Syrian rebels: Turkey tipped al Qaida group to U.S.-trained fighters

Miami Herald ^ | Aug 24, 2015 | MITCHELL PROTHERO

[McGruff]

The kidnapping of a group of U.S.-trained moderate Syrians moments after they entered Syria last month to confront the Islamic State was orchestrated by Turkish intelligence, multiple rebel sources have told McClatchy.

The rebels say that the tipoff to al Qaida’s Nusra Front enabled Nusra to snatch many of the 54 graduates of the $500 million program on July 29 as soon as they entered Syria, dealing a humiliating blow to the Obama administration’s plans for confronting the Islamic State.

[McGruff]

Unbelievable.

[Diogenesis]

Totally believable.

[McGruff]

In Washington, Pentagon spokesman Navy Capt. Jeff Davis said the U.S. military, which oversees the program, had seen “no indications that Turkish officials alerted the Nusra Front to the movements” of the U.S.-trained forces.

“Turkey is a NATO ally, close friend of the United States and an important partner in the international coalition” against the Islamic State, he said in an email.

[blackdog]

If Obama's bunch touch it, it goes to $hit fast.

I hope they have the good sense to stay out of the Nork mess. I'm sure they won't though.

[Nep Nep]

wouldn’t rule out McCain being the one to tip them off

[SatinDoll]

McCain? No, I don’t think it was him.

We keep ignoring one of the main factors in dealing with Muslims - they do not have alleigance to a nation or country or allies, but have it to fellow Muslims.

Turkey and our President have more in common, being both Muslim, than they do with NATO.

[ETL]

But your boy KGB Putin is warm and fuzzy with one of the world's largest state sponsors of Islamic terrorism, McGruff.

January 2015...

Aug 2015...

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[ETL]

Screwed up on the dates. The 2nd piece was obviously the one dated Jan 2015.

[moovova]

Maybe the training should’ve included more small unit tactics rather than the pants-load of diversity training the trainees probably received.

[ETL]

Screwed up again! The 2nd piece was JULY 2015. The Jan 2015 piece was from a different article that I decided not to link to, and so deleted. The top one, with the Putin photo, of course was Aug.

[Nep Nep]

> they do not have alleigance to a nation or country or allies, but have it to fellow

Unfortunately the same can be said of the globalists that infest our political system, of which McCain is one. He also has a history of dealing directly with and supporting this particular Al-Qaeda faction, which is why he would be on my suspect list.

[bgill]

Move along. Nothing to see. Just Obama keeping his promise to stand by his muzzy bros.

[Pollster1]

I’m surprised the leak came from Turkish intelligence; I assumed it came from White House stupidity.

[ballplayer]

Easy,Hillarys email had troop movements right out in the open,it was sent to Humas phone

[SJackson]

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[rockinqsranch]

I think what's unbelievable here is the terminology in the McClatchy article "The kidnapping of a group of U.S.-trained moderate Syrians......."

I don't believe any Muslim can be called "moderate" with a straight face.

[Trumpinator]

“Unbelievable.”

Why?

Totally believable to me. If you study history the Turks have always broken treaties and backstabbed their allies. Even their religion OK’s it.

Turkey is reverting to it’s long standing diplomatic tactic of playing one power against the other - whoch has allowed a Muslim power to survive on Europe’s doorstep. The British, for example, preserved the Turks because they feared the Russians in the middle east, etc.

The Cold War alliances were an abboration to the norm. The sooner the State Dept realizes the old ways are done the better.

[Eleutheria5]

No. Believable.

[Americanexpat]

Not surprised, you cannot trust a Muslim.