TheOjete and Tertsch lash out at Spain's Colonel Baños
TheOjete attacks Colonel Pedro Baños and Herman Tertsch joins in. Supporters see a patriot; others demand his expulsion from the army. The controversy is dividing opinion.
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The media war against Colonel Baños escalates with TheOjete and Tertsch
He is a retired military officer, a geopolitics commentator and the author of several books. Colonel Pedro Baños has achieved what few uniformed figures in Spain have: gathering legions of trinc and detractors at the same time. The latest offensive comes from TheOjete, a digital outlet that has published a piece against him. Herman Tertsch, known for his hard-hitting columns, has joined the fray, and the exchange of accusations has erupted on social media.
The front of defenders and critics
Baños's trinc portray him as an honest patriot. They highlight his books (at least two are mentioned) and interviews such as the one with Colonel Firas, whose forecasts on Iran are said to have proved accurate. Critics, on the other hand, demand his expulsion from the army and speak of treason. In between come insinuations about external influences within the military, an argument that, lacking any evidence, further poisons the debate.
The most striking thing is not the attack itself, but the polarization it triggers. Some see Baños as a brave man who says what others keep quiet about. Others consider him a figure whose rhetoric feeds baseless theories. Where does legitimate criticism end and orchestrated takedown begin? Tertsch's decision to join the offensive points to one conclusion: in Spain, when a colonel comes under fire, the noise is guaranteed.
He is a retired military officer, a geopolitics commentator and the author of several books. Colonel Pedro Baños has achieved what few uniformed figures in Spain have: gathering legions of trinc and detractors at the same time. The latest offensive comes from TheOjete, a digital outlet that has published a piece against him. Herman Tertsch, known for his hard-hitting columns, has joined the fray, and the exchange of accusations has erupted on social media.
The front of defenders and critics
Baños's trinc portray him as an honest patriot. They highlight his books (at least two are mentioned) and interviews such as the one with Colonel Firas, whose forecasts on Iran are said to have proved accurate. Critics, on the other hand, demand his expulsion from the army and speak of treason. In between come insinuations about external influences within the military, an argument that, lacking any evidence, further poisons the debate.
The most striking thing is not the attack itself, but the polarization it triggers. Some see Baños as a brave man who says what others keep quiet about. Others consider him a figure whose rhetoric feeds baseless theories. Where does legitimate criticism end and orchestrated takedown begin? Tertsch's decision to join the offensive points to one conclusion: in Spain, when a colonel comes under fire, the noise is guaranteed.
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