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Quote:A respected journalist Murat Yetkin reported he just interviewed with a source familiar to the issues, and conveys that if the ID is true, surname Naser is a family known by his relation with military intelligence of Ba'ath Regime. He points out the bombing is wended mainly to the airforce personnel, and given that the ID-card is carried with the attacker, this whole undertaking can be an open retaliation to the Turkish shooting of Russian Jet.
(02-17-2016 03:33 PM)El_Gostro Wrote: Yeah I guess I exxagerated a bit but honestly short of nukes,which I do consider entirely possible,it doesnt seem as NATO would have such an easy time on a head on engagemen with the russians.
On a less logical and more subjective level,I like what seems to be a lot less ideological SJW bullshit going on in mother russia
(02-18-2016 11:37 AM)Speculation Wrote: Turkey is claiming it was a Syrian kurdish group (YPK).
There was speculation on reddit that it was in reprisal to the shooting down of the russian jet because of one of the bomber's links to Ba'athist military intelligence:
Quote:A respected journalist Murat Yetkin reported he just interviewed with a source familiar to the issues, and conveys that if the ID is true, surname Naser is a family known by his relation with military intelligence of Ba'ath Regime. He points out the bombing is wended mainly to the airforce personnel, and given that the ID-card is carried with the attacker, this whole undertaking can be an open retaliation to the Turkish shooting of Russian Jet.
The article claiming the above can be found here(Turkish)
(02-18-2016 11:37 AM)Speculation Wrote: Turkey is claiming it was a Syrian kurdish group (YPK).
RT Wrote:Friends,
I just had a telephone conversation with President of the United States of America Barack Obama. The phone call was initiated by the Russian side, but the interest was certainly mutual.
During our conversation, we approved joint statements of Russia and the US, as co-chairs of the ISSG, on the cessation of hostilities in Syria. Adoption of the statement was preceded by intensive work by Russian and American experts. We also made use of the positive experience we accumulated over the course of cooperation in eliminating chemical weapons in Syria.
Our negotiators held several rounds of closed consultations. As a result, we were able to reach an important, specific result. It was agreed that the cessation of hostilities in Syria commences at 00:00 (Damascus time) on February 27, 2016 on terms and conditions that are a part of the Russian-American statement.
The essence of these conditions is as follows: by 12:00 pm on February 26, 2016, all parties warring in Syria must indicate to the Russian Federation or our American partners their commitment to the cessation of hostilities. Russian and American troops will jointly delineate the territories where these groups are active. No military action will be taken against them by the Armed Forces of the Syrian Arab Republic, Russian Armed Forces and the US-led coalition. In turn, the opposition will cease all military action against the Armed Forces of the Syrian Arab Republic and other groups supporting them.
ISIS, Jabhat Al-Nursa, and other terrorist organisations designated by the United Nations Security Council, are excluded from the cessation of hostilities. Strikes against them will continue.
It is fundamentally important that Russia and the US, as co-chairs of the ISSG, are prepared to launch effective mechanisms to promote and monitor compliance with the ceasefire by both the Syrian Government and the armed opposition groups.
To achieve this goal, we will establish a communication hotline and, if necessary, a working group to exchange relevant information. Russia will conduct the necessary work with Damascus and the legitimate Syrian leadership. We expect that the United States will do the same with regard to their allies and the groups they support.
I am sure that the joint actions agreed upon with the American side will be enough to radically reverse the crisis situation in Syria. We are finally seeing a real chance to bring an end to the long-standing bloodshed and violence. As a result, humanitarian access to all Syrian citizens in need should be made easier.
Most important is the creation of conditions for launching a long-term political process through a broad inter-Syrian dialogue in Geneva, under the auspices of the UN.
Unfortunately, recent history has many examples where one-sided actions not sanctioned by the UN, which favour short-term political or opportunistic interests, have led to dramatic results. These examples are on everyone’s lips: Somalia, Iraq, Libya, Yemen.
Against this background, Russian-American agreements on the cessation of hostilities in Syria, and their joint implementation in coordination with all nations participating in the International Syria Support Group, can become an example of responsible actions the global community takes against the threat of terrorism, which are based on international law and UN principles.
I would like to hope that the Syrian leadership and all our partners in the region and beyond will support the set of actions chosen by representatives of Russia and the US.
https://www.rt.com/politics/official-wor...sefire-us/
(02-22-2016 10:08 AM)Samseau Wrote: Saudi Arabia announces on live TV they posses nuclear weapons:
Iran, Israel, Russia, and Saudi Arabia with nukes... what could possibly go wrong?
![[Image: Syria_0.png]](http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/images/user92183/imageroot/2016/02/09/Syria_0.png)
Quote:"Russia and the regime will target the areas of the revolutionaries on the pretext of the Nusra Front's presence, and you know how mixed those areas are, and if this happens, the truce will collapse," he remarked. Here’s a bit more from Reuters:
Quote:Rebel officials said it was impossible to pinpoint positions held by Nusra.
"For us, al-Nusra is a problematic point, because al-Nusra is not only present in Idlib, but also in Aleppo, in Damascus and in the south. The critical issue here is that civilians or the Free Syrian Army could be targeted under the pretext of targeting al-Nusra," said a senior opposition figure, Khaled Khoja.
Right. And that’s precisely what we’ve been arguing for months. This has virtually no chance of succeeding and you can bet that Moscow and Tehran will indeed use Nusra's presence in the west as a pretext for more bombing.
Quote:Meanwhile, The Pentagon and the CIA are suspicious of "sneaky" Russians:
PENTAGON, CIA CHIEFS DON'T THINK RUSSIA WILL ABIDE BY SYRIA CEASEFIRE--OFFICIALS
PENTAGON, CIA CHIEFS WANT WHITE HOUSE TO READY PLANS TO INCREASE PRESSURE ON MOSCOW
So in short, no one trusts anyone and thanks to the "terrorist" loophole, everyone has free reign to keep attacking everyone else.
Quote:A report by influential US-based think tank the Atlantic Council says NATO’s European members can’t fight a war against Russia.
Quote:Many of the key members of the alliance are dogged by “chronic underfunding” and “critical deficiencies” in their “hollowed out” militaries, the report says. For example, Germany has only 10 usable Tiger helicopters out of its fleet of 31, and just 280 of its 406 Marder armored infantry vehicles are in full working order.
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(02-26-2016 05:35 PM)El_Gostro Wrote: If I am not mistaken,Germany's minister of war/military affairs is the previous minister of family/household affairs...
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