Syrian bomb blast 2.6 on the Richter scale--that's a MOAB!
Coincidence? There are no coincidences in politics or war. There is a fog of war, true. The plan of battle disappears with the first shot. But certain things are just to large to be ignored. Last week in Syria (this should be the title of a soap opera if it weren't so tragic).
Q has been writing about BOMBS and, especially for this month MOAB (Mother Of All Bombs). This applies to non-nuclear devices, the most likely type is a thermobaric weapon. Perhaps we may remember the one dropped on the Tora Bora cave complex in Afghanistan over a decade ago. Very lethal but didn't do Osama in.
A thermobaric weapon is a type of explosive that uses oxygen from the surrounding air to generate a high-temperature explosion, and in practice the blast wave typically produced by such a weapon is of a significantly longer duration than that produced by a conventional condensed explosive. The fuel-air bomb is one of the best-known types of thermobaric weapons.
A bomb was exploded in Syria last week which, despite a small initial explosion, achieved a 2.6 Richter rating after a slight delay.
The culprit behind the bombing may be Israel but this is unconfirmed.
On Sunday, Syria got rocked by a missile attack that appeared to ignite a munitions depot hard enough to register as a 2.6 magnitude earthquake and is believed to have killed dozens of Iranians. Experts say the strike was most likely carried out by Israel.
Though Tehran has denied that Iranians died in the strike, a more aggressive posture toward Iran by Israel could bring about a major clash that experts say might lead to the biggest war the Middle East has ever seen.
The perpetrator of Sunday's attack hasn't been confirmed. Israel rarely takes credit for strikes within Syria, though it maintains that it will strike at any Iranian activity there that it deems a threat.
Why such a big explosion, likely occurring at an underground facility thought to be operated by Iranians near Russian air defense locations? U1-related payload in the facility? Iranian bomb-making facility in Syria, positioned as both a decentralization and to deflect direct attacks on Iran?
Standing in front of a massive screen, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday gave a PowerPoint presentation on Iran's nuclear program.
He reached one conclusion: Iran had lied about its nuclear ambitions.
"Iran is brazenly lying" Netanyahu said. "The nuclear deal is based on lies."
Speaking first in English, Netanyahu said Israeli intelligence had obtained, in "a great intelligence achievement," about 100,000 "secret" files outlining what he described as a covert Iranian nuclear weapons program.
So now Iran is talking about withdrawal from the nuclear deal.
Iranian deputy foreign minister Abbas Araghchi appeared to signal Monday the country’s imminent withdrawal from the nuclear deal negotiated by the Obama administration in 2015.
“The Iran nuclear deal is no longer sustainable for Iran in its present form, without regard to a US exit,” Araghchi stated Monday, according to the Iranian Students News Agency.
Araghci added that Iran is “preparing all necessary options for any scenario.”
The deputy foreign minister’s comments came just before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave a speech claiming that Iran had been in violation of the nuclear deal.
Why would Iran pull out now? They already received billions of U.S. cash due to Obomber, who, along with soulmate Killary, gladly sold this country out for money--and not for the first time. What would Iran gain? Allegedly, Iran is due to get two more U.S. payments of $250 B each next year in January and June if it continues to "abide" by the treaty.
Strikes in northwest Syria on Sunday night could bring retaliation from Tehran if Iranian personnel were killed, former Israeli Defense Force intelligence chief Amos Yadlin said on Monday.
Yadlin, a retired army general, said the intensity of the blasts at military bases near Hama and Aleppo — so big they caused what felt like a minor earthquake— indicated they were likely not carried out by Syrian rebels, who are under attack by the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad and its partner forces.
"Either the United States augmented the attack it led about two weeks ago, and if it wasn't the United States, that leaves one possibility that I can't confirm," Yadlin told Israeli Army radio.
Of course, it is unknown who fired the bomb and whence they came. At first Iran blamed Israel but later said the attack came from coalition forces. Why?
Don't you sometimes wish you were somewhere else?
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They stated it was an ammunition depot.
Makes sense for a small bomb or missile to initiate a very large explosion.
In many depots including here in the u.s. large quantities of high explosive munitions are stored above ground, unsheltered in what they call pads. Many are designed to handle several thousand tons of explosives.
Easy targets with huge visual and shock wave displays when initiated.
Regardless of the path in life I chose, I realize it's always forward, never straight.
Do you believe the USG?
Your comment may may completely correct but…
I don't trust the mofos in the USG.
A thermobaric bomb hitting a munitions plant could create a huge blast. Please refer to the Wikipeia page on thermobaric weapons. The Russians have developed a t.b. weapon launched from a one-person operated shoulder mounted. I am not saying the Roooskies did it--more likely the U.S. or Israel.
I'm just happy that I'm not in Syria
Good essay, 'gator. There are so many countries playing dangerous games in the Middle East and the poor people of Syria are caught in the middle of it. And of course one of the reasons we're in Syria is to remove Assad from power and install some puppet who will let Saudi Arabia build their pipeline. Jimmy covered Kerry testifying to congress and after he giggles like a little girl he tells them that the Saudis asked him to do their work for them and that they would pay for it. How much? "A lot", said Kerry.
Here's be Bibi lying his buttocks off about Iran.
"Iran is trying to gobble up one country after the other. Iran must be stopped. Its quest for nuclear bombs must be stopped. Its aggression must be stopped," said Netanyahu, who is both Israel’s prime minister and foreign minister, adding that the greatest danger to the world was weapons."
Funny, I thought it was this country and its allies that gobbling up one country after another? Pretty sure that is what we've been doing since the gift of 9/11.
As to who bombed Syria recently, I read that Israel did the deed, but in another article I read that it was us who did it because the Syrian forces were advancing on ISIS and we bombed them to protect ISIS. Yeah, I can believe that.
This isn't the one I read, but here's another one on the bombing. Not certain of its accuracy because of the sources. Can't remember who reports the propaganda. But I know who got the blame for it.
Syria war: Missile strikes on military sites 'kill pro-Assad fighters'
Macron wants Iran to sign a new deal with the provisions being that Iran gives up their ICBMs and withdraws from Syria and any where else they are in the Middle East. Yeah, I don't see that happening.
Oh oh, did Iran just sign its death warrant?
Which AIPAC/MIC/pharma/bank bought politician are you going to vote for? Don’t be surprised when nothing changes.
The almighty petro-dollar
Look no further than the central banks for the world's biggest war mongers.
Do I hear the sound of guillotines being constructed?
“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable." ~ President John F. Kennedy
there's the answer
Funny we can send
$Billions to Israel every year and $250 Billion to Iran, but "we're broke" when it comes to things like S.S., Medicare For All, Schools.... Funny that. or not.
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$10.5 million
is how much of our money Israel gets every day.
Which AIPAC/MIC/pharma/bank bought politician are you going to vote for? Don’t be surprised when nothing changes.
this is the funny
bygorry
Thanks for the Alien Boy. We need 99 percent
alien boys around here.
With all those alien allies, there ain't another choice.
Not all U.S. allies are created equal
Merkel the Alien Girl now?
I feel alienated.
sorry that was not meant to hijack something, it was OT. /nt
Your comment was pertinent as pertaining to coalitions
Looking like Israel did bomb Syria this weekend
The Real War for Syria is Taking Place in Its Skies
I have been wondering how long Russia and Iran are going to just watch as the US and it's allies as well as Israel continue to do whatever they want in Syria. The longer that they don't respond to being pushed around, the weaker they are going to look and eventually they too will be attacked.
Russia's warning of hitting back at the launch sites was heeded, but they have been watching as Israel gets bolder.
edit - cue Gilda. Iran has had enough of taking Israel's warmongering.
Era of ‘hit-and-run’ strikes over: Any attack on Iran’s bases will get ‘heavy response’
Can't argue with that. And there are more developments.
Russia Says It Will Deliver New Air-Defense Systems To Syria Soon
Of course Israel seems to think that they should get to do whatever they want to without any repercussions.
That's right. Israel can dish it out, but they won't take it. IMO, the only way to stop a bully is to stand up to one. It's past time for countries to stand up to the bullying of the USA and their allies. If they don't then they too will be put in line for regime change in their countries.
Which AIPAC/MIC/pharma/bank bought politician are you going to vote for? Don’t be surprised when nothing changes.
Yes indeed--let Israel take a pounding over Syrian airspace
Since Israel's planes would not be in Israeli airspace, the US could only make up Russiagate-grade bullshit to justify expanding the Syrian war---but it's happened before.
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Excellent essay, AE!
Thank you for tackling this sticky subject and doing such a good job at it.
I am holding off on saying what I really think because commenting on the Q posts seems to be an off limits subject for me to post here. However, something about Iran stinks to high heaven and, when or if, the real truth comes out, we all may be shocked. Utanium 1 perhaps? Stay tuned folks. I believe that there is much more to this than meets the eye.
Do I hear the sound of guillotines being constructed?
“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable." ~ President John F. Kennedy
I appreciate your Q posts.
Your posts are not off limits at all
there just seems to be one or two people who think that Q is fake or something. This site was created so that people don't have to censor their comments and the person(s) who reply to your every post should remember that.
I appreciate your updates on Q.
Which AIPAC/MIC/pharma/bank bought politician are you going to vote for? Don’t be surprised when nothing changes.
What are Q posts?
Good question...
Well, you could look here... but don't tell anyone I told you.
You are self-censoring because you mod or what?
What if you just throw some video up, like you did with Laura in Alaska? I downloaded every other one of prayingmedic's vids for a couple of weeks, I think Q decoding is fun.
I have a lot of opinions that clash with prayinmedics decoding skills though. What if Q is simply the next best political psyop the right wing has ever invented. I am not comfortable with political witch hunts, maybe 'cause I'm such a witch myself sometimes. Who's next?
Besides that gripe, I think the little part of me that can still pray, it so wants to see the Clintons in prison, I want to believe. I want to be a believer, but not give crazy racists any ideas about what makes this country free. Gosh, who can resist a good old fashioned black hat/white hat story with the happy ending coming any day now. Any day until after Nov '18? And then on to '20! maga
An R sweep from top to bottom doesn't sound too good. Like a CIA-Democrat wave, what's the diff? meh
I think you micharacterized the funds
Iran received, funds that had been frozen by the US and belonged to Iran.
The US made no payments, they simply allowed Iran access to its own assets in overseas accounts that had been frozen by the US.
This is likely why Iran is going off the petrodollar standard. It never wants to again be in the position of losing hundreds of billions of dollars it generates from the sale of its oil due to the actions of the US.
"You can't just leave those who created the problem in charge of the solution."---Tyree Scott
That is correct, Steven
It's their damn money. Returning that seized money was part of the nuclear deal.
Just goes to show how thorough and effective the propaganda can be when even the wisened people here have been brainwashed into forgeting.
And I mean no disrespect to my fellow c99%ers.
While reading through the comments I was wondering if anyone was going to point this out.
Thank you, Steven.
Thanks to Alligator Ed for enlightening us on Israeli aggression in Syria.
I might want to point out the deja vu of another country giving up it's nuclear program and then being scheduled for regime change. Iraq, Lybia, now Iran.
What must Kim Jong Un think of this?
Neither Russia nor China is our enemy.
Neither Iran nor Venezuela are threatening America.
Cuba is a dead horse, stop beating it.
Also in Syria
U.S. bombs Syria again
As-salamu alaykum, Assalamu alaikum
This is how most Syrians greet each other every day, in case anyone was wondering:
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Iranian people have same kind of problems like Americans, everywhere: Millions Of Iranians Facing Water Shortages, Warns Energy Minister
More mass migrations.
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Russia, Iran, Turkey mull unified payment system
Everyone seeking alternatives to the United States' SWIFT
paymentsanctions system of punishment. The Bernays sauce on top is their equivalent payment system is called Mir."Our country's in some deep shit people, we are the terrorists." -- Laura, from the great state of Alaska
Climate change? Nah! Coincidence.
18 Wetlands Totally Drained In Iran
http://www.payvand.com/news/18/apr/1093.html
I wish we were helping each other, and not just waging war upon the earth like nazis, that's all.
not much
Just wait.
A couple more Central and South American regime changes and a little climate catastrophe and "caravans" will become a household term.
Neither Russia nor China is our enemy.
Neither Iran nor Venezuela are threatening America.
Cuba is a dead horse, stop beating it.