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German spy agency chief says does not believe Gulen behind Turkey coup attempt
Reuters (UK) ^ | Mar 18, 2017 | Michelle Martin; Editing by Dale Hudson

Posted on 03/18/2017 1:05:09 PM PDT by Texas Fossil

The Turkish government has failed to convince Germany's BND foreign intelligence agency that U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen was behind last summer's failed coup in Turkey, the BND head told a German magazine.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and the Turkish government accuse Gulen of orchestrating Turkey's failed coup on July 15 in which more than 240 people were killed when rogue soldiers commandeered tanks, warplanes and helicopters, attacking parliament and attempting to overthrow the government..

"Turkey has tried to convince us of that at every level but so far it has not succeeded," BND head Bruno Kahl said in an interview with news magazine Der Spiegel published on Saturday.

Erdogan and the Turkish government want the United States to extradite Gulen, who denies involvement in the coup attempt.

(Excerpt) Read more at uk.reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: ali; charterschools; clinton; coup; erdogan; german; gulen; hizmet; poconocell; poconos; poconoscell; podesta; turkey; uraniumone
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Well, it seems the opinion of German intelligence does not believe Erdogan is telling the truth. Isn't that a novel idea?

It's funny when you call Germany as Nazi's, you get their attention?

Excerpted, worth reading all at link.

Turkey is still really stepping in it.

1 posted on 03/18/2017 1:05:09 PM PDT by Texas Fossil
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To: tomkat; Candor7; ColdOne

Turkey Ping


2 posted on 03/18/2017 1:05:56 PM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: Texas Fossil

Of course he is not, but that crazy Erdogan is paranoid and still has half the literate population rotting in prisons as supposed plotters and sceamers. No media; no one cares.


3 posted on 03/18/2017 1:18:33 PM PDT by shalom aleichem
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To: Texas Fossil

Geee... Ya think Ergogan used a “fake coup” to solidify his own power.... hmmmm


4 posted on 03/18/2017 1:19:58 PM PDT by GraceG (Only a fool works hard in an environment where hard work is not appreciated...)
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To: shalom aleichem

Yes.


5 posted on 03/18/2017 1:20:08 PM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: Texas Fossil

I think Erdogan is blackmailing merkel with the threat of sending german a few million turkish migrants...


6 posted on 03/18/2017 1:20:59 PM PDT by GraceG (Only a fool works hard in an environment where hard work is not appreciated...)
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To: GraceG

I think this may be germany’s way to try to strike back against erdogan’s threats of sending in a bazillion migrants into germany and europe..


7 posted on 03/18/2017 1:21:46 PM PDT by GraceG (Only a fool works hard in an environment where hard work is not appreciated...)
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To: GraceG

Oh, it is not blackmail.

It was an open threat he made.

It has been in the press.


8 posted on 03/18/2017 1:23:15 PM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: GraceG

Dang, I always thought muslims were happy in their filth/paradise called Islam?


9 posted on 03/18/2017 1:33:30 PM PDT by existentially_kuffer
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To: Texas Fossil

Yeah, well, I can’t understand where the German opinion fits in anyhow.


10 posted on 03/18/2017 1:36:17 PM PDT by Bogie
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To: GraceG
Yeah, it's those migrants.

Even Merkel is starting to show fatigue.

11 posted on 03/18/2017 1:38:31 PM PDT by Bogie
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To: Texas Fossil

Who else do we know that has a propensity for regime change?


12 posted on 03/18/2017 2:29:50 PM PDT by mac_truck (aide toi et dieu t'aidera)
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To: GraceG

There are already more than a million Turks in Germany. As for Gulen and Erdogan, I would like to ask the same question of the CIA, but I’m not sure that the Agency has heard of either.


13 posted on 03/18/2017 4:41:02 PM PDT by Bookshelf
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To: Texas Fossil

This coup ressemble erily of the Democrat coup blaming Russians...


14 posted on 03/18/2017 5:06:34 PM PDT by lavaroise
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To: Texas Fossil

This coup ressemble erily of the Democrat coup blaming Russians...


15 posted on 03/18/2017 5:06:47 PM PDT by lavaroise
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To: lavaroise

Yes, it might actually come from Brennan’s domain.


16 posted on 03/18/2017 7:06:10 PM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: Bogie

Do you think Turkey could join the EU as full member without Germany approving it?

I don’t.


17 posted on 03/18/2017 7:10:52 PM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: Texas Fossil

CIA. In case you missed it just then...CIA. “Arab Spring” destabilization of the Middle East - CIA. Fascist globalism - CIA. Spying on US citizens - CIA. Clandestine police state - CIA. GWH Bush’s “New World order - CIA. Nazi internationale - CIA. Did I mention CIA?


18 posted on 03/18/2017 8:15:51 PM PDT by Yollopoliuhqui (Smarter - Faster)
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To: Yollopoliuhqui

...and the FSB, strangely enough, doesn’t do anything, we are supposed to believe.

Oh, wait...

http://www.rferl.org/a/russia-fsb-officer-indicted-worked-moscow-investment-bank/28377570.html


19 posted on 03/18/2017 11:16:15 PM PDT by piasa
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To: Yollopoliuhqui

There is truth to what you said. The issue is yet to be addressed, at least openly.

I have no doubt Trump and his advisors understand this.

It is clear that Obozo and Derr Hildebeast and John Fn Kerry did actually destabilize much of the Middle East. They did it for oil money and power. They should be totally exposed and punished for what they did. And are continuing to do.


20 posted on 03/19/2017 5:48:28 AM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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