Levant crisis - III

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 10 Apr 2018 22:32

Dt cancelling south america trip is a sure sign he is under great pressure a virtual hostage to the deep state

I would imagine strikes are imminent

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 10 Apr 2018 22:41

Assad today met with the relatives of kidnapped civilians who didn't find them during douma deal

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 10 Apr 2018 22:49

US media is bombastic on Bomb Syria , Tucker Carlson exposes them

shynee · Post by **shynee** » 11 Apr 2018 02:17

The Killing Rooms Of Mosul Are Filled With Bodies And Mystery | Full Segment (HBO) - Graphic Content

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 11 Apr 2018 09:18

ghouta eastern farmlands and basements will need to be checked with ground penetrating radar to find the mass graves

atleast the families will get a sense of closure.

Philip · Post by **Philip** » 11 Apr 2018 11:41

And so the tamasha at the UN goes on and on,repeatedly underscoring the fact that it is totally bankrupt and nothing but a talking shop were members can hurl abuse at each other with 5 getting special privileges to say anything they like and get away with it,even beating up the second and third class members ! Time for it to be disbanded.For India to contemplate a UNSC seat in the current heavily tilted in favour of the P-5 with their vetoes,including a poodle state like Britain,is an insult to our national honour and prestige as the world's largest nation,both population-wise and as a democracy.

Haley's hysterics show her to easily win the competition for being the "Wicked Witch" of the UN!

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/worl ... 98671.html

Russian ambassador to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya, left, and US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley shake hands before the Security Council meeting AP
The United Nations was deadlocked as the US and Russia voted against each other over an investigation into the recent suspected chemical attack in Syria.

Each country placed a resolution before the Security Council to vote on. The US text was vetoed by Russia while the Russian text was not adopted because it did not gain enough votes.

In what has become characteristic of these meetings, the US and UK traded diplomatic barbs with Russia over the country’s “support” for the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, who US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley accused of using chemical weapons. After the votes, she expressed disappointment, saying it “showed our complete failure to protect the Syrian people”.

The US resolution had proposed an independent mechanism for investigating the 7 April attack in the rebel-held town of Douma, where 60 people were killed and at least 1,000 injured in what appeared to be a chlorine gas attack. It also called for an “attribution” clause that would identify the perpetrator of the attack.

Russia, meanwhile, proposed that the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres choose the investigators but that the results be reviewed by Russia for “acceptance” prior to making them public, according to Ms Haley. It also did not contain any clause to assign attribution of the suspected attack.

She said the US had worked with other Security Council members to ensure their concerns about establishing a “truly independent”, impartial and transparent investigation were taken into account – including provisions from Russia. However, she said the US then made “common sense” changes to the document that was put up for vote today. “We accepted every recommendation that did not compromise impartiality,” she said.

“You’re either for an independent, impartial investigation or you’re not,” Ms Haley said, adding that Russia’s negotiation on the mechanism indicated they were only interested in protecting their ally in Damascus, not in actually finding out who carried out the alleged chemical attack.

She said the Security Council had been strung along for “month after month” by Mr Assad’s regime. His government avoided sanctions through its support from Russia and sometimes China, she said.

“Russia chose the Assad regime again over the unity of this council,” she added.

Russia’s Ambassador to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya, insisted the US resolution was just a means of justifying American military action against Syria. The US has “simply been looking for a pretext” to show in Washington, he said.

Bolivia agreed. Ambassador Sacha Llorenty said that he voted against the US resolution because Bolvia objected to bringing a resolution to vote that the US knew would not pass, and that it appeared to have been drafted as a way to warrant another US missile strike in Syria.

Donald Trump: ‘nothing is off the table’ for US response to alleged Syria chemical attack
Both referenced the US missile strike last April after the suspected chemical attack on the town of Khan Sheikhoun.

Mr Nebenzya forcefully insisted Russia was “in Syria at the invitation of the legal government”. Ms Haley and the US were trying to “undermine the authority of the Security Council” by bringing repeated resolutions against the regime in Syria that they know will not pass without a Russian veto, he added.

Britain’s Ambassador to the UN, Karen Pierce, said “Russia has crossed the line in international order” and that its very “credibility” as a member of the Security Council was at stake over its continued support of Damascus.

“Russia would rather cross the WMD [weapons of mass destruction] line than risk” any sanctions against its ally in Syria, Ms Pierce said. UK Foreign Minister Boris Johnson later tweeted that that Russia was “holding the Syrian people to political ransom” by supporting Mr Assad’s regime.

Hugely disappointing that Russia vetoed the proposal at the UN for an independent investigation into Syrian chemical attacks. Russia is holding the Syrian people to political ransom by supporting a regime responsible for at least 4 heinous chemical attacks against its people

Ms Pierce pointed out that the Russian ambassador had repeatedly said there were “no traces” of a chemical attack despite footage and some evidence of chlorine gas cannisters in Douma, but asked “no traces found by whom?” She reminded the Security Council that Russia is not authorised to carry out its own investigations into the alleged chemical attack.

Ms Pierce accused Russia of having “abused” the power of a veto to protect the regime of Mr Assad.
The UK, she said, is against the concept Russia is pushing, which suggests sovereign states are “above” following international laws and norms.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he was “outraged by the continued reports of use of chemical weapons in the Syrian Arab Republic”.

He added: “I reaffirm my full support for the [Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons] and its fact-finding mission in undertaking the required investigation into these allegations.”

US President Donald Trump has condemned the attacks as “sick” after pictures and video of several children suffering or dead from the alleged chemical attack surfaced. He also said “nothing is off the table” in terms of a possible US response. Mr Trump has cancelled an upcoming trip to South America to apparently focus on the situation in Syria.

Y. Kanan · Post by **Y. Kanan** » 11 Apr 2018 12:00

Philip wrote:And so the tamasha at the UN goes on and on,repeatedly underscoring the fact that it is totally bankrupt and nothing but a talking shop were members can hurl abuse at each other with 5 getting special privileges to say anything they like and get away with it,even beating up the second and third class members ! Time for it to be disbanded.For India to contemplate a UNSC seat in the current heavily tilted in favour of the P-5 with their vetoes,including a poodle state like Britain,is an insult to our national honour and prestige as the world's largest nation,both population-wise and as a democracy.

I could not agree more; then again I feel the same way about GOI’s continuing one-sided love affair with the US. India’s strategic embrace of the US is not only misguided and naive, but also an insult to the sacrifices of our armed forces over the years. We shouldn’t be sucking up to that disgusting, Paki-loving, terrorist sponsoring regime. As long as the Jews and Saudis run Washington, we should buy arms elsewhere and avoid any other strategic entanglements with them.

Philip · Post by **Philip** » 11 Apr 2018 12:31

The Rusians themselves have said that this is the worst state of West-Russia relations since the Cuban Missile Crisis,which almost led to WW3.
The yapping latter-day Mrs.T,leader of Poodle-istan,is not only lunching far above her weight (Ha!Ha!..printer's devil),"punching" above her weight,but also in spurring on Trump,embattled with inquiry after inquiry at home,and perfectly vulnerable to a "wag-the-dog" situ,just like the poodle,stuck in the quicksand of Brexit,into endangering the rest of the globe by her adventurism. What business has Britain to attack Syria? Would it dare to do so if Syria had WMDs and could strike back? Britain is behaving like a cowardly bully "Dona Quixote" and her Sancho Panza Ar tilting at not windmills but Russian missiles which it could use to devastating effect.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/ ... over-syria

Russian officials warn of possible military clash with US over Syria
Deputy minister says threat of US strike ‘extremely dangerous’ but direct clash unlikely

Andrew Roth in Moscow

Tue 10 Apr 2018 The USS Donald Cook, a guided missile destroyer, was deployed to the eastern Mediterranean this week. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images
Russian officials and analysts have warned of the dangers of a military clash with the United States if Donald Trump orders a military strike in Syria in response to the chemical attack in rebel-held Douma at the weekend.

One Russian politician involved in defence policy called it the most dangerous moment in US-Russian relations since the Cuban missile crisis of 1962. The chief of staff of Russia’s armed forces said last month that Russia would shoot down incoming missiles and attack their launching platforms if a US strike on Syria threatened Russian military personnel.

“The US and Russia are now closer to a direct collision between their military forces than at any time since the cold war,” Dmitri Trenin, the head of the Carnegie Moscow Centre and a former Soviet military officer, wrote on Monday. “The only question on my mind: will Russia hit back at the US when it launches strikes against Damascus?”

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Similar concerns of a direct clash were raised after the Khan Sheikhun chemical attack that killed dozens of people a year ago, when Trump ordered a Tomahawk missile strike against the Syrian regime’s al-Shayrat airbase.

Russian forces did not engage the US Tomahawk missiles using its air defence systems stationed in the region, either because they would have been ineffective in repelling the attack or because they had been told to stand down. The US gave Russia advance warning of that attack through a deconfliction notice.

The Guardian view on Syria: don’t blindly follow Donald Trump

Russian military brass have signalled that the response may be different this time. In March, Valery Gerasimov, the chief of the general staff of the Russian armed forces, said that if the US sought to strike Syria in response to a chemical attack, Russia would use its air defence systems and other weapons to respond in case of a threat to Russian servicemen in the region.

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Gerasimov said Russian military advisers and members of several Russian missions to Syria, including military police and conflict resolution specialists, were based in Damascus at the headquarters of the Syrian defence ministry and at other Syrian military sites.

“In the case of a threat to the lives of our servicemen, the Russian military armed forces will take response measures against both the rockets, and the platforms from which they’re fired,” he said.

Moscow has made similar threats in the past, including last September as US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces troops met Russian-backed Syrian government forces on territory held by Islamic State in eastern Syria.

On Tuesday the Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, said Moscow would propose a UN security council resolution on investigating the chemical attack in Douma, which Syrian forces have denied carrying out. Russia has previously vetoed a joint investigative mechanism between the OPCW and the UN into chemical attacks in Syria, citing bias.

Lavrov’s deputy, Mikhail Bogdanov, called the threat of a strike “extremely dangerous” but said he did not think a direct military clash with the US was likely. “I think it does not exist,” he told journalists. “I believe that common sense should prevail over insanity.”

On Monday Trump promised “major decisions” by Wednesday on a response to the Douma attack. Russian officials at the UN have said both that there is no evidence any chemical attack took place and that it was a “false flag” provocation to give a pretext for the US to launch strikes.

The USS Donald Cook, a guided missile destroyer, was deployed to the eastern Mediterranean this week after a port call in Cyprus. The Black Sea fleet announced on Tuesday that crews manning its advanced S-400 air defence systems were holding training drills.

A former Russian admiral told Interfax that the ship’s presence was “an escalation” but he believed the US was mainly trying to scare Russia.

“I think that the United States will not openly decide to launch a strike against Syria with our ships and submarines in the Mediterranean Sea, along with the recent warning issued by our chief of staff [Gerasimov],” he said.

Philip · Post by **Philip** » 11 Apr 2018 12:38

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfr ... nald-trump

The Guardian view on Syria: don’t blindly follow Donald Trump
Editorial
Syria’s civil war has seen seven years of numbing brutality. A single attack will not affect its outcome
Tue 10 Apr 2018
Buildings damaged by fighting and Syrian government airstrikes in the town of Harasta, in the eastern Ghouta region east of Damascus. Photograph: AP
Given recent history, it would take an extraordinary event and set of circumstances to arise for military intervention by Britain in the Middle East to be considered an option. This country contributed to the wreckage of Libya and Iraq, which were mistakes entered into because our leaders entertained prophecies of exaggerated catastrophe. The argument over the risks of inaction being greater than the risks of action has surfaced again in Syria with a chemical gas attack, orchestrated by Bashar al-Assad, that left dead children foaming at the mouth. The slaughter of helpless civilians defines modern evil. The latest atrocity in Syria’s agonising civil war should stain our conscience. Mr Assad is a murderous tyrant and his continued rule in Syria is an affront to humanity. That the Assad regime is shielded by his backers in Moscow and Tehran for their own self-interest should garner contempt. These are all awful features of a war, characterised by numbing brutality, that is entering its seventh year.

What has changed is the focus on the use chemical weapons, of which the Syrian dictatorship claimed to have destroyed its stocks, but which have plainly been used to kill innocents, against the backdrop of the poisoning of a former Russian spy by a nerve agent in Salisbury. In the words of the UK ambassador to the United Nations, “there should be no more victims of chemical weapons attacks, whether they take place in the war zone of Syria or in an English country town”.

But it would be wrong to think that this should be enough for the UK to join Donald Trump in bombing Syrian airbases that are quickly repaired and in use within days. Making the stakes appear enormous is a form of self-hypnosis that renders those under its insidious spell unable to resist simplistic military solutions.

Mr Trump is another reason to be cautious. His presidency has not been burdened with ethical pretence, and it is hard to take seriously his sudden respect for human rights in international affairs. The president called out the “horrible attack” by “Animal Assad” but seemed distracted by an FBI raid on his lawyer’s office. No wonder he is confused: it was only last week that Mr Trump ordered his generals to arrange a rapid exit of the 2,000 US troops who have been advising anti-regime rebels. Britain would gain little from hitching our foreign policy responses in this most complex of conflicts to such a shameless and mercurial figure. The fact is that airstrikes or a barrage of missiles might have a demonstration effect, but they would not change the military balance on the ground. Nor would a single attack alter the outcome of the war.

Syria is a battleground between forces backed by foreign powers. It is Russian airpower, as well as Iranian-backed fighters, that have enabled the Assad regime to conduct its policy of terror and retake territory. The US-backed rebels have gained control over large parts of the country’s north-east, including valuable oil fields, after they scattered Islamic State.
*(what bl**dy right gives the US the authority to invade Syria-like it did Iraq and grab Syrian oilfields like a common thief?Nauseating!)

Meanwhile Turkey has expanded into Syria and also finds itself toe-to-toe with US-backed Kurdish groups. The dry tinder of regional conflict has burst into flame – most recently between Israel and Iran.

Britain should replace mindless confrontation with common sense and courage. It should keep the focus on saying that the reconstruction of Syria is contingent on Mr Assad’s departure and the ethnic cleansing being stopped. Ministers should expand humanitarian aid programmes in the region to help deal with refugees. Given that the public is moved by the plight of Syrian children, the government should allow more to come and live here safe from harm. Military action is never to be taken lightly. To make some headway in resolving the conundrum of the Syrian civil war there must an articulation of a clear strategy in public. This would allow the risks and benefits to be aired and a plan sanctioned by parliament. The stakes are too high for anything less.

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 11 Apr 2018 13:17

This is getting more dark , Russia says if US Strike kills its service men then Russia will strike immediately

In the Council of Federation promised an immediate response to the United States, if Syria suffered military

https://ria.ru/syria/20180411/151835984 ... dex_main_2

MOSCOW, April 11 (Itar-Tass) - RIA Novosti. If as a result of possible US strikes on Syria the Russian servicemen who are there will suffer, Russia's response will be immediate, told RIA Novosti First Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Defense and Security Eugene Serebrennikov.

"As the Defense Ministry has already pointed out, the Russian military bases in Khmeimim and Tartous are under serious protection, but we expect that if the US attacks, if they follow, the life of our servicemen will not be jeopardized. they will not allow this, since, as the chief of the Russian General Staff has already said, in this case, Russia's response will be immediate, "Serebrennikov said.

vinod · Post by **vinod** » 11 Apr 2018 15:57

Russia is threatening to shoot down not just missiles but also the "launch systems" - meaning planes, submarines, or even bases? - a major escalation if it happens and could lead to all out war!

Not sure whether this is Russian bluff and whether US will call it.

ricky_v · Post by **ricky_v** » 11 Apr 2018 17:15

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/0 ... s-strikes/

President Donald Trump has told Russia and Syria to "get ready" for a missile attack on the Assad regime, saying the bombs will be "nice and new and smart".

Mr Trump tweeted an extraordinary response to Russia's claim that it would shoot down any missiles fired at Syria following the chemical weapons attack on Douma.

The US President added: "You shouldn't be partners with a Gas Killing Animal who kills his people and enjoys it!"

Manish_P · Post by **Manish_P** » 11 Apr 2018 20:22

The US President added: "You shouldn't be partners with a Gas Killing Animal who kills his people and enjoys it!"

They weren't so particular in 1988 were they

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 11 Apr 2018 21:45

Wow a new mode of diplomacy for potus

Get ready Russia, because they will be coming, nice and new and ‘smart!’” the president wrote on Twitter, referring to missile strikes that have appeared likely since the weekend deaths of more than 40 Syrian civilians, including children.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 11 Apr 2018 23:47

Nato ac active over cyprus and al tanf
Proxies planning counter attack post strike incl on dez city
Carrier group leaves norfolk tomorrow in 12 days will reach syrian coast

Russis have requested iran for hamedan airbase use
Russi heavy bombers on high alert
A lone a50 monitors the syrian coast

Shadow boxing continues vetos continue

Notam around cyprus for exercises
Notam on syrian coast as counter exercise

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 11 Apr 2018 23:50

The russis are outnumbered so may have to use a few tactical nuclear weapons tests off iskander as a warning

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 11 Apr 2018 23:50

Perhaps hit some empty quarter of the syrian desert or high ilup over the med for emp diwali

darshhan · Post by **darshhan** » 11 Apr 2018 23:57

The whole thing looks like a staged match. Which ofcourse is necessary to deflect attention from domestic issues.

America hasn't been able to muster courage to initiate action against North Korea. Now here they are directly challenging Russia and that too publicly. Hard to take it seriously.

In all likelihood all this would end up with a whimper. A few missile strikes and that is pretty much about it.

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 12 Apr 2018 07:46

vinod wrote:Russia is threatening to shoot down not just missiles but also the "launch systems" - meaning planes, submarines, or even bases? - a major escalation if it happens and could lead to all out war!

Not sure whether this is Russian bluff and whether US will call it.

I would say depends if the attack is not directed specifically at Russian targets like its airbase or naval base and there is no loss of Russian forces then they would just intercept the cruise missile if possible if it falls in its zone of defence.

If DT approves Russian specific targets leading to loss of Russian manpower or assets then all bets are off

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 12 Apr 2018 07:49

Putin sounds remarkably calm in this media appearance and while speaking to new ambassadors as if it’s just another normal day in his life , just made some generic statement of world is chaotic n needs better sense to prevail

shynee · Post by **shynee** » 12 Apr 2018 10:15

Latest from Anna news.

WW III: Vengeance for the Damascus liberation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd2Cds0OlZI

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 12 Apr 2018 10:44

Canadian journalist totally crushes MSM reporter on what’s actually happening in Syria

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 12 Apr 2018 10:44

^^ Singha watch that video

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 12 Apr 2018 15:23

it seems the brits obtained the akitori and another base in cyprus as the price from granting them liberation in 1960s same as they browbeat siwasagoor ramagulam the father of mauritius to snatch the chagos archipelago.

even in defeat of colonialism they managed to snatch these strategic posts.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 12 Apr 2018 15:27

the poster is writing a book on hezbollah so he has ears close to the ground zero.

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1+/ The US/EU war on Syria is expected in the next 10 hours according to sources in #Syria close to decision makers.
All Syrian troops were ordered to empty their barracks and keep 5% presence only.

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2+/ #USA and #EU may target - as expected - the Syrian Air Force (many dislocated and other spread but not flying), the central for command and control, all radars and known anti-air missiles, Ministry of Defence, Presidential Palace and other sensitive Syrian bases.

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3+/ The #USA/#EU are drawing the attention t the gathering of forces in the Mediterranean. But information to the #Syrian command confirm gathering of forces and preparation for the strike are expected coming from al-Tanf, al-Hasaka, #Jordan, #Turkey and from the sea.

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4+/ #Russia is hassling foreign war ships coming closer opposite the #Syrian coast to inform all these that this is a Russian operational area. However this Russian show of force doesn't change much because missiles can be launched from afar.

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5+/ #Russia will deal with fired cruise missiles but not expected to bring down a large number, impossible for any superpower no matter how many anti-air missiles are deployed over a large territory like #Syria and coming from intensive fire power (#USA and #EU).

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6+/ #Iran informed #Russia that any #israeli intervention means an #Iranian direct involvement in this war under the agreement of defence w/ #Syria. #Putin informed Netanyahu of the Iranian intension.

S.A. Khaminei met with the leadership of #IRGC and missile force units leaders
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7+/ It is clear that #USA and #EU are not waiting for the @UN decision or approval. In #Syria, leadership believes the UN meeting served for stacking forces to gather their units and prepare their bank of objectives.

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8+/ #USA and #SaudiArabia are very hurt of what happen in #Ghouta: nothing to do with "fake chemical attack" but due to the end of 20-30,000 jihadists shipped to the north of #Syria. These were the hope of US and Saudi to keep the menace on Damascus: #Russia destroyed this hope.

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9+/ If this forthcoming battle on #Syria lasts only one night/day with hundreds of missiles, then it is ok.

But if it lasts more than 2 days, then the situation may go towards a wider unexpected confrontation.

The answer will be in #Daraa #Quneitra where it hurts the most.
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I believe #Russia can't stand alone against this coalition because it is not looking for a wider war (WWIII) and the attack is not on #Russia territory.

However, #USA/#EU may attack tonight or tomorrow night. Attacking forces will try to destroy the Syrian Army. However...

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However, in 2013, the #Syria Army was about to be defeated. In 2015, the Syrian Army was cornered in main cities and retrieved from most rural areas.

Those who rebuild the Syrian Army and injected 12,000-20,000 men expressed their readiness to inject 120K men if necessary.

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Singha · Post by **Singha** » 12 Apr 2018 15:32

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Singha · Post by **Singha** » 12 Apr 2018 15:34

http://blogs.rediff.com/mkbhadrakumar/2 ... a-purpose/

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 12 Apr 2018 16:27

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A brilliant reporting by @kommersant which confirms some previous ideas/info on Moscow moves. A wrap-up here:

1. #Russia is awaiting the US to provide it w/the list of targets it is going to hit & w/their coordinates to avoid any theoretical loss from Ru side (Apr 2017 scenario)
2. #Russia prepared a list of measures if the situation escalates
3. Rus General Staff is in closed talks w/Joint Chiefs of Staff
4. Also contacts w/#NATO via #Turkey
5. Rus Navy limited access to #Syria shores for drills Apr.11-12, 17-19 & 25-26 from 10 to 6 pm Moscow time
6. #Russia grouping in the Med has 15 combat ships & supply vessels including subs (diesel & nuclear) + patrol aircrafts IL-38H, #S400, Pantsir-S1
7. Rus MoD is sure that none of its objects in #Syria (Khmeymim & #Tartus bases) will be hit. Otherwise, consequences will be grave.
8. #Netanyahu called #Putin over night. He might be an additional communication btw #Russia's president & #Trump while #Putin a mediator btw #Israel & #Iran 9. Rus military deployed to #Syria's #Douma where alleged CW attack took place.

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 12 Apr 2018 16:29

Singha wrote:

Not surprising , Graham and John Mcain are two of the greatest War Mongers we have in US Senate , Had they been president they would have made sure they would start WW3 before hitting their graves !

IndraD · Post by **IndraD** » 12 Apr 2018 16:32

apparently donald duck has taken 180 degree turn and now saying he never meant war on syria / russia is on way https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/sta ... 2587965440

Lisa · Post by **Lisa** » 12 Apr 2018 18:04

Peter Ford Dropping Truth Bombs on BBC Radio Scotland

Peter William Ford is a retired British diplomat who was ambassador to Bahrain from 1999–2003 and to Syria from 2003–2006.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_cont ... j_Z1f84Ps8

vinod · Post by **vinod** » 12 Apr 2018 18:26

Singha wrote:http://blogs.rediff.com/mkbhadrakumar/2 ... a-purpose/

So, Israel behind the false flag operation of chemical attack? seems plausible...!!

DT has backed off slightly... may be buying time!

chanakyaa · Post by **chanakyaa** » 12 Apr 2018 18:38

IndraD wrote:apparently donald duck has taken 180 degree turn and now saying he never meant war on syria / russia is on way https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/sta ... 2587965440

NO, he hasn’t.

I belive that Using MSM to take inept and shallow thinking headline readers on a wild ride is very well understood by DT. His reference to smart mijjles was literally taken by the headline loving hungry readers as physical meelitary hardware. He was referring to the following. The noose is slowly tightening.

Tough to stop this smart Sanction mujjle using S-four00

rsingh · Post by **rsingh** » 12 Apr 2018 18:45

Mrs May has sent Sub to missile attack range. what is that range? What if Russia sinks UK sub? What will be UK's response? Nuke Russia......nop. what else........shout at UNSC?

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 12 Apr 2018 20:11

RAF a/c have landed at akitori the place they stole from cyprus.

SyAF has moved aircraft to russian bases.

Karthik S · Post by **Karthik S** » 12 Apr 2018 20:48

UQ again punching above its weight. Doubt if Putin would be scared of UQ's subs within missile range of Syria.

rsingh · Post by **rsingh** » 12 Apr 2018 20:51

In past such attacks were planned for weekend. Stock market is closed and NYC has enough time to fathom the market on Monday ( Asian Market's performance). I have noticed this many a times.

ramana · Post by **ramana** » 12 Apr 2018 22:22

Ukraine is place to watch