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Monday, August 26, 2013
Fars NEWS ( Syria's supersonic and anti-ship missiles will damage - U.S warships ) Hmm
Expert: Syria’s Supersonic Yakhont and Iskandar Missiles Deterring US Naval Attack
TEHRAN (FNA)- Syria's supersonic and anti-ship missiles as well as the Lebanese Hezbollah movement will inflict astonishing damage on any invading force, specially the US Navy's giant warships, an expert said, adding that the missile capability is working as a deterrent to a US naval attack on Syria.
“The supersonic and long-range anti-ship Yakhont missiles of the Syrian army and the Lebanese Hezbollah (resistance movement) are serious deterrents to a US naval attack by its warships in the Mediterranean Sea,” Dr. Mostafa Zahra, a military analyst and strategic studies expert, told FNA on Monday.
He said that Syria’s Iskandar high-precision ballistic missiles and its anti-ship Scud missiles will also target the US warships in case of a US naval invasion of Syria, reminding that the American military vessels are not equipped with any weapons system to intercept or divert the Syrian anti-ship missiles.
The P-800 Oniks, also known in export markets as Yakhont (in English means ruby or sapphire), is a Russian/Soviet supersonic anti-ship cruise missile developed by NPO Mashinostroyeniya as a ramjet version of P-80 Zubr. The missile has a range of 300 kilometers.
Development of Yakhont missiles officially started in 1983, and by 2001 allowed the launch of the missile from land, sea, air and submarines. The missile has the NATO reporting codename SS-N-26. It is reportedly a replacement for the P-270 Moskit, but possibly also for the P-700 Granit.
Earlier on Sunday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned the United States against the ‘extremely dangerous consequences’ of military action against Syria.
Lavrov made the remarks during a telephone conversation with US Secretary of State John Kerry yesterday.
"Sergei Lavrov drew attention to the extremely dangerous consequences of a possible new military intervention for the whole Middle East and North Africa region," the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
It added that Moscow was "deeply alarmed" by Washington’s statement about its readiness to intervene in Syria.
Foreign Minister Lavrov urged restraint during the conversation with John Kerry, the statement said.
US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on August 23 that the Pentagon was positioning military forces as part of "contingency options" provided to US President Barack Obama regarding Syria.
France and the Israeli regime have also called for military action against the government of President Bashar al-Assad.
Hagel’s comments have been interpreted as a tacit suggestion that the US may be preparing for a military strike on Syria. The US defense secretary repeated similar remarks on Sunday during a visit to Malaysia.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in a recent interview with the Russian newspaper Izvestia that any military intervention by the US would end in "failure".
The United Nations says over 100,000 people have been killed and a total of 7.8 million of others displaced due to the turmoil that has gripped Syria since March 2011.
Sunday, August 25, 2013
Lost DOG .UK ( SKY is lost - Black And White Male Husky Siberian Age: Adult)
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Syria ( Syrian Government bombs area of chemical attack - Delaying UN inspection ) credibility shot ?
The White House says there is "very little doubt" that the Assad regime is responsible for the alleged chemical attack in Syria that is said to have taken place earlier this week.
"Based on the reported number of victims, reported symptoms of those who were killed or injured, witness accounts, and other facts," a senior administration official tells ABC News, "There is very little doubt at this point that a chemical weapon was used by the Syrian regime against civilians in this incident. We are continuing to assess the facts so the President can make an informed decision about how to respond to this indiscriminate use of chemical weapons."
White House officials also point out the attack was on rebel-held territory and apparently done using rockets that the rebels do not possess.
After reports that Syria's regime will allow UN inspectors to access the site of the attack, the senior administration official suggested the move may be too late, after "the regime's persistent shelling" has "significantly corrupted" evidence in the area.
"If the Syrian government had nothing to hide and wanted to prove to the world that it had not used chemical weapons in this incident, it would have ceased its attacks on the area and granted immediate access to the UN-five days ago. At this juncture, the belated decision by the regime to grant access to the UN team is too late to be credible," the official said.
"Based on the reported number of victims, reported symptoms of those who were killed or injured, witness accounts, and other facts," a senior administration official tells ABC News, "There is very little doubt at this point that a chemical weapon was used by the Syrian regime against civilians in this incident. We are continuing to assess the facts so the President can make an informed decision about how to respond to this indiscriminate use of chemical weapons."
White House officials also point out the attack was on rebel-held territory and apparently done using rockets that the rebels do not possess.After reports that Syria's regime will allow UN inspectors to access the site of the attack, the senior administration official suggested the move may be too late, after "the regime's persistent shelling" has "significantly corrupted" evidence in the area.
"If the Syrian government had nothing to hide and wanted to prove to the world that it had not used chemical weapons in this incident, it would have ceased its attacks on the area and granted immediate access to the UN-five days ago. At this juncture, the belated decision by the regime to grant access to the UN team is too late to be credible," the official said.
Saturday, August 24, 2013
Iran NEWS ( A man from Sierra Leone was arrested for trying to sell 1000 tons of Uranium to Undercover Agent )
Miami (Reuters) - United States prosecutors charged a man from Sierra Leone with trying to sell undercover agents 1 000 tons of yellowcake uranium he thought would be shipped to Iran, after he was arrested in New York with a sample of the toxic material hidden in his luggage.Patrick Campbell, 33, of Freetown, was arrested at John F Kennedy International Airport on Wednesday after he arrived from Sierra Leone with the sample of uranium concealed in the soles of shoes in his luggage, according to a criminal complaint filed in a Florida federal court on Thursday.
He allegedly responded to an advert in May 2012 on the website Alibaba.com seeking to purchase uranium that was placed by an undercover US agent posing as an American broker representing persons in Iran, according to an affidavit by Homeland Security Investigations agent Louise Miller.
Campbell agreed to travel to Miami to meet the supposed buyer, who could then analyse the purity of the uranium.
Campbell made an initial court appearance in New York on Thursday. He faces up to 20 years in prison and a $1-million fine if he is found guilty of violating US sanctions against Iran as well as the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
The United States and its Western allies are pressing Iran to curb its uranium enrichment program, which they say is aimed at developing a nuclear weapons capability. Iran says its nuclear activity is for purely peaceful purposes.
Campbell said he was affiliated with a company engaged in mining and selling of uranium, gold, and diamonds for export and communicated via telephone, Skype and email that he was seeking to buy processed uranium 308, also known as yellowcake, to be delivered to Iran, Miller stated.
Yellowcake uranium, when enriched, can be used in the manufacture of nuclear fuel and weapons.
The uranium was to be disguised in a mix with other types of ore. The shipment for delivery to the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas was to yield 1 000 tons of yellowcake, according to the criminal complaint.
After his arrest, Campbell admitted to agents that he had engaged in talks for “a contract for the sale of uranium to be delivered to Iran,” the complaint said.
When confronted, he also admitted that he had brought a sample of the raw uranium ore with him concealed in his luggage.
“Campbell assisted the agents in removing the Uranium from beneath the inside soles of his shoes and plastic bags containing Uranium were recovered from two of Campbell's shoes,” according to the complaint.
A contract for the sale and delivery of the uranium was also found on a portable thumb drive in Campbell's possession. - Reuters
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