David Bloom on MSNBC now!!! - Russians, French Supplying NightVision + Military Advisors

MSNBC ^ | April 2, 2003 | David Bloom, MSNBC embedded

[elenchus]

David Bloom is live on MSNBC now, with the news that captured soldiers have revealed to his battalion that Russians and French companies have been supplying NightVision goggles and that former Russian military officers are advising the Iraqis on how to fight American forces.

[Mo1]

and that former Russian military officers are advising the Iraqis on how to fight American forces.

We knew the Russian were selling stuff to Iraq .. but they are advising also?

Hey Putin, You got some explaining to do .. BIG TIME!

[elenchus]

I have to assume that, aside from their financial ties, the former socialists and current socialists who run Russia (and dominate France) are highly sympathetic to the socialist government of Iraq, and that the hope was to weaken America by boosting the prospects of Iraq. It seems to me, we should not lose sight of the fact that socialism is the principal motivating factor behind the worldwide protest movement, the Democratic Party, and the four countries that acted as the principal opponents to our Iraq policy: Russia, France, Germany and Red China,

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

OFFICIAL BUMP(TOPIC)LIST

[MEG33]

Thanks

[dc-zoo]

Looks like 'ol Dave Bloom is a believer now. Great idea President Bush had of taking the media along for the ride.

[EternalVigilance]

Those 'virgins' Hussein is enjoying? They look like Helen Thomas, and have the bodies of Michael Moore...Yep, they are HOT!...real HOT....LOL...

[EGPWS]

Ya think Saddam is in any position to fire anyone?

Yea, I do, 72 personnel if he's dissapointed in their performance.

[MEG33]

Now that's extreme cruelty!

[countrydummy]

Saddam is dead!

[EternalVigilance]

War is hell! ;-)

[hetzman]

This is not surprising, Russia is broke. Over the last decade the Russian military has become extremely poor. I remember reading that they had the Russian soldiers picking potatoes for food and wages. Alot of them abandoned the army went to fight in Croatia as soldiers of fortune where they could loot. Some of the Old ranking Military left and became military advisers in third world countries for decent wages. Their military weapons being sold on the black market by the Russian mafia is a common accurance. The Russian government may not be responsable for these new finds.

[Rasputin_TheMadMonk]

"Yep, they are HOT!...real HOT....LOL"

Of course they are hot, Hell isn't known for bobsled competitions.

Martyrdom has it's rewards, never having to say you're cold is one of them.

[POGIFFMOO]

This means we'll be finding a huge cache of French supplied white flags.

[truthkeeper]

Looks like 'ol Dave Bloom is a believer now

Maybe, but this won't have a real impact on the Sheeple unless it makes it to network, Today, and Tom Brokaw.

And it better.

[Happy2BMe]

Those are not military advisors schtupid!

Those are Fwench and Wussian weconstruction contwactors bidding on new building projects.

Duh!

Series - if the Ruskies are dumb enough to pull another Vietnam stunt, we need to know about it.

[thescourged1]

Very, very true, hetz.

Or it is officially sanctioned and poorly laundered.

[Happy2BMe]

It seems the French and Russians have friends over in Syria as well (a newly painted target) . .

Syria still supplying Iraq despite U.S. warning

SPECIAL TO WORLD TRIBUNE.COMMonday, March 31, 2003

Syria continues to supply Iraq with a range of advanced military systems using established routes and systems that have not been affected by a strongly-worded U.S. warning.

U.S. officials said Syria has established a supply route to Baghdad that has ensured the flow of spare parts, night-vision systems, tank components and anti-tank missiles to the regime of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. The officials said Syria has also been storing Iraqi missiles and weapons of mass destruction for the Saddam regime.

Much of the other equipment was purchased in Russia and other republics of the former Soviet Union, Middle East Newsline reported. So far, officials said, the Iraqi-Syrian traffic has not been significantly affected by U.S. air operations over Baghdad and southern Iraq.

"The Syrians are getting the Iraqis everything they need," an official said. "They buy military and dual-use systems, put them in civilian vehicles and within a day they're in Baghdad."

Officials said Syria has supplied Iraq with munitions, night-vision goggles, spare parts, tank upgrade components, sensors, anti-tank missiles, surface-to-air missiles and aircraft engines. They said some of the systems, such as the night-vision goggles, have been purchased in Western Europe.

On Sunday, U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said night-vision systems and other material were being transported from Syria to Iraq. Rumsfeld said he was holding Syria accountable for such shipments, but would not elaborate.

"We consider such trafficking as hostile acts and will hold the Syrian government accountable for such shipments," Rumsfeld said. "My guess is that they'll be more careful."

Officials also said Syria has allowed Russian military experts to move to Baghdad to advise the Saddam regime on defending against a U.S. attack.

They said Damascus has also supplied Iraq with intelligence on U.S. forces in the eastern Mediterranean as well as in neighboring Turkey.

"Syria can continue direct support for terrorist groups and the dying regime of Saddam Hussein or to embark on a different and more hopeful course," Secretary of State Colin Powell said. "Either way, Syria bears the responsibility for its choices and its consequences.

Officials said they are concerned that Iraq might order the return of medium-range Scud missiles and weapons of mass destruction stored in Syria over the last year. They said the material included biological and chemical weapons agents as well as equipment for the installation of these agents in missiles and artillery shells.

Last week, a U.S. aircraft dropped a bomb on a Syrian bus that turned out to be full of passengers. Five people were killed and 15 others were injured in the March 23 attack.

[elenchus]

This report appeared on MSNBC overnight. Let's hope the information makes it, up the chain of command, and action is taken to make sure the French and Russians pay the price once it is verified. I don't know what President Bush saw when he looked in Putin's eyes, but it surely wasn't true friendship. Russian companies do not sell this technology without the Russian military leadership knowing about it, and likewise for Russian military advisors. If the report is true, Russians and their technology will be captured...and what will happen then?

[Happy2BMe]

"This report appeared on MSNBC overnight."

They have already removed it - not there.

MSNBC has not only shot their foot off in the past 3 days, but large portions of their privates now appear to be missing.

[SauronOfMordor]

The officials said Syria has also been storing Iraqi missiles and weapons of mass destruction for the Saddam regime.
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"Syria can continue direct support for terrorist groups and the dying regime of Saddam Hussein or to embark on a different and more hopeful course," Secretary of State Colin Powell said. "Either way, Syria bears the responsibility for its choices and its consequences.

Translation:

Syria, you are NEXT