lada_ray_photo_a_30This is primarily about the French Friday the 13th event. As in the last post, I appreciate Lada Ray's data and analysis. Because of that, and because the first half of her post is an article from the BBC, I'm copying her analysis and putting it first, followed by her complete article.

Remember that this was posted the day after the attacks in Paris.

"Unfortunately, the Paris events are a direct and easily predictable consequence of the NATO/US/West's actions and meddling in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria... ISIL... is staffed in big part by former Saddam Hussein's officers,... Sunnis... who had been dismissed by the US after they took over. The rest... is formed from the armed opposition left over after Libya was destroyed by NATO (including French) strikes, parts of Al Qaeda, and other Islamist rebels financed by US, Saudis and Qatar.

"The most worrisome is that if it is classified as an attack on one of the NATO members, this may become the signal for NATO mobilization... Considering the above, the attacks in Paris may have been a false flag designed to provoke NATO mobilization. The attack on the Russian Airbus320 in Egypt may have been orchestrated for the same purpose, among others: to make NATO countries agree to mobilization and intensification of bombings of ISIL in Syria and Iraq.

"This may have also been a warning to Hollande to toe the line. At the time of the attacks Hollande was at the stadium watching a match in close proximity to the explosions... A similar warning took place previously when German plane Germanwings crashed in France. This happened immediately after Hollande and Merkel dared to defy the US in how they approached the Ukraine crisis, working with Russia on trying to stop war in Donbass.

"After Russia's successful bombing campaign in Syria, it was proven how ineffective (or how corrupt) the US/West's bombings were... Such miraculous turnaround was absolutely impossible to imagine just a few short weeks ago, before Russians went to Syria. If it keeps up, Syria will be ISIL-free in a few months.

"...I believe that Putin and Lavrov will be able to defuse the situation and to create a more cooperative solution for all... these two are the only adults in the room, with Western 'leaders' being not up to the task. However, hopefully, the sense of self-preservation of the Europeans will be enough to keep them on the side of reason."

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Perfect Storm? Will NATO mobilize in Wake of Paris Attacks? (Futurist Trendcast)

[Lada Ray analysis] Unfortunately, the Paris events are a direct and easily predictable consequence of the NATO/US/West's actions and meddling in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria, as well as elsewhere in the Middle East. ISIL (aka, Daesh or ISIS) is staffed in big part by former Saddam Hussein's officers, who are Sunnis and who had been dismissed by the US after they took over Iraq. The rest of ISIL is formed from the armed opposition left over after Libya was destroyed by NATO (including French) strikes, parts of Al Qaeda, and other Islamist rebels financed by US, Saudis and Qatar.
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