A naval clash in the Mediterranean?

[hupo]

http://www.debka.com/article/21311/

Occasion: Naval battle
Location: Cyprus
Main players: Turkey, Israel, Greece and Cyprus (Nato?)
Assumed Time: Monday 19th September 2011

David

[Ruth Ann]

What's it to Turkey if Israel and Cyprus drill for oil off of Cyprus?

Didn't I read that Iran has a ship there too?

[olivet]

Part of the island of Cyprus is Turkish, so are we to conclude that the non Turk part of Cyprus is involved in the drilling of SectorB

[Ruth Ann]

I didn't know that.

[hupo]

In 1974 the Turks invaded the island and took over the Northern part which is still under their occupation to this very day
Many Greek Cyprus residents were forced out and families were split

Today Israel and Greece have a common issue regarding the Turks. Mainly to do with oil drilling rigs around Cyprus.
The Turks, or rather, Arduan, says he will not allow these drillings and the number of war ships are increasing on both sides
I just wonder how this all will develop

Not to forget that Greece and Turkey are both part of NATO

David

[Ruth Ann]

Is Greece part of the oil drilling?

I've read the article twice now and since I'm not familiar with the history between these countries, it's hard to get the picture.

Sound like Greece and Israel have a pact. Interesting. Greece and Israel and Cyprus-well, the south of Cyprus.

And the north part that Turkey sees as its own was never recognized by the rest of the world.

Why would Turkey be bothered by drilling in the south of Cyprus?

Turkey is becoming more Muslim controlled. Not good.

And, a naval battle-has Israel ever been engaged in battles at sea?

[Colin2000]

Hi Ruth,

The ownership of the sea has suddenly become important now that oil is known to be there.  England of course now only possess rowing boats to send out from Cyprus or rent a French one, aircraft carrier I mean.

Terrible reaction to my typing tonight so I will give it a rest I think.  It can not spell either!

But never mind isn't Jesus wonderful, just as well,

Colin.

[Ruth Ann]

I love how you end your posts, Colin!

Isn't Jesus wonderful, indeed!!!

[hupo]

RA,

Greece and Turkey are at logger heads about Cyprus since 1974 and I guess that is Greek's interest in the whole issue.

You asked : Why would Turkey be bothered by drilling in the south of Cyprus?

Turkey have an agenda that started the day Erduan took over the government.
The flotilla last May with the "Marmara" incident was Erduan's excuse for cutting relations with Israel.
The oil rigs and drilling are part of Erduan's plans to become  top dog in the middle East. I don't think he has any real interests in the oil, or he would have dealt with that years ago.

As for Turkey becoming more Muslim controlled, Erduan actually got the Muslim brothers mad when he asked Egypt to become like himself, a non religious democratic country. Erduan is not Arab, as far as I know, but he sure is using Islam for his needs.

and no, Israel has never had a large scale naval battle. We don't have those huge battle ships. They are bigger than our country 
But we do have the means to look after our naval interests.

David

[Colin2000]

I love how you end your posts, Colin!

Isn't Jesus wonderful, indeed!!!

___________________________________
Hi Ruth,

Yes I wondered about that too?  I get my mind set on some particular subject usually worldly and sometimes have a good moan about it and on others I attempt to reason it!

Then out of the blue when my one tracted mind has finished I get a glimpse of The HolyGhost/Jesus/The LORD who is Spirit and I know I must worship Him in spirit and in truth!

A pregnant pause usually follows and then I sometimes get a small glimpse of The Light of The LORD at the back of my mind telling me something in the silence of my mind!

The silence of my mind is a rare event these days for I seem to fill my life with music/Greek and sometimes I pick up my Dobson on Hebrew but realise that the rest of my life may not be long enough to get to the concluding chapter of the Greek!

Then I sit here after watching too much TV. and Puter then He might just get a word in edgeways again.  Sometimes I am moved to remember to get out my Double Praise 8 disc now ancient and listen to 'You're Beautiful' and 'From the rising of The Sun.'

I want to hide myself in The LORD'S Holiness too but do you know besides all this as I put the light out and walk into the darkness that He is LORD and how beautiful is His Spirit.  No other love will do and then I can 'Go out with joy'  For He is Lovely now Ruth isn't He.

I hope this one plucked out of a rather tired spirit of my soul will mean something to you as I remember finding and playing today,

'Let's just praise the LORD!
Praise the LORD!
Let's just lift our heart's to heaven and praise the LORD;'

I know I can find Him in the Praise you see,  The Meta-physical experience of Praise and Worship, you can get a touch from the LORD when He reaches down His Hand to His child/children!

For He is just wonderful and I am so unworthy to see that glimpse of Him as He passed me by with His hand covering my eyes!  How do I know He is there someone asked and all I could reply then and now was when you are least expecting it He touched me, little old worthless me!

So Ruth, isn't the Lord wonderful, we are saved not by good works but because He touched us and sometimes when we are not worthy, but He is!

[a2jgrammy]

Colin, that was beautiful!  Thank you!

[hupo]

Colin 

You know, under "normal" circumstances I would be T'd off at the derailing of this topic, yet what you write seems to be exactly the reaction needed in these times

Thank you for this post 

David

[Colin2000]

Well David,

It is not so important to you that you have a navy but that Turkey has a navy and how big with what?

Yes and I was T'd off too when I wrote that last one!

But isn't the LORD wonderful He even sank the Armada by blowing the wrong way up The English Channel?

Small and fast wins every time these days, but mind you Bismark gave Hood a nasty headache in the last big one!

Yours in Christ, for He doesn't need a crystal ball either,

Colin.