Turkey Downs Russian Warplane.

[Ivan Cloherty]

The voice recording of the warnings given to the Russian aircraft have been released today, if genuine, they were warned several times, and told to head South immediately, kt

There will be a lot of to-ing and fro-ing on this the Turks insisting that the messages are genuine which no doubt can easily be verified by various agencies around the world (if they of course wish to do so, which I doubt). The Russian pilot is of course going to deny that he heard any such warnings as he has no wish to be held ultimately responsible for his mates death, or the death of one of the rescue team sent in to retrieve him, and Putin is not going to back down on this sole issue now that he has awarded both pilots a medal. Loss of face is more important than the truth.

[j.sabourn]

An extract from a letter in todays Western Australian Newspaper.... In 2012, when the Syrian Air Force shot down a Turkish jet which invaded Syrian airspace, PM Erdogan said that brief airspace violations " could not be a pretext for an attack".
This is the same Erdogan whose Air Force averages almost 1400 violations of Greek airspace each year, the most recent being just two weeks ago when eight Turkish Air Force jets entered Greek airspace.
Clearly this is a case of double standards at best, and reckless provocation at worst. Signed.
Cheers JS

[happy daze john in oz]

I see now that Putin and the French president are to join forces on an attack on ISIS. Funny, I thought they were already doing that!!!

[j.sabourn]

#23... All scenarios for the world stage and scoops for the media. Meanwhile all the unpalatable stuff goes on in the dimly lit background. JS

[John Pruden]

its not air space turkey should worry about its ground space isil will march right in and take that place over as well?? jp

[Keith at Tregenna]

Apparently Russia is intending to take Turkey from the rear and will not use Greece ?



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[happy daze john in oz]

Apparently Obama phoned Putin to ask what he would like for thanksgiving dinner.
'Turkey' came the reply.

[j.sabourn]

#26... Trying to work out how to get Grecian 2000 into the conversation, have giving up using it, shows up the wrinkles too much. How about ref. to title, Low Flier fights back with a little help from Grecian 2000, and grabs turkeys wishbone. ( Low Flier for non whiskey drinkers being Grouse). JS

[Ivan Cloherty]

#26... Trying to work out how to get Grecian 2000 into the conversation, have giving up using it, shows up the wrinkles too much. How about ref. to title, Low Flier fights back with a little help from Grecian 2000, and grabs turkeys wishbone. ( Low Flier for non whiskey drinkers being Grouse). JS

John the doctor did warn you about stopping taking your tablets

[j.sabourn]

I know Ivan but they put the prescription charges up. Cheers JS