Developments in Syria - 10/03/2018

When events in Syria are out of the headlines and/or being ignored Hal Turner is keeping his finger on the pulse.

He may be onto something, because his radio program seems to be under some sort of attack right now.

P.S I got the times wrong so was able to listen to the first hour of the show. Once Turner mentioned "Syria.." he went off the air, the subject of a major electronic attack.

RUSSIA ISSUES "ELECTRONIC WARFARE WARNING" TO ISRAEL

Hal Turner,

3 October, 2018

Wednesday, October 3, 2018 saw a number of very brief incursions by Israeli war planes into the air space of Syria.

These incursions appeared to be probing for weaknesses in Syria's new S-300 air defense missile system, deployed after the shoot down of a Russian IL-20 aircraft.

The incursions this morning have prompted Russia to issue a public warning about Electronic Warfare they intend to use in and around Syria.

Russia’s Defense Minister, Sergey Shoygu, said that Russian forces in Syria will implement electromagnetic jamming for satellite navigation, air-borne radar and communication systems on aircraft.

The jamming will cover the Syrian coast and nearby regions over the Mediterranean, and will mainly target the Israeli warplanes.

A Russian expert told the Hal Turner Radio Show that electronic warfare operated by the Russian forces in Syria was mainly involved in collecting intelligence. However, after September 18, things have changed;  the ‘active mode’ is now enabled.

“From the very moment an enemy fighter jet takes off, it is labeled as a target and assigned a number by the automatic control system. If the jet is thought to have unfriendly purposes, we initiate the electronic jamming which will disable the communication, navigation and GPS systems, as well as the ability to control and transfer data. In in a nutshell, the enemy plane will be gradually blinded”, the expert explained.

“Moreover, the enemy plane shall be notified that it is being tracked. Thus, the only guarantee for it to return safe to its base is giving up the mission. Otherwise, the plane will face an electronic disaster”, he added.

“After sending repeated warnings, if the pilot decides to enter the danger zone, all control systems of the plane will be completely disabled."

"If the pilot insists on carrying out a hostile action, then firing a surface-to-air missile is a plausible option”, he concluded.

Russia Completes Delivery of 

 

S-300 to Syria; Israel Says 

 

their Bombings WILL 

 

CONTINUE

Hal Turner,

3 October, 2018

Israeli fighter jets are in the air over Lebanon Wednesday, making quick incursions into Syrian air space, apparently testing to see if the newly delivered S-300 air defense system given to Syria by Russia, has weaknesses.

On Tuesday, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu stated that Moscow had delivered 49 units of S-300 surface-to-air missile systems to Syria in order to enhance the security of Russian servicemen in the country.

Speaking on Wednesday, Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman said that Tel Aviv wasn't "happy" about the S-300 deliveries to Syria, but it could not give up on its military operations in the war-ravaged country.

The minister further stated that it was important for Russia and Israel to restore normal ties despite their disagreements over the downing of a Russian Il-20 reconnaissance plane.

“I think the most important thing for us today is…to return the working relationship to normal. It is today the most important task — to return to normal operation, coordination, to more actively use the 'hot line' to prevent conflict situations. We need to work,” said Lieberman.

Lieberman once again reiterated that Israel blamed Syria for the Il-20 crash, thus dismissing Moscow's version that Israeli F-16 jets had used the Russian aircraft as a shield against Syrian air defenses.

“I repeat, the entire responsibility lies with Assad's army… Over the past two years Israel has conducted more than 200 strikes against Iranian facilities and Hezbollah targets in Syria. Two hundred times, and not a single Russian soldier received a single scratch. Suddenly, here we allegedly arranged such a 'setup'. It is illogical. In addition, you need to understand that the speed of the F-16 is two and a half times the speed of the Il-20… and at the time when the Syrian air defenses opened fire, Israeli planes were already in our airspace," the minister said.

He elaborated that the Russian side did not accept the "facts that we have provided them with," and was insisting on Moscow's version of events..

“We are engaged in a very civilized, adequate dialogue, despite the seriousness of the situation, despite the tragic incident. I want to emphasize that in the statement of the President of Russia, this was precisely the way it was defined — a chain of tragic events, therefore, it is necessary to treat and understand it this way, that for both Israel and Russia it is much more advisable… to have a positive dialogue, work together, rather than engage in public showdowns,” the minister added.

Earlier this week, Russian Defense Ministet Sergei Shoigu said that Russia had finalized the delivery of 49 units of S-300s to Syria.

On September 24, Shoigu announced that Moscow would take certain measures to boost the security of its troops in Syria, including deliveries of the advanced S-300 systems in the aftermath of the crash of Russia's Il-20 military aircraft.

The Russian military has blamed the downing on the Israeli Air Force, stressing that an Israeli fighter jet had used the Il-20 as a shield against Syrian air defenses.

Serious Escalation

 

The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday that they hope the Russian Federation did not deliver the S-300 systems to Syria because if they did, it would be a “serious escalation.”

“I cannot confirm that that is accurate. I hope that they did not, that would be a serious escalation and concern,” Heather Nauert said when asked about the administration’s reaction to reports Russia had sent S-300 systems to Syria.

Israeli F-35's in the air

 

Israel will use their F-35L stealth fighter jets in Syria, Galei Tzahel (Israeli Army radio) reported on Wednesday.

According to the Galei Tzahel report, the decision to use the F-35 comes in response to the Russian Federation’s decision to supply Syria with the S-300 air defense system.

“Galei Tzahal quoted a source in the Israeli Air Force who said that in light of the situation in Syria, Israel has decided to increase the use of F-35 stealth fighter in its attacks on Syria,” Arutz Sheva reported.

“The coming attacks won’t be the first, but they will be safer for the pilots in light of the new reality in Syria’s skies,” the source told Galei Tzahal, as quoted by Arutz Sheva.

“This is the most expensive weapon in the world, and it’s the most advanced airplane in the world. Israel paid 125 million for each plane, and the Defense Ministry purchased 50 of the Model A planes… Our planes are called the F-35I. Eight of the planes have already landed in Israel and 33 are expected to arrive by 2021,” they added.

As of abut 6:30 AM EDT Wednesday, Israeli air force planes were highly active in the air space over eastern Lebanon.  It appears to some that the Israelis are probing for gaps, holes, or other weaknesses in the new Syrian air defenses, to see if additional strikes can be made inside Syria.

If the Israelis utilize the F-35, their planes **MAY** not be detectable by the F-35 but any cruise missiles or other projectiles launched by those planes WILL be detectable.  The S-300 is likely to be capable of intercepting any such air launched weapons.

Because of the changing of our clocks I tried tuning in 2 hours early and thought there was a DDoS attack. I must have had a premonition because the attack happened.

Someone was fairly desperate that this information about Syria not be broadcast. The show went silent the very moment he mentioned 'Syria'

*** ATTACKED ***

 

The Hal Turner Radio Show facilities were the target of an utterly massive electronic attack this evening beginning at about 10:30 PM eastern US time, just prior to my beginning to discuss the ongoing Russia, Syria, Israel situation.  The attack affected EVERY Individual computer in the studio - even those on separate, isolated, networks, not involved in the radio show!

Despite being behind an advanced HARDWARE firewall, EVERY computer in the studio was individually taken down.

ALL outbound Fiber Optic connections were blocked.  This killed the public Internet audio feed AND killed the separate, segregated, feeds to all three radio stations!

The Cellular Fail-Over/Back-up was engaged and immediately killed by the attack.  

Only when we went to our final Satellite uplink back-up was the show restored at about 10:45 PM . . . but within minutes, it too was was stopped.

In whose interests is it to shut down public knowledge of the Russia, Syria, Israel military situation?

What entity has the ability to shut down Fiber Optics, Cable Internet back-up, Cellular Back-up and, within minutes, satellite uplinks?

Without having yet undertaken a forensic analysis, it's pretty easy to guess who is responsible.

Worse, during the attack, the audio archiving was also attacked and stopped.  MOST of the show audio is recovered as of 11:41 PM EDT, and an archive WILL be uploaded here in awhile.  It will be made available to the public for free.

A forensic analysis will be commenced beginning at approximately 1:00 AM; we HAVE the ability to reconstruct who did what, when, how, and from where.  

Bear with me as we get through this.   

Clearly "somebody" did not want the public knowing what I was about to broadcast.