Whacked hard and humiliated

"Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 273".

"Georgian Legion Carries Out ISIS-Style Executions in Ukraine—with Covert U.S. Support" (Reif).  Georgia makes Ukraine look like a shining city on a hill. 

"Calling Russia A Weak State With A Garbage Military Is A Mistake" (Davis).

"Ukraine War Day #273: Kiev Regime Searches Monastery" (yalensis).

"Is NATO falling apart?" (The Saker):

"Something quite amazing has just happened.  Following the terrorist attack in Ankara which killed 34 people and injured another 125, Turkish authorities first declared that they will not accept US condolences. Then the Turks launched a military operation against “Kurdish terrorists in northern Syria“. Turkey then claimed to have neutralized 184 terrorists.

What is not mentioned in those articles is that the target of the Turkish strike was the US-run center for the training and education of PKK militants in Rojava.  There are rumors that the Turks gave the US enough warning time to evacuate most of its personnel. 

Does that sound familiar?

If it does, it is because it is very similar to what the Iranians did when they hit US bases in Iraq following the murder of General Solemani in a US drone strike.

If the above is true, and rumors are very much “if” and cannot be considered as proven fact, then that means that a NATO member state (Turkey) just attacked a US base and, like Iran, got away with it: the “The Finest Fighting Force in the History of the World” just got whacked hard and humiliated for a second time and could do absolutely nothing to defend itself or even save face.

How big a slap in the face did Uncle Shmuel get this time? According to the Turkish defense minister, Hulusi Akar,

Terrorists’ shelters, bunkers, caves, tunnels, and warehouses were successfully destroyed,” Akar said, adding that “the so-called headquarters of the terrorist organization were also hit and destroyed.” Overall, the Defense Ministry claimed that the strikes hit nearly 90 targets, which it said were connected to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and the Kurdish People’s Defense Units (YPG).

Even allowing for some “patriotic exaggeration”, it is pretty clear that Ergodan’s revenge strike was both quite substantial and, apparently, rather effective."

"Anti-China Protests in Thailand: Who is Behind them & Why? Searching for Asia's "Zelensky"" (The New Atlas).

"Garland Nixon Gets Permanent Twitter Ban From Elon Musk" (Nixon).

"[ Ukraine SITREP ] Day 272 (22/11): Ukraine drone attacks on Crimea bases from the Black Sea" (Defense Politics Asia).

"Difference between Strong Nations and Powerful Ones | Scott Ritter & Alexander Mercouris" (Dialogue works).

"The Child Author Ukraine Wants SILENCED - Faina Savenkova" (iEarlGrey).