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Russia Now Has A Mid-East Airbase: Here Is How Far Its Aircraft Can Reach

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On Wednesday, we highlighted reports from Flashnord which indicated that Russia was set to send its only aircraft carrier - the Admiral Kuznetsov - to Syria. 

If true, it would mark only the sixth deployment in the ship’s history and would serve as a test for a vessel that has historically been less than reliable. 

Now, Russia is out denying the “rumors”. Here’s Xinhua:

The press service for the Russian Navy's Northern Fleet on Wednesday denied reports that the fleet's aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov is bound for Syria.

 

The aircraft carrier is currently undergoing maintenance work in the northern port of Murmansk, Russia. On completion of the maintenance work, it will be put to a series of routine tasks in the Barents Sea over the coming weeks, said the Northern Fleet's press service in a statement.

Fair enough. And because you can’t exactly hide an aircraft carrier, we’re sure someone, somewhere, will speak up if the Admiral Kuznetsov shows up in the Mediterranean in the coming weeks and months.

In any event, it’s not entirely clear that Russia even needs a flattop vessel to achieve its operational goals in the Mid-East.

As we’ve documented extensively, it seems fairly clear at this point that part of the plan here is for Iran to use its influence with Shiite lawmakers and militias in Iraq to get permission for Russian strikes against ISIS and other targets in the country. Indeed this was all but confirmed earlier this week. Here’s al-Jazeera:

Iraqi MP Hakim al-Zamili, the head of the parliamentary and defence committee, told the Reuters news agency on Tuesday that Iraqi air force jets used the intelligence to target a meeting of mid-level ISIL commanders .

 

Officials had initially claimed the attack targeted the leader of the group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, but security officials later said he had not been present.

 

The intelligence sharing alliance, which comprises Syria, Iran, and Russia, was announced last month. Iraqi sources said two Russian one-star generals were stationed at the centre.

 

Zamili, a leading Shia Muslim politician, said each of the four member countries has six members in the intelligence sharing and security cooperation cell, which holds meetings in Baghdad's fortified "Green Zone" that once housed the headquarters of the US occupation.

 

"We find it extremely useful," the Iraqi official said. "The idea is to formalise the relationship with Iran, Russia and Syria. We wanted a full-blown military alliance."

And then from Sergei Lavrov (via Sputnik):

Russia provides military and technical assistance to Iraqi Kurds with the consent of Baghdad and exclusively through the Iraqi government, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday.

Of course the Iraqi Kurds and to a much greater extent, the country's Shiite militas, receive a great deal of support from Iran as well. The obvious next step here is for Russian airstrikes to move from Syria to Iraq. If that is indeed the plan - and we think it certainly is, as it would not only allow Russia to expand its influence in the Mid-East on the way to completing Moscow's utter embarrassment of Washington, but would also effectively give Tehran complete control of the country - then the question becomes one of logistics, and thanks to Russia's air base at Latakia, The Kremlin really has no need to send the Admiral Kuznetsov.

Here's Stratfor with some color on how Russia can conduct airstrikes in Iraq:

The start of Russian airstrikes in Syria has given new hope to loyalist forces in their battle against a host of rebel factions, including the Islamic State. Now Russia may expand these operations into Iraq if requested to do so by Baghdad. Indeed, from its position in Latakia, Russia has the range to strike Islamic State targets in Iraq, although further deployment of resources may be required to do so effectively.


 

Strictly speaking, targets in Iraq already fall within range of Russian naval assets in the Caspian Sea and of the Su-24 Fencer and Su-34 Fullback long-range ground attack aircraft Russia has positioned at Bassel al Assad airbase in Syria. Though these aircraft would have to spend less time over targets in Iraq than they do in Syria, Russia could conduct aerial refueling operations to remedy that. 

 

Russian ships launched 26 cruise missiles in the Caspian Sea, striking targets across Syria after traveling through Iranian and Iraqi air space. Four of these cruise missiles crashed in Iran, near the town of Takab, as a likely testament to Russia's limited experience in actually using this type of weapon system in an operational environment. But the strikes still demonstrate that Russia's naval assets give it the power to hit targets in Iraq.

In other words: whereas previously, Russia only had a naval base at Tartus, it now has an air base at Latakia as well, which gives Moscow the range to conduct effective strikes on targets in Iraq and means its aircraft can also reach the Suez Canal, a key chokepoint for oil and global trade:

And while the long-term strategic significance of this should not be forgotten, the obvious near-term questions are: what happens to the US in this equation? Will Washington simply cede the airspace over Iraq to the Russians just as it has in Syria? Or is there a breaking point here at which the US decides that enough is enough with the Russian-Iran Mid-East power play?

 

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Thu, 10/15/2015 - 11:42 | 6671275 Puchica
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Yes. Maybe. Perhaps. Probably. No. What?

Thu, 10/15/2015 - 11:22 | 6671186 Cochore
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One wonders why ZH continues to repeat CNN's and Stratfor's lie that four Russian cruise missiles crashed in Iran when the State Dept.'s own spokesman has refused to confirm this on the record.

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/dpb/2015/10/248049.htm

Thu, 10/15/2015 - 11:30 | 6671224 Phillyguy
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I have not seen confirmation of the CNN report, claiming that 4 Russian SSN-30A Kalibr cruise missiles crashed in Iran. Apparently, the Pentagon was unaware of this. US/EU corporate media likes to play loose with the facts. In addition to aircraft, the Russian Navy cruiser Moskva, carrying 64 S-300 ship-to-air missiles is now docked in Latakia. See: Say hello to my cruise missiles. By Pepe Escobar Asia Times Online Oct 12, 2015

Link: atimes.com/2015/10/say-hello-to-my-cruise-missiles-escobar

 

 

Thu, 10/15/2015 - 12:17 | 6671423 SmallerGovNow2
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Thanks...

Thu, 10/15/2015 - 21:44 | 6673734 Freddie
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I thought the US military and others came out and said the 4 missiles crashing was false.  I am sure everyone in the US and EU was pretty stunned at those Kalibrs which were launched from really small coastal ships in the Caspian.

The Moskva.  I would be they have upgraded S-400s on that ship and maybe S-500s.

Thu, 10/15/2015 - 11:34 | 6671239 smacker
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StratFor: "Russian ships launched 26 cruise missiles in the Caspian Sea, striking targets across Syria after traveling through Iranian and Iraqi air space. Four of these cruise missiles crashed in Iran, near the town of Takab, as a likely testament to Russia's limited experience in actually using this type of weapon system in an operational environment."

Dear StratFor, I'm still waiting for evidence of these four missiles crashing in Iran. Maybe they did, maybe they didn't.

Thu, 10/15/2015 - 11:35 | 6671245 SMC
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“…what happens to the US in this equation?”

Just Us and their minions cower in fear that their crimes, fetishes, etc… will be revealed to the world.

LOL.  Sun-Tzu would be proud.

Thu, 10/15/2015 - 11:41 | 6671271 Teh Finn
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Just don't call it imperialism or a war for energy...

Thu, 10/15/2015 - 12:32 | 6671486 Baby Bladeface
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That task forte of pindos...

Thu, 10/15/2015 - 11:42 | 6671273 smacker
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Whichever way you cut the Iraq situation, it's been a massive failure for Washington and its crony allies.

After spending USD billions & billions on invading the country, slaughtering vast numbers of innocent people, destroying huge amounts of its infrastructure, wrecking its economy, Iraq is now aligning itself with Iran and Russia. Only a day ago we saw Iraqis cheering Russia's bombing of Western terrorists in Syria and it's pretty clear they will invite Russia in to do the same thing there. The CIA will be kicked out and Iraq will ultimately join the anti-Western multi-polar alliance headed up by Russia, China & Iran including the BRICS.

We only have our Western "leaders" to blame.

Thu, 10/15/2015 - 11:43 | 6671278 Amun
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"Or is there a breaking point here at which the US decides that enough is enough with the Russian-Iran Mid-East power play?"

 

US will not move at least until after Russia starts operating Tabriz air base in Iran to reach northern Iraq and eastern Syria.

Thu, 10/15/2015 - 12:17 | 6671428 roadhazard
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Unless planes start getting shot down I see the US just watching the Russian tactics. Russia has not been seen in action in public for a long time. It ain't cheap to rule the world. Ragheads can get killed on the Russian dime for a while.

Thu, 10/15/2015 - 12:45 | 6671290 smacker
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It hasn't escaped my notice that the SU-34 can reach Israel with a full payload. ...just saying ;-)

Thu, 10/15/2015 - 13:30 | 6671710 yomutti
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Yeah, and the Israeli jets can reach that sitting-duck Russian carrier with a full load too.

 

Thu, 10/15/2015 - 13:39 | 6671759 gezley
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The Israelis don't have the balls to attack Russia. They'll take their fury out on Palestinian teenagers instead.

Thu, 10/15/2015 - 13:55 | 6671838 smacker
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LOL. Would that be the one located in the Barents Sea?

Thu, 10/15/2015 - 11:50 | 6671308 bankonzhongguo
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The growing central theme here is the diminished physical presence of the US in Iraq.

There is a reason Saudi Arabia is being used as a ground proxy for US/UK/Israeli interests and sold billions in arms/training.

Saudi purportedly spends the third highest in the world on arms.

So.  the US media and beltway psychopaths like to think they can frame this conflict in terms of a larger Shia-Sunni war - get the Muslims to kill each other off.

Well (again) the test will be does the Iranian advisers diminish this conflict and empower Arab nationalism in the medium term - saving Assad, championing the Palestinians, prospecting the Golan, ameliorating the Syria/Jordan refugee issue, shaming the Gulf states into the very ideology hard wahabbist like bin Laden warned about?

The heart beat of the Arab world is Cairo and by extension the military government there which is allied with Israel.

Without that flanking support - hard to sleep at might.

The struggle is how to keep the Egyptian military not falling into line with Persian interests without looking like a Jewish lapdog to the common man in the street and the popular Arab media.

If hit songs start singing the praises of Russia and Iran saving another Arab state from cultural humiliation, then you have a new problem that is far bigger than "ISIS."

Thu, 10/15/2015 - 12:20 | 6671442 Amun
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"Egyptian military not falling into line with Persian interests without looking like a Jewish lapdog"

1978? Camp David? Has the "common Arab man in the street " already forgotten and forgiven?

Thu, 10/15/2015 - 12:09 | 6671383 message
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Mr. Earnest said high-level U.S.-Russian talks would make no sense when the goals of Moscow and Washington remain so far apart. Mr. Obama has said repeatedly that Mr. Assad must step down as part of any long-term solution to the brutal Syrian civil war.

“We’re not interested in doing that, as long as Russia is not willing to make a constructive contribution to our counter-ISIL effort,” said Mr. Earnest, using another name for the Islamic State. “Russia has their own agenda, and it’s an agenda right now that they’re pursuing on their own. So it’s not particularly surprising to me that President Putin would resort, in some desperation, to try to send the second highest ranking official in the Russian government to the United States to try to convince us to join them. But the fact is that is a request that’s fallen on deaf ears.”

 

ha ha ha :D poor poor criminal putin regime - has only one year or two left till he runs out of funds and his regime completly colapses under sanctions. No... sorry poor putin... no one cares about you. :D ha ha ha Sanctions will remain as much as you would like to make deal with west :D

Thu, 10/15/2015 - 12:39 | 6671513 Baby Bladeface
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Proudly bleats the tantrum Mr. Earnest?

The content of the message - sucks in excel.

Thu, 10/15/2015 - 12:57 | 6671576 nnnnnn
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right message, for every comment you made you deserve at least one ratard-award

 

now be a good boy and start digging for potatos before its winter time

Thu, 10/15/2015 - 13:35 | 6671739 Wild E Coyote
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You actually made me smile, when you say that Putin with US$ 500 billion in foreign reservces is running out of funds. 

keep laughing Mr Message. 

It is good treatment for your mental condition.

But stop writing. you expose your low IQ. 

 

Thu, 10/15/2015 - 12:20 | 6671443 Billy Shears
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US Airbases are in evey despotic regieme in the world, i.e. have a central bank. And where are all the Russian airbases? What nonsense.

Thu, 10/15/2015 - 12:25 | 6671467 NoWayJose
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You can 'sink' an aircraft carrier, but you cannot 'sink' an asphalt runway built on desert sand. And anyone who thinks Obama is going to attack a Russian land base (on purpose anyway), has not been watching the last several years.

Thu, 10/15/2015 - 12:28 | 6671476 pupdog1
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The Entitlist was too busy on the links to notice he was being bitch-slapped back to the trailer park by a master.

Thu, 10/15/2015 - 12:36 | 6671503 spyware-free
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BBQ Jihadis anyone?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3272872/Russia-prepares-rain-hel...

Russia's answer to CIA dropping TOW/Stinger missiles to terrorists. Scorched earth.

Thu, 10/15/2015 - 12:48 | 6671545 Amun
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These weapons are trully horrible and are second to perhaps only the WMDs in the carnage and suffering their inflict upon enemy troops.

"'Those near the ignition point are obliterated. Those at the fringe are likely to suffer many internal, and thus invisible injuries, including burst eardrums and crushed inner ear organs, severe concussions, ruptured lungs and internal organs, and possibly blindness.' "

Thu, 10/15/2015 - 13:34 | 6671734 gezley
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Trying to whip up a bit of sympathy for the beheaders, are you? How about all the carnage and suffering inflicted on the people of the ME over the past 25 years or so by US, UK and Israeli bombs?

Thu, 10/15/2015 - 13:34 | 6671733 alphahammer
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Oh... so now Dailymail UK is not some sort of MSM puppeted by MI5/6 and CIA?

Ok...

 

Thu, 10/15/2015 - 15:15 | 6672235 spyware-free
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Shows even propaganda mouthpieces like the daily mail can't hide the truth anymore. It also shows your pathetic attempt at invoking irony puts your stupidy on full display for everyone to see. Nice try troll.

Thu, 10/15/2015 - 13:51 | 6671821 smacker
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from the IBTimes: "Endgame Isis: Syria deploys Russian 'Blazing Sun' to incinerate Islamic State terrorists"

 

Russia is doing the world a great favor by incinerating ISIS terrorists.

We won't have to worry about them returning to their home countries and bringing terror expertise with them.

Thu, 10/15/2015 - 12:59 | 6671592 kaboomnomic
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Hehehehehehe...

Dude, Russia just add ANOTHER Su-30 into Syria.
http://tass.ru/en/defense/828054

Putin say HI to Obomba (politely). Why your pentagon dude so angry btw??
https://www.rt.com/news/318654-su-30-incident-us-syria/

Bwahahahahaha...

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Typical of Russia engagement.
1. Drone loitering 24 hours above.
2. Su-30 guarding the mission below.
3. Su-24/25/34 does the missions.

What you see from that video (normally from that drone video. Which already downgraded in quality. Like U-ASS does. And remove the other markings. You only see one arrows pointing north).

You will NOT see the REAL target locking viewed by Su-24/25/34. Russian aren't that stupid to open its techs.

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I normally wouldn't give any clueless ameridiot who thinks their H/W is superiors, any knowledge.

This is Irbis-E radar, fitted to Su-35/30.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irbis-E

It is the BIGGEST radar ever fitted in a fighter. And it is the MOST POWERFULL transmit pulse (20 kW of peak pulse power).

Want to see it in action? Here,
https://youtu.be/cieLN4_tn0A

See the distance detection range shown on that video? That's not the maximum range! That is why Russian Su-30 can put radar lock on to Turkey's F16. Su-30 radar saw that F16 first! Before that F16 radar (to tell you the truth. Su-30 designed to out perform Typhoon, Rafale, F/A-18A. Not engaging lower class fighter like F16).
http://theaviationist.com/2015/10/05/russian-su-30sm-su-24-violate-turki...

So, to those that still wanna learns? Learns. That stupid ameriturds? Wouldn't read until this end.

Bwahahahahahaha... oh so clueless ameriturds..

Thu, 10/15/2015 - 13:36 | 6671746 alphahammer
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So very impressive. Why can't they hit ISIS with all this wizardry?

Thu, 10/15/2015 - 13:55 | 6671835 Baby Bladeface
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Detached from reality around you.

Thu, 10/15/2015 - 14:05 | 6671875 alphahammer
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Really? You do realize the entire world is seeing this stuff right? From Japan to Iceland to Brazil -- people are all reading the same stories across hundreds of media outlets pointing out that Russia is NOT attacking ISIS. 

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ISIS Makes Gains in Syria Territory Bombed by Russia

By ANNE BARNARD and THOMAS ERDBRINKOCT. 9, 2015

BEIRUT, Lebanon — The Islamic State registered significant gains on Friday in the area of northwestern Syria that Russian warplanes have been bombing, taking six villages near Aleppo and threatening to cut off an important route north to the Turkish border. Late in the day, there were reports that rebels had reasserted control in one village.

Antigovernment activists have accused Mr. Assad’s ally, Russia, of strengthening the Islamic State by mounting airstrikes in recent days against an anti-ISIS rebel group called Suqour al-Jabal, or Falcons of the Mountain. Mr. Assad and the Russians call all of the government’s opponents terrorists.

Thu, 10/15/2015 - 14:10 | 6671893 Baby Bladeface
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Seriously? You moron, and your helmet is too late wearing? The brain already knocked out?

Haloperidol and sleep.

Thu, 10/15/2015 - 14:04 | 6671868 rejected
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Since your the "where's the proof" man. 

where's your proof their not?

Thu, 10/15/2015 - 14:07 | 6671887 alphahammer
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Proof of what? Putin isn't bombing ISIS? You need to get out more. HUNDREDS of media outlets across every corner of the Earth are reporting that. The "proof" is in front of you. Well, maybe not in Russia,  but in every other country across the planet it's being reported.

Thu, 10/15/2015 - 14:12 | 6671908 Baby Bladeface
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Yeah, about how you toad licked today.

Thu, 10/15/2015 - 15:31 | 6672313 Zwelgje
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Unfortunately the toad died. 

Thu, 10/15/2015 - 13:09 | 6671625 message
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Criminal putin regime caught again lying with pants down - ruskies said that MH17 was showt down by BUK missle that Russia doesn't have - but than again it was demonstrated in it's parade at 9th May.

https://youtu.be/Y45N7JseKug

Thu, 10/15/2015 - 13:25 | 6671689 spyware-free
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Potato soup for lunch again today huh message?

Thu, 10/15/2015 - 13:52 | 6671825 HowdyDoody
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MH17 was shot down with an obsolete BUK-M1 (Dutch investigators)

Ukraine has the obsolete BUK-M1

Russia has BUK-M3 as BUK-M1 is obsolete.

Guess who used an obsolete BUK-M1 missile to shoot down MH17?

<-- The country that has BUK-M1s

<-- The country that doesn't have BUK-M1s

 

Thu, 10/15/2015 - 15:40 | 6672369 spyware-free
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The rebels could have had that older BUK system. They had access to them from stockpiles from eastern military bases.

What's more telling are the things left out of the report;

1. Flight data recorder
2. Air traffic controller communications
3. Evidence from the 3rd party and Russian investigations

This was a cover up that made some politically expedient conclusions for use by western propaganda.

Thu, 10/15/2015 - 14:01 | 6671853 rejected
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That was an upgraded version with a different signature. The older BUK's are no longer in Russia's inventory. Only Ukraine.

Try again...

@HowdyDoody... We must have been typing at almost the same time, and as your post is more descriptive I defer to you...

Thu, 10/15/2015 - 14:13 | 6671913 alphahammer
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Well we are getting somewhere. You have just admitted that it was in FACT a BUK. This now leaves all the Ukrainian jet / air to air missile jackoffs out in the wind.

Nice work.

Thu, 10/15/2015 - 14:20 | 6671947 Baby Bladeface
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Think logically and not in the spirit of propaganda.

Thu, 10/15/2015 - 14:29 | 6671980 alphahammer
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"Think logically and not in the spirit of propaganda."

BBBBWWWWAAAAAHHHHAAAAA!!!!!!

Oh the irony... Too funny...

Thu, 10/15/2015 - 15:39 | 6672360 Berspankme
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Barry called, he wants his cock back from you

Fri, 10/16/2015 - 17:29 | 6677015 Hope Copy
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Nope, all that was eluded to ws the type of missle fragments, not the missle it self.  Give me a good machine shop and a few good engineers, i'll have any type of fragments in what ever missle you want!

Thu, 10/15/2015 - 14:30 | 6671988 yomutti
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 Obsolete BUKs are also in the inventory of "rebels" armed by Russia..... and in the inventory of Russian troops running around in unmarked green uniforms.

 

Thu, 10/15/2015 - 15:42 | 6672380 spyware-free
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Only half the story

What's more telling are the things left out of the report;

1. Flight data recorder
2. Air traffic controller communications
3. Evidence from the 3rd party and Russian investigations

This was a cover up that made some politically expedient conclusions for use by western propaganda.

Thu, 10/15/2015 - 14:59 | 6672154 Amun
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Exactly, the same missile they used to take down JFK in Dallas 1963.

Thu, 10/15/2015 - 14:18 | 6671940 Last of the Mid...
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Someone go drag the brown clown in from the golf course.

 

Thu, 10/15/2015 - 14:27 | 6671970 alphahammer
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Somebody go drag "Pooty the shirtless chess player" off the steam roller crushing perfectly good food in front of starving Russians...

Thu, 10/15/2015 - 15:45 | 6672395 spyware-free
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Your comments here on zerohedge are like juvenile gang graffiti on the great wall of China.

Thu, 10/15/2015 - 14:57 | 6672138 Last of the Mid...
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I'm sure they will bomb responsibly.

Thu, 10/15/2015 - 15:21 | 6672271 dsty
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Another Putin boner day for ZH

Do good propaganda for commrad Putin

Hate US

Hate Jew

Love Anglo god Putin

Fight for Mother Russia

Thu, 10/15/2015 - 15:38 | 6672354 Berspankme
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You seem to like to talk about boners? Obama is your boy

Thu, 10/15/2015 - 16:05 | 6672505 smacker
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"Do good propaganda for commrad Putin"

 

What's a "commrad" when it's at home?

Thu, 10/15/2015 - 15:23 | 6672281 TRM
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Now draw a similar set of circles around Crimea. Hmmm. That's one heck of a nice "strike zone".

Thu, 10/15/2015 - 15:58 | 6672455 cheech_wizard
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I'm curious, only because in this Zero Hedge article did they actually state where the four errant cruise missiles went down...

>striking targets across Syria after traveling through Iranian and Iraqi air space. Four of these cruise missiles crashed in Iran, near the town of Takab, as a likely testament to Russia's limited experience in actually using this type of weapon system in an operational environment. But the strikes still demonstrate that Russia's naval assets... 

Other than in this article, does someone have a link that collaborates the above statement? Actual photographic evidence?

Standard Disclaimer: Yes, I know, I should run the web searches myself, but I'm feeling lazy.

A cursory search pulls up the usual suspects... ABC News, Washington Post, Huffington Post, New York Times, none of which I consider even remotely relevant.

Examining what appears to be the only evidence "It’s the first public comment by a USA official on the cruise missile failures. A report Wednesday by Fars quoted Iraj Saghafi, acting governor of Takab in northwestern Iran, as saying an explosion heard in the region was “possibly related to work in a nearby rock quarry”. " One can almost immediately draw the conclusion that all "unnamed USA officials" are full of shit.

Thu, 10/15/2015 - 16:59 | 6672751 SmittyinLA
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We* re-armed Iran's fleet of F-16s.

*Jews in the US State dept.

Now we're giving their missile programs and guidance a Lil push.

Capitalist solvent Russia cannot be tolerated anymore than capitalist solvent sovereign America will be tolerated.

Ask Jebillary.

Fri, 10/16/2015 - 00:01 | 6674019 onmail1
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Obomination will one day come to Israel and stand in the Al-aqsa mosque or ex-temple of cabals.

Then everyone will know what is the meaning of :

'When you see the abomination in the holiest of holies...'

Thats the Armageddon, Judgement day , world war3 , nuclear war.

Another holocaust , but worse , nuclear

 

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