Posted on 09/21/2008 6:07:39 PM PDT by Flavius
Ten Russian warships are docked in the Syrian port city of Tartus to the apparent surprise of the Israeli military, military sources say.
The unidentified sources said Israeli military leaders were unaware that Russian had already moved so many vessels into Syrian territory following a Sept. 12 agreement between the two countries, DEBKAfile, a Israeli news Web site, reported Friday.
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Ten warships? Must of been a BIG order...
“The unidentified sources said Israeli military leaders were unaware that Russian had already moved so many vessels into Syrian territory...”
I seriously doubt that....both the US and Israel know who is floating around in the East Med at all times......especially russkie targets.....
Get ukraine in NATO now! Russians are really looking to start something.
Ten *capital* ships would be a nice show of force. I wonder what actually docked there?
Oh, this comes from DEBKA.
I doubt the Israelis were surprised.
I don’t think this is a surprise to everyone. My daughter told me the Russians have been dredging this harbor to accommodate larger ships for some time.
I read it at DEBKA.
Putin is taking advantage of U.S. distractions, as will China. It’s time to pull the plug on a few of those ships and watch their bravado as they go down the drain.
If true, that is certainly a target rich environment.
Russian ships? Meet Davy Jones.
Davy Jones? Meet Russian ships.
Debka ...../snicker
Sink them.
A submarine-based special operations team could swim over to the ships... and plant remote-controlled limpet mines.
Then, after they return back to their sub, activate the mines and watch them sink.
Sink the ships and watch the Russians lose some nukes to a terrorist group or two. Then watch as New York blows up and glows as Putin says he’s so sorry.
Sink them anonymously. We don’t have to take credit for it.
Debka? How about posting some stories that cite News of the World?
really and whom would that be NY Times,NBC, ABC which one
News of the World
www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/
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