tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4871088750473093560.post3052079565795392666..comments2024-02-19T11:10:16.893-08:00Comments on Brown Moses Blog: A Great Example Of How Not To Write About Chemical Weapons And Arms In SyriaBrown Moseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17562126209980810351noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4871088750473093560.post-39637757117471654672013-05-07T00:18:31.139-07:002013-05-07T00:18:31.139-07:00Reposted this here: http://www.dailymaverick.co.za...Reposted this here: http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2013-05-07-syria-who-are-the-good-guys-really/#.UYh5VrX-HzkGreghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13701482659844866810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4871088750473093560.post-68532914331977660612013-04-05T06:44:40.132-07:002013-04-05T06:44:40.132-07:00Grains of salt, always, all around the rim. Anothe...Grains of salt, always, all around the rim. Another point - your still showing the S-75 Dvina seems solid enough. What I'm not so sure about is the longer, fin-less, truck-mounted missiles you see in the video freeze-frame, and the first seconds. Are those more of the same? Doesn't look like it to me. They could be Scuds, or something quite similar. <br /><br />So was that an apples-and-oranges dismissal? Maybe they were in control of at least five Scuds or something comparable, once, at least. There is another story (with video) where they found at least 2 by Raqqah, etc. <br /><br />But the whole fixation with Scuds in particular is silly. Some rebel sources say it was a Scud, but at least two others insist it was an errant air strike (5 km+ off-target). So, whatever. Had to have the right warhead - and not so powerful as to cook off the chlorine - but otherwise, hell, it could have been a mortar shell from some forward group (or maybe not??).Caustic Logichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03082923821952309709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4871088750473093560.post-18629828729890124852013-04-04T07:27:22.275-07:002013-04-04T07:27:22.275-07:00I take any rebels claims like that with a huge pin...I take any rebels claims like that with a huge pinch of salt, especially if you look at other types of rockets of the same size and their ranges, for example what Hezbollah has been using. Hopefully the UN investigation might fill in some gaps.Brown Moseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17562126209980810351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4871088750473093560.post-77815315153008495202013-04-04T07:16:58.866-07:002013-04-04T07:16:58.866-07:00I would be stunned if they had suddenly developed ...<i>I would be stunned if they had suddenly developed an accurate rocket capable of reaching a distance of 40km, especially one that was able to carry a warhead large enough to cause the deaths and injures seen in Khan al-Assal. I'm happy for anyone to prove me wrong on that point, and if they can I'll dedicate a new post to this amazing new development in DIY rocketry in Syria.</i><br />Well, to that end... rebels claim one of their homemade rockets has a range of up to 60 km. How did you miss that? Or was it untrue? Ugarit News, Feb. 10:<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_z5rf38ZwY<br />Plus, that's just one example.Like we'll get to see everything they have. <br /><br />Otherwise, good article. Agreed on most points. Nonetheless, I suspect rebels gassed Khan Al-Assal with Mohammed Sabbagh's 400 tons of stolen CL17. Not so sure whether the rocket came from Al-Bab or where. Caustic Logichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03082923821952309709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4871088750473093560.post-69610667739803814402013-04-03T09:46:26.718-07:002013-04-03T09:46:26.718-07:00At this stage one shouldn't take it for grante...At this stage one shouldn't take it for granted, that the missile was fired from al-Bab. The syrian intelligence could be wrong, the information was distorted at its way through, or it could be psyops disinformation bit.<br /><br />But even then it is not that out of the way as you put it. The rich sponsors of the insurgents could easily afford a larger rocket.<br /><br />At first glimpse a candidate could be http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fajr-3 - Hamas got some from iran. And Hamas has been put up against Assad. Its a speculation but its possible.<br /><br />And it is not necessary that the rocket is accurate enough to hit a target at that distance, not for primitive killers. They just had to hit - somewhere.<br /><br />And that gave me now the idea that they indeed tried to hit one of their own areas. To blame Assad for it, the long-awaited false flag attack.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15043049576184493312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4871088750473093560.post-52730784360280187822013-03-31T00:14:03.565-07:002013-03-31T00:14:03.565-07:00What a breath of fresh air you are. The amount of ...What a breath of fresh air you are. The amount of bullshit published by so called reputable media outlets is shocking. For example RT carried the story about the rabbits saying look at who the evil west is supporting. They even cut the film short saying it's too shocking for views. RT does not seem to mind children being blown away by MIGs. It's a shame that no one at RT could find a chemist, because the only danger the Syrian army would face is if they got into the tank with the rabbits.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07354152101683983817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4871088750473093560.post-8058151274781369772013-03-27T09:40:36.081-07:002013-03-27T09:40:36.081-07:00Thanks, as terrifying as flaming insects would be,...Thanks, as terrifying as flaming insects would be, it was meant to be thermite.Brown Moseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17562126209980810351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4871088750473093560.post-15985774961717440942013-03-27T08:02:04.391-07:002013-03-27T08:02:04.391-07:00Excellent as always. Not to be that guy, but I'...Excellent as always. Not to be that guy, but I'm guessing "termite based ZAB incendiary bomblet" was probably meant to be "thermite based ZAB incendiary bomblet"Austin Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05347291806720421820noreply@blogger.com