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This is an Op-Ed from Ynet, but there are some events described in here that I haven't seen across the wires. This author is saying some of the same stuff we have been saying here - Erdogan's actions are going beyond mere rhetoric and look more like war games, raising the spectre of a military clash. There is a lot of good info in this piece, but particularly take a look at the warning an American official supposedly passed on to Turkey
1 posted on 10/02/2011 10:25:52 AM PDT by jhpigott
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2 posted on 10/02/2011 10:26:44 AM PDT by jhpigott (North Korea - The land of lousy options)
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Senior NATO officials pled with their Turkish counterparts, deploring them to stop playing with fire.

The Turkish officers responded that as far as it depends on them, there will be no military clash.

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erdogan’s intent were plain in the 2004 or 5 cover nyt mag that pictured him and his wife, she with her head covered.


4 posted on 10/02/2011 10:43:16 AM PDT by ken21 (ruling class dem + rino progressives -- destroying america for 150 years.)
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The report describes the kind of events that characterized Cold War confrontations with the Soviets during times of heightened tensions. Let's hope Erdogan is as controlled as the Soviets mostly were. If he wants to act like the Chinese or the Norks instead of the Russians he could buy himself some real trouble.
5 posted on 10/02/2011 11:09:55 AM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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Turkey is trying to reinstate the Ottoman Empire on a volunteer basis by getting to Arab states to look to Turkey as a military savior from Israel.

The Islamists have taken over Turkey and are using Islam as a reunifying cry. The Palastinians mean nothing to most Turks, they are only a way to stick a thorn in Israel and highlight the growing anti-semantic feeling in Europe, and elsewhere.

The fact that Turkey has not been already booted from NATO is telling as they are playing with fire that will eventually burn someone. They have betrayed us & the West and why that remain in NATO can only be to destabilize the Western powers.

As the West continues to kiss Islamic ass, and reward them for hating us, this will continue to be a problem, as almost the whole Western Civilization is on the verge of a mighty economic collapse, which will probably trigger the start of a war of us from Islam both within and out.

As our economies continue to weaken, we will not have the money to assist Israel and protect ourselves, as we increasingly pull back home. The fact that a large fifth-column of illegals and Islam is already here will mean even that will not help.

Illegals here will continue to destroy us from within as well as pandering to them and every other PC notion of surrender. Its going to be a bumpy ride folks. October is here and the stock market is weak as well as most of the world economies. The Euro is practically dead and is only going by kiting future checks to create fake money to try to stem the flow. It will fail to achieve this goal eventually annd the dominoes will fall.


6 posted on 10/02/2011 11:11:31 AM PDT by packrat35 (America is rapidly becoming a police state that East Germany could be proud of!)
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War games and rhetoric. Pretty soon, Turkey will liberate Syria from the Zionist. The rhetoric will increase then, until Turkey establishes full control over Syria . . ., so that the Zionists can’t take Damascus.


7 posted on 10/02/2011 11:17:31 AM PDT by Kaisersrsic
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Thanks JH

"The psychiatric aspects in the Israel-Turkey crisis are starting to overcome logic. "

As I have been saying, Erdogan really is crazy. There's no other explanation I can discern.

8 posted on 10/02/2011 11:30:21 AM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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a medium-sized Turkish battleship
10 posted on 10/02/2011 11:53:47 AM PDT by PAR35
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The Mossad may want to think about this guy having a tragic accident...just like Achmedenijad needs one.

The Russians have a couple of subs there. They are siding with Cyprus and we have assets nearby. Turkey is alone on this one and likely to get stung hard. This Erdogan is a bat-poop crazy fool.

11 posted on 10/02/2011 12:34:26 PM PDT by blasater1960 (Deut 30, Psalm 111...the Torah and the Law, is attainable past, present and forever.)
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