TD:
I would question his statement that these trailers were parked by 10:40 as that suggests am! The White Helmet videos show the attack as being at night. So maybe he meant 22:40 not 10:40?
Let’s take the photos you posted at 11:07 and 11:13?
I don’t see anything that supports the idea the site was bombed at all !
The pictures are of the same location from different angles but with the best will in the world it is very obvious to anyone that that site has NOT been attacked from the air. Don’t see how anyone could suggest otherwise. There also appears to be no sign of fire damage to any of those trailers ..... to be honest it looks more like the aftermath of a riot by soccer hooligans than a military attack. The building in the background has at some time been bombed but not recently, you would still see smoke hours later. The only smoke appears to be behind those buildings.
So, assuming the photos are not fakes.(
Who knows?) I see nothing to support the idea this location was attacked from the air or any signs of an attack at all ..... not even bullet holes.
Post at 11:18.
Yes the trucks door is hanging off but there is no damage that indicates an attack. This truck and its trailer appear to be burnt out. The same goes for the truck in the background. No blast damage just a burnt out shell. I can’t be positive but there appears to be the remnants of UN Stickers on the front of this vehicle. But again, there is nothing to suggest an air attack.
Post at 11:22
It is obviously part of a UN Convoy but it seems to be a bit ‘
isolated’. I am sure there is another picture of this truck (
or similar) parked the other way round, with some damage, but it is where you see the cables crossing the road. It is these cables that, if you believe the US accusation , managed to survive an air attack and an air attack that did very little damage. So again nothing here to suggest an air attack.
Post at 11:27
This vehicle is burned out but when? The Red Cross ‘
jacket’ was not there when it happened and there appear to be no blood stains on it, so not a possession of the driver/passenger. I see one hole that could be maybe be an RPG entry but a missile from a drone or an SU-34 .... don’t think so. The rest of the holes look like shrapnel or something like 9mm. Certainly not from an aircraft as their guns are much bigger, maybe 20mm or even 30mm. There is a bush in the background, why is that not scorched or burned ........ it is close enough?
So, from these photos, or any of the other photos there is nothing to support the accusation it was an air attack. Nothing so far has been produced by the US from their...... very close up, all seeing eye .... the coalition apparently has .... that would show if the Russians were even in the air at the time. ( Please Mr.Obama can you release the RADAR tapes of the area that covers this time period. ) The most we see from these pictures, it could have been a ground operation ...... either by Assad’s people, which does not seem to be the case or terrorists.
Post 17:52
John Kerry has called for a no-fly zone in parts of Syria.
I agree with him and the sooner Mr Putin creates it the better.
Stop all illegal incursions into Syrian air space by coalition aircraft including drones without filing a flight plan at least 12 hours before; a constant IFF squawk with an agreed ident and immediate withdrawal after any action. Move all foreign ground forces out of Syria ..... including the Turkish Army in say 48 hours .... after which they become a target anywhere within Syrian territory.
The US has no jurisdiction in Syria whether they like to admit it or not! Nobody invited them and they have no UN mandate .... and never will because Russia would veto any UNSC resolution that the US proposed that worked against their interests.
If the US or coalition aircraft (
Including Israel) or forces enter Syria after that ...... they have been warned, and they may become a legitimate target of S-400’s or Russian/Syrian air defence forces.
Paphitis’ bravado will vaporise if the Russians bring a coalition plane down ..... because he thinks they are invincible. But Russia has proved to be a very capable military force .... with weapons the West has no defence against. The US would be foolish in the extreme to try their luck....... odds on ........ they would lose!
