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2016-08-03 The Grand Turk
Erdogan says Gulen a pawn backed by a 'mastermind'
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Posted by Fred 2016-08-03 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11135 views ]  Top
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#1 Conspiracy theories have flourished in Turkey since the attempted coup, with one pro-government newspaper saying the putsch was financed by the Central Intelligence Agency and directed by a retired US army general using a cell phone in Afghanistan.

Why does all the good stuff come out after Tom has left us ?
Posted by Besoeker 2016-08-03 04:37||   2016-08-03 04:37|| Front Page Top

#2 Could it be?

Posted by Bobby 2016-08-03 06:50||   2016-08-03 06:50|| Front Page Top

#3 Mastermind possibilities

1. USA - problem is if he said that he would be under pressure to restrict commercial ties and that would reduce the bribes people pay him

2. Secretary Kerry - problem is he isn't smart enough to be a mastermind

3. Israel - problem is he just signed a commercial agreement there too and he would have to forego some really good bribes

4. Iran - problem is that Gulan is a Sunni

5. Assad - problem is that if he said that he would be under pressure to use his military against Assad and the military is in poor shape thanks to Erdogan himself

6. International Zionists - not bad, how Zionists could manipulate Gulan is difficult to imagine but if you are crazy you could imagine it

7. Catholic Church - same problem as with Zionists

8. Freemason Society - Weird but perhaps if you are crazy enough (same with Scientology, Mormon Church, etc.)

9. Russia - not easily because they just kissed and made up

Posted by lord garth 2016-08-03 09:21||   2016-08-03 09:21|| Front Page Top

#4 We just selected Hildabeest and the Donald to be our presidential candidates. There are no masterminds here !
Posted by NoMoreBS 2016-08-03 10:35||   2016-08-03 10:35|| Front Page Top

#5 Then that leaves one man - Dick Cheney!
Posted by Raj 2016-08-03 11:42||   2016-08-03 11:42|| Front Page Top

#6 9. Russia - not easily because they just kissed and made up

Somewhat off topic, I've got this nagging feeling that Putin is not quite done with Turkey.
Posted by SteveS 2016-08-03 12:18||   2016-08-03 12:18|| Front Page Top

#7 SteveS, I think you may be right. Crimea was the cranberry sauce, the stuffing comes next, then the white meat?
Posted by AlanC 2016-08-03 12:52||   2016-08-03 12:52|| Front Page Top

#8 Maybe Erdogan is on board with [THIS]
Posted by Vast Right Wing Conspiracy 2016-08-03 13:01||   2016-08-03 13:01|| Front Page Top

#9 James Baker?
Posted by Shipman 2016-08-03 13:14||   2016-08-03 13:14|| Front Page Top

#10 The Russians were really upset when Britain forced Russia to accept Turkey's militarization of the Bosphorus in the treaty of whatever.

Unfinished business.
Posted by phil_b 2016-08-03 17:47||   2016-08-03 17:47|| Front Page Top

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