"Round up the usual suspects."
Posted on 01/02/2017 8:47:09 AM PST by Michael van der Galien
The Turkish authorities have arrested eight people who they believe to have been part of a terror cell responsible for the horrific terror attack at an Istanbul club during New Year's Eve. Although these eight radical Muslims were arrested, the shooter himself is still at large.
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The Turkish intelligence agency the MIT is known for knowing everything that happens in the country. The last few months, however, that image has been tarnished beyond all repair. Not only do they fail to prevent terror attacks, critics argue, they don't even seem to be able to arrest the terrorists responsible for them. Not yet, at least.
Having said that, the investigation finally seems to be paying off.
Police in Istanbul detained eight suspects on Jan. 2 over alleged links to the deadly New Year terror attack at Istanbul nightclub Reina.
On Jan. 1, a gunman opened fire on New Year revelers at the Reina nightclub on the shores of Istanbul’s Bosporus, killing at least 39 people, including 25 foreigners, and wounding 65 before fleeing the scene.
The jihadist group claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement on Jan. 2.
Turkey has detained many journalists in the last few months, but I suggest that President Erdogan and his allies start to finally focus on those who actually cause trouble in Turkey; those who kill innocent people just because they aren't 'Islamic' enough. It's well-known that there are many ISIS operatives inside Turkey at the moment. Instead of rounding up critical journalists, perhaps the Turkish police can start rounding those jihadists up, one by one. They have no business being in Turkey and pose a major threat to Turks' safety. This is a case in which nobody (in the West) would criticize Erdogan's use of emergency rule to implement a major crackdown.
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I wish any airline or alliance could provide service as good as Turkish Airlines to my wife’s hometown. I would switch. Every other combination of airlines requires double connecting in Europe or traveling up to 35 t0 40 hours one way (usually westbound).
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