Turkish Artillery Bombards SYRIA In Warning, "ZAMAN" Reports !!! MSM UPDATE!!!

[presence]

!!! MSM UPDATE!!!

3:16 PM MSM Reports:
TURKEY HAS STRUCK SYRIA IN RESPONSE TO MORTAR FIRE

http://www.businessinsider.com/turke...#ixzz28GT2qzcu

The situation has prompted a possible international crisis, as Turkey is a NATO member. Now, Turkey has now retaliated directly.

WALL STREET JOURNAL BREAKING http://on.wsj.com/QYjVJa

Turkey struck selected targets inside Syria with shells,

A shell is a payload-carrying projectile which, as opposed to shot, contains an explosive

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_(projectile)

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a prepared statement. The strike came immediately after Syrian shells hit Turkish border town. Turkey said it will hit more targets if Syrian attacks are repeated.
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“Under the rules of engagement and international law, Turkey will never let the Syrian regime’s provocations targeting our national security, such as this one, go unanswered.”

Note the quote in green in comparison to the translated quote in the tinfoil buzz earlier:

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Original OP:

This is breaking "alternative news" at the moment. I don't see anything about it in western media. All the tinfoil sites have been chattering about it since around noon eastern today. Background is there has been some fighting on the Syrian side of the Turkish border. It has spilled over a few times. Reuters recently reported there was a Syrian shell that killed several people in Turkey. Pictures are from the turkish news site.

My sketchy tinfoil meter is twitching... I'll get back to you with details as they arise. The story broke in "English" on "godlikeproductions.com around 1 PM EST. Zaman seems genuine enough, but the story seems placed and the imagery stock.


This story broke on Zaman, a turkish news site, google translated link follows:

http://translate.google.com/translat...i-bombardimani



This is a "google translate" of local turkish news:

After the shells falling Akçakale the town of Sanliurfa, Turkish artillery on the border, Syria began shelling targets instantly alert. 18:39 Zaman in an official statement announced by the waters of 21:50 against the prime minister, announced the news of the bombardment. According to information received, the region was beaten Cannons fired a long time.
NOTES TO THE PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCES OFFICIAL
Rsmi waters of the Prime Minister's statement leaves at 21:50 Zaman confirmed.
The Prime Minister, today Akçakale after the incident that occurred in Syria reported that some of the targets had been hit.
In a written açıklamda "Today, the Syrian regime forces opened artillery fire around 16:30 pm As a result, due to Sanliurfa district 5 Akçakale citizens lost their lives in nine citizens were injured. These atrocious attacks in the border region corresponds to time in accordance with rules of engagement issued by the armed forces; radar objectives identified in Syria, was shot points made artillery. " the statement said.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs about the incident by the instruction of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan immediately started the necessary diplomatic initiatives, the statement of the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the United Nations made phone calls to members of the Council transferred to the foreign ministers of some countries.
The statement, "In this context, with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen made a phone call, the NATO Council decided to gather in an emergency. Turkey, within the framework of rules of engagement and international law, the Syrian regime will never gratuitous provocations of this kind will leave to our national security. Incident lives God have mercy on our citizens who lost their families and relatives of patience and fortitude, we wish a speedy recovery to the injured citizens. " the statement said.
On the other hand, opponents of the General Staff Akçakale the falling bombs Did the Syrian military launched an initiative to which it belongs.

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http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2012-1...ed-retaliation
http://www.prisonplanet.com/turkey-f...taliation.html
http://www.godlikeproductions.com/fo...age2007053/pg1
http://www.therealnewsmatters.com/20...ells-into.html
http://topsy.com/www.zerohedge.com/n...ed-retaliation


Here is the front page of Zaman (google translated to english). The bombardment is one of the 10 scrolling front page stories:

http://translate.googleusercontent.c...3p2ZgEhX38vVag

or not translated:

http://www.zaman.com.tr


all of this is in retaliation for:
Syria fired artillery shells fell Akçakale
http://translate.googleusercontent.c...iCBiYJHTmh-ULA

a story which has been picked up by western media:

UPDATE 2-Mortar from Syria kills five family members in Turkey
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/...8L3FVW20121003

REUTERS:

"Over the last 20 to 25 days there have been very heavy clashes on the Syrian side. We have felt the effects of these in Akcakale," Labour Minister Faruk Celik, an MP for the province where Akcakale is located, told parliament.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/...88S06220120929

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told reporters in New York that Ankara had reported the incident to the United Nations and NATO, in comments broadcast by CNN Turk.

"I would like the public to know that if such breaches towards our borders continue we are reserving our rights and we are exercising our rights,"

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Wow... this bit of international news developed from the underground to the MSM while I was writing the OP. It stood the hairs up on the back of my hands as I was typing the update.

BBC is now carrying the story:

News: Turkey hits targets inside Syria after border deaths

BBC News‎ - 23 minutes ago
Turkey targets positions inside Syria in response to the deaths of five people killed by Syrian shells in a Turkish border town.

This is a potential WWIII catalyzing event. Really bad mojo. Turkey is a NATO nation and there is a mutual defense clause amongst members, which include the US. Syria downed a Turkish jet last month. Iran has recently sworn to back Syria against outside agression. Iran - Russia relations. Iran - China relations. HOT MESS.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-...targets-syria/

"It's a very, very dangerous situation," Clinton said. "And all responsible nations need to band together to persuade the Assad regime to have a cease-fire, quit assaulting their own people and begin the process of a political transition."

"This is yet another example of the depraved behavior of the Syrian regime, and why it must go," said Pentagon press secretary George Little. "We regret the loss of life in Turkey, a strong ally, and continue to monitor the situation closely."

Something else of note that came of this attack. Note that we picked up the news through a translation of a local turkish website via a member of a conspiracty theorist site: godlikeproductions.com who ten pages into his own thread was still half sold himself as to whether it was real news or not:

DL If it ain't DOOM, it ain't me!!!! User ID: 11619293 United States 10/03/2012 12:29 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	BREAKING: Turkish Army Hit Multiple Sites In Syria In Response To Mortar Strike Across Border!!! PM: New "Rules Of Engagement" WAR!!! Has it finally begun? [link to zaman.com.tr] Last Edited by DL on 10/03/2012 03:11 PM

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true and boring news like that shouldn't require a link
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if you look at some of the first posts in this thread, you'd see that zaman.com is the source. BS or not, I posted the source.

http://www.godlikeproductions.com/fo...age2007053/pg3

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[pcosmar]

Turkey has been involved from the beginning.
They had been harboring the FSA,, and got a plane shot down in Syrian airspace. (Where it did not belong)

[HOLLYWOOD]

How come NATO didn't take out Turkey? They're one the most horrific abusers of human rights, censorship, propaganda. Oh I forgot, they're in NATO.

Just a little refresher, even if you're a journalist: Turkey No Model of Freedom of Press

http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/T...om-2371031.php

...you'll find a cesspool, a government showing utter contempt for its own people by jailing scores of reporters, blocking thousands of websites, severely punishing anyone who dares utter a word of criticism.

Guess which nation has jailed more reporters than any other. China? Iran? No, it's Turkey. The Turkish media say 68 are in prison right now - double the number last reported in either China or Iran. And some are jailed for more than just a few days or weeks.

The International Press Institute noted that two newspaper reporters were recently sentenced to 138 and 166 years each. Another is battling 150 separate court cases. Two others, on trial now, face up to 3,000 years in prison. A common charge is "insulting the president of the republic." If that were a legal charge in any actual democracy, the nation's entire press corps would be in jail.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (R) shakes hand with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan before their meeting during the fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries in Istanbul on May 9, 2011. Ahmadinejad on Monday blamed poverty in the world's least developed countries (LDCs) on the "colonial policies" of leading powers and on an unfair international economic system. Photo: Bulent Kilic, AFP/Getty Images / SF

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In the spirit of indivisibility of security and solidarity deriving from the Washington Treaty, the Alliance continues to stand by Turkey and demands the immediate cessation of such aggressive acts against an Ally, and urges the Syrian regime to put an end to flagrant violations of international law.

http://www.nato.int/cps/en/SID-C933B...news_90447.htm

[chudrockz]

The insanity marches on. I'm starting to wonder if we'll even MAKE IT to December 21st.

[presence]

BREAKING:

19 MINUTES AGO:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/...pe=marketsNews
UPDATE 1-Turkey asks UN Security Council to act after Syria attack

"Turkey kindly requests for the Security Council to take necessary action to put an end to such acts of aggression and to ensure that Syria respects Turkey's sovereignty, territorial integrity and security,"

BREAKING:

39 MINUTES AGO:
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7...medium=twitter

Report: Turkish forces continue to pound Syrian army positions



The Turkish army continued late Wednesday evening's shelling of Syrian army positions along the border between the two countries, the Anatolia news agency reported.

[puppetmaster]

I will assume that we (America or an agent of) shot a mortar into Turkey to stir the shit pot. Assad would not do this as he would have absolutely nothing to gain, nothing at all

[idiom]

I will assume that we (America or an agent of) shot a mortar into Turkey to stir the shit pot. Assad would not do this as he would have absolutely nothing to gain, nothing at all

An external aggressor could unite the country. Hell of a gamble.

[presence]

Not really the people were already holding protests in the streets calling for state action against pettier cross border violence.