Turkey seizes Syrian ship with weapons - PM Erdogan
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[B]Turkey has seized a Syrian-flagged ship loaded with weapons, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said.[/B]
He did not say where or when the vessel was stopped, but vowed to confiscate any arms shipments for Syria coming through Turkish waters or airspace.
Mr Erdogan has repeatedly criticised Syrian President Bashar al-Assad over his government's violent crackdown on street protesters.
Last week, Mr Erdogan said the era of oppressive dictators was over.
[B]Contacts cut off[/B]
"Turkey has arrested a ship flying the Syrian flag and carrying weapons," Mr Erdogan said in New York where he attended the UN General Assembly, Turkey's Anataolia news agency reports.
"If in the future arms shipments (to Syria) are made by air or land, we will stop and seize them," he added.
News of this latest incident marks a hardening in relations between two formerly friendly countries, the BBC's Matthew Well in New York reports.
Ankara has grown increasingly impatient with Damascus' refusal to discuss political reforms, our correspondent says.
Earlier this week, Mr Erdogan told reporters that Turkey no longer had any contacts with the Syrian leadership and warned of sanctions.
Ankara also hosted a conference of Syria's opposition groups earlier this month.
Foreign reporters are not being allowed in to Syria so news organisations are largely dependent on unverified amateur video and reports by rights groups.
According to the UN, more than 2,200 people have been killed in Syria since anti-government protests began more than five months ago.
The government says hundreds of its personnel have been killed.
The government insists that it has a political reform programme in place, but opposition leaders say there can be no free and fair elections while the ruling Baath party is in power.[/QUOTE]
[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-15044314[/url]
Damn Turkey, you on a roll!
Honestly, I like how hardliner Turkey's been about all of these issues lately.
Well, fuck. It looks like stuff is getting somewhat heated around Turkey.
It is, for a long time, but it doesn't seem to be getting exactly better.
WWIII by the end of the decade, mark my words.
[QUOTE=V12US;32455087]WWIII by the end of the decade, mark my words.[/QUOTE]
I just don't think it is economically possible to have a world war 3.
[QUOTE=-n3o-;32455242]I just don't think it is economically possible to have a world war 3.[/QUOTE]
economic crisis will lead to it.
[QUOTE=-n3o-;32455242]I just don't think it is economically possible to have a world war 3.[/QUOTE]
I don't think the global economy will at all hamper our abilities to kill eachother.
[QUOTE=MuTAnT;32456187]I don't think the global economy will at all hamper our abilities to kill eachother.[/QUOTE]
That's what I wanted to say.
[QUOTE=-n3o-;32455242]I just don't think it is economically possible to have a world war 3.[/QUOTE]
And who'll wage it?
Eu vs Russia?
US vs China
China vs Russia
India mixed in somewhere
middle east against itself?
You might get secondary "brushfire wars" at best none of the major powers are in a state were they can wage war against each other and the non global power players don't pose a threat.
[QUOTE=wraithcat;32466687]And who'll wage it?
Eu vs Russia?
US vs China
China vs Russia
India mixed in somewhere
middle east against itself?
You might get secondary "brushfire wars" at best none of the major powers are in a state were they can wage war against each other and the non global power players don't pose a threat.[/QUOTE]
The entire east is a mess with conflict. I don't know if it'd be another world war, but there could definitely be major wars between multiple countries.
why did i see the title as "Turtle seizes Syrian ship with weapons"
[QUOTE=TheStateTrooper;32466886]why did i see the title as "Turtle seizes Syrian ship with weapons"[/QUOTE]
That'd be the best.
[QUOTE=-n3o-;32455242]I just don't think it is economically possible to have a world war 3.[/QUOTE]
look at the world before world war 2; the US and Germany were especially destitute. WW2 bailed a lot of countries out of a depression. War is a great creator of jobs.
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