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Daniel McAdams<\/strong> It appears that two powerful car bombs\u00a0have gone off<\/a> in Reyhanli, a Turkish town on the Syrian border, with early reports suggesting at least four dead. It is a dangerous turn of events \u2013 particularly as Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan has dug a deep hole for himself through his support for the insurgents in Syria and has, as his strategy has collapsed,\u00a0gone into full panic mode<\/a>. Erdogan may hope to salvage some of his policy by accusing the Syrian government of bombing Turkey, internationalizing the conflict, and thereby inviting a Turkish military response.<\/p>\n There is one problem: As the MoA blog has\u00a0pointed out<\/a>, Reyhanli is a town mostly populated by\u00a0pro-Assad Alawites<\/a>.<\/p>\n As with the illogical sarin gas claims, why would the Syrian government bomb a town full of its supporters in Turkey thereby giving Erdogan the excuse he has been looking for to begin international military action against Syria? Does it make sense?<\/p>\n However, the insurgents have a\u00a0long<\/a> history<\/a> of\u00a0provocations<\/a> in attempt to draw neighboring countries and beyond into their fight to overthrow the Syrian government. Also, car bombs are the insurgents\u00a0stock in trade<\/a>.<\/p>\n This is a serious development, as already no mainstream corporate media outlet is reporting that Reyhanli is a pro-Assad village. Such reporting would weaken claims that the Syrian government is behind the car bombs.<\/p>\n <!– <\/p>\n –><\/p>\n This article was posted: Sunday, May 12, 2013 at 4:22 am<\/p>\n Tags: war<\/a><\/p>\n
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