The situation on the Syria/Turkey border is spiraling out of control, as for five days Turkey has shelled Syria in retaliation for apparent Syrian army shells landing in Turkey. The threat of a wider regional war has never been greater and with Israel chomping at the bit to attack Iran, a limited regional war threatens to become something significantly greater. The press as usual is spinning propaganda about this dangerous escalation: the madman Assad is so nuts that now he is even attacking Turkey. Question: Why would the Syrian government, facing an increasingly well-funded and well-trained insurgency where victory is … Continue reading Syrian Rebels Provoking Turk War? Or Is Turkey a Willing Accomplice?