Russia’s Impressive First Week of REAL War on Terror

In over a year of Washington’s phony war on ISIS, they’re stronger with more territory than when US bombing began – targeting Syrian and Iraqi infrastructure, not terrorist forces or facilities. 

On September 30, things changed markedly. Washington wants no interference in its policies. Putin’s intervention leveled the playing field.

ISIS forces are panicking, retreating, hiding in residential areas and mosques, using area residents as human shields – knowing Russia won’t attack noncombatants or civilian infrastructure, Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov explained, citing video evidence.

Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said terrorists may bomb mosques or other civilian targets, blaming Russia for their crimes, eagerly reported by Western media – spreading Big Lies their specialty, governments they represent doing the same thing.

War strategy includes winning heart and minds, no matter how deceptively. Effective propaganda works this way, especially with proliferators like The New York Times and US cable TV channels, blasting out Big Lies round-the-clock – in print, on air and online.

SIDEBAR
American anti-Russian propaganda intensifies. Below a typical example, provided, again, by CBS This Morning. (Readers have asked why we always use CBS as the main offender in the corporatized mainstream media. The answer is that the US media offers no real distinction between various outlets. Practicing pack journalism, and peddling the same stories and political lines handed out by the top politicians, White House, State Department, Congress, and corporate bigwigs, we could just as easily feature NBC, ABC, or any of the major cable channels. American media offers numerosity, not real diversity.) In the typical report, the US disinformers are pressing the line that Putin (inexplicably) is attacking “the wrong Syrian rebels,” supposedly a non-existent “moderate” tribe of fanatics conjured up by the US propaganda system. Of course, the report completely avoids mentioning that the US created ISIS, and that it was the US, also, the nation chiefly responsible for the destruction and death in Syria and other parts of the Middle East. In any real journalism, such basic, essential points would be included, but not in what passes for journalism in America.—PG

CBS This Morning

Published on Oct 8, 2015

Russia is launching its cruise missiles as part of a coordinated attack in the air and on the ground with the Syrian regime. After four years of deadly civil war, Russia’s air campaign may be tipping the balance in favor of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Holly Williams reports.

Antonov said Russia uses information from reconnaissance, satellites, and Syrian military intelligence before choosing targets – checking and rechecking to be “100% sure” the right ones are struck, so far with impressive results, Washington getting a closeup view of Moscow’s formidable military strength.

On October 7, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said 112 ISIS targets were struck since September 30. “The intensity of strikes is growing,” he explained.

“Many targets were discovered in the past two days, command posts, ammunition and military hardware depots, militant training camps. All the targets were destroyed, no civilian facilities were damaged” – including “19 command posts, 12 ammunition caches, 71 military hardware pieces and six explosive device making facilities.”

On Wednesday morning, 23 aircraft struck terrorist positions. Russia’s navy is involved. Four warships fired 26 cruise missiles from Caspian Sea positions, 1,500 km away, hitting 11 targets with pinpoint accuracy, destroying them, harming no civilians, an impressive display of military might, perhaps enough to give Pentagon commanders pause on challenging Russia head-to-head, madness if dared.

BELOW, A CREDIBLE REPORT, CHINA’S NEWS AGENCY.

New China TV / Published on Oct 7, 2015

Four Russian Navy warships – the “Dagestan,” “Sviyazhsk,” “Uglich” and “Great Ustyug” – launched a total of 26 cruise missiles at 11 different Islamic State (IS) positions in Syria from the Caspian Sea on Wednesday, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.

The missiles flew around 1,500 km (932 miles) before hitting their targets, with all targets being destroyed and no civilian infrastructure being struck, the ministry said.

The strikes required the cooperation of Iran and Iraq, as the missiles travelled through the airspace of both countries before reaching their intended targets in Syria.

(Footage courtesy of Ruptly)

[dropcap]F[/dropcap]light paths passed through Iraqi and Iranian airspace with their permission, all three countries working cooperatively with Syria against ISIS and other Takfiri terrorists.

Putin praised initial results so far. He’s coordinating Moscow’s efforts with Damascus, Iran and Iraq – partnered against terrorism, waging real war to defeat it, challenging Washington’s phony war, an agenda for conquest, domination and exploitation.

Washington and Moscow have polar opposite objectives. Putin wants peace and stability throughout the region. He wants terrorism defeated.

Obama wants endless wars and instability, using ISIS and other Takfiri terrorists to achieve his aims. A classic good v. evil struggle is unfolding.

This one has a long way to go with no way to predict the outcome. Stay hopeful. Maybe this time the good guys will win. Washington is long overdue a stiff comeuppance.