WORLD at WAR, OFFICIAL 2013 THREAD (Doom always only a moment away)

R%eters said the two sides are fighting over "war spoils" - that would be the civilians...

I thought so too - I's always heard they were secretly friends...

maybe it's to appease more hardcore elements in the Saudi govt

update on Egyptian operations in the Sinai -

Egyptian army plans operation against terror in Sinai

Egyptian media reports Egyptian military plans to launch operation to cleanse Mount Halal in Sinai using artillery and air power; another report says Cairo decides to close Rafah border crossing "indefinitely."...

Such an operation would include artillery and air power in order "to resolve the battle quickly." However, the army would first give the militants a chance to surrender.

Meanwhile on Friday an Egyptian military helicopter briefly crossed into Israeli-controlled airspace over the Gaza Strip, however security sources in Egypt and Israel both described the flyover as a navigational error...

[link to www.jpost.com]

Update on US Troops in Egypt - U.S. Sends Marines, Navy to Egypt
Political crisis, fatal protests continue as Morsi supporters plan renewed protests Friday

The U.S. military has repositioned a group of crisis response units off the coast of Egypt as the local political crisis continues to seethe, and pro-administration groups plan new support rallies on Friday.

The USS San Antonio bearing the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit is one of three ships that has moved into the northern Red Sea. It can respond to a series of potential missions, including rescues within Egypt or delivering supplies, or more drastic contingencies such as securing the nearby Suez Canal.

The 2,200-strong force with its own aircraft and logistics has more resources for this kind of response than the 500 Marines stationed in Spain and Italy as a part of a Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force, designed to act on a Benghazi-like situation.

[link to www.usnews.com]

Elsewhere around the world:

Islamist leader to militants: 'Do everything possible' to prevent Sochi 2014 Olympics

MOSCOW -- The leader of an Islamist insurgency has called on militants to "do everything possible" to prevent the upcoming Winter Olympics in the Russian city of Sochi.

Chechen rebel leader Doku Umarov also accused Russian authorities of showing little respect for Muslim traditions.

[link to worldnews.nbcnews.com]


They won't be happy until the entire planet is under their thumb.

Egypt - the Population Time Bomb

Who will feed the Egyptians, a nation whose population is forecast to grow until 2030 at a break-neck pace of one million people a year? Who will provide jobs for the growing pool of young people of working age in the coming decades? ...If left unanswered, these overwhelming issues and their explosive potential can become long term threats to the very future of Egypt.

The most populous country of the Middle East and the third most populous on the African continent (after Nigeria and Ethiopia), Egypt’s fertility rate is currently 2.9 children per woman and is expected to remain above the replacement ratio of 2.1 for at least the next two decades. As a result, the United Nations projects the Egyptian population to exceed 100 million by 2030. Euromonitor forecasts it will reach 105 million by 2030.

[link to www.euronews.com]

What do you guys think of Russia calling up 160k troops for a 'snap drill'?

don't know, could be anything

Russia surprise drill : Maybe Russia knows that Assad response of Latakia strike is imminent ?

could be an invasion of elvis impersonators...not going to even guess what this could be

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Trouble, trouble trouble.

Exactly MM. This is more than just a simple show of force, imo.

Welcome back btw. Stay safe.

Just popping my head up briefly as this is not usual. Not good the US leaked the Israeli strike. Media needs to quit relaying deployment of iron dome too.

Disinformation???

So, risk of Russian retaliation on Israel due to Latakia strikes ???

Syria soon! Then Iran!

Leaked being the operative word. Media included.

Their agenda is showing.

Tisha B'av 2013. Syrian/Russian surprise!

Monday, tuesday, why do you think that ?

Tisha b' Av...the saddest day in Jewish history.

It is a day of mourning.

Many tragedies have befallen our people on this day. Including the destruction of both the temples.

Israel plans military ‘revolution’ to face new regional threat

[link to stratrisks.com]

I do not believe in coincidences! "Drill"

The type of Russian retaliation expected will not be the expected. Of course when has Russia ever retaliated for efforts of a foreign nation impacting her ally? Georgia in recent past seems to be an example.

MM, do you have an idea what kind of retaliation it will be ?

There's a clue in what he wrote.

Ok, so who Russia will attack this time ?

In their eyes, it has already begun.