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jmowreader

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21. I believe you missed what I was saying

Reply to at140 (Reply #20)

Fri Aug 17, 2018, 07:54 PM

Aug 2018

This is about optics. In 2017, Michael Flynn allegedly offered to kidnap Fethullah Gulen for the benefit of his Turkish employer. If we deport Gulen now, the world will think we kidnapped him.

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This will not bode well for the USA. Iliyah Aug 2018 #1

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Turkey is punishing ordinary citizens at140 Aug 2018 #3

The imprisonment of an alleged spy is not the cause of economic problems for Turks, that Fred Sanders Aug 2018 #7

Correct, Turkish economy has been under strain for some time at140 Aug 2018 #10

He is in prison, the article is release to house arrest pending trial being rejected. Fred Sanders Aug 2018 #12

I would support an exchange of those two! at140 Aug 2018 #13

there is ZERO evidence that Gulen was behind the coup. Mosby Aug 2018 #15

That can be proven at ICJ in Hague at140 Aug 2018 #19

Thanks to Michael Flynn, we CAN'T return Gulen to Turkey jmowreader Aug 2018 #17

Plz see post #19 at140 Aug 2018 #20

I believe you missed what I was saying jmowreader Aug 2018 #21

Which is why Gulen needs his day in ICJ at140 Aug 2018 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author Haggis for Breakfast Aug 2018 #24

Was he involved in a coup plot? exboyfil Aug 2018 #4

Ive seen no proof but maybe there is. 7962 Aug 2018 #5

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It was real jmowreader Aug 2018 #23

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