Posted on 10/04/2006 2:24:03 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
Jerusalem, Israel (AHN) - Russia found itself indirectly aiding Hezbollah during the summer's Lebanon war when data collected by Russian-manned listening posts in Syria was transferred to the terror group.
According to Jane's Defence Weekly, an advanced listening post on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights fed real-time intelligence to Hezbollah throughout the conflict with Israel.
Moscow has long maintained intelligence cooperation with Syria in a broad deal that gives it direct access to sensitive information and brings Russia large profits from defense and infrastructure contracts.
Israel has not publicly complained over Russia's intelligence gathering activities, though Jerusalem did take Moscow to task over the large quantities of Russian-made anti-tank missiles used by Hezbollah during the war.
Most of Israel's wartime casualties resulted from the deadly use of advanced anti-tank missiles that Hezbollah is believed to have obtained from Syria.
Russia initially denied the charges, insisting that controls over its arms sales prevented the weapons from falling into the wrong hands. Moscow has since agreed to investigate the charge.
Evil empire bump!
Hmmm... Russia just made it's assets in the M.E. a huge target. Happy hunting to the IAF/IDF in future conflicts.
Why isn't terrorist Nasrallah dead?
Another Russia ping for you.
Amazing double standard - while still fighting islamic terrorists themselves, they are supporting other islamic terrorists in the ME...go figure.
Russia did not supply it to Hezbollah. The Iranians and Syrians did...the Russians just gave them the equipment and traning, manpower.
In the end, basically the same thing...but the headline implies Russians dealing directly with Hezbollah...thus far, that has not been proven.
Not amazing at all. They are supporting the dirtbags that buy their weapons.
Israel ought to make it clear that Moscow is on the list for the Samson option.
Russian intel, Russian arms... getting harder and harder to deny the connection, I would say.
I have this feeling that wacky Russians did fund Hezollah I was hearing briefly on Hareetz wire nothing after that
Russia has become Islam's "useful idiots".
Ping
What's the "Samson option"?
Russia found itself indirectly aiding Hezbollah during the summer's Lebanon war when data collected by Russian-manned listening posts in Syria was transferred to the terror group. ==
Where the prove of it? I'm eager to see hard evedences. Until then I think it is just evil gossips.
So as about those "Russian" anti-tank missiles whish are just old soviet Saggers produced in Iran or Egypt.
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