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| Obama Tells Turkey U.S. Will Help Bring Coup Plotters to Justice |
| 2016-09-05 |
| [LI] In July, the Turkish military attempted a coup to take out President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s regime. They failed, which led to a crackdown by the government and a purge of anyone the government felt had ties to scholar Fetullah Gulen, who they feel devised the coup. Erodgan has railed against the West for not standing with its NATO ally, but that all changed this weekend. President Barack Obama met with Erdogan and promised the U.S. will help bring the coup plotters to justice. Someone please explain to me what Obama knows about justice ? Obama, speaking at the G20 summit in China, praised the Turkish people who resisted the coup attempt, saying they "affirmed their commitment to democracy" and that they are "the strength and brilliance of democratic institutions." Obama also said he was glad that Erdogan was safe and able to participate in the economic summit, in what appeared to be a better exchange than the one Erdogan had recently had with Vice President Biden regarding the extradition of controversial cleric Fethullah Gulen, who lives in Pennsylvania. In a vague reference to Gulen, Obama said the Justice Department and U.S. national security teams "will cooperate with Turkish authorities to determine how we can make sure that those who carried out these activities are brought to justice." The Turkish government has told the U.S. government in the past that keeping Gulen from Turkey is a "hostile act." Gulen lives in Pennsylvania after he imposed a self-exile in 1999 to escape the regime before Erdogan came to power. But the U.S. said it would only extradite Gulen once the Turkish authorities provide proof that he had direct involvement with the coup. Erdogan said the government is currently gathering all the evidence "indicating Gulen orchestrated the plot from afar." Former Istanbul police chief jailed in post-coup sweep [Ynet] Turkey's state-run news agency says a former Istanbul police chief has been sent to jail as part of the probe into the movement allegedly behind an abortive military coup. Anadolu said Sunday former police chief Huseyin Capkin and three other top city officials have been detained for their suspected links with the movement led by US-based Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #7 Just googled "Gullen Clintons". You probably can do it with "Anyone with money Clintons". |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2016-09-05 14:16 |
| #6 Followers Of A Mysterious Turkish Islamic Cleric Have Donated Heavily To Hillary’s Campaign And Family Charity Fascinating find, g(r)omgoru. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2016-09-05 14:01 |
| #5 Someone please explain to me what Obama knows about justice ? His version of justice - blame Whitey and Republicans, of course. |
| Posted by: Raj 2016-09-05 10:37 |
| #4 Gulen will be on a plane for Ankara before the November election. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2016-09-05 10:16 |
| #3 Followers Of A Mysterious Turkish Islamic Cleric Have Donated Heavily To Hillary’s Campaign And Family Charity |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2016-09-05 10:15 |
| #2 ^^^this^^^ was my first thought - Elian Gonzalez. We'll see ICE stormtroopers grabbing the old guy and his walker from a closet at gunpoint. Obama/Clinton/Reno Approvedâ„¢ |
| Posted by: Frank G 2016-09-05 10:01 |
| #1 Remember, the Democrats were pleased to return the kid Elian Gonzalez to the tender mercies of the Castro regime in Cuba. So, be prepared for Obama, the Muslim Brotherhood catamite, to return Gulen to Turkey. |
| Posted by: Glanter Trotsky5797 2016-09-05 08:33 |