larry johnson speaks about the ukie war;

A healthy disagreement can be educational and can encourage people to think about an issue in a different way. My friend and colleague, Ray McGovern, has a different analytical take than me on the current status of relations between Russia and the United States in the wake of last weekend’s terrorist attacks on the bridges and airfields in Russia. You can read Ray’s piece at Consortium News… Putin Would Not Rise to the Bait. The big takeway in our disagreement, at least for me, is not the substance of our respective arguments, but our ability to disagree respectfully with one another and maintain a friendship. I think Ray and I could teach Donald Trump and Elon Musk the right way to deal with a difference of opinions. And yes, I am saying that Ray and I — two paupers compared to those two billionaires — are morally and intellectually superior in addressing a thorny issue.

My assessment of Russia’s approach to Donald Trump in the aftermath of last weekend’s attacks is based in part on what I have heard from friends who live in Russia and, vicariously, through what Pepe Escobar has heard. In my opinion, Russia’s strong reaction to the Ukrainian attacks — starting with the bombing of the two bridges, continuing with the drone attacks on Sunday and ending with the failed attack on the Kerch bridge — was ignited by the targeting of Russia’s strategic bombers. Although neither Putin nor any of his spokesman specifically addressed this issue in their subsequent comments to the public and the press, I believe that embarrassment, rather than lack of concern, accounted for their reluctance to comment on the matter.............more.........