Posted on 12/05/2015 3:29:01 PM PST by Mariner
MOSCOW (AFP) -
Russia's defence ministry on Saturday accused the United States of turning a blind eye to the trafficking of oil into Turkey from Syrian areas under Islamic State control, after Washington called the amounts involved insignificant.
"When US officials say they don't see how the terrorists' oil is smuggled to Turkey... it smells badly of a desire to cover up these acts," the ministry said on its Facebook page.
"The declarations of the Pentagon and the State Department seem like a theatre of the absurd," the statement added, suggesting that Washington "watch the videos taken by its (own) drones which have recently been three times as numerous over the Turkey-Syria border and above the oil zones".
US special envoy and coordinator for international energy affairs, Amos Hochstein, on Friday said the amount of oil smuggled into Turkey from areas of Syria controlled by the Islamic State group is "of no significance from a volume perspective -- both volume of oil and volume of revenue".
His comments came after Moscow accused Ankara of profiting from the trade.
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I gotta go with the Russkies on this one.
ditto
I’m with you on this, Pearls.
Who would have ever thought that America would fall so low that the Russians have more credibility than our own president?
But that was back before the Hoax Of The Century named Barack Obama was foisted on us.
I’d believe Russia before I’d believe Obama.
Can't have it both ways Mr. special envoy and coordinator for international energy affairs Hochstein. But you probably have this ridiculous do-nothing job with the high-falutin' title because you can't keep straight which lie you are telling when unless you are reading your talking points.
Follow the money...If ISIS is selling for $20/bbl, there’s meat on the bone. Someone is making money on the deal, and not just freight.
Americas affirmative action president.
Another idiotic liberal idea comes home to roost...
The feckless fool plays stupid when he wants to. Don’t tell me we cannot track those tankers with all the drones in the area. Nonsense! We are being lied to. We are on the wrong side in this one and something is very fishy here. The fish stinks from the head and there is a gargantuan stink at 1600 Penn. Ave.
Excellent, irrefutable point.
You know, the Russki’s FSB probably has certain files.
Just saying.
The JV team’s insignificant oil.
Who, indeed?
But that was back before the Hoax Of The Century named Barack Obama was foisted on us.
I'm not young, but I hope I will live to see a thorough researching of who, what, and how he came to be where he is. A con-job for the ages.
One can hope.
Amazing how more oil tankers have been destroyed since Russia attacked them a couple of weeks ago, since the so called air war on Isis was started by our Muslim Bro Resident over a year ago.’’
Now a retired AF buddy says that we are running out of bombs.
Another idiotic liberal idea comes home to roost...
Remember all the idiots weeping with joy telling us how proud they were to have been privileged to cast a vote for the first black president?
Great point!
You can use up your stash of bombs pretty quickly if you try to bomb every empty building in Syria and Iraq .... several times!
The US has gone to the dark side—the light comes from the East.
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