Posted on 10/27/2014 5:45:07 PM PDT by george76
Threatened days before car crash for her reporting on ISIS.
The death of an American journalist who worked in the Middle East has come under suspicion because she had claimed days before her death that the Turkish intelligence services had threatened her over her coverage of the siege of the Syrian city of Kobani.
Serena Shim, an American citizen of Lebanese origin, was a journalist for Iran’s state-owned Press TV. She was killed in a car crash in the city of Suruc after she reportedly collided with a “heavy vehicle.”
She was in a rental car returning from her assignment when the crash occurred. Neither the “heavy vehicle” nor its driver has been located, although her driver reportedly was arrested.
Just days before her death, she had expressed concerns to colleagues and later on camera that she could be arrested by Turkish officials over her reporting. She disclosed that ISIS jihadists were being smuggled into Turkey and back into Syria in the back of humanitarian aid vehicles.
Suruc was located near the Turkish-Syrian border where most of the international media are assembled to cover the Kobani siege by ISIS.
“She was a wonderful young lady from Tennessee
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Turkey has been aiding ISIS and has refused to join the U.S.-led coalition against the brutal jihadist army, which has committed atrocities such as beheadings in its takeover of large portions of northern Syria and western and central Iraq.
Informed sources tell WND that Turkey continues to keep open its borders to allow jihadists seeking to join ISIS to cross into Syria. Many of the fighters are from Europe and the United States.
Turkey has been a major gathering point for fighters throughout the world to obtain training and logistical support to join various jihadist groups
(Excerpt) Read more at wnd.com ...
American journalist working for Iran???
Any woman operating on her own in the ME must have a death wish — especially in today’s political situation.
Turkey is the anti-Christ.
I wonder if she filed as a foreign agent since she worked for Iran?
It was also an ‘American’ Press TV employee who met with the retired FBI guy who was in the middle east investigating cigarette smuggling, etc., and who disappeared a few years ago, believed to have been abducted by Iran.
“Serena Shim, an American citizen of Lebanese origin, was a journalist for Iran’s state-owned Press TV. “
Good riddance.
Ankara Arkancide.
I just looked at her picture. Not guilty. http://www.wnd.com/2014/10/suspicion-hangs-over-death-of-u-s-journalist-in-turkey/
I just looked at her picture. Not guilty. http://www.wnd.com/2014/10/suspicion-hangs-over-death-of-u-s-journalist-in-turkey/
Turkey is getting away with a lot. They are the base and support of ISIS, anyone with a map and a clear head can see it. I didn’t actually need the death of this young journalist to make it clear to me, although it adds to the impression.
regardless of whether it's purposeful... the border there has always been porous, considering Suruc's proximity to Kobani... this cannot be a surprise. The problem is Turkey is in general very inviting and relaxing, even in more conservative areas.
work for Iran???? I’m trying real hard to give a shi’ite......
> Serena Shim, an American citizen of Lebanese origin, was a journalist for Iran’s state-owned Press TV.
Iran Amputating Limbs, Burning Political Opponents
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3220226/posts
Why not, the American president does.
Exactly. Eastern Turkey (outside of non-Turkish ethnic areas) and the interior is mostly solid for Erdogan; the underbelly is Alawite; and the border with Iraq is very hard to patrol, sparsely populated, and as in all (ahem) less developed countries, has a border where bribes go a long way.
/bingo
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I went through passport control in Antalya during the summer... i had prepaid my visa online, and simply showed the agent a pic of it on my cell phone. My cousin didn't need a visa as she has a Euro passport, but he asked neither of us any questions ie purpose of visit etc.
The family in line in front of us were Persian with six young kids. The agent was so overwhelmed as he couldn't figure out which kids passports belonged to each specific child. Three of the kids had already run through passport control and were running down the hall, as the parents who spoke no Turkish pointed to the various passports motionining for him to stamp them.
Leaving Turkey is quite another thing... there you go through the typical TSA rules, scanners etc as required.
Thanks Katya!
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