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2014-08-12 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Russian nationalists capture US made Javelin ATGMs

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Posted by badanov 2014-08-12 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ] Top

#1 The fifth was said to be carrying US made Javelin anti tank guided missiles (FGM-148). The Javelin ATGM is a first generation fire and forget anti tank missile

Lucky for the Russians nationalists they didn't destroy the truck containing the link to American supplied arms. [sarc off]

Posted by Besoeker 2014-08-12 02:45|| 2014-08-12 02:45|| Front Page Top

#2 "Humanitarian" aid from Putin to Eastern Ukraine? Yeah right. Better up the boxes of Wheaties and see what is really in the box.

Posted by Thineng Angailet7166 2014-08-12 03:24|| 2014-08-12 03:24|| Front Page Top

#3 You think some Ukrainian soldier is a bit richer today, Besoeker?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2014-08-12 03:55|| 2014-08-12 03:55|| Front Page Top

#4 No g(r)om. I think the story is BS, or if there are ATGM's, they were at one time, part of a cache in a warehouse in Benghazi.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-08-12 07:01|| 2014-08-12 07:01|| Front Page Top

#5 Recall that other nations use these as well. Britain, for example. And back in 03 about 40 of them went missing from US inventories, I wonder how that happened?

Whatever the case is, it is rather convenient that they didn't hit the truck that had the Javelins in it. And its also an example of just hoe much propaganda there is floating around on both sides, but especially from Russian sources.

But most of all, it shows the sheer ineptitude of the Obama administration and State Dept in how badly this whole thing was handled.

Posted by OldSpook 2014-08-12 08:29|| 2014-08-12 08:29|| Front Page Top

#6 But most of all, it shows the sheer ineptitude of the Obama administration and State Dept in how badly this whole thing was handled.

De rigueur for them.

Posted by JohnQC 2014-08-12 15:39|| 2014-08-12 15:39|| Front Page Top

#7 Assorted Russian Medias,Bloggers have been labeling or accusing the Ukrainians of being German, Polish, Catholic, Teutonic Knights + Waffen SS + Nazi/Hitler lovers, etc. HENCE THE SIMPLE QUESTIONNE' WHERE IS UNIFIED GERMANY IN ALL THIS???

MERKEL I'M A'LOOKIN AT YOU.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2014-08-12 19:38|| 2014-08-12 19:38|| Front Page Top

#8 Alongside Putin, albeit a few steps away now.

Posted by Pappy 2014-08-12 21:12|| 2014-08-12 21:12|| Front Page Top

#9 Keep in mind when Mudak Moskals accuse the Ukrainians of being nazis, the real European neo-nazis are all worshiping Putin as their very own new born Adolf Hitler...Front National, Vlaam Belang...Greek New Dawn...etc...etc...

Posted by Hotspur666 2014-08-12 21:47|| 2014-08-12 21:47|| Front Page Top

#10 Not to mention Pat Buchanan, the Aryan Brotherhood, the KKK, Stormfront and our assorted paleo-con rabble...

Posted by Hotspur666 2014-08-12 21:50|| 2014-08-12 21:50|| Front Page Top

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