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2010-08-12 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Report: Turkey & Iran Sending "Sophisticated" Arms to Hezbollah...

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Posted by Sherry 2010-08-12 13:30|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 Pull our forces out of Turkey for "economic reasons", then kick them out of NATO.

Posted by 3dc 2010-08-12 14:21|| 2010-08-12 14:21|| Front Page Top

#2 Maybe if they don't kick them out, we ought to leave. Just saying.

Posted by Goober Goobelopolous 2010-08-12 14:49|| 2010-08-12 14:49|| Front Page Top

#3 The Turkish Govt has chosen the dark side.I thourght the seular army would have something to say about this?.Kick them out of Nato and dont let them join the EU.

Posted by Paul D 2010-08-12 15:33|| 2010-08-12 15:33|| Front Page Top

#4 Maybe it's time for Israel to start arming and training the PKK.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2010-08-12 16:08|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com 2010-08-12 16:08|| Front Page Top

#5 The answer lies in that the Intelligence agency, that used to be almost half military, has had its military members systematically purged until they are less than 5% of the total. So it is entirely responsive to the government, and not the military.

N.B.: Hakan Fidan is an alumni of University of Maryland University College (UMUC)

Posted by Anonymoose 2010-08-12 16:46|| 2010-08-12 16:46|| Front Page Top

#6 Unfortunately Turkey's location is just too valuable and they are too good at using it. Look at how they played the great powers in the 20th century. They've had a lot of practice and Obumble is a pre-virgin.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2010-08-12 18:41|| 2010-08-12 18:41|| Front Page Top

#7 Zhang is onto it.

There is plenty of quiet progress around the area for the IDF to take advantage of.

Iran is just one good push away from a big change, and Syria may be in similar shape. Turkey seems to have given up on the EU, which may not be unwise, but they may be making a huge mistake with Iran.

This will likely get Joe started, but it's very interesting how little coverage there is of, in no particular order, Ethiopia, Armenia, Indian involvement in Afghan affairs, Kurdish development efforts.

Last - intriguing that the Italian media is on the trail of this story.

Posted by Halliburton - Mysterious Conspiracy Division 2010-08-12 20:48|| 2010-08-12 20:48|| Front Page Top

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