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2015-12-08 The Grand Turk

Turkey warns Russia not to repeat rocket launcher incident

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Posted by Fred 2015-12-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ] Top

#1 Why do I keep having nightmares about 1914?

Is Zero's legacy going to be another "war to end all war"?

Posted by AlanC 2015-12-08 07:36|| 2015-12-08 07:36|| Front Page Top

#2 Nah. Chump has no plans for us to fight.

Posted by Rob Crawford 2015-12-08 07:40|| 2015-12-08 07:40|| Front Page Top

#3 MANPADS, not a rocket launcher. We used to do the same thing, during transit through... certain... waterways.

Posted by Pappy 2015-12-08 08:45|| 2015-12-08 08:45|| Front Page Top

#4 Single guy on deck in a very visible position with a MANPAD. Sounds like a Beware of Dog sign. I'm guessing the Turks are pissed because they planned to buzz the ship, just because.

Posted by SteveS 2015-12-08 12:37|| 2015-12-08 12:37|| Front Page Top

#5 Turkey is getting close to sounding like north korea and their rhetoric.

Posted by chris 2015-12-08 13:06|| 2015-12-08 13:06|| Front Page Top

#6 Or else what???

Vladimir Putin wants to know!

At last check/read, the more serious issue is the alleged or repor DETAINMENT OF RUSSIAN MERCHANT SHIPS = AKA INTERVENTION BY TURKEY WID RUSSIAN TRADE.

Big No-No in Tsarist, Soviet, + now Russian Maha-Rushian histoire'.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2015-12-08 19:51|| 2015-12-08 19:51|| Front Page Top

#7 The Turks probably still have bad memories of the Saratoga from the early 90's.

oops

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