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2006-05-24 Europe

Top secret documents found at key suspect's house

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Posted by Dan Darling 2006-05-24 00:12|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Looks like confirmation of what some of us have suspected for a while. That much of the terrorism in Turkey results from groups linked to the military and security forces presumably to give them a pretext to crack down on the Kurds and others.

Posted by phil_b">phil_b 2006-05-24 00:48|| http://autonomousoperation.blogspot.com/]">[http://autonomousoperation.blogspot.com/] 2006-05-24 00:48|| Front Page Top

#2 Except there was no Kurdish link - the attacks were all against secular targets, which the PKK (the Marxist cult that it is) doesn't usually attack. If the Islamist/Kurdish terrorism in Turkey is all some creation of the military to justify their role in Turkish society (which I find rather far-fetched, given that there are a lot of Islamists and PKK types who clearly wish Ankara ill will), I'll be breathing a lot easier.

One thing I'm worried about as an alternate conspiracy theory is that the AKP is trying to implicate the military in the recent Islamist terrorist attacks in order to take the pressure off them. That type of evidence would give the AKP the public outrage it needs to remove their influence from public life, with the Euros continuing to hold the carrot of EU membership (which they don't have any serious idea of actually granting) out to the Turks as an added incentive.

As of right now, I don't think there's enough evidence to determine this one way or another and there may be less to this than meets the eye than a bunch of ex-military types gone bad (I mean, it's not like that's never happened before).

Posted by Dan Darling">Dan Darling 2006-05-24 01:09|| http://www.regnumcrucis.blogspot.com]">[http://www.regnumcrucis.blogspot.com] 2006-05-24 01:09|| Front Page Top

#3 Dan, there is a Kurdish link, although its far from clear what that link means.

Celebrity singer Ibrahim Tatlises are among those charged with "establishing an armed crime gang" reported The New Anatolian. Charges against Tatlises include "aiding and abetting gang members," and if found guilty he could face 18 years and six months in prison.

The Ankara Public Prosecutor's Office finalized an indictment and launched proceedings against a group know as the "sauna gang," which was allegedly involved in blackmailing several prominent figures, some of whom are said to be current Cabinet members.

Ibrahim Tatlises was born in a homeless family in Urfa and was raised by his Kurdish mother, following his Arab fathers death. Tatlises is one of the biggest stars in Turkey and also sang one time in Kurdish.

Link

Posted by phil_b">phil_b 2006-05-24 04:36|| http://autonomousoperation.blogspot.com/]">[http://autonomousoperation.blogspot.com/] 2006-05-24 04:36|| Front Page Top

#4 The top-secret document, also known as the Red Book in Turkey, was previously found in Sauna Gangs leader.

Now THAT'S a search...

Posted by mojo">mojo 2006-05-24 10:25|| 2006-05-24 10:25|| Front Page Top

#5 Nuri Bozkir, a Special Forces captain, is known to have leaked 68 CDs containing secret military information about the activities in space.

In space? Who would have thought Turkey had a Star Warz program.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2006-05-24 10:55|| 2006-05-24 10:55|| Front Page Top

#6 Space? Where did they get the technology? EU, Russia, or connected to AQ Khan?

Posted by Danielle 2006-05-24 11:57|| 2006-05-24 11:57|| Front Page Top

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