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“Reports of war” Naval Brief NB 06/17 April 13, 2017 by LeDahu
April 13, 2017 SITREPs

“Reports of war” Naval Brief NB 06/17 April 13, 2017 by LeDahu

The West is currently playing a game of brinkmanship with Russia over Syria, based on the “fast and loose” principle it seems. The US Navy – eastern Mediterranean  “We prepositioned forces (the 2 US Navy ships) so that if there was an order received we could have that quick response.” US  senior defense official. This deployment of the 2 closest US warships in the eastern Med, would have not gone

Muddied waters: Russia finds ‘piracy’ cargo ship but what really happened?
August 18, 2009 Blog, Uncategorized

Muddied waters: Russia finds ‘piracy’ cargo ship but what really happened?

Caroline Davies and Tom Parfitt for The Guardian report: The Arctic Sea was discovered 300 miles off the Cape Verde islands three weeks after it went missing, triggering speculation of a pirate attack. Three weeks after it vanished at sea, the cargo ship Arctic Sea was found off the Cape Verde islands today with its Russian crew alive, well and “answering questions”. All 15 sailors were aboard a Russian anti-submarine

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