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2015-12-04 The Grand Turk

Putin: Turkey 'will regret' downing Russian bomber in Syria

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Posted by Steve White 2015-12-04 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 Hint hint, longstanding and reliable friends in Turkey

An alliance between Russians & Kemalists (Turkish Nationalists)---mind boggles.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2015-12-04 14:23|| 2015-12-04 14:23|| Front Page Top

#2 An alliance between Russians & Kemalists (Turkish Nationalists)---mind boggles.

See "Molotov-Ribbontrop pact", then later United Nations pact between USSR and western powers for useful if unlikely precedents.

Posted by Nguard 2015-12-04 16:38|| 2015-12-04 16:38|| Front Page Top

#3 TURKEY'S = OTTOMAN'S "SULTAN", RUSSIA'S "TSAR", BUT WHOM REMEMBERS IRAN'S "SHAH"-NOW-SUPREME-AYATOLLAH???

Lest we fergit, WE'RE-SUPPOSED-TO-BE-ISLAM'S FIRST-NUCLEAR-SUPERPOWER/GREATPOWER-NOT-SHIA-IRAN PAKISTAN = "NEO-OTTOMAN" TURKEY = DESIRES TO OUTWARDLY EXPAND + HAVE ITS OWN SOLE "SPHERE OF INFLUENCE" LIKE "US-STYLE", "US-PAR", OWG CO-SUPERPOWERS RUSSIA, CHINA, + IRAN, ETC.

Two Muslim or Islamic "Great Power" or "Superpower" wannabes all but isolated = geographically blocked or surrounded by their many Muslim + Non-Muslim neighbors.

* FYI YAHOO NEWS, BREAKINGNEWS > THAILAND WARNED BY MOSCOW THAT ISLAMIC STATE MILITANTS "ENTERED" THE KINGDOM WID GOAL TO ATTACK RUSSIAN TOURISTS.

And Russian strategic interests.

Iff true, looks like the ISIS/ISIL + aligned hard Boyz may intend to attack-n-destabilize or overwhelm INDIA'S + CHINA'S SMALLER. MORE SECURITY-VULNERABLE NEIGHBORS BEFORE ATTACKING THE BIG CHEEZES HEAD-ON???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2015-12-04 22:46|| 2015-12-04 22:46|| Front Page Top

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