 From yesterday's post relinked below; It's pretty obvious that tensions are escalating in Northern Syria.  The US has sent an undeniable F U message to Turkey.  I personally can't interpret this latest report any other way.

 Clear, concise, aggressive and boastful. 

It's pretty obvious that tensions are escalating in Northern Syria.  The US has sent an undeniable F U message to Turkey.  I personally can't interpret this latest report any other way.

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Following up on the earlier news regarding the shootdown of a Russian piloted Su-25.

Russia Confirms Su-25 Downed in Syria- Repercussions?

That was fast.

 Interesting that we now have two terror groups taking credit for shooting down the plane. Though original video/claim of shoot down was made by Jaysh al Nasr. Their logo featured prominently in the video. RT

  It's interesting to observe this sort of bias against the nation state of Turkey. Largely due to some negative idea of Erdogan.  I scratch my head at it. It's another nation state in among a whole pile of nation states. It's leader is no more wily then any other leader. I don't get the whole Saint Putin vs Evil Erdogan meme? Erdogan is a player as much as Putin is a player.  And that's just the way it is!   It's painfully obvious that Erdogan, as the leader of Turkey has been and continues to be demonized by the 5 eyes main stream and alt media.

Oped Via Al JazeeraImage from Al Jazeera The narrative below, excerpted from the oped, works for me. It jibes with much of what I've posted here this past YEAR.

I'm posting this article to point out the spin that is placed at the end of the piece. Link 

Another 50 Canadian soldiers arrive in Ukraine to train military of Ukrainian Armed ForcesFor the "unifier" training mission

Below are the article's I've read today: Daily Mail- This has a whole lot to do with the potential to shatter the NATO alliance.As mentioned yesterday France was going to take this issue to the UN. 

It is France that called for an ‘urgent’ UN meeting- Earlier there were claims that Russia was going to do that. Claims, quite frankly I did not believe.  Since I hold  the opinion Russia  green lighted this operation. As did Iran. As did Syria.