You guys know that I prowl the internet for news……mostly dealing with the Middle East but from time to time there is a report that catches my attention…..for I can see more to the story than the report would indicate………….
For a week now I have been watching a saga play out….a saga of cat and mouse……there seems to be a submarine, possibly a mini-sub, that has been playing a game with the navy of Sweden…..Russia sez “not ours”……The Dutch had been blamed by Russia…..and all the while the Swedish government has been steadfast that they want to find and identify this sub operating in their waters…..operating covertly…….
Then this morning news came out……..
Swedish authorities say they have called off their weeklong search for a suspected submarine in the Stockholm archipelago. Military authorities have ordered naval and amphibious forces to end their hunt for the submarine, though some ground forces will remain involved. Last Friday, Sweden’s military launched its biggest anti-submarine operation since the twilight of the Soviet Union after receiving credible reports of foreign underwater activity. Military officials haven’t blamed any country for the suspected intrusion, though most Swedish defense analysts say Russia would be a likely culprit. Earlier this week, the military said it was willing to use armed force to bring the sub to the surface, but admitted finding it would be very difficult.
Okay….wassup?
Just two days ago it was imperative that this sub be located and identified……and now…..Sweden has thrown up the hands and called it “operation finished”……..
Why?
I read it is costing about $1.5 million a day for the operation…..was that too expensive?………or maybe the culprit has been identified and may cause some international embarrassment……..just why did the importance wane in two days?
This is a good mystery……I will be watching.
Any ideas?
Well, the army’s strongest evidece of the intrusion was a photography (from a private person) of a sub over surface. It turned out that it belonged to belong to an outdoor event company when the pic became public.
Sorry for the bad English, I accidently pushed the send-button.
Anyway, I’m from Sweden so I think I can be excused. 😉
No need to apologize….you are welcome here any time….chuq
Helloo and welcome……..thanx for the update….that part is left out of the reports we see here….
I can imagine that!
If it is not something that we Americans can be afraid of then it is not important to our media….
Here’s an thought: every country may or may not engage in disinformation.
In other words, they may have told the press that they are halting the operation but they aren’t. Then maybe the country with the sub will let its guard down. Just a thought.
Maybe this will help…..http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/22/us-sweden-deployment-idUSKCN0IB1OF20141022
Yeah, it looks like they don’t allot much of their budget for defense. It looks like Norway and Finland allot more. I realize Sweden doesn’t belong to NATO, but they do belong to the EU. I did find an article that claims the EU treaty contains its own security guarantee:
http://euobserver.com/defence/119894
So, where is the EU? You would think they would help. Perhaps if everything hits the fan…
The EU is an enigma …not sure what they do other than issue the Euro….