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2014-03-14 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Ukraine mobilises as Merkel warns Russia of long-term damage

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Posted by Fred 2014-03-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 E.G. WORLD NEWS, INDIAN DEFENCE FORUM > MILITANT ISLAMIST WEBSITE CALLS FOR TERROR ATTACKS AGZ FRENCH SOIL AND HOLLANDE.

I say again that the JudeoChristian West has an opportunity in Russia's Gitmo-in-the-Black-Sea to preempt the Soon-to-Nuclear Global Jihad including any Hard-Boyz desired Euro-Jihad.

This is also an opportunity for the powerful Russian Orthodox Church [Greek?] + other to "showcase" itself to the West on Russia, UNO? secured neutral ground.

and

* WORLD NEWS [WaPo] CRIMEA'S TATARS BRACE FOR RUSSIAN ANNEXATION.

The odds of Foreign Jihadis coming to rescue their Muslim brethren in the Crimea + even Ukraine proper is very high.

* VOICE OF RUSSIA > CRIMEA: OBAMA BETTER BE CAREFUL ABOUT GIVING "WRONG IMPRESSION" TO YATSENYUK - EXPERT.

["DON'T GO CHASING WATERFALLS" = "RED LINES" here].

Posted by JosephMendiola 2014-03-14 02:19|| 2014-03-14 02:19|| Front Page Top

#2 With the massing of troops and exercises, it would appears Vlad is going after the entire piñata. This may not end well.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-03-14 08:21|| 2014-03-14 08:21|| Front Page Top

#3 The parliament unanimously backed the creation of a new force of up to 60,000 volunteers who could keep Russian troops from advancing beyond the Crimean peninsula

A chance for oligarchs to steal some more before the game is over?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2014-03-14 13:35|| 2014-03-14 13:35|| Front Page Top

#4 Russia Sends 6 Fighter Jets to Belarus

Six Russian Su-27 fighter jets and three military transport planes with ground support personnel arrived Thursday at an airbase in Belarus to boost the airspace defenses of the two countries' Union State, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

The ministry said the aircraft from the Western military district have been deployed to the Babruysk airbase in line with a bilateral agreement on the joint protection of the Union State's airspace.

The planes will reinforce the four Russian Su-27 Flanker fighter jets already at the nearby Baranovichi airbase.

Posted by 3dc 2014-03-14 15:07|| 2014-03-14 15:07|| Front Page Top

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