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Turkey's power cutoff to Incirlik Air Base a problem for Pentagon
cnn ^ | July 19, 2016 | Barbara Starr

Posted on 07/19/2016 11:50:43 PM PDT by Mount Athos

The US military is doing "prudent planning" in case it needs to move its anti-ISIS operations out of Incirlik Air Base in southern Turkey following the country's failed coup, several US defense officials told CNN Tuesday. The Turkish government cut off the power to the base after the coup attempt took place Friday, leaving it without a commercial power supply for four days and counting.

The Pentagon has been able to fully operate the base through generator power but said it would be difficult to continue indefinitely.

The Turks still have not given a clear explanation about why they cut the power to Incirlik.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: bhodod; erdogancountercoup; incerlik; incirlik; incirlikhostage; turkey; turkeycoup
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To: Mount Athos

The media has been silent about it until now.

Guess they want to keep their credibility. What little is left.


61 posted on 07/20/2016 12:12:32 PM PDT by Enlightened1
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To: Mount Athos

We can always tell Turkey to restore or we will begin to take out major power grids in the country.


62 posted on 07/20/2016 12:22:14 PM PDT by Enlightened1
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To: Enlightened1
We can always tell Turkey to restore or we will begin to take out major power grids in the country.

LOL, you do know that unfortunately Obmama is still President.

63 posted on 07/20/2016 12:23:18 PM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: 1Old Pro

Oh I know that would never happen.


64 posted on 07/20/2016 12:25:44 PM PDT by Enlightened1
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To: baltimorepoet

>Why exactly do we still have nukes there? Why are they not flown out? Whomever is calling the shots is a special kind of stupid.

Because the Turks already seized them and we’re not talking about it. That’s my guess.


65 posted on 07/20/2016 12:28:25 PM PDT by RedWulf (End Free trade.)
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To: RedWulf; KC_Lion; Godzilla; Myrddin; Velveeta; Oorang; DAVEY CROCKETT; Rushmore Rocks; ...

Here's frmail:

Erdogan of Turkey Trying To Get Hydrogen Bombs

Erdogan’s Media Accuses: “The US tried to assassinate Erdoğan!” Claiming That US Declared War On Turkey. 1000 Americans Are In Danger Not To Mention 50-90 Hydrogen Bombs

http://shoebat.com/2016/07/19/erdogans-media-accuses-the-us-tried-to-assassinate-erdogan-claiming-that-us-declared-war-on-turkey-1000-americans-are-in-danger-not-to-mention-50-90-hydrogen-bombs/

The Americans at Incirlik Airbase are running out of potable water, and are attempting to fly in water. I suspect Erdogan wants them to flee Incirlik and leave the bombs behind.

He wants to kill off all the Christians in the Near East. That means Lebanon and Armenia, and the quickest way to achieve that is by nuclear weapons.

God help us.

Now read # comment # 65 ; .... we will not seep well tonight.

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66 posted on 07/20/2016 4:00:09 PM PDT by LucyT
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To: DCBryan1; SisterK

CDS em all, load the paper weights onto three C130J PNAF birds , head to the brit airfield on cyprus and reload em into C-17’s and head for Amarillo Texas to rebuild em ...... simple solution.


67 posted on 07/20/2016 4:06:40 PM PDT by Squantos ( Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet ...)
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To: LucyT

That’s very bad news. Obama won’t handle this situation correctly and Turkey will keep the bombs.


68 posted on 07/20/2016 4:30:30 PM PDT by RedWulf (End Free trade.)
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To: LucyT; Arthur Wildfire! March

See #3, # 7, # 10, # 19 # 27

Erdogan locks US airmen, nuclear arms in Incirlik
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3451213/posts
http://www.debka.com/article/25560/Erdogan-locks-US-airmen-nuclear-arms-in-Incirlik


69 posted on 07/20/2016 4:43:19 PM PDT by Whenifhow
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To: LucyT; RedWulf
Obama won’t handle this situation correctly

Of course this bastard muslim Pres. won't.

70 posted on 07/20/2016 6:18:23 PM PDT by Mr Apple (President Trump (on Jan 21st) needs to enact an Executive Order to end all benefits to muslims!)
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That’s very bad news. 0bama won’t handle this situation correctly and Turkey will keep the bombs.

# 68 , # 69 .

71 posted on 07/20/2016 6:22:55 PM PDT by LucyT
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To: Tench_Coxe
"Our Senators should very publicly (as publicly as they can make it) ensure that those nukes are either moved out or are accurately accounted for while this is all going on.
It should be made known that the responsibility for any going "missing" will be Obama's, and his alone."

72 posted on 07/20/2016 6:25:27 PM PDT by Mr Apple (President Trump (on Jan 21st) needs to enact an Executive Order to end all benefits to muslims!)
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To: Mr Apple; KC_Lion; Godzilla; Myrddin; Velveeta; Oorang; DAVEY CROCKETT; Rushmore Rocks; ...

It has been confirmed by Supreme Council of radio and television of Turkey (RTUK) the news that Mr. Erdogan – the president of Turkey has revoked 3213 national ham radio licenses.

The HF radio in Turkey is now silent. No transmissions are allowed.

Turkey’s coup in numbers

21,000 private teachers have licenses removed
15,000 suspended from education ministry
8,000 police officers detained or suspended

6,000 soldiers detained
1,500 staff at Ministry of Finance dismissed
3213 ham radio operators with license revoked.

2745 judges dismissed
1,577 deans – Education board demands resignation
492 sacked from Religious Affairs Directorate

399 from Ministry of Family and Social Policies stripped of responsibilities
257 fired from the prime minister’s office
100 intelligence officials sacked

47 district governors dismissed
30 provincial governors dismissed
20 news websites blocked

From:

http://yaesuft817.com/wp/turkey-gouvernement-revokes-19201-ham-radio-licenses/

73 posted on 07/20/2016 9:50:45 PM PDT by LucyT
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To: LucyT

It appears that, like a giant dust storm, the Great Tribulation is approaching to consume everything in its path.


74 posted on 07/20/2016 10:13:53 PM PDT by SatinDoll (A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN IS BORN IN THE USA OF TWO USA CITIZENS)
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To: LucyT

NATO now has the caliphate as a member.They should have assisted in Erdogans overthrow.

But the CIA is run by a Muslim, so the USA is WAY behind the curve. Therefore we will continue to have refugees and jihadhi fighters passing through Turkey, Scot free, aimed at the heart of Europe.

The caliphate line is once again at the Bosporus, and almost no one in the West gets it.

Our only hope is for Putin to unload on Turkey.


75 posted on 07/21/2016 5:51:20 AM PDT by Candor7 ( Obama fascism article:(http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html)
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Hmmm???

Ham Radio Licenses do NOT make the radios silence.

During WWII, in occupied Denmark, the professional (Commercial) ships Radio-Officers with 1st class Radio-Certificates, used their radios supplied from GB, regardless of their licenses/certificates, that’s what “underground” people do with their equipment in wars and what’s their purposes, hello !!!


76 posted on 07/21/2016 3:03:33 PM PDT by danamco
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