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Presenting The Russian Naval Base In Tartus, Syria, Or Good Luck UN Security Council
Zero Hedge branches away from his usual economics beat to present some interesting history on the Soviet, er, Russian naval facility in Tartus, Syria. We need confirmation of the basic facts but it serves as a survey of what the Russians are doing, and thus what the Russians think is important to them in the Middle East.

Posted by: tipper 2012-02-04
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=338438