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2016-07-25 The Grand Turk

The Gülen Factor: Erdoğan, the Coup, and the United States

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Posted by Besoeker 2016-07-25 09:42|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ] Top

#1 Moderate Islamist, regime change, an apparent unlimited budget. Who could possibly be behind such an effort ?

Posted by Besoeker 2016-07-25 09:48|| 2016-07-25 09:48|| Front Page Top

#2 Gulan doesn't seem to be financed by the Saudis or Iran or Soros or any of the usual suspects.

It is closer to the model of a personally run empire of multiple mini enterprises and mini initiatives with the ability to skim funds from any and all. It is somewhat like a cross between Scientology, the Clinton Global Foundation and the Muslim Brotherhood.

Posted by lord garth 2016-07-25 11:33|| 2016-07-25 11:33|| Front Page Top

#3 Gulan doesn't seem to be financed by the Saudis or Iran or Soros or any of the usual suspects.

Correct! As an 'Islamic Moderate'...who does that leave ?

Posted by Besoeker 2016-07-25 12:33|| 2016-07-25 12:33|| Front Page Top

#4 Klingons?

Posted by Bobby 2016-07-25 13:00|| 2016-07-25 13:00|| Front Page Top

#5 Have you noticed who isn't saying a great deal about the situation in Turkey ?

Posted by Besoeker 2016-07-25 13:25|| 2016-07-25 13:25|| Front Page Top

#6 Speaking at Kanal D TV”s Arena program, PM Erdogan commented on the term “moderate Islam”, often used in the West to describe AKP and said, “These descriptions are very ugly, it is offensive and an insult to our religion. There is no moderate or immoderate Islam. Islam is Islam and that’s it.”

Source: Milliyet, Turkey, August 21, 2007

Posted by Blossom Unains5562 2016-07-25 20:52|| 2016-07-25 20:52|| Front Page Top

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