Another Slap in The Face from Turkey to the West

Another Slap in The Face from Turkey to the West

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14996598_sSome might call Turkey’s attempt to humiliate Washington and the West a slap in the face from a major member of NATO.

The Turkish Government has disclosed to Iranian intelligence the identities of up to 10 Iranians who have been meeting inside Turkey with their Mossad handlers. That’s according to the Washington Post. Knowledgeable sources describe the Turkish action as a “significant” loss of intelligence and “an effort to slap the Israelis.” According to the Washington Post the incident illustrates the bitter, multi-dimensional spy wars that lie behind the current negotiations between Iran and Western nations over a deal to limit the Iranian nuclear program.

The U.S newspaper could not get a comment from a Turkish Embassy spokesman. Israeli sources told iHLS that Turkey forgets that Iran is also its enemy, “but the effort to become a leader of the Muslim world, the hatred to Israel and the urge to humiliate the U.S. push all these considerations aside.”

iHLS – Israel Homeland Security

Just last week it became clear that Turkey is taking every opportunity to show the U.S. and NATO that its membership in the organization sets no limits on Ankara’s plans to become a regional super power. “Turkey understand the weakness of the U.S as the main pillar of NATO and its other members, and takes full advantage of it,” a source told iHLS.

According to Defense News an international controversy over NATO member Turkey’s choice of a Chinese long-range air and anti-missile defense system is deepening, with puzzling remarks from the U.S., NATO and Turkish officials.

Turkey announced on Sept. 26 that it selected China Precision Machinery Import-Export Corp. (CPMIEC) to build the country’s first long-range air defense architecture, sparking a major dispute over whether the Chinese-built system could be integrated with the NATO air defense assets stationed in Turkey.

Since the announcement, officials from the US, Turkey and NATO have given contradictory statements over whether — and to what extent — the system can be integrated with NATO.