COMMENT POSTED TO AN ARTICLE BY THE SAKER IN RUSSIA INSIDER
A Truly Historical
Month for the Future of Our Planet
Some of the language here is definitely over-the-top in my
view, but the writer has captured a basic truth in his timeline of events.
The manufactured events in Britain over nerve gas poisoning
- whether it actually happened or not we have no assurance other than the words
of a government committed to the principles of the detested Tony Blair - are a
response to the march of events in Syria and perhaps in Ukraine.
The long and costly efforts in both places are off the
rails. These efforts have always been the work of the United States, Israel,
Saudi Arabia, Britain, France, and, at least originally, Turkey. The work of
tens of thousands of people and billions of dollars is pretty much going
nowhere.
It is very interesting that in the current British madhouse
of accusations coming from Theresa May and her court jester, Boris Johnson,
Trump has only given the vaguest support. He has not, at least yet, joined the
hectoring.
I truly do believe that Putin knows something highly
embarrassing about Trump, but keeps it secure in his vest pocket. That is why
Trump is reluctant to jump in with personal accusations. After all, Trump is a
man who shows no reluctance most of the time about jumping in to anything with
anyone, usually with both feet, and insulting people. He is a man of very low
character.
He, of course, also - after a delay of two days, a decent
nod of respect for the outrageous claims of his ally in Britain - congratulated
Putin on his reelection despite what we know was the contrary advice of staff.
Even the leak about the staff advice is revealing. Those things don't happen by
accident.
So, the Theresa and Boris Show will keep making noise until
it runs out of gas or people show their boredom with the act, but I doubt it is
really going anywhere. Europe too is giving an ally a decent nod of
recognition, but there seems no prospect for acting seriously on the claims. To
say the least, it would be a new low to take serious actions on the basis of
unsupported accusations.
AFTERNOTE – ON THE SUPPOSED USE OF NOVICHOK:
A local Salisbury doctor on the scene of the “attack”
described the condition of the daughter as slumped and vomiting and having lost
control of her bowels. The doctor treated her for about thirty minutes,
including clearing her airway while others helped her father. There were no
signs of any chemicals nor was the doctor affected by handling the daughter
extensively. Emergency services at the scene suspected the narcotic drug
fentanyl, something with which they have some familiarity.
