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Kerry: Reports The US Assisted Attempt To Overthrow Turkish Gov't Are ‘Utterly False'
2016-07-18
[Daily Caller] Secretary of State John Kerry spoke Saturday evening with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and suggested any public reports of U.S. involvement in the failed coup attempt of the Turkish government are "utterly false."

Not only are they false, Kerry said, but they also harm relations between the U.S. and Turkey.

After receiving an update from Cavusoglu on the rapidly developing coup situation in Turkey, Kerry reiterated that the U.S. supports the "democratically elected government in Turkey." Kerry also urged Turkish authorities to respect due process and adhere to international obligations in its treatment of those involved in the coup and to make sure civilian life and property are protected. If Turkey needs additional assistance, Kerry added, the U.S. is prepared to help.
Posted by:Besoeker

#16  Bay of Pigs feet
Posted by: Skidmark   2016-07-18 19:31  

#15  OTOH, I suspect it's more likely that Erdogan is simply stupid.
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain   2016-07-18 17:53  

#14  Except, Russians have very long memories.

And revenge is a dish best served cold. Erdy may feel he is winning, but I'm pretty sure the Russians are not done with him. Hopefully, the Kurds will get something out of it.
Posted by: SteveS   2016-07-18 17:47  

#13  Erdogan has been very good to Russia. He's awesome at starting the fight with them, and awful at actually winning it. That's just what Russia really needs.

IF he were a Russian agent bent on screwing up NATO, what would he be doing differently?
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain   2016-07-18 17:36  

#12  Except, Russians have very long memories.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2016-07-18 17:01  

#11  AlanC: My thought exactly, which is why Erdogan is meeting with Putin I think. He knows he won't get to be in NATO when he goes full dictator, so the little turd is already getting ready to realign to Russia.
Posted by: Charles   2016-07-18 16:40  

#10  This only makes me think that this was a Kristallnacht.

A set up to allow Erdogan cover for his night of the long-knives.

Anything like that is way over the head of the demented bozos in our ruling clique.
Posted by: AlanC   2016-07-18 16:26  

#9  Actually, given the history of this particular USG and given the incompetence of that coup...
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2016-07-18 14:35  

#8  The safest way to interpret comments from Secretary Kerry is to add the word 'not' to each sentence.
It never occurred to me that our government had some role in the 'coup attempt', until I read this headline.
Posted by: Grins Snese4215   2016-07-18 14:17  

#7  Somewhere at Langley a CIA team is quietly emptying their desks and saying good bye as the security guards escort them to the curb
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom   2016-07-18 11:56  

#6  I don't believe anything this government says anymore. They could tell me the sky is blue and I would walk outside to verify.
Posted by: DarthVader   2016-07-18 10:33  

#5  A clever half-truth. We're simply NOT having another overthrown Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi. Kerry helped see to it.
Posted by: Besoeker   2016-07-18 09:37  

#4  Does Kerry have a clue? He didn't on Syria players.
Posted by: JohnQC   2016-07-18 09:33  

#3  No mention of prior knowledge. You caught that piece right ?
Posted by: Besoeker   2016-07-18 09:08  

#2  Which is a pity.
Turkey/ISIS will grow.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2016-07-18 08:41  

#1  Ha! This government couldn't hit the broad side of a barn - from inside the barn.
Posted by: Bobby   2016-07-18 07:30  

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