A Russian naval official reported an increase in NATO warships near the Georgian coast on Wednesday.
“According to our information, NATO ships are in the Black Sea and their numbers are increasing,” said Vice Adm. Sergei Menyailo, commander of the Novorossiisk naval base.
He said some of the ships were at the port of Batumi in southwest Georgia. “We are monitoring the situation,” he added.
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Russia is concerned that NATO is continuing to build up its forces in the Black Sea. The military alliance announced its decision to deliver humanitarian aid to Georgia after the conclusion of hostilities between Tbilisi and Moscow over breakaway South Ossetia on August 12. Moscow recognized both South Ossetia and Abkhazia, another breakaway Georgia republic, on Tuesday, despite warnings by Western leaders not to do so.
Moscow has questioned why the U.S. military is needed to deliver aid to Georgia. According to a Russian military intelligence source, the NATO warships that have entered the Black Sea are carrying over 100 Tomahawk cruise missiles and Harpoon anti-ship missiles between them.
A U.S. Embassy spokesman said on Wednesday that a warship that was due to deliver aid to the Georgian port of Poti, where Russian troops have been carrying out patrols, would dock at Batumi. He did not explain the reason for the decision.
Menyailo said that the Moskva missile cruiser, the flagship of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, was approaching the port of Sukhumi, Abkhazia’s capital.
According to Anatoly Nogovitsyn, the deputy chief of the Russian General Staff, the cruiser should have returned to its base in Sevastopol on Tuesday night.
Menyailo also said that the Russian naval group patrolling the waters off Abkhazia was sufficient to maintain peace and stability in the region. “We are not planning to increase the number of our ships there, but everything depends on regional stability,’ Menyailo said.
He said the ships differed in kind, ranging from landing vessels to missile ships and submarine chasers.
“We are controlling territorial waters and the adjacent area, ensuring shipping safety, and preventing the smuggling of arms and military vehicles,” the official said.
Russia’s General Staff said on Tuesday there were ten NATO ships in the Black Sea – three U.S. warships, the Polish frigate General Pulaski, the German frigate FGS Lubeck, and the Spanish navy ship Admiral Juan de Borbon, as well as four Turkish vessels.
August 27th, 2008 at 6:29 am
North America TV talks about celebreties but the rest of the world are talking about this. Never in my wildest dreams would I think that the populace could be so mind controlled by the mass media’s disception and distraction. Russia isn’t joking, and watch China. A few years ago both Russia and China had wargames together in Pacific. If they get together it is lights out.
August 27th, 2008 at 6:38 am
Max,
You have hit the nail right on the head. Lights out in the most extreme way. After that it won’t matter who was right or who was wrong. All it will take is some small problem like one ship challenging another and then we will learn the true meaning of escalation.
August 27th, 2008 at 8:12 am
The Black Sea is mentioned in the Naustroudamas Code I read somewhere with that that is where World War 3 will start from
The Black Sea. Don’t tell them that. Let’s just see if what their not saying why is you know what.
August 27th, 2008 at 9:33 am
But Russia and China are together… It seems scary to me tha t the SCO receives so little attention in the western press, most western people don’t even know who we f@#kin with!
August 27th, 2008 at 10:45 am
I can’t believe anyone in the world is REPORTING this crap.
HELLOOO? It’s a WAR. Of course there are going to be increasing weaponry appearing. DUH.
Now the SUPERpower(s) are going to show their macho immaturities by squabbling over who has more toys in the tub? Give me a fucking break. This is better humour than humour.com.
Please, get me out of this world. Quick, before I die from laughter.
Batraz Reply:
February 13th, 2009 at 4:36 pm
The first realistic and mature comment I’ve read on that site.
Batraz Reply:
February 13th, 2009 at 4:40 pm
Dear stupid mythomaniac dudes of prisonplanet Turkey is memeber of NATO since generations, and on the black sea more than Russian (size of the coast and time), Dear mythomaniac dudes: Caucasus have never been Russia, as Moldavia even if they were in Ussr.
August 27th, 2008 at 12:13 pm
Ohhhhhhh Yeahhhhh Baby!!!!!!
Just think…all those worthless fucks in washington will finally be able to play G.I Joe!!! Only this time the’ll have to fight for themselve’s on their own turf!!!!! Won’t it be grand???
August 27th, 2008 at 12:58 pm
What’s taking place is beyond what you can comprehend. It is larger than what the eye can see. This is a battle in the unseen between God and His adversary. You can BE SURE the Lord’s ‘front line’ is already in position. The enemy’s goal is to wipe out a a mass number of population. This enemy won’t succeed. This is a notorious battle over the souls of mankind. From layman’s terms, the devil attempted to throw egg on God’s character through the Administration (central) in the U.S. during these past eight years. Many of the nonreligious people are seeing and ‘feeling’ an enemy larger than they could possibly control. They’re very concerned and rightly so. God has allowed this enemy to be revealed but only for a short season. You must understand that God is not playing when He tells you there is a devil and that heaven and hell exists! Are you understanding this? Folks, this has been going on for years, you just haven’t seen it. But you’re seeing it now. ALL THINGS HIDDEN SHALL COME TO THE LIGHT Entire nations are finally seeing this! Who do you think has ultimately exposed this? Yes, He uses men, but who do you think has the ability to drag the dark imp by its teeth? The more important issue is YOU and YOUR SOUL! It can’t be bought with money. All of Rothschild money can’t purchase just one. It was paid for with a price. The Luciferians are fighting hard to take you down and I don’t just mean your house, car, furniture or bank account – I MEAN YOU – where the real you is; inside your flesh! It is imperative that you ask God to show you if this is true, then turn to the cross. All you need to do is tell Him you believe Christ died – acknowledge you are a sinner and ask Him into your life. Make no mistake about it….this battle is over the souls of mankind. If you can’t handle this? How would you possibly handle hell itself?
August 27th, 2008 at 2:39 pm
The media keeps us busy with stuff like celebrity and politics while the real controllers “principalities in high places” are bringing in the end of the age. It’s all in the bible. It’s a fasinating time to be alive while bible prophecy comes to life.
August 27th, 2008 at 2:48 pm
Russia needs to get through Georgia in order to get to Israel. Plus, I’m sure oil is a big part of it. Russia is Magog in the bible. Russia stands with Iran and anyone else against Israel. It’s so important we stay with Israel.
August 27th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
Wonder if any of the officers on the American ships presently in the Black Sea have advised their enlisted men what they can expect in return if one of them “accidentally” gets trigger happy (As US forces frequently do) Well, think I’ll tell em.
3M54E KLUB (NATO SS-N-27)
TYPE: Anti-Ship cruise missile
WARHEAD: Conventional 440 LB Hypersonic kill vehicle
WING SPAN: 10.1 FEET
BODY DIA.: 2.52 FEET
LENGTH: 27.9 FEET
WEIGHT: 4,400 POUNDS
ENGINE: Solid rocket booster / Turbojet sustainer / Ramjet
The Antiship 3M-54E missile is designed to be fired either from standardized launch tubes of surface ships or through torpedo tubes of submarines. The 3M-54E is made up of a launch stage, a winged low-flying subsonic cruise stage, and a low-flying hypersonic kill vehicle that attacks the target in a final terminal phase.
3M82 MOSKIT – (SS-N-22) SUNBURN
TYPE: Supersonic Anti-Ship cruise missile
WARHEAD: 750 LB. Conventional or 200 Kt Nuclear
WING SPAN: 6.2 FEET
BODY DIA.: 2.5 FEET
LENGTH: 31.9 FEET
WEIGHT: 9,920 POUNDS
ENGINE: Integrated rocket booster/ Ramjet sustainer
GUIDANCE: Active radar homing sea skimmer
SPEED: Mach 2.5 at sea level
The Raduga Moskit anti-ship missile is classed as the most lethal anti-ship missile in the world. The MOSKIT is designed to fly as low as 9 feet, faster than a rifle bullet. The missile uses a violent pop-up maneuver for its terminal approach to throw off Phalanx and other anti-missile defense.
August 27th, 2008 at 3:00 pm
Hey Lori C,
Please watch this, then rethink things, and then research for yourself.
http://www.911missingslinks.com
August 27th, 2008 at 3:33 pm
@ Lori C
Don’t confuse Israel & Jews. Israel is presently controlled by Zionists who are highly active in US politics (Neocons), weapon manufacture and hold the controling stake in the US banking and legal cartel. Israeli Zionists (and Mossad) were instrumental in arming and training Saakasvilli’s troops for their attack on unarmed, sleeping civilians (Including the elimination of an entire neighborhood of Jews) in South Osetia. “Real” Jews, on the other hand, are a peace loving and respectable people not given to murder.
August 27th, 2008 at 4:09 pm
Ghost_Ryder,
We won’t be re-floating any sunken ships in the Gulf like we did at Pearl Harbor. Those Sunburns are nasty.
Lori,
You may want to be careful of what you wish for, as the Bible says, “It is a terrible thing to fall into the hands of the Living God.” My understanding of prophecy indicates their will by about 2 1/2 billion dead people just during the chastisment.
Not only that, but are you certain you understand who or what “Israel” is? My understanding is that it is a reference to the remnant of true believers.
August 27th, 2008 at 5:12 pm
@Lori
Rev 2:9 I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.
August 27th, 2008 at 8:02 pm
With this current leadership of the transatlantic devilry, I can say vocally-
Hell no, NATO has got to Go!
If Russia kills some of these fools, I’m going to find myself at the end of a local’s pitchfork here within the socialist union of amerikan states- why? because I’m going to applaud moskva’s use of force to deter the westernized version of the NWO.
August 28th, 2008 at 4:47 am
Please, please, this is just `squabbling over who has more toys in the tub` as kkk put it. IOW, adolescents comparing dick sizes.
No one is going to do anything, just peacock display on both their parts, since one of them felt as if feathers were ruffled at being outmanoeuvered
The Apocalyptic visionaries here are going to be disappointed – again, as, sad for them, God will once again prove his non existence.