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| US warship reaches Georgian port |
| 2008-08-25 |
| A US warship arrives in the Georgian port of Batumi carrying the first shipment of aid since the conflict began. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 WAFF.com Threads > THE BLACK SEA IS GETTING HOT > RUSSIA'S MILITARY CONCERNED OVER LARGER NATO FORCE PRESENCE IN THE BLACK SEA. Russ-perceived "PROVOKED CONCERN" agz US-NATO as Rus labels the USN + NATO ships as a MIL "STRIKE FORCE", NOT AN AID RELIEF/HUMANITARIAN TASK FORCE???; + RUSSIA AIMS TO KEEP CONTROL OF GEORGIAN PORT CITY [POTI + SENAKI] + RUSSIA PLANS ARMED/MIL PATROLS IN POTI + RUSSIA PLANS TO INSPECT/SEARCH CARGO IN POTI [+ Internat Merchant Vessels in Russ-controlled Georgian Ports]. RUSSIA WARNS MOLDAVIA AGZ MAKING "GEORGIAN MISTAKE". |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-08-25 23:09 |
| #4 As outrageous as the crap is that the Russians seem to be getting away with, why don't we just call them yachts? |
| Posted by: gorb 2008-08-25 19:57 |
| #3 INTERFAX > seems Russ is alleging that the USN is covertly delivering UAVS + Missles to Georgia, NOT humanitar aid??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-08-25 19:38 |
| #2 Sarge, unfortunately we can't send a carrier into the Black Sea. Turkey owns the Dardanelles and Bosporous Straits. And it's too late to reclassify our carriers as cruisers or whatever the Russians did to get around the restrictions. |
| Posted by: Rambler in California 2008-08-25 18:39 |
| #1 Park a Carrier task foirce off the coast and the Russian would think real serioulsy about leaving. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2008-08-25 17:01 |