Next week is shaping up to be an extremely volatile and tense week. At the surface, there is the ongoing concern over the EU and the future of the euro. Bubbling below the surface is something far more dangerous.
First, on Wednesday, there was this:
Which was followed by this:
The only article I found concerning Medvedev's speech managed to minimize the concern by pointing out that all of the bluster was likely just "posturing before the next Russian presidential election". What the author failed to point out, however, is that Medvedev isn't running for re-election. Hmmm. So what do we make of it? What is going on here? Let's refer to the ageless wisdom of Admiral Painter:
The Russians are clearly trying to send a signal to the U.S., NATO and the Arab League to NOT attack Syria and depose Assad the way they did Gaddafi. Syria is a longtime Russian ally in the region.
OK, so then we get this, from the media arm of The Mossad:
https://www.debka.com/article/21519/
Why would the Turks or the Israelis go to the trouble of wiping out 6 of Syria's "top pilots" if they weren't planning on assuming control of Syrian airspace in the near future?
https://news.yahoo.com/turkey-says-no-longer-tolerate-syria-bloodshed-113444151.html
And then we get this, also from debka. Looks like the Russian "plan" is escalating, too:
https://www.debka.com/article/21521/
Then, today, we are treated to this. Nothing like pissing off Pakistan, too, and at just the wrong time. You can bet your arse there will be mass rioting and anti-U.S. demonstrations in Pakistan over the next few days. Will there be sufficient chaos to unseat the ruling generals?
https://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/26/us-pakistan-nato-idUSTRE7AP03S20111126
Just for a little background and color:
https://www.armscontrol.org/factsheets/Nuclearweaponswhohaswhat
And, to top it all off, there's this:
And this:
So, enjoy the rest of your weekend. Rest and relax but keep an eye on the headlines. Perhaps this will all just blow over. Could we be so lucky? I fear the worst, however, so I'll leave you with one more bit of wisdom and experience from Admiral Painter.
