Syria, Iran, Russia, and China Planning Massive War Games

[mavs>spurs]

http://www.timesofisrael.com/iranian-news-agency-reports-joint-syria-iran-russia-and-china-wargames/


Largest exercise in Mideast history set to take place within a month; Syrian official denies reportBy GABE FISHER June 19, 2012, 1:11 pm 0
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Iran, Syria, Russia and China are planning the “biggest-ever wargames in the Middle East,” according to an unconfirmed report on the semi-official Iranian news site Fars News. A Syrian official denied the claims.

According to the article, the four countries are preparing 90,000 troops, 400 aircraft and 1,000 tanks for the massive joint maneuvers, which are to take place along the Syrian coast within a month.

The report states that Russian “atomic submarines and warships, aircraft carriers and mine-clearing destroyers as well as Iranian battleships and submarines will also arrive in Syria” and that Egypt has agreed to let 12 Chinese warships cross the Suez Canal for the exercises.

According to Israel Radio, Bouthaina Shaabana, a Syrian official and President Bashar Assad’s special adviser, said the reports about such a drill are “baseless” and false.

The IDF spokesman’s office called the report a “political matter” and declined to comment.

Iran is currently holding talks with six Western powers over the fate of its nuclear program. The talks, said to be held in a tense atmosphere in Moscow, seek to alleviate world concerns that the Islamic Republic is developing nuclear weapons.

Syria meanwhile faces international pressure to end a 15-month crackdown on local rebels trying to oust Syrian President Bashar Assad.

China and Russia have come to the aid of both countries in recent months at the UN Security Council, vetoing military intervention in Syria and expanded sanctions on Iran.

[mavs>spurs]

Also, Putin lectured Obama on all the CIA coup regime changes around the world in the so called "Arab Spring."

http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/two-men-barely-looked-each-other_647611.html

"And interestingly," CBS adds, "Apparently President Obama got a bit of a lecture from Putin about some other failed transitions that are going on around the world."

^"failed transitions that are going on around the world" obviously means Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, etc.

Looks like the rest of the world isn't going to take the bullying anymore.

[ElNono]

zomg, we have to inva... liberate those countries ASAP!!!!!

[TeyshaBlue]

We're moving 13,500 troops right next door right now.

[Agloco]

http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=274452


Russian and Syrian officials dismissed as provocation on Tuesday Iranian media reports that Iran, Russia, China and Syria are to conduct joint military exercises in Syria next month.

Iran's semi-official Fars News outlet, which has ties to the Iranian government, cited "certain unofficial sources" had confirmed the war games but did not say where those sources were from.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/19/us-syria-crisis-russia-exercises-idUSBRE85I0YG20120619


(Reuters) - Russia and Syria on Tuesday denied an Iranian media report that Syria would host Russian, Chinese and Iranian military forces for joint exercises.

Iranian news agency Fars said 90,000 troops and hundreds of ships, tanks and warplanes from the four countries would take part in the war games on land and sea in Syria soon.

The Russian Defense Ministry called such reports "disinformation" and the Russian news agency Interfax quoted an adviser to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as saying it was not true.



http://news.yahoo.com/syria-denies-war-games-russia-china-iran-report-141402248.html


"There will be nothing like that. This is one of those (pieces of) false information that are distributed about (Syria)," Interfax quoted Bouthaina Shabaan, the adviser who was in Moscow on Tuesday, as saying.

Interfax said Shabaan was referring to a report on al-Arabiya television that was similar to the Fars article.

http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=31501


Russia has denied reports in media that it allegedly planned joint military exercises with China and Iran on Syrian territory.

‘This is absurd’, Mr. Igor Dygalo, aide to Russia’s Navy commander said.

Earlier this week the Dubai-based Al Arabiya TV channel reported that Russia, China and Iran were planning joint exercises, the largest in the Middle East, comprising some 90,000 ground, naval and air forces, as well as 400 aircrafts, 1,000 tanks and Russian submarines, destroyers and an aircraft carrier.

The report said that Egypt had allowed 12 Chinese navy ships to go through the Suez Canal to arrive in Syria.

This false report also claimed that Syria was going to test its anti-ship missiles and air defense system.

[mavs>spurs]

so the jews are spreading false propoganda? who's telling the truth here

[Agloco]

so the jews are spreading false propoganda? who's telling the truth here

There are no less than 10 non-jewish sites that maintain the same thing as your jewish source.

I can list them for you as well if you'd like.

[Yonivore]

A result of Obama's "Smart Diplomacy," no doubt.

Wasn't he going to have a dialog with Iran?

Reset (or overcharge, depending on the translation) our relationship with Russia?

We already know he bows to China.

And, Syria? Where's his leading from behind that toppled Egyptian and Libyan dictatorships?

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Did I read that right? The original story wsa from Iranian News ie state TV?

[ElNono]

Yoni forgot to give Barry props for Stuxnet... fuzzy memory, I guess...

[Yonivore]

Yoni forgot to give Barry props for Stuxnet... fuzzy memory, I guess...
I didn't forget. The Israelis said Obama is full of shit for claiming credit for Stuxnet. Not only that, it was stupid to leak it.

Israeli Spies Want Credit for Stuxnet (http://www.theatlanticwire.com/global/2012/06/israeli-spies-want-credit-stuxnet/53354/)

I think we need a special prosecutor to get to the bottom of the barrel leaking all this national security information. Hell, Democrats went apoplectic over Valerie Plame. You'd think they'd be as exercised about something real.

[ElNono]

If Stuxnet was not American, then there was no national security leak... please, pick a lane...

[Yonivore]

If Stuxnet was not American, then there was no national security leak... please, pick a lane...
Our national security doesn't depend on keeping our allies secrets, as well?

[ElNono]

Our national security doesn't depend on keeping our allies secrets, as well?

In the Stuxnet instance? No, it doesn't. If Stuxnet was indeed all Israel, you have to wonder why they would share that secret with the US at all... unless the US was involved somehow...

But nah... then you would need to give Barry his due! :dramaquee

[ElNono]

Oh noes, the US taking credit again! More leaks! :dramaquee

U.S., Israel developed Flame computer virus to slow Iranian nuclear efforts, officials say (http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-israel-developed-computer-virus-to-slow-iranian-nuclear-efforts-officials-say/2012/06/19/gJQA6xBPoV_story.html)

[Edward]

rofl believing the neocons who run Israel