Diplomatic Madness: The Expulsion of Russian Diplomats
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By Dr. Binoy Kampmark
Global Research
How gloriously brave it seemed, some 23 nations coming together like a zombie collective to initiate a fairly ineffectual action in of itself: the expulsion of Russian diplomats or, as they preferred to term it, intelligence operatives.
It all began in celebratory fashion in Britain, when Prime Minister Theresa May decided to push the issue with the expulsion of 23 in the wake of the poisonings of Sergei Skripal, his daughter Yulia, and Detective Sergeant Nick Bailey. Russia, in a reciprocal effort, retorted in kind.
Since then, the number of states similarly inclined to reduce Russia’s diplomatic set has grown.
This is a time for mania, and the Trump administration will not be far behind in participating in anything that reeks o...