Today's Zaman, 8 June 2012
Today's Zaman, 26 March 2012
[
Note: Today's Zaman is
the English version of the Turkish newspaper Zaman]
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http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/06/08/18715010.php
Clinton
targets Syria: "We will go against
those that threaten Turkey and Turkish lives" propaganda
alert
compiled by Cem Ertür
[8 June 2012]
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“[B]oth
the foreign minister [of Turkey Ahmet Davutoglu] and I are committed to
making sure both of our governments are as focused and coordinated as
we can be going against those that threaten Turkey and Turkish
lives.”
[
US
Foreign Minister Hillary Clinton, joint press conference with
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, Istanbul, 7 June
2012] [1]
“
[G]iven the violation of Turkish borders and national security [by
Syria], all scenarios and alternatives will be considered.”
[
Turkey’s
Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, joint press conference with US
Foreign Minister Hillary Clinton, Istanbul, 7 June 2012]
[2]
“Al-Asad's
regime is finished. […] We have been patient with
Syria so far, but if the government makes any more mistakes on the
[Turkish-Syrian] border, then that will be an issue for NATO as
enshrined in Article 5.” (*)
[
Turkey’s
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, interview with Corriere
della Sera on board aeroplane
flying from Adana to Ankara, 5 May 2012]
[3]
(*) Article 5 of The
North Atlantic Treaty (1949)
states that an attack on any North
Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member country is an attack on all
of NATO.
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notes:
[1]
Remarks with Foreign
Minister Ahmet Davutoglu after their meeting
U.S. Department of State website, 7 June 2012
http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2012/06/191938.htm
[2]
Turkey, US condemn Assad
regime’s brutal violence in Syria
by Lamiya Adilgizi, Today’s Zaman, 7 June 2012
http://www.todayszaman.com/news-282852-.html
[3]
Turkish PM may seek NATO
aid if Syria "makes any more mistakes" - Italian paper
BBC Monitoring European, 7 May 2012
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http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=31320
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"opposition forces"
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http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=31096
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http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=30976
Turkey-Syria:
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