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[Nikitas]

OK, i will tuck it away.

Erdo should tuck away his selective use of history too. He recalls Preveza, but forget the sea battles of Galaxidi and Navarino where the ottoman navy was trashed.

There is increasing arrogance, characteristic of a man who know zilch about military matters. He thinks that the number of ships makes a difference, his strategic thinking can only go that far. The similarities with the pre 1979 statements of the Shah of Iran are eerily similar. That man got too big for his boots too, and he was cut down to size pretty quick.

If you can look up some footage from his interviews with the BBC, there are gems like "you in the wet are lazy", soon Iran will have armed forces stronger than Britain's, second only to the USA, our industrial production will rival that of west Germany, and so on. At least the Shah had good manners and did not turn his bodygyuards against UN employees and was not given to bouts of open loss of temper.

Erdo is losing it, at an alarming rate. As for Davut, he lost it a long time ago. Read his book to verify the fact.

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Turkish PM criticizes UN as "unjust West tool"
Erdogan criticized UN, saying that it was condoning unjust and inhumane behaviors and acts of some countries, whereas it was imposing many sanctions on some other countries.

Turkey's prime minister said on Wednesday that none of the peace-keeping organizations were saying something to the Greek Cypriot administration.

http://www.worldbulletin.net/?aType=hab ... leID=79538

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Turkish PM criticizes UN as "unjust West tool"

I guess that is why he wants the UN relocated to Istanbul...

http://www.worldbulletin.net/?aType=hab ... leID=79266

The Khalifa has spoken and so it shall be done.

[Nikitas]

"Turkey's prime minister said on Wednesday that none of the peace-keeping organizations were saying something to the Greek Cypriot administration."

On the contrary, they did say go ahead with oil exploration.

Turkey is verging closer and closer to a psychotic state, the world should be the way they say. A case for urgent treatment.

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United States Reaffirms Support for Cyprus' Right to Conduct Energy Explorations

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30, 2011 -- /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. State Department on Thursday reaffirmed U.S. support for Cyprus' sovereign right to continue to explore for natural resources. Speaking at a daily press briefing, State Department Deputy Spokesperson Mark Toner said, "The United States supports Cyprus' right to explore for energy. Having a U.S. company involved in developing the energy resources of Cyprus is also positive."

During the briefing, Toner also reiterated the U.S.' support for the ongoing negotiations to reunify the island, saying the U.S. "continues to support strongly the Cypriot-led negotiation process, conducted under U.N. good offices, to reunify the island into a bi-zonal, bi-communal federation."Mr. Toner further pointed out that Washington "continue[s] to believe that the island's oil and gas resources, like all of its resources, should be equitably shared between both communities in the context of an overall settlement," and that "we don't believe that developing offshore energy resources need hinder those reunification talks." In fact, when asked to confirm that the U.S. position is that the ongoing explorations do not hinder the U.N.-led reunification talks, he categorically did so saying "that's our position."

The U.S. spokesperson, invited to comment on the Turkish prime minister's threats against Cyprus ("to invade Cyprus again"), said that "there's a very clear path forward here. There's a Cypriot-led negotiation process being conducted under the U.N. That's the best way to resolve all of these issues."

Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/2011/09/30/395129 ... z1ZTjnBG5k

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MIDDLE EAST NEWS
OCTOBER 8, 2011

U.S. Ties to Turkey Face New Strains

By JAY SOLOMON in Washington and MARC CHAMPION in Istanbul

WASHINGTON—Escalating tensions in the Mediterranean are complicating the U.S.-Turkey alliance at a time when President Barack Obama views Ankara as central to helping the U.S. manage the Middle East's political upheavals.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton privately has pressed Turkish officials to back off from their threats to send warships to waters around Cyprus in a dispute over energy deposits, according to U.S. officials. The top American diplomat cautioned that any escalation could jeopardize U.S. interests in the Mediterranean, as the gas fields are being jointly developed by Cyprus and Houston-based Noble Energy Inc.

U.S. officials also are concerned by Turkish threats to deploy naval vessels to accompany flotillas headed to the Palestinian territories, which could heighten the potential for a military conflict between Turkey and Israel, both close U.S. allies. American diplomats have worked to broker a rapprochement between Turkey and Israel, but officials in the White House and State Department acknowledge the rift could endure.

Some strategists in Washington and Europe are calling on the Obama administration to lay down stricter red lines in the Mediterranean, by using more aggressive diplomacy and the U.S. Navy. This is seen as crucial for guarding against any miscalculations by Turkey, Israel or Cyprus, though they acknowledge such steps could anger Ankara.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142 ... lenews_wsj

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From the article:

[Capt J Sparrow]

Well, those of us who proposed the creation of an effective military, not a symbolic one, back in the 70, were and are maligned as non realists. The realists apparently are satisfied with the status of the poutana of the eastern med.

This is what happens when you look up to that other poutana. And she really is one hell of a poutana.

Cyprus is small, but there are excellent technologies which deliver potent military capability. Now that our relations with Israel are on the rise, the RoC will be able to have access to lots of things.

It is important to have a very strong military in order to safeguard natural resources within the EEZ. This will have to include Air Drones, and missile fast attack craft.

The key is to look at what is available from Israel. And being so close, they can assist us better with training and support.

[CBBB]

Well, those of us who proposed the creation of an effective military, not a symbolic one, back in the 70, were and are maligned as non realists. The realists apparently are satisfied with the status of the poutana of the eastern med.

This is what happens when you look up to that other poutana. And she really is one hell of a poutana.

Cyprus is small, but there are excellent technologies which deliver potent military capability. Now that our relations with Israel are on the rise, the RoC will be able to have access to lots of things.

It is important to have a very strong military in order to safeguard natural resources within the EEZ. This will have to include Air Drones, and missile fast attack craft.

The key is to look at what is available from Israel. And being so close, they can assist us better with training and support.

I mentioned before that we have developed our own UAVs (drones).

cyprus35650.html?hilit=cyprus%20institute#p689705

Look at the end of the thread.

[Capt J Sparrow]

Well, those of us who proposed the creation of an effective military, not a symbolic one, back in the 70, were and are maligned as non realists. The realists apparently are satisfied with the status of the poutana of the eastern med.

This is what happens when you look up to that other poutana. And she really is one hell of a poutana.

Cyprus is small, but there are excellent technologies which deliver potent military capability. Now that our relations with Israel are on the rise, the RoC will be able to have access to lots of things.

It is important to have a very strong military in order to safeguard natural resources within the EEZ. This will have to include Air Drones, and missile fast attack craft.

The key is to look at what is available from Israel. And being so close, they can assist us better with training and support.

I mentioned before that we have developed our own UAVs (drones).

cyprus35650.html?hilit=cyprus%20institute#p689705

Look at the end of the thread.

Yes you did.

I think Cyprus was also developing a drone with Israel.

However, they are not the kind of drones I had in mind. I was thinking more along the lines of drones made by Israeli Aircraft Industries and Elbit Systems. I think they call them the Hermes and Herring???? Actually, I just looked it up, it is called the Heron....