US Says Turkey Downed Russian Jet While in Syrian Airspace
US Says Turkey Downed Russian Jet While in Syrian Airspace If US officials are correct, Turkey committed a textbook war crime by shooting down a plane that was operating in Syrian airspace at the invitation of the Syrian government
Source: US Says Turkey Downed Russian Jet While in Syrian Airspace
A brief report by Reuters has completely shattered Ankara’s story of the Russian jet joyriding in its airspace:
The United States believes that the Russian jet shot down by Turkey on Tuesday was hit inside Syrian airspace after a brief incursion into Turkish airspace, a U.S. official told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity.
The official said that assessment was based on detection of the heat signature of the jet.
Even if we assume that the Russian jet briefly entered Turkish airspace, it would be a clear violation of international law for Turkish fighter jets to attack the plane inside Syria.
It’s interesting that Obama has expressed support for Turkey, without explicitly stating that Russia violated Turkish airspace:
[This incident] points to an ongoing problem with the Russian operations. They are operating very close to a Turkish border, and they are going after moderate opposition that are supported by not only Turkey but a wide range of countries.
The problem with the “moderate opposition” line is that Reuters reported today that al Qaeda’s Nusra Front operates in the region that was being targeted by Russia during the time of the shoot-down.
And just a reminder: NATO still “stands in solidarity” with Turkey.
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WarSclerotic 
November 27, 2015 at 2:55 AM
EXCLUSIVE: Footage of Syrian Army Rescuing Second Russian Pilot and Helicopter Crew
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umsp9wIjolY
November 27, 2015 at 3:52 AM
Why is everyone talking about ISIS and Nusra? Essentially this is a conflict between the US and Russia about who controls the oil and gas pipeline routes through Syria to Europe. And after that the US and Russia have even bigger objectives.
Everyone’s acting like the sheep that think everything is about the border collie, instead of seeing that it’s really about being herded into the coral that leads to the slaughter house.
Sheeesh….
ISIS is a mere detail, a side issue, a tool, a “useful idiot” to use Lenin’s words. And the same goes for all the other bit actors, Iran, Assad, Turkey… Acting like side issues are the main issue puts one squarely on the road to destruction.
The Russian objective…
“The American Empire Should Be Destroyed”: Aleksandr Dugin and the Perils of Immanentized Eschatology
The American objective:
“American strategists saw the solution of this situation in the final destruction of the state administration in our country [Russia] with the subsequent breakup of its territory,” Patrushev revealed.
“US dusted off old USSR-break-up strategy for use in Ukraine – former FSB chief”
http://rt.com/politics/196456-russia-fsb-patrushev-global/
AND AGAIN:
“For the last 20 years, the US has acted particularly assertively and shamelessly in this area and round about. America’s ruling circles took heart from the decline and fall of the USSR and did everything in their power to gain control of Russia and central Asia’s main sources of raw materials, as well as the transit routes by which they were exported. Washington planned to extend its sphere of direct influence to the Black Sea, Caucasus and Caspian regions.”
— Nikolai Patrushev
Ukraine crisis – the view from Russia
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/24/sp-ukraine-russia-cold-war
And when Patrushev was speaking of Ukraine and “transit routes” we should now include “Syria” and the oil and gas “transit routes” through Syria.
November 27, 2015 at 8:33 PM
To state that Iran,Assad,and the other countries are bit actors-whatever that may mean,but I will assume you mean insignificant actors in the current scheme of things, grossly simplifies the current conflict that is anything but simple and not solely about the competing interests of the U.S. and Russia.The Saudis and their political influences are certainly not bit actors in this conflict.They are one of the major financial supporters of the Islamic state.Throw in religion,and the competition between Saudi Arabia and Iran for control of the region, one can easily see the complexities of the conflict to name just one or two .
November 27, 2015 at 3:58 AM
Something not working with wordpress ?????
November 27, 2015 at 5:26 PM
Nope just working fine, it seems to me i,am the only one who approve comments and i was of line this morning .