NAVAL SABRE RATTLING IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA

<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJTe3CbftwUlF3UximXVaxXQO4LLsDwQgNanDLRGmVkIfbBTJr9kP6eMiEJwdg3_J9T7xLemkiRrc6IgR3zYQuVVAVfaN9ihhhRbaJzPGaqsrdp_a4oVfuNCEdG6xUy1nnpCTWR-4MnKH2/s1600/turkish-navy.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJTe3CbftwUlF3UximXVaxXQO4LLsDwQgNanDLRGmVkIfbBTJr9kP6eMiEJwdg3_J9T7xLemkiRrc6IgR3zYQuVVAVfaN9ihhhRbaJzPGaqsrdp_a4oVfuNCEdG6xUy1nnpCTWR-4MnKH2/s400/turkish-navy.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="rteleft"><b><br /></b></div><div class="rteleft" style="color: blue; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>NAVAL BUILDUP IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA</b></span></div><div class="rteleft"><br /></div><div class="rteleft"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;">TURKEY once again has angered CYPRUS for holding Naval Maneuvers south of CYPRUS this week, an area that has drawn attention in recent past due to its gas findings and exploration activities by CYPRUS and ISRAEL. </span></b></span></div><div class="rteleft"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;">See: </span></b></span></div><div class="rteleft"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/02/new-mediterranean-oil-and-gas-bonanza.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/02/new-mediterranean-oil-and-gas-bonanza.html</a></span></b></span></div><div class="rteleft"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/02/geo-strategic-dynamics-in-eastern.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/02/geo-strategic-dynamics-in-eastern.html</a></span></b></span></div><div class="rteleft"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/02/eastern-mediterranean-sea.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/02/eastern-mediterranean-sea.html</a></span></b></span></div><div class="rteleft"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/03/cyprus-emerging-geo-strategic-key.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/03/cyprus-emerging-geo-strategic-key.html</a></span></b></span></div><div class="rteleft"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2011/12/energy-games-in-eastern-mediterranean.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2011/12/energy-games-in-eastern-mediterranean.html</a></span></b></span></div><div class="rteleft"><br /></div><div class="rteleft"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;">CYPRUS claims that TURKEY is obliged to ask permission to hold Naval Maneuvers in its territorial waters, something TURKEY will never heed to. </span></b></span></div><div class="rteleft"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">See: </span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprus_dispute">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprus_dispute</a></span></span></b></div><div class="rteleft"><br /></div><div class="rteleft" style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>JOINT BRITISH AND ISRAELI NAVAL MANEUVERS TO BE HELD SOUTH AND SOUTH EAST OF CYPRUS </b></span></div><div class="rteleft" style="color: red;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhZ0BQG3hkHNQ4oCj_JP4DoORd-PbqmanQBDz70IITTCeqJVSjxDtIXQQKCql9ydLa9wp6RUliKamLX5-g5RUsu6ksjS3CRAQ_lQTtgz_V3RETupKiHc1GzaKhXmQnN2t1BDnneymuBLI9/s1600/lebanon-cyprus-israel-eez-map.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhZ0BQG3hkHNQ4oCj_JP4DoORd-PbqmanQBDz70IITTCeqJVSjxDtIXQQKCql9ydLa9wp6RUliKamLX5-g5RUsu6ksjS3CRAQ_lQTtgz_V3RETupKiHc1GzaKhXmQnN2t1BDnneymuBLI9/s320/lebanon-cyprus-israel-eez-map.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="rteleft"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;">TURKISH Naval Maneuvers in question are part of a NATO launched joint exercise in the Mediterranean, comprised of TURKISH, GERMAN and FRENCH warships conducting “anti – terrorist drills” along the SYRIAN border, whereas </span></b>TURKEY'S warships will be heading for Gas drilling Block 12, Block 2 and Block 3, 8 and 9 of CYPRUS' EEZ.<b><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></b></span></div><div class="rteleft"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;">To add more “complexity” to the South Eastern Mediterranean Naval buildup, a joint Naval exercise with BRITISH and ISRAELI navy elements will be held at the same time south of CYPRUS. Contrary to TURKEY, ISRAEL and BRITAIN had the courtesy to ask CYPRUS for permission to stage their naval maneuvers in CYPRUS’S Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)</span></b></span></div><div class="rteleft"><br /></div><div style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>THREE MONTH RUSSIAN NAVAL EXERCISE IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA, TIMED TO COINCIDE WITH NATO AND ISRAELI NAVAL MANEUVERS</b></span></div><div style="color: red;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Furthermore there are reports of six RUSSIAN warships on their way to the Eastern Mediterranean towards SYRIA, travelling from the Baltic and Black Sea fleets, timed to coincide with above mentioned NATO and ISRAELI naval maneuvers.</span><br /><br /><div style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>THREE MONTH EXERCISE </b></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi48KKTE_7vcF2qc8VHsG96h9s6e_aM9rXc2aNk3nuBIQBFe18yNE5b_ShsJyVraGaqIdmrtwchSko-D6EmMSM1rPre6UaIQE2RpQ3zp5iyb9dXll3Bm6oJxGzX8AXK8ZCF1JGdyiczW99W/s1600/tartus-port.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi48KKTE_7vcF2qc8VHsG96h9s6e_aM9rXc2aNk3nuBIQBFe18yNE5b_ShsJyVraGaqIdmrtwchSko-D6EmMSM1rPre6UaIQE2RpQ3zp5iyb9dXll3Bm6oJxGzX8AXK8ZCF1JGdyiczW99W/s200/tartus-port.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Syrian-Russian Naval Base in Tartus</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;">The anti-submarine ship Admiral Chabanenko, the Alexander Otrakovsky, Georgy Pobedonosets and Kondopoga large amphibious assault ships, as well as the Nikolai Chiker and Sergei Osipov support vessel are amongst the vessels heading towards the area to participating in a joint three-month exercise. The group is to visit the SYRIAN port city of Tartus, where a RUSSIAN base is located. </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: red;">TURKEYS AMBITIONS  AND ISRAELS TACTICS  </b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Interesting to note is that ISRAEL and BRITAIN are conducting a joint naval exercise using BRITISH Bases in CYPRUS as point of origin. This could be an indicator that ISRAEL indeed is looking forward to establish a military presence on the island in order to compensate for "strategic loses" sustained after relations with its former ally  TURKEY turned sour because of ISRAEL initiating joint gas drilling activities with Cyprus. (TURKEY claims the Gaza flotilla incident as the official reason for breaking ties with ISRAEL.) Furthermore TURKEY speculated that breaking political ties with ISRAEL would boost its respect among ARAB Nations and thus emerge as the new key player in the Middle East.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">See related articles:</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2011/09/turkeys-middle-east-chess-game.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2011/09/turkeys-middle-east-chess-game.html</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/05/turkey-everyones-enemy.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/05/turkey-everyones-enemy.html</a></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/05/cyprus-and-turkey-never-ending-story.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/05/cyprus-and-turkey-never-ending-story.html</a></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/01/see-no-evil-hear-no-evil.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/01/see-no-evil-hear-no-evil.html</a></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2011/11/syria-international-war-mongering-or.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2011/11/syria-international-war-mongering-or.html</a></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2011/09/middle-east-energy-wars.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2011/09/middle-east-energy-wars.html</a></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2011/09/seismic-shift-in-middle-east.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2011/09/seismic-shift-in-middle-east.html</a></span></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div>

NAVAL SABRE RATTLING IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA

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