A New Twist on the Mid-East

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LongBlade

March 12, 2012, 05:34:20 PM
A sizable deposit of natural gas sits between Israel and Cyprus.

Ties are becoming closer between those two nations.

- as an aside I wonder if this is another reason why relations between Israel and Turkey have become cooler in the last few years -

Source: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/03/12/mideast-revolution-not-being-televised/
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TheCommandTent

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March 12, 2012, 07:42:38 PM
Very interesting article.  That will be interesting development to follow along with.
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March 13, 2012, 05:39:24 AM
Quote from: LongBlade on March 12, 2012, 05:34:20 PM
- as an aside I wonder if this is another reason why relations between Israel and Turkey have become cooler in the last few years -
That could very well be.  I wonder when the gas deposits were discovered? 


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March 13, 2012, 06:19:16 PM
Back in the 1980s, the Soviets found the biggest natural gas pocket ever found in Siberia.
In trying to develop it, their engineers cracked the surface crust, and it all escaped into the atmosphere.
So, if you smelled something funny in the air, the planet had a forced fart.
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March 13, 2012, 11:21:42 PM
So global warming is the commies fault! Man, I always knew it, they are behind everything.  ;)

LongBlade

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March 14, 2012, 08:41:47 AM
Quote from: besilarius on March 13, 2012, 06:19:16 PM
Back in the 1980s, the Soviets found the biggest natural gas pocket ever found in Siberia.
In trying to develop it, their engineers cracked the surface crust, and it all escaped into the atmosphere.
So, if you smelled something funny in the air, the planet had a forced fart.

The same folk now responsible for the pristine quality of 20 million year old lake water in Antarctica.

We could not hope for better stewards, could we?
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Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

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March 14, 2012, 09:10:17 AM
Quote from: LongBlade on March 12, 2012, 05:34:20 PM- as an aside I wonder if this is another reason why relations between Israel and Turkey have become cooler in the last few years -

pretty sure the boat raid was the primary culprit here

as an aside
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March 14, 2012, 02:41:25 PM
Great graphic. It would be a bit funnier with the Ikea assembly manual smileys.
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