Posted on 11/24/2015 10:31:39 AM PST by Michael van der Galien
An emergency NATO session has been called for later today following Turkey shooting down a Russian SU-24 aircraft earlier today -- reportedly the first incident of a NATO country shooting down a Russian or Soviet plane.
But following that shoot-down as Russian rescue helicopters searched for the pilots of that airplane, at least one of the helicopters was destroyed by U.S.-backed Syrian rebels using a CIA-provided TOW anti-tank missile.
The rebel group posted video of the destruction of the Russian helicopter:
[VIDEO]
In the video, the serial number of the missile stand can clearly be seen:
[SCREENSHOT]
As part of the CIA program, Syrian rebel groups receiving U.S. TOW missiles are required to video each use and return each spent container.
The potential repercussions of these two incidents today could be unprecedented.
The first is that the U.S. may get drawn into an armed confrontation with Russia if Turkey should invoke Article 5 of the NATO Treaty. In a speech following the plane shoot-down, Vladimir Putin said that measures will be taken against Turkey for their actions.
The second is that solid evidence of U.S. weapons being used against the Russians operating in Syria could be the pretext for direct confrontation between the U.S. and Russia.
And as I've reported here at PJ Media previously, the TOW missiles provided to "vetted moderate" Syrian rebel groups have repeatedly found their way into the hands of terrorists...
(Excerpt) Read more at pjmedia.com ...
But Obama has won a "Piece Prize "...
How can this be ?
The Russian rescue helicopter was destroyed with TOW anti-tank weapons, ALSO supplied by U.S. AFTER IT HAD LANDED TO SEEK OUT DOWNED PILOTS OF THE SU-24. Were the pilots of the helicopter aboard THE HELICOPTER when it was destroyed??? Another question!
Erdogan's Turkey is an ISLAMIST state, sympathetic to ISIS. For Odunga to arm them and speak out in their defense is TREASON, IMO. 0dunga would be better off saying "no comment" and just stay out of it.
Putin will be providing evidence of Turkey’s involvement in moving ISIS Oil in 3....2.....1
P.S. Any group of soldiers who say “Allahu Akbar” every two seconds while in battle should be NO friend of the United States! These are the DERANGED Islamists!
So we are arming al-Qaeda ?
Didn't Obama kill the leader of al-Qaeda ,single-handedly ? Osama Ben Laden ?
Now we are arming them (al-Qaeda), and fighting, on their side?
And then you wonder why this situation is warped ?
Someone in the White Hut musta forgot who bombed the "TWIN TOWERS" and resulted in almost 3,000 civilian deaths of Americans !! Enough said !
Thanks to the efforts of John McCain.
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