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Russian Squadron Returns to the Mediterranean
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August 10, 2007: Russia has announced its intention to again maintain a permanent naval squadron in the Mediterranean. Russia has not done this for nearly two decades. The squadron would be based in Syrian ports, which is apparently part of an arms purchasing deal. Weapons for basing rights, or something along those lines. It is feared that Syria is acting as a front for Iranian arms purchases, but everyone denies this.

 

The Russian squadron would probably consist of a few surface warships and a submarine.

 

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displacedjim       8/10/2007 1:38:48 PM
...and probably a "fishing trawler" or three.
 
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sjdoc    Gonna have to start teaching 6th Fleet sailors...   8/11/2007 2:51:27 AM
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...Russian-language obscenities to shout off the fantail at the zvoloch again.
 
Anybody got links to some half-decent online glossaries with pronunciation guides?
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Darth Squirrel       8/11/2007 6:15:55 PM

...and probably a "fishing trawler" or three.


lol.  Yes comrade, and it will be fitted with a very powerful laser system for blinding the Americ - I mean, the fishes we are looking for.
 
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Herald1234       8/11/2007 9:09:00 PM

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...Russian-language obscenities to shout off the fantail at the zvoloch again.

 

Anybody got links to some half-decent online glossaries with pronunciation guides?

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Herald
 
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