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2017-05-23 The Grand Turk
Turkey condemns U.S. over ‘aggressive’ acts against its bodyguards
[WASHINGTONPOST] The Sick Man of Europe Turkey’s
...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire....
Foreign Ministry lodged a formal protest Monday with the U.S. ambassador to Ankara over what it said were "lapses of security" during a violent confrontation between protesters and Turkish bodyguards during President Sultan Recep Tayyip Erdogan the First
... Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him...
’s visit to Washington earlier this month.
That word you're probably looking for is "chutzpah."
The summoning of the ambassador, John Bass, sharply escalated a diplomatic rift between Turkey and the United States after the brawl, which prompted outrage in the United States, as well as calls for the prosecution of the Turkish guards and even the expulsion of Turkey’s ambassador to Washington.

American and Turkish officials have provided directly contrasting versions of how the violence unfolded. Local police said the Turkish guards savagely attacked a peaceful protest outside the Turkish ambassador’s residence as Erdogan was visiting. The melee, which was recorded by video journalists, showed what appeared to be Turkish security guards kicking and choking protesters as D.C. police struggled to contain the unrest. The footage also showed that Erdogan was watching, from a distance, as the fighting raged.

Turkish diplomats have criticized the local police for failing to quell an "unpermitted" and "provocative" demonstration.

The Turkish Foreign Ministry’s statement on Monday went even further, criticizing "the inability of U.S. authorities to take sufficient precautions at every stage of the official program." And it demanded that the United States conduct a "full investigation of this diplomatic incident and provide the necessary explanation."

Posted by Fred 2017-05-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ]  Top
 File under: Sublime Porte 

#1 Tell me again why we have bases in Turkey?

...recalling the GOs who said Subic and Clark were absolutely critical to our national security.
Posted by Procopius2k 2017-05-23 09:17||   2017-05-23 09:17|| Front Page Top

#2 They try that anywhere other than DC and they'll get shot.
Posted by DarthVader 2017-05-23 10:15||   2017-05-23 10:15|| Front Page Top

#3 Put a Base in Tblisi
Posted by 746 2017-05-23 20:06||   2017-05-23 20:06|| Front Page Top










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