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<\/a><\/p>\nand now a closeup look at Cyprus itself:<\/p>\n
The red line is the “border”.\u00a0\u00a0 Most of the airports and things useful for running the country are in the Southern Greek controlled part.<\/p>\n Today’s news has this story that Turkey has sent a ship out to prospect for oil and gas around Cyprus.\u00a0 The sinister part of the story is the ship turned off its transponder making it harder for people to know where the ship is.<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/world\/off-cyprus-the-hunt-for-oil-and-gas-threatens-to-rekindle-an-old-conflict\/article2181110\/<\/a><\/p>\n In somewhat related news, Turkey and Iran have made an agreement to permit each other to operate across each other’s borders in order to fight those pesky Kurds who keep agitating for a homeland.<\/p>\n Interesting that Turkey thinks Palestinean Arabs need a homeland, when there is no such history of a country or a people (there is no language called Palestinean), but the Kurds want a homeland and have their own language, ethnic identity and a long well documented history as a people.<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/stories\/2011\/09\/25\/ap\/europe\/main20111387.shtml<\/p>\n You may recall when Turkey broke off its ties with Israel, the initial reaction from Israel was that it would retaliation by supporting Kurdish rebels and Armenians…\u00a0\u00a0 At least at the moment, the United States is supportive of Turkey’s military moves against the PKK rebels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I’ve referenced Cypus several times recently – speculating that if Greece falls into anarchy, Turkey likely will view that as an opportunity to take control of the entire island of Cyprus. Cyprus has a long history of being caught in … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n