© Sputnik/ Iliya PitalevA despondent terrorists looks to the horizon as news is delivered that Washington and London will no longer be his friends
The purported US "kill list" will be acted on through drone strikes and "intelligence assets". The latter refers, presumably, to US special forces that are already operating in northern Syria alongside Turkish military.
Last week, a similar announcement was carried in the British press, which reported that elite British SAS troops had received orders to kill up to 200 jihadi volunteers from Britain who are suspected to be active in Syria (and Iraq). Again, the same rationale was invoked as in the latest American plan. That the assassination program was to pre-empt terror attacks rebounding on Western states.
A British defense official was quoted as saying that the mission could be the most important ever undertaken by the SAS in its entire 75-year history. "The hunt is on", said the official, "to take out some very bad people".
Comment: Putin's continued popularity is unsurprising given his many achievements which include his dedication to returning Russia to prosperity, routing the corruption that previously plagued the country as well as his continual efforts to end terrorism within Syria and assist in the restoration of the beleaguered country.