Distances shrinking from 1500 km to 40 km or even less in twenty years' time

Submitted by Ianus (Poland), Nov 7, 2009 at 12:49

Hi, Grand Infidel of Kafiristan ! Thanks a lot for your critical remark. I definitely like and need criticism. It refreshes me.

Ianus writes: "...and now NATO planes and bombs are stationed some 40 km from St. Petersburg" Have to pick you up on that - was that a typo? Finalnd is 150 kms from St.Petersburg - and Estonia is a little over 100kms -" Yes, indeed. The distances to St. Petersburg are as you indicate. I made a mistake. I am not infallible and have never pretended to be so. But this mistake of detail doesn't invalidate the general point at all. If you replace "St. Petersburg" with -say- "Pskov" , then you'll get the distance or even less to the Estonian border guarded by NATO bombs. And Pskov is also an attractive target to bomb if NATO happy-makers decide one day to bring more 'democracy' to Russia as they did to Serbia. It's interesting to note that some 20 years ago the distance between Moscow and the first NATO border was some 1500 km. In other words it took some 20-30 minutes for a ballistic missile to get to the target. And how many minutes or rather seconds will it take now if Pskov and St. Petersburg are targeted ?

Estonia is part of NATO and has NATO war planes on its territory. Findland still sticks to its neutrality although NATO bosses have made several attempts to "protect" this country also , that is to absorb it as another vassal state. > neither of these countries have US air bases as far as I am aware - so , unless there's a US aircraft carrier in the Baltic Sea - I'm assuming it's a typo.< NATO consists technically of two types of armies which constitute one big army. The US army mainly beyond the ocean and stationed on its c. 730 military bases all over the globe. And the vassal armies like those of Poland, Germany, Estonia etc. stationed in their own national territories.

You may have noticed that since 1991 NATO have made a great leap eastwards disrespecting all agreements and promises given to Gorbachov (who remembers Gorbchov nowadays or yesteryear's promises ?) that it would never do it. Thus the US/NATO forces under different pretexts have pursued a systematic and perfidious policy of encircling Russia, humiliating and defeating militarily her allies (as was the case during the NATO-led jihad on the Balkans), reversing effectively the proportions of forces existing before Gorbachov's withdrawal from Eastern Europe on behalf of NATO. Now it's only the fear of Russia's nuclear capabilities that prevents NATO from making the last great leap by attacking Russia as it was done with Serbia. In 1962 when the Soviets tried to install their missiles on Cuba, some 150 km from the US coast and c. 4100 km from Washington, it almost caused a third world war as the US felt threatened. Nowadays the NATO/US strategists do much more than that and yet when Russia protests it is either ignored or old ghosts are resurrected and new created and the happy bright future is invoked as justification of the dirty game played by NATO. As to US strategy in Estonia, the latter has been taken under the NATO umbrella and so on her territory some NATO fighter and other aircraft are permanently stationed carrying out the so called NATO Baltic Air Policing mission.

To quote one piece of NATO self-glorifying propaganda : "The presence of NATO fighter planes in the skies above the Baltic States is a very clear and visible demonstration of Alliance solidarity, resolve and determination. In October last year, this commitment was further enhanced by the introduction of a one-day live flying training event involving the inplace Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) aircraft and external contributions from neighbouring NATO nations. This event was extremely successful and widely appreciated by the indigenous populations."

http://www.airramstein.nato.int/BRTE_IV/media/pdf_rel_pub/BAP_article_RS_April_2009.pdf

What is both funny or rather disgusting in this context is that also Turkey - "an ally no more" , Islam's Military Fifth Column which had to be appeased before the NATO satraps could choose dhimmi-minded Rasmussen as NATO secretary general provides also staunch "air defense" far-off Estonia. Estonia is also regularly visited by US war planes http://estonia.usembassy.gov/aircraft2.html which being officially defensive also " can carry nuclear or precision guided conventional ordnance with worldwide precision navigation capability. The C-130 Hercules primarily performs the tactical portion of the airlift mission. The aircraft is capable of operating from rough, dirt strips and is the prime transport for air dropping troops and equipment into hostile areas." If you're interested in NATO war schemes and ambitions against Russia, then I'd suggest this article

http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=13975

As to myself, after the NATO jihadist war against Serbia, I have lost any respect and illusions about this anti-European, mendacious and criminal organization. I wish it had been dissolved together with the collapse of the USSR ! It's a worse existential threat to Europe and freedom than al-Qaida. The latter hasn't created any Islamic state yet. NATO did create two !

With kind regards, Jan

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