US enlists UK clout to stop Syria-bound Russian ship

June 18, 2012 05:08

The US government has enlisted Britain's help in a bid to stop a cargo ship suspected of carrying Russian attack helicopters and munitions to Syria.

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The History Teacher (unregistered) 22.06.2012 12:38

In Bulgaria, we know that Russians speak our language but they spoil the written history. Without Bulgaria, there wouldn't have been any Red Square in Moscow and the Russians people would have been called bolsheviks instead. Due to the bravery of Bulgaria, they now speak a slavic language, invented and originating from Bulgarian people. Even Russia's name comes from Rossias Durbash, which in Bulgarian means Red Kingdom Therefore, Russian people owe respect to Bulgarians, and thanks to the Bulgarian fighters, Russia exists in its modern form today!

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Hamid (unregistered) 22.06.2012 12:32

I see plenty of idiots giving advice about my country here. Do you realise how many people died because of Russian opposition in Syria? Do you understand that me, as well as the rest of Syrian people need freedom and a new type of politics that would make our lives brighter? Are you aware of what the actual government means? Yo don't. Besides, you are stupid, brainless communists protecting your outdated mentality full of stereotypes based on idiotic old conepts. Just who the hell you think you are to come here and judge my own country and stop the right thing happening in it? Who the hell you think you are to try brainwashing people to ressist this evil slaughter in my country? You are infidels, you must be ignored. Syrian people must embrace the new way, the new hope. I am sick of you, filthy communists. Your time has come. Let Syria be free and develop democrately. Give us the freedom we need.

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Ted Gorsline (unregistered) 20.06.2012 05:37

One blogger mentions the British victory at El Alamein. I once spent time with a former German soldier named Henning von Holtzendorf who was at El Alamein. Prior to the final loss the underarmed Rommel wrecked havoc with the British. Von holtzendorf said Rommel once routed the british army with 200 Greek trucks.He said they got a panzer and ran it across the desert to see what kind of dust cloud it made. Rommel then confiscated 200 trucks owned by Greek traders and jammed upside down trees into the bumpers until they were able to recreate a panzer dust cloud. Von Holtendorf said they then charged the British with the Greek trucks,routed them and drove them miles into the desert.

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justice (unregistered) 19.06.2012 02:41

Fabien.C wrote in #9
Question more (unregistered) wrote in #4 Attack helicopters are not the answer...just profit for Russia....doesnt matter if their OLD or NEW...Refurbished or not...they will still be used to wipe out towns and buildings...with maybe some CIVILAINS inside them!............ IF USraheil worry so much about civilians why they have 100s of missile basses in middle east? Did you see how much they LOVED and CARED about   CIVILIANS    when they NUKED Japan TWICE?? while the president knew about the attack b4 it happened just like 911. He wanted to pay to satan American blood just to test baby nukes.  IF USraheil worry so much about civilians why they leveled Baghdad to rubble with artillery 1st thing do you think "  maybe some CIVILAINS inside them!" They talk about human rights & equality: if it is NON US its ok to blast the entire town to kill one man, if its US neighbor should not be bothered. Why double standards? "Maybe some civilians inside them" >> Not civilians (syrian) inside but some terrorist who are willing to die as long as they get money for their family from america and its allies. And then they act as a syrian. Every people in the world know that since beginning. Its no longer revolution. the revolution is only during 7 month since the uprising start, then its become war against terrorist (america and its allies puppets). 

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Redtsar (unregistered) 18.06.2012 22:18

TO: Vladimir Your comments  are utterly baseless and without foundation. If you actually  care to study history you will find the following:- britian LOST every single land battle/engagement  against the nazi's - it first and only independent victory was in north africa   where it enjoyed 4-1   superiroty  in tanks - shermna tanks  imported under lend-lease- Total aid to russia from the West   amounted to 10 percent of all raw material armaments - all coming from the US British contribution was nrgligible and indeed Britian was entirely dependent  on American armamanets including tanks  in its war efforts.- Britian  DID HOT defeat Germany but was on the side that DID -Germany lost 2/3 to 3/4 of  its   best divisions in  Russia - Nazi Germany  was defeated by  the  Russians The above are historical facts beyond serious dispute and I suggest you grow up, shut up and accumulate real knowledge rather than regurgetate pathetic  xenophobic propaganda -   

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Vladimir (unregistered) 18.06.2012 21:47

Maros - if it hadn't been for the British shipping vital supplies to Russia, it is unlikely that Russia would have been able to develop the armament it did that defeated the Germans on the Easter front. The British paid a very heay price in ensuring Russia got as much as it could provide. You Russians won't accept this but Russia owes the British much. Just remember that Russia was in bed with Hitler. Stalin & Hitler had an agreement, an arrangement to split Europe. But then Hitler turned on Russia too. Frankly, I wish the West had left Russia to fight her own battles. Nothing but trouble from Russia has resulted ever since.

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Maroš (unregistered) 18.06.2012 21:24

Speaking German....
cou could not be serious about that. 80% of german military was KIA on russian teritory just thing about it before you put such statement on air,
GB had great airplanes to save her, I just heart from some documentary that it never faith of a country depended on so few... about land army, that is differnt storry..

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Vladimir (unregistered) 18.06.2012 20:38

@WakeUpRussia....... ..... Britain hasn't got the marbles to take on Russsia? Are you sure?? May I remiond you that Britain took on Hitler and the countries Germany took over. Britain took on Hitler and defeated him. If it weren't for Britain, you Russians would be speaking German today. Idiot.

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Richard (unregistered) 18.06.2012 18:49

Ivan,  Russia is so hard to figure.  Gorby had you guys so close to being part of European family.  If you drop all the propaganda Europe is still the best place to live.  Russia would have done much better to join them.  But something went wrong.  All of your state resources were stolen and your government got taken over by a new bourgeoise.  Now you have a bunch of guys who run russia like a private club they created to keep themselves rich.  What happened?  Is it too late to put Russia back on a track that is run for common people instead of just robber barons?

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Ivan (unregistered) 18.06.2012 18:24

Norway, I`am saying if Russia understood the Art of war, Not the Art of Corruption and Bribe taking, Russia could be the worlds Hero and put down the Worlds BULLY! War would not be necessary, because America has a Yellow Belly -it only puts on a FALSE FACE- like a Prostitute who Paints herself with Make-up to hide her shame! JUST IMAGINE, KHRUSHCHEV ON STEROIDS! DO YOU THINK BARRACK OBAMA WOULD WANT TO CHALLENGE ( HE CAN ONLY READ OFF A TELE-PROMPTER!) RUSSIA TO A DUEL OVER THE ABYSS? ALL OF THESE COWARDS KNOW THEIR DESTINATION IN THE AFTERLIFE AND NONE OF THEM WILL PLAY. LETS JUST SAY, IF I WERE VLAD, OBAMA WOULD BE WEARING HIS CLOWN SUIT! NOW, JUST THINK WHAT THAT WOULD MEAN FOR ALL THE POOR PEOPLE OF COLOR BEING MURDERED AROUND THE GLOBE?   WHEN DIPLOMACY FAILS, YOU NEED A BIG STICK! JUST ASK THE CREATOR!

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Norway (unregistered) 18.06.2012 18:04

@Richard

You clearly see that the heli is firing its payload... The smoke comes from the missiles being fired not the engine. The same thing happens when Western made helicopters and airplanes fire their weapons. The difference is in combat vehicles like tanks, APC's and IFV's pour out smoke, much more than their Western "cousins"! ;)

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Richard (unregistered) 18.06.2012 18:00

why do all the RT pistures of airplanes have smoke coming out of them?  Is it so that Russian readers will recognize that it has an engine?  Can't you guys comprehend machines with clean, reliable engines?  Just imagine same thing but without trail of smoke.  That's what typical western airoplanes look like.  Pretty much like soviet stuff except that it doesn't break or smoke.  and it's lighter and faster.  maybe a little harder to spot on radar.  oh, yeah, right ... it doesn't blow up as easy from shoulder fired missiles.

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Norway (unregistered) 18.06.2012 17:50

@Ivan

So what you're basically saying is that you support nuclear war against the west?   If Russia had used nukes against the US there wouldn't be much Russia left afterwards... There wouldn't be any civilization or "world" left! Typical rhetoric from the reds...

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