Posted on 02/28/2020 6:25:30 PM PST by blam
Greece has completely shut down its borders Friday, sending dozens of naval vessels to patrol the Greek islands after Turkey announced it would allow all Syrian migrants to head to Europe.
A government representative, who wished to remain anonymous, told German media that Greece has closed its entire land and sea border with Turkey and will allow no one to cross the border at all, German tabloid Bild reports. Citing sources, the newspaper claimed 50 naval ships — likely predominantly patrol vessels — of the Hellenic Navy supported by helicopters were being sent to the European Union’s external border.
The newspaper also cited accounts of Greek authorities setting off tear gas at land border crossing points as migrants attempted to move into Europe.
The Turkish government has not made an official government announcement that the border is open but a source informed news agency Reuters that all border guards, police and Turkish coastguard officers were ordered to stand down.
Turkish journalist Ragip Solyu added that the border would be open for all Syrians wanting to head to Europe for the next 72 hours.
Ömer Celik, the spokesman for the Islamist AKP party, the party of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, alluded to the fact that the borders could be opened stating, “Our refugee policy remains the same, but here we have a situation. We can no longer keep the refugees.”
Can Dündar, a Turkish journalist who fled from the Erdogan regime to Germany, made a post on social media platform Twitter claiming to show a video of released Syrian prisoners heading for the Greek border.
Other news agencies have shown similar videos and photographs and claimed that hundreds of migrants have begun attempting to cross into Greece.
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So, Turkey is mad at the Russians because embedded troops got hit in the Syrian action that they are on the opposite side of.
Now, Turkey is releasing the Syrian “refugees” into Europe... are they trying to coerce NATO in coming to its defense against Russia, or are they just trying to enrage everyone around them?
And, hey, Erdogan, are you wondering if your S-400 systems have a backdoor in their software?
The EU should back Greece’s play 100%. But instead the EU will probably send Greece a nasty, threatening letter.
I’d bet that 3/4 of these ‘Refugees’ are Caliphate soldiers being infiltrated into Europe. (as if they didn’t have enough there already).
Probably so.
I just so a photo of an ISIS member who apparently said on his facebok page he was headed to Greece and then on to Germany.
You can bet ISIS is on the move into Greece with Erdogan telling his solders to stand down at the border.....and they’ll move on to Germany, France and other EU nations.
EU should use some stick, as well as just the carrots of paying the Dane Geld (which is no longer working), to make Turkey control illegal immigration - just like President Trump did to Mexico.
Cut of Turkey economically, and apply sanctions and increasing tariffs, if they do not control their border.
Make it unacceptably painful for the Turkish regime. Target the businesses of the Erdogan Crime family itself (oil, gold), as well as the AKP elites. Call their loans, and cut off new financing.
Europe actually holds the cards over the Turkish economy.
Turks and Greeks should just be honest with themselves and engage in the sweaty, manly love for eachother they have truly wanted for centuries.
“A government representative, who wished to remain anonymous, told German media that Greece has closed its entire land and sea border with Turkey and will allow no one to cross the border at all”
now, THAT’S how it’s done!
Greece won the (naval) Battle of Salamis in 480 BC. I hope this will be as decisive.
Greece has a navy?
Who knew?
Thanks blam.
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