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Fri Jul 27, 2012 3:42 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Rick Rozoff" rwrozoff
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Occupy Wall Street
Occupy Public Network
July 26, 2012
Interview: Regional and global implications of Syrian crisis
Video:
http://www.citizeng
Interview on Syria begins at about the seven-minute point.
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Occupy Wall Street
Occupy Public Network
July 26, 2012
Interview: Regional and global implications of Syrian crisis
Video:
http://www.citizeng
Interview on Syria begins at about the seven-minute point.
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Fri Jul 27, 2012 3:42 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Rick Rozoff" rwrozoff
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Voice of Russia
July 27, 2012
Russia to keep Tartus base
Konstantin Garibov
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"If Russia loses that base, it will have nowhere in the Mediterranean to fuel or repair its ships. The moment Russia loses the Tartus base, it will also lose Syria. Consequently, and I deem it quite possible, military actions against Iran may begin. That scenario will create very complicated problems for Russian troops stationed in the Caucasus. Therefore, and it should be admitted frankly, when we talk about Syria, we talk about Iran and the Russian troops in the Caucasus."
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Russia will maintain its logistics naval station in the Syrian port of Tartus. Commenting on the issue earlier this week, Commander-in-
He said that there were ten Russian warships and ten support ships in the Mediterranean now, as part of planned maneuvers announced last year.
On July 10, a combined squad of Russia’s Northern, Baltic and Black Sea Fleets entered the Mediterranean on a three-month-
Colonel General Leonid Ivashov, President of the Academy of Geopolitical Problems, said in an interview that as long as Russia positioned itself as a naval power, it must have ports, mooring sites or, preferably, naval bases abroad. Russia pulled out of Cam Ranh Bay in Vietnam and also out of Aden. Tartus is the only site where Russian ships can dock for refueling and repairs and allow their crews to rest a little, he said.
"Strictly speaking, the Tartus station is not a naval base. We only have a floating repair dock there. The port is not equipped to be a base, but potential changes are possible. If we maintain our presence there, modernization will be needed."
Anatoly Tsyganok, head of the Military Forecast Center, echoes that with tension mounting around Syria and military intervention not altogether unlikely, the Russian base in Tartus acquires vital geopolitical significance.
"If Russia loses that base, it will have nowhere in the Mediterranean to fuel or repair its ships. The moment Russia loses the Tartus base, it will also lose Syria. Consequently, and I deem it quite possible, military actions against Iran may begin. That scenario will create very complicated problems for Russian troops stationed in the Caucasus. Therefore, and it should be admitted frankly, when we talk about Syria, we talk about Iran and the Russian troops in the Caucasus."
Russia has never made a secret of its intention to keep its logistics base in Tartus.
Built by the former Soviet Union in 1971, the Tartus station was conceived as a supply and maintenance center for the Soviet fleet in the Mediterranean. It has two floating docks, a repair workshop, storage and other facilities, and several small barracks. Its personnel currently numbers 50 servicemen. After the Soviet Union ceased to exist, the 5th Mediterranean Squadron was dissolved, but the base remained. Today, it’s Russia’s only naval station in the region.
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Voice of Russia
July 27, 2012
Russia to keep Tartus base
Konstantin Garibov
====
"If Russia loses that base, it will have nowhere in the Mediterranean to fuel or repair its ships. The moment Russia loses the Tartus base, it will also lose Syria. Consequently, and I deem it quite possible, military actions against Iran may begin. That scenario will create very complicated problems for Russian troops stationed in the Caucasus. Therefore, and it should be admitted frankly, when we talk about Syria, we talk about Iran and the Russian troops in the Caucasus."
====
Russia will maintain its logistics naval station in the Syrian port of Tartus. Commenting on the issue earlier this week, Commander-in-
He said that there were ten Russian warships and ten support ships in the Mediterranean now, as part of planned maneuvers announced last year.
On July 10, a combined squad of Russia’s Northern, Baltic and Black Sea Fleets entered the Mediterranean on a three-month-
Colonel General Leonid Ivashov, President of the Academy of Geopolitical Problems, said in an interview that as long as Russia positioned itself as a naval power, it must have ports, mooring sites or, preferably, naval bases abroad. Russia pulled out of Cam Ranh Bay in Vietnam and also out of Aden. Tartus is the only site where Russian ships can dock for refueling and repairs and allow their crews to rest a little, he said.
"Strictly speaking, the Tartus station is not a naval base. We only have a floating repair dock there. The port is not equipped to be a base, but potential changes are possible. If we maintain our presence there, modernization will be needed."
Anatoly Tsyganok, head of the Military Forecast Center, echoes that with tension mounting around Syria and military intervention not altogether unlikely, the Russian base in Tartus acquires vital geopolitical significance.
"If Russia loses that base, it will have nowhere in the Mediterranean to fuel or repair its ships. The moment Russia loses the Tartus base, it will also lose Syria. Consequently, and I deem it quite possible, military actions against Iran may begin. That scenario will create very complicated problems for Russian troops stationed in the Caucasus. Therefore, and it should be admitted frankly, when we talk about Syria, we talk about Iran and the Russian troops in the Caucasus."
Russia has never made a secret of its intention to keep its logistics base in Tartus.
Built by the former Soviet Union in 1971, the Tartus station was conceived as a supply and maintenance center for the Soviet fleet in the Mediterranean. It has two floating docks, a repair workshop, storage and other facilities, and several small barracks. Its personnel currently numbers 50 servicemen. After the Soviet Union ceased to exist, the 5th Mediterranean Squadron was dissolved, but the base remained. Today, it’s Russia’s only naval station in the region.
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Fri Jul 27, 2012 3:42 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
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Progressive Radio News Hour
July 26, 2012
Stephen Lendman
Audio at bottom of the page at URL above
Rick Rozoff’s an activist, anti-war supporter, and editor of the web site Stop NATO.
It “document(s) and oppose(s) global militarist trends and an expanding theater of war that began” by balkanizing Yugoslavia in the 1990s.
It then expanded to South Asia, and now ravages the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia.
Major world and national issues will be discussed.
Corrections:
Eritrea is in Northeast Africa
Barack Obama's Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech was given in December of 2009
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Progressive Radio News Hour
July 26, 2012
Stephen Lendman
Audio at bottom of the page at URL above
Rick Rozoff’s an activist, anti-war supporter, and editor of the web site Stop NATO.
It “document(s) and oppose(s) global militarist trends and an expanding theater of war that began” by balkanizing Yugoslavia in the 1990s.
It then expanded to South Asia, and now ravages the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia.
Major world and national issues will be discussed.
Corrections:
Eritrea is in Northeast Africa
Barack Obama's Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech was given in December of 2009
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Fri Jul 27, 2012 7:53 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
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Rustavi 2
July 27, 2012
Defence Minister and U.S. Rear Admiral visit National Training Center Krtsanisi
Georgian Defence Minister Dimitri Shashkini and Deputy Director of Plans, Policy and Strategy, United States European Command Rear Admiral Mark Montgomery attended Command and Staff Training “Didgori 2012” at the “Krtsanisi” training base. Georgian Defence Minister and American Rear Admiral personally inspected the process of training and took a view of the traini facility.
The training course “Didgori 2012” is underway in Georgia through the support of the U.S. partners. It is rather an important exercise, during which commanding skills are improved. The military servicemen taking part in the training are interacting under a modeled scenario and operatively fulfil the tasks. Given that the Total Defence of a new 3 Ts Concept foresees training and instructing of military servicemen, great significance is attached to Command and Staff exercises like that.
Rustavi 2
July 27, 2012
Defence Minister and U.S. Rear Admiral visit National Training Center Krtsanisi
Georgian Defence Minister Dimitri Shashkini and Deputy Director of Plans, Policy and Strategy, United States European Command Rear Admiral Mark Montgomery attended Command and Staff Training “Didgori 2012” at the “Krtsanisi” training base. Georgian Defence Minister and American Rear Admiral personally inspected the process of training and took a view of the traini facility.
The training course “Didgori 2012” is underway in Georgia through the support of the U.S. partners. It is rather an important exercise, during which commanding skills are improved. The military servicemen taking part in the training are interacting under a modeled scenario and operatively fulfil the tasks. Given that the Total Defence of a new 3 Ts Concept foresees training and instructing of military servicemen, great significance is attached to Command and Staff exercises like that.
