Turkey warns Greek Cypriots about exploiting Mediterranean oil resources
Israel is not the only country being threatened by the off-the-wall Turks. Turkey has threatened Cyprus again as well. Turkish EU Minister and Chief Negotiator Egemen Bağış has issued a warning to the Greek Cypriot administration, saying that Turkey will not hesitate to deploy war ships in the Mediterranean if Greek Cypriots enter Turkish terrestrial waters during their oil exploration efforts in the Mediterranean, scheduled to start on Oct. 1.Anyone want to bet what the Obama administration will do if Noble Energy (the US company that is doing the drilling) has a boat attacked? I know they'd love to sit by and 'lead from behind' but I don't think they can get away with that if there is a direct attack on an American ship a year before a Presidential election where Obama is running.
Saying that Turkey has sent naval vessels to the area in cases like this before, Bağış added, “This is what we have the navy for.”
Hmmm.Noble
Labels: Noble Energy, oil and gas exploration, Turkish occupation of Cyprus
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 9:45 AM
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