Ship ‘carrying Russian attack helicopters to Syria’ halted off Scotland
The UK has made moves to stop a cargo vessel allegedly carrying refurbished Russian-made attack helicopters from completing its journey to Syria. The MV Alaed had its insurance withdrawn by The Standard Club in London while it was about 50 miles (80.4km) off Scotland’s north coast. The insurer said it had sought more information on the boat’s cargo. Withdrawal of insurance prevents the MV Alaed from sailing until its owner can secure new cover. It is thought that the vessel has stopped off the Western Isles. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) said it was unclear where the vessel would now go. The Russian embassy in London has not yet commented. The UK and US have raised concerns with Russia about shipments of weapons to Syria, which is subject to a European Union arms embargo. In a statement, the FCO said: “We are aware of a ship carrying a consignment of refurbished Russian-made attack helicopters heading to Syria. “The foreign secretary made clear to Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov when they met on 14 June that all defence shipments to Syria must stop.
The fact that the British poodle is growling only because it has Uncle Sam to protect him from the Russian bear is apparently lost on the BBC. As is the fact that no UNSC resolutions have banned the fulfillment of military maintenance contracts with Syria.
PS: also check out this piece on Mikhail Voytenko‘s excellent Maritime Bulletin.
“It sure looks like the USA’s “poodle” is fancying itself as a fierce Rottweiler who will courageously protect the world from the Russian bear. And you got the admire the macho language of the foreign secretary who “made it clear” to Lavrov that “all defense shipments to Syria must stop”.
I think the opposite is true that it is Britain and Israel that controls the US as all the evidence both historically and especially after the fall of the USSR proves with:
– The shock therapists trained in London and British.
– Control of the Caspian energy consortium in Azerbaijan that was installed in a MI6 coup in 93 and the $3 billion Caucasus oil investment fund in 97.
– Dealings with the Saudi’s and Pakistani’s that are basically extensions of British intelligence. Saudi intelligence head that deals with these black ops is the Saudi ambassador to London and by accident I just found this article.
“Al-Hijji’s name made headlines in September 2011 when The Miami Herald reported on a counterterrorism source’s disclosure of a previously unknown FBI-led probe that followed the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on New York and Washington — one that pointed to a possible Saudi support operation for the hijackers in Florida.
A decade after the nation’s worst terrorist attack, which claimed the lives of 3,000 people, al-Hijji has now been found to be living in London, where he works for Aramco Overseas, the European subsidiary of Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia’s state oil company. His job title is career counselor. “
http://openchannel.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/12/10626973-saudi-who-left-fla-before-911-considered-bin-laden-a-hero-informant-told-fbi-in-04?lite
– Terrorist networks that run through London especially Chechen but also non-Islamic like the Tamil Tigers in fact London is the terrorist capital of the world.
– Not to mention the fact that these City of London linked banks literally control the Fed Reserve and the major banks in the US that lend money to the US government and are the major financial contributors to both political parties and London connected organisations and institutions like the CFR and London School of Economics who Soros was mentored by Frankfurt school Marxist professor Karl Popper and which he bases his network of NGO’s on his Open Society philosophy.
The only President to challenge the British Empire was FDR who even drawn up war scenarios against the British in Canada.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4hjyyrpiKQ
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Plan_Red
@Jack: the world is run by a trans-national or supra-national plutocracy and the examples you are giving show that London is definitely a key base for it. Yet, you could find such examples showing the opposite, US interest trumping British ones, or German ones, or French ones. Plutocrats are, by essence, cosmopolites with no allegiance or loyalty to any country or nation. I believe that this is even true for Jews who are often accused of tribalism, and justly so, but whose top leaders don’t give a damn about Israel, Zionism, Eretz Yisrael, or anything else (Sibel Edmons’ testimony shows that quite clearly). They care only about power and wealth. This being said, as a country now, the UK would never dare to antagonize Russia in any way, heck, what am I saying, they would not even dare to antagonize Argentina without Uncle Sam covering their pompous butts.
You are absolutely correct when you give examples of the fact that the British are up to their necks in “Islamic” terrorism, but that is simply as a sub-contractor for US/Israeli interests. So, yes, London is the world capital of resident terrorists, but that is simply because it is far more convenient to keep them there than to bring them over to the US “homeland”.
And yes, London is a rear base of Chechen terrorists, but make no mistake, Uncle Sam supervises it all.
Cheers!
When I checked the Standard Club website I see that several of the board members of the company are from either Turkey or Saudi Arabia or UAE. All the players who are busy trying to help Hillary Clinton destabilize Syria and they just happen to be board members of this London based company.
@Hans: very interesting. There were rumors that this ship was actually owned by a Scandinavian company which, again according to rumors, denied it. Now they say that the ship is on its way back to Russia. The thing to keep in mind is that we are talking about refurbished helicopters which, if I got it right, already belong to Syria and not to Russia (who only worked on them). In other words, it might well be that the Russians are not contractually obligated to deliver them (no more than Amazon is responsible for an item once it is shipped).
Dunno. Will keep an eye on this.
Thanks for the interesting info!!
Cheers,
The Saker
I believe that until recenlty the regulation of the City was much laxer than that of New York which meant that the New York financial houses got round the SEC by using their London back office. That was one reason why Clinton abolished the Glass Seagal Act because Wall Street was circumventing it via London anyway. The City of London and its network of offshore tax havens is a menace. It has played a key role in enabling the Plutocracy not only to evade/avoid taxes but to finance off balance sheet terrorist activity the whole world over.
That Mikhail Voytenko seems to support the Russian opposition and is completely clueless about the reasons why Russia is supporting Assad. Did you see what he wrote today regarding the M/V Alaed?
http://www.odin.tc/news/read.asp?articleID=983
The last paragraph, specially, is quite senseless.
@VINEYARDSAKER:
“the world is run by a trans-national or supra-national plutocracy and the examples you are giving show that London is definitely a key base for it.”
“Plutocrats are, by essence, cosmopolites with no allegiance or loyalty to any country or nation.”
This lame leftist excuse that multi-national corporations dictate US foreign policy does not hold water and goes against basic logic in regards to US most pressing foreign policy agenda regarding Iraq, Russia and a potential war with Iran.
The oil companies where against the Iraq war as they made more profit from Iraqi oil not being on the market and cutting special deals with the Saddam regime.
Promoting Nabucco and sabotaging Russian oil transit routes and networks to Russia makes no economic sense as the EU and US backed Nabucco is not economically viable and can only produce a fraction of what is necessary for Europe unless Iran joins Nabucco.
It is very clear that major foreign policy objectives support British interests.
“Yet, you could find such examples showing the opposite, US interest trumping British ones, or German ones, or French ones”
When have they ever trumpeted British and US interests? The only example I can think is Frances refusal to back UN declaration of war against Iraqi and they went to war anyway.
“Plutocrats are, by essence, cosmopolites with no allegiance or loyalty to any country or nation. I believe that this is even true for Jews who are often accused of tribalism, and justly so, but whose top leaders don’t give a damn about Israel, Zionism, Eretz Yisrael, or anything else (Sibel Edmons’ testimony shows that quite clearly).”
Nonsense Edmonds testimony clearly shows ethnic networks involved in supporting terrorism via Turkey and Turkish and Israeli/Jewish complicity in the black market nuclear smuggling network.
“This being said, as a country now, the UK would never dare to antagonize Russia in any way, heck, what am I saying, they would not even dare to antagonize Argentina without Uncle Sam covering their pompous butts.”
What about the 2008 Georgian war when there puppet regime launched an attack on Russia and Britain immediately pushed for sending Navy ships into the Black Sea?
As for Argentina the Brits are antagonising Argentina.
“You are absolutely correct when you give examples of the fact that the British are up to their necks in “Islamic” terrorism, but that is simply as a sub-contractor for US/Israeli interests. So, yes, London is the world capital of resident terrorists, but that is simply because it is far more convenient to keep them there than to bring them over to the US “homeland”.
How exactly is it in Israel and America’s interests to promote Turkey and create Islamic terrorist linked Muslim separatist regimes in the Balkans, North Caucasus and Central Asia so they can create an alternative pipeline that bypasses Russia when all the key players including the Rothschild family in implementing this policy and in positions of power have direct links to London?
This is a European project that squarely benefits London.
Terrorist are recruited and trafficked from London were they were sent to and trained in private British security camps in the US prior to 9/11.
They were also trained in military bases in the UK.
“And yes, London is a rear base of Chechen terrorists, but make no mistake, Uncle Sam supervises it all.”
US has not control of operations in London were suspects involved or suspected involvement with terrorist attacks against the US are protected by British intelligence.
@Carlo:That Mikhail Voytenko seems to support the Russian opposition and is completely clueless about the reasons why Russia is supporting Assad.
Yes, indeed, but I like his website. As a political analyst Voytenko sucks, but as a maritime analyst he is rather good, imho.
Are you keeping tabs on the political reactions in Ecuador to Assange’s request for asylum? Do you know what the opposition to Correa says?
Cheers!
“Are you keeping tabs on the political reactions in Ecuador to Assange’s request for asylum? Do you know what the opposition to Correa says?”
To tell you the truth, no. I guess I am just too worried about the country I live in, which is sinking fast. But yes, I will try to get more information on this important subject.
Anyway, if you want to know the Ecuadorian opposition’s views, you just have to access El Universo, Ecuador’s biggest newspaper and in fierce opposition to Correa:
http://www.eluniverso.com/
When Putin meets Netanyahu
By M K Bhadrakumar
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/NF21Ak03.html