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As Rivals Fight for Control of Libya, Erdogan Says Turkey May Jump In
[NYTIMES] The battle for control of Libya threatened to escalate further this week as  ...just another cheapjack Moslem dictatorship, brought to you by the Moslem Brüderbund...said it might intervene to stop the Russian-backed forces now closing in on Tripoli ...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn... , the capital. In comments to ...Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him. It's a sin, a shame, and a felony to insult the president of Turkey. In Anatolia did Recep Bey a stately Presidential Palace decree, that has 1100 rooms. That's 968 more than in the White House, 400 more than in Versailles, and 325 more than Buckingham Palace, so you know who's really more important... pointedly raised the possibility that Turkey might send troops to counter the Russians if the United Nations ...boodling on the grand scale... -recognized government headquartered in Tripoli formally requested it. "In case of such an invitation, Turkey will decide itself about what kind of initiative to undertake," Mr. Erdogan said Monday. On both Monday and Tuesday he referred explicitly to the possibility of "sending soldiers" or "our personnel." Mr. Erdogan, for commercial and political reasons, has emerged as the last significant patron of the beleaguered Tripoli government. His blunt talk of a new military intervention underscored the perilousness of the situation now facing the Tripoli government, which is under a tightening siege by Russian forces backing the militia leader Khalifa Hifter. Officials of Tripoli’s so-called Government of National Accord said they were open to any assistance that advanced its mission. "The G.N.A. welcomes ALL international support," Mohammed Ali Abdullah, an adviser for United States affairs to the Tripoli government, wrote in a text message. Libya is a strategic prize with vast oil reserves and a long Mediterranean coastline. But eight years after a NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It's headquartered in Belgium. That sez it all.... intervention helped topple Col. Muammar el-Qadaffy during the Arab Spring revolt, the country remains mired in chaos. The bedlam has turned its beaches into a departure point for tens of thousands of Europe ...the land mass occupying the space between the English Channel and the Urals, also known as Moslem Lebensraum... -bound Posted by: Fred 2019-12-12 |
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