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Submitted by Anthony, Jul 25, 2020 at 09:02

Technically speaking, "Kastelorizo" is not a single island but several: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a8/Kastelorizo.svg

And there's soldiers there so if Turkey seizes it, it won't be "without a shot."

Also that professor never said that "it belongs to Turkey". I don't know if that is how turkish media misreported his words, it wouldn't surprise me, but it's false.

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Daniel Pipes replies:

1. Yes, but only one island is inhabited and all attention is on it.

2. Those Greek soldiers will likely be ordered not to fight.

3. What did he say, then?

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Kastelorizo Syndrome of Empires [192 words]M ToveyMar 17, 2021 19:27264803
couple things [55 words]
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AnthonyJul 25, 2020 09:02259735
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AnthonyJul 29, 2020 10:14259735
2Kastelorizo [64 words]dhimmi no moreMay 2, 2018 08:00242879

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