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Saturday, January 31, 2015

Threat:  farfetched or real?

The Russian Ambassador has been summoned by the UK Foreign Office to account for Russian military aircraft - seen above - flying close to UK airspace. Photograph: PA“Russian aggression” is the BBC’s meme of the day. I lost count of how many times the phrase popped up in the first 15 minutes of Radio 4’s World at One programme, devoted entirely to the ‘Russian problem – but the theme was drummed in relentlessly.
The idea is that Russia presents a huge a growing threat to world peace and stability. Russian bombers are threatening the ‘English’ Channel (albeit strictly from international airspace). Russia is an expansionist power attacking sovereign nations, Ukraine in particular. And watch it – we’re next!

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