Trump's War on Russia/Syria UPDATES

[Swordsmyth]

and do you think that is a good thing?

Not at all, only two things would be worse: Us staying or Israel taking over.

I find it both disturbing and not unexpected.

Same here.

[Raginfridus]

and do you think that is a good thing?

I find it both disturbing and not unexpected.

Its great.. if we freeze all foreign aid too.

It'd be tough titties for Syria, and we'll never stop funding and equiping wahabbis and zionazis, but I can dream.

[pcosmar]

Its great.. if we freeze all foreign aid too.

It'd be tough titties for Syria, and we'll never stop funding and equiping wahabbis and zionazis, but I can dream.

I am trying to understand Israel shooting itself in the head like that. but it may work into a plan.

nothing good will come from it though.

[Raginfridus]

I am trying to understand Israel shooting itself in the head like that. but it may work into a plan.

nothing good will come from it though.

Yeah. Everything Israel does is done according to the rationale of what is best for the State. The Israelis themselves don't even matter, its all about the State of Israel. They wed themselves with all kinds of scum just to succeed in a narrow sense, but their own warfare-welfare state is going to be the end of them.

National Socialism is toxic to the nation in every timeline.

[Swordsmyth]

Blackwater founder Erik Prince says he has been informally contacted by Arab officials looking to marshal a multi-national force in Syria which would be able to fill any "security vacuum" left by a United States withdrawal - similar to the one which allowed ISIS to flourish when President Obama pulled US troops out of Iraq.

An Arab coalition of Sunni-dominated governments exists to combat ISIS and other terrorist groups. The 41 member Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition was formed in December 2015, though it wouldn't hold its first meeting until nearly two years later. It's mandate is to fight terrorism in Shia-dominated Iraq, Libya, Egypt and Afghanistan - along with Syria. In November 2017, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, 31, announced that he would use the coalition to "wipe terrorists from earth."

Speaking at a summit of defence ministers from across 41 majority-Muslim countries he spoke of a need for a “pan-Islamic united front” against terrorism.
He said: “In past years, terrorism has been functioning in all of our countries… with no coordination among national authorities.
“That ends today, with this alliance.” -express.co.uk

The Muslim alliance and their first official meeting under bin Salman two days after Egypt's worst terrorism incident in which 25-30 attackers reportedly brandishing an Islamic State flag assaulted a mosque, killing 305 including 27 children.
That said, the new plan (which may include Erik Prince) would combine manpower, military equipment and funding to focus specifically on Syria.

More at: https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-...dominate-syria

[goldenequity]

They better hurry up... summer is coming... and so are the S300s
and 4 air cargo shipments per day/Latakia
and steady Naval cargo by the tonne at Tartus...
with 1 purpose: to take back their oil.
Erik Prince won't believe what's coming to the Euphrates in a couple months.
The SAA would like nothing better than to have Saudis lined up on the other side.

[Swordsmyth]

They better hurry up... summer is coming... and so are the S300s
and 4 air cargo shipments per day/Latakia
and steady Naval cargo by the tonne at Tartus...
with 1 purpose: to take back their oil.
Erik Prince won't believe what's coming to the Euphrates in a couple months.
The SAA would like nothing better than to have Saudis lined up on the other side.

[goldenequity]

They better hurry up... summer is coming... and so are the S300s
and 4 air cargo shipments per day/Latakia
and steady Naval cargo by the tonne at Tartus...
with 1 purpose: to take back their oil.
Erik Prince won't believe what's coming to the Euphrates in a couple months.
The SAA would like nothing better than to have Saudis lined up on the other side.

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Syrian Army deploys new 500-mm rocket artillery system for future operations
https://www.almasdarnews.com/article...tions-details/



A new rocket artillery system – natively produced by Syrian military industry – (on T-72 Russian Chassis)
has been approved for service with the the Syrian Army following the completion of field tests.

According to sources, the new weapon is called the Goulan-1000 (seen above),
the latest model of the Syrian Army’s Goulan self-propelled rocket artillery series.

As far as basic known specifications go, the Goulan-1000 posses a three-tube traversable launcher (placed atop an tracked armored chassis)
that fires 500-mm rockets – each rocket is estimated to deliver a punch exceeding four hundred kilograms [half ton] of high-explosive.

The new artillery system is to enter service with rocket detachments of the Syrian Army’s 4th Mechanized Division
and may be used in the upcoming government operation against Islamic State forces in southern Damascus.

[goldenequity]

Syria hands over to Russia two unexploded cruise missiles found after US strike
http://tass.com/world/1000645
The missiles were found in good condition by the Syrian military

"Two cruise missiles that did not detonate during the US missile strike on Syria overnight to April 14 were found by the Syrian military.
Both are in rather good condition. These missiles were handed over to Russian officer the day before yesterday (April 17)," the source said,
adding that both "were sent to Russia by plane yesterday (April 18)."

(it would have been better to send them to the White House, care of Dunford w/ a spicy note.

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Lockheed Martin ‘Ready to Assist’ With More Missiles for US After Syria Strike
https://sputniknews.com/military/201...ssiles-strike/

(they give moneyback refunds on duds?)

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BBC
Syria war: The online activists pushing conspiracy theories
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trendi...alflow_twitter
(Vanessa Beeley is mocked)

[goldenequity]

Syria hands over to Russia two unexploded cruise missiles found after US strike
http://tass.com/world/1000645
The missiles were found in good condition by the Syrian military

"Two cruise missiles that did not detonate during the US missile strike on Syria overnight to April 14 were found by the Syrian military.
Both are in rather good condition. These missiles were handed over to Russian officer the day before yesterday (April 17)," the source said,
adding that both "were sent to Russia by plane yesterday (April 18)."

(it would have been better to send them to the White House, care of Dunford w/ a spicy note.

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Lockheed Martin ‘Ready to Assist’ With More Missiles for US After Syria Strike
https://sputniknews.com/military/201...ssiles-strike/

(they give moneyback refunds on duds?)

ANALYSIS OF TWO CRUISE MISSILES, OTHER COALITION AMMUNITION BROUGHT FROM SYRIA WILL BE USED TO IMPROVE RUSSIAN AIR DEFENSE AND EW SYSTEMS - MILITARY SOURCE
Interfax

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Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova:

“We’ve found confirmations that the real aim of ‘the three’ was to
give terrorists a break,
restore their strength,
prolong the bloodshed on the Syrian soil,
and impede the process of the political settlement,”.

“It is difficult to even comment on this fact in any way,
as it is so frightening and undermining the belief in the humanity of certain countries,”

[pao]

ANALYSIS OF TWO CRUISE MISSILES, OTHER COALITION AMMUNITION BROUGHT FROM SYRIA WILL BE USED TO IMPROVE RUSSIAN AIR DEFENSE AND EW SYSTEMS - MILITARY SOURCE
Interfax

Good. The better their air defense, the safer the world will be.

[goldenequity]

US Congressman: “In Briefing to Congress, [the Director of National Intelligence, Secretary of Defense and Secretary of State] Provided ZERO Real Evidence. Referenced Info Circulating Online”
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-...retary-defense

[goldenequity]

US: We believe Russia & Syria are trying to sanitize Douma. 19 Apr 2018




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Lavrov "No reason not to supply S-300 missiles to Assad"
https://in.reuters.com/article/midea...-idINKBN1HR0LQ

US military strikes on Syria last week removed any moral obligation Russia had
to withhold S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems from its ally Syrian President Bashar al-Assad,
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday, according to RIA state news agency.

[Swordsmyth]

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has claimed that Moscow dictated where U.S., British and French forces were allowed to attack in the weekend's airstrikes on suspected Syrian chemical weapons facilities, Sky News reported.

More at: https://www.yahoo.com/news/russia-sa...153625419.html

[Danke]

[AZJoe]

From Saker: Each “click” brings us one step closer to the “bang!”

Trump pulled the trigger, but instead of a “bang!” what the world heard was a demure “click”. Considering that we are talking about playing a most dangerous game of potentially nuclear Russian AngloZionist roulette, the “click” is very good news indeed. But, to use the words of Nikki Haley, the US “gun” is still “locked and loaded”. …

the most likely explanation for that “click” is a combination of two events:

1. The US did go out of its way to avoid even giving the appearance of attacking the Russian or Iranian forces in Syria. With these kinds of rules of engagement, the target list and flight trajectory of the US missiles was easy to predict for the Syrian air defenses.
2. The Syrian air defenses, now integrated with the Russian C4ISR networks and probably upgraded, performed way better than most people had expected.

I honestly don’t know who in the US should get the credit for doing the right thing, but that person(s) deserves our collective gratitude. …

The fact that this (predictably) dismal performance was then covered up with silly statements about a “perfect strike” and “all missiles hit their target” is standard operating procedure, a basic exercise in face-saving … The most important lesson from this latest development is that there are still some people in key positions in the US who did what had to be done to avoid a catastrophic escalation in Syria. The question now is how long can these “sane forces” (for lack of a better identifier) continue to resist the “crazies”? …

the Israel Lobby and the Neocons are absolutely furious. And just to add insult to injury, the Russians are now saying that they will provide the Syrians with S-300 batteries … the Israelis did that one to themselves with their own missile strikes at the worst possible time …

Right now the “collective West” is engaged in a truly titanic effort to preserve the Hegemony, but the writing is very much on the wall, hence the kind of silly histrionics we now see …

the war in Syria is primarily a war over the right of the USA to do whatever the hell it wants irrespective of international law, facts, logic or even common sense. Nikki Haley’s message to the world has been beautifully simple, consistent and blunt: “we are the Hegemon, we are above everything and everybody, above you and above any of your laws or principles. We are even above facts or logic. Bow down and worship us or else!“. …

the main tactic chosen by the “collective West” to respond to these challenges has been to basically go into deep denial and worry about perceptions much more than about facts on the ground. Hence the “perfect strike”. …

The Neocons can roughly be separated into two types: first, those stupid enough to believe that the latest strikes were, indeed, a magnificent success, and those who are just smart enough to realize that it was a pathetic flop. The first type will be emboldened … while the second type will continue to demand a much stronger attack. Combine the two and you have a perfect recipe for a very dangerous situation. …

all the attempts by US force planners and strategists to find a doctrine not only for the use of nuclear forces as a deterrent, but to re-conceptualize them as a war-fighting capability (missile defense, micro-nukes, etc.). Think of it this way: the only credible (real world) means of aggression left to the Empire are nuclear weapons. Many (most?) people don’t realize that (yet), but with each failed conventional attack this reality will become harder and harder to hide. …

each “click” brings us one step closer to the “bang”. …

[AZJoe]

German Parliament says US-led Syria strike violated international law

[goldenequity]

German Parliament says US-led Syria strike violated international law

Brasco_Aad
Germany's state media senior correspondent (who is in Damascus right now & also visited Douma)
on primetime evening news on German television:
"Douma chemical attack is most likely staged. A great many people here seem very convinced."

GERMANY'S ZDF SENIOR NEWS CORRESPONDENT ULLI GACK WHO IS IN DOUMA RIGHT ON ZDF NEWS THIS EVENING: THE DOUMA CHEMICAL ATTACK IS MOST LIKELY STAGED

https://twitter.com/Brasco_Aad/statu...36013894107137

[goldenequity]

Lavrov: Russia will provide evidence that the Syrian Arab Army SAA did shoot down many western missiles during the US led attack on Syria.

https://twitter.com/WaelAlRussi/stat...38866963894272

[milgram]

A Ron Paul supporter @Ian56789 has been labeled a Russian twitter bot by the British government
Sky News asks, why are his tweets so Anti-Britain?



EDIT: And apparently he's (former) a member here

[RonZeplin]

A Ron Paul supporter @Ian56789 has been labeled a Russian twitter bot by the British government
Sky News asks, why are his tweets so Anti-Britain?

EDIT: And apparently he's (former) a member here

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[goldenequity]

France's Macron Urges US, Allies to Stay in Syria Even After Daesh Defeat
https://muraselon.com/en/2018/04/fra...-daesh-defeat/



France’s President Says He Wants To Build “New Syria” With U.S.
https://southfront.org/frances-presi...yria-with-u-s/




Greek protesters vandalize French embassy in response to #Syria strikes
https://www.almasdarnews.com/article...syria-strikes/



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Lies And Deception In The Failed US Strike On Syria
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-...s-strike-syria
Authored by Federico Pieraccini via The Strategic Culture Foundation
(nothing you probably don't know already & understand... about the latest debut of the naked Emperor, but nice to read and confirm. )

[goldenequity]

[Swordsmyth]

Increasingly it appears that the recent US coalition missile strikes on Syria have utterly backfired: instead of weakening Syria or degrading its military capabilities, the attack may have actually served to strengthen Syria's defenses.
Since the massive strike which involved the US, UK, and France launching over 100 cruise missiles, Russia is rumored to be moving forward on delivery of its advanced S-300 missile defense system, which would be a monumental upgrade allowing Syrian defenses to far surpass current capabilities which utilize the Soviet-made S-125 and S-200 air defense systems.
Crucially, S-300s have a range of up to 150-200 kilometers (or 120 miles), bringing Syrian deterrent reach easily to within Lebanese airspace (as Israel has routinely struck targets inside Syria while firing over "neutral" Lebanese airspace in recent years), and could even extend airspace coverage into Israel itself.
Could this be the reason for some major behind-the-scenes diplomatic scrambling?


On Monday VOA News chief White House correspondent Steve Herman announced that US CENTCOM commander General Joseph Votel is in the midst of "a secret and unprecedented visit to Israel."
Knowledge of the "secret" visit was based on exclusive footage broadcast by Israel's Kann News, which first reported, "the commander of the American Central Command arrived for the first time to Israel, and met with senior security officials, including the Chief of Staff."

Israeli public broadcaster reports @CENTCOM commander General Votel making a secret and unprecedented visit to #Israel. https://t.co/BbhiThKMH2
— Steve Herman (@W7VOA) April 23, 2018

No doubt the potential for what weapons experts have commonly described as the "exceptionally advanced" Russian-supplied S-300 in Israel's backyard is making Tel Aviv and its allies nervous. Israel has repeatedly called delivery of the S-300s a "red line" for which it would act, however, plans for just such a scenario could be hastening.


On the very morning after the US strike took place, Russia’s first deputy chief of staff, Sergei Rudskoi, said Russia would “reconsider” whether to supply the air defenses to Assad - an issue previously thought dead as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had reportedly successfully lobbied President Putin against the possibility in 2013.
Netanyahu was quoted at the time as saying of the S-300 system, "We’ll destroy your missiles if you deliver them to Assad" - a warning which has recently been repeated in the form of an Israeli "red line". However, Russian military sources have this week been quoted in the Times of Israel as saying: if Israel tried to destroy the anti-aircraft batteries—as analysts have indicated Israel likely would—it would be “catastrophic for all sides.”
But on Monday, Reuters reported that no decision had been made on S-300 delivery to Syria, citing Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who said, "We'll have to wait to see what specific decisions the Russian leadership and representatives of Syria will take." Lavrov added, "There is probably no secret about this and it can all be announced (if a decision is taken)."
However, given Israel's past history of "strike first" in Syria and negotiate later, we could witness missiles flying before any official announcement takes place.

More at: https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-...a-mulls-arming

[goldenequity]

On Monday VOA News chief White House correspondent Steve Herman announced that US CENTCOM commander General Joseph Votel is in the midst of "a secret and unprecedented visit to Israel."

Joseph Votel, Commander of US troops in Syria makes an unannounced first visit to Israel

[Swordsmyth]

Israeli Minister of Defense Avigdor Lieberman will meet with U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis and national security adviser John Bolton to discuss Iran's activities in the region and in Syria, Ynet News reported April 24.

More at: https://worldview.stratfor.com/situa...ver-iran-syria

[milgram]

http://www.ronpaulinstitute.org/arch...tary-spending/

Investing and current affairs writer David Stockman found himself in hostile territory this week in an interview at the Fox Business show Mornings with Maria. In the often-tense interview, Stockman seems to shock and rile some of the show’s hosts with his assessments that the United States military should not have been given a big monetary infusion in the recent spending deal worked out by President Donald Trump and Congress and that the US should stop its excessive military intervention overseas.

The US military would not need so much money if the military were used much less, argues Stockman, who is a member of the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity Advisory Board. “Don’t have so many missions; don’t be bombing Syria; don’t be mucking around in the Middle East,” Stockman says is the “obvious answer” to host Maria Bartiromo’s contention that the increased military spending is needed because “we’ve starved the military.” And, in response to Bartiromo’s suggestion that Stockman is advocating turning away when the Syrian government uses chemical weapons in Syria, Stockman explains why he sees such chemical weapons allegations as “a hoax” and argues “we have no dog in that hunt,” meaning the American people are best served by the US government just keeping out of the conflict in Syria.

Watch Stockman’s complete interview here:

[goldenequity]

gawd... that was excruciating. brought me right back to 2007 Sean Hannity/Ron Paul interviews. ugh.
@milgram I don't forgive you 4 posting that. gave me a headache. make it go awayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

[goldenequity]

ELECTRONIC WARFARE

American General Says 'Adversaries' Are Jamming AC-130 Gunships in Syria
http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone...ships-in-syria
(in-depth article)

GEOINT: The Compass Call is supposed to be one of America’s foremost electronic warfare weapons,
but the EC-130s flying near Syria are being attacked and disabled “in the most aggressive EW environment on the planet,”
the head of Special Operations Command said here today.

Russia Widens EW War, ‘Disabling’ EC-130s In Syria
https://breakingdefense.com/2018/04/...130s-in-syria/

[Swordsmyth]

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