Monday, August 6, 2007
Ah yes, I remember thinking that now that the USSR wasn't going to be supporting all those nasty client states in the Middle East, peace would be just a phone call away. But here's Russia, selling arms to Syria and setting up a permanent -- very important -- port there. Think Syria might have just cemented themselves in with a great protector? Russian Navy to operate from Syria
For the first time since the fall of the Iron Curtain, Russia plans to re-operate the Tartus and Latakia ports in Syria as permanent bases for the Russian Navy in the Mediterranean basin, according to recent western media reports.
Rumors on the growing Russian activity in the Mediterranean began spreading following a statement by Russian Navy commander, Admiral Vladimir Masorin, as he visited the Russian Navy base in the Sebastopol port in Ukraine.
"Being present in the Mediterranean is very important for our Navy in the Black Sea," the admiral said...
