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Bio1590
12/16/18 4:59:59 PM
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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/fethullah-gulen-extradition-us-turkey-trump-erdogan-failed-coup-criticism-saudi-arabia-a8685826.html

Donald Trump told Turkeys president Recep Tayyip Erdogan that Washington is working on extraditing an Islamic cleric self-exiled in the United States, according to Turkey's foreign minister.

The extradition of Fethullah Gulen would be a strategic effort to persuade Turkey to lessen scrutiny on Saudi Arabia over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Mr Gulen, a former ally of Mr Erdogan, is blamed by Turkish authorities for orchestrating a failed coup in 2016, when rogue soldiers commandeered tanks and helicopters, attacked parliament and shot unarmed civilians. Mr Gulen denies any involvement in the coup.

Speaking at the Doha Forum in Qatar on Sunday, Turkeys foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said: In Argentina, Trump told Erdogan they were working on extraditing Gulen and other people.

Mr Cavusoglu was referring to the G20 summit where the leaders met two weeks ago.

He added: I have recently seen a credible probe by the FBI on how the Gulen organisation avoids taxes.

Turkey has long sought the extradition of Mr Gulen, who has lived in self-imposed exile in the US for nearly two decades.

Mr Erdogan said that Turkey will start new initiatives abroad to target the financing of Mr Gulens supporters during a speech in Ankara on Thursday.

However, last month, Mr Trump said he was not considering extraditing the Islamic cleric.

The foreign ministers recent comments about Washington now working to extradite Mr Gulen come after Mr Erdogan on Friday renewed attacks on Saudi Arabia over the Khashoggi murder.

Mr Erdogan accused Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salmans closest associates of being behind the killing of Khashoggi, in an apparent attempt to keep the pressure on the oil-rich kingdom.

We have learned this from the audio recordings: of those who arrive, those closest to the crown prince played the most active role, Mr Erdogan said, according to the official Anatolia news agency. The perpetrators are clear to me.

Mr Erdogans statement comes after the US Senate passed a resolution saying Crown Prince Salman is responsible for the murder of Khashoggi following the CIAs assessment of the case. Riyadh maintains that the murder, which took place at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on 2 October, occurred at the behest of "rogue elements" not the Crown Prince.


Now the "source" on this is a Turkish foreign minister, and Trump has denied it in the past, BUT when he did deny it he did include the caveat of:

We are looking, always looking at whatever we can do for Turkey.


So basically it looks like the Trump admin is trying to sell out a legal US resident to get a foreign country to ease pressure off another foreign country. Which is fucking insane.

Also reminder this is the guy that Michael Flynn was reportedly paid by Turkey to kidnap and deliver to Turkey:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-41947451
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Antifar
12/16/18 5:00:49 PM
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Bio1590 posted...
Also reminder this is the guy that Michael Flynn was reportedly paid by Turkey to kidnap and deliver to Turkey:

I would watch a feature-length movie about this plot
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CADE FOSTER
12/16/18 5:01:27 PM
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First keshoggi now this dude nothing he wont do for money or dictators
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ImTheMacheteGuy
12/16/18 5:02:43 PM
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Throw trump into the trash.
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spudger
12/16/18 5:02:55 PM
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Disgusting
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treewojima
12/16/18 5:02:58 PM
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Trump has always wanted to be buddy buddy with Erdogan because he's a dictatorial strongman. Democracy is lame because it means you have to answer to the people
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gunplagirl
12/16/18 5:04:09 PM
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So basically

Saudi Arabia kills a journalist living in the US
Trump does nothing
Turkey gets pissed at Saudi Arabia
Trump offers Turkey another US resident to get them to back off of Turkey, 100% chance that he'll be killed shortly after arriving
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Bio1590
12/16/18 5:04:31 PM
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Antifar posted...
Bio1590 posted...
Also reminder this is the guy that Michael Flynn was reportedly paid by Turkey to kidnap and deliver to Turkey:

I would watch a feature-length movie about this plot

"Hey, I'm just gonna call up one of the former heads of the CIA to help me with this, what could go wrong?"
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Bio1590
12/16/18 5:06:28 PM
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gunplagirl posted...
100% chance that he'll be killed shortly after arriving

Which is why any extradition request for him should never be confirmed.
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CADE FOSTER
12/16/18 5:51:02 PM
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Bio1590
12/16/18 5:54:39 PM
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CADE FOSTER posted...
Republicans wont stop him either

I don't think they have any power over extraditions.
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CADE FOSTER
12/16/18 5:55:31 PM
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TheMikh
12/16/18 6:08:34 PM
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The extradition of Fethullah Gulen would be a strategic effort to persuade Turkey to lessen scrutiny on Saudi Arabia over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

what the **** donald
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hockeybub89
12/16/18 6:10:59 PM
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sktgamer_13dude
12/16/18 6:12:11 PM
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OmegaShinkai
12/16/18 6:13:40 PM
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Is Turkey still pretending the coup wasn't a false flag so that Erdogan could push for even more power in turning them into a dictatorship?
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mustachedmystic
12/16/18 6:14:01 PM
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Didn't he used to go on and on about how Hilary was the Saudi puppet?
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Antifar
12/16/18 7:04:37 PM
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TheMikh posted...
The extradition of Fethullah Gulen would be a strategic effort to persuade Turkey to lessen scrutiny on Saudi Arabia over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

what the **** donald

He loves Saudi Arabia. Can't get enough of them doing crimes
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ChainedRedone
12/16/18 7:06:37 PM
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Trump loves the Saudi prince dong
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CADE FOSTER
12/16/18 7:09:34 PM
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How much has he been bribed by foreign powers for favors he is the most corrupt president ever
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UnholyMudcrab
12/16/18 7:11:32 PM
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Donald Trump is the most morally bankrupt person ever to hold the office, including Nixon
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Antifar
12/16/18 7:13:12 PM
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CADE FOSTER posted...
How much has he been bribed by foreign powers for favors he is the most corrupt president ever

It's hard to tell where his love of dictators ends and his love of bribes begins
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Guide
12/16/18 7:14:42 PM
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@glitteringfairy

Do you support Trump on this? Why or why not?
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UnholyMudcrab
12/16/18 7:16:50 PM
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Guide posted...
@glitteringfairy

Do you support Trump on this? Why or why not?

He doesn't support Trump in the first place, it's just an act
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glitteringfairy
12/16/18 8:47:06 PM
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Guide posted...
@glitteringfairy

Do you support Trump on this? Why or why not?

I trust Trump to do what he thinks is best. There's probably more to it than what we are being told
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A_Good_Boy
12/16/18 8:48:53 PM
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UnholyMudcrab posted...
Guide posted...
@glitteringfairy

Do you support Trump on this? Why or why not?

He doesn't support Trump in the first place, it's just an act

Yeah, his racism has nothing to do with politics.
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Chicken
12/16/18 8:49:10 PM
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So Turkey is the lesser evil here? Holy fuck.
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Anteaterking
12/16/18 9:09:00 PM
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Chicken
12/16/18 9:09:56 PM
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Anteaterking posted...
Chicken posted...
So Turkey is the lesser evil here? Holy fuck.


In what way?


Calling out SAs bullshit.
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Anteaterking
12/16/18 9:11:13 PM
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Chicken posted...
Calling out SAs bulls***.


Yeah but they're willing to be appeased through having us extradite someone so they can kill him.
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Bio1590
12/16/18 10:10:21 PM
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Turkey's been selectively leaking info so it's clear they have their own priorities and agenda in mind here. They've jailed and killed enough of their own citizens that I'm sure their only issue is that Saudi Arabia did it in Turkey.

Unless of course this was all some grand scheme and Turkey knew about it beforehand (which I'm sure they did anyways) and willingly let it happen because they knew it would give them political leverage.

Or even crazier: Turkey and Saudi Arabia are coordinating on this whole thing.
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catboy0_0
12/16/18 10:11:02 PM
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this is horribly anti-american and if he does this I hope karma bites him in the ass
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Bio1590
12/16/18 10:18:08 PM
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They really aren't. Please don't say they are.
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TheMikh
12/16/18 10:40:00 PM
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erdogan's turkey is unadulterated garbage

but if they're holding the ksa accountable in any way it should not be discouraged

trump is betraying his supporters with this kind of move by effectively perpetuating the kind of disgusting foreign policy that made a significant swath of his base go rogue

decisions like this may cost him dearly in 2020
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Solar_Crimson
12/17/18 12:33:18 AM
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TheMikh posted...
decisions like this may cost him dearly in 2020

Nah, I'm sure his cult will find some way to spin this as a good thing.
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Bio1590
12/17/18 12:36:49 AM
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They certainly will because they're hypocritical fuckwards but the 180 on Turkey on Saudi Arabia from pre-election is just something else.
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ImTheMacheteGuy
12/17/18 12:09:14 PM
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gunplagirl posted...
So basically

Saudi Arabia kills a journalist living in the US
Trump does nothing
Turkey gets pissed at Saudi Arabia
Trump offers Turkey another US resident to get them to back off of Turkey, 100% chance that he'll be killed shortly after arriving


Trump should offer himself to ms13 or something.
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CADE FOSTER
12/17/18 3:43:14 PM
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