"The Russkies Did It!!" Not Likely At All

All over the 'news' this morning is an attack on parts of the Ukrainian port of Odessa supposedly by the Russians.

So?

Well, the Russians, Turks, and Mega-Corruptos of Ukraine signed an agreement to move thousands of metric tons of grain out of Ukraine through that port, thus averting or at least ameliorating a projected famine.  Ukraine's grain is critically important in the global food supply.

The attack happened one day later.  No facilities needed to move the grain were hit--IOW, the grain will move just as the agreement foresaw.  But the Russkies were blamed.  And of course, they denied it.  UPDATE:  Russkies confirm they did unleash the attack, but only on 'military targets.'  That is in line with the original story.

Now comes The Last Refuge to apply the always-accurate "Cui Bono?" test:

...Russia was particularly a geopolitical beneficiary from the agreement itself.  No longer could NATO and the western alliance blame Russia for the void in global food markets associated with the conflict in Ukraine.

From the perspective of Russian President Putin, the grain movement through the port city of Odesa was a net benefit.  “Russia has taken on the obligations that are clearly spelled out in this document. We will not take advantage of the fact that the ports will be cleared and opened. We have made this commitment,” said Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.

However, from the perspective of the Western alliance, the agreement mooted one of their biggest justifications for the upcoming global food shortage.   If Ukraine and Russia are exporting food, and yet food costs are still rising…. well, the food shortage impact from western energy disruption, the Build Back Better agenda, starts to become increasingly visible.

Suddenly, within hours of the trade agreement, the grain transportation system and the port city of Odesa come under fire from mysterious cruise missiles....

Canada and the Netherlands have already begun an economic attack on farmers.  The US has so far--officially--not done so, although the Federal laissez-faire approach to the cost of fuel and fertilizer plus its unceasing propaganda-flow on the desirability of crickets vs. beef and chicken......well, draw your own conclusions.  Moreover, the US Neo-Conservatives of the State Department are dying to drag US Armed Forces into the Ukraine conflict.  All of this makes the "attack" very conveeeeeeeenient, no?

So it was good and necessary to blame the Russians.  What makes this suspicious, aside from the obvious motives, was the fact that nothing critical was harmed, and the speed with which the 'attack' was launched.

UPDATE CONTINUED:  Expect more 'war-war' noise from the NeoCons (who are also Never Trumpers) as the Odessa story unfolds.