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*** 21-Oct-16 World View -- Aleppo bombings in 'humanitarian pause' as residents await Russia's death blow
This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com
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**** Russia's warship fleet sails through English Channel to Syria
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Ghostly image of bombed out Aleppo (CNN)
Russia's Northern Fleet, which Russian media describes as as “the most
powerful Russian naval task force to sail in northern Europe since
2014," will pass through the English Channel on Friday on its way to
the eastern Mediterranean. It's believed that it will be used to
deliver a massive blow to the hundreds of thousands of residents of
Aleppo in Syria.
The fleet includes the flagship aircraft carrier the Admiral
Kuznetsov. It also includes a nuclear-powered battle cruiser, Pyotr
Velikiy, and two Udaloy Class Destroyers. The Admiral Kuznetsov itself
is capable of carrying 50 war planes.
Russia already has about 10 ships off Syria, which have fired cruise
missiles at targets in Syria.
Some fears of war have been expressed in European media because Russia
is sending such a large fleet through UK territorial waters. However,
it seems pretty clear that the fleet will simply continue traveling
south, to be used with the intended objective of killing as many of
the residents of Aleppo as possible.
Britain's Defense Secretary Michael Fallon said,
> [indent]<QUOTE>"When these ships near our waters we will man-mark
> them every step of the way. We will be watching as part of our
> steadfast commitment to keep Britain safe."<END QUOTE>[/indent]
British and Norwegian ships and Swedish reconnaissance aircraft will
be monitoring the Russian fleet with a view to gaining as much
intelligence as possible. BBC and CNN and Russia Today
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**** Russia extends 'humanitarian pause' in Aleppo Syria
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When I was in college, one of the other kids kept a large snake in a
glass cube in his room. I asked how he fed the snake. He said that
once a month he'd put a live mouse into the cube. After a few days,
the snake would eat the mouse. He told me that "in the meantime, the
mouse would be a nervous wreck, because he knew what was going to
happen."
That must be how the hundreds of thousands of residents of Aleppo feel
right now. Russia has extended its "humanitarian pause" on air
strikes for an additional 24 hours, but everyone knows that once the
"pause" ends, Russian and Syrian warplanes will resume their
destruction of Aleppo, including hospitals and civilian neighborhoods,
using barrel bombs, chemical weapons (chlorine gas), phosphorous
bombs, cluster bombs and bunker bombs.
Russia has also announced that six corridors were opened for civilians
who want to escape the impending slaughter.
This is presumably a use of another weapon of war by the Russians and
Syrians -- trying to create a new flood of hundreds of thousands more
refugees, to add to the millions who are already flooding into
neighboring countries and Europe. At any rate, it's believed that
only a few hundred refugees have left Aleppo, for fear that they would
be easy targets if they attempted to flee.
Some analysts have suggested that the purpose of the announcement of
the "six corridors" is to be able to claim that the hundreds of
thousands of civilians left in Aleppo, including women and children,
must be "terrorists," to be killed by Syrian and Russian warplanes.
However, there is a logical contradiction. Russian media is saying
that the reason that civilians haven't been fleeing Aleppo through the
six corridors is because the terrorist rebels are telling them that
they'll be shot if they try to leave. This claim contradicts the
claim that the only civilians left in Aleppo are "terrorists."
At any rate, the Russian and Syrian destruction of Aleppo is expected
to resume on Friday afternoon. Within a few more days, it's expected
to be followed even more massive destruction from the warplanes and
cruise missiles delivered by the new Russian naval fleet headed for
the eastern Mediterranean.
According to one analyst I heard, the plan is for the destruction of
Aleppo to be complete on the day before the US presidential election.
Washington Post and BBC and
Russia Today
Related Articles
KEYS: Generational Dynamics, Russia, Northern Fleet, Admiral Kuznetsov,
English Channel, Britain, Michael Fallon,
Syria, Aleppo, Bashar al-Assad
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This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com
- Russia's warship fleet sails through English Channel to Syria
- Russia extends 'humanitarian pause' in Aleppo Syria
****
**** Russia's warship fleet sails through English Channel to Syria
****
Ghostly image of bombed out Aleppo (CNN)
Russia's Northern Fleet, which Russian media describes as as “the most
powerful Russian naval task force to sail in northern Europe since
2014," will pass through the English Channel on Friday on its way to
the eastern Mediterranean. It's believed that it will be used to
deliver a massive blow to the hundreds of thousands of residents of
Aleppo in Syria.
The fleet includes the flagship aircraft carrier the Admiral
Kuznetsov. It also includes a nuclear-powered battle cruiser, Pyotr
Velikiy, and two Udaloy Class Destroyers. The Admiral Kuznetsov itself
is capable of carrying 50 war planes.
Russia already has about 10 ships off Syria, which have fired cruise
missiles at targets in Syria.
Some fears of war have been expressed in European media because Russia
is sending such a large fleet through UK territorial waters. However,
it seems pretty clear that the fleet will simply continue traveling
south, to be used with the intended objective of killing as many of
the residents of Aleppo as possible.
Britain's Defense Secretary Michael Fallon said,
> [indent]<QUOTE>"When these ships near our waters we will man-mark
> them every step of the way. We will be watching as part of our
> steadfast commitment to keep Britain safe."<END QUOTE>[/indent]
British and Norwegian ships and Swedish reconnaissance aircraft will
be monitoring the Russian fleet with a view to gaining as much
intelligence as possible. BBC and CNN and Russia Today
****
**** Russia extends 'humanitarian pause' in Aleppo Syria
****
When I was in college, one of the other kids kept a large snake in a
glass cube in his room. I asked how he fed the snake. He said that
once a month he'd put a live mouse into the cube. After a few days,
the snake would eat the mouse. He told me that "in the meantime, the
mouse would be a nervous wreck, because he knew what was going to
happen."
That must be how the hundreds of thousands of residents of Aleppo feel
right now. Russia has extended its "humanitarian pause" on air
strikes for an additional 24 hours, but everyone knows that once the
"pause" ends, Russian and Syrian warplanes will resume their
destruction of Aleppo, including hospitals and civilian neighborhoods,
using barrel bombs, chemical weapons (chlorine gas), phosphorous
bombs, cluster bombs and bunker bombs.
Russia has also announced that six corridors were opened for civilians
who want to escape the impending slaughter.
This is presumably a use of another weapon of war by the Russians and
Syrians -- trying to create a new flood of hundreds of thousands more
refugees, to add to the millions who are already flooding into
neighboring countries and Europe. At any rate, it's believed that
only a few hundred refugees have left Aleppo, for fear that they would
be easy targets if they attempted to flee.
Some analysts have suggested that the purpose of the announcement of
the "six corridors" is to be able to claim that the hundreds of
thousands of civilians left in Aleppo, including women and children,
must be "terrorists," to be killed by Syrian and Russian warplanes.
However, there is a logical contradiction. Russian media is saying
that the reason that civilians haven't been fleeing Aleppo through the
six corridors is because the terrorist rebels are telling them that
they'll be shot if they try to leave. This claim contradicts the
claim that the only civilians left in Aleppo are "terrorists."
At any rate, the Russian and Syrian destruction of Aleppo is expected
to resume on Friday afternoon. Within a few more days, it's expected
to be followed even more massive destruction from the warplanes and
cruise missiles delivered by the new Russian naval fleet headed for
the eastern Mediterranean.
According to one analyst I heard, the plan is for the destruction of
Aleppo to be complete on the day before the US presidential election.
Washington Post and BBC and
Russia Today
Related Articles
- UN Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura predicts total destruction of Aleppo by Christmas (07-Oct-2016)
- Syria's al-Assad goes for the kill, turning Aleppo and civilians to bloody rubble (24-Sep-2016)
- Russia uses the 'Grozny Model' to pursue mass slaughter in Aleppo Syria (02-Aug-2016)
- Syria's opposition pulls out of talks after Scud missiles hit Aleppo (24-Feb-2013)
KEYS: Generational Dynamics, Russia, Northern Fleet, Admiral Kuznetsov,
English Channel, Britain, Michael Fallon,
Syria, Aleppo, Bashar al-Assad
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