tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post6922354057983422395..comments2024-03-27T11:21:40.742+04:00Comments on Muscat Confidential: Iranian Monitoring Station in Mussandam: More fun with Google EarthUndercover Dragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10577931944980469254noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-38691672799923248442008-06-20T23:09:00.000+04:002008-06-20T23:09:00.000+04:00Wliie.Will do. But I do think Thumrait is cute. An...Wliie.<BR/><BR/>Will do. But I do think Thumrait is cute. And really in the middle of nowhere's ville.<BR/><BR/>Coloman<BR/>Heh heh.<BR/><BR/>Anon<BR/>Indeed. Its not small, and its in the best position anywhere for reaching as far into Iran as possible.<BR/><BR/>I'm sort of surprised there's still a road. I wonder what sort of response a tourist visit would bring?Undercover Dragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10577931944980469254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-65014192964018672652008-06-18T18:04:00.000+04:002008-06-18T18:04:00.000+04:00That looks to me like the same over-the-horizon li...That looks to me like the same over-the-horizon listening post that John Beasant mentions in his banned "Oman" book [Which of course nobody in Oman has ever read...]. As he mentions there...<BR/>"During the Cold War it played a significant role in monitoring Soviet naval activity in the Indian Ocean and indeed beyond."<BR/><BR/>Presumably it is now monitoring events somewhat closer to home?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-71953949647134521342008-06-17T07:09:00.000+04:002008-06-17T07:09:00.000+04:00Dragon,You must work for some kind of Ameriacan co...Dragon,<BR/><BR/>You must work for some kind of Ameriacan company, something with the military.ColOmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10782246242397086830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-42456457029426364542008-06-16T15:33:00.000+04:002008-06-16T15:33:00.000+04:00Take a look at Al Udied Airbase Qatar... Now that ...Take a look at Al Udied Airbase Qatar... Now that is an Airbase! See if you can count how may aircraft there are.<BR/><BR/>Willie DryerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-75167960168423871992008-06-16T08:07:00.000+04:002008-06-16T08:07:00.000+04:00coloman,I know its in Oman, and run by Oman (well,...coloman,<BR/>I know its in Oman, and run by Oman (well, perhaps with a little help from The American's). But its used for watching and listening to the Iranians.<BR/><BR/>Sorry for the confusion!Undercover Dragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10577931944980469254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-49810623818556633072008-06-15T17:24:00.000+04:002008-06-15T17:24:00.000+04:00Its Omani not Irania.Its Omani not Irania.ColOmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10782246242397086830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-67536294246133008462008-06-15T08:55:00.000+04:002008-06-15T08:55:00.000+04:00OH, BTW, its officially used for monitoring of com...OH, BTW, its officially used for monitoring of commercial aircraft, as Muscat Air traffic control is in charge of all the gazzillions of planes that cross Omani airspace on their way between Asia and ME or Europe.Undercover Dragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10577931944980469254noreply@blogger.com