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Naked
Turkish Aggression on Syria
By
Stephen Lendman
February
02, 2016 "Information
Clearing House"
- Turkey is a fascist police state,
Erdogan a hoodlum, an international outlaw, a
tyrannical regional scourge.
His
aggression against Turkish and Syrian Kurds,
downing a Russian SU-24 bomber in Syrian
airspace, committing other provocative acts
against the Russian Federation, and now
cross-border shelling of targets in Syria
following permission from or complicity with
Washington.
Erdogan
would never launch attacks outside his territory
otherwise.
Russia
presented indisputable video evidence, showing
Turkish military cross-border shelling,
according to Defense Ministry spokesman General
Igor Konashenkov, saying:
“This is
what we call a fact. This is irrefutable proof
that Turkish armed forces shell borderline
Syrian settlements with large-caliber artillery
systems.”
“We expect
an immediate reaction and explanations of the
actions of the Turkish military by NATO and the
Pentagon.”
Syria’s
General Staff confirmed heavy self-propelled
artillery deployments along its border.
Pointedly addressing Washington, Konashenkov
stressed “(t)hose who warn us about consequences
with understanding what happened should first of
all think about the trap their Turkish partners
are dragging them into.”
Will
ground invasion follow? Days earlier, Turkish
troops entered Syrian territory near Jarablus.
Large numbers of its forces are massed along its
border.
Russia
Insider said “(e)yewitnesses to the incursion
reported that the Turkish forces have not
encountered any resistance from ISIS fighters in
the area.”
“These
reports once again raise the question of
(apparent) collaboration between Turkey and ISIS
aimed at halting the advance of the Kurdish (YPG)
militias in north Syria.”
Provoking
Syrian forces to respond may be another
objective. Russia controls the country’s
airspace. Challenging its military superiority
assures failure.
Russian
aircraft and S-400 anti-missile systems can
easily destroy Turkish aerial incursions, using
warplanes or missiles.
Farcical
Syrian peace talks are beginning, a
US-orchestrated charade with no chance of
succeeding.
The
backdrop includes Pentagon warplanes bombing
Syrian targets, Israel conducting
terror-bombings at its discretion, hundreds of
American combat troops on the ground with
thousands more coming, covert CIA operatives
infesting the country, US support for ISIS and
other terrorists, as well as Turkey launching
limited aggression, perhaps prelude for much
more to come.
Washington
rejects peace and stability. Sham peace talks
are cover for its imperial objective -
orchestrating failure, wrongfully blaming Assad,
escalating aggression, continuing endless war,
destroying Syrian sovereignty, and replacing it
with pro-Western puppet governance.
Nothing in
prospect suggests positive developments ahead.
Syria’s only chance against US-orchestrated
aggression is continued war allied with Russia
against terrorist groups.
Resolving
things militarily is the only hope for restoring
peace and stability. Diplomatic efforts without
peace partners are a waste of time.
Stephen
Lendman lives in Chicago. He can be reached at
lendmanstephen@sbcglobal.net. His new book as
editor and contributor is titled "Flashpoint in
Ukraine: US Drive for Hegemony Risks WW III."
http://www.claritypress.com/LendmanIII.html
- Visit his blog site at sjlendman.blogspot.com.
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