Turkey to ‘consult’ NATO allies after Syria downs fighter jet


Missing: An F4 Phantom Turkish fighter jet was shot down by Syrian security forces over 'Syrian territorial waters'

ed note–Israel wants Syria destroyed so bad she can barely contain her salivating. Turkey is/has been used as the ‘point man’ in this so as to afford US/Israel ‘plausible deniability’ that in effect this–Syria’s destruction–is a Zionist operation from start to finish. Doubtless that Turkey was instructed to fly her jets into Syrian airspace so that they could be shot down, thus providing Turkey with a grievance and Nato a causus belli.

The other thing worth noting here is how the UK and other powers have condemned shooting down a Turkish jet in ‘international waters’, a charge that is in dispute by Syria,  BUT YET, when Israel attacked the Mavi Marmara WHEN INDEED IT WAS IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS, killing many innocent civilians when they were bringing humanitarian supplies to those in Gaza who find themselves on Israel’s list of targets to be destroyed,  there was NO comdemnation on the part of the UK or any other western powers.

Haaretz

Turkey said on Sunday Syria shot down its military aircraft in international waters, without warning and declared it would formally consult with NATO allies on a reaction.

Turkey issued a diplomatic note to Syria, state broadcaster TRT said without giving any further details.

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told TRT the plane had been clearly marked as Turkish and said he did not agree with Syria’s earlier statement it had not known the plane belonged to Turkey.

Envoys from NATO member states will meet on Tuesday after Turkey requested consultations over the downing of its military jet by Syria, a NATO spokeswoman said on Sunday.

“Turkey has requested consultations under article 4 of NATO’s founding Washington Treaty. Under article 4, any ally can request consultations whenever, in the opinion of any of them, their territorial integrity, political independence or security is threatened,” Oana Lungescu said.

“The NAC (North Atlantic Council) will meet on Tuesday at Turkey’s request. We expect Turkey to make a presentation on the recent incident.”

A NATO diplomat said Turkey was likely to give NATO allies details. “It is up to Turkey and the allies to decide how they want to proceed,” the diplomat said.

“What Turkey may need is political support. We haven’t had any other request… It doesn’t necessarily lead to the next step.

“It’s important that allies show solidarity and concern.”

Search teams have located the wreckage of a Turkish fighter jet in Syrian waters at a depth of 1,300 meters, Turkish news channels reported on Sunday, without citing a source.

Turkey’s foreign minister earlier said search and rescue teams were still searching for the two missing pilots. He said the search operations were in coordination with the Syrians but could not be described as a “joint” operation.

British foreign minister William Hague condemned the shooting down of the jet as “outrageous” and said Britain was ready to support robust action against Syria by the United Nations Security Council.

Hague said he had spoken with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu about the incident.

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