"The five destroyers positioned near Syria are the: Barry, Gravely, Mahan, Ramage and Stout.
"The Navy had been operating with three destroyers in the Med, and the Ramage and Stout were expected to replace Mahan and Gravely, respectively, when they arrived there this month. But officials decided to keep all five in place as the U.S. weighs an attack. Each destroyer is capable of carrying up to 90 Tomahawk cruise missiles, although they usually have fewer on hand during deployment. marinecorpstimes.com, August 30, 2013
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US-Allied Warships off Syrian Coastline: Naval Deployment Decided "Before" the August 21 Chemical Weapons AttackBy Prof Michel Chossudovsky (Page 2 of 6 pages) Become a premium member to see this article and all articles as one long page. 5 comments
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USS Stout leaving Norfolk on August 18. USS Stout was used as part of Operation Odyssey Dawn in the 2011 US-NATO war on Libya.
This massive naval deployment which also includes strategic submarines was ordered prior to the tragic event of August 21, which begs the question:
If the chemical weapons attack is a justification for intervening, why was the order to launch an R2P "humanitarian" naval operation against Syria decided upon "Prior" to August 21?
Was there advanced knowledge or intelligence regarding the timing and occurrence of the 21 August Chemical Weapons attack?
A strike against Syria in the immediate short-term is unlikely. Obama announced on August 31st that he would seek formal approval of the US Congress, which reconvenes on September 9.
With independent news reports providing firm evidence that the US sponsored Al Qaeda rebels (recruited and trained by Allied Special Forces) have chemical weapons in their possession, this delay does not favor the president's political credibility.
Moreover, there is evidence that the US sponsored rebels used chemical weapons against civilians. (see image above)
In providing those chemical weapons to al Qaeda "rebels," the US-NATO-Israel alliance is in violation of international law, not to mention their own anti-terrorist legislation.
Overtly supporting Al Qaeda has become the "New Normal."
When the various pieces of evidence are put together, the picture which emerges is that of a covert "false flag operation" carried out by the US sponsored "rebels" and special forces, intent upon blaming president Bashar Al Assad for killing his own people. As mentioned above, the naval deployment was decided upon ex ante, before the 21 August chemical Weapons attack.
This diabolical false flag attack which consists in killing civilians and blaming the Syrian government constitutes the justification for military intervention on "humanitarian grounds."
The US and its allies are still in the process of deploying their naval forces off the Syrian coastline.
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