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2011-06-12 The Grand Turk

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Posted by trailing wife 2011-06-12 14:26|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 ...Go to Jim Dunnigan's priceless A Quick And Dirty Guide to War for a very good explanation of a difference between armies and 'police armies'. In the Middle East there is exactly ONE professional army whose job is to defend its people and not keep them down. There may be two very soon, but the jury really is still out on that.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2011-06-12 16:25|| 2011-06-12 16:25|| Front Page Top

#2 Hmmmmm. Want to see Pencilneck overthrown and his baathists strung up, I'd also like to see Yippy bloodied and humiliated. A quandary

Posted by Frank G 2011-06-12 16:26|| 2011-06-12 16:26|| Front Page Top

#3 Turbans tighten in Tehran.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2011-06-12 17:48|| 2011-06-12 17:48|| Front Page Top

#4 I've been watching the English language Turkish news sources, and so far nothing.

Hurriyet Daily News

Today's Zaman

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-06-12 18:02|| 2011-06-12 18:02|| Front Page Top

#5 Turkish Press

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-06-12 18:04|| 2011-06-12 18:04|| Front Page Top

#6 VERY interesting, if true.

Posted by Scooter McGruder 2011-06-12 18:42|| 2011-06-12 18:42|| Front Page Top

#7 From Moose's link

Premier Erdogan underlines importance of boosting cooperation with Iraq

Tighter turbans in Tehran. Almost as if Erdogan is daring the Mullahs to attack him so he can call Nato's obligation to defend him and after the victory become caliph.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2011-06-12 19:15|| 2011-06-12 19:15|| Front Page Top

#8 debka... needs alot of salt, as usual

Posted by 746 2011-06-12 19:19|| 2011-06-12 19:19|| Front Page Top

#9 "DEBKAfile's exclusive sources "

This means that the story is false. I have never in my entire life seen a "DEBKA exclusive" that turned out to be true. This story has a 99.9999% probability of having been made up by the person writing it in order to get web views to the site.

Posted by crosspatch 2011-06-12 19:48|| 2011-06-12 19:48|| Front Page Top

#10 OK Mike - the ONE is obvious, but who is the second maybe "very soon"?

Posted by Halliburton - Mysterious Conspiracy Division 2011-06-12 20:15|| 2011-06-12 20:15|| Front Page Top

#11 ...Iraq. Even in the condition they're in now, they are light years beyond any other Arab army in terms of placing training and skill above political and religious reliability. They've also been taught that their loyalty is to the Nation above Party and Faith - something no other Arab army can say. The trouble is we don't know yet whether or not they've learned that lesson.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2011-06-12 20:36|| 2011-06-12 20:36|| Front Page Top

#12 See also WAFF > TURKEY MULLS BUFFER ZONE ON SYRIAN BORDER, for Syrian refugees as protected by Turkish forces.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-06-12 21:16|| na 2011-06-12 21:16|| Front Page Top

#13 ya ever flush a JUSTICE turd , and it comes back?

Posted by Frank G 2011-06-12 22:00|| 2011-06-12 22:00|| Front Page Top

#14 I think it's because both ends are dumb

Posted by Frank G 2011-06-12 22:02|| 2011-06-12 22:02|| Front Page Top

#15 Srsly, JUSTICE

I have better things to do than to moderate your comments and I s'pect you do too. You should do them.

Posted by badanov 2011-06-12 22:05|| http://www.freefirezone.org 2011-06-12 22:05|| Front Page Top

#16 "I s'pect you do too"

I s'pect it doesn't, Bad.

Though I wish it would go back to goat-bothering and leave us alone. :-(

Posted by Barbara 2011-06-12 22:09|| 2011-06-12 22:09|| Front Page Top

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