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2016-06-08 The Grand Turk

Italian air defense system installed in Turkey's south

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Posted by Steve White 2016-06-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 to protect its member Turkey from possible threats from neighboring Syria

That was before Russia got involved. Nato shooting at Russian planes would be a dangerous escalation.

And if they aren't going to shoot, why are they there?

Posted by phil_b 2016-06-08 01:56|| 2016-06-08 01:56|| Front Page Top

#2 Missile defense, probably.

Posted by Pappy 2016-06-08 10:06|| 2016-06-08 10:06|| Front Page Top

#3 If it's an Italian missile defense system, just attack after 2 pm...

Posted by M. Murcek 2016-06-08 10:18|| 2016-06-08 10:18|| Front Page Top

#4 I never heard of what the Italians had for air defense. Did a little skimming and they are the SAMP/T (Surface-to-Air Missile Platform/Terrain type used by several European nations. It fires the Aster missile which definitely isn't one to laugh at.

Sounds like a nice little system that they have.

Posted by DarthVader 2016-06-08 11:24|| 2016-06-08 11:24|| Front Page Top

#5 See also BIGNEWSNETWORK > US MISSLE DEFENSE SYSTEM AIMED ONLY AT NORTH KOREA, IRAN, NOT CHINA + RUSSIA: WHITE HOUSE.

As Iran is the OWG-NWO Co-Supepower BFF/Best Frenemy Forevar! of Amerika, like AL-Qaeda + Talibunnies vee ISIS, clearly this can only refer to Pudgy = NOKOR???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2016-06-08 23:44|| 2016-06-08 23:44|| Front Page Top

#6 OOOOPPPS, forgot to add WORLD NEWS >[Independent.UK] ISIS NUCLEAR ATTACK ON EUROPE IS VERY REAL THREAT, EXPERTS SAY.

versus

* SAME, BIGNEWSNETWORK > OBAMA ADMINISTRATION STILL HAS NO TERROR OR IRAN STRATEGY.

POTUS Obama = POTUS Clinton = wants no serious FP disaster(s) during his last months in office, or in alternate one that can't be blamed on the GOP -Right + Trump???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2016-06-08 23:49|| 2016-06-08 23:49|| Front Page Top

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