If nothing else, we've seen these last decades the World can change in an instant. Syria is no more today; swept away by the tides of current events. But, more happened over the weekend than a single nation in West Asia ceasing to be. Right now, the profundity of the new political reality, for that region and the rest of us, is being determined through a blitzkrieg being visited by Israel and the United States again upon the heads and infrastructure of those defenseless, living in the dark below.
How did it come to this; and how so suddenly?
John Helmer’s a journalist and author who’s spent decades living in and reporting from Russia. He’s the principle behind the web news site, Dances with Bears and has, as well as serving as advisor to governments at the highest level, too been a professor of political science, sociology, and journalism. Among his many book titles are: ‘The Man Who Knows Too Much About Russia,’ ‘The Lie That Shot Down MH-17, the lately released autobiography, ‘Dunce Upon a Time: A Life of Mistakes’, and ‘Skripal in Prison,’ the first and perhaps only book to follow the Skripal saga from its beginnings.
Helmer's recent article, 'THE RUSSIAN GENERAL STAFF, KREMLIN DISCUSS HOLDING THE LATAKIA SANJAK TO DEFEND BASES — AGREE TO WITHDRAW UNDER TURKISH SAFE PASSAGE' details some of Russia's contribution before, and scramble after, the stunning collapse of Syria.
Chris Cook hosts Gorilla Radio, broad/webcasting since 1999. Check out the Archive at GRadio.Substack.com, and the GR blog at: https://gorillaradioblog.blogspot.com/ and on Telegram at: https://t.me/gorillaradio2024
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