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2020-08-11 The Grand Turk

Hellenic Navy on full alert after Turkey sends Navy assault boat near Greek Kastellorizo / Meis island - Is Turkey preparing for war?

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🇬🇷 #GREECE – The #HellenicNavy is on full alert after Turkey sends a assault boat of its #Navy near the Greek Kastellorizo / Meis island.

Submarines patrolling 24/7 to counter any possible attack.

Tensions between the two countries have increased. #OSINT pic.twitter.com/J1o4l7WcoY
— ISCResearch (@ISCResearch) August 10, 2020

#BREAKING: On order of #Greek Defense Minister, #NAVTEX is issued to warn #Turkish Navy from entering #Greece's territorial waters in #MediterraneanSea from now on. #HellenicNavy will hold a massive exercise as a warning to #Turkey. pic.twitter.com/tb9UirIXTp
— Babak Taghvaee - Μπάπακ Τακβαίε - بابک تقوایی (B) (@BabakTaghvaee1) August 10, 2020

Is Turkey preparing for war?

Tonight, all programs are cancelled on Turkish state-funded propaganda outlet TRT News so they can discuss developments in the Mediterranean on the Gündem Special program between 21:00 and 23:00 local time.
— Paul Antonopoulos (@oulosP) August 10, 2020

Posted by Fred 2020-08-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [12 views ] Top
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#1 Operation Abstention: A British failure in WW2

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Abstention

Posted by Thorong Grundy1520 2020-08-11 01:32|| 2020-08-11 01:32|| Front Page Top

#2 Keep an eye on Cyprus. Turkey already has a foothold on the north shore in the form of it's Quisling "republic".

Posted by magpie 2020-08-11 01:44|| 2020-08-11 01:44|| Front Page Top

#3 ...The last time these two wonders of the ancient world went at it, both sides managed some stunning blue-on-blue incidents, including a destroyer on each side and several aircraft. Will be interesting to see how they screw it up this time.

And they will.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2020-08-11 02:18|| 2020-08-11 02:18|| Front Page Top

#4 Both countries have serious problems at home.

Time for a diversion or two.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2020-08-11 07:46|| 2020-08-11 07:46|| Front Page Top

#5 More Euro squabbling and tribal trouble making. Something to watch at a distance and stay out of.

Posted by Besoeker 2020-08-11 07:50|| 2020-08-11 07:50|| Front Page Top

#6 Turkey must be stretched thin and budget-scarce for all these war fronts

Posted by Frank G 2020-08-11 07:51|| 2020-08-11 07:51|| Front Page Top

#7 Considering Turkey's horrible performance in Syria, they should think twice before entering in a naval engagement.

Posted by DarthVader 2020-08-11 09:23|| 2020-08-11 09:23|| Front Page Top

#8 NATO question: if the alliance defends its members against attackers, then doesn't that mean that NATO must respond as if Turkey is an enemy if they attack Greece?

Time to evac all US personnel and equipment from Turkey, especially the B61 nuclear bombs, before they become hostages. Move it all to Crete, Souda Bay Naval Base is already there, with US forces routinely interoperate there. Time to expand and make the presence permanent, and pull all that off Turkish soil. Plus its in a great strategic location in the Eastern Med.

Posted by Marilyn Tojo7566 2020-08-11 13:46|| 2020-08-11 13:46|| Front Page Top

#9 ^considering in 1974 all Turkey got was a slap on the wrist for violating human rights... I wouldn't expect any NATO response other than a strongly worded letter.

Posted by DarthVader 2020-08-11 17:39|| 2020-08-11 17:39|| Front Page Top

#10 I thought i read American troops had recently moved to Greece or one it's islands.

Posted by Vespasian Ebboting9735 2020-08-11 17:55|| 2020-08-11 17:55|| Front Page Top

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