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Oct 16 2012
Turkey Orders Plane Full of Humanitarian Aid Diverted From Syria
Armenian Plane Allowed to Leave After Long Search
by Jason Ditz, October 15, 2012
Fresh off of last week's embarrassment when Turkish warplanes forced a
civilian aircraft to land in Ankara only to find what Russia termed
`dual use' radar parts on board, the Turkish government has ordered
another plane diverted from Syria, this time one full of humanitarian
aid from Armenia.
The move comes in the context not only of Turkey's constant search for
new things to condemn Syria for, but also their ever-worsening
relationship with Armenia, a nation which Turkish FM Ahmet Davutoglu
blasted earlier today for resuming passenger flights into the disputed
Nagorno-Karabakh region.
As with last week's downing, the hype around Turkey's decision was a
lot more interesting than the cargo they actually found, which was
exactly what the manifest says was on the plane, a lot of humanitarian
aid heading to Aleppo, mostly rice.
Turkish officials defended the decision to force a planeload of rice
to land, saying it proved that they are `serious' about monitoring
flights to Syria. Incredibly, Armenia actually asked for advanced
permission from Turkey to deliver the rice, and was given it, and the
plane was still forced to land in Erzurum.
http://news.antiwar.com/2012/10/15/turkey-orders-plane-full-of-humanitarian-aid-diverted-from-syria/
Oct 16 2012
Turkey Orders Plane Full of Humanitarian Aid Diverted From Syria
Armenian Plane Allowed to Leave After Long Search
by Jason Ditz, October 15, 2012
Fresh off of last week's embarrassment when Turkish warplanes forced a
civilian aircraft to land in Ankara only to find what Russia termed
`dual use' radar parts on board, the Turkish government has ordered
another plane diverted from Syria, this time one full of humanitarian
aid from Armenia.
The move comes in the context not only of Turkey's constant search for
new things to condemn Syria for, but also their ever-worsening
relationship with Armenia, a nation which Turkish FM Ahmet Davutoglu
blasted earlier today for resuming passenger flights into the disputed
Nagorno-Karabakh region.
As with last week's downing, the hype around Turkey's decision was a
lot more interesting than the cargo they actually found, which was
exactly what the manifest says was on the plane, a lot of humanitarian
aid heading to Aleppo, mostly rice.
Turkish officials defended the decision to force a planeload of rice
to land, saying it proved that they are `serious' about monitoring
flights to Syria. Incredibly, Armenia actually asked for advanced
permission from Turkey to deliver the rice, and was given it, and the
plane was still forced to land in Erzurum.
http://news.antiwar.com/2012/10/15/turkey-orders-plane-full-of-humanitarian-aid-diverted-from-syria/