Moscow’s threat to launch preemptive strikes in response to a U.S.-led NATO missile defense system in Eastern Europe was met with dismissive repudiation by the alliance’s top military chief on Friday.
Russia’s top military officer threatened to carry out a preemptive strike if Washington goes ahead with its plan to build a missile defense shield in Eastern Europe. Washington claims its purpose would be to protect from any Iranian missile threat. But Moscow believes it would undermine their nuclear deterrent.
“These statements are unjustified,” NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said in Berlin after talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
“Our missile defence system is not technically designed to threaten Russia in any way and we have provided that information to the Russians. Politically, we don’t have any intention to attack Russia,” he added.
As a compromise, Moscow has proposed running the missile shield jointly with NATO, but the alliance has rejected that proposal. Russian officials have described the diplomatic negotiations with the U.S.-led effort a “dead end.”
U.S. Senator John McCain complained that Russia is using this issue as an “excuse to have a military buildup in this part of the world, which is at peace, is really an egregious example of what might be even viewed as paranoia on the part of Vladimir Putin.”
Maybe, but paranoia also describes Washington’s supposed purpose behind the missile defense shield. Iran’s military capacity is minimal compared to America’s and most of Europe’s and the notion that a threat from the weak, isolated Iran calls for such a build-up in Eastern Europe is not rational (unless he’s doing it for purely political reasons).
More likely, Putin is justified in his paranoia, and the real reason for Washington’s plan is to weaken Russia’s defenses and maintain military hegemony over the region. That the Obama administration would risk potential war for the scheme is reckless indeed.
It's as 'unjustified' as the up-coming preemptive assault on Iran. Or as justified as NATO's invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq.
NATO can't have its cake and deny other powers the same treat.
NATO SecGen Foggy Rasmussen is one titanic dumb-ass. The Russian statements are "unjustified?" Yeah Foggy, whatever. Russia is fully within Russian sovereign right to pull off 'preemptive strikes' on NATO and/or whomever. Because and you know, if preemption is good enough for the US/NATO, well, it sure as hell would be good enough for Russia.
Hey Foggy? How's that 'preemptive strike' look to you? Hey Foggy? Just one more teeny tiny question, have you got your AllState coverage all up to speed?
The message from Russia was probably meant more for those countries in Europe accepting the missile defense systems in their territories, but I believe you are correct Skulz in saying that Russia has the right to "preemptive strikes".
Preemptive war? How dare they!
U.S. Senator John McCain complained that Russia is using this issue as an “excuse to have a military buildup in this part of the world, which is at peace”
And who is building this weapons system in that part of the World?????????
The United States and NATO! what was NATO designed for?
To fight Russia!
So Senator McCain who is starting the Military build up?
THE USA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ok, so the people who preach the virtues of "pre-emptive war" constantly to the rest of the world don't like it when someone looks at them and says the same.
Given NATO's aggressive record of attacking people and starting wars, and given that this missile defense system seems too far away from Iran to do much good, the Russians seem quite justified in looking at it and wondering if a NATO-style pre-emptive war might be not only their best response but perhaps their only response.
Lets put this on the opposite, what if Russia makes a shield in Cuba to be protected, lets say from Mexico missiles, how would US react to that?!
When jumping a sinking party by switching to the new government, Polish foreign minister and former AEI fellow admitted that Iran posed no threat to Poland.
From http://www.aei.org/outlook/28815
"Not infrequently, Sikorski remarked, "We feel no threat from Iran.""
And WHY would Iran be a threat to…. POLAND?!?!!?
In Poland, there is a political disdain for Russia and this fits with the US desire to finally contain its enemy. Installing the "Patriots" is the first step.
Well, y'see, Iran's Ahmadinejad wouldn't be "another Hitler" unless he invaded Poland. That explains it.
Ofcourse, he has to say that! Who would expect something else?
But then, what dies the location of the system tell?
And the refusal to let Russian's have a saying?
It's just talk, and I have never seen a Politician who wasnt used to lying,
if he wouldn't lie, he wouldn't be a Politician,
W
It seems that the world is dependent on the the leaders of China and Russia to keep the peace from the aggressor nations of NATO and Israel.
The Pentagon aims to achieve a disarming first strike capability according to missile engineer Bob Aldridge -www.plrc.org. The US Navy can track and destroy all enemy submarines simultaneously according to Bob Aldridge. Navstar (now GPS) was made to get an accuracy of less than 30 meters for Minuteman-3 and Trident-2, necessary to destroy missile silos. The warheads on Minuteman-3 and Trident-2 are designed to minimize nuclear winter effects if used against missile silos according to Professor Paul Rogers. Professor J. Edward Anderson: The deployment of anti-missile missiles in Eastern Europe is part of a first-strike strategy. Der Spiegel 49/2011: The US Missile Shield in Eastern Europe will be fully operational by 2020. This leads to Launch On Warning and Accidental Nuclear War.
I'm really amazed that the charade put forth by NATO/US that the missile shield is protecting Europe against Iranian missiles… If so, one would think that the shield would have been built near the Iraian border…one would think. Of course it is intended to work against the Russians. And the Russians have every right to be calling them on it.
I wonder if Rassy understands that if they force the Russians into a pre-emptive strike that Mons/Brussels might just be on the first strike list?
it's only justified when the US anglo-saxons alliance decides it is. and then it's published all over the compliant anglo-saxon media and the rest of NATO country medias just cuts and pastes the same news. that 's how it works. any outsiders to this brainwashing technique can see that
He should apply his logic to Israel's bellicose statements about launching preemptive strikes against Iran.
A more likely reason for US policy is to try to drive a wedge between Russia and the rest of Europe and create the (wholly false) impression that the cold war is still going on, thereby keep Europe under the American jackboot. One wonders what American interest is served by such a policy.
Where was this idiot, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, when President Bush announced his policy of pre-emptive strike?
These motherfker hypocrites have no shame.
Such a perfect example of Neocon [(actially Neo Nazi)] Statecraft. Not really negotiations. More like terms of surrender ………… And just the latest example… Remember when it was Saddam's turn……. The Wolfowitz Cheney administration wanted the U.N. weapons inspectors to be able to look for WMDs in his palaces, bedrooms….. any place which especially was an affront….. Then, when nothing was found in the palaces or in his underwear drawers……….. suddenly the UN withdrew "their" inspectors and……… SADDAM was given a "choice," (ultimatum) To leave his OWN country, or be attacked by the U.S., England and those other "Willing" "foreign suitors" that the Bush Cabal was seeking for his oil days after moving into the white house. see…….
This new Iran war plan has some of the same elements….. But this time, for whatever reason, Russia is involved, so there is nuclear intrigue…. Europe and the U.S. TELL Russia they intend to build a missile shield to protect Europe from, missiles from Iran. Russia sees the shield as directed against them…. U.S,. and NATO insist it's directed against Iran…….. which I believe it actually is …………. but NOT to intercept Iranian missiles……..but rather to be used as a bargaining chip to compel Russia to sit by quietly while the U.S. Israel and England devastate Iran… By giving Russia the choice (ultimatum) "Let us destroy Iran" or we will [need to] build a shield that would weaken you……. your choice" Now Russia is talking tough……. You wonder why….???
In the end, this isn't about Europe or Iran either….. It's all about Israel AGAIN ……. and preserving her primacy and her hegemony…… It's a Neocon world out there these days….. There time…………. until it isn't anymore…..
Russia could whisper "O" any trouble good bye London…………. It would be interesting to see what shift it would cause….
Deadly force is good — A fake religion
From a cop that gets a god-ego strapping killing machines to his body, giving him the power of life and death within his body, to a President who claims we are all creatures of the state and that he may drone-execute at will anyone he deems a danger to the state, surely all those who enforce our laws, they do religiously follow a blind-faith conviction that force can overcome all crime.
Comes now the ultimate conclusion of such a religion, with a missile shield using first-strike technology that has computers operating at the speed of light to destroy all of Russia’s nukes and make it a slave to the will of Empire USA.
Problem is, Russia will soon come up with something bigger and better, China has on the drawing board a thing even better and comes now star wars unending.
But then human nature, it being a take all you can take mentality controlled by the laws of nature, can mankind progress in any other fashion? So, life is a learning process, that’s what I always say.
(( “These statements are completely justified,” NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said in Berlin after talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
“Our missile system is technically designed to threaten Russia in every way and we have provided that information to the Russians. Publicly, we will say we don’t have any intention to attack Russia, but will instead behind the scenes continue to threaten and cajole that nation's leaders into compliance with US policy while keeping the threat of nuclear war as an option.” he added. ))
Fixed that for all of you who didn't see through the boilerplate rhetoric of NATO (read: the US).
If Russia surrenders and makes a deal sacrificing Iran, next it will be Russia’s ass in a deal with China. The warmongers want full spectrum dominance.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:President_Georg…
Mons/Brussels…………?????????? Why punish the Beliums for him,… Maybe Copenhagen…???
His actions in Libya NATO make SecGen Foggy Rasmussen a war criminal and so attacking Russia would be par for the course.
"Politically, we don’t have any intention to attack Russia…” Politically not, but militarily they do.
Preemptive first-strike — A selfish act of self-preservation
The U.S. inflicted a preemptive first-strike upon Japan, which made it impossible for sufficient crude oil to be purchased by Japan, which caused the bombing of Pear Harbor and the start World War Two.
Comes now a supreme act of self-preservation on the part of Western Europeans, an act to preserve their race, at the expense of annihilating the entire human race.
What I've found surprising about his, is that American history has been so white-washed, that I didn't even know WHY the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor until adulthood. The meme we were given in school was that the Japanese simply carried out a blatant act of agression for no real reason. Even history channel docs are reticent to go into details regarding the Japanese motivations for the attack, nor do they ever give Russia credit for destroying most of Hitler's divisions. Sometimes, it's like the eastern Front in WW2 never existed! So much history regarding WW2 has been white-washed and sanitized to the point of absurdity.
Russia and China should build defense shields in Iran, Syria and other allies to protect them from NATO Israel and other allies.
The Eastern European countries allowing this are weasles. They also allow torture prisons on thier soil. They are bought off by Washington with taxpayer dollars and favored immigration status, and you won't find them picking crops in Arizona.