Levant crisis - III

Y. Kanan · Post by **Y. Kanan** » 08 Apr 2018 23:29

Here we go again:

Trump blames Putin, Obama for 'Animal Assad,' tweets 'big price' after reports of Syrian chemical attack
https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/08/politics ... index.html

... just as everyone predicted, another false flag and a new attack on Syria, this time on a larger scale.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 09 Apr 2018 09:08

T4 airbase in homs struck by missiles of unknown origin. usa denies it was theirs.

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

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#Syria #Damascus #SouthDamascus #SouthernDamascus
Hundreds of #SAA & #NDF reinforcements from all over Syria arrived today to participate in the upcoming battle to liberate Yarmouk Camp & Al-Hajar al-Aswad & Qadam from

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

seems like a ATV mounted grenade launcher - chuck norris style

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 09 Apr 2018 09:15

rumours that the missiles were French, ie french acting as cats paws and canaries in the coalmine on behalf of bwana

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 09 Apr 2018 09:16

turkey has secured the eastern part of Idlib and seems to have given green signal to saa to take the al ghab plain and the fabled mountain town of jisr al shugour - this is most likely where tigers will go next

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 09 Apr 2018 09:17

Missile was fired by Israel from submarine

3-the Dolphin class is capable of launching cruise missile form its torpedo tubes including the tomahawk missile and the Israeli made cruise missiles.
And judging by the numbers of missiles that Syria managed to shot down and the missile that hit its targets
They used 2 subs

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5- tonight the Syrian Air Defense Forces managed to down 8 missiles as the Syrian state TV stated.
The interception was done by the BUK-Pantsir system.
And I’m waiting for the wreckage images to identify what kind of missile #Israel used (most likely Popeye Turbo SLCM)

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Singha · Post by **Singha** » 09 Apr 2018 09:26

Jaish al Islam has surrendered in Douma.
100 buses are taking them to Jarablous region.

1000s of freed civilians are making their way out to relief camps
100s of kidnapped civilians have been reunited with rest of families in damascus

jails and bomb factories are being scouted for, plus usual demining

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 09 Apr 2018 09:27

and what was israel's reason to strike the far off T4 airbase? hezbollah arms shipments coming through?

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 09 Apr 2018 10:48

Singha wrote:and what was israel's reason to strike the far off T4 airbase? hezbollah arms shipments coming through?

Well I guess to help their terrorist buddies

Philip · Post by **Philip** » 09 Apr 2018 12:14

With ISIS on the run,being routed everywhere,there is simply no logic for the Syrians or Russians to use chem weapons against a small enclave. This appears to be another "false flag" attack for which the rebels and ISIS were accused of and who were found to have home built chem weapons factories underground in Syrian cities which were retaken by the govt.

Israel is bent upon escalating the conflict as with Assad's position strengthened,it cannot redraw the map of the Levant as Netanyahu wants.The big Q is what will be the reaction of Russia if Russian forces were killed or injured in the attacks,This is a very dangerous game being played by Israel ,one that could get quite out of hand also considering the extreme low point in Russo-Western relations over the Skripal affair. That the Skripal's are now going to be given fake indentities and sent off to secret locations in one of the "%-eyes" nations ,points out that the West does not want them spilling the beans or meeting -as requested any Russian officials to get to the bottom of the case.

Syrian airbase near Homs hit by air strikes, state TV says
Pentagon denies it was involved, after Donald Trump said the regime would ‘pay’ for chemical attack on Damascus suburb

‘Most of them were going to die’ – apocalyptic scenes in Douma
Julian Borger in Washington

Mon 9 Apr 2018
Smoke billows in the town of Douma Photograph: STRINGER/AFP/Getty Images
The Syrian regime has said one of its airbases had been bombed but it was unclear who had carried out the air strikes.

Syrian state TV reported loud explosions near the T-4 airfield in the desert east of the city of Homs in the early hours of Monday. It said the airfield was targeted with several missiles and that Syrian air defence was responding, and had shot down eight incoming missiles. State TV said the attack was “most likely” American, a claim the Pentagon has denied.

Video footage on social media in Lebanon showed aircraft or missiles flying low over the country, apparently heading east towards Syria. The Sana state-run news agency said the strikes resulted in a number of “dead and wounded”.

Donald Trump had warned the regime and its backers that they would pay a “high price” for the use of chemical weapons on Saturday night on a rebel-held suburb of Damascus which killed 42 people. However, the Pentagon denied US forces were involved in the air strikes.

“At this time, the department of defence is not conducting air strikes in Syria,” a Pentagon spokesman said. “However, we continue to closely watch the situation and support the ongoing diplomatic efforts to hold those who use chemical weapons, in Syria and otherwise, accountable.”

Separately, the White House put out an account of a telephone conversation between Trump and Emmanuel Macron, in which the US and French presidents “agreed to exchange information on the nature of the attacks and coordinate a strong, joint response”.

‘Most of them were going to die’: Syria aid workers tell of apocalyptic scenes

Macron has said chemical weapons attacks in Syria would cross a “red line” for France, and French forces would strike if the regime was proven to have been involved.

There was also speculation that Israel could be behind the attack. It launched airstrikes against the T-4 base in February, claiming that an Iranian drone launched from the airfield had flown into Israel. When asked about the explosions, an Israeli spokeswoman declined to comment.

T-4, also known as Tiyas, halfway between Homs and the ancient ruins of Palmyra, has been used by the Russian air force, but it is unclear whether Russian aircraft were at the base when it came under attack.

The attacks come on the eve of a planned UN security council meeting to discuss the chemical weapons attack on the Damascus surburb of Douma, which affected at least 300 people, killing 42. Many of the dead had had been sheltering in the basement of a building that was struck by a projectile shortly after 7.30pm. Ill-equipped local doctors said they treated patients for suffocation, foaming at the mouth, dilated pupils and burned eyes.

Philip · Post by **Philip** » 09 Apr 2018 12:16

There is only one way in which the West can "legitimise" regime change in Syria and undercut its main supporter Russia,by accusing both of using chem. weapons.It isn't a coincidence that the accusations against Syria come so soon after the Skripal attack,as the West hopes that tarring both with the same brush will allow it to cobble up a coalition of the willing ( watch Macron's immediate response) to take on Syria and Russia.In both cases the logic for Russia and Syria to use chem weapons is so ludicrous that only the most gullible will swallow them.Imagine Russia or even Putin bothering about a pardoned ex-spy,7 years later who was living just a few miles away from Britain's most famous chem-bio weapons centre Porton Down,who say that they don't know where the agent came from or how the Skripal's got contaminated by it!

With ISIS on the run,Ghouta taken too,what purpose does Assad also have to use chem weapons,that of last resort,in a mere mopping up op.? It is clear that this was stage-managed by other actors in the region,determined to smear faeces all over Assad and Russia's faces.Who knows,perhaps it could've even been a covert attack by Israeli entities considering the speed with which they've alleged;ly attacked a Syrian air base.It is clear that powerful players do not want a situ where Assad and the Russians are victorious in Syria and want the regime taken down by any means,even using WMDs.

Another report.

Syrian airfield 'struck by missiles' days after alleged chemical attack killed 40 civilians
The UN Security Council is to hold an emergency meeting on Syria
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/worl ... 95331.html

Russian Defense Ministry refutes reports that Syrian forces use chemical weapons in Douma
Military & Defense April 08, 11:24 UTC+3
The general noted that the West used the allegations on chemical attacks to disrupt an operation on evacuating from Douma irreconcilable militants
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MOSCOW, April 8. /TASS/. Russia’s Defense Ministry refuted reports on Sunday that the Syrian forces have used chemical weapons in Douma in Eastern Ghouta, Head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Warring Sides in Syria Major General Yuri Yevtushenko said.

According to the general, the allegations that a chlorine barrel bomb had been dropped in Douma by the Syrian armed forces were the work of the so-called independent non-governmental organizations, including the White Helmets, which is widely known for its fake news.

"We strongly reject this information and confirm readiness after Douma is liberated from militants to send Russian specialists in radiation, chemical and biological protection to collect data to confirm that these statements are fabricated," said the head of the center, which is part of the Defense Ministry.

The general noted that the West used the allegations on chemical attacks to disrupt an operation beginning on Sunday on evacuating from Douma irreconcilable militants of the Jaysh al-Islam group. On Saturday, news broke that they resumed fighting against the government forces.

The Al-Wafideen humanitarian corridor, which is used for a safe exit from Douma, continues operation, he noted
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http://tass.com/defense/998406

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 09 Apr 2018 13:03

Russian Ministry of Defense: air strikes on airfield in Syria dealt Israeli Air Force planes

https://russian.rt.com/world/news/50138 ... rail[quote]

"On April 9, between 3:25 and 3:53 (Moscow time), two F-15 aircraft of the Israeli Air Force, without entering Syrian airspace, attacked from Lebanon with 8 guided missiles at Tifor airfield," the message said. departments.

It is noted that the air defense units of the Armed Forces of Syria destroyed five guided missiles during the anti-aircraft battle."Three missiles reached the western part of the airfield. Among the Russian advisors in Syria there are no victims, "the department added.

SANA agency on the night of April 9 reported that the T-4 airbase, located in the Syrian province of Homs, was subjected to a missile attack.[/quote]

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 09 Apr 2018 13:46

seems like pantsyr/tor has been provided to syrian AD operations by russia....to supplement the outdated SA6 and SA3 batteries.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 09 Apr 2018 13:51

infiltration units of "ISIS" who supposedly are opposed to the "FSA" are trying to link up the al tanf and east qalamoun enclaves

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

Turkish army shoot 9M133 Kornet on ypg terrorists afrin 2018 olivebranch

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 10 Apr 2018 09:01

US Says No Evidence Assad Behind Chemical Attack; But Will Retaliate Regardless Of UN Decision

Philip · Post by **Philip** » 10 Apr 2018 09:24

No evidence...but hang the b*st*rd any way! The US appears hell bent upon a necktie party in Syria having decided that having lost the war to oust Assad, "who the eff cares if we get rid of him any-which-way?"
The yapping poodle , Britain, having conspired in the Skripal incident to blame Russia without any evidence, now want to attack Syria for the alleged chem. attack in yet another false flag stunt.

The racheting up of tensions in the region is exactly what was done just before the Sochi Olympics, this time to ruin the World Cup in June.The West is pushing Russia to the limit and sadly the Israelis under Bibi N are using the conflict to settle scores with Iran.The Levant is a tinderbox just waiting for a spark to send ghe entire region into conflict and chaos .Russia is being unfairly pushed into a corner and will react in only one way, the way that defeated both Napoleon and Hitler.

Cretinous Britain and its Mrs.T, Theresa, not Thatcher, has grandiose dreams of emulating her predecessor who was victorious on the battlefield- the Falklands.She wants to whack Syria and Assad yapping and snarling at her master's heels. However she must remember that the last time the Brits went to war in the Levant, over Suez,they got sand in their mouths and up their nether end too! Even in Iraq they barely escaped with their lives and eqpt., sheltering safely in Basra while the Yanqui posse got mauled by the insurgents.Not to be outdone, even the French " Macaroon" wants to bomb antbody!

Putin has his work really cut out.How to militarily respond to further attacks against its interests in Syria as well as keeping the level low enough not to givd the West to boycott the World Cup.That is becoming a very real possibility.The roadmap and conspiracy is very clear .

Philip · Post by **Philip** » 10 Apr 2018 09:26

No evidence...but hang the b*st*rd any way! The US appears hell bent upon a necktie party in Syria having decided that having lost the war to oust Assad, "who the eff cares if we get rid of him any-which-way?"
The yapping poodle , Britain, having conspired in the Skripal incident to blame Russia without any evidence, now want to attack Syria for the alleged chem. attack in yet another false flag stunt.

The racheting up of tensions in the region is exactly what was done just before the Sochi Olympics, this time to ruin the World Cup in June.The West is pushing Russia to the limit and sadly the Israelis under Bibi N are using the conflict to settle scores with Iran.The Levant is a tinderbox just waiting for a spark to send the entire region into conflict and chaos .Russia is being unfairly pushed into a corner and will react in only one way, the way that defeated both Napoleon and Hitler.

Cretinous Britain and its Mrs.T, Theresa, not Thatcher, has grandiose dreams of emulating her predecessor who was victorious on the battlefield- the Falklands.She wants to whack Syria and Assad yapping and snarling at her master's heels. However she must remember that the last time the Brits went to war in the Levant, over Suez,they got sand in their mouths and up their nether end too! Even in Iraq they barely escaped with their lives and eqpt., sheltering safely in Basra while the Yanqui posse got mauled by the insurgents.Not to be outdone, even the French " Macaroon" wants to bomb anybody!

Putin has his work really cut out.How to militarily respond to further attacks against its interests in Syria as well as keeping the level low enough not to give the West to boycott the World Cup.That is becoming a very real possibility.The roadmap and conspiracy is very clear .

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 10 Apr 2018 09:29

France and UK have signed on eagerly to the cause , and with bolton in place, some strikes are imminent...Salman has already visited UK, USA and has landed in france to hand over huge arms deals and kickbacks to the establishment.

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France believes strongly that while ISIS may have been contained, even vanquished, in Syria, there is much work to be done in support of anti-Assad forces there and, perhaps even more importantly, containing Russian and Iranian expansion in the region. Macron has come down strongly in support of Kurdish forces that continue under siege in northern Syria.
Still, both Macron and Trump have clear recollections of how quickly matters deteriorated in the past when it came to joint action in Syria.
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In August 2013, Barack Obama and François Hollande expressed their horror over Assad's use of sarin gas on his own people and vowed a rapid and devastating response.
That adventure ended catastrophically for all parties when, at the last minute, Obama pulled back from the abyss, with French bombers poised on their runways.
For Hollande, this was the beginning of his slide to single-digit popularity and an end to his aspirations for a second term.
For Obama, it would turn out to be the greatest politico-military embarrassment of his presidency. And for Russia, it provided an open door into Syria and a wedge into a leadership role in the Middle East.
On Sunday, Trump observed in a tweet: "If President Obama has crossed his stated Red Line In The Sand, the Syrian disaster would have ended long ago! Animal Assad would have been history!"

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 10 Apr 2018 09:31

macron has been promised some big weapons, airbus and construction deals from GCC if he strikes at assad.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 10 Apr 2018 09:33

russian MPs searched the area of alleged CW attack, found nothing as expected, the white helmets long gone as shadow warriors do

https://twitter.com/TeamTrumpRussia/sta ... 9555291136

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 10 Apr 2018 09:35

shadow boxing going on. mozdok in ossetia is the Tu22m3 base .... the main base Engels in saratov with the tu95 / tu160 is further up north

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Probably loaded with Kh-55 & Kh-101 cruise missiles.

They left Mozdok Airbase at 9:00 PM Moscow time.

Destination: Unknown.
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Russian Strategic Bombers are airborne.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 10 Apr 2018 09:36

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According to a source close to the White House: ''It is French President Macron who is 'egging on Trump' and pushing for (more) war in Syria''

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 10 Apr 2018 09:37

niki haley given a sharp talk by the russian ambassador https://twitter.com/RT_com/status/983452571925995520

'everywhere you go, chaos is left behind'

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 10 Apr 2018 09:47

heard on twitter:

How did #Ghouta Armed Groups dig the Tunnels? They starved prisoners and only handed 800 grams of rice a day if they worked all day underground. Many of those never saw daylight for three months at a time

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 10 Apr 2018 10:05

It would be interesting if these planned cruise missile or fighter attack from US would be limited to Syrian bases like Israel attack or if they will hit many targets in Damascus , I assume in damasucs and in known airbases many Russian soldiers would be there and even if few Cruise missile passes the air defence and hits targets where Russian and reconcilation member are there then this will escalate to new level.

In death of Russian soldiers Putin will be forced to counter attack or he will have to quit as he is responsible for protecting his soldiers , this can spiral quickly out of control if Russian soldiers die

Although on ground nothing much will change , SAA will continue to be what it is today and with the land it has , Unless Co-oilation commits thousands of troops to the ground nothing will change much from Assad from victory pov

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 10 Apr 2018 11:19

Israeli raid on Syria’s Tiyas air base was unconnected to Douma incident. Here’s why

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 10 Apr 2018 11:31

Mass graves are likely in basements under concrete to hide

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The number of people abducted by #Jaish_alisalm in #Douma is 4000+. Jaish al_Islam says the number is 200 only. Families are furious. This means Jaish-alislam has murdered thousands of prisoners.
(Picture of the families sit-in today)

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 10 Apr 2018 11:32

Some executed some worked to death digging tunnels

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 10 Apr 2018 12:23

Sad for these lost people and their families and west would vouch for such people and back them up , talk about moral bankruptcy to the core

Philip · Post by **Philip** » 10 Apr 2018 13:43

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/ ... s-response

Israel has launched countless strikes in Syria. What's new is Russia's response
Once cordial relations are breaking down amid Israeli fears that Moscow is failing to control Iran and its proxies

Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Mon 9 Apr 2018
An image from a video released by the Douma City Coordination Committee shows volunteers spraying a man with water at a makeshift hospital after an alleged chemical attack.
An image from a video released by the Douma City Coordination Committee shows volunteers spraying a man with water at a makeshift hospital after an alleged chemical attack. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images
Russia’s decision to out Israel as being responsible for the attack on a Syrian regime airbase east of Homs marks a breakdown in the previously cordial relations between the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and the Russian president, Vladimir Putin.

Israel has launched many previous strikes into Syria, mainly to protect its borders from a buildup of Iranian-backed Hezbollah forces and armaments on the Golan Heights. Israel has not, as a rule, attacked al-Qaida or Islamic State positions in Syria.

On all previous occasions, Russia – which has controlled Syrian air space since it sent troops to defend the regime of Bashar al-Assad in 2015 – has turned a blind eye. There had been an understanding that Israeli interests in Syria would be preserved by Russia, primarily by limiting the presence of Iranian-backed troops in Syria’s south-west. The Israeli fear is that access to the Syrian side of the Golan Heights allows Hezbollah to launch attacks into Israel.

It has not always been clear how much prior notification of these raids Israel gives Moscow, or how much there is an understanding that Russia will not tip off the Syrian regime. On most occasions, the Pentagon is given prior notice. Israel neither confirms nor denies attacks.

The raid on Sunday night was different in that it was denounced by the Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, as “a very dangerous development”.

It shows the extent to which Israel has become concerned that Russia is not fulfilling the bargain to control Iran and its military proxies. In recent weeks, Israel has sent out three warning signals: it conducted a military exercise in which Russia operates a multi-front war to prevent an Israeli attack on Syria; it publicly confirmed that it had launched airstrikes in 2007 against a potential nuclear reactor in Syria; and it launched a multi-front air raid in February inside Syria in response to a drone flying into Israel. The latter was described as the biggest attack the Israeli air force had mounted inside Syria since the 1982 Lebanon war.

Israel believes the political alliance between Russia and Iran over Syria’s future is strengthening. And its hope that Iranian forces, by some accounts 80,000 strong, will not have a permanent presence in Syria, especially in the south-west, looks increasingly forlorn.

So Israel’s assault on Sunday night can be read as much as an opportunistic raid seizing on the outrage over the alleged chemical weapons attack in Douma to prosecute pre-existing battles rather than to punish the Syrian government.

But Israel is also sending a message to the US president, Donald Trump, by pointing out the consequences for his anti-Iran policy if he goes ahead with his plan to withdraw the remaining 2,000 US troops from Syria. Israel is telling the US that it cannot see the Syrian war solely as a battle to defeat Isis; it must also be seen as a battleground about Iranian expansionism.

Some will argue that the best hope for peace lies in leaving the solution to Tehran and Moscow. The future of Syria will no longer be decided in Geneva under a UN peace process led by Staffan de Mistura, but by Russia, Iran and Turkey through the so-called Astana process.

That was the Iranian view when Russia, Iran and Turkey gathered on 4 April to agree a plan for Syria. The Iranian president, Hassan Rouhani, was explicit: “The Americans [and] the Israelis were unsuccessfully trying to get in our way … They wanted to help terrorists so that they could govern the region. And they wanted to make it so that the threat would linger on until the present, as this would be in [their interests]. They create a lot of problems for us … The adversaries of our region planned to ruin Syria, but they are failing.”

Israel’s raid was an attempt to tell Rouhani he will be proved wrong.

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 10 Apr 2018 14:33

As per Russian MOD out of the 8 missile fired by Israel 2 x F-15 , 5 were intercepted and it was done by Pechora & BUK

https://rg.ru/2018/04/10/kompleksy-s-12 ... sirii.html

So, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense, of the 8 missiles was intercepted 5. Part of them recorded on their account the calculations of the C-125. Others destroyed the "Buk-M2E", stationed under Homs.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 10 Apr 2018 17:36

assuming these missiles fly low to evade detection, some better radar systems must have been brought online over southern syria.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 10 Apr 2018 17:59

al masdar news...
The Russian military has been scrambling some US military drones performing in Syria, seriously disrupting American military operations, the channel NBC announced, citing anonymous US officials.

According to US officials, the Russians had started blocking some smaller US drones several weeks ago after a “series of alleged chemical weapons attacks on civilians in Eastern Ghouta.”

The NBC network’s sources stated that the Russian military was concerned that the US military would take revenge for the attacks and began jamming the GPS systems of the drones operating in the area.

“GPS receivers in most drones can be fairly easily jammed,” Dr. Todd Humphreys, the director of the Radionavigation Laboratory at the University of Texas at Austin said.

The Defense Department can’t certainly state whether the jamming is the cause of drones crashing, according to the operational security.

“The US military maintains sufficient countermeasures and protections to ensure the safety of our manned and unmanned aircraft, our forces and the missions they support,” said Pentagon spokesman Eric Pahon

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 10 Apr 2018 18:05

https://amp.lepoint.fr/2209474

french ffg armed with scalp navale overflown by a hostile ruaf a/c in the eastern mediterranean

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 10 Apr 2018 20:21

Singha wrote:assuming these missiles fly low to evade detection, some better radar systems must have been brought online over southern syria.

It is not easy to detect low flying cruise missile would take many low level radar and awacs to detect them but that’s one part of problem shooting them down is another part of problem that’s why cruise missile is pursued by advanced countries

I hope some of the US and French cruise missile either by intent or mistake hits Russian military bases in Syria with many dozens of casualty on Russian side ,sorry for sounding evil but that’s the only way Russia will break away from its umbilical cord from the west and turn to China and india and Asian country and would redefine its relations with west for decades

I hope DT is listening and fires dozens of tomahawk at Russian bases he is impulsive guy and we can hope he takes such impulsive rash decision

Unless Putin and company does not get a tight slap from US as nikky Hayley says they would keep sucking up to the west at detriment of its own citizen

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 10 Apr 2018 21:15

Dt is being hounded with legal issues and perhaps on offer is a lifeline if he obeys the deep state and does what uk france saudi israel neocons want

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 10 Apr 2018 21:27

Singha wrote:Dt is being hounded with legal issues and perhaps on offer is a lifeline if he obeys the deep state and does what uk france saudi israel neocons want

He will do it and he is under tremendous pressure to prove he has not be elected by Putin and Putin is not his friend

He should go ahead and do it , would help him in upcoming Nov election , Would help Putin either he will be thrown out if he does nothing with dozens of body bags in kremlim coup or will be forced to evaluate relation with west and lean on Asia......he had a chance in 2014 when Rouble devalued more than 50 % and China offered him to throw USD from transaction and use Renminbi for Energy transaction. but he shy'ed away from taking any decision.

Y. Kanan · Post by **Y. Kanan** » 10 Apr 2018 22:07

For the US and the world, this is now far more dangerous than the Cuban Missile Crisis. And yet, there is virtually no news coverage of the situation and no alarm bells ringing in the media. There is a concerted effort by all western news sources to downplay the danger of war with Russia and quietly herd their populations into WW3. What the hell is going on here? Planned depopulation?

Wouldn't it be ironic if the West destroyed itself while the Indian and Paki arsenals remain sheathed?