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2020-06-23 Africa North

Turkish-French naval incident off Libya proof of NATO 'brain death': Macron

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Posted by Fred 2020-06-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top
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#1 He ain't wrong.

Posted by Gerthudion Ebbising5720 2020-06-23 11:33|| 2020-06-23 11:33|| Front Page Top

#2 NATO will somehow survive.
NATO to probe France-Turkey Med naval incident
According to a French defense official, the frigate Courbet was “lit up” three times by Turkish naval targeting radar when it tried to approach a Turkish civilian ship suspected of involvement in arms trafficking. The ship was being escorted by three Turkish warships. The Courbet backed off after being targeted.

The French frigate was part of NATO’s naval operation in the Mediterranean, Sea Guardian, at the time of the June 10 incident. France claims that under the alliance’s rules of engagement such conduct is considered a hostile act. Turkey has denied harassing the Courbet.

Posted by Ebberens Glimp4613 2020-06-23 12:00|| 2020-06-23 12:00|| Front Page Top

Posted by Jiling Gravitch9209 2020-06-23 12:01|| 2020-06-23 12:01|| Front Page Top

#4 Arms trafficking? You mean delivering weapons to rebel groups? Is that one of those things that's OK when the French do it but not OK when anyone else does it?

Posted by Gerthudion Ebbising5720 2020-06-23 12:15|| 2020-06-23 12:15|| Front Page Top

#5 > In a statement prior to the NATO meeting, the French foreign ministry took aim at Ankara, saying that “the main obstacle to the establishment of peace and stability in Libya today lies in the systematic violation of the U.N. arms embargo

Oh man, this is comedy gold. The main obstacle to peace and stability was the French operation to destroy Libya. How do people say things like this with a straight face?

Posted by Thumper Grundy4208 2020-06-23 12:32|| 2020-06-23 12:32|| Front Page Top

#6 Is that one of those things that's OK when the French do it but not OK when anyone else does it?

Yeah, Ah'm pretty good with that.

Posted by Skidmark 2020-06-23 17:48|| 2020-06-23 17:48|| Front Page Top

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