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originally posted by: theultimatebelgianjoke
a reply to: DJW001
No it can be traced back - at its source - to Cumhuryiet journalists.
Bilal Erdoğan'ın gemileri Suriye'ye ne taşıyor ?
(Article in Turkish)
So no evidence then? Just your ramblings.... Is there photo evidence of the oil being delivered to Russian bound ships? Turkey would at least be able to provide that no?
originally posted by: flice
Wauw..... I didnt imagine the state department and armed forces could lose so much credibilty so fast.
Good luck US
That's the source ...
As long as you can only criticize source, blame it for being Turkish. I'll make no comment on defenceweb.
originally posted by: DJW001
a reply to: sosobad
So no evidence then? Just your ramblings.... Is there photo evidence of the oil being delivered to Russian bound ships? Turkey would at least be able to provide that no?
Once again, the oil is not bound for Russia. Russia cannot export as much oil as it did previously because of sanctions. On the other hand, contraband oil purchased in the eastern Mediterranean and transported on a ship that does not need to pass through the Bosporus can be sold to countries that are nominally boycotting Russia, or which just need the oil. There are precedents:
Russian oil smuggling in Libya.
The spokesman acknowledged there was no oil on board the vessel at the time of its capture, but had information that it was en route to Zuwara to refuel.
«A very important point: those authorities that detained the ship, do not belong to the internationally recognised government. Country after the events actually represents the territory that are controlled by different power political groups. The one that arrested our citizens, is not internationally recognized, it controls Tripoli and Misrata,» he said Kolonin Agency.
No charges filed either by the looks of it.
Who are defenceweb??
originally posted by: DJW001
a reply to: sosobad
No charges filed either by the looks of it.
No, but the incident is suggestive. Normally the Red Mafiya smuggles drugs, arms, and sex slaves. Branching out into oil might be lucrative at the moment. Too many wildcatters have been smuggling people lately.
Who are defenceweb??
A South African defense industry portal.
originally posted by: DJW001
a reply to: sosobad
Remember when ISIS was supposed to fall in two weeks?
Yet here we are 12 years later and the world is having a collective brainfart on how to handle the fallout from that war. Please don't deflect anymore.
As for your source did it or did it not leave out very important info?
originally posted by: sosobad
a reply to: DJW001
The only stretch here is you trying to turn it around that Russia in some shape or form is responsible for buying the oil after the photographs came out showing the trucks crossing the Turkish boarder to sites in Turkey. Have you got any evidence at all supporting your claim? I don't want suggested evidence, I want actual evidence, you got any?
The foreign ministers of Turkey and Russia have met in Belgrade in the first high-level bilateral meeting between the two nations since the downing of a Russian fighter jet by Turkey along its border with Syria.
The meeting took place at a time of heightened tensions between the two countries and follows a stern warning from Russian President Vladimir Putin, who on Thursday vowed to make Turkey regret its action.
The meeting took place at a time of heightened tensions between the two countries and follows a stern warning from Russian President Vladimir Putin, who on Thursday vowed to make Turkey regret its action.
originally posted by: DJW001
a reply to: 23432
The tankers that are being destroyed were owned by Kurdish mafia of Turkey .
That actually makes a lot of sense.