This morning's key headlines from
GenerationalDynamics.com
- Turkey intercepts Syrian passenger plane traveling from Russia
- U.S. troops sent to Jordan for defense from Syria
- Greece's austerity VAT tax hike has shut down restaurants
- 94% of Turkish people want Obama to win presidential election
Turkey intercepts Syrian passenger plane traveling from Russia
Syrian passenger plane forced to land in Ankara (Reuters)
Turkish F16 jets forced a Syrian passenger plane, traveling from
Moscow to Damascus over Turkey's airspace, to land at Ankara airport
on Wednesday on suspicion that it may be carrying weapons. As a
result of the inspections, Turkey found military communications
equipment and missile parts presumably intended for Syria's military.
The military equipment was confiscated, and the plane was permitted to
continue its trip to Damascus with all 37 passengers. Turkey has been
massing troops and equipment on the border with Syria, where the two
countries have been exchanging fire for a week. On Wednesday morning,
Turkey banned its own civilian airplanes from entering Syrian
airspace, in order to prevent any reprisals for today's action.
Zaman (Istanbul)
U.S. troops sent to Jordan for defense from Syria
The NY Times, whose editorial policy is to harm the U.S. as much as
possible by revealing as many military and national security secrets
as possible, is reporting that the U.S. military has secretly sent a
task force of more than 150 planners and other specialists to Jordan
for three purposes:
- Help Jordan's armed forces handle the increasing flood of Syrian
refugees.
- Defend against Syria's chemical weapons if the government loses control
of them.
- Be prepared to participate in a larger regional war, if it becomes
necessary.
The possibility of setting up a militarized buffer zone between Syria
and Jordan is being discussed, but is not being planned at this time.
Some 150,000 to 200,000 Syrian refugees have already crossed the
border into Jordan, and Jordan has said that they don't have the
resources to handle all of them.
New York Times and
Jerusalem Post
Greece's austerity VAT tax hike has shut down restaurants
As part of its austerity requirements, Greece raised the value-added
tax (VAT) on food catering chains to 23%. During the 12-month period,
income in the sector fell 40% from 3 billion euros to just 1.8 billion
euros, 4,000 restaurants have shut down, and about 30,000 employees
have lost their jobs. The industry is asking that the VAT be lowered
to 9%.
Kathimerini
94% of Turkish people want Obama to win presidential election
President Obama
A recent survey has revealed that 94% of Turks are backing current US
President Barack Obama against Republican presidential nominee Mitt
Romney in the presidential race. The survey was conducted in 32
countries. Obama was selected over Romney in most of the countries
surveyed. Iceland, Holland and Portugal were the countries with the
highest level of support for Obama. The only country where Romney was
ranked higher was Israel. Zaman (Istanbul)
KEYS: Generational Dynamics, Turkey, Syria, Russia, Jordan,
Greece
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