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Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Opera Buffa in Ukraine

2023-07-31

[Znet] This piece is from Seymour Hersh’s Substack.

That Pulitzer for My Lai was a long time ago...

As the war drags on, delusions mount, with no end, or victory, in sight.

Let’s take a look at recent events in the Ukraine war from the point of view of those in the American intelligence community who don’t feel they have the ear of President Joe Biden but should.

There are always those discontented because they are not appreciated as they feel they deserve. Deep Throat was one such, and look what he accomplished — but that was a long time ago, too.

On July 17 Ukraine attacked for a second time one of Russian President Vladimir’s proudest achievements: the 11.25-mile Kerch Bridge linking Crimea to Russia. The 3.7 billion dollar bridge, with separate spans for auto and train traffic, was opened for auto traffic in May of 2018 and for trucks five months later, with Putin himself driving the first one to make the crossing.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made it clear before the Russian invasion early last year that he considered the bridge a legitimate military target. Ukraine initially attacked the bridge last October, using a submersible drone, but it was fully repaired within seven months. The most recent attack, by a pair of submersible drones, killed a couple who were driving across when the explosion occurred and injured their child. Damage to one of the auto spans was severe.

The Biden administration’s role in both attacks was vital. "Of course it was our technology," one American official told me. "The drone was remotely guided and half submerged—like a torpedo." I asked if there was any thought before the bridge attack about the possibility of retaliation. "What will Putin do? We don’t think that far," the official said. "Our national strategy is that Zelensky can do whatever he wants to do. There’s no adult supervision."

Posted by:KBK

#3 Poor Hershey
His Soviet nostalgia is not working

Posted by: Armaros 2023-07-31 12:36

#2 There’s no adult supervision.

Posted by: Bobby 2023-07-31 07:08

#1 American official told me. "The drone was remotely guided and half submerged—like a torpedo." I asked if there was any thought before the bridge attack about the possibility of retaliation. "What will Putin do? We don’t think that far," the official said.

Posted by: Jeremiah Jomosing7109 2023-07-31 03:36

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