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Merkel's visit: Germany and Turkey at the forefront of NATO's war propaganda against Syria
Once the U.S., German and Dutch Patriot missile batteries in south Turkey became operational under NATO command, first the defense ministers of Germany, Netherlands and Turkey, then Germany's Prime Minister Merkel visited those sites located some 100-120 km from the Turkish-Syrian border. A visit by the U.S. Foreign Minister Kerry is due to follow. Furthermore, the “Syrian National Coalition” will be holding a meeting in Istanbul to nominate the “Prime Minister” of the “interim government”. Meanwhile, Turkey’s Prime Minister Erdogan is continuing his vitriolic attacks against Syria’s President al-Assad in an effort to cover up his government's monumental war crimes against Syria.
Hurriyet Daily News, 25 February 2013
Der Tagesspiegel, 25 February 2013
[caption] On the first stop of her trip to Turkey, German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited the 320 German soldiers [stationed] in Kahramanmaras in southern Turkey. The German Army “Bundeswehr” is part of NATO’s “Active Fence Turkey” mission with its “Patriot” [missile] defense squadrons protecting Turkey against Syrian missile attacks.
[Note: Excerpt translated from German by Cem Ertür]
Khaleej Times, 25 February 2013
Notes: * 'Hurriyet Daily News' is the English-language edition of the Turkish newspaper Hurriyet
* 'Der Tagesspiegel' is a newspaper published in Germany
* 'Khaleej Times' is an English-language newspaper published in the United Arab Emirates
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Merkel's visit: Germany and Turkey at the forefront of NATO's war propaganda against Syria
Propaganda alert
compiled by Cem Ertür
26 February 2013
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1) German President Merkel: Mr Assad no longer has a future, his time is up (24 February 2013)
2) German Defense Minister de Maiziere: If Syria were to do anything stupid, the entire NATO would respond (23 February 2013)
3) Turkey’s Prime Minister Erdogan: Assad is a mute devil (24 February 2013)
Once the U.S., German and Dutch Patriot missile batteries in south Turkey became operational under NATO command, first the defense ministers of Germany, Netherlands and Turkey, then Germany's Prime Minister Merkel visited those sites located some 100-120 km from the Turkish-Syrian border. A visit by the U.S. Foreign Minister Kerry is due to follow. Furthermore, the “Syrian National Coalition” will be holding a meeting in Istanbul to nominate the “Prime Minister” of the “interim government”. Meanwhile, Turkey’s Prime Minister Erdogan is continuing his vitriolic attacks against Syria’s President al-Assad in an effort to cover up his government's monumental war crimes against Syria.
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“In
view of the terrible events the impression is mounting that China and
Russia realize that Mr Assad no longer has a future, that his time is
up and that there must be a democratic government.”
[German Prime Minister Angela Merkel speaking to German troops operating NATO Patriot missiles in Kahramanmaras, southern Turkey, 24 February 2013] [1]
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“If
anyone in Syria were trying to do anything stupid, we would not just
have Turkey, Germany or the Netherlands standing here, but the entire
NATO.”
[German Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziere's statement at NATO Patriot missile unit in Kahramanmaras, southern Turkey, 23 February 2013.
Defense Ministers Thomas de Maiziere (Germany), Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert (Netherlands) and Ismet Yilmaz (Turkey) paid a joint visit to the Dutch and German Patriot missile units in Adana and Kahramanmaras.] [2]
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"We
will not remain silent in the face of the cruel dictator, the mute
devil, who mercilessly carried out massacres against his own people,
but who has remained silent and unresponsive towards those who have
occupied his own territories for decades." (*)
[Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, speech at Government Communications Forum, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 24 February 2013] [3]
(*) Mr Erdogan refers to 45-year Israeli occupation of the Syrian territory of Golan Heights.
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Notes:
[1] Merkel: China, Russia seeing Syrian president's time is up
by Andreas Rinke and Alexandra Hudson, Reuters, 24 February 2013
[2] LEAD: Merkel arrives in Turkey for talks on Syria, EU Eds: Recasts with arrival, changes dateline
Europe Online, 24 February 2013
[3] Assad is a ‘mute devil’: Turkish PM
by Afkar Abdullah, Khaleej Times, 25 February 2013
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From the archives:
A Zionist in disguise: Prime Minister Erdogan’s phony anti-Israel rhetoric
by Cem Ertür, Indybay, 30 November 2012
Turkish daily: NATO airbase in Turkey to assume a central role in a possible war on Syria
by Cem Ertür, Indybay, 2 November 2012
"We struck Syria": Turkish press jubilant as Turkey marches to war
by Cem Ertür, Indybay, 4 October 2012
Top US general: Turkey is facing an immediate threat to its Syrian border
by Cem Ertür, Indybay, 19 September 2012
Clinton targets Syria: "We will go against those that threaten Turkey and Turkish lives"
by Cem Ertür, Indybay, 8 June 2012
Turkish daily: Turkey’s plan to finish off Assad
by Cem Ertür, Indybay, 11 February 2012
Turkey’s final warning to Syria: Tomorrow may be too late for reforms
by Cem Ertür, Indybay, 18 June 2011
Turkey’s top officials: A new regime should be established in Libya
by Cem Ertür, Indybay, 25 May 2011
President Gul: NATO missile plan is in line with our expectations
by Cem Ertür, 911Blogger.com, 22 November 2010
Once again, a CSIS report designates Turkey as the optimum route for a possible Israeli attack on Iran
by Cem Ertür, Dandelion Salad, 30 March 2010
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