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The Grand Turk
Turkey says journalists being used as spies in Turkey
2017-06-06
[Ynet] The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire....
's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday a trend had begun in Europe for intelligence agencies to use journalists as agents.

Commenting on the case of German-Turkish journalist Deniz Yucel, whom Turkey tossed in the slammer
Drop the gat, Rocky, or you're a dead 'un!
in February on a charge of spreading terrorist propaganda, Cavusoglu said it was a matter for the courts.

"Our independent judiciary is carrying out the process. The judiciary will make the decision on Yucel," Cavusoglu told a news conference with his German counterpart.
Posted by:trailing wife

#2  Man has a point.

Maybe we should supply him a list of the names of American spies reporters. Probably would be as valid as any rumor published by the NYT or WaPo.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2017-06-06 09:18  

#1  Clearly a symbiotic relationship.
Posted by: Besoeker   2017-06-06 05:16  

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