Russia says Turkey shot down its plane to protect its oil trade with the Islamic State

Eminently plausible. Turkey repeatedly refused John Kerry’s entreaties to block the Islamic State’s black market oil trade. “Russia says Turkey ‘shot down plane for IS oil,’” BBC, November 30, 2015: Russia has accused Turkey of shooting down its warplane near the border with Syria in order to protect its oil trade with the Islamic State … Continue reading Russia says Turkey shot down its plane to protect its oil trade with the Islamic State