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  • UFO alarm in Istanbul airspace: Pilots report unidentified traffic

    02/01/2025 10:08:03 AM PST · by BenLurkin · 17 replies
    Turkey Today ^ | Jan 29, 2025
    For the past three days, pilots flying in Istanbul airspace have reported unidentified flying objects (UFOs) on their radar, triggering widespread concern. According to Demiroren News Agency, pilots using Sabiha Gokcen Airport received traffic collision avoidance system (TCAS) warnings, prompting an extensive search in the region. However, authorities have been unable to determine the source of these alerts. Upon receiving the warnings, pilots immediately informed air traffic controllers, leading to coordinated search efforts in the air, at sea, and on land. While some pilots speculated that the alerts could be caused by a drone or a ship at sea, search...
  • The Real Reason Behind the EU’s Drive to Embargo Russian Oil

    05/14/2022 3:45:55 PM PDT · by delta7 · 17 replies
    Tom Luongo ^ | 12 May22 | Tom Luongo
    This week the European Union is expected to announce a complete import ban on Russian oil. Hungary, in its first real act of defiance, is threatening to veto this; Germany, after some hemming and hawing, has finally decided it can survive such a ban. Assuming Hungary’s objections are eventually overcome, at first blush this looks like yet another energy “own goal” by the people obsessed with soccer. The U.S. has already issued this ban. Because European industry is heavily dependent on Russian oil and gas, the conventional wisdom is that the EU Commission is just petulant and incompetent. Are they...
  • The real reason for the Russia Hoax (and Ukraine, and impeachment, and the next thing)

    11/16/2019 6:39:07 PM PST · by bitt · 21 replies
    american thinker ^ | 11/16/2019 | erik gregory
    The Russia Hoax was never about Russia. It was always a cover story to unleash a legal assault on Team Trump, the sole aim of which was to look for, and create, secondary crimes (e.g., decades-old loan applications [Paul Manafort], a misremembered timeline [George Papadopoulos], raiding the son of a top-tier target [Michael Flynn] to compel a guilty plea, or the ever-reliable "lying" charge [Roger Stone]). That's it in the shell of a nut. A single sentence. And guess what: that single sentence is the current legal strategy for the Democrats, the Deep State, and the NeverTrump Republicans for the...
  • The Real Reason Russia Is ‘Helping’ Syria

    10/01/2015 4:51:02 AM PDT · by elhombrelibre · 50 replies
    TIME ^ | 30 Sep 15 | Timothy Snyder
    Confused about Putin's motives? Look at Ukraine Eighteen months ago, when Russia seized Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula, confusion prevailed in the West. Today, as Russia sends troops, armor, and aircraft to Syria, we are once again perplexed. On Monday President Vladimir Putin provided the explanation: Russia’s intervention is aimed to defeat ISIS and reduce the flow of refugees to Europe. A review of the last major Russian intervention, in Ukraine, might help us to evaluate this claim. The superficial links between the two conflicts are obvious. For the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine, a ceasefire is holding. This has allowed...
  • Netanyahu: ‘Hamas are the new Nazis’. "The core of new antisemitism is the attempt to ... undermine [Israel's] right to self-defense," Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar said.

    01/27/2025 5:19:50 AM PST · by Words Matter · 25 replies
    JNS ^ | 1.27.25
    Netanyahu: ‘Hamas are the new Nazis’. "The core of new antisemitism is the attempt to ... undermine [Israel's] right to self-defense," Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar said. JNS Staff. (Jan. 27, 2025 / JNS). Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday called on the “civilized” world to up its effort to combat Jew-hatred, while labeling the Hamas terror group the “new Nazis.” “On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, I call on all civilized nations to confront antisemitism wherever it appears—on college campuses, city streets or international forums like the [International Criminal Court],” Netanyahu tweeted. “Founded in the shadow of the Holocaust, the...
  • State of Georgia Halts Poultry Sales

    01/24/2025 9:00:23 AM PST · by Red Badger · 63 replies
    Gateway Pundit ^ | January 23, 2025 | Ben Zeisloft
    The Georgia Department of Agriculture announced the suspension of all poultry-related activities in the state after a case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza was detected in a commercial facility. The positive case of HPAI, found by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service at a commercial poultry operation in Elbert County, Georgia, was the first discovered in a commercial operation in the Peach State, according to a Jan. 17 notice from the Georgia Department of Agriculture. That means all “in-state poultry exhibitions, shows, swaps, meets, and sales are suspended until further notice.” “For the first time...
  • Scores killed as hotel engulfed by flames in Turkish ski resort

    01/21/2025 7:58:26 AM PST · by BenLurkin · 13 replies
    BBC ^ | 01/21/2025 | Malu Cursino & Kathryn Armstrong
    At least 66 people have been killed in a fire that engulfed a popular Turkish ski resort hotel, leaving some to jump out of windows. The fire broke out at the wooden-clad 12-storey Grand Kartal Hotel at 03:27 local time (00:27 GMT) during a busy holiday period when 234 people were staying there. An initial toll of 10 dead was raised significantly in the hours after the fire by Turkey's interior ministry. At least two people died after trying to jump to safety. It took 12 hours for the fire to be put out. Four people have been arrested, including...
  • The mysterious cities of the dead carved into the sides of cliffs

    01/19/2025 8:55:54 PM PST · by SunkenCiv · 19 replies
    CNN ^ | December 6, 2024 | Barry Neild
    The ancient Lycians knew a thing or two about democracy. Two thousand years ago, the one-time rulers of modern-day Turkey's southwestern corner had a fully functioning democratic federation that centuries later inspired America's political structure.While democracies everywhere might be facing turbulent times, another Lycian legacy remains steadfastly present in the Mediterranean region they used to call home. And this one is focused almost entirely around death.Drive around the coast of this beautiful region and you'll never be too far from a spectacular city of the dead – elaborate tombs carved by Lycians into the sides of cliffs overlooking towns, valleys...
  • Erdogan: Israel must withdraw from Syria or risk ‘unfavorable outcome for everyone’

    01/15/2025 6:40:45 AM PST · by McGruff · 14 replies
    The Times of Israel ^ | Jan 15, 2025 | ToI Staff and Reuters
    Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Israel must withdraw its forces from Syria or it will cause “unfavorable outcomes for everyone.” “The aggressive actions of the forces attacking Syrian territory, Israel, in particular, must come to an end as soon as possible,” he said during a meeting of his party in Ankara. “Everyone should take their hands off Syria and we, along with our Syrian brothers, will crush the heads of Islamic State, the YPG and other terrorist organizations in a short time.”
  • BREAKING: Israel Prepares STRIKE Against Hamas Ahead of Trump's Inauguration | TBN Israel (VIDEO)

    01/14/2025 12:41:06 AM PST · by SaveFerris · 11 replies
    TBN Israel YouTube Channel ^ | Jan 13, 2025 | TBN Israel
    In today's Boots on The Ground Report, Day 564, an in-depth update on the escalating tensions in Israel, with critical insights into the IDF's preparations against Hamas, northern strikes on Hezbollah targets, and the latest in hostage negotiations. A detailed look at the shifting alliances in the Middle East, including Turkey's growing rift with Iran and the international efforts to address the humanitarian crisis in Syria. Featuring updates on Israel's multi-front strategy, significant diplomatic moves, and a glimpse into the personal stories behind the headlines.
  • Cuba joins South Africa's ICJ case against Israel

    01/13/2025 2:36:58 PM PST · by Eleutheria5 · 7 replies
    Arutz Sheva ^ | 14/1/25 | Elad Benari
    Cuba has officially declared its intention to join South Africa’s case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the court announced on Monday. “Cuba, invoking Article 63 of the Statute of the Court, filed in the Registry of the Court a declaration of intervention in the case concerning Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip,” the court stated. With the move, Cuba joined Nicaragua, Colombia, Mexico, Libya, Bolivia, Turkey, the Maldives, Chile, Spain, Ireland and the Palestinian Authority, all of which had previously joined the South African...
  • Big threat for Turkey as its fierce rival gets advanced Rafale jets, it is not Israel, not Cyprus, it is…

    01/13/2025 6:05:30 AM PST · by Eleutheria5 · 25 replies
    India.com ^ | 11/1/25 | Tahir Qureshi
    Athens: Turkey’s fiercest rival Greece is now equipped with Rafale fighter jets. The Hellenic Air Force has officially completed the acquisition of 24 Rafale fighter jets. Greece received the last Rafale aircraft at Tanagra Air Base on 9 January. .....
  • GREECE: 79 Pakistani and Syrian Muslim illegal alien invaders arrested for arson in deadly wildfires [<b>2023</b>]

    01/10/2025 9:58:05 AM PST · by BenLurkin · 9 replies
    Bare Naked Islam ^ | 08/31/2023
    The fires have been plaguing Greece all summer, and in the most recent case, several bodies have been found charred by the flames. So far, Greek authorities say up to 20 lives have been lost due to the wildfires. The area where the migrants were arrested and the presence of so many migrants crossing the border has fueled resentment from locals. Some have been quoted as saying they believe the migrants are setting the fires to spread chaos near the border in order to make it easier for them to evade authorities, who will likely be too preoccupied with evacuating...
  • Israel WARNS of Turkey WAR as Erdogan Builds LONG-RANGE Missiles & Navy | Watchman Newscast LIVE (VIDEO REPLAY)

    01/10/2025 1:42:36 AM PST · by SaveFerris · 17 replies
    Erick Stakelbeck on TBN YouTube Channel ^ | Streamed live 11 hours ago as of this posting - 01/09/2025 | Erick Stakelbeck on TBN
    Within Iran and its terror proxies severely weakened, is a new adversary to Israel emerging? Turkey’s Islamist leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is notorious for his anti-Israel rhetoric and is now building up his military as well. Erdogan just announced that Turkey will expand its long-range ballistic missile stockpile and its navy and there are concerns that Erdogan could soon begin his own nuclear program as well. All of this comes as an Israeli government commission just warned that an eventual war with Turkey could be on the horizon. Could this be a prophetic showdown, with Syria as the trigger? Watch...
  • 1967: "Arab Defeat Puts Leftists In Quandary." [Shukairy: 'We will wipe Israel off the face of the map and no Jew will survive," sought setting up a "purely Arab" government in West Jerusalem - "Palestine": racist Arab supremacy genocide]

    01/08/2025 5:45:14 PM PST · by Freeleesy · 7 replies
    Shukairy narrowly escaped capture by Israeli forces in Jerusalem and many of his "Liberation Army" are now prisoners of the Israelis. "We will wipe Israel off the face of the map and no Jew will survive," Shukairy declared two days before the war broke out June 5. He vowed to lead the vanguard of his troops into the Israeli sector of Jerusalem and set up a "purely Arab government" there for all of Palestine. The 60-year-old former lawyer was seen briefly in Amman and Damascus in the last stages of the fighting wearing a khaki battle uniform. Persons who saw...
  • EXCLUSIVE: Yair Pinto From Israel/Syria Border on IDF & CONFLICT w/ Turkey | Watchman Newscast LIVE (VIDEO REPLAY)

    01/07/2025 3:31:30 AM PST · by SaveFerris · 1 replies
    Erick Stakelbeck on TBN YouTube Channel ^ | Streamed live 13 hours ago as of this posting - 01/06/2025 | Erick Stakelbeck on TBN
    #israel #syria #border #IDF #turkey #ErickStakelbeck #TheWatchman Video is 27:01
  • Reports: Biden Beefing up U.S. Military Presence in Kurdish Syria

    01/03/2025 12:38:04 PM PST · by Texas Fossil · 20 replies
    Breitbart ^ | Jan 3, 2025 | Frances Martel
    Multiple reports from northern Syria on Thursday indicated the U.S. military is reinforcing its presence in Syrian Kurdistan, or Rojava, potentially building a new base in the city of Kobani.The regional outlet Kurdistan 24 reported on Thursday that “a convoy of 50 trucks carrying Bremer walls entered Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)-controlled areas in northeastern Syria (Rojava) on Thursday.” Citing the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), a non-governmental organization (NGO), Kurdistan 24 reported that the convoy was headed to the Kurdish city of Kobani, on the Turkish border.“Sources from the observatory indicated that the delivery is part of ongoing efforts...
  • Turkey to Establish Bases in Syria

    01/05/2025 6:48:32 PM PST · by doc maverick · 23 replies
    MEMRI ^ | 01/03/25 | Ibrahim Khalidi
    Recent reports in the Arabic and Turkish media and social media claim that Turkey intends to establish new military bases in Syria as part of a defense agreement with the new Syrian government formed by Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) under the leadership of Ahmed Al-Sharaa (aka Abu Muhammad Al-Joulani). Turkey has been the primary supporter of HTS, which has a jihadist background “Damascus and Ankara are drafting a mutual defense agreement that includes the establishment of two bases in Homs and Damascus and the deployment of an air defense system against Israeli attacks.”
  • Dr. Joel Klenck: Noah's Ark and Armenian Revenge

    01/04/2025 9:28:30 AM PST · by waterhill · 12 replies
    Noah's Ark Data ^ | 5 days ago | Dr. Joel Klenck
    Dr. Joel Klenck discusses Armenian Revenge for the Armenian Genocide, during World War I (1914-1918) and during the Turkish War of Independence (1919-1923). This revenge included the Caucasus campaigns, with the Russian Empire against Ottoman Turkey, the assassination of all leaders of the Committee for Union and Progress, and the concealment of Noah's Ark for more that a century. The concealment of Noah's Ark caused lower life expectancy, higher death rates, and conflict amongst Turkish and Kurdish populations. Armenian Revenge also facilitated decomposition of the ancient vessel's architecture and organic artifacts and illegal artifact removal from Noah's Ark.
  • Turkish Uproar: Steve Bannon's "Free Constantinople" T-shirt Sparks Controversy

    01/03/2025 7:42:12 AM PST · by george76 · 31 replies
    GCT ^ | 28 December 2024 | GCT Team
    A recent photograph of Steve Bannon, former advisor to Donald Trump, has ignited a media frenzy in Turkey. The image, widely circulated on social media, features Bannon wearing a t-shirt emblazoned with the phrase "Free Constantinople," a message that has been perceived by many in Turkey as provocative. The controversy began when Rahim Kassam, a British political commentator, shared the photo on X (formerly known as Twitter). Kassam captioned the image, "Steve Bannon opened his favorite Christmas present," implying the t-shirt was a gift. Unsurprisingly, the Turkish media reacted strongly, labeling the image a "provocation" and engaging in extensive commentary....