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2014-10-08 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

FSA Seize Russian Spy Station Near Israeli Border

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Posted by Pappy 2014-10-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

“A lot of the Syrians are very clumsy. Some of the more precise attacks in the last year have suggested a new sophistication.”

Posted by Besoeker 2014-10-08 07:57|| 2014-10-08 07:57|| Front Page Top

#2 So, Besoeker, are you suggesting the Russians in Syria have been separated from alcohol long enough that their tremors have abated, making them now less clumsy than the Syrians?

Posted by Glenmore 2014-10-08 08:32|| 2014-10-08 08:32|| Front Page Top

#3 Not certain about the alcohol aspect, but if I were a betting man I say a little Predator 'proof of concept' in Syria might make a Russian light or two come on in the Ukraine. I have no evidence that this was the regime's intent however. Too complex a strategic message no doubt.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-10-08 08:50|| 2014-10-08 08:50|| Front Page Top

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