Posted on 05/08/2014 5:42:52 AM PDT by Evil Slayer
With the situation in the Ukraine escalating and the US continuing to call for sanctions against Russia’s financial and political elite, Vladimir Putin is now not only mobilizing tens of thousands of troops on his Western front, but sending intercontinental strategic bombers across the Pacific Ocean. According to the US military, it’s the first time since the cold war that Russia’s incursions have come this close to America.
What’s even more alarming is that Russia is making it clear that any attack on the Motherland would likely lead to widespread bombardment of western interests. Nuclear capable Russian bombers have been spotted all over the world as of late including in Guam, Japan, South Korea and Europe.
Gen. Herbert Carlisle, Commander of United States Air Forces in the Pacific, acknowledged a significant increase in the activities by Russian long-range strategic aircraft flying along the California coast.
There was no comment about whether the aircraft were nuclear capable, but it has not been since the Cold War ended in the early 1990s that Russian patrols have skirted the West Coast and California.
Other than fleets of Russian bombers making passes in close proximity to U.S. interests, the military hasn’t reported anything else out of the ordinary.
But last week something weird happened in Los Angeles and it likely involved a high altitude fly over.
Air traffic controllers at Los Angeles LAX airport reported that their computer systems were overwhelmed and crashed, leading to hundreds of flight delays and cancellations across the country. According to an NBC News investigation the outage was caused by the flyover of a U-2 spy plane. Apparently the 1950′s class spy plane entered LAX airspace at about 60,000 feet and its jamming systems crashed not only the primary air traffic control systems used to monitor and direct commercial
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Full title: Russian Strategic Bombers On West Coast: Did They Take Down Los Angeles Air Traffic Control Systems?
Blame the U2? That would be typical. Is it credible? No. No U2 pilot would energize jamming pods (if they have them), over US airspace. Not ever.
Maybe or maybe not, However I expect the administration to cover up and lie about it.
What happens if all our enemies coordinate moves at the same time? They know our Command and Control at the top is vapor-ware.
Hmmmm.... Makes more sense than a U2 mistake.
This may sound implausible but with the obozo in the WH, Russia and or China have free rein to attack US interests without fear of any reprisal. I’d bet that Obozo would quietly cheer them on.
False flag IMO. It keeps the sheeple in line.
This is no different from a school yard bully scenario. The bully pushes the weaker kid and the one receiving the bullying keeps quiet in a false hope it will not happen again.
Putin sees nobama as very weak with no will to push back. That’s his best time to make a “show” move. Its about psychological domination, but still understanding that too much will generate the ire of American citizens who will push back, ask Japan.
I thought the U2 was replaced by the SR-71 Blackbird, which has been also retired. I don’t know if we replaced the SR-71 or we’re depending on satellites only.
Are we still flying the much older U2? Why retire the SR-71 and still fly its predecessor?
Whoa there....where are you getting this information?
I frequent the foremost aviation forums, and have seen virtually NO mention of such a thing.
Links or sources please.
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More likely it was a Russian Blackjack or Blinder bomber.
The U2 is still useful and MUCH cheaper to operate. SR-71missions are just this side of a space shot.
Do you know if personal devices such phone, handheld, and vehicle GPS devices also failed?
I doubt Putin wants to overthrow the US but he’s having fun playing with us. He laughed at Big Ears on day one and has been laughing every day since.
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