Well, I don’t like to generalize, but is it just me, or has anyone noticed that esp in the British and American history, and somewhat less in French, they have tended to look only after their interests and did never care about their ‘allies’ or about respect. They used someone as much as they could, then when they were not needed they were ditched off. There are a million examples.
I am not just startin a flame war, but the example is here, that Greece fought 2 world wars with Britain/US, yet now they are made a second in this area because of the bigger interests in Turkey.
I understand other great powers like the Germans and Russians have ‘used and ditched’ others too but they seem to be much more respectful, which is perhaps why they didn’t get very far in history of wealth and expansionism as the other 3 have.
I wouldn’t be surprised if tommorow Greece left the NATO and US/Britain would care less…and when the time comes when US is no longer need Saudi Arabia, they will force democracy to knock on their doors and support overthrow of the kingdom, or……….i can go on..
There is no “friend” in foreign policy.Only profit.From USA i wouldn’t expect anything else.From the EU i would expect more,but even there,although on paper they “deplore turkish provocations” (like they write on the Imia resolution),when time comes to vote,nobody wants to damage his relations with Turkey and veto.This alone is enough to explain why the interest in Turkey:
Existing oil pipelines (One from Kirkuk that brings oil from Iraq and one from Baku bringing Caspian oil).The pipeline Baku-Ceyhan has the British BP as major shareholder.You expect Britain to support Greece?
Other Balkan pipelines.Through Greece should pass the Novorosisk-Burgas-Alexandroupolis pipeline (consorcium of Russian-Bulgarian-Greek companies):
When Rice came to Athens,she also said that the countries of the region should make themselves indipendent from Russian energy sources and routes.2 days later ,the 7 Bulgarian companies withdrew from the project and the pipeline is now pending in mid air.
For the same reason USA has made deal with Bulgaria to make military base at Burgas,from which both the US and the Russian oil route will pass…Also made a deal with Romania,you will find out why on the subsequent image that i will post.
On the contrary,US of A,to reply to that project,agreed the AMBO pipeline in 2004.For the same reason,USA 2 days after the American elections recognised FYROM as “Macedonia” and one month later signed with her the AMBO pipeline.6 days before the US elections,a member of the Hellenic American Institute was asking about it the State Dept,which replied to him that USA recognised that state as FYROM.As soon as they got the votes of the Greek Americans,2 days later they recognised “Macedonia” and then signed the pipeline deal.
The only other existing pipeline which could bring the Caucasus oil in Europe,was passing through Serbia,but of course it was prohibitive for USA,for obvious reasons.Well,after the attack on Serbia that route is gone too,so even worse for Russia.
Gas pipelines:
Do you now understand why on any day,USA and UK will support Turkey over Greece and Cyprus?And why EU is hesitant to do anything of PRACTICAL value ,coherent to the nice words of solidarity that once in a while the EU gives to Greece?
Greece will not leave NATO,because Turkey can then attack/provoke a border incident like in Imia and have the alliance to help her too.And CNN will be much more prone to support the turkish version that time.
Read and LAUGH:
EU-The common foreign and security policy: introduction
Article 11 sets out its five main principles:
* to safeguard the common values and fundamental interests of the Union;
* to strengthen the security of the Union;
* to preserve peace and strengthen international security;
* to promote international cooperation;
* to develop democracy and the rule of law, including human rights.
http://europa.eu/scadplus/leg/en/lvb/r00001.htm
Maybe if someone threatens with Casus belli one of the big boys of EU,THEN we will see it.
Regards
Hyperion.
I will also post this,since now it has been showed in pubblic in Mega Channel’s Tv transmission “Fakeloi” by Alexis Papahelas and i think it is useful.During a casual visit of the journalist to the Greek Airforce Tactical Command at Larissa,10 interceptions occured.This is the image of the screen of one of those (the thin red line is of course the greek-turkish border which also coincides with the Athens FIR limits):
First,the “red” (turkish) flight enters Athens FIR.Blues are Greek AF fligths,gray are CIVILLIAN flights.You will notice that the turkish flight has to pass from the routes that the gray-civillian aircrafts have.This explains how the Egypt Air pilot saw the incident the other day.And according to Turkey Greece shouldn’t follow Eurocontrol procedures but let them fly wherever they like:
This in the moment where a HAF flight intercepts the turkish flight:
To continue,this is from the Turkish local convergence and implementation plan of Eurocontrol procedures:
Signed ALSO by the Turkish Chief of AIR DEFENCE Brigadeer General Dinciyurek:
Now,WHY would the Turk Chief of Air Defence need to sign Eurocontrol procedures,that are then accepted by Eurocontrol’s Mr. Philipp ,if Eurocontrol according to Turkey shouldn’t have to say anything about Military flights?Another mystery…
And acording to the reporter,this is a Turkish map,showing the neighbouring Eurocontrol States,but apparently doesn’t show Greece:
A suspicious person could think that this is always part of the turkish coherent policy of disputing the Athens FIR.But it could also be that the turkish authorities simply “forgot” that on their west there is also Greece,also part of ECAC.
Best regards
Hyperion
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