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2012-03-01 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Russia upgrades radar station in Syria to aid Iran

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Posted by Steve White 2012-03-01 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Fine. They can use their new senses to add a new dimension to mess with their minds. It also suggests that everyone thinks the attack will be airborne.

Posted by gorb 2012-03-01 04:56|| 2012-03-01 04:56|| Front Page Top

#2 Is it good enough not to be jammed (again) by the Israelis? That's the key question.

But they didn't jam it. They spooked it, so the Syrians watching the screens didn't even know they'd come until they'd left.

Posted by trailing wife 2012-03-01 09:31|| 2012-03-01 09:31|| Front Page Top

#3 "If it happens, the fallout would be truly catastrophic,"
An interesting turn of phrase, given northernly winds.

Posted by Skidmark 2012-03-01 09:51|| 2012-03-01 09:51|| Front Page Top

#4 Wikileaks reported Israeli tech sold to Georgia and Russian codes for surveullance system they sold to, Iran exchanged so so Putin has made his strategic play to cover his butt with the mullahs--he better have a 360 pivot on his neck as he'll never know where or when the Reaper will come....

Posted by Omoluque Hapsburg8162 2012-03-01 10:29|| 2012-03-01 10:29|| Front Page Top

#5 "If it happens, the fallout would be truly catastrophic," he said,

depends on the prevailing wind

Posted by Frank G 2012-03-01 10:41|| 2012-03-01 10:41|| Front Page Top

#6 "It's interesting that the Russians were worried enough to do this. Wonder what is going on behind the scenes..."

a russian firesale and extraction - the impending disress on russian foreign affairs needs to be nipped in the bud by the Kremlin - call it 'cover ya asses boys , the truth may come out '

lex parsimoniae aka Okkams razor

Posted by MacNails 2012-03-01 16:34|| 2012-03-01 16:34|| Front Page Top

#7 Or to preclude a "kinetic action".

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2012-03-01 16:48|| 2012-03-01 16:48|| Front Page Top

#8 Nice turn of phrase g(r)omgoru , unfortunately we are beyond the point of preclude . To give a British understatement ... I cant see anything on the horizon apart from a major situation aka fuck up based on Russian and Chinese arse covering . It will be interesting to see how they untangle the fish nets on this one , especially when they've had 20 years to sort their backyard out yet happily sat on the apathy band wagon whilst raking in the finances .

Posted by MacNails 2012-03-01 17:11|| 2012-03-01 17:11|| Front Page Top

#9 Incidentally, the carrier and its support group in Tartus could actually be backhanded support for a strike on various complexes in Iran - a buy off during the clean up . Internationally, the scales need to be balanced to save face

Who knows ? - half the fun though eh , this is the most fascinating and interesting play of gamesmanship and brinkmanship for a loooong time

Posted by MacNails 2012-03-01 17:25|| 2012-03-01 17:25|| Front Page Top

#10 they should have had a successor lined up in the wings for just such occasions They are most likely working on that right now.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2012-03-01 18:53|| 2012-03-01 18:53|| Front Page Top

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