Picked up a line from Bloomberg TV that Greek and Turkish planes were dog fighting over the Agean Sea, but could find nothing yet on the Web. Theseother listings do show that Greece may not be as "pro NATO goals" as parts of the media would have us believe:
Wave of Refugees Stirs Fears Of a New Balkan Nightmare
"Greece has contested even the legitimacy of Macedonia's name because of lingering border disputes. Bulgaria, which abuts both countries, also contains an volatile ethnic mixture that could explode if present borders crumble. Most of all, NATO officials fear that any Balkan upheaval involving Greece would inevitably draw in its arch-rival, Turkey, pitting two NATO militaries against one another."
washingtonpost.com
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH - Turkish Minority Rights Violated in Greece
(JANUARY 8, 1999) -- Ethnic Turks in Greece face continued serious discrimination in the enjoyment of language, religious, and educational rights, according to a report released today by Human Rights Watch. The report, which updates 1990 and 1992 studies, notes significant progress in recent years but calls for continued improvements in the rights enjoyed by approximately 100,000 ethnic Turks in Greece.
hrw.org
Note the quote above "Greece would inevitably draw in its arch-rival, Turkey". None of this is "new" but it is big news! |
