The
shooting at the mall in Munich, Germany, made me think about the Kenya mall
shooting?
If anyone wants to share thoughts on that do so in the
comment section-
I'm not feeling well enough to dig into Munich- Dental
pain- ouch! I look like a chipmunk, one side pouch full, with bruises. Making
jokes at my own expense :)
That said, the news item below certainly piqued my
interest ! Last month, Russia,
it's being claimed, bombed a base
used by US/US special forces in Syria- This
occurred around the time there was that big kerfuffle about Russia striking the
locale of the so called "New Syrian Army"
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러시아는 시리아 영내에서 미국 영국 특수부대가 사용하던 기지를 폭격하다
Friday, July 22, 2016러시아는 미국과 영국 특수부대가 사용하는 시리아 영내 기지를 폭격했다. 뮌헨 총격테러는 케냐 쇼핑몰 총격사태를 떠올리게 하는가? 지난달, 러시아가 주장한, 미군 시리아 특수부대가 사용하던 기지 폭격사태는 소위 신 시리아군대를 러시아가 폭격하는 거대한 소동에서 발생했다. Russia Bombed Base in Syria Used by US & UK Special Forces신 시리아 군대에 대한 러시아 폭격사태는 6월 17일에 엘에이 타임즈지가 최초로 보도했다. 폭격은 이전에 러시아 공군이 출격하던 곳에서 멀리 떨어진 요르단 국경 인근의 기지를 타격한 것이다. 그곳은 이시스 테러조직과 전투하던 미국이 지원하던 부대를 목표로 했다. The earliest reporting on the strikes on the NSA were June 17th at LATimes The strikes hit a base near the Jordanian border, far from areas where the Russians were previously active, and targeted U.S.-backed forces battling the Islamic State militants. So, at the time we were supposed to believe that the
NSA was battling ISIS and Russia struck the NSA? And this caused the US to send
fighter jets to confront Russian jets? I'm now
left wondering if the news of strikes on the NSA, yes, the NSA,
were claimed, perhaps even contrived, to obfuscate/hide the existence of this
base and the presence of US/UK special
forces. It seems much more likely to me that the US would confront Russia if their specials ops persons and base was being targeted. After all what is the value a few useless idiots to NATO? Not much. When you read the two news items you really get that these are the same incidents- At the time Russia made the strikes the claim was all about the New Syrian Army- no mention of a base or the presence of special forces- Today a little more truth leaks out. It's also interesting to note that no one is paying attention to this telling news item- thanks to the news of the mall shooting in Germany. Here's what's being reported today by WSJ: Russia Bombed Base in Syria Used by U.S.
When Russian aircraft bombed a remote garrison in southeastern Syria last month, alarm bells sounded at the Pentagon and the Ministry of Defense in London. U.S. military and intelligence officials say the previously unreported close call for Western forces on June 16, and a subsequent Russian strike on a site linked to the Central Intelligence Agency, were part of a campaign by Moscow to pressure the Obama administration to agree to closer cooperation in the skies over Syria. The risk that U.S. and British forces could have been killed at the border garrison hardened opposition at the Pentagon and the CIA to accommodating the Russians. Certainly lots of
money/time/effort is poured into special forces units- So, it would definitely
be a concern for the US and UK. But White House and State Department officials, wary of an escalation in U.S. military involvement in Syria, decided to pursue a compromise. Talks are still under way between U.S. and Russian experts over the designated areas where the Russians would have to get Washington’s approval before conducting strikes. Critics of the deal at the Pentagon and the CIA say the White House gave in to Russian bullying and voiced doubt that Moscow would abide by the terms of the agreement. They say the U.S. needs to confront the Russians more squarely. White House and State Department officials are wary of intensifying a costly proxy fight that could exacerbate the level of violence in Syria. Mr. Melnik, the Russian embassy spokesman, said, “In reality, the only objective Russia pursues in Syria is fighting terrorism. And we believe that better coordination of Russian and American efforts would contribute to effective pursuit of this objective, as well as to a diplomatic solution of the Syrian crisis.” Officials close to Mr. Kerry said he shares the skepticism of military and intelligence officials about Russian intentions, which was why he inserted a clause during the negotiations to allow the U.S. to unilaterally suspend cooperation with the Russians if they started bombing U.S. allies again. U.S. and British special forces based in Jordan cross the border into Syria on missions, helping maintain an unofficial buffer zone on Syrian soil to protect Jordan from Islamic State, U.S. officials said. The special forces would rendezvous with their rebel allies at the garrison, initially used by the CIA. For security reasons, the forces wouldn’t spend the night. A U.S. military surveillance aircraft overhead tried to hail the Russian pilots directly using the frequencies which the U.S. and Russian governments had agreed to use in emergencies. U.S. military and intelligence officials rejected that explanation and said the Russian pilots would have been able to tell from the air that the garrison wasn’t an Islamic State facility because of the unique ways in which it was fortified. Among the protective measures surrounding At-Tanf were interlocking sandbag walls that are a signature characteristic of U.S. and British bases in the region. The Russians then told the Americans that the Jordanians had approved of the strikes in advance. U.S. officials said they checked with Amman and were told by their Jordanian counterparts that they had never given Moscow a green light. The Russians later told the Americans that their air command headquarters in Syria wasn’t in a position to call off the strikes because officers with U.S. Central Command didn’t provide Moscow with the precise coordinates for the garrison. U.S. officials said the Pentagon had never specifically asked the Russians to steer clear of the area around the At-Tanf garrison because it wasn’t close to any of the front lines between the Assad regime and opposing forces and because Russian aircraft didn’t operate in that part of Syria. Moreover, distrust of Russian intentions ran so deep within the U.S. military and the CIA that U.S. officials didn’t want to tell the Russians any more than they had to, officials said. So the US didn't inform
Russia about the presence of their base. Russia thought it was an ISIS base,
which of course it is- and struck it The strike sharpened divisions within the administration. Military and intelligence officials said it showed why Moscow couldn't be trusted. Administration officials in favor of the deal said the strike illustrated why refusing to cooperate with the Russians carried risks. Following the strike, the U.S. gave the Russians some additional information about U.S. operations along the Jordanian border. U.S. officials said they told Moscow to steer clear of the border area. But on July 12, as Mr. Kerry was preparing to fly to Moscow to complete the agreement to increase U.S.-Russian coordination, Russian aircraft targeted another base near the Jordanian border, about 50 miles from At-Tanf, used by family members of CIA-backed fighters and other displaced Syrians, according to U.S. officials briefed on the strike and rebel commanders.
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