Part 2:Cyprus, Israel,Turkey, Syria: NATO and global resource diversion/control

Must Read :Part 1:Cyprus, Israel,Turkey, Syria: NATO and global resource diversion/control before you read any further into the post below, unless you have been reading along here for the past month, minimally.

Here is where Turkey & Israel come into play.
Recall the big news of Israel 'apologizing' to Turkey? That very strategic, very timely move happened in relation to Syria's destabilization. As I had mentioned it would on numerous occasions. If you're new to my previous claims, become aware here: Israel/Turkey "kiss and makeup" Ominous for Syrian Situation

Yet another reason for the timely apology is relevant to Iran. The impending Israeli attack on Iran.
Flight routes and more.  That aspect mentioned most recently in this post:  Syrian"opposition" at Arab League. "Requests" US counter SA Airpower , that ended with this comment

It sure is a good thing Turkey and Israel  mended fences. And such......

The campaign against Syria, an impending attack on Iran all served by the psyop of the Israeli apology to Turkey. Still, there is more..For Cyprus, a Sudden Need to Play Nice With Turkey

A sudden need to play nice? Why? What has happened that has forced Cyprus's hand in this regard? Read on. Read on.

 With its economy in tatters, Cyprus urgently needs to tap its natural gas deposits. But opening the spigot will force the easternmost member of the European Union to make the tough choices it has long been loath to confront. 
 

Since the discovery of the gas two years ago in nearby waters, Cyprus has been laying plans to get the gas to market by circumventing Turkey, which has occupied the northern third of the island for nearly 40 years

Cyprus wanted to get it's gas to market without the involvement and enriching of Turkey...
It seems NATO and the EU had other ideas

 But in less than a week, those Cypriot ambitions have been dealt a double blow.

The second blow came via the banking take down by the EU:

On Monday, Cyprus was forced to shrink a banking sector that could have helped channel capital for vital energy infrastructure as a condition for a €10 billion, or $13 billion, bailout from the European lenders and the International Monetary Fund. The deal fended off an uncontrolled default and the country’s exit from the euro, but snatched away the keys to Cyprus’s prosperity in recent decades.

Three days earlier, Israel — on whose additional gas Cyprus was relying to turn itself into an energy export hub — mended fences with Turkey. The reconciliation, over an Israeli raid three years ago that left nine Turks dead on an aid vessel bound for Gaza,has opened the way for normal relations between Israel and Turkey that could include direct cooperation in the energy sector, bypassing Cyprus. 

The sudden reversal of fortunes implies that fiercely self-reliant Cypriots may need to brush up on their own relations with Turkey to make its gas wealth a reality. 

“The saddling of Cyprus with so much debt could be an indirect way of the E.U. pushing Greek Cypriots into some kind of resolution of the Cyprus problem,” said Fiona Mullen, director of Sapienta Economics, a consulting firm based in Nicosia. “If you have to pledge the wealth of future generations to save your souls today, then this puts a premium on making as much revenue out of the gas as fast as possible.”

The saddling of Cyprus could be an indirect way of pushing....???
The saddling of Cyprus with so much debt was a direct blow on Cyprus and the people,  delivered via a very big stick, wielded by the EU in collusion with NATO. Let's not dance around this scenario.
The EU crushed Cyprus. Intentionally. The EU acted like a terrorist organization to bring about a desired for political change!

E.U. lawmakers also regard the Cypriots’ desperate need for cash as leverage for a settlement with Turkey, but underline the huge political challenges.

For Cyprus and Turkey, “gas exploration and export could be the coal and steel commodity that united France and Germany after the war” 

 “The thing that we haven’t as yet seen in the Eastern Mediterranean that we saw after the war here is leadership of a statesmanlike quality that can carry such a deal through,

 Both sides have sparred over ownership of the gas, creating another obstacle to reunification rather than an incentive to cooperate.

DIGRESSION ALERT!

This explains why Turkey got so hot under the collar when Cyprus pondered putting the gas up as collateral to get a bail out from Russia. I did wonder what the drama was all about at that time. Not anymore.

Cyprus Savior Should Be Turkey Not Russia, Standard Bank Says

Also Turkey has just halted energy deals with Eni, because they were involved with Cyprus

Focusing on hydrocarbons would be a smart move for the Cypriots, who need to diversify their “economy away from dependence on offshore banking” and should “like the Israelis and the Norwegians, develop energy-related high-tech industries,” Mr. Leigh added.

A key player is Noble Energy, based in Houston, which is leading the drilling in Cypriot waters, along with Israeli partners, giving both the United States and Israel huge stakes in the find.

Noble Energy. That name has definitely been mentioned at this blog on a number of occasions

The US and Israel come out on top in the crushing of Cyprus and the destruction of Syria.
Turkey gains in a big way!
I have more, but, am out of time and this again is going too long
There will have to be a part 3. Sorry.....