LATMA tribal update: Interview with General Tantawi and the deck of a Turkish warship
Just a reminder that I'm in Boston and the Sabbath does not start here for several hours. This translation went up right before the Sabbath started in Israel.
In this episode, LATMA interviews Egyptian General Tantawi, and brings you to the deck of a Turkish warship.
Turkish mystery weapon to neutralize Israeli ships
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan claims to have a mystery weapon that will neutralize Israeli ships at sea. That's the only conclusion that can be drawn from this.
While Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is scheduled to arrive in Egypt for a historic visit, daily newspaper Sabah on Monday reported that the Turkish Navy is preparing to deploy three warships in the Mediterranean Sea, in order to "safeguard the freedom of navigation."
According to a report, Turkish navy echelons decided that if one of its ships crosses paths with an Israeli vessel outside of the latter's territorial waters, it will be instructed to come within 100 meters of the ship and neutralize its weapons system.
It may be nice not to shoot until you can see the whites of their eyes, but somehow I don't think any Turkish warships are going to get anywhere near 100 meters away from any Israeli warships.
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