{"id":14792,"date":"2015-11-25T11:42:06","date_gmt":"2015-11-25T16:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=14792"},"modified":"2015-11-25T11:42:06","modified_gmt":"2015-11-25T16:42:06","slug":"russia-says-turkeys-attack-on-jet-was-planned-provocation-as-ankara-moves-tanks-near-syrian-border","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=14792","title":{"rendered":"Russia Says Turkey’s Attack On Jet Was “Planned Provocation” As Ankara Moves Tanks Near Syrian Border"},"content":{"rendered":"

Russia Says Turkey’s Attack On Jet Was “Planned Provocation” As Ankara Moves Tanks Near Syrian Border<\/a><\/h3>\n

On Tuesday evening, we\u00a0took a close look<\/a>\u00a0at the circumstances surrounding Turkey\u2019s decision to shoot down a Russian Su-24 near the Syrian border. The incident was the most meaningful escalation in the conflict to date and marks the first time a Russian or Soviet plane has been downed by NATO since 1953.<\/p>\n

The pilots ejected, one of whom was shot in his parachute by FSA-affiliated Alwiya al-Ashar militiamen who subsequently celebrated over the body.\u00a0About an hour later, the FSA’s 1st Coastal Brigade used a US-made TOW to destroy a Russian search and rescue helicopter, killing one Russian marine.<\/strong><\/p>\n

For his part, Vladimir Putin called Erdogan a backstabber and proceeded to accuse Turkey of flying the black flag of ISIS and funding the Islamic State cause by facilitating the sale of illegal crude.<\/p>\n

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Miraculously, there were no further escalations overnight, but as we outlined in detail on Tuesday, something doesn\u2019t add up about the story Ankara is telling. According to a letter Turkey sent to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the 15 members of the UN Security Council, the Russian warplane, flying at 19,000 feet, \u201cviolated Turkish national airspace to a depth of 1.36 miles and 1.15 miles in length for 17 seconds.\u201d If you do the math on that, it means the Su-24 was basically flying at stall speed.<\/p>\n

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Journalists: Learn to do basic maths. Look at Turkey’s statement to UN: 1.15 miles \/ 17 seconds\u00a0x 60 x 60 = 243 miles\/hour = 391 km\/hour<\/p>\n

12:04 PM – 24 Nov 2015<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Here’s how we summed up the situation:<\/p>\n

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It’s important not to forget the context here. Ankara is fiercly anti-Assad and in addition to being generally displeased with Russia’s efforts to support the regime, just four days ago, Turkey summoned Russian ambassador Andrey Karlov over the alleged bombing of Turkish villages near the border.\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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