Counting down to a US-led attack on Syria - and WW3?

US - led Air and Missile Strikes against Syria "Likely, within HOURS" as UN Security Council Mtg Descends into Chaos. Russia tells US "You WANT war!"

Hal Turner,

9 April, 2018

Since word of a chemical attack became public just days ago, military assets from the United States, United Kingdom, France and other allies have been POURING into the eastern Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Syria.  Moreover, opposing military assets from Russia, Iran, Syria and their allies are also POURING into the same area today.

The US and its allies are considering various military strike options against Syria, whom they are already blaming for the Chemical Weapons attacks outside Damascus, which killed between 40 and 161 people just days ago.  

Russia has made it explicitly clear they will defend Syria from such attacks by shooting down any missiles launched,. attacking the launch site(s) / or naval ships that launch them, and shooting down any non-Syrian aircraft which launch strikes into Syria.  The pieces are all in-place for a direct military conflict between the United States and Russia -- and word has reached my ear the conflict may begin "within HOURS."

USS Donald Cook (DDG-75) Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer is now in its position in the east Mediterranean Sea within 100 km from Tartus, Syria.  It is one of "several" missile-capable ships from the US and NATO, already in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.

 It will probably launch 60 or more BGM-109 Tomahawks at Syria tonight. .

If that actually takes place, it is LIKELY that Russian aircraft from inside Syria will attack the USS Donald Cook and sink it. 

Russia has repeatedly said they will not allow more attacks upon their ally Syria; they will not only shoot down inbound missiles, they will attack the launch sites - including ships.

The US and several other NATO countries are believed to have cruise missile submarines in the eastern Mediterranean.  Those vessels can launch cruise missiles while submerged.

Today, for the first time, Russia has deployed it’s advanced anti-submarine aircraft the IL-38N  in Syria. 

This plane can find submerged submarines and coordinate attacks against them.  Thus, it is LIKELY that any submarines launching missiles will also be attacked and sunk.

We are literally hours away from what could be the outbreak of actual shooting war directly between the US/NATO and Russia.  

This story will be updated as information develops. Please check back.

UPDATE 3:07 PM EDT --

Sources tell me the US Central Command has been ordered to set Defense readiness Condition (DEFCON) --  'DEFCON 3" throughout their Area of Operational Responsibility (AOR).

 UPDATE 3:21 PM EDT --

RUMORS are now seeping from inside Syria that President Bashar Assad has ordered his forces to directly attack American troops inside Syria if the United States attacks Syria again.   This is UNCONFIRMED, but rumors that have come out of these sources in the past have turned out to be true.. 

UPDATE 3:34 PM EDT --

UN Security Council has been meeting in New York for several hours over the Syria situation and the UN Special envoy made clear he now "FEARS WORLD CONFLAGRATION."  As if those words weren't clear enough, he continued saying there is now "DANGER OF UNCONTROLLABLE ESCALATION BETWEEN ALL PARTIES."

People in a major, global Diplomatic position like him, do not use words like that lightly or flippantly.  Readers should understand that when Diplomats begin using phrases like the one quoted above, we are REALLY in trouble.

Massive BLAME SHIFT going on at Sarah Sander's White House press briefing where Russia is now being held accountable for any gas attack in Syria (including the last one) because they "did not do their job in 2013 in removing Assad's stockpile of chemical weapons". 

Anything that will stick is now being used as excuse for direct action on Russia in Syria.

Back at the UN Security COuncil meeting in New York now, the Russian Ambassador just said this:

"USA, UK and France, are stoking tensions with a confrontational policy against Russia and Syria and we are now at the point where Russia is unpardonably threatened

Things have now gone beyond what was even acceptable in the cold war"

The words and tone the Russian Ambassador is using . . .He's telling the West their patience has just run out. Claims disarmament in Syria isn't on the US agenda.

Russia is laying it all on the US. The terrorists, the deaths, the conflicts inside Syria, the chem attacks, the tortures, the jihadists...everything. The Ambassador os absolutely not backing down; he's giving a war speech. This guy is burning with anger.  He just said flatly about the US and NATO  " They have no plan to de-escalate anything. They WANT war."

It's getting worse.  The Russian Ambassador just publicly blamed GERMANY for supplying the chemical Chlorine used in the gas attack inside Syria last week! Citing THESE CYLINDER PHOTOS(from my web site ???????)

US Ambassador Nikki Haley replied simply "'Either way the United States will respond."   (This tells me, we're going to attack.)

Haley is speaking to the history books, sounds like she is justifying what will come next.

She didn't ask for anything...

That is what struck me, she didn't ask Russia or Syria to do anything or call on the UN to do anything.

It all boiled down to "this is evil and a decision has been made." It was a speech of US action not a speech calling on diplomatic responses.

As the UN Security Council Meeting continued, Syria and Russia responded to the situation . . . but US Ambassador Nikki Haley WALKED OUT.

SHE LEFT THE MEETING!!!!!!  Didn't want to even listen anymore.

The French Ambassador then said "The time for talk is over."

The UN Security Council Meeting ended a short while later with NO resolution being offered by anyone and NO VOTE taken at all.

Diplomacy appears to be over.

Here are some live updates:

6:55 PM --

Pres said the US was "getting clarity" on who was responsible for the attack in Syria. "We have some pretty good answers." As to how to respond, he said "we have a lot of options, militarily.” "We'll be letting you know pretty soon...probably after the fact."

MEETING WITH TOP GENERALS, VICE-PRESIDENT AND NATIONAL SECURITY TEAM STARTED MINUTES AGO

 

7:00 pm --

POTUS all but confirms strikes on #Syria as meeting with military advisers continues...saying to reporters "It will be met and it will be met forcefully. When I will not say, because I don't like talking about timing."

 

7:12 PM --

RuAF TU-22M3 bombers are being loaded up with cruise missiles, for strikes against ships in the Med. Bombers would be loaded with Kh-55SM cruise missiles ready for a retaliation strike.

 

7:28 PM --

A well-informed source said Syrian regime forces are on alert amid fears of an imminent U.S. strike, resulted in an immediate deploying for its advanced air defenses around the capital and near the Republican Palace. 

Most advanced air defenses were deployed in Mezzeh military airport. The source said six defense systems were deployed.

Syrian Air Force backed by Iran and Russia has been working on developing its air defenSe since shooting down the Israeli F-16 in February.  

President Donald Trump on Monday threatened a military strike against the Assad regime, declaring that Russia or any other nation found to share responsibility for Saturday's apparent chemical weapons attack on civilians in Douma town will "pay a price," AP reported.

The White House sharply rejected any suggestion that Trump's own words about pulling U.S. troops out of Syria had opened the door for the attack, which killed more than 40 people, including children.

Trump, asked whether Russian President Vladimir Putin bore any responsibility, responded, "He may, yeah, he may. And if he does it's going to be very tough, very tough." He added, "Everybody's gonna pay a price. He will. Everybody will."

7:29 PM --

8992 USB (US GLOBAL HIGH FREQUENCY COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM) being heavily jammed now. 

 

 7:37 PM --

RuAF combat patrols up in the air, makes further US plans much more complicated

 

7:43 pm --

THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


President Donald J. Trump spoke today with President Emmanuel Macron of France to continue their coordination on responding to Syria's atrocious use of chemical weapons on April 7.

 

7:48 PM --

Two Russian Early Warning Planes A-50s are now airborne over Eastern and Western Syria, each one is guarded by two RuAF fighter jets.

GPS SPOOFING/JAMMING is taking place inside Syria with GPS throwing off locations by at least one full Degree. (See live flights HERE) This would tend to throw-off US Cruise Missiles which sometimes use GPS, but they use MILITARY GPS which operates on different frequencies.

 

7:56 PM --

 Syrian media is now reporting that Iranian and SAA troops have been placed in full readiness and have begun to more equipment and forces located at vital points like Airbases.  Also, very likely Anti-Air installations have been placed at full-alert.

 

8:20 PM --

Trump’s meeting with military leaders just ended, which means it lasted less than an hour.

When new NSA John Bolton left the room and walked past a pair of reporters, who asked him how first day was going.

“What could go wrong?” Bolton said.

 

8:31 PM --

INTEL NOW SAYING EXPECT RUSSIAN STRIKE ON UKRAINE IF US STRIKES SYRIA. 77,000 Troops, 1,000 tanks, 2300 Armored Personnel carriers  and 400+ pieces of self-propelled artillery within 60km of Russia/Ukraine border as of tonight.

2hrs 45 mins till sunrise in Syria

 

8:41 pm --

Reports from sources that the Syrian Arab Army has begun to evacuate key locations and bases in and around Deir Ez Zor city in Eastern Syria

 

 9:08 PM --

 Washington is considering a collective military response to Syria's attack . . . This likely means no action tonight.   

 

 9:44 PM --

The next 24 hours will be pivotal. Outside of long range bombers, the pro-US coalition has more than enough assets in place to deploy numerous strategic strikes into dozens of important sites within Syria.

SYRIA REITERATES - "ANY U.S. STRIKE WILL LEAD TO ESCALATION"