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| The Grand Turk |
| Turkey warns Russia not to repeat rocket launcher incident |
| 2015-12-08 |
| [REUTERS] ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... on Monday warned the Russian ambassador that there should be no repeat of an incident last week, when a Russian sailor allegedly brandished a rocket launcher on the deck of a naval ship passing through Istanbul, foreign ministry sources said. The incident, which was captured in photographs, has further ramped up tension between the two countries, after Turkey last month shot down a Russian plane over Syria. Moscow has retaliated with a raft of sanctions and accused Ankara of treachery. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #7 The Turks probably still have bad memories of the Saratoga from the early 90's. oops |
| Posted by: Varmint Clunk9643 2015-12-08 22:02 |
| #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 |
| #5 Turkey is getting close to sounding like north korea and their rhetoric. |
| Posted by: chris 2015-12-08 13:06 |
| #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 |
| #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 |
| #2 Nah. Chump has no plans for us to fight. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2015-12-08 07:40 |
| #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 |