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2020-06-17 The Grand Turk

Turkey drew up plans in 2014 to invade Greece and Armenia - secret documents

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Posted by trailing wife 2020-06-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top
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#1 Sooner or later Trump is going to have to come to grips with the fact that Erdogan has moved from troublesome to dangerous. He has Hitler (Rhineland) and Mussolini (Libya) as older examples of Western pusillanimity, and the Russian occupation of Ukraine, as a more modern example. Would NATO respond to a Turkish attack on Greece? a Turkish attack on Cyprus? The Turkish denial of Exclusive Economic Zones in the Med?

Posted by b 2020-06-17 08:49|| 2020-06-17 08:49|| Front Page Top

#2 The Turkish foreign minister apparently said the Hagia Sophia should "return to its original use as a mosque".

Posted by Rob Crawford 2020-06-17 15:14|| 2020-06-17 15:14|| Front Page Top

#3 Well, we have plans to invade and destroy everyone, doesn't mean we'll do it. So I'm not sure this is a big deal.

Posted by Silentbrick 2020-06-17 20:02|| 2020-06-17 20:02|| Front Page Top

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