From the desk of
Bill Ramey
5 9 18
COMMENTARY & OPINION
World News
Category: World News
Wednesday, 09 May 2018 11:01
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UPDATE 1:02 AM EDT THURSDAY 10 MAY -- REPORTS OF AT
LEAST TWO ISRAELI WAR PLANES SHOT DOWN OVER SYRIA (See Bottom Updates)
*** BULLETIN***
At
least TWO Russian Military Members
KILLED by Israeli air strikes in Syria! One Spetznaz, and one regular
Russian Army. Israel has drawn first-blood from Russia. 6:45 PM EDT
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu is meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow today and
the stakes are VERY high. Neanyahu is telling Putin that Israel knows
Iranian assets in Syria are planning "massive, destructive attacks upon
Israel" against which the Israelis need to act NOW in order to prevent.
Netanyahu is also telling Putin that Israel INTENDS
to launch a MASSIVE Pre-Emptive attack and that Russia needs to stand-down WHEN
this takes place, else there be war.
Israeli Intelligence Minister Israel
Katz told yNet news that his nation has "direct confirmation of Iran
intent to attack" and described yesterday's military strikes as Israel
stopping them (from following through). He went on to say "only our
attacks today will prevent war tomorrow."
The stakes are terribly high and the
decisions made today may affect the entire world within hours. If Putin
relents and gives Israel "the Golden Ticket" to attack, the Persians
and the Arabs will view it as Russia "selling-out" to Israel.
If Russia refuses to permit these massive attacks, then Israel, the US and the
West will have war on their hands.
The stakes are VERY high right
now. The decisions made today, WILL affect the entire world within hours.
The body language is already showing
the level of tension which exists. When Putin greeted Netanyahu outside
the Kremlin, there was the obligatory hand shake, but when the two men turned
to walk inside, the two men did not casually speak with each other as is
customary and normal. Moreover, Putin walked a step ahead of
Netanyahu.
Then Putin took Netanyahu to . . . . a
MILITARY PARADE showing off the latest Russian hardware. In a speech at
that parade, Putin reminded Netanyahu of the millions that died in Russia
because of Jewish Communism and its brutal murder starting around World
War 2 and lasting 70+ years. (Editor's
Note: You can bet Netanyahu was wondering if he was even going to
get out of Russia alive.)
At the parade -- in public -- Putin
again "dissed" Netanyahu by walking a couple steps ahead of him as
they were leaving the parade ground. The message sent by Putin to
Netanyahu was clear: "Walk behind me, bitch."
(Editor's
Note 2): These may seem trivial observations. But the
language of Diplomacy and Statesmanship is EXTREMELY nuanced. EVERY
detail matters. The signs coming out of Moscow today do not bode well for
Israel or any of us.)
This is a developing story.
Updates will appear below. Please check back.
UPDATE
11:30 AM EDT --
INTEL: There are now concerns that
Iran may exploit Netanyahu's trip to Moscow, to launch an attack while he is
outside of Israel. MORE: If There is a Joint Statement by
Putin and Netanyahu after today's meeting, that's a good sign. If
Netanyahu simply departs, that's the worst sign possible. Watch very
closely . . . .
*** BULLETIN ***
11:50 AM EDT --
Netanyahu has departed the
Meeting with Putin and upon that departure, Putin ORDERED an EMERGENCY RUSSIAN
SECURITY COUNCIL MEETING to discuss Israeli Military Actions. BAD
BAD BAD DEVELOPMENT
UPDATE
12:52 PM EDT --
Israel has begun mobilizing heavy
armor in the Golan Heights. These are NOT the type of things one
sees to defend against missile attacks from Iranian missiles in Syria; they're
the type of things one sees prior to an INVASION.
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UPDATE
2:30 PM EDT --
Saudi Foreign Minister says now that
Iran nuclear deal is dead, "Saudi Arabia will obtain nuclear weapons if
Iran develops atomic weapons of their own."
UPDATE 2:42 PM EDT --
Radar confirms Israeli war
planes over Lebanon again right now. UNCONFIRMED REPORTS of new Israeli
attacks in progress into Syria.
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UPDATE 2:46 PM EDT --
Syrian Air Defenses have
just "lit-up" - tracking inbound missile(s) over Quineitra Province
(Golan Heights) inbound from Israel.
UPDATE 3:32 PM EDT --
Royal JORDANIAN Air Force
(RJAF) now taking-off toward Syria Eastern Border!
UPDATE
2:57 PM EDT --
Syrian air defenses are said to be
intercepting inbound missiles near Damascus right now.
UPDATE
3:10 PM EDT --
Possible Decoy missile intercepted
east of Damascus; possible harassing action to try to determine location of
Anti-Aircraft Defenses. NO TARGETS HIT.
UPDATE 3:27 PM EDT --
Russian Air Force taking
flight from Latakia; heading along Syria Coast toward Lebanon. Israelis
being TOLD via air-to-air radio to immediately halt their attacks against
Syria.
UPDATE 3:36 PM EDT --
As Russian jets took off .
. . . Royal JORDANIAN Air Force (RJAF) Fighters began scrambling toward Syria's
eastern Border! ! ! !
UPDATE
4:04 PM EDT --
The only remaining Jordanian Air
Force plane in the air right now is a refueling tanker. Altitude 8,000
feet, speed 130 knots. Circular patrol pattern. So clearly
SOMETHING is pending, they don't just put refueling tankers up in a holding
pattern unless they know planes are going to need fuel.
UPDATE
4:28 PM EDT --
Netanyahu's aircraft has safely
landed back in Israel after his trip to Moscow.
UPDATE
4:35 PM EDT --
Word directly from
Lebanon now: For the first time, Russian Air Force planes entered Lebanese Air
Space and CHASED-OFF the Israelis!
UPDATE 4:50 PM EDT --
"CODE RED" SIRENS
SOUNDING THROUGHOUT NORTHERN ISRAEL.
MORE: ISRAELI TANKS OPENING FIRE INTO CIVILIAN
AREAS OF OCCUPIED GOLAN HEIGHTS! ALLEGEDLY ATTACKING
"PRO-ASSAD . . . "MILITANTS""IN THE TOWN OF BAATH, IN
QUNEITRA PROVINCE!!!!!!
UPDATE 5:41 PM EDT --
Israel launching multiple
"TAMAZ" missiles directly at Syrian Army in the area around Ba'Ath
City. This is a DIRECT ACT OF WAR BY ISRAEL AGAINST THE LAWFUL GOVERNMENT
OF SYRIA. No more pretense of "Fighting Terrorists" or
"defending Israel from Iranian militias in Syria." This is open
aggression.
UPDATE 5:48 PM EDT --
Israeli ARTILLERY has now
opened fire upon both the Syrian Army and Iranian positions INSIDE SYRIA.
Heavy shelling ongoing.
MORE: Syrian State TV is now
confirming and reporting numerous Israeli shells from tanks and artillery
are targeting positions of the Syrian Army in southern Syria. Open warfare.
UPDATE 6:03 PM EDT --
The Syrian Arab Army is now
retaliating with artillery shelling of its own against an Israeli Defense Force
outpost on Al Shaykh mountain, northeast of the Golan Heights. VERY HEAVY
SHELLING.
UPDATE 6:11 PM EDT --
Multiple explosions
confirmed at Israeli Defense Force positions throughout the Golan Heights. Active Combat in progress.
UPDATE 6:18 PM EDT --
Israeli Defense Force now
commencing shelling of Syrian town of Hadar.
ESCALATING VERY QUICKLY. AIR
DEFENSES ON BOTH SIDES ARE NOW LOCKING-ON TO TARGETS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE
SYRIA-ISRAEL BORDER.
*** BULLETIN ***
UPDATE 6:21 PM EDT --
Syrian Army now
re-targeting IDF Israeli positions in the Golan Heights with heavy Multiple
Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS)
A multiple launch rocket
system (MLRS) is a type of rocket artillery system. Rockets have
different capabilities than artillery, like longer range, and different
payloads, typically considerably larger warheads than a similarly sized
artillery platform, or multiple warheads. Unguided rocket artillery is
notoriously inaccurate and slow to reload, compared to artillery. To overcome
this, rockets are combined in systems that can launch multiple rockets
simultaneously. Modern rockets can use GPS or inertial guidance, to combine the
advantages of rockets with high accuracy.
UPDATE
6:22 PM EDT --
Israeli tank shelling destroyed a
base for Syrian anti-aircraft guns (23 mm range) and the main target of Israeli
shelling is the Syrian regime anti-aircraft system deployed on the western side
of Madinat Al-Baath in Quneitera. The Israelis want to get rid of Syria's
ability to defend their own county's air space.
UPDATE 6: 32 M EDT --
Israeli war planes are now
bombing the Syrian army and elements of the Lebanese Hezbollah militia on the
outskirts of Hadar and Khan according to sources there on the ground witnessing
it taking place right now! (I have a SATCOM link with them)
UPDATE
6:35 PM EDT --
Syrian Army confirms four Israeli
Defense Force positions destroyed and multiple IDF vehicles hit by Syrian
artillery in the Golan Heights.
UPDATE
6:36 PM EDT --
ISRAELI HOME FRONT COMMAND IS TELLING
ISRAELI CITIZENS IN THE NORTH OF THAT COUNTRY TO ENTER THEIR BOMB SHELTERS AND
REMAIN THERE.
INTEL: US INTELLIGENCE OPERATIVES ON THE
GROUND IN ISRAEL AND IN SYRIA ARE TELLING ME DIRECTLY THE CLASHES
BETWEEN SYRIANS AND ISRAELIS ARE "FIERCE" AND ESCALATING.
UPDATE
6:39 PM EDT --
Israeli Air Force firing at Damascus
again from the Mediterranean Sea off the Coast of Lebanon. Being targeted
by Syrian Anti-Aircraft Missiles ! ! !
WTF?
Isral fired multiple tank
shells and dropped bombs from planes on targets in Hadar, Syria and when the
people they were attacking (Iranians) FIRED BACK, the Israelis are telling
their people "We've been attacked by Iranian forces." They have
now updated this position to "We consider
this an act of war against Israel by Iran and Syria."
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UPDATE 7:15 PM EDT --
CINC NORAD
has declared DefCon 4 for US Forces Worldwide, exception of
CENTCOM, to DefCon 3
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UPDATE
7:15 PM EDT --
IDF positions on Mount Hermon are now
coming under fire from Syrian Forces who they attacked earlier.
Ten separate IDF positions/Bases are
now engaged in combat with Syria. Israel attacked first.
7:30 PM EDT -- I have to depart
for the radio studio in New York City right now in order to broadcast my
talk-radio show tonight from 9-11 eastern US time. A volunteer news
staffer is going to takeover these updates in my absence. During
tonight's radio show, which begins airing LIVE about 90 minutes from the time
of this posting, the outbreak of these hostilities will be the main
topic. FULL UPDATES will be broadcast live as we get the info.
UPDATE 7:50 PM EDT (STAFF) -
Syria scored direct hits on Israel
early warning intelligence points around the entire occupied Golan Heights.
Syrian air defenses are firing at
rockets over the city of Damascus as Israel continues its attacks.
Until THIS moment, no major US
mass-media outlet has mentioned even one aspect of today's developments, but
CNN International just did a 30 second piece telling their viewers "Iran
rockets were fired at Israel today from a base in Syria" and that they are
keeping an eye on it. Apparently the truth and the facts have no
place at CNN.
UPDATE 7:56 PM EDT (STAFF)
We just received detailed information
from one of Mr. Turner's former Intelligence Community colleagues and we're not
certain how much of this to report. (I've never gotten a call like this
before.) According to this Intelligence Operative, the Israel Air
Force is preparing a full air assault to attack and destroy all Air Defense
systems inside the entire country of Syria within the next few hours.
These attacks will also target Russian air defenses in and around the Russian
navy base at Tartus and the Russian air base at Latakia. Israel wants
Syria and Russia totally defenseless.
An Israeli tank has been destroyed on
the outskirts of a place called Shaaba Farms in Southern Lebanon.
UPDATE 8:13 PM (STAFF)
Syrian anti-aircraft defenses are
engaging several fresh barrages of Israeli missiles over Damascus. Local
citizens are uploading video to social media showing the missiles flying back
and forth over their apartment buildings and homes. Terrifying.
REPORTS OF HEAVY ISRAELI AIR STRIKES
AGAINST SYRIA'S 10TH BRIGADE IN QATNA, OUTSIDE OF DAMASCUS AFTER ISRAEL ACCUSED
IRANIAN QUDS FORCE IN THAT AREA OF DARING TO FIRE 20 ROCKETS BACK AFTER ISRAELI
TANKS FIRED UPON THEM!
UPDATE 8:20 PM (STAFF) --
BRITISH TYPHOON FIGHTER JETS TAKING
OFF FROM CYPRUS.
UPDATE 8:32 (STAFF)
Warning Sirens sounding in Haifa,
Israel.
The Israeli government has invoked
Military Media Censorship upon all Israeli media outlets. They are
forbidden to report on the ongoing clashes and cannot report on the severe
damage done to Israeli outposts and military infrastructure in the Golan
Heights in response to the Israeli attacks against Syria.
UPDATE 8:41 PM (STAFF)
Reporters in the Golan Heights say
there seems to be a pause of some type in explosions and overhead
missiles. Sudden quiet.
UPDATE 8:54 PM (STAFF) Two PATRIOT missiles fired from Safed,
Israel.
LIVE UPDATES ARE NOW CEASING FOR
TWO HOURS DURING WHICH THE HAL TURNER RADIO SHOW WILL AIR, COVERING
DEVELOPMENTS LIVE.
RESUMING LIVE UPDATES BELOW AS OF 11:50 PM EDT . . . .
The mass-media is absolutely failing
to cover this story, and when any of them DO, the only thing being reported is
that "Iran launches 20 missiles into Israel from Syria." There
is almost TOTAL omission of the fact that Israel started this by firing tank
and artillery shells at the Syrian Army and the Iranians inside Syria.
When the Iranians fired BACK, Israel is calling THAT "an attack."
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Israeli Cabinet in
Emergency Meeting DECLARATION OF WAR "LIKELY"
Syrian Army 4th Division Base struck
by multiple Israeli missiles.
Israel says they are primarily
striking at IRANIAN targets inside Syria but are engaging all
"hostiles."
UNCONFIRMED -- UNCONFIRMED reports
Syrians may have shot down an Israeli war plane. UNCONFIRMED
SEVERAL "DIVISION 4"
POSITIONS DESTROYED TONIGHT. DIVISION 4 NEAR DAMASCUS IS ONE OF THE
STRONGEST OF THE SYRIAN ARAB ARMY.
RUSSIAN JETS TAKEOFF
FROM HMEYMIM AIR FORCE BASE TO CONFRONT ISRAELI JETS OVER LEBANON!
Electricity completely out in all of
Damascus. Population fleeing in panic.
Wave after Wave of Israeli missiles
seem to be overwhelming Syrian defenses. Several Syrian Air Defense sites
destroyed and several others now with destroyed RADAR.
UPDATE 1:02 AM EDT --
SECOND REPORT OF
"MULTIPLE" ISRAELI WAR PLANES SHOT DOWN -- AT LEAST TWO ACCORDING TO
REPORTS.
Hezbollah in Lebanon says it is
deciding whether or not to attack Israel from Lebanon.
UPDATE
1:10 AM EDT THURSDAY 10 MAY 2018 --
Israeli military briefing says 35+
sites inside Syria attacked including Iranian sites and Syrian anti-aircraft
batteries. "We warned the Syrian Army to stay out of this."
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