RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR SHOT IN TURKEY

Oh boy:

Russia's ambassador to Turkey has been seriously wounded in an 'assassination attempt' that has left at least three others with injuries. 

Ambassador Andrei Karlov was reportedly in a critical condition in hospital after was shot as he delivered a speech at an art gallery in the Turkish capital of Ankara. 

The gunman allegedly entered the gallery with police identification. 

The attacker fired a shot into the air as the ambassador spoke and then shot him at least once in a suspected radical Islamic attack, the Hurriyet newspaper reported.

Obama had better get to work on a strongly-worded letter, because I don't imagine Putin is going to take this lying down.

The fact that the gunman fired a kind of warning shot before shooting the Ambassador may indicate this was not a professional assassination.

In fact, I think it would certainly indicate that.

That may mitigate Putin's response.

HOWEVER, Putin is a leader who recognizes he can not allow himself to look weak.

Hmm.

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It occurs to me to congratulate the Salafists (ISIS) for their excellent timing.

What they are accomplishing by stirring up the demon's nest that is Putin's soul is, driving a wedge between Russia and the United States before Putin even takes office.

Heh.

I don't think they're going to get the response they hope for.

Unless they hope that Trump will allow Putin to bomb them into oblivion.