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| The Grand Turk |
| Israeli Intel Chief: New Al Qaeda bases in Turkey provide easy jihadist access to Europe |
| 2014-02-06 |
| [DEBKAfile] Al Qaeda has set up its first bases in a NATO member-country. Wednesday, Jan. 29, the day Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan sat down in Tehran with President Hassan Rouhani, Israel’s military intelligence chief Maj. Gen. Avivi Kochavi revealed that Al Qaeda adherents fighting in Syria had established their first training facilities in Turkey. “From there, these terrorists have acquired easy access to Europe if they wish,” he commented, clearly thinking of al Qaeda’s reach into Israel as well. Caution: Single-source DEBKAfile reporting. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #6 Roger Pappy. Before it's over, I suspect the Shengen Agreement and all this 'open border' stuff will be tossed into the rubbish bin. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-02-06 10:38 |
| #5 Imagine if Turkey had gotten EU membership. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2014-02-06 10:33 |
| #4 Until a few years ago, some of these remained in France. Might be something to explore. Just say'n. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-02-06 08:28 |
| #3 It's a two-way street, grom... |
| Posted by: Steve White 2014-02-06 07:56 |
| #2 It's not the geography, it's transport routes, Skid. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2014-02-06 02:53 |
| #1 Huh. My world map shows Turkey closer to the troubled former satellites of Russia than Europe. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2014-02-06 01:32 |