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Date: May 28, 2015
IS the world going mad? Military posturing is quietly reaching new extremes in

Sending a message . US and Georgian servicemen take part in ajoint exercise outside the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, last week. Source: AP Source: AP
Europe, the Mediterranean and the South China Sea. And the provocative bluster has just reached new heights.
The source was anonymous. But the mouthpiece has a measure of credibility. High profile military analyst and former US Naval War College lecturer John Schindler tweeted last week: “Said a senior NATO (non-US) GOFO to me today: ‘We’ll probably be at war this summer. If we’re lucky it won’t be nuclear.’ Let that sink in. “
The warning comes as Europe engages in some of its biggest ever war games — right on Russia’s front door. It’s a deliberate ploy, intended to remind Moscow of the consequences of its duplicitous invasion of Ukraine.
Sending a message . US and Georgian servicemen take part in ajoint exercise outside the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, last week. Source: AP Source: AP
Half a world away, the “w” word was mentioned again yesterday. This time in an editorial by a Chinese state controlled paper. Said the Global Times: “If the United States’ bottom line is that China has to halt its activities, then a US-China war is inevitable in the South China Sea.” [FULL STORY]