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| The Grand Turk |
| Easing frayed ties, Turkish court allows US pastor to go free |
| 2018-10-12 |
| [IsraelTimes] Andrew Brunson on his way home after court convicts him, and sentences him to time served; Trump hails release. A ...Qatar's colony in Asia Minor.... , a move that’s likely to ease the tensions between Turkey and the United States. The court near the western city of Izmir sentenced Andrew Brunson to 3 years, 1 month and 15 days in prison for the conviction, but since the evangelical pastor has already spent two years in detention he won’t serve more time. The charge of espionage against him was dropped. Earlier, the court called two witnesses following tips from witness Levent Kalkan, who at the previous hearing had accused Brunson of aiding terror groups. The new witnesses did not confirm Kalkan’s accusations. Another witness for the prosecution said she did not know Brunson. Brunson again denied accusations that his church aided Kurdish turbans, saying he had handed over a list of Syrian refugees whom the congregation had helped and adding that "We helped everyone, Kurds, Arabs, without showing any discrimination," he said. The pastor, who is originally from Black Mountain, North Carolina, was imprisoned for nearly two years ‐ detained in October 2016 and formally enjugged ... anything you say can and will be used against you, whether you say it or not... in December that year ‐ before being sent to his room on July 25 for health reasons. The court’s decision at the time failed to improve tensions between the two NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A collection of multinational and multilingual and multicultural armed forces, all of differing capabilities, working toward a common goal by pulling in different directions... allies. Washington slapped sanctions on two |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #5 Angeles City is a nice perk if you make it to the "old" Clark |
| Posted by: 746 2018-10-12 22:25 |
| #4 ...should have gone the way of Subic Bay and Clark Airfield (which we were told by the usual suspects were irreplaceable, absolutely vital). |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2018-10-12 16:28 |
| #3 Incirlik |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2018-10-12 16:12 |
| #2 Glad the guy is out. What leverage do the muzz sh*tbags have left now? |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2018-10-12 16:08 |
| #1 This is spectacular news! Praise the Lord, and thanks to President Trump! |
| Posted by: Flineque McGurque6509 2018-10-12 13:52 |