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Reports: Turkish warplane shot down by Syria
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| June 22, 2012
Posted on 06/22/2012 8:19:50 AM PDT by cunning_fish
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To: Red Badger
Yes that is true Turkey is a Nato country
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To: cunning_fish
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posted on
06/22/2012 9:18:08 AM PDT
by
AnAmericanAbroad
(It's all bread and circuses for the future prey of the Morlocks.)
To: AnAmericanAbroad
Is the source of the apology noted as a military official inside the Syrian military, or is the apology being noted as from an official source inside the Syrian government? If have read could I have your opinion as to validity of report of apology?
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posted on
06/22/2012 9:28:19 AM PDT
by
no-to-illegals
(Please God, Protect and Bless Our Men and Women in Uniform with Victory. Amen.)
To: cunning_fish
Turkey sucks less than Syria. Let them have a war that Turkey wins.
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posted on
06/22/2012 9:29:17 AM PDT
by
Uncle Miltie
(Nobody died at Watergate. Who were Brian Terry and Jamie Zapata? (Post this on Facebook, everyone!))
To: QualityMan
They have more than just phantoms.
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posted on
06/22/2012 9:38:43 AM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
(I can neither confirm or deny that; even if I could, I couldn't - it's classified.)
To: no-to-illegals
Syrian authorities have apologized for taking down a military plane that had lost contact with the Turkish Armed Forces earlier today, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said. ______________________________________ It doesn't say exactly who the "authorities" are, however, the source for the article is apparently from the big enchilada (or, being Turkey, the big kebab) himself. If it was good enough for the Turkish PM, I'd say it likely came from somewhere fairly high-up in Syria. I'd also think that the chinless opthomalogist has enough headaches to deal with right now, and getting into a military confrontation with Turkey is likely not something very high on his "to-do" list. However, the plot thickens: just recently on Hürriyet, this came out: Turkish Prime Minister says cannot say whether Turkish warplane shot down or crashed, no news on pilots. The plane was taken down by Syrian forces, an official Turkish source confirmed to Hürriyet Daily News. The pilots of a crashed Turkish military still missing and Turkish military is searching for the two pilots PM Erdoğan said. Curiouser and curiouser as a young lady named Alice once said.
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posted on
06/22/2012 9:53:57 AM PDT
by
AnAmericanAbroad
(It's all bread and circuses for the future prey of the Morlocks.)
To: AnAmericanAbroad
Curiouser and curiouser as a young lady named Alice once said. Thanks for the information. Chose the above as the truth which is known at this point based on this ... However, the plot thickens: just recently on Hürriyet, this came out: Turkish Prime Minister says cannot say whether Turkish warplane shot down or crashed, no news on pilots. This all looks high level from the reading of your post. May be layers of ruses and fuses are being lit. A prayer this is not what is taking place. May cooler heads prevail, and may zer0 or anyone in this gang not open his or their mouths. Imho ... a serious situation could be cooled if time is taken to find out what actually happened. May the time be taken.
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posted on
06/22/2012 10:02:49 AM PDT
by
no-to-illegals
(Please God, Protect and Bless Our Men and Women in Uniform with Victory. Amen.)
To: reefdiver
DO NOT lump the Turks in with the Crazies. Turkey has had it’s own Muslim problems with the Crazies (as they call them) for years.
Turks proved themselves in Korea and elsewhere. If you want to see a history of a man who brought peace, stability and democracy to a portion of the ME, read the history of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk at Wiki.
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posted on
06/22/2012 10:39:22 AM PDT
by
MindBender26
(America can survive 4 years of Romney. She cannot survive another 4 years of an unfettered Obama!)
To: reefdiver
PS. I’m there about 2-3 times a year.
Hotels, nightclubs (and women) in Istanbul are far beyond anything in NY, and the beaches around Anatolya are incredible. Water is a clear perfect blue/green.
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posted on
06/22/2012 10:45:00 AM PDT
by
MindBender26
(America can survive 4 years of Romney. She cannot survive another 4 years of an unfettered Obama!)
To: MindBender26
Someone drew a Joker smile on this picture of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk:
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posted on
06/22/2012 10:47:01 AM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(People who resort to Godwin's Law are just like Hitler.)
To: Lazamataz
He was so kind to Australian and NZ POWs after the Battle of Gallipoli that the former POWs built memorials to him in Aust and NZ.
Was there once on the anniversary of his death. At that moment, everything in the country stops... and I mean everything. No traffic, no airplanes in the sky, nothing, and then everyone singe a song in remembrance of him. It is broadcast on TV and radio, so imagine EVERY citizen in the country singing the song at once.
Very moving.
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posted on
06/22/2012 10:54:01 AM PDT
by
MindBender26
(America can survive 4 years of Romney. She cannot survive another 4 years of an unfettered Obama!)
To: reefdiver
That’s a stupid thing to say void of any obvious intelligence on your part. It’s obvious you know little about the Turks.
Whatever though, continue on if it makes you feel good I guess.
To: Red Badger
I just read an article that said Magog is not Russia.
The article said Magog is Turkey.
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posted on
06/22/2012 10:58:07 AM PDT
by
donna
(Mitt quote: ...gay couples raising kids. That's the American way...)
To: MindBender26
Yeah, they were so helpful when we needed their assistance during operation Iraqi Freedom.
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posted on
06/22/2012 11:00:02 AM PDT
by
PT57A
To: cunning_fish
Syria did this or their Russian “advisers”? I’d guess the latter.
To: cunning_fish
Was this flight on purpose, hoping that it would get shot down, for a pretext? Phantoms are rather obsolete so it wasn’t that much of a loss. As for the crew, these aren’t the kind of people to worry about loss of life.
To: hitchwolf
Depends on one’s perspective, Turko-Ottoman history has not always left positive mark.
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posted on
06/22/2012 11:04:30 AM PDT
by
PT57A
To: no-to-illegals
What gets more interesting is now that PM Erdogan cannot confirm or deny 1)the jet was actually shot down by Syria, and 2)that he’s actually received an apology from Damascus.
Hmmm.
As you said, let’s help cooler heads prevail on this one, and that U.S. government officials needs to keep their piehole shut. If people are a given a chance to cool down a bit and ascertain precisely what happened, then maybe missiles or air raids don’t get launched in the heat of the moment.
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posted on
06/22/2012 11:08:34 AM PDT
by
AnAmericanAbroad
(It's all bread and circuses for the future prey of the Morlocks.)
To: donna
Well, Turkey certainly has been more assertive lately, some say they have Neo-Ottoman ambitions. Too many memories of Ottoman oppression still linger and considering their previous attempt at creating the caliphate, not too many folks would appreciate a Turkish resurgence.
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posted on
06/22/2012 11:08:34 AM PDT
by
PT57A
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