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l.o.o.s.e.e-2

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Wed Dec 16, 2015, 05:07 PM Dec 2015

Turkish MP who claimed sarin gas was delivered to Isis in Syria through Turkey faces treason charges

Source: Belfast Telegraph

Ankara’s Chief Prosecutor's Office opened the case against Istanbul MP Eren Erdem of Republican People's Party (CHP) after he gave an interview to RT on Monday. "Chemical weapon materials were brought to Turkey and put together in ISIS camps in Syria, which was known as the Iraqi Al-Qaeda at that time."

On Tuesday, Erdem said he had become the target of a smear campaign and the victim of death threats because of his statements made in parliament.

Read more: https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/turkish-mp-who-claimed-sarin-gas-was-delivered-to-isis-in-syria-through-turkey-faces-treason-charges-34293333.html

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Turkish MP who claimed sarin gas was delivered to Isis in Syria through Turkey faces treason charges (Original Post) l.o.o.s.e.e-2 Dec 2015 OP
Turkey is a liability, and not even close to the ally it once was. LS_Editor Dec 2015 #1
They're a loose cannon, totally out of control now! l.o.o.s.e.e-2 Dec 2015 #2
 

l.o.o.s.e.e-2

(53 posts)
2. They're a loose cannon, totally out of control now!
Wed Dec 16, 2015, 07:21 PM
Dec 2015
Iraq appeals to UN and demands Turkey withdraw troops from its north. Prime minister Haider al-Abadi asks UN security council to order Turkey to withdraw troops near the Isis-controlled city of Mosul

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/12/iraq-appeals-to-un-and-demands-turkey-withdraw-troops-from-its-north

Gonna' cause the entire world real trouble in the near future with the path they're on. I truly hope Kerry pays a stern visit on his way back from Moscow.
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