Russia's Oreshnik Retaliation and the Woke Western Boa Constrictor

"Nukes for clicks" for the YouTube experts?

Dec 03, 2024

A quick timeline of what we know so far;

On November 17th, 2024, the outgoing US president Joe Biden authorised Ukraine to use ATACMS with a range of up to 190 miles (300 kilometres) deep into Russian territory.
two days later, on November 19th 2024, Ukraine (no doubt assisted by US military personnel and US intelligence & satellite data) launched several US-made ATACMS missiles, attacking targets in Russia’s Bryansk region.
that same day, on November 19th 2024, Russia’s president Vladimir Putin approved the proposed changes to Russia’s nuclear doctrine.
on November 21st 2024, Russia retaliated for Ukraine’s attack of November 19th, using a brand-new experimental hypersonic missile called “Oreshnik” attacking the PA Pivdenmash (also known as “YushMash”) factory in Dnipro, Ukraine.
that same day, on November 21st 2024, Vladimir Putin made a media appearance and explained more details regarding the Oreshnik missile, and indicated at similar retaliations in case of more Ukrainian ATACMS missile attacks on Russia.
Russia claims that on November 23rd and 25th, Ukraine launched more ATACMS strikes towards Russia’s western Kursk region

So far, Russia’s answers to Biden’s ATACMS escalation, which started after the November 5th presidential elections, was very swift and only took 2 days after Ukraine’s November 19th strike. However, so far no Russian retaliation could be observed after the latest Ukrainian strikes of the 23rd and 25th of November.

At the same time however, we have not witnessed any more ATACMS strikes by Ukraine after the 25th of November.

Were Ukraine’s November 23rd and 25th strikes a last face-saving provocation and has some quiet diplomacy been going on behind the scenes?

Or is the West still trying to work out the implications of the new Oreshkin missile’s capabilities? These capabilities (if Russian claims are true) would imply that the Oreshnik is unstoppable by Western anti-missile defence systems, offers destructive capabilities similar to a small tactical nuclear bomb with surgical precision, yet without a nuclear explosion and all the negative implications such as nuclear radiation.

Meanwhile, all the Western ‘expert’ YouTubers & Zeocon clickbait websites like colonel Daniel Davies, The Duran, Judge Napolitano, and ZeroHedge are going haywire, foaming more and more at their mouths every time they use the phase “this will escalate into World War 3..” whilst making completely baseless assumptions and claims that “Russia will attack bases in Poland or Romania using the Oreshnik.” 🤡

True, Putin said that Russia would not exclude targets outside Ukraine (any smart politician or negotiator never excludes anything), but never did he say that this would be the only possible way that Russia could or would retaliate.

I’m starting to wonder if all these internet ‘experts,’ who pretend to fight for ‘peace and justice’ and ‘stoppin’ the bloodshed,’ are actually rooting for a serious escalation in a desperate bid for more clicks, more ad revenue, and more money from selling more merchandise like t-shirts and hoodies? Have you noticed how they almost never bring a guest on their show who offers a more balanced and moderate view that goes against their fear-mongering narrative? 🤔

I’m not trying to downplay any military strike, but let’s calmly look at the facts;

a few ATACMS were fired at Russia on November 19th, relatively little damage was done and allegedly (according to Russia) most missiles were intercepted
an Oreshnik strike took place on November 21st, but damage is unclear. Pro-Russian sources say that the YushMash factory has been completely destroyed, while pro-Ukrainian claim that ether the missile was intercepted (unlikely) or that very little damage was done. Neither side has published any evidence (satellite photos etc) for their claims.
a few more ATACMS were launched on November 23rd and 25th, again relatively little damage was done according to Russian sources.

That’s basically it…

That’s all we have so far on Monday 2nd November 2024, yet most Western ‘alternative’ news internet expert are turning this into ‘attacks on Poland/Romania’ (thus triggering NATO’s infamous Article 5), ‘imminent mushroom clouds’ and ‘World War 3.’

No doubt, if all the Russian claims are true about the Oreshnik then this new missile has huge potential to upset the balance of power between Russia and the Ukraine/NATO, but anyone who things that Russia will tomorrow launch Oreshnik missiles at any NATO ally, urgently needs to get a reality check.

Let’s see how this turns out.

So far we’ve seen a similar situation between Israel and Iran (which I already wrote about before) where the same ‘internet experts’ were screaming “World War 3” at the top of their lungs, yet all we saw were relatively harmless tit-for-tat retaliation strikes.

Speaking of Iran and the Middle East, we again see a similar pattern which seems to be (deliberately) promoted by many Deep State social media like YouTube. All the ‘experts’ who are now propagating “imminent Oreshnik strikes,” are simultaneously hedging their predictions by also switching their focus on Syria.

The video below was posted 3 days ago, and yet we’re still waiting for the “imminent” strike. What’s the definition of “imminent” anyways? 1 hour? 1 day? 1 week? 1 month? 1 year? 🤡

The strategy seems to be: flood the public with a nonstop stream of doomsday scenarios so that, 1) they will quickly forget all the failed predictions, and 2) get more clicks!

Since Russia’s Oreshnik strike and Putin’s warning to the West, we have seen two major ‘disturbances in The Force’ regarding Russia;

the Russian Ruble losing about 15% of it’s value, briefly spiking up to 120 Rubles for 1 Euro and 114 for 1 Dollar. Meanwhile things have stabilised again (trading at 112/Euro and 106/Dollar) but doubtlessly there has also been some major Russian Central Bank intervention.
the Western proxy war agains Russia in Syria suddenly flared up again.

Is this (so far?) the West’s ‘answer’ to Russia’s Oreshnik?

Syrian president Bashar Al Assad seems to have been sleeping on the job and presumably Turkish-backed (probably with the full blessing of Israel, the United Kingdom and the USA) “rebels” who call themselves Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) have suddenly attacked Aleppo and conquered a lot of territory.

Most YouTube ‘experts’ are falling over themselves making excuses for Assad. It’s “3D chess in order to lure HTS into a trap so they can then annihilate them,” and “don’t worry, the Russians and Iranians will come to the rescue of Assad.” Yet somehow I don’t really see how all this is beneficial for Russia or world peace. Why bet on the (already busy!) Russians? Why risk another (2-front!) proxy war for Russia? Why draw Iran (even more?) into Syria?

Rather than the “imminent escalation” World War 3 scenario, it seems to me that a much slower process is going on:

Russia is slowly challenging Western hegemony, and
the West, is slowly (like a Boa Constrictor) squeezing Russia not only in Ukraine and Syria, but also in Georgia, Kazakhstan, Belarus and Armenia with NGO’s, controlled opposition, and the constant threat of Colour Revolutions.
Russian dominance in some areas (read: the Oreshnik or attrition warfare in Ukraine) is quickly punished with economic warfare targeting exchange rates or, as recently also happened, Trump’s threat for 100% tariffs against the BRICS counties if they pursue their own currency.

Sure, Oreshniks are nice, but especially in the last point, a BRICS currency, is where IMHO the real Achilles Heel of the West lies.

The Western system is dominated by the US Dollar as the World Reserve Currency, with which the West can dominate financial markets, entire economies, and can get relatively cheap commodities with with they in turn can fuel economic growth and wars.

However, the BRICS countries attacking the Western financial system by introducing a gold/oil/commodity-backed currency that is a direct challenge to the US Dollar WRC status would also imply significant pain for themselves, potentially writing off billions in ForEx (Foreign Exchange) reserves and introducing major economic and societal pain at home.

A commodity-backed BRICS currency seems the Sword of Damocles hanging over the US Dollar, but for now, both the BRICS and the West seem to be stuck in the slow tit-for-tat game of sanctions, proxy wars, regime change, new hypersonic weapons, while once in a while launching rumours about a BRICS currency.

Nevertheless, the clock is ticking and for the Global South because time is not on their side because regime change is lurking around the corner as sanctions bite more and more.

The West however, can take its time and just needs to maintain the current status-quo.

Many people are IMHO making the mistake of underestimating the West, by falling for the Woke Psyop, but they forget that the people who actively support the Woke Agenda is just a minute part of Western society. Most people in the West do not support this, so don't make the mistake that a propaganda photo of a soldier or police officer in front of a rainbow flag is symbolic for Western armies, Western police forces, and Western weakness. We saw during the “pandemic” that Western police forces have no problem whatsoever to brutally attack its own citizens protesting against the reduction in constitutional rights.

When push comes to shove and you look beyond the veneer of political correctness, there is nothing “Woke” about Western foreign or domestic policies.

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