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| The Grand Turk |
| Senators: Turkey must waive diplomatic immunity for security guards involved in D.C. clash |
| 2017-06-09 |
| [POLITICO] The Turkish government must waive diplomatic immunity for individuals involved in a clash with police and protesters earlier this month, a bipartisan group of senators wrote in a letter to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson earlier this week, or else face rescinded visas and revoked diplomatic credentials. Dark-suited, gun-carrying men that appeared to be security personnel accompanying Turkish President Sultan Recep Tayyip Erdogan the First ... Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him... reportedly to assault peaceful protesters gathered outside the Turkish ambassador’s residence earlier this month. Video of the incident shows them charging past a line of coppers to attack the protesters in Northwest Washington’s Sheridan Circle. On a separate video, Erdogan himself can be seen calmly watching the fighting unfold from the driveway of the ambassador’s residence before turning his back and walking inside. The U.S. politicians, led by Sen. Claire McCaskill ... Now, why would I pay taxes on my airplane? Send the bill to the taxpayers!... (D-Mo.), wrote in a letter dated Tuesday that Erdogan’s security had "engaged in a brutal, unprovoked, and inexcusable attack against protestors" and labeled their actions "wholly unacceptable." "It is clear to us that both the Turkish government and its representative in the U.S., Ambassador Serdar Kilic, bear responsibility for the unjustifiable actions of the Turkish security personnel," said the letter, a copy of which was provided to POLITICO. The letter’s other signatories included Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii). |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Just PNG them and have done with it. The question to me is the ordering of priorities for our six (6) Princes of the Senate -- How much is Genuine Concern, How much is Posturing for the Press, and How much is just stirring up excrement that Trump's diplo's are going to have to clean up. |
| Posted by: magpie 2017-06-09 14:54 |
| #1 Simply declare them 'Persona Non-Grata' (PNG) and sent them to Dulles for a flight home. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2017-06-09 04:19 |