Posted on 06/18/2012 4:06:00 PM PDT by Nachum
A Russian ship believed to be carrying helicopters and missiles for Syria has been effectively stopped in its tracks off the coast of Scotland after its insurance was cancelled at the behest of the British government.
The British marine insurer Standard Club said it had withdrawn cover from all the ships owned by Femco, a Russian cargo line, including the MV Alaed.
"We were made aware of the allegations that the Alaed was carrying munitions destined for Syria," the company said in a statement. "We have already informed the ship owner that their insurance cover ceased automatically in view of the nature of the voyage."
British security officials confirmed they had told Standard Club that providing insurance to the shipment was likely to be a breach of European Union sanctions against the Syrian regime.
They said they were continuing to monitor the ship, which has been the subject of a fierce international row since US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton last week revealed it was adding to the arsenal of weaponry available for Mr Assad to use against rebellious Syrian towns.
"We have various ways of keeping track of this ship and that is what we are doing," a source told The Daily Telegraph.
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Actually that is what’s scheduled on the 7th if nobama cheats enough on the 6th.
Asaad is an Alawite, a secular strongman holding the Islamists in check by playing off Sunnis versus Shiites, and a protector of the Christian minority. If the Sunni "freedom fighters" take over, they will slaughter the Christians, probably the Alawites and many of the Shiites. Israel prefers Assad to an unknown Sunni Islamist.
For these reasons, primarily, I am glad that Russia is providing support for Asaad.
Frankly, I think we should stay out of it, but England is one of two allies (Israel) I would support unconditionally.
A Great backup plan. May it be!
Russian isn’t considering this an act of war?
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