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Jimbuna
10-11-12, 09:33 AM
Could this be the beginning of Russia coming out more publicly in support of Assad?

Either way it looks like further escalation over the troubles in the area.


Moscow has accused Turkey of putting the lives of Russian passengers in danger by using its military to force a Syria-bound plane to land in Ankara.
The Syrian Air plane, from Moscow, was intercepted and searched on Wednesday on suspicion it was carrying weapons.
Officials in both Russia and Syria have strongly denied the allegations, with Damascus accusing Turkey of "piracy" and violating international law


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19912532
Jimbuna
10-11-12, 09:39 AM
Wrong post :oops:
Herr-Berbunch
10-11-12, 09:49 AM
I heard about the scallop thing on Jeremy Vine's show, iirc Clinton Powell is a part owner of one of the boats, and was nowhere near his son, who was actually on the boat. Get it together BBC.

As for Moscow - :/\\!!
Betonov
10-11-12, 09:59 AM
The more internal problems and dissidents Putin has to put up with, the more international ''incidents'' Moscow will react to.
Jimbuna
10-11-12, 10:00 AM
#2 should have been a separate thread...created now :oops:
Skybird
10-11-12, 10:02 AM
Ankara claims to hjave found 300 kg of military goods, radios for the most.

Claism Ankara, but they did not present evidence for their claims.

So it could be like they say, or it could be not. Certainly I do not trust Erdoghistan just because it claims something. Not after recent staged events, and lies produced afterwards.

It was said the Turks opened diplomatic "suitcases". That is not good. If that leads to evidence showing that diplomatic suitcases gets abused for smuggling items not having anything to do with diplomatic secrecy and immunity, it is even worse, for the other side.

This whole thing with diplomatic immunity and diplomatic luggage is a very two-sided sword. I increasingly tend to not agree on it.
Herr-Berbunch
10-11-12, 10:22 AM
Wrong post :oops:

#2 should have been a separate thread...created now :oops:

And now my post up there looks stupid! :O:
GoldenRivet
10-11-12, 10:25 AM
yeah because Russia has every right to bitch about an intercept

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_Air_Lines_Flight_007
Tribesman
10-11-12, 11:46 AM
yeah because Russia has every right to bitch about an intercept

Be fair, the Russian thought the koreans had sent it with a licence to kill.
STEED
10-11-12, 12:33 PM
DAM WE GOT CAUGHT...Russia.
Jimbuna
10-11-12, 04:43 PM
And now my post up there looks stupid! :O:

Why break the habit of a lifetime? :D
Jimbuna
10-13-12, 08:53 AM
Syrians have stopped buying electricity from Turkey a few days back...I doubt they were purchasing that much anyway seeing as how not many buildings can be left standing :)
Jimbuna
10-14-12, 04:27 AM
Syria have now banned Turkish civilian aircraft from flying over its territory.

It would appear tensions are rising:


Turkish civilian planes are no longer allowed to fly over Syria, Damascus has said, amid growing tensions between the two neighbouring countries.
The ban took effect at midnight (2100GMT) on Saturday.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-19938221