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2008-08-25 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

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Posted by Fred 2008-08-25 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#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|| 2008-08-25 17:01|| Front Page Top

#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">Rambler in California 2008-08-25 18:39|| 2008-08-25 18:39|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2008-08-25 19:38|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2008-08-25 19:57|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2008-08-25 23:09|| Front Page Top

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