If this is true, then Turkey is in Barzani Kurdistan to stay. I doubt that the central government in Baghdad is unaware—the Russians certainly are not.
Well, if the Turks are evicted then Iraq can take over the base for their own use if they want it. The Turks should be evicted anyway since they are an invading force. Letting Turks just take over land, shoot down airplanes, etc. is a very bad idea. If that is not resisted they will overrun everything and take over, and delaying resistance will make it that much harder.
Turkey wants to split Iraq into a kurd/sunni country.. Thats what the meeting was all about. US seems fine with it. So what happened to IS? Erdo says Sunni’s have no power in Iraq and he wants to change that. US bombed the shia militia when they were going to cut off mosul. So the US wants the IS and Kurd areas to be split from iraq. And Turkey is the boots on the ground. Operation save mccains terrorists…
It seems that after much soul searching, the US, and Wahhabi Terror Sponsor # 1; Saudi Arabia have started to crack down on the financing of terror groups from within the kingdom:
“,,.These designations by Saudi Arabia are yet another example of close United States-Saudi coordination on countering terrorist financing in the Middle East and around the world,” he said….”
Oh, did you really believe me? Come on now, you should know better….
The only group these 2 will agree to sanction and penalize is that which is targeted by Israel.
“Several (FSA) units totaling more than 5,000 people, along with regular troops, are conducting offensive operations against terrorists in the provinces of Homs, Hama, Aleppo and Raqqa,” Putin said. “We have provided air support for them as well as the Syrian army, helping them with weapons, ammunition and supplies.”
While Putin sounded unequivocal, his spokesman Dmitry Peskov said a few hours later that the president meant to say that Russia is sending weapons and supplies to Syrian government forces and not the FSA, but provides air cover to both. Peskov’s statement could be an attempt to assuage Assad, who calls the FSA and other moderate opposition groups “terrorists.” http://news.yahoo.com/putin-urges-military-destroy-threats-forces-syria-122046282.html
Is Putin preparing to sell Assad? Is this the reason Iran seems to getting cold feet?
No, Putin is not going to ditch Assad who is an elected Head of State.
Just think about the mobilisation at Syria – on the ground Syrian Arab Army has only about 5000 to 7000 strong Hezbollah and about 5000 strong Iran Revolutionary Guards on their side fighting for last 4 years, against ISIL plus half-a-dozen Wahabi armies fielding no less than 100000 troops (core of which is about 50000 battle-hardened ex-Iraqi Army of Saddam Hussein).
If Russia can pull some of the smaller groups to their side fighting against the ISIL army, why not do so ? Importantly, Syrian army and its allies need to be extremely cautious about high possibility of duplicity and treason by these small groups !
All the major losses to the SAA were by traitors inside the SAA itself. Allepo was lost by Syrian intelligence letting in 600 or so rebels back in who brought back with them 6000 jihadis. Many of the tanks were sold by the crew itself to the jihadis.. Let alone all the US arms that were smuggled by Turkey into the country, the officer core trying to get any money to run off to make love to merkels Germany is one of the main causes for this misery. Then again we saw most of the same things in Saddam’s Iraq and why the US easily walked in. Lets hope the latest officer corps have a higher value of ethics than the old.
“Putin also said that at the moment more 5,000 members of the Free Syrian Army are fighting alongside the government’s troops against the terrorists.”
Utu spins it as Putin selling out Syria to the fsa, the reality is many fsa people have chosen to side with the Syrian government against the Israel-American sponsored terrorists.
Utu is a New Zealand Maori word (Maori being the Polynesian people resident in NZ before Europeans arrived), and stands for the concept of reciprocation, or balance. Friendly and unfriendly actions both require an appropriate response – hence utu covers both the reciprocation of kind deeds, and the seeking of revenge.
Most people tend to associate it with revenge.
Just thought I’d throw this little tidbit out there, in case it provides any insight into utu’s deeper motivations for some of his posts.
I personally don’t believe Putin is preparing to sell out Syria, or Iran for that matter. It’s easy to get lost up in all the detail and information that floods in because of our easy access to various news reports compliments of the internet.
On NZ prime ministers. NZ now has a prime minister one who takes pride in his Wall Street road to riches as an investment banker, and his Jewish heritage through his mother’s side. Now, I’m not decrying him for having Jewish blood, just that it makes him more open and receptive to relate to Israel and zionism in general. Many in the west willingly become sayanim as a result of this ethnic identification. Hre is a true anglo-american, and lover of the financial parasitic face of capitalism.
The moniker ‘utu’, is an interesting one, as it not only connotes a NZ connection, but also for its concept of reciprocity – a concept that can be used for either good or bad. In its bad side, it leads to a continual cycle of revenge and counter-revenge. a cycle Russia seems to be actively attempting to avoid. This attempt to avoid such a spiral into mutual destruction can sometimes be construed either as weakness, or the selling out of an ally. But I don’t think this exists in the thinking of Putin and his close advisors. They are instead showing a determined, moral strength in the face of great evil. Iran, Syria, Hezbollah, Russia all know they cannot back down. Lets not confuse the diplomatic interplay, attempts to win the fight in Syria without global destruction, along with the glut of serious disinformation constantly coming in on us, as either weakness or betrayal on Russia’s part.
TO: Raymond Becker
RE: your reply to my comment in Dec 9 International Military Review on Putin and the Nukes
Thank you for the long reply, and I agree with everything you wrote. VVP would never stoop using nukes unless he had no other choice (unlike the nattering neo – con nutjobs). That made it all the more surprising VVP seemed to threaten ISIS Et. al. with them.
Unfortunately it appears a poor and ambiguous translation by RT is the source for this. It is already being used by the “lets paint Putin as a lunatic” crowd, and taken to mean that Russia’s Syrian plan has gone badly awry.– why else would he need to “rattle the nuclear saber” at the terrorists?
In a Russia Insider article “Putin: I hope we don’t need to go nuclear” (Dec 10), that again (wrongly I think) says Putin threatened ISIS, there is a comment at the top by somebody named “Slavix” who offered an alternative translation. He says a more accurate read is “nukes not needed for ISIS and hopes never needed for any purpose”.
If VVP did not say nukes may be needed for ISIS I wish the Kremlin would clear up the confusion.
I know we have many Russian speakers here …… will any chime in?
Thanks for your reply here and taking this issue a step further towards clarification.
I totally agree with you that it’s vitally important that Putin’s exact words need to be made clear, either by the Kremlin or RT, lest his intentions are totally misconstrued.
Besides using nukes (even very low yield one’s) in the ME against ISIS would tactically make absolutely no sense whatsoever, given how the terrorists are in small pockets intermingled with their innocent civilian victims.
That kind of utter stupidity is exclusively reserved for the Israeli and US “defense” (read offense) departments which during the height of their anti Iranian propaganda campaign threatened to use nuclear tipped bunker buster bombs to penetrate Iran’s deep concrete enforced underground nuclear facilities.
An idea outrageously insane as it would contaminate the entire middle east from Israel itself down to Dubai with the prevailing desert winds spreading the resulting radio active contamination from such a strike thru-out the entire region.
Just think and recall what Chernobyl did for all of Europe and Fukuyama the Pacific region and the world. And that’s but a small spark compared to the unspeakable Hell Fire the entire world would be enveloped and vaporized by with an all out nuclear exchange between the two supper powers.
Putin’s comments must be taken and understood within the context of dealing with the first strike “nut jobs” in the US and a hostile NATO nuclear armed Turkey (ruled by a “back stabbing” autocratic mad man dictator) and all the ISIS supporting sworn enemies of Syria and Iran. From Israel (also “secretly” armed with nukes) Jordon and all of the Wahhabi Shari law head chopping Royal families from Saudi Arabia thru to Qatar and the rest of all the dirty little oil rich corrupt fiefdoms down there. Not to mention the Ukrainian regime now also selling arms and it’s Neo Nazis pleading allegiance to ISIS. After all they’re practically one and the same thing.
I don’t know how Putin manages to sleep at night without keeping one eye open and his back against a solid wall. Nor can I imagine the constant pressures of having the responsibility for the safety of all the people of the entire Russian Federation as well as the future of all the people of the entire world in his hands, by always having to have one finger on the black boxes RED nuclear launch bottom should the US/West suddenly actually decide to act out on it’s first strike threats, it can not but be an unfathomable feat for any just and sane human being to bear.
I can only pray for V V Putin and for of all of us. I salute the man for his courage and most of all for his grace and forbearance. So God help us!….Amen
(…)I don’t know how Putin manages to sleep at night without keeping one eye open and his back against a solid wall. Nor can I imagine the constant pressures of having the responsibility for the safety of all the people of the entire Russian Federation as well as the future of all the people of the entire world in his hands, by always having to have one finger on the black boxes RED nuclear launch bottom should the US/West suddenly actually decide to act out on it’s first strike threats, it can not but be an unfathomable feat for any just and sane human being to bear.(…)
I think he does not sleep well, and also I am sure he suffers a lot. I watch him and I know it.
If you look at the full video on “Vladimir Putin’s address to the annual expanded meeting of the Russian Federation Defence Ministry Board” posted in this blog, at around minute 34´, when comrade Vladimir Putin appears, and all eyes are not supposed to be fixed on him, you can see and feel the concern and even the pain ( you can see better if you stop and restart the video at this time at short intervals, as if you saw frames ).
Yesterday, seeing this, and the worried faces of everyone there, especially the most senior officials of the country, I could not help bursting into mourn a little. Fortunately for me, in the solitude of my home, and in absence of such a responsability, I can do it.
I would like to be of any help, but while I discover how, I send him/them a big hug!
This excerpt from Defence Minister Shoigu’s presentation should help Vladimir Vladimirovitch sleep more peacefully at night:
” We have significantly increased
the capabilities of the Russian Federation
National Defence Control Centre. The total
calculating capacity of its supercomputer
exceeds that of similar devices in other
countries’ armed forces several times over.”
“Look back,
the burned horizon,
in the sky of our eyes.
Look dear,
the cliff edge,
the life dead, the dream.
Do not look at night,
that star,
It has been turned on in your eyes.
And never ask,
what we lost,
when we cry,
thanks to those tears,
we are now sea,
we are now sea …..
Now that we’re here.
at the crossroads,
let fears,
back…
Maybe we have not been the best,
but it has been our life.
The song of the ages,
is born,
our time has come.
And never ask,
what we lost,
in the way of our dream,
because we have been,
yet we are also,
and always will be.
And never ask
what we lost,
when we cry,
thanks to those tears,
we are now sea,
we are now sea ….”
Everyone is changing what he said and making a big deal out of it. It was pretty clear what he said, the missile can carry nukes but it wont be used against IS. With the rest of his comments about protecting the troops in Syria. Anyone who followed the statements would take it as Russia wont leave Syria and can not be forced to do so. If nato attacks in overwhelming force they have the option of using nukes.. Which is part of the new doctrine of Russian forces posture released in 2012 or so. Which changed into using nukes even against others if the chance of Russia losing is apparent. Before it was like china which has a no first nuke usage policy and india which has a no nuke against non-nuke states but maybe they are also looking at a first nuke usage but not sure with all the talk. US also has a first use and against non-nuke states policy. Any statements has to be considered as part of the military doctrine which exist. If the US said something like that, it immediately should be taken as a threat that to evict Russians from Syria they would nuke the base if needed. In a defensive posture like Russia’s it should be taken only as a defensive measure.
I fail to see some of the headlines saying Putin is going to nuke Raqqa.. As if the 50,000 people living there have no meaning. Also remember, Assad has never carpet bombed cities taken over by terrorists. Not even electricity or water supplies were cut. Even schools and hospitals are still paid by the state. Most likely he would leave rather than allow such a thing and stay inside the coastal areas which are under their control and can not be taken over without nato boots on the grounds anyway.
Also remember, US planned to nuke the border with china and korea so Chinese could not help the Koreans against the US.
I think the comment of Vladmir Putin about using nukes was addressed to the US and its continued attempt to encircle Russia with military bases, including nuclear weapons. But, for more clarification, here the view by http://www.elespiadigital.com:
“(….) Putin on Friday launched three important messages: one directed to Turkey and other actors in the area; another to NATO and other Western countries in order “to not try to intervene to create situations to win on the ground what by politically and militarily means they have not won so far”; and a third a warning to US “talking about the modernization of the nuclear triad.”(….)
Submarine launched, ground silo launched, air launched.. and now space launched… I am surprised Putin actually authorized space based armaments. The US refuses to sign it.. But I saw an article just yesterday where Putin said they need to look at aerospace defenses.
There have been reports for years that the US has been working on space weaponry (which is why they refuse the treaty). I was hoping Russia and China had already been working on that. Its always a bad idea to let the US have a big advantage in weaponry anywhere it can be prevented.
Nuclear triade , a terminus from the cold war ,refers to the three traditional ways to deploy a nuclear weapon.
1 by a manned airplane ,aka bomber ,like B52 or Tu-160 for example
2 by a land based missile , Trident or Topol , for example.
3 by a sea based missile , aka strategic nuclear submarine.
Tank factory in Syria has been restarted after Russians repaired it..
Russia has conducted first sorties from Shayrat (Homs) and Tiyas (Palmyra), its new bases in Syria. Shayrat base is used for airstrikes in Homs, Tiyas – as a support facility for refueling and reloading during strikes in Deir Ez Zor & Raqqa. There is a dozen jets and helicopters at Shayrat base but Russia is not currently planning to deploy more.
92N6 Grave Stone combat-engagement radar is on the ground and S-400 is operating
Assad: Russia never wanted to open second military base in #Syria http://sptnkne.ws/apCE
Only 1 Russian controlled air base in Syria.. The others are only for refueling and maintenance and loading arms and under SuAF control.. okay.. so a control tower is what makes an air base..
Dont forget the 50 hardened hangers that can not be seen at the base..
Despite denial of a second airport not functional, more jets at Sha’ayrat airport #Homs #Syria.
Sat image of Syria’s Al-Shayrat AB on 8 Nov: runway resurfaced+only 4 Mi-24+1 Mi-8 Russian helicopters.. Also a bunch of Syrian SU24 and SU25 based here..
Lavrov calls for immediate closure of Turkish-Syrian border
“We cannot ignore when someone is playing the role of the Islamic State cronies, opens corridors for illegal oil trade and has economic relations with terrorists,” Lavrov said. “We demand stopping it. All this confirms the need of the immediate closure of the Turkish-Syrian border.”
LAVROV: TO ERDOGAN: SEAL YOUR BORDER NOW, OR WE’LL SEAL IT W/ BOMBS http://bit.ly/1lBFqWd #Turkey #Syria #ISIS
Anti-#ISIL coalition should review quality of campaign so far before expanding – #Lavrov https://t.co/ABGvAnlyZl
Syria DIY ISR vehicle. Telescopic mast w/ CCTV Cam used by SAA in Daraa. https://t.co/uzKFP5CEat
Lavrov SMOKES?????? some goud shiet meyers..
Lavrov suggests all Crimeans buy bike generators & generate their own electricity, ‘It’d also make them feel warm’
Yea but he did grab yats by the balls. The video is more interesting especially with all the editing done on it. What ever,, I mean sheesh.. he did physically carry yats off from the mic.They call it Turkish wrestling.
Here’s the new version of the infographic about Russia’s air war in Syria. Shows why the US attacked that particular base..
Also it does look like a LOT of equipment that’s in Syria now. The NSA must be running 8 shifts now to go through all the data that’s been collected.
Bobby trapped explosive children’s dolls found in iran.. brought home by unsuspecting Iranians from iraq.
Three dolls stuffed with explosives bought in Iraq by unsuspecting pilgrims discovered in N.West Iran (Fars) https://twitter.com/ali_noorani_teh/status/675304538224599040
The gollum strikes back!
‘Defaming Erdogan’: Criminal complaint filed against Putin in Turkey
“If we strip away the phony religious cover, what emerges is a Saudi move to grab some of the world’s largest oil reserves, those of the Sunni parts of Iraq, and of Syria, using the criminal Turkish regime in the role of thug to do the rough work, like a bouncer in a brothel. If Moscow is not conscious of this larger dimension, she runs the risk of getting caught in a deadly “bear trap” which will more and more remind them of Afghanistan in the 1980’s.”
I think Russia (and certainly Putin) learned from the mistakes of Afghanistan. Syria is a totally different country than Afghanistan. Syria is (was) one of the most diverse and modern countries of the MENA. While Afghanistan is (was) most of the most non-diverse and background countries in the World. With a tradition of fighting off any foreigners that entered the country. While Syria ,has been a trading crossroads for untold centuries.Used to the presence of foreigners. I think a better comparison might be with Chechnya. With Putin thinking of Assad as his Syrian version of Kadyrov. If he’s not up to it,Putin needs to find one. Winning in Syria,pacifying the country,and developing its economy to prevent future troubles.Is going to take a lot of hard work. Its not going to be pretty,just as Chechnya wasn’t. But if done right and completely,we can see in Syria,the same progress,peace and stability that Kadyrov has brought Chechnya. An Islamic and secular society co-existing together,with equality for all its citizens. There is a lot that can be done for the economy in Syria with peace. Oil and gas resources to be developed. Ports to be expanded. Pipelines to be built. And tourism to be encouraged.Except for the malice of her neighbors,there is no reason Syria shouldn’t become a prosperous state.
It should be mentioned Syria had 11 bil barrels of proven reserves which was before BP did their drilling tests in 2010 which raised that to over 25 billion barrels.. and that is only oil with vast quantities of gas present as well. Before BP could develop them the attack against Syria started.. Now all that belongs to Russian companies.. So when Assad said that Russian companies can get trillions in rebuilding and development he was not kidding.
The Syrian People who were made Refuges unnecessarily from their own Country want to return to Syria, but he Dictators of Euro-America do Not want this.
I define Euro-America as England, America, France, and Germany, and Unofficially ISIL Turkey, and All of these have to be in agreement with a policy for it to be a Euro-American policy, because the other European Union Countries do as Euro-America Dictates.
While some of the Euro-American Countries like Germany Confess that it does Not want Syrian Refugees to return to the Country that they Love, others like France Pretend that they do, but actions speak Louder than words.
This is Proved True by the Corrupt and Evil policies that Euro-America continues to pursue against Syria and, and these are the policies that created the Refugee Crisis in Europe, because Euro-America wants ISIL to be the Government of Syria, and this will create even more Refugees in Europe, which is what Euro-America wants.
This is Proved True, because Euro-America does Not speak of Resettling the Refugees back to Syria, because they Know that they would have to be Honest and Cooperate with the Democratically Elected Legitimate Syrian Government, rather than trying to install Terrorist ISIL in a Coup as the Government of Syria, with the help of their Evil Allies of ISIL Saudi Arabia and ISIL Turkey.
The Reason for this is that NATO can better Impose their Anti Democratic Control on Europe, and create a Dictatorial Police State Fourth Reich, and a Military Dictatorship in Europe for WW 3, and this will be a Euro-American Fourth Reich with ISIL Ottoman Empire as its Ally to the East, rather than an exclusively German Fourth Reich, and this makes it Very Dangerous to the People of Europe, and to the People of the World.
There is no secret that the Euro-American Elites want a European Union Army, and it will be for the Purpose of Creating a Military Dictatorship in Europe.
Euro-America needs to justify this, and so they are Deliberately Creating a Manufactured Crisis to try to Achieve their Evil Ambitions.
It will be like they did with Yugoslavia and with Serbia using the Muslim Albanians of Kosovo, and Euro-America Lied about Serbia, and their Secret Agenda for Europe.
This was the reason for the Anglo-American break up of Yugoslavia, because of the Stategic Sandzak Region, and Greece is between the Saudi Arabian Allies of Albania and Turkey, and these want to Control the Islamic Sandzak Region in Montenegro and Serbia, because it would link Albanian regions of Serbia’s Province of Kosovo which share a border with Islamic Albania with the Islamic Region of Bosnia Herzegovina, and make a large Eurabian Entity on Continental Europe at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand%C5%BEak .
The plan of the Terrorist Euro-American Fourth Reich is to give Greece to ISIL Albania and to ISIL Turkey, and this will link the Middle East with the Balkans, and ISIL Saudi Arabia wants to control Iraq and Syria which have a border with ISIL Turkey to create a large ISIL Eurabia for WW 3.
There is much can be written on Euro-America, and another aspect is the French and German Dominated Eurozone’s treatment of the Greeks during this Eurozone Crisis, and this includes the Countries of Greece and of Cypress.
Cypress was once a part of the Ottoman Empire, and for decades, Cypress has been Illegally Occupied by the modern day Ottoman Empire, which is Euphemistically called Turkey, and ISIL Turkey is Illegally in Iraq, and Euro-America has said nothing, and Euro-America wants ISIL Turkey to join the European Union.
We Know that because Anglo-American Capitalism is Corrupt, then there are 2 ways to reset the Inevitable Collapse of the Inefficient and Corrupt Anglo-American Banking, Financial, and Economic Systems, and these are to have some degree of debt forgiveness and to pursue Proper Economic Policies, or to have a World War that cancels debts and that once again resets the Inefficient and Corrupt Anglo-American Banking, Financial, and Economic Systems, and WW 1 and WW 2 where examples of this.
The Dictators of Euro-America have once again chosen to have another World War, rather than to Implement some degree of debt forgiveness and to pursue Proper Economic Policies.
Greece has once again shown Proper Principles, because it has put Principles before its own Financial Interests in their struggle against the Dark Anti Human Forces of the Eurozone, and Greece did this by announcing that Greece will Recognize Palestine as an Independent Country.
Greeks have experienced Genocide on several occasions, and these were Turkey, and Hitler, and recently by the Eurozone, and so they recognize the Genocide that Israel has committed against the Palestinian People, and so this is why Greece will Recognize the State of Palestine.
Euro-America has been Maliciously Accusing the Victims who include the ordinary Syrian People of being the perpetrators, and Falsely claiming that the Terrorist Perpetrators are the victims, but we Know the Facts regarding Syria.
There are People who think that Countries should cooperate with the Legitimate Democratically Elected Syrian Government and its Armed Forces who are valiantly fighting Terrorism, because this will show that they are against Terrorism, that they Respect the Sovereignty of Nations, and that they are Committed to International Law.
“Reporting of a complete loss of propulsion on USS Milwaukee (LCS 5) is deeply alarming, particularly given this ship was commissioned just 20 days ago,” Senator John McCain, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said in a statement to the Times.
The USS Milwaukee is the third ship of the Freedom class, Lockheed Martin’s contribution for the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship program. The Navy couldn’t choose between this design and the rival contender from General Dynamics, the Independence-class LCS and contracted a dozen of each class. Three of each has been commissioned so far.
The LCS program was designed to produce a multipurpose warship for patrolling littoral zones, waters close to shore. It suffered from an overblown budget and concerns over the warship’s ability to survive actual combat.”
The usn probably should have contracted with a Chinese shipbuilder for these ships. :D
But regardless, these ships are a typical example of the poor design, engineering and construction American weaponry is famous for. These are mostly pork barrel scams where workability and usefulness of the product are secondary to making the ZPC/NWO oligarchs scads of money. Just like the rubbish they produce to sell to the general population in their colonies.
“The ships were put on combat duty today. Previously, the ships were only tactical, but now they will include operational tasks. Their combat capabilities were seen by the whole world in the Caspian Sea and now they have appeared in the Black Sea Fleet,” Vitko said.”
Maybe Putin used a balloon to move it from the Caspian to the black sea..
I noticed that the ships were built elsewhere and they used a river to get the ships to the Caspian sea.. Not sure if another river ties it to the black sea..
Great news if true but dont see any Syrian confirmation. There were reporters taking pictures showing the Turkish side in the background but they were a few km from turkey border.. They managed to reach part of the highway from turkey.. But the entire area is still not under control.. see the maps..
The sputnick headline is misleading. They captured part of the highway only..
After weeks of clashes, Syrian forces have wiped out al-Nusra Front militants from the mountainous regions in the northern part of Latakia province alongside the Syrian-Turkish border.
The Syrian Army announced it defeated Islamists from the al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Nusra Front north of Latakia, near the border with Turkey.
“Al-Nusra as one of the strongest terrorist group in Syria has withdrawn from its strongholds near the border with Turkey,” an army source told FARS News.
You can see the area where the SU24 went down.. A month of attacking it head on made no progress. So they are trying to surround it.
Situation in North West #Latakia #لاذقیه #Kassab #کسب highway secured due to #SAA #NDF operations in NW Latakia
There are Many People who think that the Syrian Opposition Groups that attended the Sham conference on Law and Democracy in ISIL Saudi Arabia have made matters worse for themselves to be trusted by the Syrian People.
There are 5 Reasons for this, and one of them is that some Syrian Opposition Groups were Not allowed to be at that Sham conference, and so it was Not All Inclusive, which was Vital in order for it to be seen as both Democratic and Constitutionally Legal.
This was Not only because of the Insistence of ISIL Saudi Arabia and ISIL Turkey which are the Main Bases for Terrorist ISIL, but those Syrian Opposition Groups that attended that Sham conference in ISIL Saudi Arabia did Not want an All Inclusive Conference, because they are Not Democratic nor are they Law Abiding themselves, even though ISIL Saudi Arabia and ISIL Turkey share most of the Guilt for this situation.
Another Reason is that this Sham conference was held in ISIL Saudi Arabia, which is the Political and Financial Wing of Terrorist ISIL, even as ISIL Turkey is, and so there are Many People who think that another Conference on Law and Democracy in Syria should be held by Internet Conference, that includes All of Syria’s Opposition Political Parties, and which Acknowledges the Syrian Constitution as the Supreme Law of Syria, and which Acknowledges the Basic Democratic Principles.
The other Reason is that the resolution made by that Unrepresentative Group at that Sham conference in ISIL Saudi Arabia was that of Lawless Anti Democratic Terrorists, who said that the Democratically Elected President of Syria had the choice of either resigning or of being removed by Violence and Terrorism, and we can see that ISIL Saudi Arabia and ISIL Turkey had a Very Bad Influence on the Unrepresentative Syrian Opposition Groups, and we have seen what happened in Ukraine because of a Euro-American Coup of a Legitimate Democratically Elected Government.
This is there are People who think that an Internet Conference should be held, which includes All Syrian Opposition Groups, and they should be in different Locations using the Internet for this Conference on Law and Democracy, rather than personally attending at one venue.
All of these Reasons are sufficient for a Serious Transition of Attitude from Improper to Proper by those Syrian Opposition Groups which were recently in ISIL Saudi Arabia, and the Reason that is of Most Concern to the Syrian People is that Syrian Intelligence has learned that some of these Opposition Groups could be planning to Enrich Themselves by Dividing Syria up between ISIL Saudi Arabia and ISIL Turkey, to be used as a Homeland for the Kurdish People of ISIL Turkey, and cause All of the Syrian People and Many Kurdish People to become Refugees in Europe.
The President of Syria was recently Elected Legitimately and Democratically in a Free and Fair Election, and the Syrian Constitution which is the Supreme Law of Syria, says that any Syrian Citizen can stand at Elections, and that Governments can run their full course until the Constitutionally Scheduled Elections, and so any calls for the President of Syria to be intimidated to leave Public Office or be forced to leave Public Office by Violent means is Illegal, Undemocratic, and it is Terrorism.
All Good and Decent People are against Terrorism and Lawlessness, which are Sponsored and Funded by Terrorist Anglo-America, Colonist France, Nazi Germany, ISIL Saudi Arabia, and ISIL Turkey against the People of Syria.
The other Reason is the Actions of ISIL Turkey, who recommends these Unrepresentative Syrian Opposition Groups, and ISIL Turkey’s Military has Illegally entered Iraq, because ISIL Turkey who committed the Armenian Genocide, wants to Ethnically Cleanse its Citizens of Kurdish Ethnicity to Syria, and the longer ISIL Turkey stays Illegally in Iraq, then the harder it will be for those Syrian Opposition Groups who attended the ISIL Saudi Arabian Sham conference on Law and Democracy to gain the trust of the Syrian People.
This is why there are Many People think that the Syrian Opposition Groups now need to make a Greater Effort to gain the trust of the Syrian People, and that they can Show this by having a Genuine Transition in their Attitude from Improper to Proper, from Illegal to Legal, and from Undemocratic to Democratic.
It is Vital in a Democracy that Everyone agrees that their Constitution is the Supreme Law of the Land, and that Everyone accepts the Election Result, and that there Must be No coercion for having an Election, and this is Vital during peace time to maintain the peace, and it is even More Vital, when a Country is under attack from ISIL Terrorists, and this Must be accepted by All of the Political Parties of Syria.
Those Syrian Opposition Political Parties will have to Decide if they wish to be against the Syrian People and against the Syrian Constitution and against Democracy, or if they wish to be against the Terrorist ISIL, and People will Know these things at the next Election in Syria.
People Know that those with a Criminal and Terrorist Attitude can cover over these Inconvenient Facts, and achieve the Evil Goals of ISIL Turkey to Ethnically Cleanse the Kurdish People of ISIL to Syria, and cause All of the Syrian People and Millions of Kurdish People to become Refugees in Europe, if there can be a Coup in Syria rather than Constitutionally Legal Elections.
There are People who think that a Country should write the following to All Politicians in the European Union, and it would ask for at least one European Union Country or some Political Parties to File Charges of Crimes against Humanity and Genocide against certain Countries of the European Union at the European Court of Human Rights.
The Letter should for a Written Reply from All of the European Union Politicians, and notify them that their Rely or lack of reply will be Published on a Website, and that this will be done in Every European Union Language.
The European Union is Committing Genocide on the Syrian Refugees, because these Syrian Refugees want to Return to their own Country which they Love, and because they Know that they Belong to Syria.
The European Union is doing this, because it is helping the ISIL Terrorists, and the European Union is saying that the Innocent in Syria are Guilty, and that the Guilty in Syria are innocent, and that the Guilty Perpetrators of Terrorism are the innocent victims of terrorism, and that the Innocent Victims of Terrorism are the guilty perpetrators of terrorism, and this is Delaying the Return of the Syrian Refugees back to the Country that they Love, and where they Belong and where they Want to be.
The European Union is also Committing Genocide on the Syrian People in Syria, because they are Not supporting Basic Democratic Principles and Constitutional Democracy in Syria.
There are People who think that Countries should cooperate with the Legitimate Democratically Elected Syrian Government and its Armed Forces who are Valiantly Fighting Terrorism, because this will show that they are against Terrorism, that they Respect the Sovereignty of Nations, and that they are Committed to International Law.
If this is true, then Turkey is in Barzani Kurdistan to stay. I doubt that the central government in Baghdad is unaware—the Russians certainly are not.
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13940916001189
Well, if the Turks are evicted then Iraq can take over the base for their own use if they want it. The Turks should be evicted anyway since they are an invading force. Letting Turks just take over land, shoot down airplanes, etc. is a very bad idea. If that is not resisted they will overrun everything and take over, and delaying resistance will make it that much harder.
Turkey wants to split Iraq into a kurd/sunni country.. Thats what the meeting was all about. US seems fine with it. So what happened to IS? Erdo says Sunni’s have no power in Iraq and he wants to change that. US bombed the shia militia when they were going to cut off mosul. So the US wants the IS and Kurd areas to be split from iraq. And Turkey is the boots on the ground. Operation save mccains terrorists…
I think Erdo is being set up for a fall – the Shiites are up in arms and Baghdad is *not* pleased:
http://www.todayszaman.com/diplomacy_thousands-of-iraqis-in-baghdad-basra-protest-turkish-deployment-in-north_406808.html
I have some suspicions that Davotgolu may have an agenda to use Erdo’s hubris for his own political gain..
http://www.todayszaman.com/business_row-with-trade-partners-imperils-future-of-turkish-exports_406658.html
Hi Eimar, yeah I wondered the same thing…what slimes eh ?
It seems that after much soul searching, the US, and Wahhabi Terror Sponsor # 1; Saudi Arabia have started to crack down on the financing of terror groups from within the kingdom:
“,,.These designations by Saudi Arabia are yet another example of close United States-Saudi coordination on countering terrorist financing in the Middle East and around the world,” he said….”
http://www.arabnews.com/saudi-arabia/news/848281
Oh, did you really believe me? Come on now, you should know better….
The only group these 2 will agree to sanction and penalize is that which is targeted by Israel.
South Front 12/11/15: What about the Turks near Mosul and the airbase they are building in N. Iraq for the long haul?
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13940916001189
Very interesting video (not sure if it was already posted here) :
ISIS is a creation of the USA!!! SEND THIS VIRAL: JOURNALIST SPEAKS THE TRUTH ABOUT PARIS ATTACK, & MUCH MORE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1D-9_LFPN7g
Hi Martin, yeah I saw that guy..very good with words….he seems to sum up the whole situation in the world in a few words…excellent
How to read the recent Putin’s shift?
“Several (FSA) units totaling more than 5,000 people, along with regular troops, are conducting offensive operations against terrorists in the provinces of Homs, Hama, Aleppo and Raqqa,” Putin said. “We have provided air support for them as well as the Syrian army, helping them with weapons, ammunition and supplies.”
While Putin sounded unequivocal, his spokesman Dmitry Peskov said a few hours later that the president meant to say that Russia is sending weapons and supplies to Syrian government forces and not the FSA, but provides air cover to both. Peskov’s statement could be an attempt to assuage Assad, who calls the FSA and other moderate opposition groups “terrorists.”
http://news.yahoo.com/putin-urges-military-destroy-threats-forces-syria-122046282.html
Is Putin preparing to sell Assad? Is this the reason Iran seems to getting cold feet?
No, Putin is not going to ditch Assad who is an elected Head of State.
Just think about the mobilisation at Syria – on the ground Syrian Arab Army has only about 5000 to 7000 strong Hezbollah and about 5000 strong Iran Revolutionary Guards on their side fighting for last 4 years, against ISIL plus half-a-dozen Wahabi armies fielding no less than 100000 troops (core of which is about 50000 battle-hardened ex-Iraqi Army of Saddam Hussein).
If Russia can pull some of the smaller groups to their side fighting against the ISIL army, why not do so ? Importantly, Syrian army and its allies need to be extremely cautious about high possibility of duplicity and treason by these small groups !
All the major losses to the SAA were by traitors inside the SAA itself. Allepo was lost by Syrian intelligence letting in 600 or so rebels back in who brought back with them 6000 jihadis. Many of the tanks were sold by the crew itself to the jihadis.. Let alone all the US arms that were smuggled by Turkey into the country, the officer core trying to get any money to run off to make love to merkels Germany is one of the main causes for this misery. Then again we saw most of the same things in Saddam’s Iraq and why the US easily walked in. Lets hope the latest officer corps have a higher value of ethics than the old.
RE: utu comment on Putin
More pushing of zio-media spin on this site.
The info without zio-media and “webhelper” disinformation:
Any targets threatening Russian forces in Syria must be immediately destroyed – Putin
https://www.rt.com/news/325583-putin-isis-threat-syria/
“Putin also said that at the moment more 5,000 members of the Free Syrian Army are fighting alongside the government’s troops against the terrorists.”
Utu spins it as Putin selling out Syria to the fsa, the reality is many fsa people have chosen to side with the Syrian government against the Israel-American sponsored terrorists.
Hey vt… agreed 100%
Utu what a troll you are….
Utu is a New Zealand Maori word (Maori being the Polynesian people resident in NZ before Europeans arrived), and stands for the concept of reciprocation, or balance. Friendly and unfriendly actions both require an appropriate response – hence utu covers both the reciprocation of kind deeds, and the seeking of revenge.
Most people tend to associate it with revenge.
Just thought I’d throw this little tidbit out there, in case it provides any insight into utu’s deeper motivations for some of his posts.
In any case, being a Zealander, or looking like one, not preclude being neither Zionist nor troll.
Here it is that, for once, and without a precedent, I join the Popular Front of Judea in the consideration of “utu” as troll.
Since the mishap the prime minister of NZ (Helen Clark) suffered on a plane, New Zealand lost taste for anti-zionists posturing. NZ got the message.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10120387
I personally don’t believe Putin is preparing to sell out Syria, or Iran for that matter. It’s easy to get lost up in all the detail and information that floods in because of our easy access to various news reports compliments of the internet.
On NZ prime ministers. NZ now has a prime minister one who takes pride in his Wall Street road to riches as an investment banker, and his Jewish heritage through his mother’s side. Now, I’m not decrying him for having Jewish blood, just that it makes him more open and receptive to relate to Israel and zionism in general. Many in the west willingly become sayanim as a result of this ethnic identification. Hre is a true anglo-american, and lover of the financial parasitic face of capitalism.
The moniker ‘utu’, is an interesting one, as it not only connotes a NZ connection, but also for its concept of reciprocity – a concept that can be used for either good or bad. In its bad side, it leads to a continual cycle of revenge and counter-revenge. a cycle Russia seems to be actively attempting to avoid. This attempt to avoid such a spiral into mutual destruction can sometimes be construed either as weakness, or the selling out of an ally. But I don’t think this exists in the thinking of Putin and his close advisors. They are instead showing a determined, moral strength in the face of great evil. Iran, Syria, Hezbollah, Russia all know they cannot back down. Lets not confuse the diplomatic interplay, attempts to win the fight in Syria without global destruction, along with the glut of serious disinformation constantly coming in on us, as either weakness or betrayal on Russia’s part.
During the rule of Helen Clark NZ happened to be on the collision course with Israel.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/jul/16/israel
Utu’s response to our complaints is:::
utu on December 12, 2015 · at 5:49 pm UTC
“Since the mishap the prime minister of NZ (Helen Clark) suffered on a plane, New Zealand lost taste for anti-zionists posturing. NZ got the message.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10120387”
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is this a threat ?
Ann
Seems to be.
TO: Raymond Becker
RE: your reply to my comment in Dec 9 International Military Review on Putin and the Nukes
Thank you for the long reply, and I agree with everything you wrote. VVP would never stoop using nukes unless he had no other choice (unlike the nattering neo – con nutjobs). That made it all the more surprising VVP seemed to threaten ISIS Et. al. with them.
Unfortunately it appears a poor and ambiguous translation by RT is the source for this. It is already being used by the “lets paint Putin as a lunatic” crowd, and taken to mean that Russia’s Syrian plan has gone badly awry.– why else would he need to “rattle the nuclear saber” at the terrorists?
In a Russia Insider article “Putin: I hope we don’t need to go nuclear” (Dec 10), that again (wrongly I think) says Putin threatened ISIS, there is a comment at the top by somebody named “Slavix” who offered an alternative translation. He says a more accurate read is “nukes not needed for ISIS and hopes never needed for any purpose”.
If VVP did not say nukes may be needed for ISIS I wish the Kremlin would clear up the confusion.
I know we have many Russian speakers here …… will any chime in?
Great clarification of this silly ‘threat’ to empire by Putin…not in character of Putin at all.
Thanks for all this info….you’ve helped to ‘make my day !~
To mouthwhoflysbackwards:
Re: Putin and Nukes
Thanks for your reply here and taking this issue a step further towards clarification.
I totally agree with you that it’s vitally important that Putin’s exact words need to be made clear, either by the Kremlin or RT, lest his intentions are totally misconstrued.
Besides using nukes (even very low yield one’s) in the ME against ISIS would tactically make absolutely no sense whatsoever, given how the terrorists are in small pockets intermingled with their innocent civilian victims.
That kind of utter stupidity is exclusively reserved for the Israeli and US “defense” (read offense) departments which during the height of their anti Iranian propaganda campaign threatened to use nuclear tipped bunker buster bombs to penetrate Iran’s deep concrete enforced underground nuclear facilities.
An idea outrageously insane as it would contaminate the entire middle east from Israel itself down to Dubai with the prevailing desert winds spreading the resulting radio active contamination from such a strike thru-out the entire region.
Just think and recall what Chernobyl did for all of Europe and Fukuyama the Pacific region and the world. And that’s but a small spark compared to the unspeakable Hell Fire the entire world would be enveloped and vaporized by with an all out nuclear exchange between the two supper powers.
Putin’s comments must be taken and understood within the context of dealing with the first strike “nut jobs” in the US and a hostile NATO nuclear armed Turkey (ruled by a “back stabbing” autocratic mad man dictator) and all the ISIS supporting sworn enemies of Syria and Iran. From Israel (also “secretly” armed with nukes) Jordon and all of the Wahhabi Shari law head chopping Royal families from Saudi Arabia thru to Qatar and the rest of all the dirty little oil rich corrupt fiefdoms down there. Not to mention the Ukrainian regime now also selling arms and it’s Neo Nazis pleading allegiance to ISIS. After all they’re practically one and the same thing.
I don’t know how Putin manages to sleep at night without keeping one eye open and his back against a solid wall. Nor can I imagine the constant pressures of having the responsibility for the safety of all the people of the entire Russian Federation as well as the future of all the people of the entire world in his hands, by always having to have one finger on the black boxes RED nuclear launch bottom should the US/West suddenly actually decide to act out on it’s first strike threats, it can not but be an unfathomable feat for any just and sane human being to bear.
I can only pray for V V Putin and for of all of us. I salute the man for his courage and most of all for his grace and forbearance. So God help us!….Amen
(…)I don’t know how Putin manages to sleep at night without keeping one eye open and his back against a solid wall. Nor can I imagine the constant pressures of having the responsibility for the safety of all the people of the entire Russian Federation as well as the future of all the people of the entire world in his hands, by always having to have one finger on the black boxes RED nuclear launch bottom should the US/West suddenly actually decide to act out on it’s first strike threats, it can not but be an unfathomable feat for any just and sane human being to bear.(…)
I think he does not sleep well, and also I am sure he suffers a lot. I watch him and I know it.
If you look at the full video on “Vladimir Putin’s address to the annual expanded meeting of the Russian Federation Defence Ministry Board” posted in this blog, at around minute 34´, when comrade Vladimir Putin appears, and all eyes are not supposed to be fixed on him, you can see and feel the concern and even the pain ( you can see better if you stop and restart the video at this time at short intervals, as if you saw frames ).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aMy8CUkRAU
Yesterday, seeing this, and the worried faces of everyone there, especially the most senior officials of the country, I could not help bursting into mourn a little. Fortunately for me, in the solitude of my home, and in absence of such a responsability, I can do it.
I would like to be of any help, but while I discover how, I send him/them a big hug!
Hey this is for you..
https://twitter.com/Zinvor/status/542790094537891841
Elsi,
This excerpt from Defence Minister Shoigu’s presentation should help Vladimir Vladimirovitch sleep more peacefully at night:
” We have significantly increased
the capabilities of the Russian Federation
National Defence Control Centre. The total
calculating capacity of its supercomputer
exceeds that of similar devices in other
countries’ armed forces several times over.”
Sounds like every permutation is covered..:-!
For Vladímir Vladímirovich and his associates, for all those who suffer and cry but still resist:
“Itsasoa gara” ( we are sea ) by Ken Zazpi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b98YeRv8ONA
“Look back,
the burned horizon,
in the sky of our eyes.
Look dear,
the cliff edge,
the life dead, the dream.
Do not look at night,
that star,
It has been turned on in your eyes.
And never ask,
what we lost,
when we cry,
thanks to those tears,
we are now sea,
we are now sea …..
Now that we’re here.
at the crossroads,
let fears,
back…
Maybe we have not been the best,
but it has been our life.
The song of the ages,
is born,
our time has come.
And never ask,
what we lost,
in the way of our dream,
because we have been,
yet we are also,
and always will be.
And never ask
what we lost,
when we cry,
thanks to those tears,
we are now sea,
we are now sea ….”
Everyone is changing what he said and making a big deal out of it. It was pretty clear what he said, the missile can carry nukes but it wont be used against IS. With the rest of his comments about protecting the troops in Syria. Anyone who followed the statements would take it as Russia wont leave Syria and can not be forced to do so. If nato attacks in overwhelming force they have the option of using nukes.. Which is part of the new doctrine of Russian forces posture released in 2012 or so. Which changed into using nukes even against others if the chance of Russia losing is apparent. Before it was like china which has a no first nuke usage policy and india which has a no nuke against non-nuke states but maybe they are also looking at a first nuke usage but not sure with all the talk. US also has a first use and against non-nuke states policy. Any statements has to be considered as part of the military doctrine which exist. If the US said something like that, it immediately should be taken as a threat that to evict Russians from Syria they would nuke the base if needed. In a defensive posture like Russia’s it should be taken only as a defensive measure.
I fail to see some of the headlines saying Putin is going to nuke Raqqa.. As if the 50,000 people living there have no meaning. Also remember, Assad has never carpet bombed cities taken over by terrorists. Not even electricity or water supplies were cut. Even schools and hospitals are still paid by the state. Most likely he would leave rather than allow such a thing and stay inside the coastal areas which are under their control and can not be taken over without nato boots on the grounds anyway.
Also remember, US planned to nuke the border with china and korea so Chinese could not help the Koreans against the US.
I think the comment of Vladmir Putin about using nukes was addressed to the US and its continued attempt to encircle Russia with military bases, including nuclear weapons. But, for more clarification, here the view by http://www.elespiadigital.com:
http://www.elespiadigital.com/index.php/noticias/historico-de-noticias/11643-rusia-avisa-que-actuara-con-dureza-para-aniquilar-cualquier-amenaza-para-sus-fuerzas-en-siria-que-respondera-a-la-expansion-de-la-otan-y-que-reforzara-su-triada-nuclear
“(….) Putin on Friday launched three important messages: one directed to Turkey and other actors in the area; another to NATO and other Western countries in order “to not try to intervene to create situations to win on the ground what by politically and militarily means they have not won so far”; and a third a warning to US “talking about the modernization of the nuclear triad.”(….)
BTW, as I am not military person ( at least by now ), and many of you are, could anyone explain what “nuclear triad” means?
Thanks in advance.
Submarine launched, ground silo launched, air launched.. and now space launched… I am surprised Putin actually authorized space based armaments. The US refuses to sign it.. But I saw an article just yesterday where Putin said they need to look at aerospace defenses.
There have been reports for years that the US has been working on space weaponry (which is why they refuse the treaty). I was hoping Russia and China had already been working on that. Its always a bad idea to let the US have a big advantage in weaponry anywhere it can be prevented.
Nuclear triade , a terminus from the cold war ,refers to the three traditional ways to deploy a nuclear weapon.
1 by a manned airplane ,aka bomber ,like B52 or Tu-160 for example
2 by a land based missile , Trident or Topol , for example.
3 by a sea based missile , aka strategic nuclear submarine.
Ships taking part in “Syrian Express”(supplying #Russian military) transported over 210k tons of equipment..
https://t.co/eyACKA2IyM
http://syria.liveuamap.com/?zoom=11&ll=41.03379,29.01077
Putin: Up to 5,000 FSA members are fighting alongside Assad troops against terrorists in Homs, Hama, Aleppo and Raqqa.
Putin orders to destroy any target threatening Russians in Syria. Rumors in Moscow that there may be a provocation against Russia in Syria
Russia will send a large batch of T-90A tanks to Syria soon. They will be used at the frontline by the Syrian army
Russia delivered a number of T-90A tanks, its most modern main battle tank, to the Syrian army for training purposes
https://twitter.com/yurybarmin/status/675248188417265664
Tank factory in Syria has been restarted after Russians repaired it..
Russia has conducted first sorties from Shayrat (Homs) and Tiyas (Palmyra), its new bases in Syria. Shayrat base is used for airstrikes in Homs, Tiyas – as a support facility for refueling and reloading during strikes in Deir Ez Zor & Raqqa. There is a dozen jets and helicopters at Shayrat base but Russia is not currently planning to deploy more.
92N6 Grave Stone combat-engagement radar is on the ground and S-400 is operating
https://twitter.com/yurybarmin/status/673517623385186305
Assad: Russia never wanted to open second military base in #Syria http://sptnkne.ws/apCE
Only 1 Russian controlled air base in Syria.. The others are only for refueling and maintenance and loading arms and under SuAF control.. okay.. so a control tower is what makes an air base..
Dont forget the 50 hardened hangers that can not be seen at the base..
Despite denial of a second airport not functional, more jets at Sha’ayrat airport #Homs #Syria.
Sat image of Syria’s Al-Shayrat AB on 8 Nov: runway resurfaced+only 4 Mi-24+1 Mi-8 Russian helicopters.. Also a bunch of Syrian SU24 and SU25 based here..
https://twitter.com/miladvisor/status/675305463097987073
More #Russia/n airiest in #Hamemeen airport #Lattakia #Syria
Sat imagery shows four additional Su-34s were deployed to #Hmeymim airbase between 1-7 Dec. 1 Su-34 in blue camo, 7 in black.
https://twitter.com/miladvisor/status/675306079169994752
@2Rook14 @IvanSidorenko1 @pfc_joker yes. Grey paint scheme is used from 2011, older planes are blue.
https://twitter.com/Komsomolezzz/status/675359743393857536
Lavrov calls for immediate closure of Turkish-Syrian border
“We cannot ignore when someone is playing the role of the Islamic State cronies, opens corridors for illegal oil trade and has economic relations with terrorists,” Lavrov said. “We demand stopping it. All this confirms the need of the immediate closure of the Turkish-Syrian border.”
LAVROV: TO ERDOGAN: SEAL YOUR BORDER NOW, OR WE’LL SEAL IT W/ BOMBS http://bit.ly/1lBFqWd #Turkey #Syria #ISIS
Anti-#ISIL coalition should review quality of campaign so far before expanding – #Lavrov
https://t.co/ABGvAnlyZl
Syria DIY ISR vehicle. Telescopic mast w/ CCTV Cam used by SAA in Daraa.
https://t.co/uzKFP5CEat
Lavrov SMOKES?????? some goud shiet meyers..
Lavrov suggests all Crimeans buy bike generators & generate their own electricity, ‘It’d also make them feel warm’
https://twitter.com/Sputnik_Not/status/673257491715645440
Syria: PHOTOS: IVECO Lynx “A gift from Mr. President Putin” #Russia
https://twitter.com/2Rook14/status/675380249014603776
Syria: PHOTO: #SAA soldier with a handful of T-90s in the background. #Aleppo
https://twitter.com/2Rook14/status/675501603160461312
President #Assad to #EFE Agency: #Daesh #ISIS, Jabhat #alNusra and #alQaeda are the same.
Yemeni Army and Houthis down the 7th Saudi naval vessel:
SAA New equipment: The #Russian bomb-launcher AGS-17 and The #Chinese Type 87 .
https://twitter.com/Syria_Protector/status/674951896172507136
Father Francois Mourad of the Al-Ghassaniyah (Idlib) was beheaded by the “moderate” rebels two years ago. RIP
https://twitter.com/leithfadel/status/675466120502108160
Hezbollah martyr honors the Virgin Mary in the first picture – Free Syrian Army “moderate” rebel destroys the statue
https://twitter.com/leithfadel/status/675464650910212096
Really.. ETF… yats getting his balls in a bunch.. These ukies are sick..
https://twitter.com/I_DAZZLER/status/675407420093546496
photo shop stop on last one
Yea but he did grab yats by the balls. The video is more interesting especially with all the editing done on it. What ever,, I mean sheesh.. he did physically carry yats off from the mic.They call it Turkish wrestling.
Here’s the new version of the infographic about Russia’s air war in Syria. Shows why the US attacked that particular base..
Also it does look like a LOT of equipment that’s in Syria now. The NSA must be running 8 shifts now to go through all the data that’s been collected.
http://theaviationist.com/2015/12/09/infographic-russian-intervention-in-syria/
Hi mmiriww, yeah I watched it after I saw your link..he did get grabbed by the balls, and no reaction…like a zombie.
and so many people ran to his rescue…what’s the matter over there…can’t they see he’s a zombie ?
Are those Russian wives?
Syria Soldier that was besieged in #Kweres #Kuweires #Kweires Finally Home.
https://twitter.com/IvanSidorenko1/status/675372862740553729
Syrian TV Field Reporter Sally Fadel. Who would also be accepted for asylum in Europe.
https://twitter.com/IvanSidorenko1/status/675383105893572610
https://twitter.com/IvanSidorenko1/status/647505228015603712
Three #Iranian #IRGC officers killed in #Syria. Expect more as #Iran is increasing its commitment&presence in Syria.
https://twitter.com/EjmAlrai/status/675017416645214208
Syria: ‘Yalla Let’s Bike’ cycle rally in #Damascus today, an initiative to get people cycling to reduce emissions
https://twitter.com/SANA_English/status/675359265872310272
Bobby trapped explosive children’s dolls found in iran.. brought home by unsuspecting Iranians from iraq.
Three dolls stuffed with explosives bought in Iraq by unsuspecting pilgrims discovered in N.West Iran (Fars)
https://twitter.com/ali_noorani_teh/status/675304538224599040
The gollum strikes back!
‘Defaming Erdogan’: Criminal complaint filed against Putin in Turkey
https://www.rt.com/news/325696-putin-complaint-turkey-erdogan/
What Stinks in Saudi Ain’t the Camel Dung
By F. William Engdahl
http://journal-neo.org/2015/12/08/what-stinks-in-saudi-aint-the-camel-dung/
“If we strip away the phony religious cover, what emerges is a Saudi move to grab some of the world’s largest oil reserves, those of the Sunni parts of Iraq, and of Syria, using the criminal Turkish regime in the role of thug to do the rough work, like a bouncer in a brothel. If Moscow is not conscious of this larger dimension, she runs the risk of getting caught in a deadly “bear trap” which will more and more remind them of Afghanistan in the 1980’s.”
I think Russia (and certainly Putin) learned from the mistakes of Afghanistan. Syria is a totally different country than Afghanistan. Syria is (was) one of the most diverse and modern countries of the MENA. While Afghanistan is (was) most of the most non-diverse and background countries in the World. With a tradition of fighting off any foreigners that entered the country. While Syria ,has been a trading crossroads for untold centuries.Used to the presence of foreigners. I think a better comparison might be with Chechnya. With Putin thinking of Assad as his Syrian version of Kadyrov. If he’s not up to it,Putin needs to find one. Winning in Syria,pacifying the country,and developing its economy to prevent future troubles.Is going to take a lot of hard work. Its not going to be pretty,just as Chechnya wasn’t. But if done right and completely,we can see in Syria,the same progress,peace and stability that Kadyrov has brought Chechnya. An Islamic and secular society co-existing together,with equality for all its citizens. There is a lot that can be done for the economy in Syria with peace. Oil and gas resources to be developed. Ports to be expanded. Pipelines to be built. And tourism to be encouraged.Except for the malice of her neighbors,there is no reason Syria shouldn’t become a prosperous state.
It should be mentioned Syria had 11 bil barrels of proven reserves which was before BP did their drilling tests in 2010 which raised that to over 25 billion barrels.. and that is only oil with vast quantities of gas present as well. Before BP could develop them the attack against Syria started.. Now all that belongs to Russian companies.. So when Assad said that Russian companies can get trillions in rebuilding and development he was not kidding.
The Syrian People who were made Refuges unnecessarily from their own Country want to return to Syria, but he Dictators of Euro-America do Not want this.
I define Euro-America as England, America, France, and Germany, and Unofficially ISIL Turkey, and All of these have to be in agreement with a policy for it to be a Euro-American policy, because the other European Union Countries do as Euro-America Dictates.
While some of the Euro-American Countries like Germany Confess that it does Not want Syrian Refugees to return to the Country that they Love, others like France Pretend that they do, but actions speak Louder than words.
This is Proved True by the Corrupt and Evil policies that Euro-America continues to pursue against Syria and, and these are the policies that created the Refugee Crisis in Europe, because Euro-America wants ISIL to be the Government of Syria, and this will create even more Refugees in Europe, which is what Euro-America wants.
This is Proved True, because Euro-America does Not speak of Resettling the Refugees back to Syria, because they Know that they would have to be Honest and Cooperate with the Democratically Elected Legitimate Syrian Government, rather than trying to install Terrorist ISIL in a Coup as the Government of Syria, with the help of their Evil Allies of ISIL Saudi Arabia and ISIL Turkey.
The Reason for this is that NATO can better Impose their Anti Democratic Control on Europe, and create a Dictatorial Police State Fourth Reich, and a Military Dictatorship in Europe for WW 3, and this will be a Euro-American Fourth Reich with ISIL Ottoman Empire as its Ally to the East, rather than an exclusively German Fourth Reich, and this makes it Very Dangerous to the People of Europe, and to the People of the World.
This is Proved True, because ISIL Turkey who is a member of the Euro-American led NATO has Illegally entered into Iraqi Sovereign Territory, and has been there for several days and Refuses to leave Iraq, even after several requests by the Democraticlly Elected Iraqi Government at http://tvnewsroom.org/newslines/world/united-nations-council-to-meet-at-moscow-s-request-on-syria-iraq-46704/ .
There is no secret that the Euro-American Elites want a European Union Army, and it will be for the Purpose of Creating a Military Dictatorship in Europe.
Euro-America needs to justify this, and so they are Deliberately Creating a Manufactured Crisis to try to Achieve their Evil Ambitions.
It will be like they did with Yugoslavia and with Serbia using the Muslim Albanians of Kosovo, and Euro-America Lied about Serbia, and their Secret Agenda for Europe.
The Illegal War on Serbia was based Entirely on Lies, using the Corrupt NATO Court at The Hague to try to whitewash their Evil Scheme, and an Honest Article by a British Journalist Proves this Despite the Many Lies, and that Article is Titled: Milosevic: true or false at http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2006/mar/21/tenquestionsonslobodanmilo , and at http://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/feb/12/warcrimes.comment .
This was the reason for the Anglo-American break up of Yugoslavia, because of the Stategic Sandzak Region, and Greece is between the Saudi Arabian Allies of Albania and Turkey, and these want to Control the Islamic Sandzak Region in Montenegro and Serbia, because it would link Albanian regions of Serbia’s Province of Kosovo which share a border with Islamic Albania with the Islamic Region of Bosnia Herzegovina, and make a large Eurabian Entity on Continental Europe at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand%C5%BEak .
The plan of the Terrorist Euro-American Fourth Reich is to give Greece to ISIL Albania and to ISIL Turkey, and this will link the Middle East with the Balkans, and ISIL Saudi Arabia wants to control Iraq and Syria which have a border with ISIL Turkey to create a large ISIL Eurabia for WW 3.
There is much can be written on Euro-America, and another aspect is the French and German Dominated Eurozone’s treatment of the Greeks during this Eurozone Crisis, and this includes the Countries of Greece and of Cypress.
Cypress was once a part of the Ottoman Empire, and for decades, Cypress has been Illegally Occupied by the modern day Ottoman Empire, which is Euphemistically called Turkey, and ISIL Turkey is Illegally in Iraq, and Euro-America has said nothing, and Euro-America wants ISIL Turkey to join the European Union.
We Know that because Anglo-American Capitalism is Corrupt, then there are 2 ways to reset the Inevitable Collapse of the Inefficient and Corrupt Anglo-American Banking, Financial, and Economic Systems, and these are to have some degree of debt forgiveness and to pursue Proper Economic Policies, or to have a World War that cancels debts and that once again resets the Inefficient and Corrupt Anglo-American Banking, Financial, and Economic Systems, and WW 1 and WW 2 where examples of this.
The Dictators of Euro-America have once again chosen to have another World War, rather than to Implement some degree of debt forgiveness and to pursue Proper Economic Policies.
The Ottoman Empire of the past, and Muslim Albanians of today have Proved what Europe will experience if the Euro-American ISIL becomes the Government of Syria at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Albania , and at http://www.savekosovo.org/default.asp .
Greece has once again shown Proper Principles, because it has put Principles before its own Financial Interests in their struggle against the Dark Anti Human Forces of the Eurozone, and Greece did this by announcing that Greece will Recognize Palestine as an Independent Country.
Greeks have experienced Genocide on several occasions, and these were Turkey, and Hitler, and recently by the Eurozone, and so they recognize the Genocide that Israel has committed against the Palestinian People, and so this is why Greece will Recognize the State of Palestine.
Euro-America has been Maliciously Accusing the Victims who include the ordinary Syrian People of being the perpetrators, and Falsely claiming that the Terrorist Perpetrators are the victims, but we Know the Facts regarding Syria.
There are People who think that Countries should cooperate with the Legitimate Democratically Elected Syrian Government and its Armed Forces who are valiantly fighting Terrorism, because this will show that they are against Terrorism, that they Respect the Sovereignty of Nations, and that they are Committed to International Law.
An example of american exceptionalism:
US Navy’s newest ship breaks down 20 days after commissioning, towed to emergency repair
https://www.rt.com/usa/325710-littoral-ship-milwaukee-breakdown/
“Reporting of a complete loss of propulsion on USS Milwaukee (LCS 5) is deeply alarming, particularly given this ship was commissioned just 20 days ago,” Senator John McCain, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said in a statement to the Times.
The USS Milwaukee is the third ship of the Freedom class, Lockheed Martin’s contribution for the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship program. The Navy couldn’t choose between this design and the rival contender from General Dynamics, the Independence-class LCS and contracted a dozen of each class. Three of each has been commissioned so far.
The LCS program was designed to produce a multipurpose warship for patrolling littoral zones, waters close to shore. It suffered from an overblown budget and concerns over the warship’s ability to survive actual combat.”
The usn probably should have contracted with a Chinese shipbuilder for these ships. :D
But regardless, these ships are a typical example of the poor design, engineering and construction American weaponry is famous for. These are mostly pork barrel scams where workability and usefulness of the product are secondary to making the ZPC/NWO oligarchs scads of money. Just like the rubbish they produce to sell to the general population in their colonies.
Russian Warships Equipped With Kalibr Missiles Join Black Sea Fleet
Read more: http://sputniknews.com/military/20151212/1031641742/russian-ship-black-navy-fleet-kalibr-missile-system.html
“The ships were put on combat duty today. Previously, the ships were only tactical, but now they will include operational tasks. Their combat capabilities were seen by the whole world in the Caspian Sea and now they have appeared in the Black Sea Fleet,” Vitko said.”
“Appeared” – like magic. ;D
Maybe Putin used a balloon to move it from the Caspian to the black sea..
I noticed that the ships were built elsewhere and they used a river to get the ships to the Caspian sea.. Not sure if another river ties it to the black sea..
mmiriww
Look up the Manych Ship Canal.
Great news if true but dont see any Syrian confirmation. There were reporters taking pictures showing the Turkish side in the background but they were a few km from turkey border.. They managed to reach part of the highway from turkey.. But the entire area is still not under control.. see the maps..
The sputnick headline is misleading. They captured part of the highway only..
Syrian Army Liberates Latakia’s Border With Turkey From Terrorists
© AP Photo/ Alexander Kots
After weeks of clashes, Syrian forces have wiped out al-Nusra Front militants from the mountainous regions in the northern part of Latakia province alongside the Syrian-Turkish border.
The Syrian Army announced it defeated Islamists from the al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Nusra Front north of Latakia, near the border with Turkey.
“Al-Nusra as one of the strongest terrorist group in Syria has withdrawn from its strongholds near the border with Turkey,” an army source told FARS News.
http://sputniknews.com/middleeast/20151212/1031630498/syrian-army-terrorists-latakia.html
You can see the area where the SU24 went down.. A month of attacking it head on made no progress. So they are trying to surround it.
Situation in North West #Latakia #لاذقیه #Kassab #کسب highway secured due to #SAA #NDF operations in NW Latakia
https://twitter.com/A7_Mirza/status/675719557139558400
#SAA, #NDF succeed to manage control over #Kassab highway through Qastal Ma’af in Northwestern #Lattakia
https://twitter.com/Syria_Protector/status/675714261168087042
There are Many People who think that the Syrian Opposition Groups that attended the Sham conference on Law and Democracy in ISIL Saudi Arabia have made matters worse for themselves to be trusted by the Syrian People.
There are 5 Reasons for this, and one of them is that some Syrian Opposition Groups were Not allowed to be at that Sham conference, and so it was Not All Inclusive, which was Vital in order for it to be seen as both Democratic and Constitutionally Legal.
This was Not only because of the Insistence of ISIL Saudi Arabia and ISIL Turkey which are the Main Bases for Terrorist ISIL, but those Syrian Opposition Groups that attended that Sham conference in ISIL Saudi Arabia did Not want an All Inclusive Conference, because they are Not Democratic nor are they Law Abiding themselves, even though ISIL Saudi Arabia and ISIL Turkey share most of the Guilt for this situation.
Another Reason is that this Sham conference was held in ISIL Saudi Arabia, which is the Political and Financial Wing of Terrorist ISIL, even as ISIL Turkey is, and so there are Many People who think that another Conference on Law and Democracy in Syria should be held by Internet Conference, that includes All of Syria’s Opposition Political Parties, and which Acknowledges the Syrian Constitution as the Supreme Law of Syria, and which Acknowledges the Basic Democratic Principles.
The other Reason is that the resolution made by that Unrepresentative Group at that Sham conference in ISIL Saudi Arabia was that of Lawless Anti Democratic Terrorists, who said that the Democratically Elected President of Syria had the choice of either resigning or of being removed by Violence and Terrorism, and we can see that ISIL Saudi Arabia and ISIL Turkey had a Very Bad Influence on the Unrepresentative Syrian Opposition Groups, and we have seen what happened in Ukraine because of a Euro-American Coup of a Legitimate Democratically Elected Government.
This is there are People who think that an Internet Conference should be held, which includes All Syrian Opposition Groups, and they should be in different Locations using the Internet for this Conference on Law and Democracy, rather than personally attending at one venue.
All of these Reasons are sufficient for a Serious Transition of Attitude from Improper to Proper by those Syrian Opposition Groups which were recently in ISIL Saudi Arabia, and the Reason that is of Most Concern to the Syrian People is that Syrian Intelligence has learned that some of these Opposition Groups could be planning to Enrich Themselves by Dividing Syria up between ISIL Saudi Arabia and ISIL Turkey, to be used as a Homeland for the Kurdish People of ISIL Turkey, and cause All of the Syrian People and Many Kurdish People to become Refugees in Europe.
The President of Syria was recently Elected Legitimately and Democratically in a Free and Fair Election, and the Syrian Constitution which is the Supreme Law of Syria, says that any Syrian Citizen can stand at Elections, and that Governments can run their full course until the Constitutionally Scheduled Elections, and so any calls for the President of Syria to be intimidated to leave Public Office or be forced to leave Public Office by Violent means is Illegal, Undemocratic, and it is Terrorism.
All Good and Decent People are against Terrorism and Lawlessness, which are Sponsored and Funded by Terrorist Anglo-America, Colonist France, Nazi Germany, ISIL Saudi Arabia, and ISIL Turkey against the People of Syria.
The other Reason is the Actions of ISIL Turkey, who recommends these Unrepresentative Syrian Opposition Groups, and ISIL Turkey’s Military has Illegally entered Iraq, because ISIL Turkey who committed the Armenian Genocide, wants to Ethnically Cleanse its Citizens of Kurdish Ethnicity to Syria, and the longer ISIL Turkey stays Illegally in Iraq, then the harder it will be for those Syrian Opposition Groups who attended the ISIL Saudi Arabian Sham conference on Law and Democracy to gain the trust of the Syrian People.
This is why there are Many People think that the Syrian Opposition Groups now need to make a Greater Effort to gain the trust of the Syrian People, and that they can Show this by having a Genuine Transition in their Attitude from Improper to Proper, from Illegal to Legal, and from Undemocratic to Democratic.
It is Vital in a Democracy that Everyone agrees that their Constitution is the Supreme Law of the Land, and that Everyone accepts the Election Result, and that there Must be No coercion for having an Election, and this is Vital during peace time to maintain the peace, and it is even More Vital, when a Country is under attack from ISIL Terrorists, and this Must be accepted by All of the Political Parties of Syria.
Those Syrian Opposition Political Parties will have to Decide if they wish to be against the Syrian People and against the Syrian Constitution and against Democracy, or if they wish to be against the Terrorist ISIL, and People will Know these things at the next Election in Syria.
People Know that those with a Criminal and Terrorist Attitude can cover over these Inconvenient Facts, and achieve the Evil Goals of ISIL Turkey to Ethnically Cleanse the Kurdish People of ISIL to Syria, and cause All of the Syrian People and Millions of Kurdish People to become Refugees in Europe, if there can be a Coup in Syria rather than Constitutionally Legal Elections.
There are People who think that a Country should write the following to All Politicians in the European Union, and it would ask for at least one European Union Country or some Political Parties to File Charges of Crimes against Humanity and Genocide against certain Countries of the European Union at the European Court of Human Rights.
The Letter should for a Written Reply from All of the European Union Politicians, and notify them that their Rely or lack of reply will be Published on a Website, and that this will be done in Every European Union Language.
The European Union is Committing Genocide on the Syrian Refugees, because these Syrian Refugees want to Return to their own Country which they Love, and because they Know that they Belong to Syria.
The European Union is doing this, because it is helping the ISIL Terrorists, and the European Union is saying that the Innocent in Syria are Guilty, and that the Guilty in Syria are innocent, and that the Guilty Perpetrators of Terrorism are the innocent victims of terrorism, and that the Innocent Victims of Terrorism are the guilty perpetrators of terrorism, and this is Delaying the Return of the Syrian Refugees back to the Country that they Love, and where they Belong and where they Want to be.
The European Union is also Committing Genocide on the Syrian People in Syria, because they are Not supporting Basic Democratic Principles and Constitutional Democracy in Syria.
There are People who think that Countries should cooperate with the Legitimate Democratically Elected Syrian Government and its Armed Forces who are Valiantly Fighting Terrorism, because this will show that they are against Terrorism, that they Respect the Sovereignty of Nations, and that they are Committed to International Law.