Update: The Russian warships leaving port has been reported as a drill, as InterFax reports:
Russian Navy ships, starting from April 11, will conduct exercises near the coast of Syria, follow from the international notification for aviation personnel (NOTAM) and navigational warning for seafarers.
The reports contain the coordinates of the closed area, as well as the conduct of training shooting there.
The training area, located in the international waters of the Mediterranean, is adjacent to the sea border of Syria. It will be closed on 11-12, 17-19 and 25-26 April from 10 to 18 Moscow time.
Currently, as part of the permanent operational connection of the Russian Navy in the Mediterranean Sea, there are about 15 warships and vessels providing the Black Sea Fleet, including the carriers of the Caliber cruise missiles Frigates Admiral Grigorovich and Admiral Essen, as well as submarines that repeatedly struck at the targets of terrorists in Syria.
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US equity markets are re-surging following headlines that satellite images show eleven Russian battleships leaving a port in Syria. It appears the market has interpreted this as potentially reducing the immediate fears of a proxy war becoming a world war, though some would argue it is the opposite as ships cannot fight at port and are potentially moving into a more strategic position.
A snapshot of the port of Tartus, shows the Russian warships at anchor before, according to ISI:
And after: a single Russian submarine remains at Tartus.
More details from Fox News:
Additionally, a Russian lawmaker has confirmed that Moscow is in direct contact with US military staff for Syria.
This sent Nasdaq above yesterday's highs as the machines ran stops.
And the Ruble has reversed all its losses for the day and is now higher..
Comments
regime change it is then! i'm so happy i voted for the candidate who promised to stand against starting wars with countries thousands of miles away under false pretenses
No chance!
In reply to regime change it is though! by ted41776
No bombing please
In reply to No chance! by Joiningupthedots
NWO is fully in place
In reply to No bombing please by IridiumRebel
The history of the Middle East every year since 2500 BC:
http://thesoundingline.com/map-of-the-day-every-year-in-the-history-of-…
In reply to NWO is fully in place by rccalhoun
Uh...any warships preparing for action are going to be LEAVING port for deployment, not staying there huddled all in a group presenting a nice fat target.
Author has his shit entirely backwards.
In reply to The history of the Middle… by Four Star
remember the arizona...
In reply to Uh...any warships preparing… by Buckaroo Banzai
11 Russian battleships? I sorta doubt that.
In reply to remember the arizona... by BullyBearish
Potemkin class, like a village.
In reply to 11 Russian battleships? I… by Socratic Dog
was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor???
- boobus americanus
In reply to Potemkin class, like a… by optimator
Ships don't fight from port.
In reply to was it over when the Germans… by Squid Viscous
It's ALL for Israhell.
Artist's IMPRESSION of Satanyahoo RIDING Trump
In reply to Ships don't fight from port. by General Fuster Cluck
Ships forming a "wall" to shoot down US navy missiles.
Russia has said they will then target the missiles launch point.
US navy has no defense for up to date Russia weapons.
In reply to It's ALL for Israhell… by beepbop
Dispersal of forces is a tactical indicator that they don't feel safe in port and are positioning for possible hostilities. That is not necessarily running away. As noted above, ships don't normally fight in port, unless, like Pearl, they're left there as sacrificial pawns.
In reply to It's ALL for Israhell… by beepbop
Yes, but the USS Donald Duck that dropped anchor off the coast of Syria... now that's a big target.
In reply to Ships don't fight from port. by General Fuster Cluck
Ships don't fight from port
assuming you don't count the sailors in the local bars ;-)
In reply to Ships don't fight from port. by General Fuster Cluck
LO-fucking-L.
In reply to was it over when the Germans… by Squid Viscous
Damn.
Never expected Vlad to turn tail and run or Syrian troops to flee their air bases over just a few tweets.
(Sigh) ;-)
In reply to Potemkin class, like a… by optimator
According to the quotes in the "Common Sense" thread Vlad blinked...but let's not spoil the fun...WE"RE ALL GOING TO DIE!!!
Over a couple oil pipelines and some sand...
In reply to Damn. … by nmewn
I.E. over a shit ton of money that we would never have seen a dime of.
If we are lucky we might have get to subsidize it with our tax dollars, no more than that.
In reply to According to the quotes in… by kralizec
No, over dead women and children foaming at the mouth. AKA: war crime.
I'm sure Trump would call off the attack if Assad and Putin would show up at the Hague to face trial for war crimes.
In reply to According to the quotes in… by kralizec
Shlomo, have a shekel and please STFU!
In reply to No, over dead women and… by IH8OBAMA
I know the truth is painful for you, ThirdWorldDude.
In reply to Shlomo, have a shekel and… by ThirdWorldDude
Go fuck yourself, troll!
In reply to I know the truth is painful… by IH8OBAMA
A war crime pepertrated by a jihadi milita sponsored by the CIA. You seem to forgot the most important part. USA should be bombing theirselves!
In reply to No, over dead women and… by IH8OBAMA
Yes, when the President says he is pulling the troops out of Syria, THAT would be the time for Assad to use chemical weapons. Does that make ANY sense?
Do you even understand what a false flag operation is?
In reply to No, over dead women and… by IH8OBAMA
You're too fucking stupid for words or you're a Deep State shill. The ordinary US citizen can barely make ends meet and the Us commits all these crimes and lost Treasure in Syria.
In reply to No, over dead women and… by IH8OBAMA
Dealing with Bullys without sense,I'd say better safe than sorry.
In reply to Damn. … by nmewn
I'm going to assume you mean Trump is acting like a bully...but I think we can say with metaphysical certitude that Trump didn't gas a bunch of people outside Damascus.
In reply to Dealing with Bullys without… by 10mm
imo, neither did assad.
In reply to I'm going to assume you mean… by nmewn
The Casus Belli is the gas attack. Who is responsible and for what reason is unclear. The Assad regime would be unwise to repeatedly provoke a response from the world's self appointed policeman at a point when they have gained the upper hand in the civil war? That is more like the last act of a desperate person.
In reply to I'm going to assume you mean… by nmewn
I'm tired of all these cheap Gleiwitzes. When are we gonna see some professional false flags?
In reply to The Casus Belli is the gas… by divingengineer
like 9/11?
In reply to I'm tired of all these cheap… by fightapathy
This is the last act of a desperate zionist. All else about "gas attack" is propaganda bullshit.
The Shi'a Crescent must be torn apart at all costs, hence the Murikan occupation of Syria east of Euphrates all this time...
In reply to The Casus Belli is the gas… by divingengineer
Yes the righteous would have to examine the facts and measure America to the same standards ie. dead civilians, where bombed out civilians are starving (Yemen) Saudi Arabia is good now that they support Israel (who by the way has the patent on “the right to exist”)
God damn tough to be a mainstream plastic banana starched up Christian now that the espouse doctrines of the devil of “kill steal and destroy” as opposed to “live peaceably amongst all men” and “Love thy neighbor as thyself” on top of supporting the wiping out their own kind (Christians) in Syria
but hey, they most likely would have joined the Roman army (on second thought no they wouldn’t have, did their chairs have arms back then?)scratch that, CHEERED yea that’s it; the occupation of Israel and helped round them up for mass crucifixion. What a fucked to contorted way to live but hey, I used to think the same way once so if this dumb country boy could wake up there is hope for even the most confused evangelical Christian. At least Sgt York put up a good fight before the drug him off to war.
In reply to The Casus Belli is the gas… by divingengineer
Umm...I think you'll find "turning tail" is actually "deployment"
In reply to Damn. … by nmewn
the women in tartus will be lonely this evening.
In reply to Umm...I think you'll find … by quadraspleen
dERp much >?
In reply to Damn. … by nmewn
I think your "brain" is a pretty Potemkin village.
In reply to Potemkin class, like a… by optimator
Prostitutin is on a strategic retreat. After all, he is a high-value CIA asset (like Saddam Hussein was before him).
Fuck you Putin groupies!
In reply to Potemkin class, like a… by optimator
This means the Naval game is on. If France launches airstrikes then a French base becomes a cruise misile targert.
In reply to 11 Russian battleships? I… by Socratic Dog
Sacre bleu! My souffle will be ruin-ned! ;-)
In reply to This means the Naval game is… by General Fuster Cluck
That's the first thing I thought as well. Warned of an incoming strike, you get the hell out of there, unless you are FDR.
In reply to remember the arizona... by BullyBearish
FDR took it like a man, from the safety of his command post.
In reply to That's the first thing I… by Mr. Universe
Goes to show what morons are running the stock market these days.
war ships that leave a port are much more likely to get ready for a battle than those that stayed at the port.
Nobody in his right minf would leave them all concentrated in a port when an enemy attack is incoming.
But morons seem to think that Russian ships are running for the hills. They don't.
In reply to That's the first thing I… by Mr. Universe
Exactly! Author is clueless. Sending your Navy to sea is pulling guns out of holsters.
In reply to Goes to show what morons are… by fx
Very few of them, are 'in their right minds'.
In reply to Goes to show what morons are… by fx
They may or may not be leaving. If it is in your tactical interest to leave the area, that's what you do. We aren't shooting an episode of Gunsmoke here, if you are outnumbered, outmaneuvered or otherwise at a disadvantage, you run, regroup and take up a better position.
In reply to Goes to show what morons are… by fx
One man's retreat is another man's redeployment...the results often dictate the view of history...though there are episodes of complete blunders and dumb luck to factor in as well...
In reply to They may or may not be… by divingengineer
exactly. pearl harbour had plenty of advanced notice from several sources, but were told to stay put by commanding officers to be sacrificed for the false flag that served as justification for US to enter the war.
In reply to Goes to show what morons are… by fx
Pagination