Posted on 11/24/2015 12:24:23 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper
Turkish F-16 fighter jets shot down a war plane of unknown origin on Tuesday after it violated Turkish air space close to the Syrian border and ignored warnings, a Turkish military official told Reuters.
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As a jet approaches a border a warning may be issued.
One doesn’t wait until they enter.
A jet may be in their own airspace when a warning is issued because their flight track indicates getting close or demonstrating intent or an inadvertent cross-border incursion.
That is why warning calls are made, to avoid conflicts.
if they fall on Turkey, good.
Direct quotes from Putin?
WOW!
disgusting and degrading.
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TURKISH DEFENCE ATTACHE IN MOSCOW SUMMONED TO RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY - TASS
Obama sure does and has actively supplied them and stopped our military from bombing them. What Obama has been doing in the islamic world and our press has been hiding is beyond sick.
yeah, they’re REAL HEROES!!!
letting ISIS walk freely by the THOUSANDS to fight and kill everybody, including Americans.
If they weren’t backed by nato this doesn’t happen.
you’re joking, right?
turkey can go to hell and fast.
how proud of them will you be when American troops are fighting for the caliphate.
TEXT OF PUTIN COMMENT:
This event is beyond the normal framework of fighting against terrorism. Of course our military is doing heroic work against terrorism... But the loss today is a stab in the back, carried out by the accomplices of terrorists. I can’t describe it in any other way.
Our aircraft was downed over the territory of Syria, using air-to-air missile from a Turkish F-16. It fell on the Syrian territory 4km from Turkey.
Neither our pilots nor our jet threatened the territory of Turkey. This is obvious. They are fighting terrorists in the northern areas around Latakia, where militants are located, mainly people who originated in Russia, and they were pursuing their direct duty, to make sure these people do not return to Russia. These are people who are clearly international terrorists.
Taking into account that we signed an agreement on deconflicting with the US, and as we know Turkey was among the ones that has joined the US coalition.
Since Isis has such huge resources of hundreds of millions and billions of dollars coming from illicit oil sales, and they are protected by the armed forces of other states, then it’s clear why they are so brazen, why they are killing people, why they are carrying out terrorist attacks throughout the world including in the heart of Europe.
We will analyse everything, and today’s tragic event will have significant consequences, including for Russia-Turkish relations.
We have always treated Turkey as a friendly state. I don’t know who was interested in what happened today, certainly not us. And instead of immediately getting in contact with us, as far as we know, the Turkish side immediately turned to their partners from Nato to discuss this incident, as if we shot down their plane and not they ours.
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BREAKING: French media report that Russia has blocked all sales of gas to Turkey in wake of Su-24 shootdown.
“Russia has blocked all sales of gas to Turkey “
I understood the gas moved in the opposite direction?
I hope he sends Turkey straight to the bowels of hell with a nuke. I know it wont happen.
And he CANT do anything because of NATO!!!!!
we are protecting Saudi Arabia, Qatar, ISIS and Turkey!!
This is TREASON.
somebody in power do something!!!
“somebody in power do something!!! “
We already did, we sent F22s from Hawaii to Turkey just recently. Coincidence? I think not
Turkey makes me sick and are no friends of the west. they use the West, they use NATO and they sure went after this plane to protect ISIS while hiding behind NATO.
NATO should say FU Turkey you are out.
“Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu says Turkey has a right to respond to violations of its airspace.”
Don’t think for one minute China isn’t watching this VERY closely. They have airspace they claim the US has been violating recently. They may just use this as justification to shoot down one of ours.
That would be wise.
And if I was an American in the area, I would get out soon.
Funny thing, I know of a few people who are working in eastern Russia. Most are heading back to the states for the Holidays, but I wonder if they can get out now. Mainly in the ag sector there.
Roger that.
UN authorization? We don’t need them for anything. Abolish it.
Turkey in NATO is another farce, should be cut loose.
According to the Telegraph, the Free Syrian Army has shot down a helicopter searching the wreckage, using US-made missiles. “The Rebels’ usage of these American-made TOW missiles has increased over 800 per cent since Russia began air strikes against them at the end of September.”
Zerohedge quote sums it up:
“US-backed forces supported by Ankara and Riyadh are now using weapons supplied by Washington to shoot down Russian aircraft.”
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