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TURKISH ARMORED VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO PULL DOWN GREEK BORDER FENCE
South Front ^ | 03/08/2020 | South Front

Posted on 03/16/2020 9:23:55 AM PDT by softengine

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To: rigelkentaurus

Greeks kicked Mussolini’s ass in WWII.


41 posted on 03/16/2020 11:52:46 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: BobL

This virus might bring nationalism back in an even bigger way.

when you don’t know who the hell is in your country it’s hard to track their health


42 posted on 03/16/2020 12:05:08 PM PDT by dp0622 (Radicals, racists Don't point fingers at me I'm a small town white boy Just tryin to make ends meet)
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To: GingisK

“I guess they should remember the example set by the 300 Spartans. It sort of worked before.”

The battle of Salamis would be better.

The Greeks lost at Thermopylae and the king of Sparta was killed.
At Salamis the Greek fleet destroyed a much larger Persian fleet causing Xerxes to withdraw the bulk of his army to Asia.


43 posted on 03/16/2020 12:14:11 PM PDT by oldvirginian (I know not what course others may take but as for me Give me Liberty or give me death)
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To: Spruce

Good point. Made me smile.


44 posted on 03/16/2020 12:43:52 PM PDT by softengine
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To: chris37

The Turks would be gone before the Greeks could pass an ordinance.


45 posted on 03/16/2020 1:07:45 PM PDT by Rebelbase ("The people anxiously hope for just two things: bread and circuses" and now the circuses are gone.)
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To: CondorFlight

From what I’m seeing the assistance might be from Bulgaria, Romania and Poland. The same cast of characters that fought 2 Balkan Wars against the Turks prior to WW1. History doesn’t repeat exactly, but it does rhyme.


46 posted on 03/16/2020 1:31:38 PM PDT by Tallguy (Facts be d@mned! The narrative must be protected at all costs!))
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To: softengine

Posting 10 days after occurrence about a picture of an action taken by Turkey against Greece which hasn’t been media reported without including the picture could be considered fake news


47 posted on 03/16/2020 2:00:24 PM PDT by mosesdapoet (mosesdapoet aka L.J.Keslin posting here for the record hoping somebody might read and pass around)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
...one of the "HIZIR / ATES" type vehicles with daytime and nighttime border surveillance vehicles, which Turkey received from May to August 2019, financed by a program for which 75% were paid for the EU.

48 posted on 03/16/2020 2:41:00 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: mosesdapoet
"Posting 10 days after occurrence.."

Sorry about that. Some of us are juggling career, family, and managing a household. Life is busy!
49 posted on 03/16/2020 4:42:54 PM PDT by softengine
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To: Wuli

Thanks for the link, Wuli. And for the perspective. I would hope it isn’t true but with everything going on in the world right now, one never knows for sure.


50 posted on 03/16/2020 4:45:55 PM PDT by softengine
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To: softengine

Does not really matter what Turkey does, what matters is what the Greeks are willing to do to maintain their county’s sovereignty. Fight for it or surrender to Turkey.


51 posted on 03/16/2020 4:56:50 PM PDT by 2001convSVT (Medicare for All = Medical Care for None!)
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To: Wuli

That’s because there are no Greek media on site to do reporting. What opinion? Who reported accurate news for Syria complete with interviews of participants and field footage for years while mainstream media cited one-man Al-Qaeda ‘observatory for human rights’ in London.
Which proved to be a lie and propaganda?


52 posted on 03/16/2020 5:12:06 PM PDT by NorseViking
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To: softengine

My perspective to international “journalism” is never trust anyone - especially to include something just ‘cause it “sounds right”, and always verify.

You would think the story, if verifiable, since in concerns Greece, would have original “Greek media” sources somewhere. But it doesn’t.

When you find that, an investigator/investigation then leads to the posting website itself - who are they, where do they call home, and what is their posting history.

I find using bad sources is like telling a false hood when trying to make a point. The point may actually be a good point but the argument for it using a falsehood is no better than a false cause for the point - it ruins an otherwise good argument. Why? Because the opponent can demonstrate the falsehood, and focus on it as evidence the argument is bad.

I’d like to see Erdogan’s Turkey out of NATO. I am not going to share falsehoods to make my point, just ‘cause it “sounds like” the behavior I’d expect from Erdogan.


53 posted on 03/16/2020 5:21:26 PM PDT by Wuli
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To: NorseViking

There is no provenance for the images. Just the say of SouthFront.Org, and no one else. The other websites with the same report are either linked with SouthFront or were passing the report reported by SouthFront. Of course the Greeks were on the Greek side of the border and of course if it happened as SouthFront says it did it would have gotten from them to the Greek Media.

Go and look at my link reporting who is SouthFront.

It’s clear from who SouthFront is - compared to who they claim to be - that “SouthFront” does not refer to a “southern front” with respect to the EU. It’s more accurate rationale for its choice of a name is for the “southern front” of Russian interests.


54 posted on 03/16/2020 5:36:09 PM PDT by Wuli
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To: softengine

If it happened this was covered up by media coverage otherwise there would have been several postings here.


55 posted on 03/16/2020 9:16:29 PM PDT by mosesdapoet (mosesdapoet aka L.J.Keslin posting here for the record hoping somebody might read and pass around)
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To: rigelkentaurus
The Greek military is about 40-50% of the size of Turkey’s. It is tough to declare war against a much larger opponent.

While those may not be the best odds, and I have no idea over how their capabilities compare, Turkey is pretty heavily involved militarily in their Syria invasion. They don't have that much to spare to fight a two-front war. If Greece is gonna fight them, now is the time to get it done.

NATO won't really apply to internal conflicts (don't think there's much history to rely on though), and I'm sure most of the EU would support Greece (mostly just verbally, not with personnel or equipment), cause none of them want more of the terrorists either.
56 posted on 03/17/2020 2:58:24 PM PDT by Svartalfiar
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