Turkish actions designed to trigger NATO confrontation with Syria? by Rick Rozoff http://usa.mediamonitors.net/content/view/full/87278

"Should a conflict erupt between Turkey and Syria on their border, NATO will be obligated under its Article 5 collective military assistance clause to enter the fray on Turkey's side. Should NATO intend opening hostilities against Syria, no better pretext could be devised than that scenario....If Turkey opens armed hostilities with its neighbor, the conflict will not remain a local one for long."